Top of the World
Brandy, Mase
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Brandy, Dark Child Mase get Harlem on the rise Come on, come on, come on, come on, come on I went from hellions into mini mansions The girls in Aruba doing belly dancin' Spent half of my advance on jars from Branson To make it through my circumstances But you know I'm wiser now Move like Tarzan now Got a butter soft cover just to hide my pound Got a house in the valley come and find me now Got enough dough to buy the town So I might give a six to my chick Benz to my mom Crib so big it look like the center gone Give her a couch just to spill Henney on And been a don since lotto's and Benneton Some people say that I am not the same girl They say I think that I am in my own world What makes them think that I have changed, yeah A little dough cannot erase my problems Me like you I have to try and solve them Yes everything is quite the same I'm just trying to be me Doing what I got to do Some people think that I'm Just sittin' on top of the world I'm just trying to be me Proving what I've got to prove Some people think that I'm Just sittin' on top of the world Sittin on top of the world Sittin on top of the world Sittin on top of the world Top of the world, top of the world, top of the world Sittin on top of the world Top of the world, top of the world, top of the world I wonder why it's often said that my life's A fairy tale and everything is so right I wish that you could know the truth, yeah My life is real so please don't get it twisted Problems the same and got to be dealt with These are the things I wish you knew, oh Always in someone's eye so many questions why How is it to be down with me, with me Afraid to express myself always me and someone else I need to be free but it's not that easy Sittin' on top of the world Don't understand why People think I don' t have friends Who knew me back when This was my dream But nothing has changed I still do the same things Yo, we can cut the truckin' short If it ain't about cake I ain't sittin on top, I want a house on the lake I'm that snotty nosed cat wit a new BM If you mess wit Brandy, I got to bruise your chin I be with Puff, the girls be like Who's your friend If I hit a chick once, she probably move me in So you gotta tell me right now Either you wit the cats who make the hits Or the one that see the chips (Slow down Mase, you're killing 'em) But don't stop it What's the use of buying away If I'mma have to chop it I used a leather lady till I learned her logic She only mess wit Mase, no the money ain't no object If it ain't Cris, he won't pop it If it ain't platinum wit ice, he won't rock it If it don't cost 60, he don't drop it If it don't come with TV's, he don't cop it You can stop it Yeah, Brandy on top of the world Dark Child on top of the world Mase be on top of the world, what? Harlem World be on top of the world Brandy on top of the world Dark Child on top of the world M-A-Dolla sign-E all over the world Brandy, all over the world All over the world All over the world Yeah, yeah, yeah What, what Yeah, yeah, yeah, what, what, what
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Written by: LASHAWN AMEEN DANIELS, STEFAN GORDY, TRACI HALE, TRACI COLLEEN HALE, FREDDIE JERKINS, FREDDIE D JERKINS, RODNEY JERKINS, AHMAD A LEWIS, ISAAC PHILLIPS, ISAAC J PHILLIPS, NICOLIA TRUMAN
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10 facts about this song
Release"Top of the World" by Brandy was released as a single on July 4, 1998.
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CollaborationThis song features Mase, who's a rapper, and it marks one of the collaborations Brandy made in her early career to fuse RnB with Hip Hop.
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Music VideoHype Williams directed the music video. He's an acclaimed director who has worked with notable artists such as Beyoncé and Kanye West.
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Peaking on ChartsThe song peaked at number two on the UK Singles Chart and reached number 44 on the US Billboard Hot 100.
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AlbumIt's the second single from her second studio album, 'Never Say Never', which is one of Brandy's most successful, due to the massive hit, "The Boy is Mine", featuring Monica.
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Critical ReceptionWhile the song enjoyed chart success globally, it received mixed reviews from critics, with some praising Brandy's vocal performance and others criticizing the song's production.
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Worldwide ExposureThe song saw success in New Zealand and Scotland, peaking within the top ten on the singles charts.
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PerformancesBrandy performed "Top of the World" in multiple notable platforms including 'Top of The Pops' and 'Live & Kicking' in the UK.
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Writing CreditsThe song was written by Rodney Jerkins, Fred Jerkins III, LaShawn Daniels, Traci Hale, Isaac Phillips, and Mason Betha. Rodney Jerkins also produced the song.
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Addressing CriticsThe lyrics of "Top of the World" are reportedly Brandy's response to critics and haters, letting them know she won't be brought down by their negativity.
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