Deeper
Freddie Gibbs & Madlib Lyrics
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Half a thang of heron in the bathroom
Keep an ak and the backup in the backroom
Cook a meal clean and she suck me like a vacuum
Took a vacation to the county, I'll be back soon
Sent a couple zero's, money on my j-pay
Payin off the c-o's, smoking on the gateway
Word around the block when I was locked she gave my thang away
Damn
Well please say it ain't so
Took off the glove, say it's love when it ain't though
Her classmate was coming over, that was strange though
Apparently the homework ain't all he came for
Maybe yous a stank ho, maybe that's a bit mean
Maybe you grew up and I'm still living like I'm sixteen
Like a child running wild in these sick streets
Man I put that bitch up on her feet, she cut a nigga deep
Damn
Bitch
That's why I treat these hoes the way I treat em
That's deeper than a motherfucker baby, know what I'm sayin
Slammin!
Smack it up and flip it, then I rub it down
Zip it up, and then I ship it to another town
Smokin hella weed while me and Willie bust a couple pounds
She used to like that type of shit, now we don't fuck around
Girl you used to say them other niggas wasn't hood enough
Got your hood degree, now niggas from the hood ain't good enough
Bitch you wasn't trippin when that old school was pullin up
You was short on ends at your college, you would put em up (put em up)
Well bitch I'm out here puttin on
I hope you feel the pain I'm feelin when you hear this song
Don't want a nigga that's gonna slang shit up in your home
But you ran off and got engaged, man that shit was wrong
All to a nigga that dont got nothin that I ain't got
Only difference is he trying to be a fuckin astronaut
Saw this pussy nigga when I walked up in the barber shop
Green as a leaf, lookin sweet, that cut a nigga deep
Damn
So these the type of niggas you fuckin with now baby?
Square ass motherfucker, you used to love a thug nigga
Uh
I loved her and she loved him, so I never touched him
She's got his baby in the oven, so it's mother fuck him
Ain't trippin cuz you got a nigga, I just think you rushin
But leavin him to be with me ain't part of our discussion
Plus I'm on the road now, different color hoes now
Layed back on the dope, I'm getting dollars off my shows now
Bitches wanna tie me down, but I ain't in that mode now
Five years later, why you calling up my phone now? (phone now)
Well bitch, how you get the number?
Like every other month I'm switching up that motherfucker
Back on the bus I used to finger fuck her singing Usher
Down on my luck and then she upped and left me for a sucker
I reminisce on all the crazy shit we did
You and me forever, shit we say when we was kids
She say I'm havin problems and I pray that he forgive
When he find out the baby ain't his, that cut a nigga deep
Damn
What the fuck?
What you trying to say baby?
The baby ain't his?
Who's is it?
The lyrics of Freddie Gibbs & Madlib's song Deeper tell the story of a man who is in love with a woman who has a shady past. He has half a gram of heroin in his bathroom cabinet and keeps an AK-47 in the backroom as backup. The woman cooks for him and performs sexual acts, but he discovers she slept with someone else while he was locked up. He finds out she is pregnant and keeps the baby, but later learns the baby is not his. The lyrics speak to the man's jealousy and pain as he determines what the relationship means to him.
Line by Line Meaning
Slammin
Starting off strong with an exclamation to grab attention
Half a thang of heron in the bathroom
Half an ounce of heroin in the bathroom
Keep an ak and the backup in the backroom
Keeping a semi-automatic rifle and a backup in the backroom
Cook a meal clean and she suck me like a vacuum
She gives good head after she finishes cooking a meal and cleaning
Took a vacation to the county, I'll be back soon
Going to jail for a while, but will be back soon
Sent a couple zero's, money on my j-pay
Sending some money to an inmate's account using JPay
Payin off the c-o's, smoking on the gateway
Bribing correctional officers while smoking synthetic marijuana called 'gateway'
Word around the block when I was locked she gave my thang away
The rumor is that she cheated on him while he was in jail
Bout to have a baby with a nigga, thats what they say (they say)
She's pregnant by another man, as rumored
Damn
Expressing surprise or exasperation
Well please say it ain't so
Asking her to deny the rumor
Took off the glove, say it's love when it ain't though
She took off her 'glove' (condom) and said it's love, but it wasn't
Her classmate was coming over, that was strange though
It was strange that her male classmate was coming over
Apparently the homework ain't all he came for
The male classmate came over for more than just homework
Maybe yous a stank ho, maybe that's a bit mean
Maybe she's promiscuous, or maybe that's too harsh
Maybe you grew up and I'm still living like I'm sixteen
She may have matured while he hasn't
Like a child running wild in these sick streets
He's living like a reckless child in the dangerous streets
Man I put that bitch up on her feet, she cut a nigga deep
He helped her out and she hurt him deeply
Damn
Expressing surprise or exasperation
Bitch
Calling her a derogatory term
That's why I treat these hoes the way I treat em
Explaining his harsh treatment of women
That's deeper than a motherfucker baby, know what I'm sayin
It's a deep issue that goes beyond surface level
Slammin!
Starting off strong again with an exclamation
Smack it up and flip it, then I rub it down
Flipping heroin and then cooking it down to inject it
Zip it up, and then I ship it to another town
Packaging and shipping the drugs to another location
Smokin hella weed while me and Willie bust a couple pounds
Smoking a lot of marijuana while selling a few pounds of drugs with Willie
She used to like that type of shit, now we don't fuck around
She used to be with him while he was involved in drugs, but not anymore
Girl you used to say them other niggas wasn't hood enough
She used to say other men weren't 'hood' enough for her
Got your hood degree, now niggas from the hood ain't good enough
She's earned her 'hood degree' and now the men from her neighborhood aren't good enough for her
Bitch you wasn't trippin when that old school was pullin up
She didn't seem to care when he was involved in drugs
You was short on ends at your college, you would put em up (put em up)
She would put up the money due to being short on cash when in college
Well bitch I'm out here puttin on
He's doing well for himself
I hope you feel the pain I'm feelin when you hear this song
He hopes she feels the same pain he's feeling when she hears this song
Don't want a nigga that's gonna slang shit up in your home
She doesn't want a man that's going to sell drugs from their home
But you ran off and got engaged, man that shit was wrong
She got engaged to someone else, which he thinks is wrong
All to a nigga that dont got nothin that I ain't got
She got engaged to a man that doesn't have anything that he doesn't have
Only difference is he trying to be a fuckin astronaut
The only difference is that he's trying to achieve something different from him
Saw this pussy nigga when I walked up in the barber shop
He saw the man at the barber shop
Green as a leaf, lookin sweet, that cut a nigga deep
The man looked inexperienced but got engaged to the woman, which hurt him deeply
Damn
Expressing surprise or exasperation
So these the type of niggas you fuckin with now baby?
Asking if she's really engaged to someone like that
Square ass motherfucker, you used to love a thug nigga
Insulting the man and reminding her that she used to love him, a 'thug n*gga'
Uh
A filler word or sound to transition to the next thought
I loved her and she loved him, so I never touched him
He loved her and she loved her current fiancé, so he never confronted the other guy
She's got his baby in the oven, so it's mother fuck him
She's pregnant with her fiancé's baby, so he doesn't care about him
Ain't trippin cuz you got a nigga, I just think you rushin
He's not upset that she's with someone else, he just thinks she's rushing into things
But leavin him to be with me ain't part of our discussion
He's not suggesting or pushing for her to leave her fiancé for him
Plus I'm on the road now, different color hoes now
He's on tour and is involved with different women of different ethnicities
Layed back on the dope, I'm getting dollars off my shows now
He's making money from his concerts and is taking it easy on the drugs
Bitches wanna tie me down, but I ain't in that mode now
Women want him to commit, but he's not in that mindset currently
Five years later, why you calling up my phone now? (phone now)
She's calling him after five years, which he finds odd
Well bitch, how you get the number?
Asking how she got his number after so long
Like every other month I'm switching up that motherfucker
He changes his phone number frequently
Back on the bus I used to finger fuck her singing Usher
He used to be intimate with her on the tour bus while singing Usher songs
Down on my luck and then she upped and left me for a sucker
He was going through a rough patch and she left him for someone else
I reminisce on all the crazy shit we did
Looking back at the wild things they used to do together
You and me forever, shit we say when we was kids
Promises made as teens to be together forever
She say I'm havin problems and I pray that he forgive
She hopes he forgives him for their past relationship
When he find out the baby ain't his, that cut a nigga deep
If/when her fiancé finds out the baby isn't his, it will hurt him deeply
Damn
Expressing surprise or exasperation
What the fuck?
Asking what's going on
What you trying to say baby?
Asking her to clarify what she's implying
The baby ain't his?
Asking if the baby she's pregnant with isn't her fiancé's
Who's is it?
Asking who the father of the baby is
Lyrics © EMPIRE PUBLISHING
Written by: Otis Jackson
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theneedledrop
An astronaut wouldn't have let himself get pushed around like that.
Cody Hamblin
The comments that come up on rap videos never cease to amaze me
Cody Hamblin
Not the entire song, no. Wasn't really feeling this one
Don Savant
did you miss the fact that, that part didn't actually happen
young gnossos
YOU!!!
Lucid Soundz
whole album is complete fire, madlib got the dopest beats and freddie got the dopest lyrics and flow
wrona
Yo Lucid :D
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Ryan Alvarez
Lucid Soundz I be hearing this shit decades later dope af
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