We Fly High
Jim Jones
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Wear a mean dark pair of shades Ain't you can't see my eyes unless my head is bent , you dig we fly high, no lie ,you notice (ballin!) Foreign rides, outside, its like showbiz (we in the building) (girl) We stay fly, no lie ,you notice (ballin!) Hips and thighs, oh my, stay focus ya boy gettin paper (money), I buy big cars (foreign) I need fly rides to drive in my garage (choose 1) Stay sky high (twisted), fly wit the stars (twinkle ,twinkle) T 4 ? flights , 80 grand large (ballin!) So we lean with it, pop with it (bankhead) 'vertible jones, mean with the top listen (flossin) I'm sayin clean with the bottom ?(do it) I hop'd out saggy jeans and my rock glistenin(ballin!) But I spent bout 8 grand Mami on stage doin the rain dance (i think she like me) She let it hit the floor, made it pop (what else !?) Got my pedal to the floor screamin f*ck the cops(do it!) we fly high, no lie ,you notice (ballin!) Foreign rides, outside, its like showbiz we stay fly, no lie ,you notice (ballin!) Hips and thighs, oh my, stay focus slow down, tonight may be gone tomorrow (one chance!) So I speed thu life like there's no tomorrow (speedin!) 100 g's worth of ice on the auto? (flossy) And we in the street life until they call the law(ballin!) I made the whip get naked (what happen !?) While I switch gears, bitch lookin at the bracelet (got em) Step out, show me what your all about Flashbacks of last night of me ballin out (harlem!) 1 a.m. we was at the club (what happen !?) 2 a.m. ten bottles of bub (money ain't a thing) And about 3 somethin I was thinkin about grub So I stumbled to the car, threw the drinks and the drugs (twisted) we fly high, no lie ,you notice (ballin!) Foreign rides, outside, its like showbiz we stay fly, no lie ,you notice Hips and thighs, oh my, stay focus nigga could you buy that I keep 20 in the pocket (light change) Talk a buck 80 if the bentley is the topic (that grey poupon) But of course gotta fly ...? (where?) To the hood to roll dice on the side of the curb But I know a g bent' may sound obsurd (get your money up) Drive 80 up lennox cause I got an urge (speedin) The rap game like the crack game Lifestyles, rich and famous livin in the fast lane (ballin!) So when I bleep shorty bleep back Lou vutton belt where I'm keepin all the heat strapped I beat the trial over rucker (lets do it) All guns loaded in the back motherfucker (dipset) we fly high, no lie ,you notice (ballin!) Foreign rides, outside, its like showbiz (we in the building) 2x we stay fly,(stay fly) no lie , (no lie) you notice (ballin!) Hips and thighs, oh my, stay focus you niggas need to stay focus When your dealin with a motherfuckin g You know my name, jones, one eye, capo status Only above motherfucka This dipset byrdgang we born to fly Ya'll know the rules fall back or fall back Someone tell my bitch summer I'm lookin for her Ya dig, another day another dollar Fast life fucker we stay fly, no lie, you notice (ballin!) Hips and thighs, oh my, stay focus 2x.
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Written by: Zukhan Bey, Joseph Jones
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Universal Music Publishing Group
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10 facts about this song
Song Release"We Fly High" was released on October 21, 2006, as the lead single from Jim Jones' third studio album "Hustler's P.O.M.E. (Product of My Environment)".
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Chart PerformanceThe single was Jim Jones' highest-charting song to date, peaking at number #5 on the US Billboard Hot 100.
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Pop Culture ImpactThe song's signature "ballin'" catchphrase, which Jones chants after the hook, became a nationwide slang term and was used frequently in popular culture in the years that followed.
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Music VideoThe music video for the song was directed by Dale Resteghini and Jim Jones himself. It features appearances by the other members of his hip-hop group, The Diplomats.
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Sports AdoptionThe song was featured in several sports video games like "Madden NFL 07" and "NBA Live 07" and was adopted by many professional athletes as their personal anthem.
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RemixesThe success of "We Fly High" led to numerous remixes, including an official one featuring fellow New York rappers T.I., Diddy, Juelz Santana, Birdman, and Young Dro.
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CertificationIn 2007, “We Fly High” went platinum, selling over 1,000,000 copies digitally.
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LawsuitsJim Jones faced two lawsuits over “We Fly High”. One claimed he stole the beat, and another argued that he stole the song's most recognizable element, the chant “Ballin’.”
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Billboard AwardsIn 2007, the song was nominated at the Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop Awards for Hot Ringtone of the Year.
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Live PerformancesJim Jones often performed the song with the other members of Dipset and frequently invited fans on stage to do the "ballin'" dance with him.
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