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I Run NY (feat. Billie Joe Armstrong) - The Lonely Island



     
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Ladies and Gentleman, the mayor of New York.Good morning.
It's been brought to my attention that many rap artists
claim that they run New York.
But this is not the case.
In fact, I wrote my own song about what it's really like.
Please excuse the profanity in advance.
Hit it.Lonely Island: I run New York!Billie Joe:New York, big city of dreams
and you know that I run this town
king of the streets, dressed in concrete
skyscrapers on my crown
So if you want this Big Apple
come try to take a bite!
Cause I run this motherfucking city
and I won't give it up without a fight!Lonely Island:Yo I run New York
It's a pain in the ass
The city's crowded as fuck
and it's covered in trash
and the sanitation chief just shoveled shit in my face

another transit strike? aw, fucking great!
I can't wait to have another meeting with the labor union
so that Mark can bend me over and then shove their fucking shoe in
but I do it so you can sip your pumpkin lattes
I literally run New York and it's exhausting!Billie Joe:
I run New York
it's a fucking headache
it really wears you down
in this lake of bureaucratic bullshit
it's a miracle I don't drown!Lonely Island:I don't literally run New York
I run the marathon
plus I organize it
so I double run the marathon
but no one seems to give a fuck that I'm a paragon
instead they photoshop me so it's looking like I wear a thong
so they laugh at it in my own office when I'm gone
went to the Nick's game and they booed me on the Jumbo Tron
excuse me for trying to help you
they won't be satisfied till I'm locked up in Belleview
I guess they don't tell you this job sucks dick!
I run New York and it feels like shit!Billie Joe:The chief of Police is a major bully
he laughs at my ideas
he made fun of my tie last week
and I had to fight back tears!Lonely Island:Now on the surface, it probably looks like I should quit
cause I spend every day getting punched in the dick
but at night I travel down into the subway
wearing chain mail, locked and loaded for gun play
and battle the gigantic fire breathing mutant rats
if I fucking quit, who the fuck would do that?
I'll give you a hint, the answer is no one
that's why I'm in the sewer dressed up like a show gun
cause I'm the equinox
I helped James Springs
releasing hounds reef in the blood of kings
and no one even knows, they just think I'm a dork
but I still kill those fucking dogs, cause I run New York!Billie Joe:I run New York
it's a shitty gig
no overtime in my pay
I asked the city for a fucking bonus
and they said no fucking way!
so rotten is this big apple
it's crawling with worms inside
but I run this motherfucking shit hole city and it makes me want to die!Lonely Island:I run New York!Mayor: Thank you.
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The Lonely Island is a comedy rap group consisting of filmmakers Akiva Schaffer, Jorma Taccone, and Andy Samberg (aka The Dudes). The group was originally formed in Berkeley, California - in 2001 - but they now reside in New York City. They write, produce, and are featured in the "SNL Digital Shorts" on Saturday Night Live (Samberg is a current cast member, Taccone and Schaffer are writers) most notably "Lazy Sunday," "Dick In A Box" featuring Justin Timberlake, "Jizz In My Pants, "I Just Had Sex" featuring Akon, and "I'm On A Boat" featuring T-Pain. In August 2007, "Hot Rod" was released, which was co-written by the Dudes (with Pam Brady) and directed by Akiva.
It co-starred Andy, Jorma and fellow SNL-ers Bill Hader and Chris Parnell, among others.

On February 10, 2009 the Lonely Island's debut record "Incredibad" was released. It includes most of the SNL Digital Shorts as well as new songs featuring E-40, Julian Casablancas, Beck, Jack Black, and Norah Jones.

On their YouTube channel, The Lonely Island announced an upcoming album on October 28, 2010, which would be released in the spring of 2011. On December 18, 2010, the SNL Digital Short was the official music video of "I Just Had Sex" (featuring Akon), the first single off the album.

On January 29, 2011, the group debuted "The Creep" featuring Nicki Minaj and a cameo by filmmaker John Waters, on SNL and YouTube. On March 15, 2011, Direct Current Music reported that the album would be named Turtleneck & Chain and would be released on May 10, 2011. On April 1, 2011, The Lonely Island appeared as guests on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon, where they premiered the lead track, "We're Back!", as well as the new album cover. On April 19, 2011, the group released "Motherlover" featuring Justin Timberlake as the fourth single from the album. This song was last featured on season 34 of SNL.

The group held a fundraiser to promote their new album on April 16, 2011. This event was at Amoeba Music in Berkeley, California. There were only 250 tickets available, and the only way to obtain a ticket was to preorder their album. They hosted a Q&Asession and an autograph session. Shortly after, "Motherlover" was released on iTunes. On May 7, they released a new track, "Jack Sparrow", featuring Michael Bolton. Turtleneck & Chain was both Emmy and Grammy nominated (for Best Comedy Album).

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