Ski Mask the Slump God reunites with STOKELEY collaborator Kenny Beats on “Merlin’s Staff,” which flips the instrumental of Missy Elliot’s 2002 song “Work It.”
The track marks Ski Mask the Slump God’s third tribute to childhood idols Missy Elliot and Timbaland: the Florida rapper previously sampled...
[Intro]
Woah, Kenny
I got it
[Verse 1]
Uh, my money Sammy Sosa, don't see you in ballpark (Yuh, yuh, yuh, yuh)
My car be touchy, feely, bitch, I'm in a push-start (Yuh, yuh, yuh, yuh)
PLACES+FACES, I'm art (Yuh, yuh, yuh, yuh)
Animal, like I'm fresh off the Ark (Yuh, yuh, yuh, yuh)
Swingin' in, climbin' up, like on my Peter Park (Uh, yuh, yuh)
Bring the hoes, line 'em up like Verizon bars (Uh, yuh, yuh, yuh)
Shoot for the stars, ain't surprising that I'm seeing stars (Uh, yuh, yuh, yuh)
Like in the Wraith, but the stars you see, diamonds, mine are (Water)
On the go like Mario, drivin' a kart
Lisa Simpson, her head sharp
That mean that the brain she givin' off smart (Mmwah)
Game over, too hard, gotta restart (Mmwah)
Kickstand, stick-shift, peach color car
Quicksand, lost in the sauce, I see you are (I see you are)
Two-faced, like a penny, can't tell who you are
They all about you, know about you, no Nardwuar (Ayy, ayy)
[Chorus]
If it don't make dollars then it don't make sense (Mm, mm, mm)
Seein' snakes around me, oops, Gucci on pants (Mm, mm, mm)
I can work some magic like a spell from Merlin's staff (Uh, duh)
If they say they at my neck with that attack, like a giraffe (Yuh, yuh, yuh)
If it don't make dollars then it don't make sense (Yuh, bitch, yuh, yuh)
Seein' snakes around me, oops, Gucci on pants (Yuh, yuh, yuh, yuh)
I can work some magic like a spell from Merlin's staff (Yuh, yuh, yuh, ayy, yuh)
If they say they at my neck with that attack, like a giraffe (Yuh, uh, yuh, yeah, water)
[Verse 2]
Perfect timing, switch up from the pick-up to the Jag'
Frankensteining, I came from the valley of the dead
Wrist blinding, baguette, my spaghetti make her gag
Like The Shining (Ayy), asked your bitch to play with us instead
We slimy, like a snail or under the nail, do 'em grimy (Ow)
Smokin' Ls, out by Dragon Tales, where you'll find me (Any way)
Bitch, I'm Floyd Mayweather, debit can't deny me (Can't deny)
Rest in peace to the beat by Kenny, died untimely (Haha, ayy, ayy)
Baby bitch, come find me (Ayy, ayy, ayy)
Baby bitch, out in the land with the Gs (Ayy, ayy, ayy)
Baby bitch, no I'm not Eazy-E (Ayy, ayy, ayy), hey
[Chorus]
If it don't make dollars then it don't make sense (Mm, mm, mm)
Seein' snakes around me, oops, Gucci on pants (Mm, mm, mm)
I can work some magic like a spell from Merlin's staff (Uh, duh)
If they say they at my neck with that attack, like a giraffe (Yuh, yuh, yuh)
If it don't make dollars then it don't make sense (Yuh, bitch, yuh, yuh)
Seein' snakes around me, oops, Gucci on pants
I can work some magic like a spell from Merlin's staff (Ayy)
If they say they at my neck with that attack, like a giraffe (Water)
Merlin’s Staff was written by Kenny Beats & Ski Mask the Slump God.
Merlin’s Staff was produced by Kenny Beats.
Ski Mask the Slump God released Merlin’s Staff on Fri Jun 25 2021.
Yes, this is the third official collaboration between the artist-producer duo. Prior to “Merlin’s Staff,” the two appeared together on two songs from Ski Mask’s December 2018 album STOKELEY: “Foot Fungus” and “Unbothered.”