Champion
Nicki Minaj Lyrics

This a celebration, this is levitation
This is a moment to celebrate and feel uplifted

Look at how you winning now? This took dedication
You are successful now, but that success came from hard work and dedication

This is meditation, higher education
This is a form of meditative reflection and learning

This the official competitor elimination
This is the official removal of competition from the equation

I-I-I-I was taking trips with Web to move weight
I used to transport drugs with Web to make money

Came back to Queens to hit up a new state
I returned to Queens to expand my operations

Bitches don't know the half, like they flunk they math
These women don't understand the situation, like they are failing at basic math

Bitches ain't half cut up crack up in the stash
These women don't even know what's really in my stash

50 Cent Italian, icy flow
My flow is as cool and sharp as 50 Cent's Italian jewelry

This is that Run-and-Get-a-Dollar-for-The-Ice-Cream-Cone
This is the kind of success story where you can afford ice cream

Cause they killed my little cousin Nicholas
This is dedicated to my little cousin Nicholas who was tragically killed

But my memories only happy images
Despite the tragedy, I choose to remember only the happy moments with Nicholas

This is for the hood, this is for the kids
This is dedicated to the community and the children growing up in it

This is for the single mothers, niggas doing bids
This is dedicated to the struggling single mothers and incarcerated men in the community

This one is for Tee-Tee, Tweety, Voila, Sharika
This is dedicated to specific people in my life and community

Candace, Thembi, Lauren, Iesha
This is dedicated to more specific people in my life and community

It's a celebration
This is a moment of celebration

For the ghetto, oh
This celebration is for the whole community, especially those from the ghetto

It's time, times like these (Ooh ooh)
It's time for moments like these

They know who we are by now
We are known and recognized at this point

They know who we are
We are well-known and recognized

Champion, the champion (champion, champion)
We are the champions and victorious

Yeah, okay, we made it to America
We have successfully made it to America

I remember when I used to stay with Erica
I remember staying with Erica in the past

Label transferred 20 million to Comerica
My record label transferred $20 million to Comerica Bank

It's fucking terrible, it's got me acting out of character
This situation is terrible and has caused me to act out of character

Young T.O. nigga, either riding range
I'm a young Toronto native either driving a Range Rover

Or Ferrari top down, screaming, "Money ain't a thang!"
Or driving a Ferrari with the top down, screaming that money isn't a concern

Tell me when I change, girl, but only when I change
Let me know when I change, but only if I actually change

Cause I live this shit for real, niggas know me in the game, they know!
I actually live this lifestyle and people in the industry know this to be true

Making hits in three acre cribs
I'm making hit music while living in a luxurious three-acre property

Cooking up tryna eat niggas, steak and ribs
I'm hustling and grinding to make money to enjoy wealthy luxuries such as steak and ribs

I made a couple stars outta basic chicks
I have helped turn some ordinary women into stars

Nowadays blow the candles out, don't even make a wish
Nowadays, I have everything I could possibly want, so blowing out candles on a birthday cake doesn't hold the same meaning

Having good times, making good money
I'm enjoying life and making good money at the same time

Lot of bad bitches, but they good to me
I'm surrounded by women who may have a bad reputation, but they are good to me

I make them do the splits for a rap
I'm so successful that I can make women do anything for me, even do the splits for a rap

Wish you niggas good luck, tryna get where I'm at
I wish those trying to reach my level of success good luck, because it won't be easy

Straight like that
That's how it is

Straight balling in this bitch, Jeremy Lin; 'Melo
I'm balling and dominating like basketball players Jeremy Lin and Carmelo Anthony

Tell me one thing you won't do: settle
I will not settle for anything less than success and dominance

Give me one word for your chain: yellow
My chain is so impressive that it's worth describing with just one word: yellow

Pocket full of money, black cars; ghetto
I have a pocket full of money and own flashy, black cars, but I still come from the ghetto

Critics say I ain't in the game, A.I
Critics are saying that I'm not really in the game, but I compare myself to Allen Iverson, a former NBA player who was underestimated by critics, but still succeeded

Jeezy, how you deal with the fame? Stay high
Jeezy, how do you deal with the fame? By staying high on drugs

Stay putting on for the town, may I?
I continue to represent and put on for my hometown, don't I?

What you call a crib in the sky? Play-high
What do you call a luxurious home in the sky? Play-high

Over a mil in three weeks, yeah I did it like a champ
I made over a million dollars in just three weeks and did it like a champion

Momma taught me pride, yeah she did it with the stamps
My mother taught me to have pride despite growing up poor and relying on food stamps

Wait a minute, everybody pause for the photo
Hold on everyone, stop for a moment to take a photo

Somebody tell these local hating niggas, I'm global
Let these local haters know that I have global recognition and success

Tell me what I gotta do to get this champagne going
Let me know what I have to do to get this champagne flowing and the celebration started

What I gotta do to get this coconut flowing?
What do I need to do to get the party started and the drinks flowing?

Don't let me hear Shawn Carter, I'm the ballest of the ace
Don't bring up Jay-Z's name to me, because I am the most successful and dominant player in the game

Let me hit up Sean Combs, money cases in my place, let's celebrate
Let me call up Sean Combs, who has a lot of money and success like me, and let's celebrate together

Put it up for the ghetto
Let's celebrate and represent for the ghetto community

It's times like these
These are the moments we've been waiting for

Champion, a champion
We are the champions

What up Nicki? it's nasty yeah yeah yeah
What's up Nicki? This is Nasty, yeah yeah yeah

I saw my first two million dollars, I was 23
I made my first two million dollars when I was only 23 years old

I'm barely a man, yet, I had some killers under me
I was still young and inexperienced, but I had some dangerous individuals working for me

This ain't rated PG, this rated PJ
This isn't rated for children, it's rated for adults

Cause that's where a nigga from; murder on replay
Because that's where I come from, there is a lot of violence and murder happening regularly

My 24th b-day, I'm sailing to Bermy
For my 24th birthday, I'm going on a sailing trip to Bermuda

you can see me on a yacht Blasting Pac, little not, I ain't greedy
You can see me on a yacht playing music by Tupac, but I'm not being greedy - I'm sharing the experience with others

I'm back to thugging, bitches, back to making them kiss other bitches
I'm back to being involved in illegal activity and making women engage in sexual activities with each other

My man sister like me, I don't fuck my brother sister
My friend's sister is attracted to me, but I wouldn't have sex with my friend's sibling

I just aspire your desire to be different
I am inspiring you to want to be different and stand out

My ten year old plan is just one year to finish
I planned to achieve certain goals within ten years, but I was able to accomplish them in only one year

My list looks like this, first thing that you'll discover
My list of priorities looks like this, the first thing you will learn is

The difference in pussy: white, black, Latin and other
The first priority on my list is talking about the differences in vagina types from different races and ethnicities

Here's a man who clearly isn't basic
I am a man who is clearly not ordinary or basic

Waiting list, just to hear me or witness the greatness
People are lining up and waiting just to see me and experience the greatness

Loud laughter while writin' my next chapter
I'm laughing loudly while writing my next music album or project

Fast cash life, happily ever after
My life is all about fast money and living happily ever after

Champions
We are the champions