“OOOUUU” is a cloudy club banger from buzzing Brooklyn rapper Young M.A. The spacey production from U-Dubb allows M.A to showcase her skills—dropping witty punchlines as she flows smoothly from line to line.
[Intro]
Yo, bro, I think I had too much Hennessy, man
This Hennessy gettin' to me
I ain't gonna lie, I'm a little smizz
I'm a little drizz
But we in the club, man
OOOUUU
[Verse]
Yeah they hate but they broke though (But they broke though)
And when it's time to pop they a no-show (Where they at?)
Yeah, I'm pretty but I'm loco (Yeah, I'm loco)
The loud got me movin' slow-mo
Ayo, Tweetie, where the hoes, bro? (Where the hoes, bro?)
Ayo, Keys, where the hoes though? (Yo, where the hoes though?)
That other nigga, he a bozo (He a bozo)
It's M.A, you don't know ho? (You don't know ho?)
We got liquor by the boatload (That Henny)
Disrespect the Lyfe, that's a no-no (That's a no-no)
All my niggas dressed in that rojo (Redlyfe)
I ride for my guys, that's the bro code (That's the bro code)
Baby gave me head, that's a low blow (That's a low blow)
Damn, she make me weak when she deep throat (When she deep throat)
I need a rich bitch, not a cheap ho (Not a cheap ho)
They be on that hate shit, I peep though (Yeah, I peep though)
My brother told me, "Fuck 'em, get that money sis!" (Yo, fuck 'em)
You just keep on grindin' on your hungry shit (Uh-huh)
Ignore the hate, ignore the fake, ignore the funny shit (Ignore the funny shit)
'Cause if a nigga violate we got a hunnit clips (Grrrrrrrah)
And we go zero to a hundred quick (Oooh)
We just them niggas you ain't fuckin' with (Oh, no)
Pockets on a chubby chick (Uh)
And still go bag a thottie in some bummy shit (Ooouuu)
Yerr, Eli, why they testin' me? (Yo, why they, uh)
Like I don't always keep the hammer next to me (Like I don't keep that hammer)
Like I ain't got a hitter to the left of me (Like I ain't got a hitter)
Like we ain't in these streets more than Sesame (Ooh)
If that's your chick then why she textin' me? (Yo, why she textin')
Why she keep callin' my phone speakin' sexually? (Speakin' ooh)
Every time I'm out, why she stressin' me? (Yo, why she stressin')
You call her Stephanie? (You call her huh?) I call her Headphanie (Ooouuu)
I don't open doors for a whore (No no no)
I just want the neck, nothin' more (No nothing more)
Shawty, make it clap, make it applaud (Yea, make it clap)
When you tired of your man, give me a call (Give me a call)
Dyke bitches talkin' out they jaw (Yo, what you say?)
Next minute, callin' for the law (Ooh-ooh)
This 9 will have 'em callin' for the Lord (Grrrrrrrah)
They ain't gettin' shmoney so they bored (Man, they bored)
I could never lose, what you thought? (Man, what you thought?)
M.A got it on lock, man, of course (Man, of course)
They say I got the juice, I got the sauce (I got the sauce)
These haters on my body, shake 'em off (I shake 'em off)
Pussy, I'm a bully and a boss (Man, I'm a boss)
I'm killin' 'em, sorry for your loss (R.I.P.)
I just caught a body, Randy Moss (Ra- ooh!)
Now this year I'm really goin' off (I'm goin' off)
[Outro]
OOOUUU, OOOUUU
These haters on my body, shake 'em off
OOOUUU, OOOUUU
Ah, these haters on my body, shake 'em off
OOOUUU, OOOUUU
These haters on my body, shake 'em off
I could never lose, what you thought?
What they thought?
I could never lose, what you thought?
This Henny got me, it got me sauced
This Henny got me, ooh, it got me sauced
I could never lose, what you thought?
M.A got it on lock, man, of course
OOOUUU, OOO-UUU
OOOUUU was written by Young M.A.
OOOUUU was produced by NY Bangers.
A hitter is someone in your group who isn’t afraid to shoot and kill if necessary. You can read more in the annotation here.
While Young M.A has already confirmed that her intention was not to sound like Bobby Shmurda’s “Hot Nigga," many people have compared the sound and vibe to that song.
Stephanie is such a common name—there’s a lot of women in the world named Stephanie so it goes. A lot of people named Stephanie will be like, “Why did she have to come at me like that!?” That’s the new Becky now.
The yells you hear in the background are from Melvin van Peebles “The Eight Day Week.”
RedLyfe, it’s a movement and a lot of people think we gang members and shit and that’s not the case at all. Red stands for Repent Everyday Life, so it’s repenting everyday in life for this lifestyle. And we’re a spiritual movement so red is [also] for the blood of Jesus. It’s a spiritual thing, we b...
I’ve been saying “OOOUUU” for a year—we’ve just been randomly saying it. Me and the bros will be like, “OOOUUU,” and at first I wasn’t going to name the song this. When I recorded the track and was saying “OOOUUU” on it, I listened to it and was like, “I'mma just call it ‘OOOUUU.’” And then people w...
Yerr Eli is a friend of Young M.A who also does music.
“Headphanie” is a play on the name “Stephanie” — see this annotation for more information.
Randy Moss is a legendary American football wide receiver — check out this annotation for more information.
It doesn’t refer to anyone in particular — see this annotation for more information.
“Shmoney” is slang for money that was popularized by Bobby Shmurda — see this annotation for more information.
In 2018, NPR ranked this as the #83 greatest song by a female or nonbinary artist in the 21st century, saying:
Young M.A. chooses her words wisely. The gooey, six-vowelled hook of her self-released superhit, ‘OOOUUU,’ mimes the sound of the Brooklyn rapper’s typical reception (surprise, intrigue) a...