I Run It
drake and lil wayne Lyrics

D.O.L.L.A
The artist's name/symbol.

Aye, run it up, run it, aye, run it up, aye
Let's go and make money, hustle hard, and be successful.

I'ma get the check and I'ma run it up, aye (run it)
I'll get the money and make even more of it by working hard.

I'ma get the squad and we gon' run it up, aye (run it)
I'll bring my team along and we'll all work hard and be successful.

All of this is hustle, man, now this is love, aye
Everything we're doing is based on hard work, but we love what we do and believe in it.

They was hatin' on me, now it's all love
People used to dislike me, but now they support me.

We was goin' hard, now we came up
We worked really hard, and now we're successful.

Y'all about to make it where I gotta show my muscle
You're pushing me to my limits and making me work even harder.

When I'm gettin' to it girl it's easier to love you
When I'm focused on my work and being successful, it's easier to be in a good relationship.

Tried to give me scraps, I made 'em pieces to the puzzle
People tried to give me less than I deserved, but I made it work and turned it into something great.

I grind
I work hard and put in a lot of effort.

Ain't no secret money on my mind
Making money is one of my top priorities and it's no secret.

Sit at my table then you want my time
If you want to be around me and benefit from my success, you have to give me your time.

And I don't play that
I don't tolerate nonsense or people trying to take advantage of me.

I'm stuntin' for the payback
I'm showing off my success and hard work to get even more success and financial gain.

I'm from where Golden State at
I'm from the same place as the Golden State Warriors basketball team.

But Portland where I lay at
I currently live in Portland.

I'm the Daddy Mac, Mac Daddy with hoop and rappin'
I'm a skilled basketball player and rapper, like Daddy Mac and Mac Daddy from the 90s group Kris Kross.

Y'all be on your Kris Kross, uh, hustlin' backwards
You're trying to hustle and be successful, but you're doing it in a backwards way.

All this game I'm givin' is prolly gon' be a caption
The advice I'm giving in my music will likely be used as a caption on social media.

When the lights and cameras off I'ma still be 'bout that action
Even when the attention is not on me, I'll still be working hard and being successful.

Aye, I'm finna run it up
I'm about to hustle even harder and make more money.

And tell them niggas hurry up and fuckers runnin' up
I'm telling my competitors to hurry up and try to catch up to me.

Them haters try to bring me down, I shouldn't have brung 'em up
Those who dislike me only try to bring me down, and I shouldn't have mentioned them.

She askin' me to bring her out, I only bring a blunt
A woman is asking me to go out with her, but I'm only interested in smoking weed.

Run it up, we runnin' things, she want run with us (yeah)
We're running things and being very successful, and some people want to join us.

Yada, yada Young Mula, kiss my such and such
A reference to the Young Money record label and telling his haters to kiss his behind.

I want a thot, I want a model with a bubble butt
I want a woman who is sexually promiscuous and looks like a model with a large butt.

A double cup of some Codeine and my slushy slush
A reference to a drink containing Codeine ('lean') and a slushy mixture.

Pullin' stunts, I'm pullin' strings, and I'm pullin' up
I'm doing dangerous and adventurous things to be successful and move up in life.

I spun it up and bounced back like a bungee jump
I spent a lot of money, but I made it back like a bungee jumper bouncing back up.

And D. Lill. in the bill, nigga one of us
Referring to the rapper Damian Lillard, who is in the same league (NBA) and team (Portland) as the artist.

Them D. Lills on my feet after 1-on-1
Referring to the artist's shoes, which have Damian Lillard's name on them, after playing basketball against him one-on-one.

They know what's up whenever we roll
People know that we're successful and to be respected when we're around.

D.O.L.L.A. with the movement, the party go, "ugh"
The artist, D.O.L.L.A., is leading the movement and people at the party are reacting positively to it.

All of this is hustle, none of this is luck
Our success is not due to luck, but due to our hard work and effort.

And they know what time it is, they don't frisk my cousins
People know not to mess with the artist's family and friends, as they are also successful and respected.

We be on chill, we ain't worried 'bout nothin'
We're relaxed and not worried about anything, as we're already successful.

Baby, if it's real, then it's no discussion
If something is genuine and real, then there's no need to discuss it further.

I ain't tryna hear what you tryna tell me (uh-uh)
I'm not interested in what you have to say to me.

I ain't tryna buy what you tryna sell me, uh
I'm not interested in buying what you're trying to sell me.

I see the hatred, how that paint drip
I can see the jealousy and hatred towards me, and it's quite obvious.

Closed another deal, hunnid mill', uh, page flip
I just successfully completed another business deal worth hundreds of millions of dollars, casually flipping through pages to continue working.

We gon' run it up, Cartier bracelet
We're going to make even more money, and celebrate our success with expensive jewellery.

I could make a princess chick out of basic
I have the ability to turn a simple girl into a beautiful, high-class woman.

Run it up, run it, aye, run it up, run it
We're continuing to work hard and make money.