Go Hard
Nikki Minaj/Lil' Wayne Lyrics

Pay attention (yo)
Listen closely

Sb (Holiday Season, nigga)
Shoutout to Holiday Season

I think it's my time
I believe it's my moment to shine

You know why? My tears have dried
Because I've overcome my struggles and stopped crying

And I know that no weapon formed against me will prosper
I believe that any challenges or negativity directed towards me won't succeed

(We make it look easy)
We make it appear effortless

And I truly believe that my haters are my motivators
I genuinely believe that those who dislike me only push me to succeed

Young Money (Holiday Season)
Representing Young Money and giving another shoutout to Holiday Season

If you could you would get rid of me
If you had the ability, you would try to eliminate me

Fuck you gon' do when a bitch try to go hard?
What will you do when a woman like me tries her best?

But I won't let you get to me (to me)
However, I won't allow you to affect me

You should already figure I'ma go hard
You should already know that I will put in maximum effort

If you was as real as me
If you were as genuine as me

You would never let another girl sit in your throne
You would never allow another girl to take your place of power

I done put the chokehold
I have gained control over the situation

Now they screamin', "Nicki leave me alone"
Now they are begging me to stop bothering them

I am, I'm still the one to beat (go hard)
I am still the person that everyone wants to surpass

Ain't in a rush from these streets, I am the streets (go hard)
I am not driven by the pressures of the streets, I embody the streets

I am gettin' it in until the end
I am persistently hustling until the very end

I gotta go (go), go (go), go, go hard
I have to keep pushing myself to give it my all

Gotta go, let me get the car key
I need to leave, so hand me the car key

You don't want it with the Harajuku Barbie
You don't want to mess with me, the Harajuku Barbie

Keep a marquee, everything sparkly (man-man down)
I have flashy and luxurious belongings that grab attention

Hit 'em on a walkie-talkie
Communicating with them through a walkie-talkie

Hit 'em, hit 'em knock-knock, tell them let me in
Knocking on their door, insisting that they let me in

My name ring bells bitch buzz me in
My name holds weight, so they should let me in without hesitation

And I only stop for pedestrians, or a real, real bad lesbian
I only halt for people crossing the road or an exceptionally attractive lesbian

Hit 'em wit the MAC, hit 'em wit the TEC-9
Using a MAC or TEC-9 firearm to strike them

Hit 'em wit the Ruger by the intersex sign
Using a Ruger gun near the intersex sign

Hit 'em wit the Tommy so my niggas call me Pammy
Using a Tommy gun, which prompts my friends to compare me to Pamela Anderson

And I always the jammy in the trunk or in the Lamby
I always carry a gun in the car trunk or in my Lamborghini

Put my whole borough on my back and I'm good-a (good-a)
I represent and carry the weight of my entire neighborhood on my shoulders

I don't wanna hear what you would, what you coulda
I don't want to hear about what you hypothetically would or could do

I represent all the girls that stood up (uh)
I stand for all the girls who have asserted themselves and stood their ground

Used to drink water with a little bit of sugar (oh)
I used to have humble beginnings, drinking water with a splash of sugar

Now I'm in the gym with my squats and my sit-ups
Now I'm working out in the gym, doing squats and sit-ups

Doin' the scissor-leg on the mat with my foot up (one-two)
Doing scissor-leg exercises on the mat, lifting my foot up and down

Young black pin-up, all of my bitches did up
I am a young, attractive black woman, and all my girls are stylishly dressed

Now I'm tellin' LA Reid to step his bid up
Now I'm urging LA Reid to improve his offer or proposition

And I'm tellin' President Carter he picked a winner
And I'm letting President Carter know that he chose a successful artist

Bitches like Nelly and Kelly got a dilemma
Artists like Nelly and Kelly have a predicament

These birds all fly south in the winter
These women all move away in difficult times

Fuck I look like chompin' on a chicken dinner?
Why would I be eating a chicken dinner like that?

Your can hate me, but why knock my hustle?
You may dislike me, but why criticize my hard work and determination?

I'ma be a queen no matter how they shuffle
I will always be a queen, no matter how they try to rearrange things

Skirts with the ruffle (yeah), Louis on the duffel (yeah)
Wearing skirts with ruffles and carrying a Louis Vuitton duffel bag

I'm a bad bitch no muzzle (no muzzle)
I'm a confident and assertive woman with no restrictions on my freedom of expression

(Ooh, ooh, ooh, what you wanna do, do, do?) No muzzle
No restrictions on what I want to do

Bitches is softer than Al Dente, cut from a different Kente
These women are weak and easily manipulated, unlike me who is connected to my African roots

Tell 'em I'm the ninja, Weezy is my sensei
Let them know that I am the ninja and Weezy is my teacher

So I call him Splinter S(lpinter), faster than a sprinter (sprinter)
I nickname him Splinter because he is wise and I am faster than a sprinter

Gimme my chopsticks I'll have the rap bitches for dinner (dinner)
Give me my chopsticks and I'll easily defeat other female rappers

This is for my gentlemen in button-ups and khakis
This is dedicated to the classy men in button-up shirts and khaki pants

This is for my nigga, Seven Up, in Castaki
This is for my friend, Seven Up, living life in luxury

This is for my niggas wheelie-ing them Kawasakis
This is for my friends doing wheelies on their Kawasakis

Shout out to the Vackee's, saltfish, ackees (ackees)
Sending greetings to the Vackee's and mentioning traditional Jamaican dishes

Kisses to my fans, unless I'm feeling kinda cocky (cocky)
Sending love to my fans, unless I'm feeling overly confident

Winter wonderland is on my hand, it's kinda rocky (rocky)
I have expensive jewelry on my hand, and it shines brilliantly

I am Nicki (Nicki), Minaj or Lewinski (Lewinski)
I am Nicki Minaj, also known as Lewinski

Pumps on the clutch, right hand on the 6-speed
Feeling powerful with my high heels on the car's clutch, right hand on the gearshift

Write my own raps I gotta go, I gotta get me (gotta get me) (ohh, yeah, oh)
I write my own rap lyrics, I have to seize the opportunity and focus on myself

From slap-and-cry you start to die, so I must go harder
If you react weakly to adversity, you won't survive, so I have to become even stronger

Gotta make these bitches know me just like Bobby know water
I have to make these women fully aware of who I am, just like Bobby knows water

or better yet, like Bubba, know shrimp
Or better yet, like Bubba from 'Forrest Gump' knows shrimp

But he don't say shit when the gun on his lip
But he won't say anything when a gun is pressed against his lips

And I don't say shit put the gun on my hip
And I won't say anything when a gun is holstered on my hip

So I don't say shit but the gun on my hip
Therefore, I stay silent, but the gun is always by my side

If you don't wanna drown don't come on my ship
If you don't want to face the consequences, stay away from me

Check out how them bitches just run on my dick
Take note of how these women are obsessed with me

And me, I'm that nasty son of a bitches
And as for me, I'm the vulgar, audacious one

I still got that bitch cum on my lips
I still have that woman's sexual satisfaction on my mind

If you ain't got money, don't come on my strip
If you don't have money, don't come to my neighborhood

And if ya got money, don't come on my strip
And if you do have money, still don't come to my neighborhood

I wear that metal, no Olympic
I carry a weapon, and it's not for show

But I can still make you tumble and flip
However, I can still make you fall and turn your life upside down

You're fuckin' with me if you're fuckin' with Nick'
You're messing with the wrong person if you're messing with Nicki Minaj

They ain't fuckin' with me, they ain't fuckin' with Nick'
They can't compete with me, they can't compete with Nicki Minaj

Your girlfriend, her decision is split
Your girlfriend is torn between choosing me and someone else

'Cause she wanna fuck me and she wanna fuck Nick'
Because she wants to have sexual encounters with both me and Nicki Minaj

They wonder if he be fuckin' Nick', as long as she be fuckin' rich
They speculate if he is having sex with me, as long as she is financially taken care of

That's why I keep my luggage 'cause, I swear y'all's a fuckin' trip
That's why I keep my belongings packed, because you all are crazy

Young Money dungeon, bitch, my swagger is just punchin' bitch
Young Money is like a prison where my confident style is dominating

And I shoot like I'm from overseas, so call my gun, Gunović
And I shoot a firearm like I'm from a foreign country, so I nickname my gun Gunović

Weezy F. Baby and the F is for a bunch of shit
Weezy F. Baby and the F stands for various things

Red drank, blue pill, white dust
I consume different substances: red drank, blue pill, and white dust

Yes I love my country bitch
Yes, I love my country

Wish you could get rid of Young Money
You wish you could eliminate Young Money

Fuck you gon' do when a bitch try to go hard?
What will you do when a woman like me gives her all?

But I won't let you get to me (to me)
But I won't allow you to affect me

You should already figure I'ma go hard
You should already know that I will put in maximum effort

If you was as real as me
If you were as genuine as me

You would never let another girl sit in your throne
You would never allow another girl to take your place of power

I done put the chokehold
I have gained control over the situation

Now they screamin', "Nicki leave me alone"
Now they are begging me to stop bothering them

I am, I will, I gots to win (go hard)
I am determined to win

I'm still looking around for my competition (go hard)
I'm still searching for someone who can challenge me

I am gettin' it in until the end
I am persistently hustling until the very end

I gotta go (go), go (go), go, go hard (Holiday Season)
I have to keep pushing myself to give it my all, representing Holiday Season