Ex-Cash Money rapper, Tyga, is not one to shy away from the glitz and glam of the good life, and his latest effort, The Gold Album: 18th Dynasty, is chock-full of bourgeois bars. Whether he's traveling the world in his private jet, flaunting one of his ginormous chains or adorning his A-list bae (Kylie Jenner) with the finest designer threads, T-Raww keeps it one-hundred (million) and documents all of it in his music.
So, without further ado, here are the most lavish lines from Mr. Rack City himself. Keep in mind these bougie bars are in no particular order.
Bloodline
"I'm King Ramses of my era"
-Bloodline
Nothing too crazy here, but we had to throw in at least one of Tyga's signature pharaoh references. The dude is clearly obsessed with ancient Egypt; and, like his other albums, T-Raww occasionally channels his inner-history buff on The Gold Album as well. While he may not be the rap game King Ramses talent-wise, Tyga definitely possesses enough blingity blang to crown himself pharaoh.
Wham
"Yes I'll be late, I need dollars andale-le-le/Andale, all white, Lana Del Rey"
-Wham
I'm not sure if cocaine and the flossy-flossy life go hand-in-hand like they did in the Miami Vice days, but apparently Tyga is quite fond of the nose candy. He compares the drug to singer, Lana Del Rey, whose snow bunny complexion reminds him of blow. It would have been cool to toss a Johnny Depp reference in there, too, but we'll have to put a rain check on that for now.
Muh F-cka
"Who am I, muhfucka? Blades on a plane muhfucka/P Game muhfucka and these lame muhfuckas"
-Muh Fucka
Hey, don't act like you didn't know it was coming. How can you do a Tyga write-up and not mention his affinity for private jets?
In this cut off the album, he utters the dirty version of "mother-effer" over 50 times - including four MF's in the aforementioned bar alone, an emphatic iteration of his love for aviation.
Spitfire
"Mother Teresa cash, credit and visas/Not the car, but the passport feature/Need the passport if you're riding with the asshole/Tell her no bags, we shopping on tour, freak"
-Spitfire
You gotta love the Mother Teresa reference, even if it makes absolutely no sense. Even if Mother Teresa was a trap queen, we're not sure where she would hide all of that money at the convent.
Also, we once again get another glimpse at Tyga's love for international travel and keeping his female companions well-dressed. Talk about an easygoing customs check - that is, if he's not rocking 10+ gold chains (highly doubt it).
God Talk
"I'm God's gift like Christmas time/The money Jewish but it's black on black crimes"
-God Talk
This line is definitely one of my favorites, and sounds even doper when Tyga utters it over the "God Talk" instrumental. Essentially, his money is longer than Kristaps Porzingis and he's killing the game, both musically and on the block. Seems legit.
Hollywood N-ggaz
"I don’t drive no Honda nigga, only fuck with foreign whips/I don’t drive the speed limit nigga, always drive with my windows tinted"
-Hollywood N-ggaz
Not gonna lie, as a Honda driver, these bars hit a little too close to home. In other news, it seems Japanese-made automobiles don't qualify as "foreign." Ford probably would have been a more sound choice here.
4 My Dawgs
"I met some models, they said life full of obstacles/Challenges and mobster rules and Libyan size pools"
-4 My Dawgs
There's nothing like chilling with some models and talking about life's obstacles, am I right? I'm not sure how swimming pools the size of Libya qualify as obstacles, but I can see how mobster rules can start to become a burden after a while. However, I would think Tyga is somewhat of a made man at this point, so he should be good.
God Talk
"It's only one god, boy, you far from close/Been ready, change cars like winter coats"
-God Talk
Here's another lush line from "God Talk," which, as you might guess, is a song packed with plenty of extravagant gloating. Just in case you were wondering exactly how often Tyga switches out his ballerific vehicles, the answer is simple: the timing correlates with his taste in winter coats.
So, the next time you donate your Old Navy fleece to the Salvation Army, remember that Tyga probably went through about 20-30 different cars during that same period.
Shaka Zulu
"Fuck the peace, I put a piece on my neck/'Bout the size of a Complex magazine"
-Shaka Zulu
This is probably the first time I've heard someone compare their chain to a magazine. Nonetheless, it's a worthy comparison and the peace/piece homophone works well here.
Hard For You
"They ain’t even know you was steppin’ in Giuseppe too/37 spare bright jeans 'bout 12 jewels"
-Hard For You
"Hard For You," one of the more chilled-out tracks on The Gold Album, is definitely geared towards the ladies. If you happen to be one of Tyga's female "acquaintances," he might, just might, come through and "make it hard for you" -- and throw in a complimentary pair of Giuseppe kicks. Score!