Carefree
Mick Jenkins * Track #2 On The Circus
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Carefree by Mick Jenkins
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Mick JenkinsProduced by
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Mick JenkinsAbout
“Carefree” is the leading single off of Mick Jenkins' January 2020 album The Circus. The announcement of the project came along with the release of the song.
On the song, Mick gives common realistic scenarios of how African American males daily are affected by police discrimination: he depicts a go...
Carefree Lyrics
[Chorus]
I was off the drugs, I was off the dranks, I was off the vibes
Got nothin' to hide, I'm with the squad, don't make me throw it up
She by my side, we bonafide, that shit is nice
[Verse 1]
It just don't look like this
If you living carefree then you probably don't look like us
Damn, nigga, let me cook right quick, on the beach
Couple niggas, we was cool and it's just 'bout dusk
Shawty never smoked kush like this
Some fire-ass music playin', grindin' on me
You know I had to push right back, reflex, respect
No suspect shit, came late
Goofy niggas missed the sunset
We ain't even give a fuck, got the Backwoods, though
Dropped those niggas, would've been upset
Only hit it two times 'cause I know that the paper's more of her speed she could fuck with
And I like that shit, she don't duck shit, but we was cool
And I said we didn't want smoke, so when the cops popped up
It was Pop Smoke, niggas proceeded to get on that fuck shit
Now I'm worried 'bout dyin' for speaking my mind, they keep on callin' it tough shit
I ain't do too much, just rough shit
Whole time it really is way too much shit
Playin' that shit right, it's some tough shit
And they know just which one to fuck with
It's just some shit we stuck with
[Chorus]
We was off the drugs, we was off the dranks, we was off the vibes
Got nothin' to hide, I'm with the squad, don't make me throw it up
She by my side, we bonafide, will you ride or die?
[Verse 2]
Damn, nigga, let me breathe
Damn, nigga, let me cook
Damn, family, give me space
So quick to shoot, no Devin Book'
Can't even look me in my face
Can't play it straight, these niggas crooks
They player hate, I'm on my shit
Pulled me over 'bout my whip
Like, "How you get it?"
Bitch, I bought it, took my ticket for the tints
That might not seem too intense
But I ain't whip this in two months
The first day back, they on some shit
I can't let 'em steal my joy
See who my niggas is fuckin' with
Heard the whole squad at the beach
Guessin' we'll pull up and shit
[Chorus]
We be off the drugs, we be off the dranks, we be off the vibes
Got nothin' to hide, be with the squad, don't make me throw it up
She by my side, we bonafide, that shit is nice, damn
We was off the drugs, we was off the dranks, we was off the vibes
Got nothin' to hide, I'm with the squad, don't make me throw it up
She by my side, we bonafide, will you ride or die?
[Outro]
Damn, nigga, let me breathe
Damn, nigga, let me cook
Damn, nigga, give me space
Damn, nigga, let me breathe
Damn, nigga, let me cook
Damn, family, give me space
Quick to shoot, no Devin Book'
Can't even look me in my face
Carefree Q&A
Who wrote Carefree's ?
Carefree was written by Mick Jenkins.
Who produced Carefree's ?
Carefree was produced by Black Milk.
When did Mick Jenkins release Carefree?
Mick Jenkins released Carefree on Fri Jan 03 2020.
What did Mick Jenkins say about "Carefree"?
[Quoted from Mick Jenkins]
“This song is actually a real experience. I was in Hyde Park, a couple of years ago with some homies. I don’t know what that space is called in Chicago, but everybody from Chicago know what I’m talking about. And yeah, we were just chilling, drinking Stella Rosa. Had a gal...
What inspired this song?
This song is actually a real experience. I was in Hyde Park, a couple of years ago with some homies. I don’t know what that space is called in Chicago, but everybody from Chicago know what I’m talking about. And yeah, we were just chilling, drinking Stella Rosa. Had a gallon of Stellar Rosa, cooling...
What's it like working with Black Milk?
I think he’s kind of slept on, but his work with Justice League is very known for me and he’s from the Midwest, as well. And so I met black milk two years ago, two or three years ago when I was working on Pieces of a Man. He produced two records off of there. And it’s just I think that a lot of arti...
What was the writing session like?
The session for this song actually had me there from the inception of the beat, which I’m not always there for. Sometimes you come in when somebody has a sort of base laid already or they sent you the beat or whatever. But I was actually there for inception of the beat and I think that gives me the...
What do you want people to take away from the track?
It’s really in the first line. The message is “if you living carefree then you probably don’t look like us.” To go deeper with that, I tried to present a situation that is something you should be able to be carefree in. The first verse is about us at the beach. The second verse is about me in a nice...