Rich Flex

Album: Her Loss (2022)
Charted: 3 2
Play Video

Songfacts®:

  • Drake and 21 Savage open Her Loss with this braggadocios track about their wealthy lifestyle and success.
  • "Rich Flex" starts with 21 Savage and his fellow Atlanta MC Young Nudy telling us about their hedonistic nights out.

    Drake then jumps in, asking his pal to spit some bars on his behalf. He wants Savage to flex about his riches, rap about his ex, and threaten his opps, all of which the Atlantan does in his verse.

    During the interlude, Drizzy addresses all the women who want him. He refers to himself as the Slaughter Gang CEO, a phrase Savage originally used on the chorus of his 2015 track "Red Opps."

    Drake handles the rest of the track with bars about his laid-back attitude to the naysayers who underestimate him.
  • Vinylz, Tay Keith, FNZ, and BoogzDaBeast supplied the menacing production. Keith switches the beat halfway through, transmuting it into a bass-heavy instrumental.
  • While the album marks Drake and Savage's first full-length project, the pair have linked up multiple times over the years, beginning with Savage jumping on Drake's 2016 cut "Sneakin." They have since become good friends; the pair rap about their bromance on another Her Loss cut, "Treacherous Twins."
  • Her Loss topped the UK albums chart, giving Drake his fifth UK #1 album and 21 Savage his first. The Atlanta MC's previous best placing was his 2020 Metro Boomin collaborative project, Savage Mode II, which peaked at #10.

Comments

Be the first to comment...

Editor's Picks

Kristian Bush of Sugarland

Kristian Bush of SugarlandSongwriter Interviews

Kristian talks songwriting technique, like how the chorus should redefine the story, and how to write a song backwards.

Rick Springfield

Rick SpringfieldSongwriter Interviews

Rick has a surprising dark side, a strong feminine side and, in a certain TV show, a naked backside. But he still hasn't found Jessie's Girl.

Jon Anderson of Yes

Jon Anderson of YesSongwriter Interviews

From the lake in "Roundabout" to Sister Bluebird in "Starship Trooper," Jon Anderson talks about how nature and spirituality play into his lyrics for Yes.

Tommy James

Tommy JamesSongwriter Interviews

"Mony Mony," "Crimson and Clover," "Draggin' The Line"... the hits kept coming for Tommy James, and in a plot line fit for a movie, his record company was controlled by the mafia.

James Bond Theme Songs

James Bond Theme SongsMusic Quiz

How well do you know the 007 theme songs?

Gentle Giant

Gentle GiantSongwriter Interviews

An interview with Ray and Derek Shulman of the progressive rock band Gentle Giant to discuss counterpoint, polyrhythms, and... Bon Jovi.