Real As It Gets

Album: single release only (2021)
Charted: 34
Play Video

Songfacts®:

  • Having been raised by his single mom in a tough Atlanta neighborhood, this ferocious track finds Lil Baby spitting hard-hitting bars about remaining true to his hood-based roots. The rapper has found huge success thanks to his hard work ethic, but remains a tremendous influence on the streets. He boasts his people are proud of him, as he is "as real as it gets."
  • Lil Baby enlisted the Louisville, Kentucky rapper EST Gee to spit an impassioned verse of his own. He sticks to the same gangsta theme, rapping, "Ask the trenches, they gon' say I'm the realest."
  • When the song entered the Hot 100 dated March 20, 2021, it became EST Gee's first hit.
  • ATL Jacob and DY Krazy's production incorporates a horror-movie piano line.

    ATL Jacob is associated with Future's FBG collective. He worked on six songs in total on Future's seventh studio album, The WIZRD, including the intro track, "Never Stop."

    DY Krazy is a member of the 808 Mafia production team. His other credits include Future and Young Thug's "Patek Water" and Gucci Mane, Bruno Mars and Kodak Black's "Wake Up In The Sky."

Comments

Be the first to comment...

Editor's Picks

Early Days of MTV

Early Days of MTVFact or Fiction

If you can recall the days when MTV played videos, you know that there are lots of stories to tell. See if you can spot the real ones.

Macabre Mother Goose: The Dark Side of Children's Songs

Macabre Mother Goose: The Dark Side of Children's SongsSong Writing

"London Bridge," "Ring Around the Rosie" and "It's Raining, It's Pouring" are just a few examples of shockingly morbid children's songs.

Creedence Clearwater Revival

Creedence Clearwater RevivalFact or Fiction

Is "Have You Ever Seen the Rain" about Vietnam? Was John Fogerty really born on a Bayou? It's the CCR edition of Fact or Fiction.

Rob Thomas of Matchbox Twenty

Rob Thomas of Matchbox TwentySongwriter Interviews

Rob Thomas on his Social Distance Sessions, co-starring with a camel, and his friendship with Carlos Santana.

Rob Halford of Judas Priest

Rob Halford of Judas PriestSongwriter Interviews

Rob Halford dives into some of his Judas Priest lyrics, talking about his most personal songs and the message behind "You've Got Another Thing Comin'."

Jon Anderson

Jon AndersonSongwriter Interviews

Jon Anderson breaks down the Yes classic "Seen All Good People" and talks about his 1000 Hands album, which features Chick Corea, Rick Derringer, Ian Anderson, and many other luminaries.