Murder To Excellence Lyrics - Watch The Throne - Kanye West And Jay-z

(Bloody murder, murder, murder) 

The paper read "murder, black-on-black murder" 

Paper read "murder, black-on-black murder" again 

This is to the memory of Danroy Henry 

Too much enemy fire to catch a friendly 

Strays from the same shade nigga, we on the same team 

Giving you respect, I expect the same thing 

All-black everything, nigga you know my fresh code 

I'm out here fighting for you, don't increase my stress load! 

Niggas watching the throne, very happy to be you 

Power to the people, when you see me, see you 

And I'm from the murder capital where they murder for capital 

Heard about at least three killings this afternoon 

Looking at the news like "damn I was just with him after school" 

No shop class but half the school got a tool 

And a "I could die any day"-type attitude 

Plus his little brother got shot reppin' his avenue 

It's time for us to stop and redefine black power 

Forty one souls murdered in fifty hours 

The paper read "murder, black-on-black murder" 

The paper read "murder, black-on-black murder" again, murder again 

Is it genocide? 

'Cause I can still hear his mama cry 

Know the family traumatized 

Shots left holes in his face about piranha-sized 

The old pastor closed the cold casket 

And said the church ain't got enough room for all the tombs 

It's a war going on outside we ain't safe from 

I feel the pain in my city wherever I go 

Three hundred and fourteen soldiers died in Iraq, 

Five hundred and nine died in Chicago 

I arrived on the day Fred Hampton died 

Uh, real niggas just multiply 

And they say by 21 I was supposed to die 

So I'm out here celebrating my post-demise 

If you put crabs in a barrel to insure your survival 

You're gon' end up pulling down niggas that look just like you 

What up, Blood? What up, cous'? It's all black, I love us 

The paper read "murder, black-on-black murder" 

The paper read "murder, black-on-black murder" again, 

"Black-on black murder" again, "black-on-black murder" again 

It's a celebration of black excellence, black tie, black Maybachs 

Black excellence, opulence, decadence 

Tuxes next to the president, I'm present 

I dress in Dries and other boutique stores in Paris 

In sheepskin coats, I silence the lambs 

Do you know who I am, Clarice? 

No cheap cologne whenever I "shh-shh" 

Success never smelled so sweet 

I stink of success, the new black elite 

They say my Black Card bears the mark of the beast 

I repeat: my religion is the beat 

My verse is like church, my Jesus piece 

Now please, domino, domino 

Only spot a few blacks the higher I go 

What's up to Will? Shout out to O 

That ain't enough.. we gonna need a million more 

"Kick in the door" Biggie flow 

I'm all dressed up with nowhere to go 

Yeah it's all messed up when it's nowhere to go 

So we won't take the time out 'til we reach the T-O-P 

From parolees to hold G's, sold keys, low keys 

We like the promised land of the OG's 

In the past if you picture events like a black tie 

What the last thing you expect to see, black guys? 

What's the life expectancy for black guys? 

The system's working effectively, that's why! 

I'll be a real man and take care of your son 

Every problem you had before this day is now done 

New crib, watch a movie cause ain't nothin' on the news but the blues 

Hit the mall, pick up some Gucci, now ain't nothing new but your shoes 

Sunday morning, praise the Lord 

You're the girl that Jesus had been saving me for 

So let's savor this moment and take it to the floor 

Black excellence, truly yours