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Teyana Taylor: "Gonna Love Me"/"Rose in Harlem" Medley

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    Performing "Gonna Love Me"
    and "A Rose in Harlem"
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    from her album "K.T.S.E.,"
    please welcome Teyana Taylor!
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    And, oh,
    you're gonna love me
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    You're gonna wanna hug me
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    And squeeze me
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    Sometimes, we say things that
    we really don't mean
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    We do things
    in between the lines
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    We should do more
    than stand out
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    I'm sorry if I made you feel
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    Less than who you are
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    A little insecure
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    Oh, you's a shining star
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    I wanna spend
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    My nights with you
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    My life with you
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    Oh, baby, babe
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    Please wait up for me
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    - Till whenever I get home
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    - I know that
    you're all alone
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    Thinking 'bout
    what you're gon' do
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    I hope that I see it through
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    Ooh, ooh
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    - And, oh,
    you're gonna love me
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    - You're gonna wanna
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    - Hug me
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    - And squeeze me, yeah
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    And, oh, oh, oh
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    You're gonna love me
    - And squeeze me
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    - And, oh,
    you're gonna love me
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    - You're gonna wanna hold me
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    And squeeze me
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    - A rose in Harlem
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    A rose in Harlem
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    A rose in Harlem
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    A rose in Harlem
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    - Been through
    more than a little bit
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    Been through
    more than a little bit
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    But I ain't callin'
    no names out
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    No, no free promotion
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    Naw, naw, I ain't late
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    I don't do due dates
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    No sneak diss, no sneak...
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    That's just how I was raised
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    Had to get it out the soil
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    I been down, I been loyal
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    But when
    you really hold it down
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    ...ain't even
    really down for ya
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    Oh, no, what a shame
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    10 years in the game
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    ...like, "You ain't hot, you
    ain't popped yet?"
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    What's up with you and Ye?"
    Be straight
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    - A rose in Harlem
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    - Grew out the concrete
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    - A rose in Harlem
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    - You know it ain't sweet
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    - A rose in Harlem
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    - Can't tell me
    any, any, any, anything
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    - It be the ones
    who say they ride for you
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    It be the ones,
    the ones you love, them, too
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    It be the ones
    who swear they real, not true
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    - It be them ones,
    it be them ones
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    Don't get caught up
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    - It be the ones,
    the ones you closest to
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    It be the ones,
    the ones you trust, them, too
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    It be the ones,
    the ones you look up to
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    It be the ones
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    Don't get caught up,
    young girl
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    - A rose in Harlem
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    - Grew out the concrete
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    - A rose in Harlem
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    - You know it ain't sweet
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    - A rose in Harlem
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    - Can't tell me
    any, any, any, anything
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    - Been through
    more than a little bit
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    Been through
    more than a little bit
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    But I ain't callin'
    no names out
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    No, no free promotion
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    If it ain't 'bout blessings,
    I can't even address it
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    I just bought my third house,
    no album out,
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    and I got 'em asking
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    - "What does she do?"
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    - I do everything
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    Put that on my wedding ring
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    Put that on my baby name
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    - All these fake smiles
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    - These chicks must just
    came from a dentist
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    I can tell it ain't genuine
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    I get so offended
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    - A rose in Harlem
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    - Grew out the concrete
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    - A rose in Harlem
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    - You know it ain't sweet
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    - A rose in Harlem
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    - Can't tell me
    any, any, any, anything
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    - Ones
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    It be the ones
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    It be the ones, yeah
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    It be the ones
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    Oh, no
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    It be the ones
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    Don't get caught up,
    young girl
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    [ Cheers and applause ]
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    -Come on! Fantastic!
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    Fantastic!
    -Thank you!
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    -Gosh! That's how you
    do it right there.
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    Teyana Taylor!
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    "K.T.S.E." is out now.
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Teyana Taylor: "Gonna Love Me"/"Rose in Harlem" Medley
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Musical guest Teyana Taylor performs a medley of "Gonna Love Me" and "Rose in Harlem" for the Tonight Show audience.

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Video Language:
English
Duration:
04:43

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