“Send Yo' Rita” is a smooth, fly track that sees Masego show some love to a girl he’s attracted to. Along the way, he pays homage to Cab Calloway, who he has cited as an influence, and his track “Hi De Ho Man”.
“Send Yo' Rita” samples Justin Timberlake’s “Señorita”. Interestingly, the track isn’t o...
[Intro]
Señorita
[Verse]
Why your lips down, hips down?
They should be up high (Señorita)
You ain't tryna sit down, sit down, sit down, no, no (Señorita)
And I know your wrist down, wrist down
You ain't worried 'bout time (Señorita)
Tryna get a grip now, this gal will grab my hand and (One, two, three, four)
[Chorus]
I told her, "I want you and I need you and I got you and you mine" (Señorita)
I had to come on over 'cause good Lordy girl, you fine (Señorita)
I'm spending so much money on the meter outside (Señorita)
But that don't even matter 'cause you're coming with me
[Interlude]
Good God, that thang sound good!
Listen, listen
We gon' do some call and response right quick
Let's get it, get it in
Everybody, say
Hi-de hi-de hi-de, ho
(Hi-de hi-de hi-de, ho)
Hey-de hey-de hey-de hey
(Hey-de hey-de hey-de hey)
Come on, sax solo, get it!
[Saxophone Solo]
[Chorus]
(One, two, three, four) I told her , "I want you and I need you and I got you and you mine" (Ayy, ayy)
(Señorita) I had to come on over 'cause good Lordy, you fine
(Señorita) I'm spending so much money on the meter outside
(Señorita) But that don't even matter 'cause you're coming with me
(Señorita) I told her, "I want you and I need you and I got you and you mine"
(Señorita) I had to come on over 'cause good Lordy girl, you fine
(Señorita) She's a big one, big bum, get some on the floor
(Señorita) Jamaican and this one gon' dance on the floor
[Instrumental Break]
[Outro]
(One, two, three, four)
Señorita, ayy
Señorita, ayy
Señorita, ayy
I want you and I need you and I got you and you mine, ayy
Send Yo’ Rita! was written by Masego.
Send Yo’ Rita! was produced by Masego.
Masego released Send Yo’ Rita! on Wed Jun 08 2016.
When speaking to VIBE, Masego said:
I first heard “Send Yo’ Rita!” in San Francisco, actually. When it came on it had the same feeling as the original. When those drums hit, I was like this is what I’m all about. It’s really innovating that sound of a classic. You know when you’ll see someone in an...
It could be because the sample of Justin Timberlake’s “Señorita” wasn’t cleared in time, or even at all.
“Send Yo' Rita” samples Justin Timberlake’s “Señorita”.