"Street Lights" is an unreleased song by Kanye West and Freddie Gibbs. It was meant for Ye's 11th studio album, YEBU. It was produced by The Alchemist, one of Freddie's most prominent collaborators.[1]
Production[]
The song heavily samples M.I.A.'s song, "Piedras de Color".[2]
Background[]
A nine-second snippet of "Street Lights" was first leaked on February 14, 2024.[1] On June 11, the full song was finally leaked after a group-buy that lasted two days.[3][4] It is believed to have been made in late 2023.
On July 14, an early track list for Y3 leaked which listed "Street Lights" as the seventh track, confirming that the song was made for Ye's new solo album instead of Freddie's.[5] According to Rodri, Ty Dolla $ign has recorded vocals for the song.[6]
Lyrics[]
[Intro]
Yeah, uh, yeah, yeah, yeah, uh
Before the street lights come on, come home (Yeah we gon' be home buddy, we got the street lights here, you know what I'm saying? Like my mama, heh hah)
Mama said before the street lights come on, come home (Yeah, yeah, uh, check it, rap, uh)
Mama said before the street lights come on, come home (Peace out, yeah yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah)
[Verse 1]
Bitch, rest in peace, John Witherspoon (I watch it)
I watched Friday so much, you was the pops inside my livin' room (Yeah)
I text my pops every morning, like, "Yo I miss you fool" (For sure)
Before he cut his dreads, him and Diego was identical
Cousin got released, yeah, he beat it 'cause it wasn't nothin' violent
Back outside, now he just a n***a floatin' on gangsta island (Gangsta island)
Every time my favorite bitch want to fuck, yo, it's bad timing (Peace out)
Hate to break a whole Billy Cyrus, I'm high off of psilocybin (Yeah)
That shit ain't fly with you right, and these rappers make this shit so dusty
Now I barely do diamonds, fucked up some paper on the liquors
I'm in Cali low ridin', so if you ask me 'bout the climate
Ho, I'm sleep like Joe Biden, look what you talkin', ho, uh(You talkin' ho, come on)
[Chorus]
Uh, until the street lights come on, come home, uh
Until the streets lights come on, come home, uh
Before the street lights come on, come on
[Verse 2]
Y'all ain't wanna see me 'round
Got to poppin' shit, I bet they TMZ me now
They want to see me drown, didn't want me but they gotta keep me 'round
Hows, how you can, how you could, why you good, hey you good? n***a you good?
Papa you should, n***a you should, n***a new fuck, and a new hug, n***a you would, yeah I would, wouldn't I?
Didn't I? Ain't I? Can't I? Ain't die, huh?
[Chorus]
Before the street lights, come on, come on
Before the street lights
I knew Puff before Benjamin
I knew my, uh, preacher man, come on
Before the street lights, come on, come on
Before the street lights
[Verse 3]
Bitch, as I sin again
I diss my baby mama, grandma stove, I pray to God that she forgive
I got tough skin, so I know how it feel
I'm in the Benz-y with my kids, they singin', I can't fuck with Freddie Gibbs (ha ha, hah)
If I ever diss you on wax for life, it's fuckin' broke
I just cussed out B. Dot the other day, I still love him though
He was just trying to say I've been livin' like I'm untouchable
Communication key, but sometimes we fuck up the message, bro (Fuck up the message, bro)
Yeah, I keep shit off the record (The record)
When I speak the truth, it float over n****s head like it's Kiki Shepard
Black barbie, bad bitch, dark chocolate, she Kiki Shepard
Black n***a Bernie Mac, Player's Club, bitch get bucket necklace (Bucket necklace, uh, ha hah)
[Chorus]
Before the street lights come on, come home (I gotta get home on my bitches, heh)
Before the street lights come on, come home, uh (Gotta get rich)
Before the street lights come on, come home (Bitch, yeah, yeah, yeah yeah)
[Verse 4]
Nobody gon' take my hat, nobody gon' tell me where I'm at
Where the fuck we at? Nobody can take me where I got
Ain't nobody got me or have me since my mama drama
Karma, comma, oh comma, and that's on my mama
How I'ma, call a hama, fuck O—, ha
You don't want me on my, goat, ha ha hah
Yo, my man, these n****s too stunned
[Chorus]
Before the street lights, come on, come on, come on
'fore the—
[Verse 5]
We was hangin' in Kans', less private
When you get that Ghavami, I'ma need to test drive it
I figured out the cost to heaven, back in my mode, two steppin'
Everything we did, too legend, now you now listening to two legends
[Outro]
Uh, when the street lights come on, come home, uh
When the street lights come on, come home, uh
When the street lights come on, come home, uh
(Yeah, mama's told me like)
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 https://hiphopdx.com/news/kanye-west-freddie-gibbs-alchemist-song-leak
- ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Qyq1Q8rOt4&t=90s
- ↑ https://www.reddit.com/r/GoodAssSub/comments/1ddgpbo/street_lights_gb_is_complete/
- ↑ https://genius.com/Freddie-gibbs-street-lights-lyrics
- ↑ https://x.com/yeunrlsd/status/1812644100870463694
- ↑ https://www.reddit.com/r/GoodAssSub/comments/1eknolb/y3_info_dump/