As one of the six epicenters of Southern hip hop, Memphis has always had a thriving underground capable of producing major platinum superstars such as Eightball & MJG, 3-6 Mafia and Project Pat,Skip a.k.a Gianni Booker. All of the above-mentioned artists at one point in time literally dominated the city’s underground rap scene before going on to become national superstars. Next up to bat is Yo Gotti, M-Town’s current underground rap kingpin. Like his namesake John Gotti, the Memphis based rapper has been running the Southern underground scene with an iron fist for the past. Known and respected throughout the South for his skill and finesse on the microphone, Yo Gotti is one the South’s most respected young rappers.
Born Mario Mims, Yo Gotti grew up in the infamous Ridge Crest Apartments in a North Memphis neighborhood called Frazier. His childhood was typical for a poor ghetto youth in the Deep South. Raised in a family of hustlers and exposed to hard times 24 hours a day the Tennessee rap titan soon turned to the only thing that he knew could get him paid, hustling. “Being from the hood things like hustling will come your way,” says Yo Gotti. “Everybody in my family hustled in some kinda way.” Ironically, hustling is what ultimately led Yo Gotti to rapping.
Taking his cue from Memphis rap legends such as Eightball & MJG, Al Kapone, Gangsta Black, Triple 6 Mafia and Kingpin Skinny Pimp, all of whom he lists as influences, Yo Gotti released his own underground tape entitled, Youngster on the Come Up and placed it on consignment at local mom & pop record stores as well as hustling it out the trunk. The tape sold like hotcakes on the street and made Yo Gotti the hottest rapper on the streets of Memphis. From the Dope Game to the Rap Game, Yo Gotti’s sophomore effort sold so well that Select-O-Hits, a local based independent distributor offered him a small deal and the Memphis rapper more than doubled his fan base with absolutely no marketing or promotions. Soon he found himself ranked among the city’s top rappers. In addition to being featured on the cover of Murderdog Magazine along side his idols Kingpin Skinny Pimp and Al Kapone his record From the Dope Game to the Rap Game made the list for the magazine’s top independent record for the year 2000.
Two years later he inked a distribution deal with TVT Records and released the critically acclaimed album Life, which did respectable numbers for an independent label. “It sold about 40 or 50,000, with no promotions or video,” says Yo Gotti. “That record did what it did on its own.” But as the old saying goes when one door is closed another opened. Gotti’s reputation as the king of Memphis continued to spread and that eventually led him to a production deal with Cash Money/Universal records for his group the Block Burnaz. With his TVT sophomore album entitled Back 2 Da Basics, Yo Gotti returns with the same hardcore street flavor that his die-hard fans have come to know and love, only this time around the true king of Memphis has elevated his game a bit. Given the fact that his last record didn’t do the type of big number he’d hope for you’d think that Yo Gotti would switch up his style to reach a larger audience. Right? Wrong! According to Gotti his street credibility with his underground fans means more to him than gold or platinum status.
“The one thing that you have to understand is that when you create a fan base off of street product the last thing you wanna do is disrespect them by changing because of the record companies and stuff like that. When you do that you change what created you. To me it is very important that I keep in tune with the people that helped to sell 40,000 records independently. That’s why I call my record Back 2 Da Basics.”
Produced by DJ Thoomp, Mannie Fresh, Carlos Brody and newcomers Street Tunes, Back 2 Da Basics offers fans a gritty, insider’s view into the real streets of Memphis as seen through the eyes of Yo Gotti. Nowhere is this viewpoint more intense than on “Full Time,” the amped up lead single –and featured in the MTV Films’ Hustle & Flow movie - with a thunderous bass and intoxicating beat that espouses Gotti’s formula to success –hustle full time.
“A lotta cats wanna be a rapper or a street hustler but they don’t wanna put in the time that it takes,” says Yo Gotti. “They want the money and the cars and the girls, but they don’t wanna work hard for it. But to be successful at anything you gotta grind for it.” On the song “Mama We Gone Be Alright,” he waxes introspective by reflecting on all of the hard times that he and his family have suffered through the years and offers her hope-filled words encouragement. “Mama We Gone Be Alright” along with the gripping tune “My Story” emerges as two of the most interesting songs on Back 2 Da Basics. These three titles along with club banging songs like “Shorty” featuring Baby make Back 2 Da Basics one of the best albums of the year.
Afta While
Yo Gotti Lyrics
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With like three bad bitches in it
After while I'ma go cop me a semi
Say fuck everybody, give these niggas the business
After while I'ma stunt on everybody
Said I wouldn't do it but nigga I did it
After while I'm talking all this Federal shit
They gon' fuck 'round and give me a sentence
After while (after while)
After while (after while)
After while (after while what?)
After while I'ma go fuck on your bitch
After while you gon' get hit in your shit
After while I'ma go ice out my wrist
After while you love so hard you get rich
After while
You keep it real with some motherfuckers then after while
You realize they don't hold loyalty, like my jewelry they watered down
I know some young bulls who'll do whatever to whoever, go mode, Snootie Wild
I just might spaz and catch me a murder like OJ did, beat the shit at trial
After while I'ma pull up in that big B, for who can't comprehend, Bentley truck
After while I'ma pull up on my jeweler, tell 'em bust the Rollie down like a bale of kush
When I pop me a perc
After while I jump in her, make her squirt, yeah
I come up from the dirt
Now I'm in Dallas balling like Dirk, yeah
Running 'round spreading rumors, telling lies
After while you get hit in your mouth
Ten thou, all hundreds, small waist up, down in my Louis V pouch
After while they gon' have to pay me least fifty K to come stand on they couch
Finding a way out, changing my routes
'Cause I'm straight up out the dope house
After while I'ma pull up in that Bentley
With like three bad bitches in it
After while I'ma go cop me a semi
Say fuck everybody, give these niggas the business
After while I'ma stunt on everybody
Said I wouldn't do it but nigga I did it
After while I'm talking all this Federal shit
They gon' fuck 'round and give me a sentence
After while (after while)
After while (after while)
After while (after while)
After while (after while what?)
After while I'ma go fuck on your bitch
After while you gon' get hit in your shit
After while I'ma go ice out my wrist
After while you love so hard you get rich
After while
Plug came, dropped the pack off, it's been awhile
They say you a real nigga, but your niggas foul
Last time I seen a brick on grandma's floor, it's been a minute
Last time I fucked your bitch, pussy so good I fell asleep up in it
Check the banker how I know I'm with it
Breaking news, they say he know I did it
Shots fired, left you niggas in it
Channel Five, ten people in it
And I just bought me an FN
And I just bought me a new Benz
And I just bought me a crib in Calabasas
I can't wait to move in
I'm tryna meet a Kardashian (Khloe)
I already know the Kardashians (know it)
I'm tryna get out of trapping
I'm tryna get into fashion
Clap for my haters 'cause they made me proud
Tell 'em suckers that they not allowed
Bugatti on 'em out the wild
After while I'ma pull up in that Bentley
With like three bad bitches in it
After while I'ma go cop me a semi
Say fuck everybody, give these niggas the business
After while I'ma stunt on everybody
Said I wouldn't do it but nigga I did it
After while I'm talking all this Federal shit
They gon' fuck 'round and give me a sentence
After while (after while)
After while (after while)
After while (after while)
After while (after while what?)
After while I'ma go fuck on your bitch
After while you gon' get hit in your shit
After while I'ma go ice out my wrist
After while you love so hard you get rich
After while
The lyrics of "Afta While" by Yo Gotti & Moneybagg Yo boasts of their successful lifestyle, where they talk about a luxurious future endeavor. The song's chorus, "After a while," sets the tone of the song where they reflect on their past and how far they have come. They are confident that they will be able to afford a Bentley and have three women waiting for them in the car.
As the song progresses, we hear them expressing the betrayal by some individuals they considered loyal. Moneybagg Yo then portrays his rise from a tough past and how he made it big in Dallas, now balling like basketball player Dirk Nowitzki.
In the last verse, Yo Gotti talks about his success in the music industry and how he wishes to transition into fashion. They taunt their haters by saying they will not stop them from achieving success.
Overall, the song reflects the luxurious lifestyle of successful rappers and how they aim to build themselves up regardless of betrayal or negativity from others.
Line by Line Meaning
After while I'ma pull up in that Bentley
I'm going to arrive in a luxurious car
With like three bad bitches in it
I'll have three attractive women with me
After while I'ma go cop me a semi
I will purchase a gun and seek revenge on those who wronged me
Say fuck everybody, give these niggas the business
I am going to disregard all others and focus on my own success
After while I'ma stunt on everybody
I will show off my wealth and possessions to others
Said I wouldn't do it but nigga I did it
I accomplished something despite others doubting me
After while I'm talking all this Federal shit
I'll be discussing illegal activities and could potentially face legal consequences
They gon' fuck 'round and give me a sentence
I could potentially receive jail time due to my illegal activities
You keep it real with some motherfuckers then after while
One can trust some people at first, but eventually, they may become disloyal
You realize they don't hold loyalty, like my jewelry they watered down
Your once-loyal friends may become less dependable, just like some cheaper imitations of jewelry
I know some young bulls who'll do whatever to whoever, go mode, Snootie Wild
I have acquaintances who will use any means necessary to accomplish their goals
I just might spaz and catch me a murder like OJ did, beat the shit at trial
I could potentially commit a violent crime and escape legal consequences, similar to the OJ Simpson case
After while (after while)
Repeated lyrics for emphasis
After while I'ma go fuck on your bitch
I will have sexual relations with someone else's partner
After while you gon' get hit in your shit
You will be physically assaulted
After while I'ma go ice out my wrist
I will purchase expensive jewelry for my wrist
After while you love so hard you get rich
Through hard work and dedication, one can become wealthy
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: Demario White, Mario Mims, Brytavious Lakeith Chambers
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
@terrellwade4678
Whole Mixtape🔥🔥🔥
@mikezones7218
They ain't no rappers in the streets that can hang with this dudes style
@karatejoe7147
2022 still here..,never gets old...aftawhile
@alexbhattarai5797
this whole mixtape is on fire. not a single song skipped.
@markmurillo4330
Big facts
@ali4535
Oms
@charlesbradley7638
Facts it’s a classic
@juliahailey455
Ain't lieing
@charlesbradley7638
This mixtape have no skips 🔥
@14paste14
Bumping this shit in memphis daily