Harlem Shake Lyrics

[Intro: Future]
Chopper make him do the Harlem Shake
(Wheezy Beats)
Ayy

[Chorus: Future]
Trap money, ayy
Snow bunnies, ayy

Trap money, ayy
Push start, ayy
Racks tall, ayy
Never fall, ayy
Guitar, ayy
Play with racks, ayy
Trap star, ayy
Brett Favre, ayy
Money, cars, ayy
Cook hard, ayy
White chalk, ayy
Nonstop, ayy
Chopper make him do the Harlem Shake

[Verse 1: Young Thug]
YSL, ayy (Ayy)
Saint Laurent, ayy (Ayy)
Smart curve TV (What?)
Smart car, ayy (Skrrt)
Grab the carbine, ayy (Ayy)
Let it spark, ayy (Brrat)
Grab a jet, ayy (Ayy)
Let's depart, ayy (Ayy, ayy, ayy)
AK swang, Glock blastin' hard, ayy (Ayy, ayy)
Ayy, ayy, let that Lamborghini Urus talk, ayy (Slatt, ayy)
The chopper gon' pop it, just feel it, kneel it, woah, ayy (Ayy)
Ayy, ayy, cruise your tongue with a cop, ayy
[Chorus: Future]
Trap money, ayy
Snow bunnies, ayy
Trap money, ayy
Push start, ayy
Racks tall, ayy
Never fall, ayy
Guitar, ayy
Play with racks, ayy
Trap star, ayy
Brett Favre, ayy
Money, cars, ayy
Cook hard, ayy
White chalk, ayy
Nonstop, ayy
Chopper make him do the Harlem Shake

[Verse 2: Future]
Ray Charles, ayy
You can still see him shinin'
Drag racer, ayy
Came through the trap glidin'
Ran out of garage space
Shit on you niggas, parquet
Ayy, all this gas on me, I open up a gas station
Spent a kilo on a mink coat, ayy, ayy, ayy
Lil' shawty want some Henny and co-co, ayy, ayy
Racks everywhere, Alpo, ayy
Chopper make him do the Harlem Shake
[Chorus: Future]
Trap money, ayy
Snow bunnies, ayy
Trap money, ayy
Push start, ayy
Racks tall, ayy
Never fall, ayy
Guitar, ayy
Play with racks, ayy
Trap star
Brett Favre
Money, cars
Cook hard, ayy
White chalk, ayy
Nonstop, ayy
Chopper make him do the Harlem Shake

[Outro: Future]
Do the Harlem Shake
Har-Har-Har-Harlem Shake, Harlem Shake

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Genius Annotation

Over a moody Wheezy beat, Future links up with frequent collaborator and fellow Atlantian, Young Thug.

The title of the track refers to a dance that originated in the 1980s in Harlem, New York. It gained worldwide popularity in 2013 on the back of Baauer’s song “Harlem Shake” and the associated meme.

On the track, the two use the dance to describe the jerks and spasms made by a body when it’s shot.

Q&A

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

Have Young Thug and Future collaborated before?
Genius Answer

Thug and Future have an extensive history of collaborations, including their October 2017 mixtape SUPER SLIMEY, songs such as Metro Boomin’s October 2013 single “Chanel Vintage,” and other collabs like Future’s “Unicorn Purp” and Thugger’s “Relationship.” The two most recently linked up on Drake’s “D4L” and TM88, Southside & Moneybagg Yo’s “Blue Jean Bandit” in May of 2020.

Jeffery even dedicated a song to the fellow ATL native, “Future Swag,” in August 2016, and more information on the duo’s collaborations can be found here.

How did this track perform on the charts?
Genius Answer

“Harlem Shake” debuted at #84 on the Billboard Hot 100 during the chart week of May 30, 2020.

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