takers
underground rap, trap boom-bap, 92 BPM, boom-bap drum loop, punchy 808 bass, skittering hi-hats, chopped soul sample, call-and-response hooks, sparse verse drops, hard snare crack, tape saturation, dusty vinyl crackle, mono drum break, late-night menace, head-nod groove, 90s street grit
takers
underground rap, trap boom-bap, 92 BPM, boom-bap drum loop, punchy 808 bass, skittering hi-hats, chopped soul sample, call-and-response hooks, sparse verse drops, hard snare crack, tape saturation, dusty vinyl crackle, mono drum break, late-night menace, head-nod groove, 90s street grit
Lyrics
Verse 1
P-Smooth in the room, clean shirt, cold stare
Used to count little crumbs, now the table got glare
Made a little motion, now they peep every move
Funny how the crowd change when the money start to groove
They was cool from far, now they leaning for a taste
Hands out, fake grin, envy written on the face
Say, “How you get that?” like I owe them a clue
When you build your own lane, they gon’ want what you do
Pre-Chorus
Yeah, they smile when you up
Then they switch when you shine
Want the loaf, want the plate
Want the life, want the line
Chorus
P-Smooth, P-Smooth
Look what they want now
P-Smooth, P-Smooth
Jealous when you up now
P-Smooth, P-Smooth
They don’t love the grind
P-Smooth, P-Smooth
They just want what’s mine (P-Smooth)
Verse 2
Now it’s “bro, let me borrow,” but they never paid back
Same ones talk slick when you cut them off slack
I been moving quiet, let the numbers do the talk
Success make a mirror, now they all wanna walk
In my comments, in my circle, every smile got a hook
Every friend got a reason, every stranger want a look
I don’t let it shake me, I just tighten up the seat
If they want the view, they gotta walk through the heat
Pre-Chorus
Yeah, they smile when you up
Then they switch when you shine
Want the loaf, want the plate
Want the life, want the line
Chorus
P-Smooth, P-Smooth
Look what they want now
P-Smooth, P-Smooth
Jealous when you up now
P-Smooth, P-Smooth
They don’t love the grind
P-Smooth, P-Smooth
They just want what’s mine (P-Smooth)
Bridge
Let ’em watch, let ’em wish
I ain’t giving up my stitch
Everything I got, I earned
Every lesson, every burn
Chorus
P-Smooth, P-Smooth
Look what they want now
P-Smooth, P-Smooth
Jealous when you up now
P-Smooth, P-Smooth
They don’t love the grind
P-Smooth, P-Smooth
They just want what’s mine (P-Smooth)