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"Diet Coke" is a song by Pusha T that was released as a single on February 8, 2022 with an accompanying music video. The song is produced by 88-Keys and Kanye West, the latter of whom is featured in the music video for the song. It is Ye's first release of 2022 without a vocal contribution to it and his second overall following "Eazy" with The Game, which released less than a month prior.

The single's cover art is by Sterling Ruby, with the song's music video directed by Omar Jones and Onda.[1][2]

Production[]

The beat mainly samples Jerry Butler's 1974 song, "Take the Time to Tell Her".[3] The intro samples a video of Fat Joe on Instagram Live in 2021 and Fat Joe's 2005 song, "Get It Poppin'".[3]

Background[]

In an Instagram post on February 7, 2022, producer 88-Keys revealed that he made the beat for the song 18 years prior to its release, for his mixtape, The Makings Of Crack-Cocaine.[4]

Since early January 2022, Ye has been seen working on his eleventh album Donda 2, being seen in the studio with various artists including Pusha T, who stood by him as Ye asked DJ Premier for some chopping to be done on the January single "Eazy."

Sometime within the next few weeks, photos showed Ye and Pusha on a couch together which implied they were filming a music video.

Pusha announced the song on his Instagram just eleven hours prior to the song's release.[1][5]

Music video[]

A black-and-white music video for the single was released on noon of February 8, 2022. In it, Pusha and Ye dance around and sit in chairs as the song plays and Pusha lip-syncs. The video was directed by Omar Jones and Onda.[2]

Lyrics[]

[Intro]
Yesterday's price is not today's price
Like, like—like, crack—crack, like, like
Like, li—li—crack, crack, crack

[Chorus]
Imaginary players ain't been coached right
Master recipes under stove lights
The number on this jersey is the quote price
You ordered Diet Coke, that's a joke, right?
Everybody get it off the boat, right?
But only I can really have a snow fight
Detroit n*gga challenge, what's your dope like?
If your Benz bigger, step it up to Ghost life
Missy was our only misdemeanor
My tunnel vision's better under stove lights
You ordered Diet Coke, that's a joke, right?
My workers compensated so they don't strike

[Verse 1]
Wish me luck, see green like Don Bishop
The ones you trust don’t change like them chains you tuck
Far as I'm concerned, who's the best? Me and Yezos
Wash, then dry, so give me all of mine in pesos
Add it up (Add it up)
Your bitches in them pictures but they laser taggin' us
They mad at us, who wouldn't be?
We became everything you couldn't be
Everything your mama said you shouldn't be
The Porsche's horses revvin', like, "Look at me"
Saddle up
I'm still pitchin', baby, batter up

[Chorus]
Imaginary players ain't been coached right
Master recipes under stove lights
The number on this jersey is the quote price
You ordered Diet Coke, that's a joke, right?
All you n*ggas get it off the boat, right?
But only I can really have a snow fight
Detroit n*gga challenge, what's your dope like?
If your Benz bigger, step it up to Ghost life

[Verse 2]
The flow's untouched, the drums is tucked
Drive Cullinan when roads get rough
Snow’s a must, the nose adjust
Young Gs like we Hov and Puff
Best jewelries and hoes we lust
Chanel trinkets and hoes'll blush
Crush hearts like pretty boys
And we drivin' pretty toys
Extendos will make plenty noise
Crescendo make your car endo
Pierce your car window
Missy was our only misdemeanor
Nike box hold a hundred thou' with no insoles, uh
The crack era was such a Black era
How many still standin' reflectin' in that mirror?
Lucky me

[Chorus]
Imaginary players ain't been coached right
Master recipes under stove lights
The number on this jersey is the quote price
You ordered Diet Coke, that's a joke, right?
All you n*ggas get it off the boat, right?
But only I can really have a snow fight
Detroit n*gga challenge, what's your dope like?
If your Benz bigger, step it up to Ghost life

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