48 Emotional Lyrics From Rico Nasty’s New LETHAL Album to Use as Your Next Caption
More than a decade ago, rap sensation Rico Nasty starting making a name for herself as a teenager with self-released mixtapes and a brash, larger-than-life musical persona. With the release of her third album, LETHAL, she makes it clear that she's ready to shed the character and show the world that her authentic self is just as worthy of the attention.
She began work on the almost more than a year ago, and the growth she's seen since then is on full display from start to finish. She's unafraid of showing us that she's a constant work in progress, as during that time she's been honing her skills as a singer and performer, as well as an actor, as well as embracing new parts of being a mother as her son grows up. Across its 15 tracks, she nimbly jumps between genres of trap, rap-rock, effervescent hip-hop pop, R&B and even pop-punk and surf sounds, and in showing more sides of herself than ever, it's also her most authentic body of work yet. We can't stop listening, and below we've collected 48 of its most emotional lyrics—and how to utilize them as captions for any photos you post.
For being practically nocturnal:
"I can't give the time of day 'cause I'm only out at night."
-"WHO WANT IT"
For finding peace away from the city:
"I'm way up in the mountains, came a long way from apartments."
-"WHO WANT IT"
For when people are acting way too familiar:
"Don't call me your sis, sent a shot and missed."
-"WHO WANT IT"
For when the fumble the bag:
"Make it rain, you mist."
-"WHO WANT IT"
For not giving them another minute of your time:
"Heard you dropped a tape (huh?). We ain't listenin' (shut up)."
-"WHO WANT IT"
For sporting some pricey neckwear:
"I got a treasure chest up top my neck, these pirates can't touch my jewels."
-"TEETHSUCKER (YEA3x)"
For knowing surbarban living doesn't make you normal:
"Don't say nothing if you be neighing."
-"TEETHSUCKER (YEA3x)"
For turning the lights out on your international flight:
"I sleep good, I travel abroad."
-"TEETHSUCKER (YEA3x)"
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For swearing your secrecy:
"Oh, you already know I would never tell if we kiss on the low."
-"ON THE LOW"
For when your man's at his most gorgeous:
"He so damn fine, beat the rest like deadlines."
-"ON THE LOW"
For getting by on beauty alone:
"Who need a card when you got this face?"
-"PINK"
For when all you hear from them is noise:
"Don't say nothing if you be neighing."
-"PINK"
For when you can't help but attract attention:
"Can't keep these boys off me."
-"PINK"
For hyping someone up:
"Ooh, she such a feminine queen."
-"PINK"
For hanging out in the dark:
"Blackout shades, I don't like the light unless I'm looking at diamonds."
-"BUTTERFLY KISSES"
For when the copycats can't compare:
"Can't walk in my footsteps, of course, so they tiptoe."
-"BUTTERFLY KISSES"
(LETHAL via Atlantic Records)
For being flush with cash:
"I count up the money, took the paper route."
-"EAT ME!"
For making your own rules:
"I wake up and do what I want."
-"EAT ME!"
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For when everyone envies you:
"Too many people wanna live in my skin."
-"EAT ME!"
For when your options are endless:
"Too many options when I pick out my fit, same thing does when I pick out a dude."
-"EAT ME!"
For loving yourself:
"Who is the best? Me. Who do I love? Me."
-"EAT ME!"
For realizing time goes on:
"Miss my dog, that's just life. Can't hold on, that's just life."
-"SOUL SNATCHER"
For celebrating payday:
"I'm love with the cash, it be blowin' me kisses."
-"SOUL SNATCHER"
For when your love makes you feel appreciated:
"Look in his eyes, know I'm the prize."
-"SOUL SNATCHER"
For knowing you're nothing like them:
"They never say nothing I wantеd to say. It never gave nothing I wanted to gave."
-"GRAVE"
For being the first to get revenge:
"I don't get low, I set the bar."
-"GRAVE"
For letting them know you're serious:
"This ain't a diss track, more like a warning."
-"SON OF A GUN"
For making your desires clear:
"I don't want nothing, I don't have nothing, I don't need nothing."
-"SMOKE BREAK"
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For wanting to be left alone:
"I don't like anyone, I don't trust anyone, I don't let anyone get in my face."
-"SMOKE BREAK"
For wishing people would think once in a while:
"I don't think anyone uses their brain anymore nowadays."
-"SMOKE BREAK"
For feeling dependent on someone:
"You make it alright, l can't control a thing. And if it goes wrong, then it's because of me."
-"CRASH"
For pretending you don't need them:
"I need to crash out, can I borrow your bed? And I'll be all done, and I'll be out of your head."
-"CRASH"
(Photo credit: Devin Desouza)
For craving the escape they give you:
"You got me, you spin me all around. You lift me but then I touch the ground. I need it, I want to do it again."
-"CRASH"
For ghosting everyone for a minute:
"Crash out, go AWOL, I don't wanna talk."
-"CAN'T WIN EM ALL"
For holding back pieces of your authentic self:
"Can't show you my colors, you prolly will look the other way."
-"CAN'T WIN EM ALL"
For when social media makes things complicated:
"Blocked you from the main, so you went and made another page."
-"CAN'T WIN EM ALL"
For when they used you for clout:
"Before you got with me, you didn't have a name How can you look at yourself? You should be ashamed."
-"CAN'T WIN EM ALL"
For ignoring the haters:
"I don't give attention to a troll, oh, no, oh."
-"SAY WE DID"
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For pretending everything's okay:
"We can kiss and make up or we can say we did."
-"SAY WE DID"
For knowing you're the best of the best:
"Tryna steal my shine, you could never. Tryna get one up, l do better. You could never be like me."
-"YOU COULD NEVER"
For when people judge you prematurely:
"They thought I was crazy, too out of the box."
-"YOU COULD NEVER"
For being careful for the ones who depend on you:
"I still wear a seatbelt whenever I speed 'cause I know that l got a village to feed."
-"YOU COULD NEVER"
For knowing the only way is through:
"Had to make room for some me time. I had to grow up, can't rewind."
-"YOU COULD NEVER"
For learning to just be yourself:
"When I reflect back, I know I'm blessed. I'ma be myself, you could be the rest."
-"YOU COULD NEVER"
For the love that's redefined your life:
"Every day is everything. Don't remember life before."
-"SMILE"
For wanting the present to stretch on forever:
"Slow down, don't grow too fast."
-"SMILE"
For seeing yourself reflected in your family:
"You have all the best parts of me,"
-"SMILE"
For the one who always puts a grin on your face:
"It's true that I'm only smiling 'cause of you."
-"SMILE"
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