Black Beatles in the city
Be back immediately to confiscate the moneys
(Ear Drummers)
Rae Sremm, Guwop, Mike WiLL
I sent flowers, but you said you didn't receive 'em
But you said you didn't need them (Mike WiLL Made-It!)
[Chorus: Swae Lee]
That girl is a real crowd pleaser (Oh, yeah)
Small world, all her friends know of me (They know me)
Young bull livin' like an old geezer (Ah)
Quick-release the cash, watch it fall slowly (Slowly)
Frat girls still tryna get even (Tryna get even)
Haters mad for whatever reason (Yeah, yeah)
Smoke in the air, binge drinking (Oh, oh)
They lose it when the DJ drops the needle (And they lose it)
[Verse 1: Swae Lee]
Getting so gone I'm not blinkin'
What in the world was I thinkin'?
New day, new money to be made
There is nothin' to explain
I'm a fuckin' black Beatle, cream seats in the Regal
Rockin' John Lennon lenses, like to see ‘em spread eagle
Took a bitch to the club and let her party on the table
Screamin', "Everybody's famous!"
Like clockwork, I blow it all
And get some more
Get you somebody that can do both
Black Beatles got the babes belly rollin'
She think she love me, I think she trollin'
That girl is a real crowd pleaser (Oh, yeah)
Small world, all her friends know of me (They know me)
Young bull livin' like an old geezer (Ah)
Quick-release the cash, watch it fall slowly (Slowly)
Frat girls still tryna get even (Tryna get even)
Haters mad for whatever reason (Yeah, yeah)
Smoke in the air, binge drinkin' (Oh, oh)
They lose it when the DJ drops the needle (And they lose it)
[Verse 2: Gucci Mane]
Came in with two girls, look like strippers in their real clothes
A broke ho can only point me to a rich ho
A yellow bitch with green hair, a real weirdo
Black man, yellow Lamb', red light go
They seen that Guwop and them just came in through the side door
There's so much money on the floor we buyin' school clothes
Why you bring the money machine to the club for?
Pint of lean, pound of weed, and a kilo
I Eurostep past a hater like I'm Rondo
I upgrade your baby mama to a condo
Like Chapo servin' llello to the gringos
Black Beatle, club close when I say so
[Chorus: Swae Lee & Slim Jxmmi]
That girl is a real crowd pleaser (Oh, yeah)
Small world, all her friends know of me (They know me)
Young bull livin' like an old geezer (Ah)
Quick-release the cash, watch it fall slowly (Slowly)
Frat girls still tryna get even (Tryna get even)
Haters mad for whatever reason (Yeah, yeah)
Smoke in the air, binge drinkin' (Oh, oh, Uncle Jxmmi)
They lose it when the DJ drops the needle (And they lose it)
She's a good teaser, and we blowin' reefer
Your body like a work of art, baby
Don't fuck with me, I'll break your heart, baby
D&G on me, I got a lot of flavor
15 hundred on my feet, I'm tryna kill these haters
I had haters when I was broke, I'm rich, I still got haters
I had hoes when I was broke, I'm rich, I'm still a player
I wear leather Gucci jackets like it's still the 80s
I've been blowin' OG Kush, I feel a lil' sedated
I can't worry about a broke nigga or a hater
Black Beatle, bitch, me and Paul McCartney related
[Chorus: Swae Lee]
That girl is a real crowd pleaser (Oh, yeah)
Small world, all her friends know of me (They know me)
Young bull livin' like an old geezer (Ah)
Quick-release the cash, watch it fall slowly (Slowly)
Frat girls still tryna get even (Tryna get even)
Haters mad for whatever reason (Yeah, yeah)
Smoke in the air, binge drinkin' (Oh, oh)
They lose it when the DJ drops the needle (And they lose it)
About
Swae Lee, Slim Jxmmi, Mike WiLL Made-It, and Gucci Mane team up on a track comparing themselves to the legendary English rock band The Beatles. The three rappers address their fame, women, and, most importantly, their money.
A month after its release as a Sremmlife 2 single “Black Beatles” gained popularity when it became affiliated with the “Mannequin Challenge,” a viral video sensation that captures people standing still as still as a mannequin while performing various acts. Sports teams, celebrities, schools, and even Rae Sremmurd themselves have participated in this challenge.
On November 14, 2016, it was revealed that the track had “rode the #MannequinChallenge” to the No. 1 spot on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. It was both Rae Sremmurd’s and Gucci Mane’s first No. 1 single on the Hot 100.
Q&A
Find answers to frequently asked questions about the song and explore its deeper meaning
The beat was just an idea. I had bought this new laptop and then the first beat I had made on it was “Black Beatles” and I sent it to Swae Lee like, “Man here’s an idea I came up with the other day.”
He did “Black Beatles” immediately and sent it back like, “Yo tell me what you think about this. It’s a hook I just laid on there.” I’m like “Yo, this shit hard!”
At the time I was over at Gucci’s house, so I was like, “Gucci, you know we gotta have you on SremmLife 2.” And then he was like “I wanna be on there.”
I played him the song with Swae Lee on the hook and he was like “Yeah this shit a banger. I’m gonna hop on it.” Gucci hopped on it and then I let Jxmmi hear the whole thing and Jxmmi knocked it out right away.
Swae sent me like two verses and we ended up like combining two verses together and that’s how we got “Black Beatles”.
On the morning of November 10, 2016, band member Paul McCartney tweeted a video of himself participating in the #MannequinChallenge the track has become associated with:
In an interview with ESPN’s His & Hers, he said:
It’s a huge accomplishment. I’m so grateful to even be on that track. That’s the biggest record right now in America, and I’m just proud of it. When I got the track I knew it was a hit… but you never know how far things are gonna go. Every time I’m in the studio I’m aiming for the fences.
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