We saw something that works and everybody jumps on that bandwagon. We stopped being creative and started being manufacturers.
Nelly quotes
- Quotes
- 7
- Lyrics
- 5
- Interviews
- 2
Seven lines, five lyrics and two interview quotes (AllHipHop (2010) and Complex (2010)). Money leads on 3 lines and success and fame follow on 2 each. The songs are Hot in Herre (two lines), Country Grammar (Hot Shit), Ride wit Me and Just A Dream. The lyric picks are about money as aspiration: asking to be let in alongside Bill Gates and Donald Trump, and flying first class next to Vanna White. The interview line is the sharpest turn, a note that when something works everybody jumps on the bandwagon and stops being creative.
That compared to Nelly numbers is considered not winning, but that's only considered not winning compared to Nelly numbers.
Let me in now, let me in now
Bill Gates, Donald Trump, let me in now
Checkin' your reflection and tellin' your best friend
Like, "Girl, I think my butt gettin' big!" (Oh)
Why you at the bar if you ain't poppin' the bottles? (C'mon)
What good is all the fame if you ain't fuckin' the models?
When I be ridin', man, I swear I see her face at every turn
Tryna get my Usher on but I can't let it burn
And can I make it? Damn right, I be on the next flight
Payin' cash, first class, sitting next to Vanna White (C'mon)