Cover art for Redman by Lil Durk

Redman

Producers

MalikOTB, Bans &
Dec. 24, 20201 viewer114.7K views

Redman Lyrics

[Intro]
Oh, redman, red van
(Ayo, Bans, what you cookin'?)
Redman, murder man
Servin' bands, outta Xans
(Ayy, pull up, Lam)
Man down, oh, oh

[Verse]
I ain't get the chance to tell you I love you, I'm tellin' you I love you now
And you gotta ride with your gun every time you outside in the Chi'
You ain't never had that feelin' in your stomach you gon' die
Don't too many niggas send money to that jail, so I try
I know a nigga died with a name, couple of his niggas still ain't slide
All these niggas say that they gang, they ain't even did shit for the guys
Same way that Pluto died, we gon' do the same shit to the Y
Gotta eat, bitch I trust went in my pants, took some cash
How you know a nigga from your hood told and you ain't tryna put him on blast?
Man, Terry died in his sleep off fake Percs, not no meds
They come around 'bout bodies, gotta go blame niggas who dead (Shh)
That same day my cousin died, I couldn't tame it with meds
They ask me where I'ma be in ten years, shit, I said, "The feds"

They ask me what I'ma do about ****, shit, he dead
I went to the emergency room and I seen Pluto on that bed
And I ain't gon' repeat that shit I said in my head, dead man
[Chorus]
Redman, murder man
Homicide, red van
Shots fired, headband
Man down, man down

[Post-Chorus]
Shots fired, was a homicide, ayy, ayy
Shots fired, that's a homicide, yeah, yeah
Shots fired, that's a homicide, yeah, yeah
Shots fired, that's a homicide, yeah, yeah

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Genius Annotation

“Redman”, the intro to Lil Durk’s album, The Voice is a song where Chicago rapper talks about his life full of violence and loudness.

The short track is produced by three hip-hop producers. MalikOTB, a Canada producer who works with likes of Rod Wave and Durk himself. Bans is working with Durk for the first time, while John Lam is a frequent producer of Lil Durk.

The track “Redman” is a direct reference to the American rapper Redman. In the chorus, there are lines about the “red van,” which is a direct reference to the comedy film “How High” released in 2001.

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How did this song perform on the charts?
Genius Answer

“Redman” debuted at #71 on the Billboard Hot 100 for the chart week of January 9, 2021.

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