His career started when he joined the rap groups Potna Deuce and Latino Velvet out of Vallejo, but took off when he went to Houston, Texas, and met a rapper named South Park Mexican and joined the all-star group Lone Star Ridaz, which shortly after, added another Vallejo rapper known as Merciless (Funky Aztecs) AKA Merc100Man. His first solo album, Savage Dreams, was released on the Dope House Records independent label in 2001. He was signed by Universal Records later that year. In 2003, Baby Bash released his first album on a major label, entitled Tha Smokin' Nephew: Chopped & Screwed and followed it up with Super Saucy in 2005.
Trees
Baby Bash Lyrics
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Let's take it to Miami, daddy, out to Miami
Let's take it out to Georgie, sugar, Atlanta, Georgia
Let's take it out to Cali, daddy, to California
Let's take it New York and meet a gang of New Yorkers
Cause I love 'em all
In and out of the mall
In and out of some cars, that I, just barely bought
Cash or currency
Mami can take picture, I promise to say "Trees!" (Trees!)
Dun, guh-dun-guh-dun-gun, dun
Let's take it down to Texas, where they be gettin' wreckless
Dirty dirt
Dun, guh-dun-guh-dun-gun, dun
Let's take it to Chicago, back, to Colorado
Here we go
Dun, guh-dun-guh-dun-gun, dun
Let's take it overseas to France and Germany
On the radio
Dun, guh-dun-guh-dun-gun, dun
Sugar, it's on me, forget what the cost be
Shake ya thang, now
Ain't nothin' wrong with a little bit of lightweight thang
They want me to sound my name (WHO BE US!)
Autograph
V-Town, all the phat
Take a picture with ya phone number, not attached
Off to Sweden, I was leavin' them with horn attacks
Somebody gets to clownin' and we all of that [laughing]
This muh'fucker got jokes
On the way
To the show
With my folks
Na-da-da-da-da
From the Bay, to L.A., down to Monte Ray
Tejas, where the trill players don't play
To all you Unsigned Hype, without a limelight
Here's a sneak peak
For your ass when the time's right
[Chorus]
Damn, diggy-diggy, damn, damn
Mami over there's off that chingy-chang, chang
Where you from
Cali, they do the damn thang
I'm a take ya to Texas
Where they slow it down, mayne
Forget crackin', screw and chop it, to make a profit
Miami, Atlanta, the land of the Choppers
Where they used to pump bass to keep the fiends crunk
Now we get crunk when the bass pump (What?)
They ain't ready for what's about to happen
? put it down with Dominicans in Manhattan
Dite, que venga
I got the Latins on lock
From Puerto Rico to Cuba, this is somethin' they can't stop (Como!)
[Chorus]
In the song Trees by Baby Bash, he talks about traveling to different cities and countries with his love interest. He mentions Miami, Atlanta, California, New York, Texas, Colorado, France, and Germany. He emphasizes his love for different places and people from all walks of life. He mentions buying cars, shopping at the mall, and taking pictures, all while enjoying life together. He also acknowledges that there's nothing wrong with enjoying the simple pleasures of life.
The chorus of the song brings out the carefree spirit of Baby Bash, with repeated chants of let's take it to various locations, and the term "trees" being used as a reference to marijuana. Baby Bash also mentions getting acknowledged in public and people taking pictures with him or asking for his autograph.
One interesting aspect of the song is that Baby Bash collaborated with West Coast rapper Paul Wall, who provided the verse about Texas, where he is from. Additionally, Trees is from Baby Bash's third album, Cyclone, which was released in 2007.
Line by Line Meaning
Let's take it to Miami, daddy, out to Miami
Let's go to Miami
Let's take it out to Georgie, sugar, Atlanta, Georgia
Let's go to Atlanta, Georgia
Let's take it out to Cali, daddy, to California
Let's go to California
Let's take it New York and meet a gang of New Yorkers
Let's go to New York and meet people there
Cause I love 'em all
I love all the places I go to
In and out of the mall
I go to the mall there
In and out of some cars, that I, just barely bought
I barely bought some cars there and drive them around
What, ever it be
No matter what it is
Cash or currency
Whether it's cash or some other form of payment
Mami can take picture, I promise to say "Trees!" (Trees!)
I'll take a picture and say "Trees!"
Dun, guh-dun-guh-dun-gun, dun
Instrumental sound effect
Let's take it down to Texas, where they be gettin' wreckless
Let's go to Texas where people live recklessly
Dirty dirt
It's going to be a dirty place
Dun, guh-dun-guh-dun-gun, dun
Instrumental sound effect
Let's take it to Chicago, back, to Colorado
Let's go to Chicago and then to Colorado
Here we go
We're off
Dun, guh-dun-guh-dun-gun, dun
Instrumental sound effect
Let's take it overseas to France and Germany
Let's go to France and Germany
On the radio
My music is played on the radio there
Sugar, it's on me, forget what the cost be
Don't worry about the cost, I'll take care of it
Shake ya thang, now
Let's dance
Ain't nothin' wrong with a little bit of lightweight thang
It's okay to have a little fun
They want me to sound my name (WHO BE US!)
People want me to represent myself
Autograph
Signing autographs
V-Town, all the phat
Referring to Vallejo, California that has a lot of attractive people
Take a picture with ya phone number, not attached
Take a picture with me and give me your number without attaching it to the picture
Off to Sweden, I was leavin' them with horn attacks
I'm leaving Sweden with some amazing music ("horn attacks")
Somebody gets to clownin' and we all of that [laughing]
Someone is making jokes and we're all laughing
This muh'fucker got jokes
Someone is making jokes
On the way
On our way
To the show
Going to a show
With my folks
With my people
Na-da-da-da-da
Instrumental sound effect
From the Bay, to L.A., down to Monte Ray
Travelling from San Francisco Bay area to Los Angeles and down to Monterrey, California
Tejas, where the trill players don't play
Going to Texas where people don't play around ("trill" means genuine or true)
To all you Unsigned Hype, without a limelight
Referring to up-and-coming artists who don't have much exposure yet
Here's a sneak peak
Here's a preview for you
For your ass when the time's right
When the time is right, you'll get your opportunity
Damn, diggy-diggy, damn, damn
Exclamation of excitement or disbelief
Mami over there's off that chingy-chang, chang
A woman over there is acting crazy ("off that chingy-chang, chang")
Where you from
Asking someone where they're from
Cali, they do the damn thang
In California, people know how to party
I'm a take ya to Texas
I'm going to take you to Texas
Where they slow it down, mayne
Where people take it easy ("slow it down")
Forget crackin', screw and chop it, to make a profit
Referring to a music genre ("screw" and "chop") that people used to sell illegally to make money ("to make a profit")
Miami, Atlanta, the land of the Choppers
Referring to a music genre ("chop") that originated in Miami and Atlanta
Where they used to pump bass to keep the fiends crunk
Referring to a music style (bass) that people used to play to keep drug addicts excited ("fiends crunk")
Now we get crunk when the bass pump (What?)
Nowadays, we get excited when the bass is playing ("bass pump")
They ain't ready for what's about to happen
People aren't prepared for what's coming next
? put it down with Dominicans in Manhattan
Referring to a collaboration with Dominicans in Manhattan
Dite, que venga
Spanish phrase meaning "Say that it comes"
I got the Latins on lock
I have the Latin community's support
From Puerto Rico to Cuba, this is somethin' they can't stop (Como!)
From Puerto Rico to Cuba, people can't stop us ("como" means "like")
[Chorus]
Repeating the chorus
Lyrics © O/B/O APRA AMCOS
Written by: JOYCE KILMER, OSCAR RASBACH
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