“Rent” is the lead single to Big Freedia’s 2018 EP ‘3rd Ward Bounce’.
In an interview with Billboard, Big Freedia explained the meaning of the song:
It’s not just about a person paying your rent or your mortgage, but it’s about somebody taking up space in your head and your heart, on your mind, you...
[Refrain]
Talkin, talkin, talkin, talkin, talkin, talkin, talkin, yaddy, yaddy, yaddy, yaddy, yaddy, yah
Talkin, talkin, talkin, talkin, talkin, talkin, talkin, yaddy, yaddy, yaddy, yaddy, yaddy, yah
[Post-Chorus]
Baby go 'head, baby go 'head
Baby go 'head, baby go 'head
Baby go 'head, baby go 'head
[Verse 1]
It’s the first of the month
I said enough is enough (Say what)
I committed to you (yeah)
You should of paid me in love (come on)
Instead boy you tried it (umm)
I see through your lying (uh uh forreal though)
This time my family done
Keep your apologizes hun
We could have had a good run (uh huh)
But you done fucked up son
Cause ooo boy you tried it (say what say what)
Can’t stand all your lying (all your lying)
With all that
[Refrain]
With all that
Talkin, talkin, talkin, talkin, talkin, talkin, talkin, yada, yada, yada, yada, yada, yada, yada, yada
Talkin, talkin, talkin, talkin, talkin, talkin, talkin, talkin, yada, yada, yada, yada, yada, yada, yada, yada
[Chorus]
Hey! You don’t pay no rent (no no)
You don’t pay no rent (no no)
All this time ive spent (uh huh uh huh)
Still don’t pay no rent (nope)
You don’t pay no rent (no no)
You don’t pay no rent (no no)
All this time ive spent (uh huh uh huh)
Still don’t pay no rent (nope)
[Verse 2]
You taking up space
You in my head every day
But baby this ain't your place (nope)
And this the shit that I hate (come on)
Ooo boy you tried it (say what say what)
I can't stand all your lying (nope nah nope nah)
Get these boxes out my home (uh huh uh huh)
I be better on my own (on my on my what)
Stop calling my phone (ring)
Bitch leave me alone
[Refrain]
With all that
Talkin, talkin, talkin, talkin, talkin, talkin, talkin, yada, yada, yada, yada, yada, yada, yada, yada
Talkin, talkin, talkin, talkin, talkin, talkin, talkin, talkin, yada, yada, yada, yada, yada, yada, yada, yada
[Chorus]
You don’t pay no rent (no no)
You don’t pay no rent (no no)
All this time ive spent (uh huh uh huh)
Still don’t pay no rent (nope)
You don’t pay no rent (no no)
You don’t pay no rent (no no)
All this time ive spent (uh huh uh huh)
Still don’t pay no rent (nope)
[Bridge]
Bitch im your landlord (uh huh uh huh)
Don’t got no remorse (nope nah not at all)
Pack your bags boy (pack em up pack em up)
You don’t live here no more (no more no more)
Bitch im your landlord (uh huh uh huh)
Don’t got no remorse (nope nah nope nah)
Pack your bags boy (pack em up pack em up)
You don’t live here no more (no more no more)
[Chorus]
You don’t pay no rent (no no)
You don’t pay no rent (no no)
All this time ive spent (uh huh uh huh)
Still don’t pay no rent (nope)
You don’t pay no rent (no no)
You don’t pay no rent (no no)
All this time ive spent (uh huh uh huh)
Still don’t pay no rent (nope)
Rent was written by Ramiro Padilla & Big Freedia & Soaky Siren & William Macaulay.
Rent was produced by Omega (Producer) & BlaqNmilD & Rogét Chahayed.
Big Freedia released Rent on Fri Mar 30 2018.
My inspiration was thinking about my living situation at home. Sometimes people take things for granted. I’m the landlord. I pay the rent. I pay the bills. I was just thinking about my living situation at home. We also were listening to some other music for reference. We was listening to an Aretha F...