King’s Dead (Freestyle) Lyrics

[Chorus: Joey Bada$$]
Look, I ain't gotta force it
This that youngest Under-30 on the Forbes list (That Forbes list)

Yeah, I be cashin' out, I be cashin' out (Money)
I moved my mama from the hood into a fortress (That fortress)
I said I made a few million in some weeks, bitch (In some weeks)
Hey, told the world about it, ain't no secret (Secret)

You niggas worried 'bout the crown, worried 'bout the crown (Worried)
Fuck it, you can tell them clowns they can keep it (They can keep it)


[Verse 1: Joey Bada$$]
At 17 I made six figures (Yeah)
Immature young rich nigga (What else?)
By 21 I made a mil' twice (Yeah)

Your dreams, my real life
I'm up early, you still asleep (Sleep)
I've been a wolf and I kill the sheep
Gotta pray on the prey for my enemies
'Cause they wanna feed off my energy (Yeah, yeah)

Lyrically no one ahead of me
I could die today, still leave a legacy

That you can't ever be
Put that on everything, this is my destiny
It was all meant to be, fuck is you tellin' me?
You ain't 'bout nothin'
With my niggas, we flexin' and stuntin'
'Cause we had to work harder, was hustlin'
Play your card 'cause we know that you bluffin' (Yeah, hey)
I got two cars, nigga, two cribs
Big body and a little Benz

Triplex on my own land
And I paid bills before a grown man (That's right)
That's on my mama, stackin' plenty commas
Got good karma like the Dalai Lama (Yeah)
I'm tailor-made for this, buy designer
Bitch, I'm the nigga, just to remind you, yeah (Hey)
[Interlude: Joey Bada$$]
To remind you, to remind you
Black Power
Just to remind you

[Verse 2: XXXTENTACION]
Yah, murder gang, uh
Run and make a nigga lose his vertebrae, uh
Southside nigga, murder everything, uh
Shots fire, make a nigga run, man (Fire, fire)
I sent your grandma a dick pic, uh
Got that bitch all on my dick tip, uh
I am so strange like a misfit, uh
Kick that bitch out, she indifferent, uh

Feel a nigga mind, see a nigga grind
Fuckin' gold mine of a mind
Full kai, Super Saiyan on these niggas
Fightin' birds in the damn sky 'cause I'm damn fly–

[Interlude: XXXTENTACION & Joey Bada$$]
Ayy, ayy Joey, ayy Joey, I'm just... I'm just gon' stop rapping
I'm just gon' stop rapping right now, on this song
Not... I mean, not in... not in, in general, but just on this song 'cause
You slumped out?
I ain't... yeah, I ain't tryna... I ain't tryna destroy these niggas
Sike!

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Genius Annotation

XXXTENTACION and Joey Bada$$ link up for a remix of one of 2018’s most popular songs, “King’s Dead”, which is originally by Jay Rock, Kendrick Lamar, Future & James Blake. The song appeared on the Black Panther soundtrack.

X previewed this song on his Instagram story an hour before release;

@joeybadass and I are about to drop this in a few minutes

In January 2018, XXX teased the idea of him and Joey Bada$$ releasing a collaboration project.

Several parts of the track seem to be aimed at 6ix9ine, who has been claiming the title “King of New York” on social media in recent days, and Joey has disputed this.

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

Translations
Genius Answer
Is this the first time these artists collaborated together on this song?
Genius Answer

Yes, this is the first time XXXTENTACION and Joey Bada$$ have collaborated.

Has ImDontai responded to being shouted out on this song?
Genius Answer

Yes. ImDontai gave his thought on the song in his reaction video.

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