JAY-Z – The Story Of O.J. Lyrics

[Intro – Nina Simone]

Skin is, skin, is

Skin black, my skin is black

My, black, my skin is yellow


[Hook/Chorus]

Light n***a, dark n***a, faux n***a, real n***a

Rich n***a, poor n***a, house n***a, field n***a

Still n***a, still n***a

I like that second one

Light n***a, dark n***a, faux n***a, real n***a

Rich n***a, poor n***a, house n***a, field n***a

Still n***a, still n***a

[Verse 1]

O.J. like, (I’m not black, I’m O.J.) …okay

House n***a, don’t f**k with me

I’m a field n***a with shined cutlery

Gold-plated quarters where the butlers be

I’ma play the corners where the hustlers be

I told him, (Please don’t die over the neighborhood

That your momma renting

Take your drug money and buy the neighborhood

That’s how you rinse it.)

I bought every V12 engine

Wish I could take it back to the beginning

I coulda bought a place in Dumbo before it was Dumbo

For like two million

That same building today is worth 25 million

Guess how I’m feeling? Dumbo


[Hook/Chorus]

Light n***a, dark n***a, faux n***a, real n***a

Rich n***a, poor n***a, house n***a, field n***a

Still n***a, still n***a

Light n***a, dark n***a, faux n***a, real n***a

Rich n***a, poor n***a, house n***a, field n***a

Still n***a, still n***a


[Verse 2]

You wanna know what’s more important than throwing away money at a strip club? Credit

You ever wonder why Jewish people own all the property in America? This how they did it

Financial freedom my only hope

F**k living rich and dying broke

I bought some artwork for one million

Two years later, that s**t worth two million

Few years later, that s**t worth eight million

I can’t wait to give this s**t to my children

Y’all think it’s bougie, I’m like, it’s fine

But I’m trying to give you a million dollars worth of game for $9.99

I turned that two to a four, four to an eight

I turned my life into a nice first week release date

Y’all out here still taking advances, huh?

Me and my n****s taking real chances, uh

Y’all on the Gram holding money to your ear

There’s a disconnect, we don’t call that money over here, yeah


[Hook/Chorus]

Light n***a, dark n***a, faux n***a, real n***a

Rich n***a, poor n***a, house n***a, field n***a

Still n***a, still n***a

Light n***a, dark n***a, faux n***a, real n***a

Rich n***a, poor n***a, house n***a, field n***a

Still n***a, still n***a