forever

2008年早期，該首歌由Boi-1da製作，最初本來是給嘻哈歌手卡第納爾·歐非塞爾的《Bring It Back》用的，但最後他還是沒有採用。之後只首歌又被賣給德雷克。2008年年末，德雷克和李爾·韋恩以及Nut da Kidd合作發行了《I Want This Forever》（《Forever》前身）。卡第納爾在採訪中表示，為了他專輯《Not 4 Sale》的發行，他“泄露”了這首歌的。

2009年8月，四位說唱歌手德雷克、坎耶·維斯特、李爾·韋恩和埃米納姆合作錄製了該首歌曲。歌的標題來自副歌的"Iwant this shit forever mine”。

(Chorus)

It may not mean nothing to yall,

understand nothing was done for me,

so i dont plan on stopping at all,

I want this sh-t forever

man, ever man, ever man,

Im shutting sh-t down at the mall,

and telling every girl

she the one for me,

and i aint even planning to call,

i want this sh-t forever

man, ever man, ever man,

(Drake)

Last name ever,

first name greatest,

like a sprained ankle

boy aint nothing to play with,

it started off local

but thanks to all the haters,

i know G4 pilots on a

first name basis,

and your city faded off

to brown, Nino,

she insists she got more

class, we know!

swimming in the money

come and find me, nemo,

if i was at the club

you know I ball, Kimo,

drop the mixtape that

sh-t sounded like an album

whod have thought a country

wide tour would be the outcome

labels want my name but

sign the x like Malcom

everybody got a deal,

I did it without one,

yeah n-gga im about my business,

killing all these rappers

you would swear I had a hit list,

everybody who guided

me is asking for forgiveness,

if you aint been a part

of it at least you got to witness,

b-tches,

(Chorus)

It may not mean nothing to yall,

understand nothing was done for me,

so i dont plan on stopping at all,

I want this sh-t forever

man, ever man, ever man,

Im shutting sh-t down at the mall,

and telling every girl

she the one for me,

and i aint even planning to call,

i want this sh-t forever

man, ever man, ever man,

(Kanye West)

I used to have hood dreams,

big fame, big chains,

i stuck my d-ck inside

this life until that b-tch came,

I went hard all fall

like the ? teams,

just so I can make it

rain all spring,

yall seen my story my glory,

i had raped the game young,

you can call it statutory,

when a n-gga blow up

they can build statures of me

old money Benjamin Button,

whaat, nuttin,

now superbad chicks giving

me macLovin,

you would think I ran

the world like Michelles husband,

you would think these

n-ggas would know me when they really doesnt

like they was down with

the old me no you f-cking wasn’t,

youre such a f-cking loser,

he didnt even go to class mueller,

trade the Grammy plaques

just to have my granny back,

remember she had that

bad hip like a fanny pack,

chasing that stardom

would turn you into a maniac,

all the way in Hollywood

and I cant even act,

they pull their cameras

out and God damn they snap,

I used to want this thing

forever you can have it back,

(Chorus)

It may not mean nothing to yall,

understand nothing was done for me,

so i dont plan on stopping at all,

I want this sh-t forever

man, ever man, ever man,

Im shutting sh-t down at the mall,

and telling every girl

she the one for me,

and i aint even planning to call,

i want this sh-t forever

man, ever man, ever man,

(Lil Wayne)

Ok, hello its da martian,

space jam Jordans,

I want this sh-t forever

wake and smell the Garden,

f-cker then the hardest

step up to the target,

if i had one guess than

I guess im just New Orleans,

and I will never stop

like im running from the cops,

hop up in my car and

told my chauffeur to the top,

life is like a f-cking

roller coaster then it drops,

but what should I scream

for this is my theme park,

my minds shine even when

my thoughts seem dark,

pistol on my side you

dont wanna hear that thing talk,

let the king talk check

the price and pay attention,

Lil Wayne thats what

they got to say or mention,

Im like Nirvada in the

middle of the summer,

im resting in the lead

I need a pillow and a cover,

shhh, my foots sleeping on the gas,

no brake pads no such

thing as last,

(Chorus)

It may not mean nothing to yall,

understand nothing was done for me,

so i dont plan on stopping at all,

I want this sh-t forever

man, ever man, ever man,

Im shutting sh-t down at the mall,

and telling every girl

she the one for me,

and i aint even planning to call,

i want this sh-t forever

man, ever man, ever man,

(Eminem)

There they go, back in stadiums,

its shadys b-tches flow,

nuts they go, macadamia

they go sablistic yo,

we can make them look like boso’s,

hes wondering if he should

spit this slow,

f-ck no go for broke,

his cup just wanna throw

over, oh no,

he aint had a buzz like

this since the last time he overdosed,

theyve been waiting patiently

for Pinnochio to poke his nose,

back into the game and they know,

rap will never be the

same as before,

bashing in the brains

of these hoes,

and establishing a name as he goes,

the passion of the flame

is ignited,

you cant put it out once

we light it,

this is sh-t exactly

what the f-ck im talking about when we write it,

you dealing with a mutual villain,

so stay inside of the

boots you spillin

so spit true feelings,

til true feelings come flying up out of our mouths

never mind it,

payback muthaf-cker for

the way you hows it taste,

when I slap the taste

out your mouth with the bass so loud that it shakes the place,

im hannibal lecters son

just in case your thinking of saving face,

you aint gonna have no

face to save by the time Im through with this place,

so drake

(Chorus)

It may not mean nothing to yall,

understand nothing was done for me,

so i dont plan on stopping at all,

I want this sh-t forever

man, ever man, ever man,

Im shutting sh-t down at the mall,

and telling every girl

she the one for me,

and i aint even planning to call,

i want this sh-t forever

man, ever man, ever man.

對你們來說也許不算什麼

但請理解一切對我來說都還太早

所以我絕不打算就此停止

我想要得到它 直到永遠 永遠 永遠

我讓商場都關門大吉

告訴每個女孩她是我的唯一

我也不打算給她打電話

我想要得到它 直到永遠 永遠 永遠

我姓永遠名叫最偉大

就像扭傷的腳踝 小子沒什麼好玩的

一開始我知道在家鄉有名但拜黑特所賜

我認識了一群私人飛機飛行員的名字

在城市裡瘋狂的酗酒 就像Nino

她堅稱自己很有格調 我們知道

在鈔票的海洋中暢遊 來找我的小丑魚nemo

如果我在夜店裡 你知道我正在爽（光頭）像化療病人

我的樣帶聽起來像一張專輯

誰能想到後來會發展成全國巡演

唱片公司要我把名字簽在X旁邊 就像麥爾坎

每個人都要簽協議 我卻不用

沒錯小子 我在說我的事業

用一對勁歌把一堆饒舌歌手幹掉

所有懷疑我實力的人都要乞求我的寬恕

如果你沒有參與進來的話至少要做個見證人

雜種

對你們來說也許不算什麼

但請理解一切對我來說都還太早

所以我絕不打算就此停止

我想要得到它 直到永遠 永遠 永遠

我讓商場都關門大吉告訴

每個女孩她是我的唯一

我也不打算給她打電話

我想要得到它 直到永遠 永遠 永遠

永遠 永遠

west先生已經現身

我會把它們都幹掉 毫無疑問

我曾有過街頭夢想 巨大的名譽 巨大的財富

我把dick插在這樣的生活里 直到時機出現

整個秋天我都在瘋狂追求她就像籃球隊在練習

這樣到了春天我才能花錢如流水

你們都知道我的故事 我的榮耀

我很小就強暴了這行 你可以說這是法律規定

當我功成名就 他們還能為我建造雕像

像本傑明*巴頓一樣越活越年輕 啥？沒什麼

現在壞女孩都在向我表達愛意

你會以為我像米歇爾*奧巴馬的老公一樣統治了世界

你會以為有很多傢伙認識我 其實他們都在假裝

好像他們都熟識以前的我 不 你TM才不是

你是個白痴豬頭

你連課也不用上 《翹課天才》

把格萊美獎牌賣掉只為了讓奶奶回來

還記得嗎 她腰不好就像背了個腰包

追逐名利會把你變成瘋子

我連表演都不會就一路到了好萊塢

他們紛紛掏出照相機 該死的還按下了快門

我以前一直追求 現在終於得償所願

對你們來說也許不算什麼

但請理解一切對我來說都還太早

所以我絕不打算就此停止

我想要得到它 直到永遠 永遠 永遠

我讓商場都關門大吉告訴每個女孩

她是我的唯一

我也不打算給她打電話

我想要得到它 直到永遠 永遠 永遠

你好 我是火星人 邁克爾喬丹 《太空大灌籃》

我永遠都在追求它 醒來聞到花園的芳香

空氣比農場還要清新 離目標又更進一步

如果給我一次機會 我想成為新奧爾良人

我永遠不會停止 就像條子在後面追我

跳上我的車子 讓司機把馬力開到最大

生活就像過山車 有時也會倒塌

但幹嗎要驚聲尖叫 這裡是我的主題樂園

我思想黑暗 但心中依然光明燦爛

手槍在我這兒 你肯定不想聽它開口說話

只有王者才能夠說話 你們留意一下那個人是誰

他們只會說那就是小韋恩

我就像是盛夏中的內華達州

我可以放心睡大頭覺 我需要枕頭和床單

噓 我的雙腿 已經進入夢鄉不要踩剎車 什麼都不要做

對你們來說也許不算什麼

但請理解一切對我來說都還太早

所以我絕不打算就此停止

我想要得到它 直到永遠 永遠 永遠

我讓商場都關門大吉

告訴每個女孩她是我的唯一

我也不打算給她打電話

我想要得到它 直到永遠 永遠 永遠

他們來了 包圍運動場 痞子阿姆有高超的饒舌節奏

人群沸騰了 他們如此激動 大聲叫著woah

我們讓她們看上去很像低能的狗

他自己都覺得饒舌功力還不夠

他雖然鉚足了勁 但他的實力還不夠

自從上次嗑藥過量后 他還沒這樣出過丑

他們在耐心等待皮諾曹的鼻子變長 因為他吹牛

這首歌是一部六分鐘的“Forever”說唱史詩，是四位說唱界的WordSmith通過一個黑暗、靈魂的、輕微的悲傷的節奏的“接力棒”開的一場“會議”。這首歌的出現和艾米納姆的強勢復出撞在一起，太巧合了。這首歌充滿了現代氣息。其中還有節奏布魯斯和Auto-Tune的身影。

該首歌的MV是於2009年9月，在美國邁阿密市的楓丹白露酒店拍攝的，而艾米納姆的部分則是在底特律市拍攝的。導演是Hype Williams。2009年9月22日，BET電視台的音樂節目首播。

MV的開頭，勒布朗·詹姆斯出現，他坐在一個邁巴赫車上，用德瑞博士的筆記本玩撲克牌遊戲。之後，幾位說唱歌手一次出現演唱，中間還插入了《籃球小皇帝》的片段和詹姆斯圖片、比賽片段。