#Ham4Ham: The Hamilton Mixtape Performance Black Thought (Ft. Andra Day, Ashanti, Ja Rule, Joell Ortiz, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Regina Spektor & ?uestlove)
No John Trumbull (Intro) – Black Thought
[Black Thought]
Yeah, Listen
You ever see a painting by John Trumbull?
Founding fathers in a line, looking all humble
Patiently waiting to sign a declaration and start a nation
No sign of disagreement, not one grumble
The reality is messier and richer, kids
The reality is not a pretty picture, kids
Every cabinet meeting is a full on rumble
What you're about to witness is no John Trumbull
(spoken)
Give it up for DJ J Period on the 1 and 2
New York City, this is a special Hamilton Mixtape edition of Ham4Ham. You all are literally in the room where it happens
I wanna thank you all for coming out, and thank you all for having us...
My Shot (Rise Up Remix) – Black Thought & Joell Ortiz
[Verse 1: Black Thought]
Ayo mugshot, gun shot, dope shot, jump shot
Take your pick, but you only get one shot
Advice from a schoolteacher to a young tot
Applyin' a sticker to his Spiderman lunchbox
When even role models tell us we're born to be felons
We're never gettin' into Harvard or Carnegie Mellon
And we gon' end up either robbin' somebody or killin'
It's not fair that's all they can tell us
That's why I hustle hella hard, never celebrate a holiday
That'll be the day I coulda finally hit the lottery
I refuse to ever lose or throw my shot away
Or chalk it up as just another one that got away
So I'm unapologetic, I'm on my calisthenics
If I have given it all I got I cannot regret it
My final destination's different from where I was headed
'Cause I'ma shoot for the stars to get it
One shot
[Black Thought]
Yeah, Listen
You ever see a painting by John Trumbull?
Founding fathers in a line, looking all humble
Patiently waiting to sign a declaration and start a nation
No sign of disagreement, not one grumble
The reality is messier and richer, kids
The reality is not a pretty picture, kids
Every cabinet meeting is a full on rumble
What you're about to witness is no John Trumbull
(spoken)
Give it up for DJ J Period on the 1 and 2
New York City, this is a special Hamilton Mixtape edition of Ham4Ham. You all are literally in the room where it happens
I wanna thank you all for coming out, and thank you all for having us...
My Shot (Rise Up Remix) – Black Thought & Joell Ortiz
[Verse 1: Black Thought]
Ayo mugshot, gun shot, dope shot, jump shot
Take your pick, but you only get one shot
Advice from a schoolteacher to a young tot
Applyin' a sticker to his Spiderman lunchbox
When even role models tell us we're born to be felons
We're never gettin' into Harvard or Carnegie Mellon
And we gon' end up either robbin' somebody or killin'
It's not fair that's all they can tell us
That's why I hustle hella hard, never celebrate a holiday
That'll be the day I coulda finally hit the lottery
I refuse to ever lose or throw my shot away
Or chalk it up as just another one that got away
So I'm unapologetic, I'm on my calisthenics
If I have given it all I got I cannot regret it
My final destination's different from where I was headed
'Cause I'ma shoot for the stars to get it
One shot
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