4batz is back at Genius to dissect his viral hit “act II: Date @ 8.” The infectious song is the Dallas native’s first entry on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, peaking at number 7, following a major co-sign from Drake, who hopped on the remix. On today’s episode of Verified, the rising star discusses beautiful ladies as his inspiration, his humble beginnings, his friendly competition with Drake, and more!
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00:00The energy plant shit, I don't know how to fuck with it.
00:02It just shows how much I'm just running shit.
00:04I'm energy plant, AI, that's how you know I'm really just energy doing my shit.
00:09I'm 20 years old.
00:10I just graduated out of high school, what, a year ago, two years ago?
00:13I'm popping my shit.
00:21This song's inspiration came from all of my beautiful women that don't need a nigga.
00:26I just was tired of all the fake being toxic bullshit and all the like, we hate y'all.
00:31No, we don't.
00:31We love y'all.
00:32We love the fuck out of y'all.
00:34Well, I do.
00:34This song is specifically for y'all.
00:36I made this song in my mama's living room with a sock on a mic on a PC.
00:40I knew how to record in FL.
00:41I had a little preset and I really just freestyled that motherfucker.
00:46I come and slide by 8 p.m. and send a text to your DM.
00:53We all had a point in our lives where we was fucking with a little vibe
00:56and we just finna pull up and slide.
00:58I'm not even finna ask you.
00:59I love just being the mystery person and being like, yo, I'm finna pull up at 8.
01:04Get your shit ready.
01:05What you mean?
01:05You haven't texted me yet?
01:06Yeah, I'm pulling up at 8.
01:07And then I say, send a text to your DM.
01:09For all my people that scared to shoot the DM, scared to listen,
01:13the more shots you take, the more shots you make.
01:15If you fine, I'm shooting.
01:17Don't come with this bitch on my timeline.
01:19Ass out.
01:20Nails done.
01:21Looking good as a motherfucker.
01:22And I'm just supposed to be in this bitch.
01:24Swipe.
01:24Scroll.
01:25No, I'm shooting at you.
01:31A lot of niggas been broke and they don't really know how the prices is.
01:34It's typical 500.
01:35A lot of times it's a lot more.
01:36Realistically, bro, it's 500.
01:38But if you really want to do something, make it a thousand.
01:40I'm doing thousands now.
01:43Especially after Drake said what he said.
01:44When he came up and said what the fuck he said, I'm like, all right.
01:47He said a thousand.
01:48I got to go 2,000 because he trying to play with me.
01:49What's that shit?
01:50We can go band for band.
01:51Fuck that.
01:51We can go M for M.
01:54Tell Drake we can go band for band.
01:56Nah, for real.
02:03When I was making Day to 8, I seen a female getting ready.
02:06Tired of everything.
02:07She's just tired of boy shit.
02:08She's tired of the niggas that cheated on her.
02:11Tired of trying to look good for niggas.
02:12So she said, look, I'm going to look good for myself.
02:14And I portrayed it as, look, I'm going to help her out.
02:16I'm going to do this for her.
02:17Not because I'm just tricking.
02:19Just because I see fuck with her.
02:27My favorite type of dresses is when the female wear the skin tight dress.
02:31It's either got to be gray or black.
02:33And the ass just pop out just right.
02:34It's not too crazy, but it's just right.
02:36You tell they working out because the waist real skinny.
02:39And they might have to wear their hair slick back on some real cute shit.
02:42And then they have the heels to match.
02:44That shit be looking good as a motherfucker.
02:46I buy you shit because you wear it.
02:48And plus because you know I care.
02:50Every female can be like, I'm a bad bitch.
02:53But it's different when you got a personality.
02:56You fly.
02:56You on your shit.
02:57You smart.
02:58You intelligent.
02:59That's what makes somebody rare.
03:00And then if you have the combo, the ass, the face, personality.
03:04Oh my God.
03:05After that, if I find out, I'm just going to be like, yo, what's your ring size?
03:09Bitch, you know you love it here.
03:11That's why you keep on coming near.
03:13At one time, you know you hit it right.
03:15You just hit it right.
03:16And you know you hit it right.
03:17You leave.
03:18It hits you on some, oh, I just want to say goodnight.
03:21After you already seen him that night.
03:22Ah, nigga, you got him.
03:24They cooked.
03:25That's why I had to say that.
03:26Bitch, you know you love it here.
03:32Yo nigga a bitch.
03:33We seen him.
03:34We done walked by him.
03:35We done seen where he went to school at.
03:37That nigga a hoe.
03:38And he broke too.
03:39And it's bugging you.
03:39And you too pretty to be bugged.
03:41You look too good to be irritated.
03:43But you know this.
03:44That's why you fucking with me.
03:47To all my females out there, I took the ski mask off.
03:50I just want to let y'all know I've been on my skin routine, eating healthy, working out and shit.
03:54So y'all let me know if I should keep it on or take it off.