“ Fuck a beat, I was tryna beat a case, but I ain't beat that case, bitch I did the race,” the teenage rapper says with childlike enthusiasm. Who could forget Tay-K and the 2017 summer release of “ The Race”? It's not every day a rapper who is placed on house arrest (and facing capital murder charges) removes their ankle monitor and, while running from the police, writes and records a song about it. Bobby Shmurda ruled the summer by Christmas, he was gone. Currently, Bobby, who was 20 at the time of his arrest, is serving the fourth year of what's expected to be a five-year sentence after accepting a seven-year plea deal on one count of third-degree conspiracy and one count of weapons possession. Shortly after Bobby became an internet and music industry sensation with a major record deal, he was arrested along with 14 others and charged with conspiracy to commit murder, reckless endangerment, and drug and gun possession charges. Who could forget Bobby Shmurda and the 2014 summer of “ Hot Nigga”? How many shoulders irresistibly shimmied to the infectious Jahlil Beats production? How many hats were thrown to the sky and defied gravity while Bobby boldly declared, “ Mitch caught a body about a week ago, week ago?” “Hot Nigga” is a perfect record and a flawless summer anthem that is certified platinum, but the fun didn't last.
“Why every summer we dance to murder confessions”Ī rap song should never be considered a murder confession, but there is some truth to Cutelala's statement. The video's first comment left by cutelala15 is telling of the listener's observation: The listener doesn't know what is real, only what they believe. Fact or fiction, however, is known only by the creator, not the consumer. It's an enthralling watch, his charisma translates on the screen even though it's likely the annotation of these lyrics shouldn't be caught on camera. In his “Welcome To The Party” Verified interview with Genius, Pop Smoke tangos around the incriminating lyrics with tongue-in-cheek humor. “Welcome To The Party” is a party where guns arrive as plus-ones, people chase prescription drugs with Hennessy, and invites are sent only to those who can laugh in the face of danger. The Brooklynite is raw and unfiltered, a man of threats and dastardly deeds, but there is thrilling fun to this intimidating energy. It’s still marked by his signature bass knock, but subtle, music box-esque synths help set the scene for Tink’s remembrances.“ Nigga, Dread just caught a body (Nigga, Dread just caught a body) / And that's on the gang, nigga, I was just with him,” Pop Smoke raps, convincingly, on the song's opening verse. Jahlil is best known for his siren horn-heavy bangers, especially songs like Meek Mill’s “Ima Boss” and Bobby Shmurda’s “Hot Nigga,” but “Count It Up” is among his more elegant productions. She moves nimbly through verses, and her hushed tone is underscored by the work of Jahlil Beats. Tink sounds burdened, but resolved to persevere.
“Last year around this time we was waking up in the apartment/Convos about condos on a lakefront with our blunts rolled,” she reminisces, before later snapping back to the present: “Still going through a lot, still tryna get it right/Still thinking for whatever reason ‘How did I get set up with this life?’” But it also serves as a career checkpoint, taking stock of how far she’s come and just how far she’s willing to go. At its core, “Count It Up” is a song about the slog of a brutal tour schedule and doing what’s necessary to provide for family members in need.
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