Born in Decatur, Georgia in 1994, Lightskinkeisha grew up in Atlanta. While using social media to pursue a modeling career, she would sometimes post videos of herself rapping, and, in 2017, she took her interest in music to the next level with the release of her first singles. Songs like "Cash Shit" and "Treadmill" highlighted her unrepentantly brazen style, cocky rhymes, and trendy production. She quickly signed with L.A. Reid's Hitco Entertainment in 2018, and the label released her debut mixtape, That's Just the Bottom Line, in December of that year. The ten-song collection featured guest spots from Coca Vango, BlocBoy JB, and B. Smyth. The following year saw the release of the singles "Hey Lightskin" and "Atlanta," the latter of which featured Stevie B.
Hey LightSkin
LightSkinKeisha Lyrics
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They like "Hey Lightskin" (Hey Lightskin)
What you doing? Where you going? When your night end? (When your night end?)
I'm just tryna chase a check, don't need no guy friends (Don't need no guy friends)
Did you come to spend a bag or you just sightseeing? (Yeah, sightseeing)
They like "Hey Lightskin" (Hey Lightskin)
I'm just tryna chase a check, don't need no guy friends (Don't need no guy friends)
Did you come to spend a bag or you just sightseeing? (Yeah, sightseeing)
We the honey gang, we get money gang, where yo money game?
Money man, hit a hundred stains, do the running man
Dance on them bitches, leave em pissed off (Dance on them, leave them pissed off)
Red bottoms on my shoes when a bitch walk (When a bitch walk)
Everybody breaking news, I'm the big talk (I'm the big talk)
Disrespect me, jump a bitch like it was crisscross (It was crisscross)
Probably got em pissed off
Pull up with the businesses (Skrt skrt)
Bitch you gotta problem with me? fuck it, I'ma finish it (I'ma finish it)
Long hair, and don't care, bitch we looking innocent (We looking innocent)
Make yo nigga come and spend that check until he finish it (Aha, finish it, yeah)
Show him how it look, we running it up, bitch we winning it (Run it up, uh huh)
Fuck that conversation, ain't no talking without benefits (Bitch)
They like "Hey Lightskin" (Hey Lightskin)
What you doing? Where you going? When your night end? (When your night end?)
I'm just tryna chase a check, don't need no guy friends (Don't need no guy friends)
Did you come to spend a bag or you just sightseeing? (Yeah, sightseeing)
They like "Hey Lightskin" (Hey Lightskin)
What you doing? Where you going? When your night end? (When your night end?)
I'm just tryna chase a check, don't need no guy friends (Don't need no guy friends)
Did you come to spend a bag or you just sightseeing? (Yeah, sightseeing)
Do the dash though (Dash though)
Conversations with these bitches, I don't have those (Ion have those)
Situations with these niggas, I don't have those (Ion have those, ah)
Told him pull up with that check and have that bag closed (Bag closed)
Period (Hold up)
You wanna a bad bitch, then you gotta have bricks (Bricks)
Baddest out Atlanta, representing zone 6 (Zone 6)
Diamonds in my watch they looking like some ice chills (Chills)
Pussy wet ass hell, it squeeze him like some vice grips
They like "Hey Lightskin" (Hey Lightskin)
What you doing? Where you going? When your night end? (When your night end?)
I'm just tryna chase a check, don't need no guy friends (Don't need no guy friends)
Did you come to spend a bag or you just sightseeing? (Yeah, sightseeing)
They like "Hey Lightskin" (Hey Lightskin)
What you doing? Where you going? When your night end? (When your night end?)
I'm just tryna chase a check, don't need no guy friends (Don't need no guy friends)
Did you come to spend a bag or you just sightseeing? (Yeah, sightseeing)
LightSkinKeisha's song Hey LightSkin is an upbeat and playful track that addresses the social issues and stereotypes that surround light-skinned women like herself. The lyrics of the song start with the line "They like 'Hey Lightskin'" and continue with a series of questions such as "What you doing? Where you going? When your night end?" The song's theme revolves around Keisha's ambition to focus on her career and earn money, as opposed to seeking out male companionship.
Keisha's lyrics suggest that she is not interested in having "guy friends" and her primary focus is to "chase a check". She also questions whether people who approach her are genuinely interested in her or just want to "spend a bag" or sightsee.
The track delivers a message of female empowerment and financial independence while providing a playful and catchy tune that encourages listeners to dance along.
Overall, Hey LightSkin is a vibrant and fun song that highlights the importance of financial independence and female empowerment. It challenges societal stereotypes surrounding light-skinned women and offers a refreshing take on the music industry's traditionally male-dominated landscape.
Line by Line Meaning
They like "Hey Lightskin" (Hey Lightskin)
People often greet me by calling out "Hey Lightskin"
What you doing? Where you going? When your night end? (When your night end?)
They ask me a lot of questions like "What are you doing?" and "Where are you going?" and "What time are you gonna go home?"
I'm just tryna chase a check, don't need no guy friends (Don't need no guy friends)
I'm focused on making money and building my career, I don't need any male friends to distract me
Did you come to spend a bag or you just sightseeing? (Yeah, sightseeing)
Are you here to spend a lot of money or just looking around for fun?
We the honey gang, we get money gang, where yo money game?
My friends and I are part of a group that is all about getting rich- where's your hustle?
Money man, hit a hundred stains, do the running man
My partner is a successful criminal who has committed a hundred burglaries and is showing off his dance moves
Dance on them bitches, leave em pissed off (Dance on them, leave them pissed off)
We're so confident and skilled that we can mock our enemies through dance, making them angry
Red bottoms on my shoes when a bitch walk (When a bitch walk)
I wear designer shoes that are recognized as a status symbol
Everybody breaking news, I'm the big talk (I'm the big talk)
I am a popular topic of discussion and people often gossip about me
Disrespect me, jump a bitch like it was crisscross (It was crisscross)
If someone disrespects me, I will retaliate aggressively, like the old song "Jump" by Kris Kross
Probably got em pissed off
This attitude probably makes some people angry
Pull up with the businesses (Skrt skrt)
I arrive at my destinations in style
Bitch you gotta problem with me? fuck it, I'ma finish it (I'ma finish it)
If someone has a problem with me, I don't care- I will confront them and handle it myself
Long hair, and don't care, bitch we looking innocent (We looking innocent)
We have long hair and a carefree attitude, making us look innocent even if we aren't
Make yo nigga come and spend that check until he finish it (Aha, finish it, yeah)
I'm so confident in my ability to please a man and make him spend money on me that I will make him finish his bank account
Show him how it look, we running it up, bitch we winning it (Run it up, uh huh)
I'll show him how good we look when we're spending money and making it- we're succeeding
Fuck that conversation, ain't no talking without benefits (Bitch)
I have no interest in having conversations that don't benefit me in some way
Do the dash though (Dash though)
Let's escape quickly
Conversations with these bitches, I don't have those (Ion have those)
I don't waste my time talking to other women who aren't going to benefit me
Situations with these niggas, I don't have those (Ion have those, ah)
I don't get involved with men in complicated situations
Told him pull up with that check and have that bag closed (Bag closed)
I told a man to come over with a check and make sure it's a substantial amount
Period (Hold up)
That's the end of that- no more discussion
You wanna a bad bitch, then you gotta have bricks (Bricks)
If you want to be with me, you have to be wealthy and powerful
Baddest out Atlanta, representing zone 6 (Zone 6)
I am the most attractive woman in Atlanta and represent a specific neighborhood
Diamonds in my watch they looking like some ice chills (Chills)
My watch has expensive diamonds that look like they're melted ice dripping off of it
Pussy wet ass hell, it squeeze him like some vice grips
My genitals are very aroused and when I have sex it feels like it's gripping him tightly
Lyrics © O/B/O APRA AMCOS
Written by: Taamiah Lagrone
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
@sweetnessroze157
Wish this song got more play! People sleeping on you Keisha! This song just hit the radio in my hometown good ole 104.5 then the big stick foxy 99.1 played it and I went crazy like it was my song! I’m shocked my local radio station is hip to this being that it came out on my bday (2-14) which was just a month and some change ago! Wishing this song all the success this year! This is your year baby! 😘❤️❤️❤️🔥🔥🔥🔥🙌🏾
@christiansallier6968
You live in Houston huh
@sweetnessroze157
Christian Sallier no Fayetteville, North Carolina
@calebcantshoot3355
That guitar is SICK
@gotitlikethat01
It is. Its the reason I listen to it.
@cartierfly
I produced this track follow me @cartierfly
@The__Nation
Dumb!!
@nickisauthoress9524
I'm damn sure not light skin but I can't deny how much I love this song
@racquelb.8880
I love how she's simply referring to herself while everyone else gets overly confused...Don't take everything so deep folks! #ItsJustAFunSong❤❤🌼
@tanlittt6903
THE HARDEST SONG YOU EVER MADE . idgaf what nobody say , you went df awwfffffffffff 💯💯💯💯💯💯