Raised in Gwinnett County, Rittz embodies the same level of irony and self-conflict as his hometown. Born into a musical family, he, his twin sister and their brother had always been exposed to the inner workings of music. The fact that their parents were heavily into rock and roll ensured that the kids were always around instruments or in studios. The family moved from small-town Pennsylvania (Waynesburg) to the Atlanta outskirts when he was eight years old, and once Rittz got to junior high, his musical tastes evolved. Atlantaβs booming bass and rap movement had traveled north on I-85 to get the entire metro area jumping.
Ghost Story
Rittz Lyrics
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I'm about to blow
Independent with a hundred thousand albums sold
Rappers used to crowd around me funny now they don't
No one's in my lane, my competition going adios
No magician but I dissipate 'em in a cloud of smoke
Revvin' they engine up and I'm a thousand miles down the road
You ain't ever heard of me, fuck it now you know
Most of the shit you rap about is unaccountable
Saying nothing, making noise with your mouth like you're out of road
Never seen an ounce of blow, flexin' like you Al Capone
So we can seek to sneak the brownie a la mode
Pocket full of bread, I ain't counting sour dough
Cheating on her from above, funny how the roles
Got reversed, when it was him, they never said, Look out below
Never tried to lend a hand, I was down and out and broke
With no balance in my bank account, and just a couple 'O's
Now we feast, I'll beat my [?] while we toastin' Crown and Coke
Weird where the talent go, now it's like there's no one left
Someone said you blowing up, they trolling on the social network
I murk my flows, I choke 'em out and never broke a sweat
You knock one out the box, now watch it 'cause a domino effect
You're not a monster so these ghosts or goblins don't oppose a threat
I ain't scared of no one, seen a hater and I told him that
If you don't start shit, there won't be none
'Cause I don't really need no reason
To be the one responsible for your extinction
'Cause when it comes to competition, I don't see none
They all went ghost on me
Ain't nobody coming close to me
It's like a goddamn ghost story
It's a goddamn ghost story
It's a goddamn ghost story
Go ahead and sound the horn, like every boring rapper does
I wish the dude behind the booth would pull the power cord
Just quit and do some shit you're good at
Your stage show is hard for me to look at
Like the unibrow on Al B. sure
The difference between our music's night and day
I'm getting busy but you shitty like a giant pile of cow manure
So watch that mouth of yours
I never thought I'd see the day it'd be okay to let these rappers dress like Shalamar
They wanna dance, suck a dick, fuck these kids, knock 'em off they balance boards
Beat 'em down and settle out at court
Ugly as fuck but these sluts pulling down they drawers
White bitches love me like an Abercrombie outfit stores
Sick and never found the cure, sipping on the Crown I poured
Wild and rowdy bumping Scotty ATL and (?) boy
Some dummy said I wasn't hungry since I made it and I'm famous
Bitch, I'm starving like the Army was in Valley Forge
Was dope enough to get a deal back in two thousand and four
I was born a killer, tried to warn 'em, better tell them boys
If you don't start shit, there won't be none
'Cause I don't really need no reason
To be the one responsible for your extinction
'Cause when it comes to competition, I don't see none
They all went ghost on me
Ain't nobody coming close to me
It's like a goddamn ghost story
It's a goddamn ghost story
It's a goddamn ghost story
I'm just really being honest y'all
I'm just sick of being modest all the time
When all these artists talk like they the hottest and y'all
They don't get away with murder
They just rhyming words together, ain't no substance to their monologue
They go on stage and spray the crowd with water
Rapping over top they vocals to this track
In fact, they sounding awful dog
We ain't playing volleyball, I ain't going back and forth
If you diss me and then piss me off, then I might smack you for it
Run up in the studio while you were on like everything
It's coolio, I jack you for your laps up in your mackie board
You think I'm playing, you mistaken
Shit, you faker than the movie Taken
You ain't got no skills you only act the part
Come and get a battle scar, thicker shit that's caviar
You fictional like Battlestar Galactica and Avatar
I'm on another planet and these rappers I'm on Saturn, Mars
Venus, Jesus, we the C-N-T and we just laugh at y'all
An open casket, I just killed a Kato track
If you feel it, play it back
Really, I'm just stating facts that
If you don't start shit, there won't be none
'Cause I don't really need no reason
To be the one responsible for your extinction
'Cause when it comes to competition, I don't see none
They all went ghost on me
Ain't nobody coming close to me
It's like a goddamn ghost story
The song "Ghost Story" by Rittz is a declaration of the rapper's talent and status in the industry. He introduces himself as an independent artist who has managed to sell a hundred thousand albums. He acknowledges that other rappers used to crowd around him. However, now that he's gained success and no one is in his lane, they have disappeared. Rittz claims that he's not scared of anyone, and he doesn't see any competition for him. He asserts that he dissipates his competition in a cloud of smoke and revvs his engine a thousand miles down the road. He challenges other rappers, stating that he has never seen them with an ounce of blow, but they rap about drugs like Al Capone. He's come a long way from when he was broke with no balance in his bank account. Now he feasts while toasting with Crown and Coke. Rittz claims he's a killer and was born one. He warns others to tell their boys that he's coming for them.
The second verse shows Rittz's frustration that many artists lack substance but act like they're hot. He's sick of being modest all the time, and he thinks it's time to be honest. He calls out artists who merely rhyme words together without any substance. Rittz is critical of artists who have a lousy stage show, spray the crowd with water, and rap over their vocals. He's not interested in playing back and forth and warns those who diss him that he might smack them. Rittz is not interested in making friends but is determined to be the best. He thinks that many artists are fictional like Battlestar Galactica and Avatar, and he and his crew laugh at them. Finally, Rittz reiterates that he has no competition and that his journey is like a ghost story.
Line by Line Meaning
Welcome to the Jonny Valiant show
Starting off strong on the Jonny Valiant show
I'm about to blow
I'm about to take off and become famous
Independent with a hundred thousand albums sold
I am an independent artist who has sold a significant amount of albums
Rappers used to crowd around me funny now they don't
Rappers used to want to be around me, but now they don't
No one's in my lane, my competition going adios
I have no competition and my contenders are quitting
No magician but I dissipate 'em in a cloud of smoke
I may not be a magician, but I make my competition disappear
Revvin' they engine up and I'm a thousand miles down the road
While they are still revving their engines, I am already far ahead
You ain't ever heard of me, fuck it now you know
If you haven't heard of me before, now you know
It's hard to take you serious, and I ain't out of jokes
It's hard to take other rappers seriously when they are not as funny as I am
Most of the shit you rap about is unaccountable
Most of the things you rap about are not truthful or accountable
Saying nothing, making noise with your mouth like you're out of road
You're just making noise and not saying anything meaningful
Never seen an ounce of blow, flexin' like you Al Capone
You act like you have done drugs, but you really haven't
So we can seek to sneak the brownie a la mode
Let's add some drugs to our dessert for an extra kick
Pocket full of bread, I ain't counting sour dough
I have a lot of money, and I'm not worrying about the small details
Cheating on her from above, funny how the roles
I'm cheating on my girlfriend from a higher position, which is ironically reversed from the norm
Got reversed, when it was him, they never said, Look out below
When a guy cheated on a woman, everyone knew about it, but when I do it, no one seems to notice
Never tried to lend a hand, I was down and out and broke
No one ever tried to help me out when I was struggling financially
With no balance in my bank account, and just a couple 'O's
I had no money in my bank account and only had some drugs
Now we feast, I'll beat my [?] while we toastin' Crown and Coke
Now that I'm more successful, we celebrate with food and drink
Weird where the talent go, now it's like there's no one left
It's odd that there aren't many talented rappers left
Someone said you blowing up, they trolling on the social network
People on social media are mocking other rappers who claim to be 'blowing up'
I murk my flows, I choke 'em out and never broke a sweat
I easily conquer my rap flows and do it effortlessly
You knock one out the box, now watch it 'cause a domino effect
Once you knock one competitor out, the rest will follow and fall too
You're not a monster so these ghosts or goblins don't oppose a threat
You're not a scary figure so there's no need to fear competition
I ain't scared of no one, seen a hater and I told him that
I'm not afraid of anyone and I've personally told a hater to his face
If you don't start shit, there won't be none
If you don't start any drama, then there won't be any
'Cause I don't really need no reason
I don't need any reason to take down my competition
To be the one responsible for your extinction
I will be the one to take you down and cause the end of your career
'Cause when it comes to competition, I don't see none
I don't view anyone as competition
They all went ghost on me
All of my competition has disappeared or 'went ghost'
Ain't nobody coming close to me
No one can come close to competing with me
It's like a goddamn ghost story
It's like a mysterious and spooky ghost story
Go ahead and sound the horn, like every boring rapper does
Go ahead and brag and do what other boring rappers do
I wish the dude behind the booth would pull the power cord
I wish the person producing the song would just stop the artist from continuing
Just quit and do some shit you're good at
Stop rapping and do something you're actually good at
Your stage show is hard for me to look at
Your performance on stage is painful for me to watch
Like the unibrow on Al B. sure
It's as funny and unattractive as Al B. Sure's unibrow
The difference between our music's night and day
The difference between our music is polar opposites
I'm getting busy but you shitty like a giant pile of cow manure
My music is great, but yours is terrible like a huge pile of cow dung
So watch that mouth of yours
Be careful what you say
I never thought I'd see the day it'd be okay to let these rappers dress like Shalamar
I never thought it would be acceptable for rappers to dress like Shalamar
They wanna dance, suck a dick, fuck these kids, knock 'em off they balance boards
They want to dance and be sexual, but I'm trying to knock them off their high horse
Beat 'em down and settle out at court
I'll beat them down physically, but we can settle things out of court
Ugly as fuck but these sluts pulling down they drawers
Despite being unattractive, girls are still willing to sleep with them
White bitches love me like an Abercrombie outfit stores
White girls love me just as much as they love shopping at Abercrombie
Sick and never found the cure, sipping on the Crown I poured
I'm always sick, but I'm still drinking and having fun
Wild and rowdy bumping Scotty ATL and (?) boy
I'm wild and having a good time while listening to Scotty ATL and (?) boy
Some dummy said I wasn't hungry since I made it and I'm famous
Someone assumed I'm no longer hungry since I've made it and become famous
Bitch, I'm starving like the Army was in Valley Forge
In reality, I'm still very motivated and hungry like the starved Army in Valley Forge
Was dope enough to get a deal back in two thousand and four
I was good enough to get a record deal in 2004
I was born a killer, tried to warn 'em, better tell them boys
I was born to be great and I tried to warn others, but they didn't listen
I'm just really being honest y'all
I'm just telling the truth
I'm just sick of being modest all the time
I'm tired of holding back and not boasting like other rappers
When all these artists talk like they the hottest and y'all
When other artists act as if they are the best in the industry
They don't get away with murder
They won't get away with pretending to be something they're not
They just rhyming words together, ain't no substance to their monologue
All they're doing is putting meaningless words together
They go on stage and spray the crowd with water
They put on a terrible performance and spray the audience with water
Rapping over top they vocals to this track
They rap over their own pre-recorded vocals on this song
In fact, they sounding awful dog
In reality, they sound terrible
We ain't playing volleyball, I ain't going back and forth
We're not playing games and I'm not going to argue back and forth
If you diss me and then piss me off, then I might smack you for it
If you insult me and make me angry, I might physically lash out at you
Run up in the studio while you were on like everything
I might enter the recording studio while you're working on music
It's coolio, I jack you for your laps up in your mackie board
'It's okay, I'll just take your recordings from the mixing board'
You think I'm playing, you mistaken
If you think I'm joking, you're wrong
Shit, you faker than the movie Taken
You're as fake as the movie Taken
You ain't got no skills you only act the part
You have no real skills and just pretend to be something you're not
Come and get a battle scar, thicker shit that's caviar
Come compete with me and be ready for a tough competition
You fictional like Battlestar Galactica and Avatar
You're as fictional as sci-fi movies Battlestar Galactica and Avatar
I'm on another planet and these rappers I'm on Saturn, Mars
I'm far ahead of other rappers in my success and they can't keep up
Venus, Jesus, we the C-N-T and we just laugh at y'all
We are superior and we just laugh at other rappers
An open casket, I just killed a Kato track
I just destroyed a Kato track and left nothing behind
If you feel it, play it back
If you like my music, play it again
Really, I'm just stating facts
I'm just telling the truth in my lyrics
Lyrics Β© BMG Rights Management
Written by: CHRIS JU, JONATHAN MATTHEW MCCOLLUM
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
Ominously Baked Art
[Verse 1]
Welcome to the Jonny Valiant show
I'm about to blow
Independent with a hundred thousand albums sold
Rappers used to crowd around me, funny now they don't
No one's in my lane, my competition going adiΓ³s
No magician but I dissipate 'em in a cloud of smoke
Revvin' they engine up and I'm a thousand miles down the road
You ain't ever heard of me, fuck it now you know
It's hard to take you serious and I ain't out of jokes
Most of the shit you rap about is unaccountable
Saying nothing, making noise with your mouth like Al Jarreau
Never seen an ounce of blow, flexin' like you Al Capone
Sink your teeth and we can seek a sweet like brownie Γ la mode
Pocket full of bread, I ain't counting sourdough
Shittin' on 'em from above, funny how the roles
Got reversed, when it was him, they never said "Look out below"
Never tried to lend a hand, I was down and out and broke
With no balance in my bank account and just a couple 'O's
Now we feastin' beef medallions while we toastin' Crown and Coke
Cheers. Weird. Where'd the talent go? Now it's like there's no one left
Someone said you blowing up, they trolling on the social net-
-Work. I murk my foes, I choke 'em out and never broke a sweat
You knock one out the box, now watch it cause a domino effect
And Iβm a monster so these ghosts and goblins donβt impose a threat
I ain't scared of no one, seen a hater and I told him that
[Hook: Rittz]
If you don't start shit, there won't be none
'Cause I don't really need no reason
To be the one responsible for your extinction
'Cause when it comes to competition, I don't see none
They all went ghost on me
Ain't nobody coming close to me
It's like a goddamn ghost story
It's a goddamn ghost story
It's a goddamn ghost story
[Verse 2]
Go ahead and sound the horn, like every boring rapper does
I wish the dude behind the booth would pull the power cord
Just quit and do some shit you're good at
Your stage show is hard for me to look at
Like the unibrow on Al B. Sure!
The difference between our music's night and day
I'm getting busy but you shitty like a giant pile of cow manure
So watch that mouth of yours
I never thought I'd see the day it'd be okay to let these rappers dress like Shalamar
They wanna dance, suck a dick, fuck these kids, knock 'em off they balance boards
Beat 'em down and settle out at court
Ugly as fuck but these sluts pulling down they drawers
White bitches love me like an Abercrombie outfit stores
Sick and never found the cure, sipping on the Crown I poured
Wild and rowdy, bumping Scotty ATL and Alley Boy
Some dummy said I wasn't hungry since I made it and I'm famous
Bitch, I'm starving like the Army was in Valley Forge
Was dope enough to get a deal back in 2004
I was born a killer, tried to warn 'em, better tell the boys
[Hook]
If you don't start shit, there won't be none
'Cause I don't really need no reason
To be the one responsible for your extinction
'Cause when it comes to competition, I don't see none
They all went ghost on me
Ain't nobody coming close to me
It's like a goddamn ghost story
It's a goddamn ghost story
It's a goddamn ghost story
[Verse 3]
I'm just really being honest y'all
I'm just sick of being modest all the time
When all these artists talk like they the hottest and y'all
They don't get away with murder
They just rhyming words together, ain't no substance to their monologue
They go on stage and spray the crowd with water
Rapping over top they vocals to distract
The fact, they sounding awful dog
We ain't playing volleyball, I ain't going back and forth
If you diss me and then piss me off, then I might smack you for it
Run up in the studio while you were on like everything
It's coolio, I jack you for your laptop and your Mac keyboard
You think I'm playing? You mistaken
Shit, you faker than the movie Taken
You ain't got no skills, you only act the part
Come and get a battle scar, thicker shit that's caviar
You fictional like Battlestar Galactica and Avatar
I'm on another planet then these rappers I'm on Saturn, Mars
Venus, Jesus, we the C-N-T and we just laugh at y'all
An open casket, I just killed a Kato track
If you feel it, play it back
Really, I'm just stating facts that
[Hook]
If you don't start shit, there won't be none
Cause I don't really need no reason
To be the one responsible for your extinction
Cause when it comes to competition, I don't see none
They all went ghost on me
Ain't nobody coming close to me
It's like a goddamn ghost story
β€Aprilβ€
Not sure where I've been but I literally just stumbled across Rittz and already lovin his music!
Justin Goforth
April Morris haha I've been here since white Jesus absolutely love him
mikaal rundell
April Morris you ain't alone, I just found him too. Dudes a beast.
Teresa Miller
Lyrically rittz is incredible and not only is is a true lyricist he writes and spits about real shit that anyone can relate too.
Andrew Gonzalez
Rittz is lit girl!!! Lol
J
Check all his albums out cuz theyβre all quality
Cody Bauerle
One of the Most Underrated Wordsmithsπ―π Hands Downπ
Tasha Valencia
Cody Bauerle No joke.
diegolazzzo
Him and Royce da 5'9''
Mike Blasing
He's literally chopping 2 syllables, but yea he's dope af