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I Been (Remix) Lyrics – Ari Lennox



Soundtrack Album: White Men Can't Jump
I Been (Remix) Text
[Smino:]
Busy girls love being tied up
She said she ain't afraid of monsters
We just smoked the exotic and get X-Rated baby
Ok Ari, are we recording?
Are we gon sit here and stare at each other
Or get into something important
Are we gon f**k the whole summer away I'll give you heat strokes in the foreign
Ari can play the Aretha and blow all our smoke to the Lordy
Ok hold on shorty
I been smoking purple like Ceely ain't sh*t on TV (f**k is you doin)
Damn I hate TV (f**k is you doin)
Come thru and see me
Bored like a ouija
I need your spirit
Hands on the wood til we near it
Its missing yo lake got me Erie
Early in the morning she drippinn she Keurig
I been drinking a lil bit
I been
Worried bout you
Damn what got you tweaking
Tell me the truth, tell me the truth
See baby
I just wanna know
I gotta know
Where you been

[Ari:]
I've been smoking purple haze
Ooh, to forget about you
I've been smoking purple haze
Ooh, to forget about you

And I try, and I try, and I try, and I try
I try but I'm having the worst luck on Tinder
Ooh, why'd you have to be a big pretender
I try, and I try, and I try, I try, I try
To give you something good
Cause I know you would
Give it to me too

I've been smoking purple haze
Ooh, to forget about you
I've been smoking purple haze
Ooh, to forget about you

But you lie, and you lie, and you lie, and you lie
You lie
It's the 47th time that I changed my number
Should call you Mannie fresh cause you the number one stunna
You lie, and you lie, and you lie
You lie
I gave you something good
Cause I know you would
Give it to me too

Don't date these niggas til you're 43
Oh, heartbreak gone creep on after me
I tried to cover up what I feel inside
You hurt me so deep make me wanna cry

You know, life is too short to be blockin' your blessings like that
To be blockin' potential blessings, like
Yeah, you may never get married again, you may never find the love of your life again
But, hey, that's life
And please don't be in a situation where that person's tearing you down mentally, emotionally, physically, y-
We've heard it a million times, I think emotional abuse is way worse than physical, sometimes
Cause that just f**ks up your whole mind
You could develop whole disorders like that
Whole disorders
You guys tell me why this old nigga from my past hit me up, talkin' bout somethin'
"Is your name Courtney? Did you go to Poplar Tree, in the first, second, and third grade? And you had like a lightskin sister?
And you, um, you had a crush on me?"
I was like, "yeah, that sounds like me"
But my thing is, like, nigga, like you feelin' yourself
You're feelin' yourself a little too hard, talkin bout "you had a crush on me"
Nigga, yes, at like, f**king seven
Relax, relax!


White Men Can't Jump Album Cover

White Men Can't Jump

Soundtrack Lyrics for Movie, 2023

Track Listing


May, 21st 2024
  • Genre: R&B/Soul
  • Featured Artist: Smino
  • Lyricists: Ari Lennox, Smino
  • Composers: Ari Lennox, Smino

Artist Information:

Ari Lennox (born Courtney Shanade Salter) is an R&B singer from Washington, D.C. She is noted for her distinctive voice and deeply intimate songs. Lennox is signed to J. Cole's Dreamville Records and has made an impact with her debut single, "Shea Butter Baby." Her musical framework frequently explores themes of love and heartbreak, as well as self-discovery, all while incorporating modern R&B and vintage soul influences. She is regarded as a raw vocal talent, known for her candor in her music. She began her career by publishing music online, then in 2015, she signed with Dreamville. Since then, she has stayed very active on the R&B scene, collaborating with a number of major artists on various projects.

Annotations and Meaning:

The song begins with Smino's verse. It's quite chatty and intimate. He discusses his active spouse, who enjoys being tied up, indicating a sense of play and openness in the relationship. When the topic of smoking unusual subs and becoming "X-rated" comes up, the flow abruptly stops.
"Are we gon sit here and stare at each other / Or get into something important"
This line indicates a strong desire to move beyond trivial talk and into deeper, more important interactions.
"I been smoking purple like Ceely ain't sh*t on TV"
Smino's verse goes on to reference his smoking, a la Celie from "The Color Purple." Her life is only boring, and he, too, is looking for ways to escape. The next woman, Ari Lennox, shared her verse of trying to forget a past lover. She says that "purple haze" is a metaphor for her smoking to forget. The repetitive chorus emphasizes her struggle and inability to move on.
"I try but I'm having the worst luck on Tinder / Ooh, why'd you have to be a big pretender"
Lennox discloses her struggle in finding meaningful relationships through dating apps and is tired of fake partners who were deceiving her.
"Don't date these niggas til you're 43 / Oh, heartbreak gone creep on after me"
As a part of fact, she provided a piece of advice to herself and her receivers that running away from relations is not a bad idea because that will save them from further hardships. On the outro, Lennox reflects on the prevalence of emotional abuse and the damage it wreaks. She shares an anecdote from an old acquaintance in a beautifully crafted ending, showing how episodes from the past can resurface out of nowhere. Infusing the topics of love, heartbreak, and moving on, the "I Been" remix brings the two artists fully out of their shell, intertwining personal anecdotes with more general observations on relationships and self-worth.

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