Kanye West "Graduation" Lyrics

Kanye West Big Brother Lyrics

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(Chorus)
My big brother was BIG's brother
Used to be Dame and BIG's brother
Who was Hip Hop brother, who was No I.D friend
No I.D my mentor, now let the story begin

It’s the hard knock life tour, sell out
Picture us in the mall coppin’ iceberg and yell out jigga (jigga)
Yeah that’s what we’ll yell out (yell out)
You know the name do, I gotta spell out, or tell bout?
J.A.Y, and Ye’ so shy, now he won’t even step to his idol to say hi
Standing there like a mime and let the chance pass by
Back of my mind, "he could change your life"
With all these beats I did, at least let him hear
At least you can brag to your friends back at the gig
But he got me out my mama crib
Then he helped me get my mama a crib

(Chorus)
My big brother was BIG's brother
Used to be Dame and BIG's brother
Who was Hip Hop brother, who was No I.D friend
No I.D my mentor, now let the story begin (begin)

Let the story begin (let the story begin)
If you feel the way I feel, why don’t you wave your hands?

Fresh off the plane, I’m off to Baseline
Nothin’ handed out, I’m bout to take mine
Round the same time of that Blueprint One
And these beats in my pocket was that blueprint for him
I played my little songs in that old back room
He’d bop his head and say, “damn, oh thats you?”
But by the Black Album, I was blackin’ out
Partyin S.O.B’s and we had packed the crowd
Big brother got a show up in Madison Square
And I’m like, "Yeah yeah, we gon’ be there!"
But, not only did I not get a chance to spit it
Carlene told me I could buy two tickets
I guess big brother was thinkin’ a little different
And kept little brother at bay at a distance
But everything that I felt was more bogus
Only made me more focused, only wrote more potent
Only thing I wanna know, is why I get looked over
I guess I understand when I get more older
Big brother saw me at the bottom of the totem
Now I’m on the top and everybody on the scrotum

(Chorus)
My big brother was BIG's brother
Used to be Dame and BIG's brother
Who was Hip Hop brother, who was No I.D friend
No I.D my mentor, now let the story begin (begin)

Let the story begin.
If you feel the way I feel, why won’t you wave your hands?

Have you ever walked in the shadow of a giant?
Not only a client, but the presi-dito
Hola’ Hovito’, the game gettin’ foul, so here’s a free throw
I was always on the other side of the peephole
Then I dropped Jesus Walks, now I’m on a steeple
And we know, New Jack City gotta keep my brother
But to be number one, I’ma beat my brother
On that diamonds remix, I swore I’d spazzed
Then my big brother came through and kicked my ass!
Sibling rivalry, only I could see, it was the pride in me, that was drivin’ me
At the Grammies I said, “I inspired me”
But my big brother who I always tried to be
When I kicked the flow, it was like pick and roll
Cause even if he gave me the rock, it’s give and go
I guess Beens' style was more of a slam dunk,
And my shit was more like a finger roll, but I had them singles though
And them hoes at the show gonna’ mingle yo, (laughs), ya’ll know!
I told Jay I did a song with Coldplay
Next thing I know, he got a song with Coldplay
Back of my mind, I’m like "damn,no way"
Translate espanol, “No way Jose!”
Then I went and told Jay Brown
Should have known that was gonna come back around
Should have talked to you like a man, should have told you first
But I told somebody else and that’s what made shit worse

My big brother, was BIG’s brother
So here’s a few words from your kid brother
If you admire somebody, you should go ahead and tell ‘em
People never get the flowers, while they can still smell ‘em

A idol in my eyes, God of the game, heart of the city, Roc-a-fella Chain
Never be the same, never be another number one Young Hov, also my big brother

(Chorus)
My big brother was BIG's brother
Used to be Dame and BIG's brother
Who was Hip Hop brother, who was No I.D friend
No I.D my mentor, and that's where the story ends...