Jay-Z - A Week Ago

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Song Lyrics

[Jay-Z] Uh-huh
[$hort] That`s right
[Jay-Z] Uh-huh-uh, it was all good just a week ago
[$hort] Last week I had everything
[Jay-Z] Uh, uh-huh-uh, had this all good just a week ago
[$hort] I had the money.. had the cars, the bitches
[Jay-Z] Uh-huh, yeah, it was all good just a week ago
[$hort] and the jewelry..
and then my motherfuckin niggaz started snitchin
[Jay-Z] Uh-huh, uh uh, yo
[$hort] Beyotch!

Verse One: Jay-Z

Growin up in the hood just my dog and me
We used to hustle in the hood for, all to see
Problems, I called on him, he called on me
We wasn`t quite partners, I hit him off my P
Met him unlocked doors, off my keys
Yeah we spoke, much more than cordially
Man he broke bread with me, my business spread swiftly
The Feds came to get me, we both fled quickly
Wasn`t quick enough to jump over the hedges with me
Got caught, and that`s when our relationship strayed
Used to call me from the joint til he ran out of change
And when he called collect and I heard his name
I quickly accepted, but when I reached the phone
he`s talkin reckless, I can sense deceit in his tone
I said, "Damn dawg, what, nine weeks and you`re home?"
He said, "Main man, you think shit`s sweet cause you`re home."
I just sat, spat no more speech in the phone
The crackers up there bleachin your dome, you`re reachin
I said, "The world don`t stop I`ve got to keep keep on."
From there I sensed the beef was on
I ran to the spot, store to add some more features to my phone
To see if I had bugs and leeches on my phone
Can`t be too safe cause niggaz is two-faced
And they show the other side when they catch a new case
It`s on

Chorus: Too $hort, Jay-Z

It was cool when you had hella weed to smoke
And you bought a new home where you could keep the folks
I don`t see how this side of you could be provoked
(Uh-huh, uh-huh, it was all good just a week ago)

Funny what, seven days can change
A stand up nigga, now you sit down to aim
Used to have a firm grip now you droppin names
Uh-huh, uh-huh (It was all good just a week ago)

Verse Two: Jay-Z

Like I put the toast to your head and made you sell
We both came in this game, blind as hell
I did a little better, had more clientele
Told you put away some cheddar now you cryin for bail
Seventeen and I`m holdin on to around a mill
I could bail out and blow trial and come around on Appeal
Had niggaz thinkin I was from Uptown for real
I had so much hustle plus I was down to ill
Like a Brooklyn nigga, straight out of Brownsville
Down and dirty, down to fight the round thirty
Freezin on them corners still holdin my crack
Lookin up and down the block, the fuck is the dough at?
Came from flat broke to lettin the dough stack
You tell them feds I said I`m never goin back
I`m from Marcy, and Marcy don`t raise no rats
You know the consequences of your acts, you can`t be serious

Chorus

Verse Three: Jay-Z

The lawyer I retained you said you leakin some things
All this after a week in the bang
I`m mad at myself cause I didn`t spot the weak and lame
I woulda bet the house you wouldn`t speak a thang
Nigga this was the oath, to the top of broke
Even pricked our finger, anything that got between us
we sposed to cock the ninas, what happened to that?
Instead you copped out to a misdemeanor
Fuck it, the same thing make you laugh make you cry
That`s right, the same game that make you mad could make you die
It`s a dice game, and sometimes you crap
Who woulda thought you`d get popped one time and rat?
Now you know that`s bad when your sister is mad
and your son gotta grow up like, "This is my dad?"
The labelling of a snitch is a lifetime scar
You`ll always be in jail nigga, just minus the bars

Chorus

[Too $hort]
Shit is crazy man
All these niggaz out here snitchin
We was one step away from takin this crack money
and recyclin it through the ghettoes
and buildin back up our own hoods
Now all you niggaz start snitchin on each other
I got partners doin 15-20
Wouldn`ta been doin SHIT
if you didn`t snitch
Beyotch!
It`s about time y`all check that shit out man
It ain`t all good
Shut your mouth
Just watch the game
And don`t snitch
It sure will do a lot for you
Believe that baby
Jay-Z, Short Dawg`s in the house main
You know I got it
Got it goin on
We got the money
Ain`t got nuthin to do with crime baby
But I`m recognizing

[Jay-Z]
You rat bastard!

Release History

2003

Bring It On: The Best Of

1. 22 Two's (3:27)
2. Dead Presidents II (4:25)
3. Brooklyn's Finest (4:17)
4. Ain't No Nigga (4:04)
5. Coming of Age (4:20)
6. Bring It On (5:00)
7. Rap Game/Crack Game (2:41)
8. Wishing On A Star [D Influence Remix] (5:54)
9. Hard Knock Life (Ghetto Anthem) (4:02)
10. A Week Ago (5:01)
11. Coming of Age (Da Sequel) (4:21)
12. Reservoir Dogs (5:20)
13. Ride or Die (4:47)
14. Paper Chase (4:35)
15. Friend Or Foe '98 (2:11)

25 November 2003

Bring It On (The Best Of)

1. 22 Two's (3:27)
2. Dead Presidents II (4:25)
3. Brooklyn's Finest (4:17)
4. Ain't No Nigga (4:04)
5. Coming of Age (4:20)
6. Bring It On (5:00)
7. Rap Game/Crack Game (2:41)
8. Wishing on a Star (5:52)
9. Hard Knock Life (Ghetto Anthem) (4:02)
10. A Week Ago (5:01)
11. Reservoir Dogs (5:20)
12. Ride or Die (4:47)
13. Paper Chase (4:35)
14. Friend Or Foe '98 (2:11)

2008

Jay-Z Sings The Blues "The Forgotten Stories"

1. Dear Summer
2. Moment Of Clarity (Purple Rain Mix)
3. Meet the Parents (5:02)
4. Neva Change
5. D'evils (3:32)
6. Soon You'll Understand (4:35)
7. It Ain't Personal
8. Imaginary Player (3:58)
9. Allure (King Smij Mix)
10. Addicted To The Game
11. Ain't No Love
12. Can't Be Life
13. Regrets (4:32)
14. Somehow, Someway
15. Mama Loves Me
16. Early This Morning
17. You Must Love Me (5:48)
18. Hard Knock Life (1:23)
19. '03 Bonnie & Clyde (Monster Mix)
20. This Life Forever (Monster Mix)
21. Lucy Me
22. We Ride
23. Wishing on a Star (5:52)
24. A Week Ago (5:01)
25. Song Cry (7:04)
26. Ballad For The Fallen Soldier

2007

Reasonable Doubt / Vol.2... Hard Knock Life

1. Can't Knock The Hustle (4:43)
2. Politics as Usual (4:18)
3. Brooklyn's Finest (4:17)
4. Dead Presidents II (4:25)
5. Feelin' It (3:47)
6. D'evils (3:32)
7. 22 Two's (3:27)
8. Can I Live (1:58)
9. Ain't No Nigga (4:04)
10. Friend or Foe (1:50)
11. Coming of Age (4:20)
12. Cashmere Thoughts (2:57)
13. Bring It On (5:00)
14. Regrets (4:32)
15. Can't Knock The Hustle (Fools Paradise Remix) (4:45)
16. Intro - Hand It Down (2:56)
17. Hard Knock Life (Ghetto Anthem) (4:02)
18. If I Should Die (4:55)
19. Ride or Die (4:47)
20. Nigga What, Nigga Who (Originator '99) (3:53)
21. Money, Cash, Hoes (4:13)
22. A Week Ago (5:01)
23. Coming of Age (Da Sequel) (4:21)
24. Can I Get A .. (5:11)
25. Paper Chase (4:35)
26. Reservoir Dogs (5:20)
27. It's Like That (3:47)
28. It's Alright (4:02)
29. Money Ain't A Thing (2:18)

14 July 2009

Vol. 2... Hard Knock Life

1. Intro - Hand It Down (2:56)
2. Hard Knock Life (Ghetto Anthem) (4:02)
3. If I Should Die (4:55)
4. Ride or Die (4:47)
5. Nigga What, Nigga Who (Originator '99) (3:53)
6. Money, Cash, Hoes (4:13)
7. A Week Ago (5:01)
8. Coming of Age (Da Sequel) (4:21)
9. Can I Get A .. (5:11)
10. Paper Chase (4:35)
11. Reservoir Dogs (5:20)
12. It's Like That (3:47)
13. It's Alright (4:02)
14. Money Ain't A Thang (4:15)