Knock Knock - Intellectual

When people started really paying attention to me, when I started seeing, like the industry was, like really, like picking up on, like who I was and, like my sound and everything, I was like, “Yeah, now I’m getting somewhere in this shit, now I’m, like really, like now I’m making some moves, now I’m putting some dents in certain areas,” so I can, you know what I’m saying? Now I’m going somewhere. Anyone can be in this position right now, bro, you just gotta believe in yourself and really just gotta see it and go get it.

This is the producer tag for New York artist, Lil Tecca. The tag refers to Tecca’s extended play We Love You Tecca, where the tag can also be heard within many tracks.

This track marks the first collaboration between Lil Tecca and SoFaygo, alongside the rest of Angelic 7.

In the Genius Verified episode for “Knock Knock,” SoFaygo broke down the meaning behind these lyrics:

Basically the intro is just like, on some, you know what I’m saying? Flowing into it, getting into it, like leading up into the “Knock Knock” part, the hook, you feel what I’m saying? Like, everybody knows, like, all my fans know me by my ad-lib “Let’s go, Faygo,” so, you know what I’m saying? I had to throw that in there too.

In the Genius Verified episode for “Knock Knock,” SoFaygo broke down the meaning behind these lyrics:

I was just feeling the part, how the beat switched on that part, and I was just feeling, like maybe I should put, like a little, like something catchy right here, so like, you know what I’m saying? I threw that in there, you know what I’m saying? Everybody know about the thotties, you know what I’m saying? They come and they go, you feel what I’m saying? So, ayy.

Benihana is a popular Japanese cuisine company, owning over 100 restaurants. Faygo suggests that they’re a fan of asian fusion, preferring to eat there when going on dates with their significant other.

In the Genius Verified episode for “Knock Knock,” SoFaygo broke down the meaning behind these lyrics:

I don’t got a Tesla right now, but, ayy, it’s coming.

In the Genius Verified episode for “Knock Knock,” SoFaygo broke down the meaning behind these lyrics:

The image is cool, you know what I’m saying? But like, in real life, you know what I’m saying? I’m a, ayy, totally different person in real life, so, don’t get the image messed up, you know what I’m saying? I’m cool and everything but, ayy, I’m protected.

Earning stripes refers to earning respect from your fellows by working hard and putting in effort. Faygo compares his friend to Tigger, who resembles a tiger with orange and black stripes, large eyes, a long chin and a springy tail that he uses for his love of bouncing. Tigger is a fictional character first introduced in the book The House at Pooh Corner written by Alan A. Milne, published in 1928.

In the Genius Verified episode for “Knock Knock,” SoFaygo broke down the meaning behind these lyrics:

My main objective with the “Knock Knock” song was really to, like, come up with a story in the hook. It was based on a real life experience, but, you know what I’m saying? That’s in the past, we on this new, you know what I’m saying? This new lifestyle, new level, you feel what I’m saying?

In the Genius Verified episode for “Knock Knock,” SoFaygo broke down the meaning behind these lyrics:

I just meant, like you know what I’m saying? You just tried to take my heart and you tried to break it and, like you know what I’m saying? That just turned me into a monster. All my fans know, like I use everything that I’ve been through, like and put it in my songs, that’s why they, like, they connect with my songs so well, because I really, like speak about things that I’ve actually, like felt and been through in my life.

In the Genius Verified episode for “Knock Knock,” SoFaygo broke down the meaning behind these lyrics:

That was definitely a message to all the people that doubted me, you know what I’m saying? When I was coming up, didn’t believe in the process and now they see me doing everything that I’m doing right now, they looking at it like, “Wow,” like you know what I’m saying? Like, “I didn’t know he was gon' be right here, in front of our faces,” you feel what I’m saying? So, ayy, it is what it is now, haha.

In the Genius Verified episode for “Knock Knock,” SoFaygo broke down the meaning behind these lyrics:

I’ve never been the type of person that’s been into drama, you know what I’m saying? I always stay focused on like, what I gotta do, and I can see my vision, like really clear, like where I wanna end up in life. That part was actually based on an old relationship of mine. Um, haha, so yeah, like, you know what I’m saying? Like everything that’s going on so far, you know, like exes gon' be calling, you know what I’m saying? Hitting my phone, like da-da-da-da, you know what I’m saying? Hey stranger, hahaha.

In the Genius Verified episode for “Knock Knock,” SoFaygo broke down the meaning behind these lyrics:

It was bad, bro, like so many people that didn’t like, really like mess with my music, started messing with it, only because, like you know what I’m saying? Tecca was there in the picture, but like, you know what I’m saying? Ayy, it is what it is, people gon' be like that, they’ll turn into fans later, don’t worry ‘bout it.