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Two Words by Kanye West

About Two Words

"Two Words" is a song by American rapper Kanye West, featuring Mos Def, Freeway, and The Boys Choir of Harlem. It appears on West’s debut studio album The College Dropout, which was released on February 10, 2004. The track stands out for its cinematic orchestration, socially conscious lyrics, and its showcase of lyrical dexterity from all three rappers. Produced by Kanye West and co-produced by DJ Vadim, the song blends classical music elements with hard-hitting hip-hop beats, offering a gritty yet poetic look at life in America. .

Two Words Lyrics

[00:14.06] We in the streets, playa, get your mail
[00:16.29] It's only two places you end up, either dead or in jail
[00:18.84] Still nowhere to go (nowhere to go)
[00:21.67] Still nowhere to go (nowhere to go)
[00:24.64] Now throw your hands up
[00:25.71] Hustlers, busters, boosters, hoes
[00:28.67] Everybody, fuck that
[00:30.04] Still nowhere to go (nowhere to go)
[00:33.10] Still nowhere to go (nowhere to go)
[00:35.26] (Listen)
[00:36.49] Two words, United States, no love, no breaks
[00:39.19] Low brow, high stakes, crack smoke, Black folks
[00:41.98] Big Macs, fat folks, ecstasy capsules
[00:44.77] Presidential scandals, everybody move
[00:47.44] Two words, Mos Def, K West, hot shit
[00:50.43] Calm down, get back, ghetto people got this
[00:53.17] Game 'pon lock shit, gun 'pon cock shit
[00:56.08] We won't stop shit, everybody move
[00:58.75] Two words, BK, NY, Bed-Stuy
[01:01.61] Two harsh, too hungry, too many, that's why
[01:04.55] These streets know game, can't ball, don't play
[01:07.46] Heavy traffic, one lane, everybody move
[01:09.91] Two words, Mos Def, Black Jack, hot shit
[01:13.00] Calm down, get back, ghetto people got this
[01:15.71] Game 'pon lock shit, gun 'pon cock shit
[01:18.74] We won't stop, everybody move
[01:21.05] Now throw your hands up (throw your hands up high)
[01:22.20] Hustlers, busters, boosters, hoes
[01:24.94] Everybody, fuck that
[01:26.79] Still nowhere to go (nowhere to go)
[01:29.52] Still nowhere to go (nowhere to go)
[01:32.39] And keep your hands up ('til they reach the sky)
[01:33.55] Hustlers, busters, boosters, hoes
[01:36.19] Everybody, fuck that
[01:37.79] Still nowhere to go (nowhere to go)
[01:40.72] Still nowhere to go (nowhere to go)
[01:43.67] Ayo, two words, Chi-Town, Southside, worldwide
[01:46.85] 'Cause I rep that 'til I fuckin' die
[01:49.73] One neck, two chains, one waist, two gats
[01:52.59] One wall, twenty plaques, dues paid, gimme that
[01:55.33] I am limelight, Blueprint, five Mics
[01:58.07] Go-Getters rhyme like, should've been signed twice
[02:01.27] Most imitated, GRAMMY nominated
[02:03.83] Hotel accommodated, cheerleader, prom-dated
[02:06.60] Barbershop player-hated, mom and pop bootlegged it
[02:09.47] Felt like it rained 'til the roof caved in
[02:11.98] Two words, Chi-Town, raised me, crazy
[02:14.88] So I live by two words, "Fuck you, pay me"
[02:18.43] Screaming, "Jesus, save me"
[02:20.73] You know how the game be, I can't let 'em change me
[02:23.75] 'Cause on Judgment Day, you gon' blame me
[02:27.47] Look, God, it's the same me
[02:28.85] And I basically know now, we get racially profiled (throw your hands up high)
[02:32.13] Cuffed up and hosed down, pimped up and ho'd down
[02:35.19] Plus, I got a whole city to hold down
[02:37.38] From the bottom, so the top's the only place to go now
[02:40.02] Now throw your hands up (throw your hands up high)
[02:40.96] Hustlers, busters, boosters, hoes
[02:43.87] Everybody, fuck that
[02:45.47] Still nowhere to go (nowhere to go)
[02:48.45] Still nowhere to go (nowhere to go)
[02:51.63] Two words, Freeway, two letters, A-R
[02:54.56] Turn y'all rap niggas into two words, fast runners
[02:57.68] Like Jackie Joyner, you better sleep with your burner
[03:00.31] The heat skeet, blow a reef through your car, my God
[03:03.66] Two words, no guns, break arms
[03:05.86] Break necks, break backs, Steven Seagal
[03:08.39] Free, young boss, freshman of the Roc
[03:11.21] With the beef in the pot, Jay sent for his dogs to brawl
[03:14.51] Forget your squad, better fend for yourself
[03:16.69] Have you screamin' out four words, "Send for the law," uh
[03:19.99] Two words, Freeway, slightly retarded
[03:23.08] Fuck around, throw a clip in your artist, leave with his broad
[03:25.57] Red, white blue, black (throw your hands up)
[03:28.28] Calm down, move back (throw your hands up)
[03:31.04] Motherfuckers askin', "Who is that?" (Throw your hands up)
[03:33.88] You know it's the almighty Black Jack (throw your hands up)
[03:36.67] Mos Def, K West (throw your hands up)
[03:39.47] Ghetto people, get this shit off your chest (throw your hands up)
[03:42.23] North to the south, to the east, to the west (throw your hands up)
[03:45.06] Black Jack Johnson, it's no contest (throw your hands up)
[03:49.86] And show it to 'em like

From the album: The College Dropout