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Moment 4 Life (ALPHAQ Remix)

by Nicki Minaj feat. Drake

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(Intro) And now for a little bit of an encore (scratch) Ladies and Gentlemen I fly with the birds in the sky I am no longer tryin' to survive I believe that life is a prize But to live doesn't mean you're alive Don't worry about me and who I fire I get what I desire, it's my empire And yes I call the shots, I am the umpire I sprinkle holy water upon the vampire In this very moment I'm king In this very moment I slayed Goliath with a sling This very moment I bring Put it on everything, that I will retire with the ring And I will retire with the crown, yes No, I'm not lucky I'm blessed, yes Clap for the heavyweight champ, me But I couldn't do it all alone, we Young Money raised me, grew up out in Baisley Southside Jamaica, Queens and it's crazy 'Cause I'm still hood, Hollywood couldn't change me Shout out to my haters, sorry that you couldn't faze me Ain't being cocky, we just vindicated Best believe that when we done this moment will be syndicated I don't know, this night just remind me of Everything they deprived me of Put your drinks up It's a celebration every time we link up We done did everything they could think of Greatness is what we on the brink of I wish that I could have this moment 4 life 4 life, 4 life 'Cause in this moment, I just feel so alive Alive, alive I wish that I could have this moment 4 life 4 life, 4 life This is my moment, I just feel so alive Alive, alive What I tell 'em ho's bow, bow, bow to me, drop down to ya knees Young Money the Mafia that's word to Lil Caes I'm in the Dominican, Big Papi Ortiz Doin' target practice, all these bitches just aimin' to please Shout out to the CEO, five hundred degrees Shout out to the OVO, Red Wings and fatigues, oh Niggas wanna be friends, how coincidental This supposed to be y'all year, we ain't get the memo A young king, pay me in gold Forty got a bunch of weed he ain't even rolled These niggas be droppin' songs they ain't even cold Weezy on top and that nigga ain't even home, yet Yeah, be very afraid These other rappers gettin' bodied and carried away Fuck it, me and Nicki-Nick gettin' married today And now you bitches that be hatin' can catch a bouquet, ooh Yeah, you a star in my eyes You and all them white girls, "Party of Five" Are we drinkin' a lil' more I can hardly decide I can't believe we really made it, I'm partly surprised, I swear Damn, this one for the books, man I swear this shit is as fun as it looks, man I'm really tryin' to make it more than what it is 'Cause everybody dies but not everybody lives I wish that I could have this moment 4 life 4 life, 4 life 'Cause in this moment, I just feel so alive Alive, alive I wish that I could have this moment 4 life 4 life, 4 life This is my moment, I just feel so alive Alive, alive This is my moment, I waited all my life I can tell it's time Driftin' away, I'm one with the sunset I have become alive I wish that I could have this moment 4 life 4 life, 4 life 'Cause in this moment, I just feel so alive Alive, alive I wish that I could have this moment 4 life 4 life, 4 life This is my moment, I just feel so alive Alive, alive 4 life

about

Before Hip Hop, before House, before Disco, before Funk, before Rock 'N Roll...there was Jazz. Undoubtedly, jazz music has been a significant influence in creating some of music history's most memorable songs in any genre you can fathom; and it also created some of the most sought after samples and drum solos for producers and break connoisseurs.

It's no secret that hip hop music reintroduced forgotten passages from many musical facets through the sampling, looping, and the rearrangement of its instrumental ancestors. However, there never has been a more compelling sound than the fusion of jazz music with analog sampled drums which defines the music revolution known as the "Golden Age" of Hip Hop.

Although never left behind, this remix seeks to reestablish the traditional craftsmanship of beat making of the late 80's and early 90's in this reinterpretation of Nicki Minaj's "Moment 4 Life".

Because Nicki is a native from Queens, New York, I found it appropriate to include samples of Big Daddy Kane and Biz Markie to pay homage to the Juice Crew from the very same borough.

As a producer who idolizes the greats such as Duke Ellington and Burt Baccarat who orchestrated large jazz bands in their careers, I proudly present my dream "band": The AlphaQ Jazz Symphony.

The artwork for this remix was inspired by the quintessential Blue Note vinyl record covers of the 1960's. Sit back and enjoy the ride...

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released November 19, 2013

Produced & Mixed by J. "ALPHAQ" Martinez
Album Artwork: J. "ALPHAQ" Martinez

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