Hip-Hop Quotable Wednesdays – Jay-Z “Soon You’ll Understand”

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2000, Al Kooper, Blue Lines, Hip-Hop Quotable Wednesdays, Jay-Z, Love Theme From "The Landlord, Regrets, Roc-La-Familia, Soon You'll Understand, The Dynasty

The classic sampling Al Kooper’s “Love Theme From “The Landlord” from Jay-Z’s 2000 Roc-La-Familia: The Dynasty. One of my favorite songs of all time, once I got into Hov, also another in his former line of “regret” songs. Unfortunately, the real video (it was bad) is hard to find. And it was one of my writing songs also.

[Jay-Z]
Mmm, you don’t understand now because you’re cryin, and you hurt
You’ll understand soon enough.. soon enough

[Singer overlaps Jay-Z]
Let him hold you, let him touch you
Soon you’ll understand

[Jay-Z]
You’re my best friend’s sister, grown woman and all
But you see how I am around girls; I ruin ’em all
Plus your mom call me son, around you since I was small
S–t I watched you mature – nah, this ain’t right
But still when your boyfriend ditched you, life’s a b—h you cried
Over my right shoulder I told you to wipe your eyes
Take your time when you likin a guy
Cause if he sense that your feelings too intense, it’s pimp or die
I bought you earrings on your birthday
Drove you to college your first day
It must be sad, though it hurts to say
We could never be a item, don’t even like him
You deserve better – this is ugly; Gina, please don’t love me
There’s better guys out there other than me
(You need a lawyer or a doctor or somebody like that you know)
Like a lawyer or a doctor with a Ph.D
Think of how upset your mother and brother would be
if they found that you was huggin me
My conscience is f—in with me

[Singer]
Let him hold you, let him touch you
Soon you’ll understand