- published: 24 Nov 2009
- views: 27724458
Ester Renay Dean (born April 15, 1986) is an American singer and songwriter, and record producer signed to Roc Nation. She is most notable for her dual appearance on Rio: Music From The Motion Picture (2011) and her 2009 US hit single "Drop It Low", which featured singer Chris Brown.
Dean has also written songs with many artists including Christina Aguilera, Katy Perry, Beyoncé, Mary J. Blige, Nicki Minaj, Kelly Clarkson, Ciara, Nicole Scherzinger, Usher, Kelly Rowland, Girlicious, Rihanna, R. Kelly, Britney Spears, Soulja Boy Tell 'Em, Pia Toscano, Tinie Tempah, Lil Wayne, Machine Gun Kelly and recently Shakira.
In 2012 Dean also lent her voice to Ice Age as one of the characters, as well to the film Pitch Perfect and the soundtrack.
Ester Dean was born in Muskogee, Oklahoma in 1986, but lived in Tulsa, Oklahoma, then in her late teens, she moved to Omaha, Nebraska. After graduating from Omaha North High School, she moved to Atlanta, Georgia, until relocating to Los Angeles, California. In an interview Dean spoke on her family life,
[Hook: Ester Dean]
You wanna—
Gimme money, gi-gimme money. Gimme money
I'd rather have your time, time
I'd rather spend your time, time
You can't—
Gimme money, gi-gimme money. Gimme money
I'd rather have your time, time
'Cause I got mine
[Verse 1: Ester Dean]
Sit down, let me buy you a drink, boy (Na na na)
You've never seen a chick like me, boy (Na na na)
Your money ain't a thing I need, boy (Na na na)
I bought the new crib, keep the rent, boy (Na na na)
[Pre-hook: Ester Dean]
I can have what I want, I can buy what I want
All I need is your attention
I can have anything that I want
But I just want you!
[Hook: Ester Dean]
[Verse 2: Ester Dean]
Your money can't buy everything, boy (Na na na)
I need your lobe more than a ring, boy (Na na na)
Yeah, I like nice things, that's the icing (Na na na)
But you gotta give me more and make me your girl (Na na na)
[Pre-hook: Ester Dean]
[Hook: Ester Dean]
[Verse 3: Nicki Minaj]
Ayo Ester, never been a guesser
But I bet my bottom dollar, bitches under pressure
Moved out to LA, now it's like I sell yay
Money so offensive, niggas call me Elway
If I needed money, I would be up in the bank
The crib got exotic fishes in the tank
The 24 gold karat, dishes in the sank
Them bum bitches just be taking pictures when they plank
You wanna gimme money, gimme money, gimme money uhh
I'm up in Hong Kong rocking Shojono Tomo
Lobster, sushi rolls with a side of soy sauce
Chopsticks, you know we don't give a fork
[Outro: Ester Dean]