Music Class: Jay Z – Lucifer

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* The Black album will be a Music Class subject soon but this is one of my favorite tracks on that album. I loved the Kanye production (there some beats that are so damn good it makes EVERYONE wanna try they hand and rap on it) - excellent choice of sample and the way Jay stayed on topic throughout and the island feel was something I think Jay needed to visit more...

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[Intro]
Kanyeezy you did it again, you a genius nigga!

[Hook]
Lucifer, son of the morning! I'm gonna chase you out of Earth
(I'm from the murder capital, where we murder for capital)
Lucifer, son of the morning! I'm gonna chase you out of Earth
(So you need to change your attitude 'fore they asking what happened to you)

[Verse 1]
Lord forgive him, he got them dark forces in him
But he also got a righteous cause for sinning
Them-a-murder me, so I gotta murder them first
Emergency, doctors performing procedures
Jesus, I ain't trying to be facetious, but
"Vengeance is mine" sayeth the Lord, you said it better than all
Leave niggas on death's door, breathing on
Respirators for killing my best boy, haters
On permanent hiatus as I skate
In the Maybach Benz, flyer than Sanaa Lathan
Pumping "Brown Sugar" by D'Angelo
In Los Angeles, like an evangelist
I can introduce you to your maker
Bring you closer to nature, ashes after they cremate you bastards
Hope you been reading your psalms and chapters
Paying your tithe, being good Catholics, I'm coming

[Hook]

[Verse 2]
Yes, this is holy war, I wet y'all all with the holy water
Spray from Heckler-Koch automatic
All the static, shall cease to exist
Like a sabbatical, I throw couple at you, take six!
Spread love, to all of my dead thugs
I pour out a little Louis, to a head above
Yessir, and when I perish, the meek shall inherit the Earth
'til that time, it's on and popping, church
Like Don Bishop, the fifth or palm cock either
Lift up your soul or give you the holy ghost
Please I leave you in somebody's cathedral for stunting like Evel Knievel
I let you see where that bright light lead you
The more you talk, the more you irking us
The more you gon' need memorial services
The Black Album, second verse, is like
Devil's pie, save some dessert for us

[Interlude]
Man, I gotta get my soul right
I gotta get these devils out my life
These cowards gonna make a nigga ride
They won't be happy 'til somebody die
Oh man, I gotta get my soul right
'Fore I'm locked up for my whole life
Every time it seems it's alright
Somebody want they soul to rise
I chase you off of this Earth
(Let me get serious for y'all, one second)

[Verse 3]
I got dreams, of holding a nine milla, to Bob's killer
Asking him why as my eyes fill up
These days I can't wake up with a dry pillow
Gone but not forgotten, homes I still feel ya
So, curse the day that birthed the bastard
Who caused your church mass, reverse the crash
Reverse the blast and reverse the car
Reverse the day and there you are, Bobalob
Lord forgive him, we all have sinned
But Bob's a good dude, please let him in
And if you feel in my heart that I long for revenge
Please blame it on the son of the morning, thanks again
 
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Please I leave you in somebody's cathedral for stunting like Evel Knievel
I let you see where that bright light lead you
 

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I got dreams, of holding a nine milla, to Bob's killer
Asking him why as my eyes fill up
These days I can't wake up with a dry pillow
Gone but not forgotten, homes I still feel ya
So, curse the day that birthed the bastard
Who caused your church mass, reverse the crash
Reverse the blast and reverse the car
Reverse the day and there you are, Bobalob
Lord forgive him, we all have sinned
But Bob's a good dude, please let him in
And if you feel in my heart that I long for revenge
Please blame it on the son of the morning, thanks again
 

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Lord forgive him, he got them dark forces in him
But he also got a righteous cause for sinning
Them-a-murder me, so I gotta murder them first
Emergency, doctors performing procedures
Jesus, I ain't trying to be facetious, but
"Vengeance is mine" sayeth the Lord, you said it better than all
Leave niggas on death's door, breathing on
Respirators for killing my best boy, haters
On permanent hiatus as I skate
In the Maybach Benz


:dance:
 

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Lord forgive him, he got them dark forces in him
But he also got a righteous cause for sinning
Them-a-murder me, so I gotta murder them first
Emergency, doctors performing procedures
Jesus, I ain't trying to be facetious, but
"Vengeance is mine" sayeth the Lord, you said it better than all
Leave niggas on death's door, breathing on
Respirators for killing my best boy, haters
On permanent hiatus as I skate
In the Maybach Benz


:dance:

:cool:

I challenge anyone to tell me who other then Jay can sell records and still drop verses like this consistently throughout their career...
 

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I think I heard Kanye spit on this prior to Hov using it. It was on a mixtape somewhere. Anyway, he killed it if memory serves correct
 

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Jay-Z 'Decoded' Songs Like 'Lucifer' To Give Rap 'Context'
MC's new book explains that Black Album song was about Biggie's murder.

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For Jay-Z, the quick-witted lyricist turned author, emotion is at the heart of many of his rhymes. Such was the case behind "Lucifer," a rumbling Kanye West-produced number from 2003's The Black Album that found Jay-Z spitting a warning with quite a bite.

"Lord forgive him/ He got them dark forces in him," Jay raps on the track. "But he also got a righteous cause for sinning/ Them a murder me so I got to murder them."

In the pages of "Decoded," his new book in stores Tuesday (November 16), the Brooklyn MC reveals that the song was about the desire for revenge against the Notorious B.I.G.'s killers. And before his event at the New York Public Library on Monday night, he talked to MTV News about why he felt songs like this needed to be explained years later.

"I wanted people to have the proper context of rap, the generation, what we went through, these emotions behind these songs," Jay-Z told MTV News. "A song like 'Lucifer,' it's really about the struggle and really about dealing with death and having that feeling. The evil is inside of you, not this mythical character with pitchforks and things like that. Dealing with a feeling of wanting revenge."

But like Russell Simmons before him, Jay-Z argues that rap is a form of poetry influenced by the MCs' experiences and the bigger events around them — some of which may be violent.

"You hear a song like 'F--- Tha Police' without context, and you think it's just four angry guys being disobedient," he explained. "Then you see the Rodney King beating, and you put those two in perspective and realize these are the things that were happening in the neighborhood and this comes out of anger. This comes out of love, this comes out of passion. These are real emotions. Now when you give it context, it's for the world to decide if it's right or wrong, or should have been made. But at least have the proper context.
 

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ONE OF MY ALL TIME FAV JAY & YE TRAX ! MIGHT EVEN SAY 1 OF MY TOP 10 HIPHOP TRAX OF ALL TIME!:yes::yes: I NEVER SAW THAT SHIT COMIN , I GREW UP ON REGGAE SO WHEN I HEAR DAT MAX ROMEO LIFT , I WAS IN AWE! !:eek::eek::eek: DATS WHEN I REALLY WAS A BELIEVER IN KANYE!:yes:
 

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Mad props to Playa and all who add to these threads. I wish this could be published on a larger scale cause its so many jewels being dropped its ridiculous. Young cats need to see how these songs are larger than just 16 and and beat. And the added "Decoded" footage made this an extra special joint. Bravo sirs, Bravo!
 

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There's always been a rumor that Lupe wrote this track for Jay, as he was hanging around the Roc camp during this period in time.
 

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Lucifer - Father of Lies or Bringer of Light?



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fy1T9MC7ZD4

00:00 Intro
00:23 Who is Lucifer?
02:51 Latin word "Lucifer" in a Hebrew Scripture?
05:02 Lucifer Mistakenly Identified With Satan
07:35 Is Satan a Light Bringer Regardless?
10:52 Is Luciferianism a Branch of Satanism?
12:00 Basics of Gnosticism
19:47 Transmuting Christian Indoctrination with Gnosis
21:25 Using Gnostic Mythology as a Symbolic Language
22:38 Light Bearer Archetype: Prometheus
27:25 Comparison Between Genesis and Prometheus Myths
28:55 Light Bearer Archetype: Enki/Ea

http://www.squidoo.com/luciferian Jeremy Crow gives a lecture on Lucifer on August 26th, 2012 in Toronto at the World's Biggest Bookstore.

"Luciferianism: What is it? Is it the same as Satanism? What are its gnostic roots? What role does Lucifer play in it? And what implications does it have for philosophy & Magick? Jeremy will clear away the clouds that commonly shroud this often misunderstood philosophy."

Lecture organized by Darren White under the auspices of the Toronto Thelema Group. Please see the TTG YouTube Channel for the rest of this lecture: http://www.youtube.com/torontothelema

Subscribe To My YouTube Channel: http://bit.ly/Vxj82K
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Join the Luciferian Research Society: http://LuciferianResearch.org
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peace

cam did say BIG's killer in the interview but mention Bob in the song so was he also/originally referring to BobALob's from the EBC Rucker/Bigg's/Hoffa's brother who got killed during the time he put that out? He shouted him out in another song back then & this is the 1st time hearing it being about unresolved Biggie's killers issues.

Sent from my fingers
 

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"You did it again" PlayaHatian! :cool:

JG

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Beat and the sample was dope.
Jayz brought the emotions
I can't say I fully understand the message behinde the track.
But musically I enjoy it alot
 
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