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Run this town - Jay Z, Rihanna, Kayne West.

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__ LYRICS: __ Rihanna Feel it coming in the air Hear the screams from everywhere I’m addicted to the the thrill (I’m Ready) It’s a dangerous love affair (C’mon) Can’t be scaring nickels down Got a problem, tell me now Only thing that’s on my mind Is who gon’ run this town tonight Is who gon’ run this town tonight We gon’ run this town Jay-Z We are, yeah, I said it, we are This is Roc Nation, pledge your allegiance Get y’all fatigues on, all black everything Black cards, black cars, all black everything And our girls are blackbirds, riding with they Dillingers I get more in-depth if you boys really real enough This is La Familia, I’ll explain later But for now, let me get back to this paper I’m a couple bands down and I’m tryna get back I gave Doug a grip, I lost a flip for five stacks Yeah, I’m talking five comma six zeroes dot zero ? Back to running circles ’round niggas, now we squared up Hold up  Rihanna Life’s a game but it’s not fair I break the rules so I don’t care So I keep doing my own thing Walking tall against the rain Victory’s within the mile Almost there, don’t give up now Only thing that’s on my mind Is who gon’ run this town tonight Heeeeeeeeey heeeeeeay Heeeeeeeeey heeeeeeay Who gon’ run this town tonight? Jay-Z We are, yeah, I said it, we are You can call me Caesar, in a dark Caesar Please follow the leader, so Eric B we are Microphone fiend, it’s the return of the God, peace God And ain’t nobody fresher I’m in Maison, uh, Martin Margiela On the table, screaming fuck the other side, they jealous We got a bankhead full of broads, they got a table full of fellas And they ain’t spendin’ no cake They should throw they hand in, ’cause they ain’t got no spades My whole team got dough So my bankhead is lookin’ like Millionaires’ Row Rihanna Life’s a game but it’s not fair I break the rules so I don’t care So I keep doing my own thing Walking tall against the rain Victory’s within the mile Almost there, don’t give up now Only thing that’s on my mind Is who gon’ run this town tonight Heeeeeeeeey heeeeeeay Heeeeeeeeey heeeeeeay Who gon’ run this town tonight? Kanye West It’s crazy how you can go from being Joe Blow To everybody on your dick, no homo I bought my whole family whips, no Volvos Next time I’m in church, please no photos Police escorts, everybody passports This the life that everybody ask for This a fast life, we are on a crash course What you think I rap for? To push a fuckin’ Rav 4? But I know that if I stay stunting All these girls only gon’ want one thing I could spend my whole life good will hunting Only good gon’ come is it’s good when I’m coming She got an ass that’ll swallow up her G-string And up top, uh, two bee stings And I’m beasting, off the re-sling And my nigga just made it out the precinct We give a damn about the drama that you do bring I’m just tryna change the color on your mood ring Reebok, baby, you need to try some new things Have you ever had shoes without shoestrings? What’s that, Ye? Baby, these heels Is that a May-what? Baby, these wheels You trippin’ when you ain’t sippin’, have a refill You feelin’ like you run it, huh? Now you know how we feel Jay-Z Wha’sup? Rihanna Heeeeeeeeey heeeeeeay Heeeeeeeeey heeeeeeay Jay-Z Wha’sup? Rihanna Heeeeeeeeey heeeeeeay Heeeeeeeeey heeeeeeay Who gon’ run this town tonight? Jay-Z Wha’sup?



**__ Summary: __**  · Introduction  · Why did I choose this song?  · Analysis  · Message  · Realise the activity __ Introduction: __

"Run This Town" is a 2009 song performed by American rapper Jay Z. The song features Rihanna and Kanye West. Jay-Z, Rihanna and West performed "Run This Town" on the series premiere of The Jay Leno Show on September 14, 2009. It is Jay-Z's first number one in the UK as lead artist. In January 2010, the song won a People's Choice Award for Favorite Music Collaboration.

__ Why did I choose this song: __

One of my favorite rappers is Jay Z and I like every single song he does. I thought that it was an interesting song because of its message that after I would explain. The first time I heard the song I really liked its rhyme and its chorus.

__ Analysis: __

I will analyze the most I important stanzas in the song.

In the first stanza, Rihanna’s lyrics are announcing an imminent change that might terrify or enrage some people (“//hear the screams from everywhere//“). The torches hint to a new spiritual and philosophical era where Lucifer is king. She is “//addicted to the thrill//” of being on the dark side and she knows that dealing with it is a “//dangerous love affair//“. But regardless of all of this, it all comes down to control, hence “//Only thing that’s on my mind is who gon run this town tonight//“.

In the second stanza, Jay-Z is asking you to “Pledge your allegiance” to the new ruler and to wear black everything to honor him. Jay’s lyrics contain hints to Freemasonry who are hidden in the double meaning of some lines. “//I gave Doug a grip//” means he gave Doug a stack of money but the double meaning to that line would refer to the Masons’ secret handshakes which are called “grips”. And who is Doug? Might be Doug Morris. The last line of his first verse is “//Back to running circles’ round niggas, now we squared up//“. Aside from its obvious meaning, it also refers to the important Masonic concept of “squaring the circle”, which is way too deep to explain here (“//I get more in-depth if you boys really real enough//“). In the second verse, Jay-Z says ”//It’s the return of thee god//“, which refers to the Luciferian belief of men being gods. This term is often used in NY slang and originates from the fact that many rappers were Five-Percenters, a philosophy based on the belief that all men are gods. Further in the song Jay-Z says: “//I’m in Maison, ugh, Martin Margiela//” which is a upper-end fashion store. English speaking people usually pronounce the french word ”maison” to sound like ”mayzaun”. Jay-Z however says it to sound like “mason” as in “Freemason”. There is an obvious double-meaning here meant to catch the ear of the listener. He basically says “I’m in Mason” to make people say “huh did he really say that?” as “I’m a Freemason” but he then continues by saying “//ugh, Martin Margiela//“. The little pause after he says those words accentuate the effect. Then Rihanna comes back with the chorus.

In the third stanza, she says that the game of life is corrupted but she still succeeds because she “breaks the rules”. In other words, she ignores the boundaries between good and evil to achieve her goals. This might remind you of the saying “Do What Thou Wilt” of the Ordo Templi Orientis described above. Those lines refer to her as a person and also to the Order as a whole, who is prepared to commit the most horrible acts to reach its goals. “//Victory’s within the mile//” means that the realization of the New World Order is at its final stages and that the Illuminati-sponsored revolution is about to happen.

So “Run This Town” contains obvious hints leading towards Luciferian philosophy and occult orders.

__ Message: __

So, the least we can say is that Jay-Z has “affinities” with occultism and secret societies. “Run This Town” only adds to the suspicions surrounding him due to the symbolism and philosophy displayed in the video. In light of those facts, some questions arise: has Jay-Z sided with the elite to succeed in the corporate world? Is he used to promote NWO agenda? Or is this an act to fuel rumors and to add a little “mystique” around his persona? Maybe it’s all of the above. Maybe he’s doing this to get people like me writing and to generate buzz around his latest album. If this article has promoted Jay-Z, so be it. At least people will know what the the hell they’re saluting when they’re throwing up that Roc sign.

__ Activity: __

Choose the correct option:(please circle)

** I’m addicted to the the ** thrill/bill **Got a problem, tell me** now/down ** Only thing that’s on my ** hand/mind
 * Rihanna **
 * Feel it coming in the ** pair/air
 * Hear the screams from** everywhere/everytime
 * It’s a dangerous love ** air/affair
 * Can’t be scaring nickels ** down/bownced
 * Is who gon’ run this town ** tonight/today
 * Is who gon’ run this town ** tonight/today
 * We gon’ run this ** hum/town

** Get y’all fatigues on, all black ** everything/everytime **Yeah, I’m talking five comma six zeroes dot** zero ? / fire ? ** Back to running circles ’round niggas, now we squared ** up/clack
 * Jay-Z **
 * We are, yeah, I said it, we ** are/here
 * This is Roc Nation, pledge your** allianz/ allegiance
 * Black cards, black cars, all black ** everytime/everytime
 * And our girls are blackbirds, riding with they ** Dillingers/readers
 * I get more in-depth if you boys really real ** cough/enough
 * This is La Familia, I’ll explain ** later/earlier
 * But for now, let me get back to this ** pear/paper
 * I’m a couple bands down and I’m tryna get ** back/sack
 * I gave Doug a grip, I lost a flip for five ** backs/stacks
 * Hold ** back/up