We were waiting on Hov to make a statement to the press about his ill-timed deal with Barney New York for their holiday collection, as the clothing outlet has fought allegations of racist practices in its stores. Didn’t have to wait very long as Mr. Carter released a statement via his Life and Times outlet. But that wasn’t all. He contacted us with an exclusive freestyle broaching the topics at hand. Full lyrics after the jump.
told y’all my presence IS charity
made a mill off barney’s
in like half a week
paparazzi cameras
can’t capture me
and i do this activist sh*t
casual-LEE
so all this chatter
i catch at my peak
won’t you please leave a message
after the beep
~chea~
i roll dat baby carriage with B
she my favorite marriage
only AFTER these STREETS
how i put them
alex wangs on her feet
keep watching my fangs, silly hater
i’ma BEAST
mang
where’s Bleek when i need ‘im?
cast me in a grave
for seekin’ my freedom
ask Bleek i don’t feed him
he the last link to my street
like Angie
Martinez
these racists don’t want me
in they board room
Powerpoints n’ charts
turn it in to a Bored Room
~chea~
lemme talk to-em
don’t they know i booked a G4
flight i gotta board soon?
the fact i’m here
is its own victory
so 4 u hate on Hov
young’un
know ya history
y’all missing the point
like my broken pen
Hov
wasn’t given a choice
so i’m focused man
in ’88 i was pitchin grams
u got 88 pictures
on Instagram
u don’t get the picture fam
lil gnats buzz in my ears
like Killa Cam
cake
cake-cake-cake-cake
how i ‘dress the haters
my plan is to vacate
beachfront land, my n*gga
i just make cake
u salty, i’m sweet
i swear
u can’t
make cake
so y would i placate?
u know u love me
so miss me
wit the fake hate
so f*ck it i’ma make cake
cake-cake-cake-cake
cake-cake-cake-cake
cake-cake-cake-cake
cake-cake-cake-cake…
…
so miss me with that fake hate? Oh, HOV, this is all real!
He’s really justifying? Go make cake.
If he’s not making money from all these, why lend his name? He could easily give money to charity!