Put a Date On It
by Yo Gotti (featuring Lil Baby)

Album: Trapped (2019)
Charted: 46
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Songfacts®:

  • This hustler's anthem finds Yo Gotti delivering gritty street tales in which he sends a warning to the competition, having shot four dudes with "the same Glock."
  • Lil Baby contributes some braggadocious rhymes about closing $100,000 deals on his iPhone and a VVS diamond that is drippin' over his T-shirt.
  • The energertic, horn-heavy beat was supplied by June James. The Texas producer's other credits include Travis Scott's "Yosemite" and YFN Lucci's "Everyday We Lit."
  • The song's music video finds Gotti hosting a celebratory outdoor feast with Lil Baby. The Memphis rapper's other guests include other hip-hop luminaries from his home city including Moneybagg Yo, Blocboy JB, and Blac Youngsta.

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