"The One" is a song by American rapper Lupe Fiasco. It was released as the tenth track from his mixtape Enemy of the State: A Love Story (2009). He freestyles over the beat "The One" by Slaughterhouse.
Cultural references[]
- Slaughterhouse was an American hip hop supergroup consisting of rappers Joe Budden, Joell Ortiz, Crooked I and Royce da 5'9".
- Muscle Milk is a protein shake designed for athletes after their workout.
- William "Billy" Blanks is an American fitness guru who invented the Tae Bo exercise program, which incorporates martial arts and boxing training.
- Theodore "Ted" DiBiase was a wrestler for the WWF who went by "The Million Dollar Man".
- Inglourious Basterds is a 2009 film that tells an alternate history story of two plots to assassinate Nazi Germany's leadership.
- "It's Hard out Here for a Pimp" is a song written by American hip hop group Three 6 Mafia, alongside Cedric Coleman, as the theme song to the American drama film Hustle & Flow. The song was performed in Hustle & Flow by Terrence Howard and Taraji P. Henson as their respective characters DJay and Shug.
- Nobu is a Japanese restaurant chain founded by Nobuyuki Matsuhisha in 1994.
- Pro Tools is music software developed and released by Avid Technology.
- Matchstick Men is a 2003 black comedy crime film that centers on conman Roy Waller, who plays the confidence game.
- Kanye West owns the label GOOD Music, which signed the two artists Common Sense and Consequence.
Lyrics[]
[Intro]
Aww
Shout-out to Slaughterhouse
Joe Budden
Royce, Crooked, Joell
Ugh
Yeah
[Verse]
The game was looking weak, the whole scene starved
So, I came through with some Muscle Milk and protein bars
Barbells and jump ropes, Bowflexes to body it
And a couple Billy Blanks Tae-Bo Karate kicks
If you ain't million-dollar-dreaming, then we opposites
In high school, I was voted "the most Ted DiBiase-est"
Also "the most slept-on," 'cause my Ted DiBiase-ness
An Inglourious Basterd, and you looking like a Nazi, bitch
They say, "It's hard out here for old boy"
Then, tell me where Taraji is
I am going so raw—watch me soy-sauce, wasabi this
Nobu a damn Pro-Tools, hot as H-E-double hockey-sticks
Make sure you give the chef your compliments
And thank him for his constantly great tasting accomplishments
Or smiley face emoticons if you want to remain anonymous
My retirement's on hold, I got the whole world on conference
Matchstick Man, I really have the confidence
That I'ma give them good music like Common Sense and Consequence
Content that's relative across the continent
New York, Houston, Chi-Town, Los Angeles
[Outro]
Enemy
Enemy of the State