Date 2020-04-27
Category Lyrics, Music Video, New Music
Wow… That’s Crazy continues to be a project that fans can’t get enough of, so Wale decided to deliver a short film for one of the album’s tracks, “Sue Me.” The single boasts the beloved vocals of Kelly Price, but neither artist is the main feature of the music video. Instead, Wale has called on actor Lucas Hedges to star as a man living in a world where racism has flipped the switch.
“What if you could walk through a day in the life of an average African American young man? What would you see? What would you hear? What would you face? We wanted to redefine the whole narrative and allow everybody to step into these shoes,” Wale reportedly said of the visual to “Sue Me.” He added, “I’ve never been more proud of a video than what we did here. Kerby really brought this vision to life, and Reebok helped make it a reality. I hope it makes you think a little. While you’re thinking, stay safe and stay home.”
There are plenty of social justice incidents highlighted in the Kerby Jean Raymond-directed video, so take a look and let us know what you think.
Wale – Sue Me (ft. Kelly Price) (prod. D.Woo)
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[Verse 1]
On my way to Bootsy Bellows with hella the hoes
Try and think what I’ma tell ’em when they get alone
I’m a glutton for women I shouldn’t yearn for
Shouldn’t be tempted, but baby, I like to hurt, or
Maybe ’cause I was searchin’, I found me the perfect person
But me and her didn’t work out, she buried what she worked for
And I carried the bitterness of a kola nut
Nigerian shit, my parents never showed much
Womanizer, probably could’ve been a feminist
‘Cause I respect ’em, but Lord, I got polygamy problems
The hoodie come from Barneys, spendin’ money is therapeutic
To wear the shit they don’t think that you care to buy
So we buying Prada, Balenciaga like it is nada
In the Ferrari, my fear is God and tax problems
Pyer Moss, I dropped ten on my last visit
And half that up at Saks, I favor black businesses
[Chorus]
Sue me, l’m rootin’ for everybody that black, yeah, uh huh, yeah
Sue me, I’m rootin’ for everybody that black, yo, yo yo, look, look
Sue me, I’m rootin’ for everybody that black
Spent ’bout two racks on handmade durags
Sue me, I’m rootin’ for everybody that black
That’s everybody from sports to college class to rap, I’m back
[Verse 2]
Hold up, yo, look
People, people, the high life is a movie, we ain’t promised a sequel
Ambition, my second album, how was you sleepin’?
Dropped the album with Seinfeld, they thought I was tweakin’
A prophet, a genius
I’m flyin’ with Lena, I’m ridin’ with Nina
One write for the Chi, one right where I need her
The funny thing is I’ll always be single
I love me some Logan, I love me some Issa
I’ll never get either
Those women are queens, me? I’m a drunk, I’m a demon
Heaven knows I’m a dreamer
I seen Taraji and Kelvin, always hope I could be that
I fell in love with an actress actin’ like she don’t need me
Polarizin’ the sun, underrated again
Show business will never love you the way you love it
You come and we go, they quick to forget
So every bourgeois event I attend, I tell ’em this
[Chorus]
Sue me, l’m rootin’ for everybody that black, yeah, uh huh, yeah
Sue me, I’m rootin’ for everybody that black, yo, yo yo, look, look
Sue me, I’m rootin’ for everybody that black
Spent ’bout two racks on handmade durags
Sue me, I’m rootin’ for everybody that black
That’s everybody from sports to college class to rap, I’m back
[Bridge]
I need you to know you’re so beautiful
I need you to know you’re so beautiful, oh
[Outro]
Okay, sue me, I’m rootin’ for everybody that’s black
Everybody be asking my sixth album my last
I’m super sick of this business
My daughter missin’ me, nigga
The whip is bullet repellent
But they gon’ kill me with tax
Niggas really on clout, they ain’t checkin’ for stats
Who a decade or better, givin’ niggas decadent rap
Respect is in order, hate me, better do it loud
Root for everybody black, haters say “That’s crazy, wow”
That’s crazy, wow