DECEMBER 4TH . . .

-- "December 4th"

[Jay-Z's Mom:]
Sean Carter was born December 4th
Weighing in at 10 pounds 8 ounces
He was the last of my 4 children
The only one who didn't give me any pain when i gave birth to him
And that's how i knew that he was a special child

[Jay-Z Verse 1]
They say "they never really miss you til you dead or you gone"
So on that note i'm leaving after the song
So you ain't gotta feel no way about Jay so long
Atleast let me tell you why i'm this way, Hold on
I was conceived by Gloria Carter and Adaness Revees
Who made love under the Siccamore tree
Which makes me
A more sicker M.C. and my momma would claim
At 10 pounds when i was born i didn't give her no pain
Although through the years i gave her her fair share
I gave her her first real scare
I made it from birth and i got here
She knows my purpose wasn't purpose
I ain't perfect i care
But i feel worthless cause my shirts wasn't matchin my gear
Now i'm just scratchin the surface cause what's burried under there
Was a kid torn apart once his pop disappeared
I went to school got good grades could behave when i wanted
But i had demons deep inside that would raise when confronted
Hold on

[Jay-Z's Mom:]
Shawn was a very shy child growing up
He was into sports
And a funny story is
At 4 he taught hisself how to ride a bike
A two wheeler at that
Isn't that special?
But, i noticed a change in him when me and my husband broke up

[Jay-Z Verse 2]
Now all the teachers couldn't reach me
And my momma couldn't beat me
Hard enough to match the pain of my pops not seeing me, SO
With that distain in my membrain
Got on my pimp game
Fuck the world my defense came
Then Dahaven introuced me to the game
Spanish Jose introduced me to cane
I'm a hustler now
My gear is in and i'm in the in crowd
And all the wavey light skinned girls is lovin me now
My self esteem went through the roof man i got my swag
Got a volvo from this girl when her man got bagged
Plus i hit my momma with cash from a show that i had
Supposedly knowin nobody paid Jaz wack ass
I'm geting ahead of myself, by the way, i could rap
That came second to me movin this crack
Gimme a second i swear
I will say about my rap career
Til 96 came niggas i'm here
Good-bye

[Jay-Z's Mom:]
Shawn use to be in the kitchen
Beating on the table and rapping
And um, until the wee hours of the morning
And then i bought him a boom box
And his sisters and brothers said he would drive them nuts
But that was my way to keep him close to me and out of trouble

[Jay-Z Verse 3]
Good-bye to the game all the spoils, the adreneline rush
Your blood boils you in a spot knowing cops could rush
And you in a drop your so easy to touch
No two days are alike
Except the first and fifteenth pretty much
And "trust" is a word you seldom hear from us
Hustlers we don't sleep we rest one eye up
And the drought to find a man when the well dries up
You learn to work the water without workin thirst til die YUP
And niggas get tied up for product
And little brothers ring fingers get cut up
To show mothers they really got em
And this was the stress i live with til i decided
To try this rap shit for a livin
I Pray i'm forgiven
For every bad decision i made
Every sister i played
Cause i'm still paranoid to this day
And it's nobody fault i made the decisions i made
This is the life i chose or rather the life that chose me

If you can't respect that your whole perspective is wack
Maybe you'll love me when i fade to black

Shawn Corey Carter born December 4, 1969,
Also known as Jay-Z, is an American hip hop artist and businessman.
He is also the CEO of Def Jam Recordings and Roc-A-Fella Records.
He also co-owns The 40/40 Club and the New Jersey Nets.
Jay-z is one of the most top successful hip hop artists and entrepreneurs in America.
With many accomplishments like one of my favorites hip hop albums The Blueprint, was written in only two days.
In 2003 Jay-z had announced his retirement then realized " what would the game be without HOV?"
He then returned in 2006 with the album Kingdom Come, which sold 680,000 copies in its first week !
"Jay-Z's highest-selling album in a one-week period. MTV named him number one on their list of the greatest MCs of all time.
The New York Times announced in April of 2008 that Jay-Z is on the verge
of a partnership with Live Nation for $150 million — among the most expensive contracts ever awarded to a musician."( Quote taken from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jay-Z)
On April 4th 2008 Jayz also married a sucessfull women Whoe goes by the name Beyonce Knowles... Now isnt that a HAWT couple?

Well I just want to Say happy birthday to JAY-Z SHAWN CARTER!
You "Fathered" me through your lyrics,
Open my eyes to hip hop, and Showed me a new light.
Ive been following you since the day
I heard that 1996 reasonable doubt album.
I remember the day i heard "22 twos",
ha lets just say it Shaped me into the "WOMEN"
Iam today.. For instance when it comes
to the battle of the Bouroughs..
like a wise friend once told me;
Queens may have cleaner streets, more trees, and
probably a bit more diversity..
Bronx may have a tougher hustle.. a harder way of living
Staten Island might be straight from the "mafia"
manhattan might have the "bigger business"
but Brooklyn has "HOV"
who else you know got that? haha...

"Too many bitches wanna be ladies, so if you a hoe
I'ma call you a hoe, too many bitches are shady
Too many ladies give these niggaz too many chances
Too many brothers wannabe lovers don't know what romance is
Too many bitches stuck up from too many sexual advances"
- 22 TWO'S