Date 2021-12-23
Category Foreign Music, Lyrics, Music Video, New Music
Throwback to the “Gold Digger” song by Kanye West and Jamie Foxx. The song was co-produced by Kanye West & Jon Brion. Watch the music video, listen, stream, buy, read the lyrics, mp3 download.
Kanye West Gold Digger
“Gold Digger” is a song by American rapper Kanye West, featuring singer Jamie Foxx, from the former’s second studio album, Late Registration (2005). The song includes additional vocals from Plain Pat and Don C. Produced by West and Jon Brion, its beat was crafted by the rapper in Atlanta. The song was originally set to be recorded for Shawnna’s debut studio album, Worth Tha Weight (2004), though was passed on to West. On July 5, 2005, it was released as the second single from Late Registration. The song set a record for the most digital downloads in a week, selling over 80,000. It includes a sample of Ray Charles’ “I Got a Woman”.
The song received widespread acclaim from music critics, who often praised the composition. Some complimented the lyrical content and Jamie Foxx’s feature, while a few critics highlighted the sample of “I Got a Woman”. “Gold Digger” was named to year-end lists for 2005 by multiple publications, including Eye Weekly and NME. Numerous outlets have placed it on retrospective lists, such as VH1 and Rolling Stone. At the 48th Annual Grammy Awards, the song won Best Rap Solo Performance and also received a nomination for Record of the Year.
“Gold Digger” topped the US Billboard Hot 100, ARIA Singles Chart, and NZ Singles Chart, becoming West’s first number-one single on all of these charts. The song reached the top 50 in nine other countries, such as Ireland and the United Kingdom. On Billboard’s 60th anniversary in 2018, it was ranked the 63rd biggest Hot 100 hit of all time. Having since been certified octuple platinum in the United States by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), the song places among the highest certified digital singles in the US. It has also been awarded quadruple and triple platinum certifications in Australia and the UK by the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) and British Phonographic Industry (BPI), respectively. West performed the song at the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival in both 2006 and 2011.
Kanye West – Gold Digger (ft. Jamie Foxx) (prod. Kanye West & Jon Brion)
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Lyrics
[Intro: Jamie Foxx and Kanye West]
She take my money when I’m in need
Yeah, she’s a triflin’ friend indeed
Oh, she’s a gold digger
Way over town that digs on me
(Uh)
[Chorus: Kanye West & (Jamie Foxx)]
(She give me money) Now, I ain’t sayin’ she a gold digger
(When I’m in need) But she ain’t messin’ with no broke niggas
(She give me money) Now, I ain’t sayin’ she a gold digger
(When I’m in need) But she ain’t messin’ with no broke niggas
[Refrain: Kanye West & (Jamie Foxx)]
(I gotta leave) Get down girl, go ‘head, get down
(I gotta leave) Get down girl, go ‘head, get down
(I gotta leave) Get down girl, go ‘head, get down
(I gotta leave) Get down girl, go ‘head
[Verse 1: Kanye West]
Cutie the bomb, met her at a beauty salon
With a baby Louis Vuitton under her underarm
She said: “I can tell you rock, I can tell by your charm
Far as girls, you got a flock
I can tell by your charm and your arm”
But I’m lookin’ for the one, have you seen her?
My psychic told me she’ll have a ass like Serena
Trina, Jennifer Lopez, four kids
And I gotta take all they bad asses to ShowBiz?
Okay, get your kids, but then they got their friends
I pulled up in the Benz, they all got up in
We all went to din’ and then I had to pay
If you fuckin’ with this girl, then you better be paid
You know why? It take too much to touch her
From what I heard she got a baby by Busta
My best friend said she used to fuck with Usher
I don’t care what none of y’all say, I still love her
[Chorus: Kanye West & (Jamie Foxx)]
(She give me money) Now, I ain’t sayin’ she a gold digger
(When I’m in need) But she ain’t messin’ with no broke niggas
(She give me money) Now, I ain’t sayin’ she a gold digger
(When I’m in need) But she ain’t messin’ with no broke niggas
[Refrain: Kanye West & (Jamie Foxx)]
(I gotta leave) Get down girl, go ‘head, get down
(I gotta leave) Get down girl, go ‘head, get down
(I gotta leave) Get down girl, go ‘head, get down
(I gotta leave) Get down girl, go ‘head
[Verse 2: Kanye West]
Eighteen years, eighteen years
She got one of your kids, got you for eighteen years
I know somebody payin’ child support for one of his kids
His baby mama car and crib is bigger than his
You will see him on TV any given Sunday
Win the Super Bowl and drive off in a Hyundai
She was supposed to buy your shorty Tyco with your money
She went to the doctor, got lipo with your money
She walkin’ around lookin’ like Michael with your money
Shoulda got that insured, Geico for your money
If you ain’t no punk
Holla, “We want prenup! We want prenup!” (Yeah!)
It’s somethin’ that you need to have
‘Cause when she leave yo’ ass, she gon’ leave with half
Eighteen years, eighteen years
And on the eighteenth birthday, he found out it wasn’t his?
[Chorus: Kanye West & (Jamie Foxx)]
(She give me money) Now, I ain’t sayin’ she a gold digger
(When I’m in need) But she ain’t messin’ with no broke niggas
(She give me money) Now, I ain’t sayin’ she a gold digger
(When I’m in need) But she ain’t messin’ with no broke niggas
[Refrain: Kanye West & (Jamie Foxx)]
(I gotta leave) Get down girl, go ‘head, get down
(I gotta leave) Get down girl, go ‘head, get down
(I gotta leave) Get down girl, go ‘head, get down
(I gotta leave) Get down girl, go ‘head
[Verse 3: Kanye West]
Now, I ain’t sayin’ you a gold digger, you got needs
You don’t want a dude to smoke, but he can’t buy weed
You go out to eat, he can’t pay, y’all can’t leave
There’s dishes in the back, he gotta roll up his sleeves
But while y’all washin’, watch him
He gon’ make it to a Benz out of that Datsun
He got that ambition, baby, look at his eyes
This week he moppin’ floors, next week it’s the fries
So stick by his side
I know there’s dudes ballin’, and yeah, that’s nice
And they gonna keep callin’ and tryin’, but you stay right, girl
And when he get on, he’ll leave yo’ ass for a white girl
[Refrain: Kanye West & (Jamie Foxx)]
(I gotta leave) Get down girl, go ‘head, get down
(I gotta leave) Get down girl, go ‘head, get down
(I gotta leave) Get down girl, go ‘head, get down
(I gotta leave) Get down girl, go ‘head
[Outro: Kanye West]
Let me hear that back
