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.
Halle Berry
Yo Gotti Lyrics
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Bow bow
Bow bow bow
Bow bow
Bow bow bow
Hurricane
Bow bow
Bow bow bow
Bow bow bow
Bum bum bum
Bum bum bum
Bum bum bum
Bum bum bum
She fine den a bitch, ass and her tits
Thick in tha hips every nigga want to
Call her Halle Berry, Halle Berry
Halle Berry, Halle Berry
She walk it like a model
Hands on her knees
Scrub the ground
She ain't nothing but a tease
Halle Berry, Halle Berry
Halle Berry, Halle Berry
Well let's get ratchet
Let's get ratchet
Look at her prettier then Halle and thicker than Janet
She say she like all of my club bangers I be jamming
Told her to bust it open let me see what's really happenin'
She the ship and I'm the captain
I'm that captain
Booty bigger than the pussy
And cuchi dat make me happy
And I'm all the way in your city
I'm from Louisiana so you gotta show me how your
City do it for the camera
Make it drop and bring it back to the top
I'm no amateur
Girl you can give it to me it ain't nothing I can't handle
She just got out of the shower smellin' like a scented candle
And I'm finna flip her backwards
Have her sliding off tha mattress
No moving no acting baby this is real action
Beat it up so bad
You be scared to walk past me
I know your Halle Berry
Baby there's no acting
I beat it up so bad
You be scared to walk past me for real
She fine den a bitch, ass and her tits
Thick in tha hips every nigga want to
Call her Halle Berry, Halle Berry
Halle Berry, Halle Berry
She walk it like a model
Hands on her knees
Scrub the ground
She ain't nothing but a tease
Halle Berry, Halle Berry
Halle Berry, Halle Berry
Halle Berry girl you jazzy
That's way past fine
Girl you look like something that should be on tha dance line
Incredible by tha waist
Plus she got a pretty face
Even tho she got class she listen to UGK
I'm finna flip her through traffic
With tha top back of tha donk
Girl I guarantee I can make you go numb numb numb numb
I got enough bread to take me and you to London
And back to America and all over the country
She make me want to keep her close by
Like a side kick
She tha type of chick that ain't gone never look sloppy
I'm a beat it out the frame
Hurricane that's who I be
You must be Halle Berry
I don't need to see your Id
She fine den a bitch, ass and her tits
Thick in tha hips every nigga want to
Call her Halle Berry, Halle Berry
Halle Berry, Halle Berry
She walk it like a model
Hands on her knees
Scrub the ground
She ain't nothing but a tease
Halle Berry, Halle Berry
Halle Berry, Halle Berry
Gone bob your head
Gone work your shoulder
Now what I just said girl do it on tha dick
Age ain't shit
I done got a lil older
Me or you man baby girl take a pic (Which one)
She so classy, she's so jazzy (yea)
Lil momma blow like a ref
Do it on tha dick
She don't need no help
She say she got it
She do it all by her self
Shawdee do it sick wit it
(Get so fine)
Like a god damn ticket
Gave her a hickey
In order for a nig like me to spend cash
You gotta bounce like shocks in your ass
You, bed, ass, work
Start slow fas-ter
Mr. Halle Berry
Mr. Take your bitch
Take her from tha club
To tha car to tha dick (Superstar)
She fine den a bitch, ass and her tits
Thick in tha hips every nigga want to
Call her Halle Berry, Halle Berry
Halle Berry, Halle Berry
She walk it like a model
Hands on her knees
Scrub the ground
She ain't nothing but a tease
Halle Berry, Halle Berry
Halle Berry, Halle Berry
The song "Halle Berry" by Yo Gotti is a tribute to the actress Halle Berry and the song is written around her beauty and sex appeal. The chorus of the song repeats the phrase “Halle Berry, Halle Berry” and the verses give different examples to describe the beautiful girl he is talking about. Yo Gotti compares her beauty to Halle Berry, one of the most beautiful actresses of all time, and even claims that she is prettier than Halle Berry and thicker than Janet Jackson. The lyrics in the song are very explicit and describe sexual encounters with this girl.
The verses describe how the girl walks, moves, and dances emphasizing her beauty, and Yo Gotti seems to be infatuated by her. He talks about how he wants to take her to London, make her go numb, and take her everywhere in the country. The song is racy and explicit and is designed to create a dance floor craze.
Line by Line Meaning
Bow bow bow
Introduction, no literal meaning
Hurricane
Yo Gotti's nickname
Bum bum bum
Repetition, no literal meaning
She fine den a bitch, ass and her tits
The woman being referred to has an attractive body
Thick in tha hips every nigga want to
The woman has an attractive figure that many men are attracted to
Call her Halle Berry, Halle Berry
The woman is so attractive that she is compared to the actress Halle Berry
She walk it like a model
The woman walks in a confident and attractive manner
Hands on her knees
A reference to a dance move that emphasizes the woman's curves
Scrub the ground
Another dance move that emphasizes the woman's curves
She ain't nothing but a tease
The woman is flirtatious and doesn't offer anything serious
Well let's get ratchet
Let's party, get wild
Look at her prettier then Halle and thicker than Janet
The woman is more attractive to Yo Gotti than Halle Berry or Janet Jackson
I'm the captain
Yo Gotti is in control of the situation
Booty bigger than the pussy
The woman has a large buttocks compared to her genitalia
And cuchi dat make me happy
A slang term for female genitalia that Yo Gotti finds appealing
And I'm all the way in your city
Yo Gotti traveled to the woman's city
I'm from Louisiana so you gotta show me how your
Reference to Yo Gotti's origin and how he needs to be shown how things are done in the woman's city
City do it for the camera
The woman is performing for the camera
Make it drop and bring it back to the top
Instructions to the woman to dance in a way that emphasizes her curves
I'm no amateur
Yo Gotti is skilled in this type of situation
Girl you can give it to me it ain't nothing I can't handle
Yo Gotti is confident in his abilities to satisfy the woman
She just got out of the shower smellin' like a scented candle
The woman is clean and smells good
And I'm finna flip her backwards
Yo Gotti plans to have sex with the woman in a way that emphasizes her curves
Have her sliding off tha mattress
Reference to a sex move that involves the woman sliding off the bed due to intense pleasure
No moving no acting baby this is real action
The sex between Yo Gotti and the woman is genuine and not staged
Beat it up so bad
Yo Gotti plans to have sex with the woman intensely
You be scared to walk past me
Yo Gotti plans to have sex with the woman in a way that will leave her physically affected
Baby there's no acting
Repetition to emphasize that the sex between Yo Gotti and the woman is genuine
Well let's get ratchet
Repetition, no additional literal meaning
Gone bob your head
Instructions to the audience to enjoy the beat of the song
Gone work your shoulder
Instructions to the audience to dance along with the music
Now what I just said girl do it on tha dick
Instructions to the woman to perform a sexual act on Yo Gotti
Age ain't shit
Age is not a relevant factor in the context of the song
I done got a lil older
Yo Gotti acknowledges that he has aged since he first became popular
Me or you man baby girl take a pic (Which one)
Yo Gotti wants to take a picture with the woman and ask if she prefers to stand next to him or her partner
Lil momma blow like a ref
The woman is a skilled performer or sexual partner
She don't need no help
The woman is confident in performing sexual acts without assistance
Shawdee do it sick wit it
The woman is skilled in dancing or performing sexually
Like a god damn ticket
The woman is attractive and desirable
Gave her a hickey
Yo Gotti left a mark on the woman's neck, possibly indicating that they had sex
In order for a nig like me to spend cash
Yo Gotti is suggesting that in order for him to spend money, he needs to be sexually satisfied
You gotta bounce like shocks in your ass
The woman needs to have a large and attractive buttocks to be worthy of Yo Gotti's attention
You, bed, ass, work
Yo Gotti is giving sexual instructions to the woman
Start slow fas-ter
Instructions to the woman to start slowly and gradually build up intensity
Mr. Halle Berry
Yo Gotti is referring to himself as the male equivalent of Halle Berry, an attractive and successful celebrity
Mr. Take your bitch
Yo Gotti is confident in his ability to seduce and take another man's partner
Take her from tha club
Yo Gotti plans to seduce the woman while at a club or party
To tha car to tha dick
Yo Gotti plans to have sex with the woman in his car
She fine den a bitch, ass and her tits
Repetition, no additional literal meaning
Thick in tha hips every nigga want to
Repetition, no additional literal meaning
Call her Halle Berry, Halle Berry
Repetition, no additional literal meaning
She walk it like a model
Repetition, no additional literal meaning
Hands on her knees
Repetition, no additional literal meaning
Scrub the ground
Repetition, no additional literal meaning
She ain't nothing but a tease
Repetition, no additional literal meaning
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Ultra Tunes
Written by: JUAN SALINAS, OSCAR SALINAS, JAMAAL PARKER, LAQUINSTON SMITH, CHRISTOPHER DOOLEY
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