Numb/Encore

About Numb/Encore

"Numb/Encore" is a song by American rapper Jay-Z and rock band Linkin Park from their EP Collision Course (2004). It was released as a single on December 13, 2004, by Warner Bros., Machine Shop, Def Jam, and Roc-A-Fella Records. The song is a mash-up combining lyrics from Linkin Park's "Numb" and "Encore" by Jay-Z, both released in 2003. The only single released from the album, the track went on to reach number 20 on the Billboard Hot 100. Billboard also placed the single at number 93 on their Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 2005 chart. Outside the United States, the single peaked at number 14 in the United Kingdom, number five in France and the Netherlands and spent three weeks at number one in Ireland. more »

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2004

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[Mike:] Yeah.
[Jay:] Thank you, thank you, thank you, you're far too kind.
[Mike:] Haha.
[Jay:] Woo!
[Mike:] Ready? Let's go.

[Jay:] Can I get an encore?
Do you want more?
Cookin raw with the Brooklyn boy
So, for one last time I need why'all to roar
[Mike:] Yeah

[Jay:] Now what the hell are you waitin, for?
[Jay + Mike:] After me, there shall be no more
So, for one last time, nigga, make some noise
Mike:] Get em, Jay

Jay: Who you know fresher than HOV? Riddle me that
The rest of why'all know where I'm lyrically at
Can't none of why'all mirror me back
Yeah, hearin me rap is like hearin G. Rap in his prime

I'm young H.O., rap's Grateful Dead
Back to take over the globe, now break bread
I'm in Boeing jets, Global Express
Out the country, but the blueberry still connect

On the low, but the yacht got a triple deck
But when you young, what the f*ck you expect? Yep, yep, grand openin, grand closin
God, your man HOV cracked the can open again

Who you gon find doper than him with no pen?
Just draw off inspiration
Soon you gon see you can't replace him
With cheap imitations for these generations

Now can I get an encore?
Do you want more?
Cookin raw with the Brooklyn boy
So, for one last time, I need why'all to roar
Mike: Yeah

Jay: Now what the hell are you waitin for?
Jay + Mike: After me, there shall be no more
So for one last time, nigga, make some noise
Jay: What the hell are you waiting for...?

Look what you made me do
Look what I made for you
Knew if I paid my dues
How will they pay you?

When you first come in the game
They try n play you
Then you drop a couple of hits
Look how they wave to you
Mike: How they wave to you

[Jay + Mike:] From Marcy
To Madison Square
Jay: To the only thing that matters
In just a matter of years (yeah)

As fate would have it
Jay's status appears
To be at an all-time high
Perfect time to say goodbye

When I come back like Jordan
Wearin the 4-5
It ain't to play games witchu
It's to aim at you, probably maim you

If I owe you
I'm blowin you to smithereens
Cocksucker, take one for your team
And I need you to remember one thing (one thing)

I came, I saw, I conquered
From record sales, to sold out concerts
So muh'fucker if you want this encore
[Mike + Jay:] I need you to scream 'til your lungs get sore, see'mon

[Chester:] I'm tired of being what you want me to be
Feeling so faithless, lost under the surface
I don't know what you're expecting of me
Put under the pressure of walking in your shoes

[Mike:] Caught in the undertow
Just caught in the undertow
[Chester:] Every step that I take
Is another mistake to you...

[Mike:] Caught in the undertow
Just caught in the undertow
Chester: And every second I waste
Is more than I can take...

I've become so numb, I can't feel you there
I've become so tired, so much more aware
I'm becoming this, all I want to do
Is be more like me and be less like you

I've become so numb
Jay: Can I get an encore
Do you want more (more...)

[Chester:] I've become so numb...
[Jay:] So, for one last time, I need why'all to roar
One last time, I need why'all to roar

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Jay-Z

Shawn Corey Carter (born December 4, 1969), better known by his stage name Jay-Z, is an American rapper, record producer, entrepreneur, and occasional actor. He is one of the most financially successful hip hop artists and entrepreneurs in America. In 2012, Forbes estimated Carter's net worth at nearly $500 million. He has sold approximately 50 million albums worldwide, while receiving fourteen Grammy Awards for his musical work, and numerous additional nominations. He is consistently ranked as one of the greatest rappers of all-time. He was ranked #1 by MTV in their list of The Greatest MCs of All-Time in 2006. Two of his albums, Reasonable Doubt (1996) and The Blueprint (2001) are considered landmarks in the genre with both of them being ranked in Rolling S… more »

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