YG goes right back to being boastful about himself on the DJ Mustard-produced Too Cocky record. He opens things up by bragging about his women being high class on verse one with “Yes, I’m too cocky. My b**** broke up with me, it shocked me. They say you’re poppin’ shit, where the paparazzi. “YG, how you like your bitches?” Hibachi” He also made it known that he’s been confident about winning since birth and that whatever someone does around him, he can do it even better.
Big Bank featuring Nicki Minaj and Big Sean turned out to be one of YG’s biggest records as it was the lead single for Stay Dangerous. It peaked at No. 28 on the U.S Billboard Hot 100 and 13 on the Billboard U.S Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs charts. While it did succeed, it came with controvery. Big Sean had a solid verse but when he shouted out Colin Kaepernick, it ended up being blocked out when it was revealed that Big Bank would appear on the Madden ’19 tracklist. This sparked outrage from YG and the folks at Madden ended up apologizing and saying that Kaepernick’s name would appear again. Nonetheless, Big Bank provides a radio hit and could very well be one of YG’s biggest records of his career.
YG and fellow LA native Ty Dolla $ign have historically done well on their collaborations, ever since YG’s breakout single “Toot It & Boot It” from 2010. That continued on Stay Dangerous on the song Power. It provided that bedroom feel as YG opens things up sexually on the opening verse with “I’ll hit it in the shower. I’ll hit it for some hours. Hold up, do it smell like flower?. That p**** limited edition, Eddie Bower.” Ty Dolla $ign gives Power a verse of his own as he applauds the ladies’ performances in bed but claims that he does it the best with “That p**** got power. Yeah, but my d*** like a tower. She said Dolla, I could see it through your trousers. Put it in, she get louder and louder.”
Slay turned out to be one of the best collabs on Stay Dangerous as YG brings Quavo on board to provide vocals on the hook, ad-libs throughout the song and his very own verse also. YG and Quavo brag about having the baddest women around them as the Migos rapper starts the song out with the hook “One time if you a bad b****. Two times just for the savage. All you wanna do is just slay.” While YG makes it known that he takes care of his team by copping them the best Rolexes, he doesn’t forget about his women as he wants to be in Bentley trucks with them and that he spends time with them bumping to his own music. Quavo also wants to splurge on women in his verse as he wouldn’t mind buying them some designer bags and finishing things up in the bedroom if they’re ever mad at him.
On 666, YG features Youngboy Never Broke again with Mike Will Made-It handling the production. The Baton Rouge rapper provided a short guest appearance but it flowed well as the two detailed their street ties and the temptations that they face along the way.
I was excited to hear what Mozzy would bring being featured on the track Too Brazy. Mozzy has been garnering buzz from the Sacramento area over the past year and came onto the scene strong with his 1 Up Top Ahk mixtape a year ago. The chemistry was on point between the two as Mozzy appeared on his own verse and an additional one where him and YG go back and forth. The hook “Two young n***** going too brazy. Two bad b******, I be double datin’. Two mad n***** sayin’, f*** you, pay me. Two houses, I be going too brazy” set the tone for YG and Mozzy being the dynamic duo that they are in the streets and the DJ Mustard production on the song providing the perfect California street anthem.
On Pussy Money Fame, YG stands his ground and makes it known that he’ll do anything for the women that he wants along with doing whatever it takes to get to that bag. He doesn’t care too much for the fame though as he says $100 million is enough. The production by Lil Rich also provides that old school west coast sound.
Lil Rich kept going where he left off with his production on Deeper Than Rap. The throwback LA sound continues as YG dives deep into detailing that what he goes through is bigger than his name in music as he knows he can’t rely on anyone. He rides for the people around him but is still strapped no matter where he goes in the streets.