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Caleb Hughes is an experienced news reporter with 8 years of experience in the entertainment industry. He has reported for TMZ as well as Cosmopolitan under a pen name in the past. At Laviasco, Caleb covers song lyrics meaning analysis.

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Drake & 21 Savage – Rich Flex: Lyrics Meaning

“Rich Flex” lyrics, written by Drake, 21 Savage, and the team, is the song released on the 4th of November, 2022. It is the first song from the 2022 collaboration album by Drake & 21 Savage, Her Loss. The meaning of the song “Rich Flex” lyrics by Drake & 21 Savage is talking about their wealth and reference to Megan Thee Stallion. They talk about the expensive rapper lifestyle and their romantic abundance.

Embedded below is the Official Audio of the “Rich Flex” song by Drake & 21 Savage from YouTube. Read the rest of the article while the music plays in the background.

“Rich Flex” Lyrics Meaning

The lyrics of “Rich Flex” by Drake & 21 Savage talk exactly about what the title implies, bragging and boasting. However, the song begins and ends with a few phrases by Atlanta MC Young Nudy. Young Nudy visualizes a striking image of a moderate night out in their extravagant lifestyles. Then, the song shapes up in the same striking image set by Nudy. The line-by-line analysis of the meaning of the lyrics behind the song “Rich Flex” by Drake & 21 Savage is below:

“Rich Flex” by Drake & 21 Savage means showing off their extravagant lifestyle which is possible as a result of their success in music.

[Part I: Rich Flex Lyrics Meaning]

Read the meaning of Part I of “Rich Flex” lyrics by Drake & 21 Savage line-by-line in detail:

[Intro: 21 Savage & Young Nudy]

Go buy a zip of …, hit the club
Pay for ’bout ten … to get in, we crunk, lit, in this …, yeah
Know we walk around the world
Steppin’, not givin a … ’bout where our feet land at, yeah
Get your … mushed, smooshed (6ix)
Yeah, 21, the biggest
Put a … in the chicken wing, …

Intro to Part I of “Rich Flex” Lyrics by Drake & 21 Savage

Meaning

In the intro to Part I of “Rich Flex” lyrics, 21 Savage and Young Nudy set the tone of the song. The rappers explain how an average night out goes in their lives. They take something to smoke and then go to the club. Then, they order expensive bottles of drinks and get so wasted that they don’t know where they are stepping on. 21 Savage and Young Nudy, then, talk about getting romantic with their partners. After that, they compare their competition to the chicken wing. Then, Drake follows up in the chorus.

[Chorus: Drake & 21 Savage]

21, can you do somethin’ for me? (21)
Can you hit a lil’ rich flex for me? (21)
And 21, can you do somethin’ for me? (21, 21)
Drop some bars to my … ex for me
Then 21 (21), can you do somethin’ for me? (Yeah)
Can you talk to the opps necks for me? (Okay)
21, do your thing 21, do your thing (21)
Do your thing, 21, yeah okay

Chorus to Part I of “Rich Flex” Lyrics by Drake & 21 Savage

Meaning

Drake asks 21 Savage to hype him up in the chorus to the part I of “Rich Flex” lyrics. He begins the chorus section by asking 21 if he can do something for him. Drake, then, asks him to brag about his wealth a little bit so people would know the worth of 21 Savage. Then, Drake asks him to rap some lyrics dedicating them to his ex. After that, he asks for one last favor. He wants 21 to talk to his opposition in an intimidating fashion. 21 Savage agrees to it all.

[Verse: 21 Savage]

Yellow diamonds in the watch, this … cost a lot
Never send a … your dot, that’s how you get shot
I DM in Vanish Mode, I do that … a lot
Took her … off and this … thicker than the plot
All my exes ain’t nothin’, them … busted
If my opps ain’t rappin’, they … duckin’
You ain’t ready to pull the trigger, don’t clutch it
I know you on your period baby, can you … it?
I’m a savage (21)
Smack her … in Magic (21, 21)
I’ll slap a … … with a ratchet (…)
I might slap a tracker on his whip and get the addy (…)
Don’t call me on Christmas Eve, …, call your daddy (21)
…, call your uncle (21), …, don’t call me (21)
Always in my L, your … a freak (Fuck)
Why my opps be posting … and only use they feet? (21)
Paid like an athlete, I got—

Verse to Part I of “Rich Flex” Lyrics by Drake & 21 Savage

Meaning

21 Savage carries the verse to part I of “Rich Flex” lyrics while mocking Megan Thee Stallion. In the verse, he references the chorus part of “Savage” lyrics by Megan Thee Stallion in the same rhythm. Also, the rapper brags about his taste in yellow diamonds while texting romantic interests in Vanish Mode on Instagram. Then, 21 Savage ends his verse by telling his partner to be in touch with her family by calling her father and uncle instead of calling him.

[Segue: Drake]

All you …, all of you … need to remember who y’all talking’ to
It’s a Slaughter Gang CEO
I got … for you if I’m not workin’, girl
If I’m busy then … no
You need to find you someone else to call
When your bank account get low, you need to find you someone—

Segue to Part I of “Rich Flex” Lyrics by Drake & 21 Savage

Meaning

In the Segue to Part I of “Rich Flex” lyrics by Drake & 21 Savage, Drake humbles everyone who looks down on him. He tells everyone to remember who Drake was, has become, and will become. Then, he raps for his romantic interests. Drake asserts he only has time for love when he is not working. When he is working on something, he doesn’t have time for anyone. The rapper suggests his romantic interest call someone else as he won’t have time for them.

[Part II: Rich Flex Lyrics Meaning]

Read the meaning of Part II of “Rich Flex” lyrics by Drake & 21 Savage line-by-line in detail:

[Intro/ Outro: Drake, Young Nudy]

Ayy, ayy, ayy, ayy, ayy
I’m on that Slaughter Gang …, ayy, … gang …
Ayy, Slaughter Gang …, ayy, … gang …, ayy

Intro to Part II of “Rich Flex” Lyrics by Drake & 21 Savage

Ah, ah
Slaughter Gang …, ayy, … gang …
Ayy, Slaughter Gang …, ayy, … gang …
Ayy, Slaughter Gang …, ayy, … gang …
On God
Boy, look, you the …’ man, boy, you, ooh
You is the man, you hear me?

Outro to Part II of “Rich Flex” Lyrics by Drake & 21 Savage

Meaning

Drake recalls 21 Savage’s 2015 platinum-certified song “Red Opps” in the intro to Part I of “Rich Flex” lyrics. 21 Savage initially rapped the words “Slaughter Gang …” in the chorus of “Red Opps”. In the outro in the second part of the song, Young Nudy and Drake repeat the words “Slaughter Gang …” over and over. Then, the outro ends with Drake and Young Nudy calling 21 Savage “the … man”, which is the highest form of respect for men.

[Verse: Drake]

Sticks and stones, chrome on chrome
That’s just what a … on
Internet clones, got ’em kissin’ through the phone
… cliquin’ up so they don’t feel alone, ayy
Nan’ … seein’ me, I’m Young Money CMB
I used to roll with CMG, the house is not a BNB
The bad … waitin’ on a … like I’m PND
I’m steady pushin’ P, you … pushing PTSD
I told her … to kiss me in the club, … a TMZ
I used to want a GMC, when Woe was doing BNE
We revvin’ up and goin’ on a run like we DMC
I layup with her for a couple days, then its BRB
You rappers love askin’ if I …, when you know we did
When you know we did
She came in heels but she left out on her cozy …
Ayy, I’m livin every twenty-four like Kobe did
Shoutout to the 6ix, R.I.P to 8
Swear this … is gettin’ ate, I’m on ten for the cake
Get a lot of love from twelve, but I don’t reciprocate
Fifty-one division stay patrollin’ when it’s late
21 my addy, so the knife is on the gate
All the dawgs eatin’ off a Baccarat plate
… see Drake and they underestimate
Take it from a vet’, that’s a rookie … mistake, ayy

Verse to Part II of “Rich Flex” Lyrics by Drake & 21 Savage

Meaning

The verse by Drake in part II of “Rich Flex” lyrics shows off his rhyming as well as rapping skills. He rhymes various words such as CMB, CMG, BNB, PND, PTSD, TMZ, GMC, BNE, DMC, and BRB. This rhyming pattern sounds immaculate, especially after the beat switches from Part I to Part II. Drake mentions his address, 21 Park Circle Lane, to refer to 21 Savage. Then, he ends his verse by saying how the critics underestimate Drake and he calls that a mistake.

“chrome on chrome” means to add shine to already shining things such as cars, jewelry, etc. Drake disses an internet critic, Anthony Fantano, by calling him an internet clone. Fantano and Drake have a feud and exchange on Instagram. Then, the rapper refers to “Pushin P” by Gunna & Future. Drizzy is not shy to share a romantic scene in public. He mentions that he isn’t moved by media channels such as TMZ which report on celebrity news.

Conclusion: “Rich Flex” Meaning Drake

“Rich Flex” lyrics by Drake & 21 Savage means showing off their immense wealth and reach as well as their rapping skills. While, at most parts, the song suggests that the rappers are bragging about their immense wealth. But since Drake has been getting a lot of good criticism for this album, it’s certain that the rappers are flexing their rapping talents as well.

Comment on the meaning behind the lyrics of the song “Rich Flex” by Drake & 21 Savage below or on Twitter @laviasco. We have also analyzed the songs “Toosie Slide“, “Laugh Now Cry Later“, “When To Say When“, “Chicago Freestyle” and “Money In The Grave” by Drake. “Circo Loco”, “Spin Bout U“, and “Jimmy Cooks” are the songs on which both Drake & 21 Savage collaborated together. We have analyzed “Immortal” by 21 Savage as well.

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