Hol' Up
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Hol' Up
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I wrote this record while thirty thousand feet in the air
Stewardess complimenting me on my nappy hair
If I can fuck her in front of all of these passengers
They'll probably think I'm a terrorist, eat my asparagus
Then I'm asking her thoughts
Of a young nigga, fast money and freedom
A crash dummy for dollars, I know you dying to meet 'em
I'll prolly die in a minute, just bury me
With 20 bitches, 20 million, and a comptown fitted
Hold up (hold up)
Hold up (hold up)
Hold up (hold up)
Hold up (hold up)
Yeah, big shit popping, section.80
Back in this bitch in the back of that bitch
With my back against the wall
And your bitch on the edge of my dick, jump-off
I call a bitch a bitch, a ho a ho, a woman a woman
I never did nothing but break the ground on top of the asphalt
Tire mark gave you evidence that I'm easily peddling with the speed
Of a lightning bolt, as a kid I killed two adults, I'm too advanced
I lived my 20's at two years old, the wiser man
Truth be told, I'm like '87
Wicked as 80 reverends in a pool of fire with devils holding hands
From the distance, don't know which one is a christian... Damn
Who can I trust in 2012? There's no one not even myself
A gemini screaming for help, somebody
Yeah, big shit poppin', everybody watchin'
When you do it like this, nigga, losing ain't an option
Yeah, big shit popping
Hey, hey, kick her out the studio, ali
24/7 Nigga, working his ass for it, she popping that ass for it
The king of diamonds with diamonds I never do ask for
They checking my passport, I'm too accustomed with customs
She call in the task force, I killed it, somebody cuff 'em
They want me to fast-forward the game, and why you complain
When you niggas is past poor, you'll never hop in my lane
When you pushing a rav4, you wrecking my jaguar
You play like a bad sport, her feet on the dashboard
Yeah, big shit poppin', everybody watchin'
When you do it like this, nigga, losing ain't an option
I wrote this record while thirty thousand feet in the air
Stewardess complimenting me on my nappy hair
If I can fuck her in front of all of these passengers
They'll probably think I'm osama
The plane emergency landed: It was an honor, hold up
Genius annotation 4 contributors?
Nappy hair is not sought after, therefore if she compliments him, she is interested. Kendrick has said his hairstyle is called “the nappy lamar”
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Kendrick Lamar performs "Hol' Up", and this lyric page sits inside the Kendrick Lamar catalog on LyroVerse.
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Yes. The related section below points to LOVE. (feat. Zacari) and Die Hard (feat. Blxst & Amanda Reifer) with a short reason for opening each page next.
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