(Shout out my nigga Synco)
[Chorus]
Uh (Tuned up), copped a BMW, new deposit, I picked up another bag
Like fuck it, I'ma count while I'm in it
I hear planes flyin', crowds screamin', money counters, chains clangin'
Shit, I guess that's how it sound when you winnin'
I ain't jokin', do it sound like I'm kiddin'?
I been makin' like two thousand a minute
So high up through the clouds, I was swimmin'
I'm probably gon' drown when I'm in it
I bet she gon' get loud when I'm in it
And we might have a child when I'm finished
[Verse 1]
Uh, I won't love a ho, after we fuck, she can't get near me
Only bitch I give a conversation to is Siri
My pants Amiri, yes, I'm winnin', clearly
I'm the chosen one, seen my potential, so they fear me
Lately I've been prayin', God, I wonder, can You hear me?
Thinkin' 'bout the old me, I swear I miss you dearly
Stay down 'til you come up, I've been stickin' to that theory
Every day a battle, I'm exhausted and I'm weary
Make sure I smile in public, when alone, my eyes teary
I fought through it all, but that shit hurt me severely
I've been gettin' high to hide behind my insecurities
Takin' different pills, but I know it ain't gon'—
Uh, copped a BMW, new deposit, I picked up another bag
Like fuck it, I'ma count while I'm in it
I hear planes flyin', crowds screamin', money counters, chains clangin'
Shit, I guess that's how it sound when you winnin'
I ain't jokin', do it sound like I'm kiddin'?
I been makin' like two thousand a minute
So high up through the clouds, I was swimmin'
I'm probably gon' drown when I'm in it
I bet she gon' get loud when I'm in it (Uh, uh)
And we might have a child when I'm finished
[Verse 2]
They say I'm Pac rebirth, never put out a weak verse
Homicides when we lurk, I'ma step 'til my feet hurt
Been puttin' them streets first
White tees turned burgundy t-shirts
Lookin' for somethin' real, he stuck in a deep search
Anxiety killin' me, I just want to leave Earth
When they ask if I'm okay, it just make everything seem worse
Try and explain your feelings, sound like something you rehearsed
Stabbed me in my back with a clean smirk
Lookin' so deep into your eyes, I can read your thoughts, so
Shut the fuck—, I mean, please don't talk
I done been through too much and I don't need another loss
Put that on every war scar for every battle I fought
Uh, copped a BMW, new deposit, I picked up another bag
Like fuck it, I'ma count while I'm in it
I hear planes flyin', crowds screamin', money counters, chains clangin'
Shit, I guess that's how it sound when you winnin'
I ain't jokin', do it sound like I'm kiddin'?
I been makin' like two thousand a minute
So high up through the clouds, I was swimmin'
I'm probably gon' drown when I'm in it
I bet she gon' get loud when I'm in it
And we might have a child when I'm finished
[Outro]
When I'm finished, when I'm finished
About
“RAPSTAR” is a long-awaited single from Chicago rapper Polo G, which later appeared on his third studio album, Hall of Fame. On the track, Polo raps and sings about his relationships, feelings, fame, and wealth over a ukulele-based trap beat.
The track was first previewed in May 2020 via an acoustic collaboration with ukuleleist Einer Bankz. Months later, Polo suggested its appearance on Hall of Fame after a March 2021 Instagram post captioned by a line from it:
I’m the chosen one🤴🏾see my potential so they fear me🖤💯 #Hof
In an Instagram post on April 5, 2021, Polo revealed the track’s official title and release date of April 9, although the track would end up leaking in its entirety just a day after the announcement.
Upon release, the track quickly gained traction, topping the charts of multiple streaming services before debuting atop the Billboard Hot 100, marking Polo’s biggest hit to date. It also earned him a Genius Verified interview, which quickly gained traction after its release.
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In Polo’s reaction to “RAPSTAR” with ZIAS!, he touched on the inspiration behind the song and the reasoning for its release:
As far as inspiration, I had, like, the verse for [“RAPSTAR”] for a lil' minute. And I kept on, like, I gotta hop in my recording processes. I try to add a verse to plenty of different beats to see what stick, like, what sound the hardest. The day I had got up with Einer, […] I feel like the hook was hard so I’m like, “Let’s just do this,” and he just got to freestylin' with the ukulele and I got to spittin' that shit. After that, I just did it just to put it out just for extra lil' content on my page. Then that shit turned into everybody askin' me for that all the time. Then I seen it was goin' crazy on TikTok. It had like forty thousand videos, I’m like, “Shit, that was one.” And then I seen it on YouTube, it had two million views with the beat put over it, somebody put a beat over it. Then it was, like, five million on the Einer video so I’m like, “Man, that’s like a song. I gotta do this.”
During the week ending April 24, 2021, “RAPSTAR” debuted and peaked at #1 on the Hot 100. It’s his first song to top the chart.
In a Complex interview, Synco said:
It’s not really a situation I’ve been in before. There’s a lot of pressure. Fans want it to be the best thing ever, and Polo G’s one of the hottest artists out, so I didn’t want to disappoint. I’m trying my best to not do too much on the beat, but also do enough to where it gives the song some more depth. And of course, I wanted to give my own take on it, as opposed to just throwing some drums over the ukulele. So I went in and I added some chords, some little counter-melodies on piano, some pads, and some vocal chops.
- 2.Don’t Play
- 4.Heating Up
- 6.Young N Dumb
- 7.Unapologetic
- 8.Fortnight
- 9.Decisions
- 10.With You
- 11.Partin Ways
- 12.Suicide
- 13.Piano G
- 14.Alright
- 16.RAPSTAR
- 17.No Return
- 18.Toxic
- 19.Epidemic
- 20.GANG GANG
- 21.Boom
- 22.Black Hearted
- 23.Broken Guitars
- 24.GNF (OKOKOK)
- 25.Go Part 1
- 26.Heart of a Giant
- 27.Zooted Freestyle
- 28.Party Lyfe
- 29.Losses
- 30.So Real
- 31.Fame & Riches
- 33.Clueless
- 34.Bloody Canvas