X
X Lyrics
Somebody pop all day, hol' up
Somebody on they way, hol' up
I wore the crown all day, hol' up
Somebody can't relate, hol' up (Black Panther)
Stay down with no fakin', go up
Top-down, I've been racin', go up
She wild and been dangerous, go up
My crown in rotation, yeah
[Chorus: Kendrick Lamar]
Are you on ten yet? Are you on ten yet?
Wait, are you on ten yet?
Are you on ten yet? I live on ten
Wait, but are you on ten yet?
Are you on ten yet? Hol' up
Fuck the place up, fuck the place up
Fuck the place up, fuck the place up
Fuck the place up, fuck the place up
[Verse 1: Saudi]
Fuck-up indawo (Woah), come tear this shit down
I see double cups (Yonke indawo)
O'volovolo (Yonke indawo)
Got Benjamin Franklin phezulu koMadiba (No homo)
Soldier from the jungle
I keep the piece on me, I leave you puzzled
Ngiphethe ucherry we ngamla, black card on her
Money longer than hair on her
In her mouth like cavity
And I’m higher than her dad's salary
Saudi, are you on ten yet?
Phuza i-Lean, smokin', you know poppin' Xanax
Pop iXanny ngathi yiTszeni
Hit the Msotra if you’re lookin' for me
Somebody ngiph' indwangu netissue, I’m drippin'
Somebody's daughter finna swallow all these children
Imali is my Achilles' heel, yeah
I race you to a hundred million
Somebody pop all day, hol' up
Somebody on they way, hol' up
I wore the crown all day, hol' up
Somebody can't relate, hol' up
Stay down with no fakin', go up
Top-down, I've been racin', go up
She wild and been dangerous, go up
My crown in rotation, yeah
[Chorus: Kendrick Lamar]
Are you on ten yet? Are you on ten yet?
Wait, are you on ten yet?
Are you on ten yet? I live on ten
Wait, but are you on ten yet?
Are you on ten yet? Hol' up
Fuck the place up, fuck the place up
Fuck the place up, fuck the place up
Fuck the place up, fuck the place up
[Verse 2: ScHoolBoy Q]
Are you on ten yet? (Hol' up, hol' up)
Do you have Henn' yet?
Jewelry on Windex
Woop, eighty my Rolex
Might Maybach the Benz, two-door comin' out
Black on black again, I might gold the trim
I been built to win, I don't exit here
Too much flexin' here, Go-Go Gadget this
Too much bread to get, I've been stretchin' up
Ain't no catchin' up, I don't rest enough, ugh
I don't plan for luck, I keep workin' hard
Who keep blessin' us? Ugh
I'm on a ten and I need a ten
Nigga, done made him a M a week
Nigga, December been good to me
Not even Kendrick can humble me
Nigga too rich to go do the lease
Tryna become a way bigger Meech
Nigga, my tooth is like ten a piece
TDE family, the Genovese
Her tits are C cup, her ass an A-plus
I got my grades up, I had no backup
Now run the check up, now run the check up
And fuck the place up, fuck the place up (Woop)
Somebody pop all day, hol' up
Somebody on they way, hol' up
I wore the crown all day, hol' up
Somebody can't relate, hol' up
Stay down with no fakin', go up
Top-down, I've been racin', go up
She wild and been dangerous, go up
My crown in rotation, yeah
[Chorus: Kendrick Lamar]
Are you on ten yet? Are you on ten yet?
Wait, are you on ten yet?
Are you on ten yet? I live on ten
Wait, but are you on ten yet?
Are you on ten yet? Hol' up
Fuck the place up, fuck the place up
Fuck the place up, fuck the place up
Fuck the place up, fuck the place up
Somebody, somebody, somebody on ten
[Verse 3: 2 Chainz & Kendrick Lamar]
Originality, couple fatalities
Candied my car and it's sweet like a cavity
(Are you on ten yet?)
Sayin' they after me, ain't no one after me
Baby mama used to work at the Applebee's
(Are you on ten yet?)
Somebody call my phone, yeah
I'ma send their ass to voicemail
(Are you on ten yet?)
I don't even check my voicemail
(Ten, ten, ten, ten)
Big weight, I'ma need a horse scale
F12, Berlinetta
I can wear shorts in the winter, uh
Wore turtlenecks in the summer, uh
This here is not for beginners, yeah
Digi-scale, fingernail
Went to Hell, came back, went to jail
Left jail, went to Benihana
Kenny on the corner, got the swagger on me
Yeah, different fabric on me
Yeah, this for trappers only
Yeah, married to the game
Yeah, holy matrimony
Yeah, boots upside your cranium
Fucked up someone's stage again
From strip clubs to stadiums
I took my shot and made it in
Somebody pop all day, hol' up
Somebody on they way, hol' up
I wore the crown all day, hol' up
Somebody can't relate, hol' up
Stay down with no fakin', go up
Top-down, I've been racin', go up
She wild and been dangerous, go up
My crown in rotation, yeah
[Chorus: Kendrick Lamar]
Are you on ten yet? Are you on ten yet?
Wait, are you on ten yet?
Are you on ten yet? I live on ten
Wait, but are you on ten yet?
Are you on ten yet? Hol' up
Fuck the place up, fuck the place up
Fuck the place up, fuck the place up
Fuck the place up, fuck the place up
About
ScHoolboy Q and 2 Chainz reunite for the first time since their collaboration on Q’s “WHat THey Want.” With production backed by Sounwave and !llmind, ScHoolboy, 2 Chainz and South African rapper Saudi link up for a hard-hitting banger.
The track finds them rapping about being “on ten” and ready for action to “fuck the place up”—themes which tie in with the film’s plot as explained in this annotation. Moreover, Saudi raps about stacking up cash and popping Xannies, while ScHoolboy Q brags about Maybachs and Rolex watches. Stay for this lyrical highlight:
Nigga, December been good to me
Not even Kendrick can humble me…
ScHoolboy also reunites with Kendrick, the last time being their collaborations on Q’s Blankface LP. Q’s verse serves as a response to the chorus provided by Kendrick, who asks if he’s ready to go all out. Q could be letting the audience know that he will give it his all, especially with his next album being close to completion.
Note that Kendrick has a song with a similar title—“XXX.”—which he performed at the 2018 Grammy Awards.
The namesake “X” that the title may be referencing is a symbol of respect and the signature greeting of Wakandans: arms crossed in the shape of an X.
“X” is also the Roman Numeral for Ten (10) which could be referring to the hook, “Are you on ten yet”.
Q&A
Find answers to frequently asked questions about the song and explore its deeper meaning
Saudi, born Anele Mbisha, is a young rapper from Soweto now signed to the popular South African indie rap label Ambitiouz Ent. Due to his origins, he raps most of his verse in Zulu.
Yes, both K.Dot and 2 Chainz featured on A$AP Rocky’s 2012 hit “Fuckin' Problems”.
Yes, on the track “What They Want” from Q’s 2014 album Oxymoron.
- 3.X
- 4.The Ways
- 5.Opps
- 6.I Am
- 7.Paramedic!
- 9.King’s Dead
- 11.Redemption
- 12.Seasons
- 13.Big Shot
- 14.Pray For Me