Good Friday

Template:Song"Good Friday" (originally titled "Ice Cube") is a song released by Kanye West as part of his GOOD Fridays series on September 10, 2010. It features vocals from Common, Kid Cudi, Pusha T, Big Sean, and Charlie Wilson.

Production

The song mainly samples Freddie Scott's 1968 song, "(You) Got What I Need".

Lyrics

Party people in the place to be

You are now in the midst of a real MC

Throw your hands in the air if you real as me

Oooooooooooh

Are you?

Ready to go?

I know the city gettin' ready for me

I know the city gettin' ready

Such an easy mornin', we on a ride

And I'm feelin' smooth as the way the Benz drive

Turn the radio down if they playin' that bullshit

They don't want black people to think at trial

He think he live

He think he live, he think he cold

He think I'm high, I'm in thinker mode

Eyes low'd, I let the skies hold the thoughts

The streets are like the high road that I go across

I mean, my whole team 'bout to smash the streets

The Phillip Lim remind them that it's Fashion Week

And the weather wasn't barely hot

Did I mention that the sweater was a Jeremy Scott?

Did I mention G.O.O.D. Music, yeah, forever we hot

Motherfucker, are you ready or not?

Are you?

Ready to go?

I know the city gettin' ready for me

I know the city gettin' ready

Are you?

Ready to go?

I know the city gettin' ready for me

I know the city gettin' ready

(This goes out to the hardcore hip-hop)

(Can't stop! Yooou can't stop!)

(This goes out to the allcore hip-hop)

(Can't stop! Yooou can't stop!)

As 'Ye flips the piano

The mood swings like the change of a channel

He's heating up like they wrapped him in flannel

Sellin' kilos through your iPod nano

Cocaine vandal, I induct scandal

Money drive you crazy, look at Marbury's handle

Vaseline face, reminiscent of my tires

Ice cream paint job, somethin' like Breyers

Euro tank top, Dior inspired

Sell it to you hard, no assembly required

(Eyuck!) I'm 2012 in 2010

Which makes this a time machine, not just any Benz

Floss for the members of the gang with 28

While haters wish death 'pon me, that's many men

Yeah, and if you slaim you on your paper route

Stop talkin', motherfucker, pull your paper out

Are you?

Ready to go?

I know the city gettin' ready for me

I know the city gettin' ready

Are you?

Ready to go?

I know the city gettin' ready for me

I know the city gettin' ready

Now tell me, do it feel good? Well, all right

Don't worry, we gon' be here all night

And you know a n***a rep that Westside (Westside!)

Westside, Westside!

So te-te-tell who the freshest of 'em all?

They claimin' that they fresh, they ain't fresher than my balls

A n***a seen the fresh like I'm headed to the fall

MC hunting season, putting heads up on the wall

I sneak peeked ahead while we headed to the loft

Man, I always thought with the head inside my drawers

I guess that's why in school, my grades went from As to Bs to Cs

All over double Ds, I be absent all week

This is for my n***as, all the ones I ride for

Man, that's the fam, we let 'em in through the side door

Hold on: That's the girl you gave a wedding ring?

Man, me and my n***as nutted on her everything

And let me hear you say ahhhh

Va-va-va-va-va-va

Va-va-va-va-va-va

Let me hear you say ahhhh

Va-va-va-va-va-va

Va-va-va-va-va-va

Ay, we promised

Now put your hands up to the sky

Until the day in that we die

And we'll be here all evenin'

G.O.O.D. Fridays, I hope you have a nice weekend

Are you?

Ready to go?

I know the city gettin' ready for me

I know the city gettin' ready

Are you?

Ready to go?

I know the city gettin' ready for me

I know the city gettin' ready

Are you?

Ready to go?

I know the city gettin' ready for me

I know the city gettin' ready

Are you?

Ready to go?

I know the city gettin' ready for me

I know the city gettin' ready

Are you?

Ready to go?

I know the city gettin' ready for me

I know the city gettin' ready

I know the city gettin' ready for me

I know the city gettin' ready

Credits

• Performed by Kanye West, Common, Kid Cudi, Pusha T, Big Sean, Charlie Wilson
• Written by Kid Cudi, Kanye West, Common, Pusha T, Big Sean, Charlie Wilson
• Produced by Kanye West