Intermission
Nems Lyrics

It's like, it's like, yo, you, it's like, it's like this
The singer is using a simile to explain something to the audience.

I'll put it like this
The singer will explain something in a particular way.

It's like you at a baby shower, right?
The singer sets a scene for the audience to understand his point better.

You at a baby shower
The artist repeats the setting.

And you ain't get there yet, so shorties
The artist assumes the audience is not yet at the baby shower and calls them 'shorties.'

The single shorties or the sisters or the aunts or whatever
The singer addresses different groups of women who might be present at a baby shower.

They see this nigga that just walk in, he look fly, he got all brand new shit, right?
The women notice a man at the baby shower who is well-dressed and has new clothes.

But what they don't know is that he got all
The women do not know the man's clothing is fake.

Us Polo Association, you know what I'm sayin'?
The artist mentions a particular brand name to illustrate his point.

Like, like, and he's killin' it, he's baggin' bitches, he's
The man is popular with the women at the party.

He's the life of the party, right?
The man is very lively and entertaining.

It's not until you walk in
Narrator transitions to a new point.

It's not until you walk in with the
The singer stresses the importance of walking in with something particular.

With the fresh brand new Polo fuckin' knit with the bear that
The singer gives specific examples about what makes something authentic.

That they realize that this nigga been failin' the whole time, you know what I'm sayin'?
The man who previously seemed popular and cool will now be exposed as a fraud.

It's like, it's like, like, we need the US Polo Association niggas, you know what I'm sayin'?
The artist concludes his point by stressing the importance of knowing how to recognize authentic items.

So they can know when some authentic shit walk in the buildin', you know what I'm sayin'?
The artist stresses that being able to recognize authenticity will make himself appear more valuable.

So, so like everybody's gettin' on mumble rappers and all this other shit, man
The singer changes topics to address something else.

I say thank you to them, you know what I'm sayin'?
The singer thanks 'mumble rappers' for something.

Because without them
The artist continues his thought by explaining why he is thanking them.

Without y'all being garbage
The artist uses provocative language to get his point across.

You couldn't tell the difference when some real authentic real shit come in the buildin'
The artist's point is that, without bad examples to compare them to, people won't be able to recognize good, authentic things when they see them.