Primetime
The Throne (Jay-Z and Kanye West) Lyrics

We in the time of our lives baby
We are currently living the best moments of our lives

Turn the music up, Primetime
Let's increase the volume of the music, it's our time to shine

Yeah, Primetime, beat by Dion, our third eon
This is our prime, working with producer Dion is our third cycle of greatness

That's what the fuck we on
That's exactly what we're doing

Mo' money, forty year old phenom
As we get wealthier, we're still at the peak of our game at forty years old

My fifteen minutes of fame has stretched beyond
I've exceeded my predicted short-lived fame and still relevant

At forty two be better than twenty fours
At 42, I'm better than when I was 24

I carried the four five, that's the forty eighth law
I carried a .45 caliber handgun, the law of power number 48

Still wearing my twenty three's they can't fuck with the boy
I'm still wearing Air Jordans number 23, and no one can compete with me

Far as them sixteen's, I'm twenty three of it all
Despite others being praised for their Air Jordan 16's, I'm still the best at 23 years old

Primetime, riding that six deuce
I'm at the top of my game, rolling in a 1962 Chevrolet Impala

That nine eleven I only subtract the roof
I own a Porsche 911, but only drive it without the roof

Started in eighty eight, got warm in ninety two
My career started in 1988, and really took off in 1992

I landed in ninety six, that's the year I came through
My biggest success came in 1996

I hit the club, ordered some gray Goose
I went to the club and ordered a bottle of Grey Goose vodka

Switched it for Ciroc to give Puff's stock a boost
I switched the Grey Goose for Ciroc vodka to promote Puff Daddy's brand

New money, I found the fountain of youth
My success has made me feel young and revitalized

I'm headed to Miami to fuck up the Fontaine Bleu
I'm going to party hard in Miami at the Fontaine Bleu hotel

A case of Ace, make it two, nigga we rolling, beat the deuce
I bought one case of Ace of Spades champagne, but let's get another and continue to party

The night is young, what the fuck we gon' do (ooh)
There's still plenty of time to party and enjoy ourselves, let's figure out what to do next

Primetime, basking in the lime
We're enjoying our current success and fame

Cassius in his prime, coloring out of the line
Like Cassius Clay in his heyday, we are pushing boundaries and going against the norm

Cause they don't want nobody that's colored out of the lines
Society doesn't accept people who break the mold

So I'm late as a motherfucker, colored people time
I'm running behind schedule, but it's because of the stereotype that Black people are always late

Damn Yeezy, they all gotta be dimes?
Kanye is being criticized for only wanting to be around attractive women

Well, Adam gave up a rib so mine better be prime
A reference to the Bible, Kanye is implying that God created Eve from Adam's rib, so his own partner should be just as perfect

Niggas gon' kill me, I swear they better be lying
Kanye acknowledges that he has haters who want to see him fail or die

I never live in fear, I'm too out of my mind
Kanye is too wild and bold to live in constant fear

Primetime, never hit these heights
Kanye and Jay-Z have never reached this level of success before

I mean it's like, it's like our first 1st class flight
Their level of success feels like the first time they flew first class

I'm trippin' on it, socks on marble floors
Kanye is amazed by his current lifestyle, walking around in his socks on fancy marble floors

I'm slippin' on it, champagne, I'm sippin' on it
Kanye is enjoying the luxurious life, slipping on the marble and sipping expensive champagne

Shit taste different, don't it?
The success and wealth has changed their perception of the world and what they enjoy

You know what, you right
Jay-Z agrees with Kanye's observation

It's like the best damn champagne I had in my life
The champagne they're drinking is the absolute best they've ever had

"When you coming home" That's a text from my wife
Jay-Z is being reminded by his wife to come home

I told her, run a bubble bath
Jay-Z instructed his wife to run a bath for him

And float in that motherfucker like a hovercraft
Jay-Z wants his wife to relax and enjoy the bath as if she's floating in air

And soak in that motherfucker til I call you back
He wants her to soak in the bath and wait for him to call her when he's ready to come home

I mean who says shit like that, and doesn't laugh (un-huh)
Jay-Z is aware that his instructions to his wife may seem absurd, but he said it with a straight face

The night is young, what the fuck you wanna do, huh
Let's continue to enjoy the night and do whatever we want

The night is young, what the fuck we gon' do, huh
There's still plenty of time to have fun, what should we do next?

The night is young, what you really wanna do, huh
Let's figure out what we really want to do tonight, while we have the time