Encore
Kazet/Wezyr ft. Jay-Z Lyrics

Thank you, thank you, thank you, you're far too kind
Expressing gratitude towards the audience for their overwhelming support

Now can I get an encore, do you want more
Asking the audience if they want another performance

Cooking raw with the Brooklyn boy
Collaborating with someone from Brooklyn and creating something great together

So for one last time I need y'all to roar
Requesting the audience to show their enthusiasm and support

Now what the hell are you waiting for
Expressing urgency and expecting the audience to respond

After me, there shall be no more
Acknowledging his own greatness and hinting at his retirement

So for one last time, nigga make some noise
Reiterating the request for the audience to show their support and enthusiasm

Who you know fresher than Hov'? Riddle me that
Challenging the audience to name someone who is better than him

The rest of y'all know where I'm lyrically at
Asserting his position as one of the greatest rappers of all time

Can't none of y'all mirror me back
Indicating that no one can match his skills and talent

Yeah hearing me rap is like hearing G. Rap in his prime
Comparing his rapping prowess to the legendary G. Rap

I'm, young H.O., rap's Grateful Dead
Referring to himself as the young version of the iconic rock band Grateful Dead in the rap genre

Back to take over the globe, now break bread
Returning to the music scene with the intention to dominate it and make money

I'm in, Boeing jets, Global Express
Boasting about his luxurious lifestyle and the ability to travel around the world in style

Out the country but the blueberry still connect
Even though he's physically away, he's still connected and in control

On the low but the yacht got a triple deck
Keeping a low profile, but still enjoying his lavish lifestyle

But when you young, what the fuck you expect? Yep, yep
Justifying his lavish lifestyle and implying that he's only young once, so he might as well enjoy it

Grand opening, grand closing
Referring to the cycle of the music industry, where artists have a meteoric rise and then fall from grace

God your man Hov' cracked the can open again
Boasting about his own comeback after a period of absence

Who you goin' find doper than him with no pen
Bringing attention to his freestyle rap skills and talent

Just draw off inspiration
Encouraging younger artists to draw inspiration from his work

Soon you goin' see you can't replace him
Asserting his place as one of the greatest rappers of all time

With cheap imitations for these generations
Implying that newer artists can't replace him with their mediocre skills and lack of originality

Look what you made me do, look what I made for you
Thanking the audience for their support and highlighting his own success

Knew if I paid my dues, how will they pay you
Acknowledging his hard work and dedication and how it has paid off

When you first come in the game, they try to play you
Reflecting on the difficulties he faced when he first entered the music industry

Then you drop a couple of hits, look how they wave to you
Highlighting how quickly an artist's fortunes can change after achieving some success

From Marcy to Madison Square
Tracing his rise from his hometown of Marcy to performing at Madison Square Garden

To the only thing that matters in just a matter of years (yea)
Rap music being the only thing that really matters to him

As fate would have it, Jay's status appears
It seems that Jay's status and position in the music industry has only gotten better

To be at an all-time high, perfect time to say goodbye
Acknowledging his own success and deciding that this is the perfect time to retire

When I come back like Jordan, wearing the 4-5
If he ever does come back, it will be with the same intensity as Michael Jordan's return to the NBA

It ain't to play games with you
Clarifying that he's not joking or looking to play around

It's to aim at you, probably maim you
Implying that he's coming back with a vengeance and may harm those who have wronged him

If I owe you I'm blowing you to smithereens
Further emphasizing that he's going to take revenge on those who have wronged him, even if he owes them something

Cocksucker take one for your team
Threatening that he'll harm someone else to send a message to their team members

And I need you to remember one thing (one thing)
Asking the audience to remember something very important

I came, I saw, I conquered
Boasting about his own success and dominance in the music industry

From record sales, to sold out concerts
Highlighting his own achievements in terms of record sales and live concerts

So motherfucker if you want this encore
Implying that he'll only return for an encore if the audience wants it badly enough

I need you to scream, 'til your lungs get sore
Requesting the audience to show their enthusiasm and support by screaming loudly

It's star time
It's time for the star of the show to shine

This man is made! He's killing all y'all jive turkeys
Boasting about his own talent and success, and how he's better than everyone else

Do y'all want more of the Jigga man?
Asking the audience if they want more of his performance

Well if y'all want more of the Jigga man
Acknowledging the audience's desire for more of his performance

Then I need y'all to help me, bring him back to stage
Requesting the audience's help in bringing him back for an encore

Say Hova, c'mon say it!
Asking the audience to chant his nickname

HO-VA! HO-VA! Are y'all out there? (HO-VA! HO-VA!)
Encouraging the audience to chant his nickname even louder

Are y'all out there? C'mon, louder!
Asking the audience to be even louder and show their support

Yeah, now see that's what I'm talking bout
Complimenting the audience for their enthusiasm and support

They love you Jigga, they love you Jigga!
Acknowledging how much the audience loves and appreciates him

I like the way this one feel
Enjoying the performance and the energy in the room

It's so motherfucking soulful man!
Appreciating the soulfulness of the music and the performance

So this here is the victory lap
Acknowledging his own victory and success

Then I'm leaving, that's how you get me back
Announcing his retirement and implying that this is the only way to lure him back for an encore

After a year of them sixteen's, it's one point two
Referring to his own ability to create great lyrics and make money from them

And that's two point four, and I'm only doing two
Boasting about his own success and how little effort he has to put in to achieve it

You wanted to gain attention new dudes
Addressing younger artists who want attention and success

I can get you BET and TRL too
Claiming that he can get them on popular music shows to gain more visibility

You wanna be in the public, send your budget
Implying that it takes money to be successful in the music industry

Well fuck it, I ain't budging!
Explaining that he won't compromise his own values and principles for fame and success

Young did it to death, you gotta love it
Appreciating his own success and how he achieved it at a young age

Record companies told me I couldn't cut it
Reflecting on the skepticism that record companies had towards his music initially

Now look at me, all star-studded
Boasting about his own fame and success

Golfer above par like I putted
Comparing his own performance to that of a golfer who has hit the ball well

All cause the shit I uttered, was utterly ridiculous
Acknowledging that some of his lyrics may have been ridiculous but they still led to his success

How sick is this?
Reflecting on his own success and how unlikely it was

You want to bang, send Kanye change, send Just some dust
Referring to other popular artists and how they are able to attract success

Send Hip a grip, then you got' spit
Implying that it takes money to be successful in the music industry

A little something like this
Offering a taste of his own incredible skill and talent

What the hell are you waiting for?
Repeating the same question from earlier in the song, asking the audience to respond and continue to support him