"BACK TO ME" (originally titled "Cheesecake Factory") is a song by ¥$ (Kanye West and Ty Dolla $ign) that was released as the fifth track from their debut studio album, VULTURES 1 (2024).[1] The song features a guest verse from Freddie Gibbs along with backing vocals from Quavo, who is uncredited.[2]
Production[]
The intro and Kanye's second verse are built around a line from the 1999 movie, Dogma, in which Jason Mewes' character in said movie states: "Beautiful, naked, big-titty women just don't fall out the sky, you know?". The song also samples Run-DMC's 1984 song, "Rock Box".[3]
Background[]
According to Alek, "BACK TO ME" began as a solo Ty Dolla $ign song before being given to Ye around the Japan sessions. During the Japan sessions, it was briefly renamed to "Cheesecake Factory". According to Luit, the song originally had a "dance" vibe to it before Ye completely stripped the production of the song. A piano was briefly added to the instrumental before it was removed as well.[4]
On October 2, 2023, a snippet of a new song from the album was leaked with vocals from Ty.[5] Due to the lyrics in the snippet, fans nicknamed the song "Back 2 Me" and "Morning". On December 8, Ty posted a track list for VULTURES 1, revealing that "Back To Me" would be the second song on the track.[1] On December 12, the song was previewed at the Miami rave. On February 2, HipHopDX posted an updated track list for the album, now moving the song down to the seventh track.[6] It was again previewed at the Chicago listening party on February 8, albeit with slightly offbeat vocals and a shortened outro.[7]
Remix[]
According to Pop, a "BACK TO ME" remix was set to release with an additional verse from Quavo.[8] However, according to Alek, all planned remixes of VULTURES 1 songs, including "BACK TO ME", were scrapped.[9]
Scrapped music video[]
In February 2025, a Jewish woman sued Ye for discrimination. The lawsuit reveals that a website titled "backtomevideo.com" existed at one point, which featured an advertisement to be featured in a "new ¥$ music video" if the person had "big titties". This implies that a music video for "BACK TO ME" was planned, but it has since been scrapped.[10]
Lyrics[]
[Intro]
I fell in love with you, we fell in love with you
Guys like us just don't fall out of the fucking sky, you know?
[Chorus]
Let's keep zonin'
Let's keep floatin', let's keep moanin'
Girl, I know that it ain't over
In the morning, you'll be runnin' back to me
Heart was broken, I am frozen
Now you're glowin'
This is more than just a moment
In the morning, you'll be runnin' back to me
[Verse 1]
This the shit that make rap n***as mad
Them "think they cool" n***as mad
Bad bitches more bad
You shouldn't have bought her more ass, shall I add?
Tell me, where we at? (Where we at?)
I put nerds on the map (On the map)
Now this Urkel in your bitch
Did I do that?
[Interlude]
Beautiful, naked, big-titty women just don't fall out the sky, you know?
[Verse 2]
Sky, you know? Sky, you know?
And beautiful, big titty, butt-naked women just don't fall out the sky, you know?
Tell me how you know
I been searchin' high and low
And I can tell you one thing
Beautiful, big-titty, butt-naked women just don't fall out the sky, you know? (Uh)
Yeezy, how you doin', huh?
Yeezy, how you doin', huh?
Yeezy, how you doin', huh?
Beautiful, big titty, butt-naked women just don't fall out the sky, uh, uh
Just don't fall out the sky, you know?
Just don't fall out the sky, you know?
And beautiful, big titty, butt-naked women just don't fall out the sky, you know?
Tell me how you know
I been searchin' high and low
And I can tell you one thing
Beautiful, big-titty, butt-naked women just don't fall out the sky, you know?
Tell me how you know
I been searchin' high and low
And I can tell you one thing
Beautiful, big-titty, butt-naked women just don't fall out the sky, you know?
Just don't fall out the sky, you know?
Sky, you know?
They just don't fall out the sky, you know?
They so valuable
I been searchin' high and low
And I can tell you one thing
Beautiful, big-titty, butt-naked women just don't fall out the sky, you know?
[Chorus]
Let's keep zonin'
Let's keep floatin', let's keep moanin'
Girl, I know that it ain't over
In the morning, you'll be runnin' back to me
Heart was broken, I am frozen
Now you're glowin'
This is more than just a moment
In the morning, you'll be runnin' back to me
[Verse 3]
This that shit that make rap n***as mad, yeah
Fuckin' two twins, I told her skinny was in
So she took out all the ass, kept it natural (Yeah)
But that thing still movin', I had to knock it down
Yeezy, where we at? (Where we at?)
Florence to Milan
Just turned a bird bitch to my ex like I was Elon
Count hundreds on the blue side, booty must've grew in size
Seen it from the front side, damn, it must be two-sized (Yeah)
Goddamn it, must be two sides
Forgis on the Double R, I'm floatin' like a cruise line
Bitches wanna fuck me, then trap me, then fuck me over
She cryin' tears in that Maybach and not the Toyota
Once it's over, then she dead to me, give that ho a memorial
Suck my dick for the interview, a headitorial
Put you on a track, have you workin' like I appointed you
Ho, how you gon' go blockin' your blessing when I anointed you?
Beautiful big titty, butt-naked bitches, where you at? Uh
Started off trippin', tell her, "Pay tuition", no congrats, uh
Winin' and dinin', now to take my ratchet ho to Saks, uh
She was too used to Hamburger Helper, chilli mac
And that's facts, you can fact-check it
I'm from the crack era
Redbone bitches, they king me like I'm a black checker
Standin' at the plate, your ho catchin' balls like a back catcher
I bring my pistol when I fuck her 'cause it's all 'bout survival, ho
I'll gut you clean, I bet you fuck with my rivals, though
Put that on everything, a whole stack of bibles, ho
Real n***as like me just don't fall out the sky, you know
So keep vibin', ho
And you know that's facts, you can fact-check it
I'm from the crack era
Where n***as run off and work it, don't bring it back era
Standin' at the plate, your ho catchin' balls like a back catcher
[Outro]
Beautiful, naked, big-titty women just don't fall out the sky, you know?
Trivia[]
- This song marks Ye and Freddie's first released collaboration in nearly 11 years. The two last collaborated on The WRLDFMS Tony Williams' 2013 song, "Another You (Remix)".
- Producer 88-Keys originally used the drums from this song on a Good Ass Job-era beat made in 2010.[11]
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 https://www.billboard.com/music/rb-hip-hop/ty-dolla-sign-kanye-west-joint-album-tracklist-1235547798/
- ↑ https://genius.com/Kanye-west-and-ty-dolla-sign-back-to-me-lyrics
- ↑ https://www.whosampled.com/%C2%A5$/BACK-TO-ME/
- ↑ https://plwcse.top/f/f45624c082a18ab9c5cc0308a7657e79
- ↑ https://hiphopdx.com/news/kanye-west-debuts-new-album
- ↑ https://hiphopdx.com/news/kanye-west-ty-dolla-sign-vultures-volume-1-tracklist
- ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dDDSvpO-bN0
- ↑ https://www.reddit.com/r/GoodAssSub/comments/1c93l0q/do_it_remix_was_supposed_to_have_tyga_and_back_to/
- ↑ https://www.reddit.com/r/GoodAssSub/comments/1c93ih9/rip_fuk_sumn_pt_2/
- ↑ https://www.reddit.com/r/GoodAssSub/comments/1inf3q5/yzy_porn_confirmed_as_real/
- ↑ https://x.com/yeunrlsd/status/1869801333827813532
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