[Intro: DJ Khaled]

They doubted me all my life

Now it's victory (DJ Khaled!)

[Chorus: John Legend]

Whatever it is, I'll pay the cost

I'm willing to risk it, I'll take the loss

I'll put it all on the line

In a hustler's state of mind

Yeah I'm gonna make history, ohhh

Just so we can claim victory (Victory)

Ohh, victory (Victory)

[Interlude: DJ Khaled]

Nasir!

[Verse: Nas]

Speedboats, three tokes and pass it

Grass lit, hitting slopes in Aspen

No coat, just an oath to stay thorough 'til we back to ashes

Driven in fly sedans to the MGM Grand

Picture lots of sand, two blondes, implants, Remy in hand

We trying to tan, deal my cards with an honest hand

A modest man, aware of any counterscam

Palm trees, magnum Don Ps, LV monograms

Hottest girls flew from Rio

Mojitos, mucho frio, my libido

Sex so strong, without the E though

Hollow threats, we don't see those

Higher death toll whenever we roll, that process is pivotal

My pitiful, poverty-struck criminals will get at you

Then we lounge in a Spanish-style house

'Til it all blows over, Dolce Gabbana out

Contemplating, there is no bond with Satan

Say a little prayer for me like Aretha Franklin

For my hustlers, here's some motivation

He who has begun is half done, why you waiting?

I'm too impatient to pray, too much patience for stress

It's too much paper to rest, fuck around, you face death

I know some niggas from Astoria

That'll cut your daughter up like I used to cut a quarter up

Making all the bucks, banana clips I bought in Georgia bucks

Kill all you fucks easy, I be on the golf cart sleepy

Y'all beneath me, y'all be at the pawn shop pawning watches

Obnoxious, can't stop us, we shottas

Say you killing Pablo? Impossible, nonsense

Preposterous, bizarre at best, unfulfilled promises

I feel intelligence is my wealth, however

How enormous is Nas' pockets is a pop quiz to gossipers

See me at the Oscars looking dreamy, hood opulent

Means esoteric, how I wore it, exoticness

Makes you curious to see how serious my closet is

Shareholders wanna invest in that Nas stock, it's just

We be on that real shit, luxury four-wheel shit

Niggas acting thirst on some just-got-a-deal shit

Ha, for that victory we will kill shit

Get out the way, playboy, this is real shit

Khaled

[Chorus: John Legend]

Whatever it is, I'll pay the cost

I'm willing to risk it, I'll take the loss

I'll put it all on the line

In a hustler's state of mind

Yeah I'm gonna make history, ohhh

Just so we can claim victory (Victory)

Ohh, victory (victory)

[Outro: John Legend]

Ohh, ohh

Just so we can claim victory

Ohh, victory, victory, yeah

Hoh, just so we can claim victory

Hey yeah yeah