"Snitches" (stylized as "$nitches") is a song by Lupe Fiasco featuring Ty Dolla $ign, released on February 26, 2014. It interpolates the 1998 song "Rosa Parks" by OutKast and was first posted as a snippet on January 13, 2014, believed to be a promotional single from his forthcoming album, Tetsuo & Youth.[1]
Critical reception[]
Richard Spadine of DJBooth summarized, "this newly-released promotional single is a light, bubbly selection dealing with the topics of romance and cash. After a courtroom-themed opener, the Chi-town mainstay proceeds to share his thoughts on the dating game, expressing a preference for strong, independent women over ladies of the gold-digging variety."[2] Okayplayer described it as "glossy enough to satisfy fans in search of something closer to a formal single."[3]
Lyrics[]
[Intro: Lupe Fiasco, Ty Dolla $ign]
Yo. Ty Dolla, what's up, n***a?
What's up, brother?
Ain't shit. Hey n***ga, you know we got motherfuckin' touchdowns on the albums. But y'know. I know n***gas wanna hear what we comin' up with. Let's give some shit, bro.
Man, let's drop something, man. Let's go.
Alright, cool. Let's do it.
Go off.
[Hook: Ty Dolla $ign]
Say she wanna be held like a mink in the winter, no no
She ask me how do I feel, how do I feel, no no
You know snitches get stitches (Snitches get snitches)
Ignorance is bliss, can a n***a get a witness?
I'll tell you what
I ain’t gotta trick on nothing, no no
I ain't tripping on you, I ain't tripping, I ain't tricking on you
They be tricking on you but I ain't tricking on you
They be snitching telling me all about you
I'ma take my time, that's what a n***a gonna do
I ain't tripping I ain't tricking on you, they be tricking on you
But I ain't tricking on you
They told me all about you, oh no
[Verse 1: Lupe Fiasco]
You ain't gotta plan on it
Me sitting on a stand with a bible with a hand on it
They be talking like the man on it
You can play the tape and understand what he saying on it
N***as sounding like Sam on it, Teflon Don why you sticking to the pan homie
From a good fella to a teller
N***as droppin dimes in the bags in the bands on it
I'ma just land on it
Plant my flag like a moon with a man on it
They be singing to the choir with a wire
But this the eighteen gold chains with the van on it
This the eighteen gold chains with the van on it
Life is a beach with some sand and a tan on it
But it's getting too high
Spread the money out now look like a fan on it
[Hook: Ty Dolla $ign]
Say she wanna be held like a mink in the winter, no no
She ask me how do I feel, how do I feel, no no
You know snitches get stitches (snitches get snitches)
Ignorance is bliss, can a n***a get a witness?
I'll tell you what
I ain’t gotta trick on nothing, no no
I ain't tripping on you, I ain't tripping, I ain't tricking on you
They be tricking on you but I ain't tricking on you
They be snitching telling me all about you
I'ma take my time, that's what a n***a gonna do
I ain't tripping I ain't tricking on you, they be tricking on you
But I ain't tricking on you
They told me all about you, oh no
[Verse 2: Lupe Fiasco]
Now if you only love me for the money
Then that mean you gon leave if they come and take it from me
Now I ain't saying I ain't Fort Knox
But you never know who be at the do' when the door knock
That's why we keep the door locked
Keep an open mind but I ain't messing with the door stops
God forbid that the dough stop
If the paper wrinkle we can hit it with the Botox
N***a get fo' shots smelling new money call it their nose jobs
And we been working for it so hard
Best believe we ain't hurting for a blowjob
Why you twerking for it so hard?
Working with them people for some Goyard
Keep my mind on them gold bars
Crucial crucial crucial go hard
[Hook: Ty Dolla $ign]
Say she wanna be held like a mink in the winter, no no
She ask me how do I feel, how do I feel, no no
You know snitches get stitches (Snitches get snitches)
Ignorance is bliss, can a n***a get a witness?
I'll tell you what
I ain’t gotta trick on nothing, no no
I ain't tripping on you, I ain't tripping, I ain't tricking on you
They be tricking on you but I ain't tricking on you
They be snitching telling me all about you
I'ma take my time, that's what a n***a gonna do
I ain't tripping I ain't tricking on you, they be tricking on you
But I ain't tricking on you
They told me all about you, oh no
[Bridge: Lupe Fiasco]
Independent women get the "all cool"
Gold digging bitches get the door foo
Don't misinterpret what you're hearing
I ain't tryna get out, I'm tryna put some years in
And ya gotta lay a foundation
Break it down basic can't play around payin
N***as ain't saying they ain't makin downpayments
But we ain't at the station, turning State, making statements
[Hook: Ty Dolla $ign]
Say she wanna be held like a mink in the winter, no no
She ask me how do I feel, how do I feel, no no
You know snitches get stitches (Snitches get snitches)
Ignorance is bliss, can a n***a get a witness?
I'll tell you what
I ain’t gotta trick on nothing, no no
I ain't tripping on you, I ain't tripping, I ain't tricking on you
They be tricking on you but I ain't tricking on you
They be snitching telling me all about you
I'ma take my time, that's what a n***a gonna do
I ain't tripping I ain't tricking on you, they be tricking on you
But I ain't tricking on you
They told me all about you, oh no
References[]
- ↑ Goddard, Kevin (January 13, 2014). "Lupe Fiasco Previews New Song With Ty Dolla $ign". HotNewHipHop.
- ↑ Spadine, Richard (February 27, 2014). "Lupe Fiasco ft. Ty Dolla $ign - Snitches". DJBooth.
- ↑ Lamb, Karas (February 27, 2014). "Lupe Fiasco Drops New Tracks "$nitches" & "30's" ($nitches 2)". Okayplayer.