Released on February 16, 2017

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[Intro]

Glee

Southside

Ayy, lil' Metro on that beat


[Chorus]

Lil' Kodak, they don't like to see you winnin'

They wanna see you in the penitentiary

I need me a lil' baby who gon' listen

Girl, I don't wanna be the one you iggin'

My mama told me, "Boy, make good decisions"

Right now I gotta keep a tunnel vision

I need me a lil' baby who gon' listen

Girl, I don't wanna be the one you iggin'

Lil' Kodak, they don't like to see you winnin'

They wanna see you in the penitentiary

I need me a lil' baby who gon' listen

Girl, I don't wanna be the one you iggin'

My mama told me, "Boy, make good decisions"

Right now I gotta keep a tunnel vision

They sendin' all my homies on a mission

And I ain't tryna miss out on these millions


[Verse 1]

I jumped up out the Wraith, Kodak bought a Wraith

I get any girl I want, any girl I want

She want me to save the day, but I ain't got a cape

She wanna see me every day, she wanna be my bae

That money make me cum, it make me fornicate, uh

I'm the shit, I need some toilet paper

Follow my player rules, then we gon' be okay

On the real, I need a bih who gon' cooperate


[Chorus]

Lil' Kodak, they don't like to see you winnin'

They wanna see you in the penitentiary

I need me a lil' baby who gon' listen

Girl, I don't wanna be the one you iggin'

My mama told me, "Boy, make good decisions"

Right now I gotta keep a tunnel vision

I need me a lil' baby who gon' listen

Girl, I don't wanna be the one you iggin'

Lil' Kodak, they don't like to see you winnin'

They wanna see you in the penitentiary

I need me a lil' baby who gon' listen

Girl, I don't wanna be the one you iggin'

My mama told me, "Boy, make good decisions"

Right now I gotta keep a tunnel vision

They sendin' all my homies on a mission

And I ain't tryna miss out on these millions


[Verse 2]

I told you niggas I'm gon' be that fuckin' nigga

Everything be good 'til you doin' better than 'em

They wanna see a nigga shot or see me in the system

All you niggas out here poison like snake venom

Codeine in my liver, rockin' Balenciaga denim

I'm booted even when I'm sober, I don't need a jigga

They sendin' all my niggas on a fuckin' journey

I told that baby to come over 'cause I'm fuckin' horny

My mama told me, "Kill these niggas, son, keep it goin'"

I'm thug to the bone, but I'm still her baby boy

Lil' Kodak, boy, they hate to see you in a foreign

They miss when you was in that 'Yota kickin' doors


[Chorus]

Lil' Kodak, they don't like to see you winnin'

They wanna see you in the penitentiary

I need me a lil' baby who gon' listen

Girl, I don't wanna be the one you iggin'

My mama told me, "Boy, make good decisions"

Right now I gotta keep a tunnel vision

I need me a lil' baby who gon' listen

Girl, I don't wanna be the one you iggin'

Lil' Kodak, they don't like to see you winnin'

They wanna see you in the penitentiary

I need me a lil' baby who gon' listen

Girl, I don't wanna be the one you iggin'

My mama told me, "Boy, make good decisions"

Right now I gotta keep a tunnel vision

They sendin' all my homies on a mission

And I ain't tryna miss out on these millions

“Girl, I don’t wanna be the one you iggin’”
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The lyrics “Girl, I don’t wanna be the one you iggin'” from Kodak Black express the artist’s desire to not be ignored or dismissed by a significant other. The term “iggin'” is a slang term for ignoring someone or disregarding their presence. The artist is saying that he does not want to be in a situation where his significant other is ignoring him, and he wants to be appreciated and valued. This line highlights the artist’s vulnerability and desire for a healthy and fulfilling relationship, where he feels respected and valued by his partner.

“Girl, I don’t wanna be the one you iggin’”
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The lyrics “Girl, I don’t wanna be the one you iggin'” from Kodak Black express the artist’s desire to not be ignored or dismissed by a significant other. The term “iggin'” is a slang term for ignoring someone or disregarding their presence. The artist is saying that he does not want to be in a situation where his significant other is ignoring him, and he wants to be appreciated and valued. This line highlights the artist’s vulnerability and desire for a healthy and fulfilling relationship, where he feels respected and valued by his partner.

“They sendin’ all my homies on a mission And I ain’t tryna miss out on these millions”
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In these lines Kodak may be referring to two missions carried out to achieve monetary value.

Kodak’s homies are most likely being sent on a mission to either rob an establishment or house. They would acquire large amounts of money and valued items from doing so, and Kodak does not want to miss out.

Kodak has been imprisoned on two occasions by charge of robbery in the past. These instances occurred in October of 2015 and August of 2016.

Alternatively, they may be traveling to obtain illegal narcotics in order to distribute them around the area. This task offers a large sum of money as it is risky and creates a high chance of being imprisoned.

Kodak has also been caught with illegal substances three times before; in October of 2015, April of 2016 and August of 2016.

“Girl, I don’t wanna be the one you iggin’”
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The lyrics “Girl, I don’t wanna be the one you iggin'” from Kodak Black express the artist’s desire to not be ignored or dismissed by a significant other. The term “iggin'” is a slang term for ignoring someone or disregarding their presence. The artist is saying that he does not want to be in a situation where his significant other is ignoring him, and he wants to be appreciated and valued. This line highlights the artist’s vulnerability and desire for a healthy and fulfilling relationship, where he feels respected and valued by his partner.

“Lil’ Kodak, they don’t like to see you winnin’ They wanna see you in the penitentiary”
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Among a number of run-ins with the law dating back to his youth, Kodak was sentenced to four months in jail for misdemeanor drug charges in September 2016. After his sentence was up, he was immediately extradited to South Carolina due to sexual assault allegations.

Since the release of this song, Kodak ended up in jail yet again in February 2017 after being arrested for probation violation.

“Girl, I don’t wanna be the one you iggin’”
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The lyrics “Girl, I don’t wanna be the one you iggin'” from Kodak Black express the artist’s desire to not be ignored or dismissed by a significant other. The term “iggin'” is a slang term for ignoring someone or disregarding their presence. The artist is saying that he does not want to be in a situation where his significant other is ignoring him, and he wants to be appreciated and valued. This line highlights the artist’s vulnerability and desire for a healthy and fulfilling relationship, where he feels respected and valued by his partner.

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“Iggin' is slang for "ignoring.”

“Southside Ayy, lil’ Metro on that beat”
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This is Josh Luellen’s (a.k.a. Southside) producer tag. He is the co-founder of 808 Mafia and helped produce this song alongside Metro Boomin. He and Metro Boomin have collaborated on beats for numerous rappers ranging from trap to mainstream.

Instead of using one of Metro Boomin’s traditional tags, Kodak personally gives Metro a shout-out and lets the listener know that he played a role in the song’s production.

“Girl, I don’t wanna be the one you iggin’”
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The lyrics “Girl, I don’t wanna be the one you iggin'” from Kodak Black express the artist’s desire to not be ignored or dismissed by a significant other. The term “iggin'” is a slang term for ignoring someone or disregarding their presence. The artist is saying that he does not want to be in a situation where his significant other is ignoring him, and he wants to be appreciated and valued. This line highlights the artist’s vulnerability and desire for a healthy and fulfilling relationship, where he feels respected and valued by his partner.

“Lil’ Kodak, boy, they hate to see you in a foreign They miss when you was in that ‘Yota kickin’ doors”
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The lyrics from Kodak Black are about how people are unhappy with his recent success and prosperity. He says that they miss the days when he was driving a Toyota and causing trouble, but now he’s driving a luxury foreign car and they can’t stand it. “Lil' Kodak” is a reference to himself and his rapper name. “Yota” is a slang term for a Toyota vehicle. “Kicking doors” is a reference to breaking into cars or houses, and committing crimes.

“I get any girl I want, any girl I want”
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Before this song was officially released, Kodak performed it in concerts and originally rapped:

I get any girl I want, I don’t gotta rape

However, after Kodak was accused of sexual battery in late 2016, engineer Alex Tumay suggested that the lyrics be censored, most likely in an effort to avoid further enflaming controversy.

“She want me to save the day, but I ain’t got a cape She wanna see me every day, she wanna be my bae”
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Superheroes often wear capes. “Save the day” is a phrase used in comics when a caped hero comes to serve justice.

The phrase “save the date” most commonly appears on wedding invitations to indicate the day the marriage will take place; there’s a woman in Kodak’s life who wants to be monogamous with him.

“Girl, I don’t wanna be the one you iggin’”
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The lyrics “Girl, I don’t wanna be the one you iggin'” from Kodak Black express the artist’s desire to not be ignored or dismissed by a significant other. The term “iggin'” is a slang term for ignoring someone or disregarding their presence. The artist is saying that he does not want to be in a situation where his significant other is ignoring him, and he wants to be appreciated and valued. This line highlights the artist’s vulnerability and desire for a healthy and fulfilling relationship, where he feels respected and valued by his partner.

“I jumped up out the Wraith, Kodak bought a Wraith”
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Towards the end of 2016, Kodak bought himself to a Rolls Royce Wraith and took to Instagram to show it off, including lyrics to this song in the caption.

“I told that baby to come over ‘cause I’m fuckin’ horny”
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Kodak plays on the word “come” as it’s a homophone for “cum,” making for a double entendre.

“That money make me cum, it make me fornicate, uh”
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This line references fellow South Florida rapper Rick Ross and his song “Money Make Me Come.”

“Girl, I don’t wanna be the one you iggin’”
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The lyrics “Girl, I don’t wanna be the one you iggin'” from Kodak Black express the artist’s desire to not be ignored or dismissed by a significant other. The term “iggin'” is a slang term for ignoring someone or disregarding their presence. The artist is saying that he does not want to be in a situation where his significant other is ignoring him, and he wants to be appreciated and valued. This line highlights the artist’s vulnerability and desire for a healthy and fulfilling relationship, where he feels respected and valued by his partner.

“I’m booted even when I’m sober, I don’t need a jigga”
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To be “booted” is to be high on drugs. “Jigga” is slang for an ecstasy pill; ecstasy is another word for the synthetic drug MDMA. Kodak doesn’t need drugs to feel high. He’s just that crazy.

“All you niggas out here poison like snake venom”
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To “poise” is to put one’s self into a certain position. In this case, “poising” refers to other people acting like they’re more important than they actually are.

“Poisin'” is homophonous with “poison.” Kodak compares his adversaries to snakes, and their sometimes-lethal venom.

The symbol of snakes is repeated many times
throughout the track’s music video. It’s unclear what exactly it might stand for; perhaps it’s Kodak’s naysayers.

“My mama told me, “Boy, make good decisions” Right now I gotta keep a tunnel vision”
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“Tunnel vision” is the loss of peripheral sight, which makes it look like one’s vision is restricted to a narrow tube. It represents an individual focusing solely on one goal and suggests purposeful ignorance of evidence contradicting their pursuit of the goal.

Kodak’s mom is advising him to make the right decision and leave the street life behind, he needs to block everything out and stay focused.

“On the real, I need a bih who gon’ cooperate”
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“Bih” is an abbreviation for the word “bitch” which Kodak utilizes heavily in his songs. He even named a song “Vibin In This Bih”, in which he says,

In the club, boppin' in this bih
Vibin' with my clique

Kodak needs a girl who is going to be cooperative with him and listen to what he says if their relationship is going to work.

“Codeine in my liver, rockin’ Balenciaga denim”
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Codeine is one of the main ingredients used to make lean, a mix between cough syrup, promethazine, and Sprite. The liver metabolizes drugs.

Balenciaga is a luxury French fashion house created by Spanish designer Cristóbal Balenciaga. Most well known for their expensive luxury shoes, they also make a variety of expensive luxury clothing, including denim pants. Their denim for the Spring/Summer 2017 collection is priced at $495, well above the price that most people spend on a single pair of jeans.

“Girl, I don’t wanna be the one you iggin’”
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The lyrics “Girl, I don’t wanna be the one you iggin'” from Kodak Black express the artist’s desire to not be ignored or dismissed by a significant other. The term “iggin'” is a slang term for ignoring someone or disregarding their presence. The artist is saying that he does not want to be in a situation where his significant other is ignoring him, and he wants to be appreciated and valued. This line highlights the artist’s vulnerability and desire for a healthy and fulfilling relationship, where he feels respected and valued by his partner.

“My mama told me, “Kill these niggas, son, keep it goin’” I’m thug to the bone, but I’m still her baby boy”
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Even though Kodak’s had a number of run-ins with the law and even done jail time, he knows his mom will always be supportive of him.

In February 2017, Kodak posted an Instagram video of her celebrating after she saw him on the cover of XXL Magazine:

Thug to the bone, is also a reference to Bone Thugs-n-Harmony, which like he sayed before were one of his big influences.

“I’m the shit, I need some toilet paper”
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This is a simple pun on the expression “the shit” (which refers to something that is fantastic). It’s an extremely common line in rap—several examples include Lil Wayne, Gucci Mane, Tyler, The Creator, Rick Ross, Juicy J, Young Thug and Eminem.

“They sendin’ all my niggas on a fuckin’ journey”
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All his friends are getting locked up and sent on a journey through the system (u.s. state or federal justice system)