Flexin Lyrics

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About

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“Flexin” is the breakout song by San Antonio, Texas rapper BLAKE. Released on YouTube in September 2016, the 2-minute, one-verse video racked up over 1 million views in a month, and over 2 million views before December.

https://twitter.com/ohthatsblake/status/789139301590192129

https://twitter.com/OhThatsBlake/status/801924609989890049

https://twitter.com/OhThatsBlake/status/821556652876984321

In early November 2016, San Antonio radio station 98.5 The Beat started playing “Flexin.”

In a 2016 interview, BLAKE expressed interest in doing a “Flexin” remix with Trill Sammy, Ugly God, and Lil Uzi Vert.

Q&A

Find answers to frequently asked questions about the song and explore its deeper meaning

What inspired this song?
Verified Commentary
BLAKE
Genius Answer

I was really rushing to make the song. I had a video producer that was in town, and we was trying to get some shit done before he dipped. So we was like “OK, we need to get something done.” And I had this song I wanted to record. It was already done. Then I came across the “Flexin'” beat, and I was like, “Damn. This hoe ride.” So we paused the video shoot for like two days and just kind of got straight into it, because I was feeling the beat like that.

Wait, no hook?
Verified Commentary
BLAKE
Genius Answer

That’s the thing I kind of feel weird about. It didn’t have a hook. I wanted to put a hook on it, but I was like, “Nah. I’m not gonna put a hook.” But, it’s crazy that it did what it did without a hook. I was just doing me on it.

Was the entire song a freestyle?
Verified Commentary
BLAKE
Genius Answer

No. I’m all about quality and how I feel about a beat. So I’ll hear a beat, I’ll like it, then I’ll record me playing with it, in a way, before I do it. Some of the stuff, like “Pull off in a Jag,” I remember that specifically. That was freestyled. I just went back over it and revised it or some shit.

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Release Date
September 19, 2016
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