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If You Know You Know by Pusha T
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Pusha TProduced by
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On the opening track of his 2018 album, DAYTONA, Pusha T touches on a subject that he has been talking about most of his career: crack/cocaine. King Push brags about how he is on top of the trap game. He was once a cocaine dealer after all.
The phrase “If You Know You Know” relates to anyone who ha...
If You Know You Know Lyrics
[Verse 1]
Pullin' up in that new toy
The wrist on that boy rockstar like Pink Floyd
Waving at rude boy, I'm wavin' at you, boy
Ran off on the plug too like Trugoy
Imagine me do-boy, you could never do what I do, boy
Still, duckin' shit that I did, boy
Niggas in Paris 'fore Hit-Boy
These ain't the same type of hits, boy
Shit can get litter than lit, boy
You don't take these type of risks, boy
'Cause this boy been throwin' that D like Rich Boy
You missed, boy; ya numbers don't add up on the blow
That was ten years ago – if you know, you know (Yeah)
[Break]
If you know, you know
If you know, you know
[Verse 2]
This thing of ours, oh, this thing of ours
A fraternity of drug dealers ringin' off
I just happen to be alumni
Too legit, they still lookin' at me with one eye
The company I keep is not corporate enough
Child Rebel Soldier, you ain't orphan enough
A rapper turned trapper can't morph into us
But a trapper turned rapper can morph into Puff
Dance contest for the smokers
I predict snow, Al Roker
(If you know, you know)
I only ever looked up to Sosa
You all get a bird, this nigga Oprah
[Chorus]
Bricklayers in ball shorts
Coachin' from the side of the ball courts
(If you know, you know)
One stop like a Walmart
We got the tennis balls for the wrong sport
(If you know, you know)
If you know 'bout the carport
The trap door's supposed to be awkward
(If you know, you know)
That's the reason we ball for
Circle round twice for the encore
(If you know, you know)
[Verse 3]
You ever been hit with the water weight
Then had to weigh, "Do you war or wait?"
(If you know, you know)
When we all clickin' like Golden State
And you and your team are the motorcade
(If you know, you know)
Been grantin' wishes like a genie
To bad hoes in two-piece bikinis
I've been hidin' where you can see me
The skybox is right next to RiRi's
Solely responsible for showin' rappers how to stand
On the front lines when trappers started throwin' bands
Where were you when Big Meech brought the tigers in?
'Cause I was busy earnin' stripes like a tiger's skin
[Chorus]
Bricklayers in ball shorts
Coachin' from the side of the ball courts
(If you know, you know)
One stop like a Walmart
We got the tennis balls for the wrong sport
(If you know, you know)
If you know 'bout the carport
The trap door supposed to be awkward
(If you know, you know)
That's the reason we ball for
Circle 'round twice for the encore
(If you know, you know)
If You Know You Know Q&A
Who wrote If You Know You Know's ?
If You Know You Know was written by Richard Nisbet & Al Gwyllt & Kanye West & Pusha T.
Who produced If You Know You Know's ?
If You Know You Know was produced by Kanye West.
When did Pusha T release If You Know You Know?
Pusha T released If You Know You Know on Fri May 25 2018.
What inspired this song?
The concept actually came from freestyling the hook. “If You Know You Know,” it’s just a testament to me speaking to my core fan base, and I talk in cryptic code. Some people, it goes right over their heads. A lot of time, I’m in there with Ye, and he’s like, “Man, what does that mean?” And then, to...
Does Pusha every worry his street lingo won't connect?
I never feel the need to dumb it down. That’s part of what I enjoy in hip-hop. It’s certain albums to this day that I still catch hidden gems and hidden double entendres and hidden meanings.
Reasonable Doubt, still to this day. I found out the other day I was quoting Mobb Deep wrong, and then someo...
How did the song come together?
We had the beat made, and he, actually it was all about just making it a movie. That’s why I feel like when it first comes on, it’s like a buildup. It’s like, he felt that my first few bars were really strong, and he wanted to highlight those. He stripped everything down, and then I think it’s four...
Did Pusha rap to a finished beat from Kanye?
Every time I work with him, it’s always, I get the skeleton to rap to, and then he builds around it. So I’ll get married to a skeleton, I have what you call demo-itis. I fall in love with the record how it is. Demo-itis, it’s actually when you reference or lay vocals to a track, an unfinished track,...
What do the liner notes look like for this song?
Below is an image of the credits for the song “If You Know You Know” as they appear in the liner notes included with a hard copy of Daytona: