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• Superstar Pride (real name: Cadarrius Pride) released "Painting Pictures" independently on October 22, 2022. The track from his debut EP 5Lbs of Pressure became a hit after TikTok users began using it in their clips on the platform.
• Throughout the song, Superstar Pride paints pictures of his life in the hood.
  
  2 AM, the night still young
  You live by the gun, you gon' die by the gun
  Ain't no handouts for nobody
  
  Despite growing up in the hood, Pride does not seem trigger-happy. He believes in the principle of reaping what you sow, and that involvement in gun violence will have negative consequences.
  
  And Mama, don't worry
  You raised a gangster, I'm a survivor
  
  Superstar Pride has been exposed to violence throughout his life because of his upbringing, and as a result, he remains vigilant about protecting his own life.
  
  Growing up, I ain't have no daddy, my mama played both roles
  His mom acted as both his mother and father since his dad was absent.
  Shout out to my pops for all the free game
  Everything you ever told me, it stuck in my brain
  
  That's not to say his father hasn't impacted Pride's life. He feels blessed to have a dad who imparted to him so many valuable life lessons.
  
  Uncle killed me when I was young, Mama blessed the boy with the cocaine
  
  He references his uncle's actions, which he describes figuratively as "killing" him at a young age, without elaborating further. Pride's mother, who was or is involved in the drug trade, introduced him to it.
  
  I was taught to trust none
  Face your problems, never run
  Lil' bitch holler she pregnant
  You a lil' nat-nat, that ain't my son
  
  She's claiming Pride is the father of her son, which he denies. A nat nat is a derogatory term that is used to refer to a woman who is seen as promiscuous or sexually available, similar to hoe or thot.
• Mississippi producer Globalknockz created the beat.