Fast Life
Kool G Rap, Nas
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The time has come, we gotta expand, the whole operation Distribution, New York, Chicago, L.A. We gotta set our own market, and enforce it Champagne wishes and caviar dreams A team that's gettin' C.R.E.A.M With sales of fishscales from triple beams I gleam, livin' the live of Riley, packin' fifty cali's Rockin' lizard Bally's while we do a drug deal in a dark alley Up in casinos, just me and my dino primo Pushin' Bimm-o's, then parlay in Reno with two fly Latinos Nas, he runs the whole staff We count math from steam baths We've seen a half a milli dashin' out there on the Queens half Three major players gettin' papers by the layers And those that betray us on the block get rocked like Amadeus Fakers get used as shootin' targets soon as the dark hits Front on the drug market, bodies get rolled up in a carpet Those that cheat us try to beat us, we got hookers with heaters That'll stray pop and put more shells in your top than Adidas The leaders lookin' straight charmin' in our Giorgio Armani's You wanna harm me and Nas? You gots to come get through a whole army The cee-lo rollers, money folders, sippin' Bolla, holdin' mad payola Slangin' that coke without the Cola Me and black don't fake jax, but we might sling one It ain't no shame in our game, we do our thing, son Livin' the fast life with fast cars Everywhere we go, people know who we are A team from outta Queens with the American Dream So we're plottin' up a scheme to get the seven-figure cream Livin' the fast life with fast cars Everywhere we go, people know who we are A team from outta Queens with the American Dream So we're plottin' up a scheme to get the seven-figure cream Yo, I got guns from Italy, smoke trees considerably Mid-state and Green it seems is where all my niggas be The ghetto misery, shootouts and liquor stores A perpendicular angle of the clout war Police searchin' up my Lexo, but who's petro? My TEC blows straight off the roof and tests yo' respect, though But dough don't respect me, it got me handcuffed The rough life, I just be up nights, breathin' with scuffed Nike's Pour my beers for my peoples under the stairs These years, I got they names in my swears Poppin' Cristal like it's my first child, lickin' shots holiday style Rockin' Steele sweaters, Wallabee down Twenty-four carats, countin' cabbage like the Arabs The marriage of me and the mic is just like magic Elegant performance, bubble Lex full insurance Guzzlin' Guinness, shootin', catchin' cases concurrent It's Nas, seven hundred wives, King Solomon size We on the rise, me and G, ghetto wise guys The Luciano, Frankie Yale, Bugsy Seagal Green papers with eagles from a trade that's illegal Brother, you've got to make it happen Yeah, yeah, get this money, yeah Brother, you've got to make it happen When you're living in the fast life, hey, yeah, yeah Ayo, our lifestyle's exquisite, yayo like a blizzard Esquire attire standin' on ground with one pivot Two players rockin' silk blazers and diamonds like glaciers Lands with name brand seats, reclinin' like it's spacious Bodies on ice, livin' trife, rollin' fixed up dice Gamblin' Grants, handlin' stamps, moves are sheist My bankrolls got the cops comin' in plainclothes Tryna arraign our gang 'cause of our fame That's how the game goes (true) Right out the slammer with the fame and glamor Cookin' up grams with Arm & Hammer Supplyin' scramblers in Alabama Rub out faces and leave no traces My aces got mad body cases, preserve spaces at the horse races Servin' us Dom, Veuve Clicquot Dimes look magnifico, puttin' a cut inside perico Heat for foes, shoppin' sprees with my fleet for clothes In Caribbean suites deep, rippin' beats with flows Ayo, we went from standin' on blocks without some socks Sellin' rocks, to pickin' up stocks in boat docks with Glocks And got poppy seed fields with million dollar bills Packin' all the blue steel, we keeps it real inside the battlefield Yeah, so here's a toast to the funds and things Gun smokes in rings, graveyards is buried with kings Livin' the fast life with fast cars Everywhere we go, people know who we are A team from outta Queens with the American Dream So we're plottin' up a scheme to get the seven-figure cream Livin' the fast life with fast cars Everywhere we go, people know who we are A team from outta Queens with the American Dream So we're plottin' up a scheme to get the seven-figure cream Brother, I got to make it happen Yes, get this money, yo You know I got to make it happen Yes, get this money, yo Livin' in the fast life I'm livin' in the fast life Livin' in the fast life, oh yeah, ayy Livin' in the fast life Livin' in the fast life
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Written by: Anthony Best, Bernard Jackson, David Conley, David Townsend, Nasir Jones, Nathaniel Wilson
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, RESERVOIR MEDIA MANAGEMENT INC
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12 facts about this song
Genre Classification- "Fast Life" by Kool G Rap and Nas is classified under the hip-hop genre, which emphasizes rhythm and rhymes.
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Release Date- The song "Fast Life" was released as a single in 1995.
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Album- This track is included in Kool G Rap's fourth studio album titled "4,5,6" which marked his solo debut, after releasing three studio albums as a part of the duo Kool G Rap & DJ Polo.
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Lyrics- The lyrics of "Fast Life" revolve around the glamour, risks, and repercussions of swift and easy financial success, hence, the name "Fast Life".
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Producer- The song was produced by Buckwild, a well-known producer who is part of a production team named Diggin' in the Crates Crew.
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Collaboration- This song is a notable collaboration because it features Nas, one of the most influential rappers in the hip-hop world, known for his exceptional storytelling ability and lyricism.
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Remixes- Norfside Remix and the Draper's Drama mix are the two popular remix versions of "Fast Life".
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Chart Performance- The song peaked at number 3 on the Hot Rap Singles and number 37 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks.
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Samples- "Fast Life" samples two songs - "Funky President (People It's Bad)" by James Brown and "I Can't Believe You're Gone" by The Barrino Brothers.
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Music Video- A music video for "Fast Life" was also released, which mainly features Kool G Rap and Nas performing the song.
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Lyric Referencing- The line "son's knowin' one day I'd be the gun" from "Fast Life" was later referenced by Nas in his song "No Bad Energy" from the album "The Lost Tapes 2" (2019).
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Legacy- Despite being released over 25 years ago, "Fast Life" continues to be respected and celebrated within hip-hop circles for its exceptional lyricism and storytelling.
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