Hypebeast 's Patrick Johnson also applauded their chemistry for being on "top form", labeling the track a "standout" on My Turn, and stated: "The true standout here is Dugg's slurred auto-tuned bars". In review of My Turn 's deluxe edition, Josh Svetz of HipHopDX praised 42 Dugg's appearance as "dynamic", while further complimenting Baby and Dugg's "superb chemistry", as they take "turns dunking on their opps like Jordan and Pippen.
Alexander Cole of HotNewHipHop also called it a banger and said the track "is yet another gold star on 42 Dugg's ever-growing resume". ABC News Radio called the song a "banger". Critical reception Īlphonse Pierre of Pitchfork called it "one of the best rap songs of the year". Uproxx 's Derrick Rossignol pointed out, "as the title suggests, the song is about the rappers having wealth, as they rap about things like cars and jewelry while honoring their upbringings, as the chorus – which they rap together – goes, 'Young turnt nigga from the D to the A / I'm rockin' with the Lions, yeah, I'm rocking with the Braves / Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, we paid' ". Joc responded, saying he actually likes the song and is "far from" broke. 42 Dugg's opening line includes the lyrics " 'Fore I go broke like Joc", a reference to rapper Yung Joc, which HotNewHipHop 's Alex Zidel attributed to Yung Joc seen driving an Uber at the beginning of the year. Dugg raps the first verse, and, as noted by Complex 's Jessica McKinney, utilises a rhythmic flow, while Lil Baby "speeds things up a bit with a dizzying delivery".
The track consists of a "lowkey" trap beat and kick drums, and sees Lil Baby and 42 Dugg blend their rap styles, with 42 Dugg employing slurred auto-tuned bars. The song opens with 42 Dugg's signature whistle. The line, "runnin' on round in these streets, it was me and Marquise", refers to Dugg's middle name. It was released on May 1, 2020, as part of the deluxe version of My Turn, included as the final track on the album. On April 9, 2020, he uploaded a clip on Instagram previewing the song's music video. "We Paid" was first previewed by Lil Baby in a Live session in which he teased the deluxe edition of My Turn. and if someone lets you touch his/her ass, it's not because he/she likes/loves you, it's because you're qualified to do so.According to 42 Dugg, the song came about after connecting with Lil Baby during the 2020 Super Bowl in Miami Gardens. if you kiss someone, it's because you're REALLY "worth his/her time".Ī girl's meaningless sex life becomes unstable and she ends up becoming pregnant even more than once.
instead of "I love you", it's "I wanna know if I'm worth your time", because people just want to have a lot of meaningless relationships instead of a fulfilling one. Thursday night, I think I'm pregnant againīeck seems to criticize how meaningless and trivial a lot of relationships are nowadays.
"left in the gutter" seems to express a feeling of abandonment. I guess by "covering like butter" means using a lot of makeup. I guess it's about each gender's roles being confused in people's heads. This "father-mother" confusion thing is crazy. if a guy shows his kid that big breasted near-anorexic babes are hot, that's what you might expect this kid will like. People think that's what everyone wants because that's the cultural values we inherit from society and our fathers. This is obviously talking about our current cultural values - we (generalizing) think "ghetto", "gangsta" boys and fake-titted girls are sexy. General CommentI don't think it's impossible to interpret this song.