Better Than I've Ever Been Lyrics - Kanye West

1 [Hook: Samples]

2 [Sample]

3 "And now for my next number.."

4 "I'd like to return to the.."

5 [Nas]

6 "Classic"

7 [Kanye West]

8 "uh, uh, - timeless.."

9 [Kool G Rap]

10 "Nike's straight classic"

11 [Nas]

12 "Classic"

13 [Kool G Rap]

14 "Nike's..Nike's..Nike's.. straight classic"

15 [Kanye West]

16 "Timeless.."

17 [Sample]

18 "I'd like to return to the classic"

19 [Rakim]

20 "Kanye West"

21 [Verse One: Kanye West]

22 Can't buy this, super fly in this

23 Like shininess, you're highness

24 It's performin', look how long the line is

25 It's what happens when you make shit that's timeless

26 It's what happens, each rapper's the pioneers

27 What would it take to be a legend like Nas is?

28 That's so novice, I'm so polished

29 I got a right to be a 'lil snobbish

30 I did a 'lil bit of College

31 Semesters it took two like Rob Base

32 To let me figure out this was in my place

33 The beat's slow, 'til you listen to my pace

34 'Cause I be killin' shit, but that's evident

35 And y'all feelin' it, but I expected

36 If it's classic - it's gon' last forever than

37 I'm everywhere you never been, and better than I ever been

38 [Hook: Samples]

39 [Nas]

40 "Classic"

41 [Kool G Rap]

42 "Nike's straight classic"

43 [Nas]

44 "I'm better than I've ever been"

45 [Kanye West]

46 "Timeless.."

47 [Kanye West]

48 "I'm everywhere you never been, and better than I ever been"

49 [Nas]

50 "Classic"

51 [Kool G Rap]

52 "Nike's straight..straight classic.."

53 [Nas]

54 "I'm better than I've ever been"

55 [Kanye West]

56 "Timeless.."

57 [Nas Samples - One Love & It Ain't Hard To Tell]

58 "Hold the fort down, represent to the fullest"

59 "Nas'll rock well"

60 [Verse Two: Nas]

61 Perseverance..

62 See the fake hustler rapper

63 To them, it hurts to hear this

64 Oh you went platinum? Yeah, that's nice

65 Now let me see you do the same thing twice

66 Three times, four times, then a couple of mo' times

67 Please, you're Amateur Night, it's Showtime

68 It's one life to live, so live it the best you can

69 The world could use one less man

70 Not enough air, not enough car factories

71 To manufacture new vehicles, sedans and vans

72 When they do make the whip you like

73 Your chips ain't right

74 By the time you could afford it

75 The car ain't imported

76 In the streets I'm in, it's just iron

77 Cops keep firin', in my environment

78 Leavin' you slumped, then they drive home

79 Far from the hood, brothers they eager to jump on

80 I like to be the wall that they toast up on

81 I like to see them fall, guilty for doin' wrong

82 I'm classic like the Air One's, the hustler shoe

83 That's what I'm accustomed to.. yea

84 [Hook: Samples]

85 [KRS-One Sample]

86 "Of course - we have Blastmaster KRS-One"

87 [Verse Three: KRS-One]

88 How many of y'all got - 'Criminal Minded'?

89 You, you, you, y'all don't be blinded

90 Me - I got no jewels on my neck

91 Why? - I don't need 'em, I got your respect

92 KRS-One, 20 years I rock

93 I do it for JMJ and Scott La Rock

94 This hip-hop and we's a nation

95 Don't you wanna hear more KRS on your radio station?

96 Instead of broadcasting how we smoke them trees

97 On the radio we need to hear more local emcees

98 Where you at?, c'mon where you at?

99 This is the difference between emceein' and rappin'

100 Rappers spit rhymes that're mostly illegal

101 Emcees spit rhymes to uplift their people

102 Peace, Love, Unity, havin' fun

103 These are the lyrics of KRS-One..

104 [Hook: Samples]

105 [Rakim Sample]

106 "I'm Rakim, the fiend of a microphone.."

107 [Verse Four: Rakim]

108 Uh, yea, is y'all ready for 20-07?

109 It's now another drought

110 Everybody's a killer, wow we buggin' out

111 Since '86 showin' the crowd what I'm about

112 And they still wanna know when the album comin' out

113 Ask the teenagers, OG's and ask the kids

114 What their definition of Classic is?

115 Timeless, so age don't count in the booth

116 When your flow stay submerged in the fountain of youth

117 Ain't no doubtin' the truth, I'm off the meters

118 Everybody cosignin', even non-believers

119 Since I came in the door, and became one of y'all leaders

120 In a fresh pair Air Force sneakers

121 Uptowns, we call 'em uppies, when they're on divas

122 Probably worn when KRS-One teaches

123 Nas - Made You Look, before the heaters

124 I bet Kan' had 'em on when he walked with Jesus

125 [Hook: Samples]

126 [All]

127 "These are classics"

128 [Kool G Rap]

129 "Nikes straight classic, classic.."

130 [Nas]

131 "I'm better than I've ever been"

132 [Kanye West]

133 "Timeless.."

134 [Kanye West]

135 "I'm everywhere you never been, and better than I ever been"

136 [Nas]

137 "Classic"

138 [Kool G Rap]

139 "Nike's straight..straight classic.."

140 [Nas]

141 "I'm better than I've ever been"

142 [Kanye West]

143 "Timeless.."

144 [Kanye West]

145 "I'm everywhere you never been, and better than I ever been"

146 [Nas]

147 "Classic"

148 [Kool G Rap]

149 "Lives straight..straight classic.."

150 [Rakim]

151 "Air Force One's, keep it poppin', classic.."