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Knife Talk Lyrics
by Drake
Lyricist: Drake, Noah Beck
2 views • Published on Sep 24, 2026
Knife Talk Lyrics
I gotta feed the streets, my pistol gon' bleed the streets
Ski mask on my face, sometimes you got to cheat
To stay ahead in this bitch-ard (Gang), drank syrup like it's liquor
Street life'll have you catchin' up to God quicker (Yeah, gang)
Sticker, AK-40 to your liver
Let the chopper bang on you like a Blood or a Cripper (Gang)
Flipper, so much bread, I'm a gymnast
Made so much money off of dummies, off of dummies (Yeah, gang)
I'm mister body catcher, Slaughter Gang soul snatcher
Ain't no regular F-150, this a fuckin' Raptor
No capper, street nigga, not a rapper
Chopper hit him and he turned into a booty clapper
Smith & Wesson, I'm 4L Gang reppin'
We done baptized morе niggas than the damn reverеnd (Yeah)
Kappa Alpha, me and my gang, we do all the steppin'
Who you checkin'? This FN shoot East to West End (Gang)
Yeah
I heard Papi outside
And he got the double-R droppy outside
Checked the weather and it's gettin' real oppy outside
I'ma drop this shit and have these pussies droppin' like some motherfuckin'—
Type of nigga that can't look me in the eyes
I despise
When I see you, better put that fuckin' pride to the side
Many times, plenty times, I survived
Beef is live, spoiler alert, this nigga dies
Keep blickies, and you know the weed sticky
My finger itchy, the Glock like to leave hickeys
Your shooters iffy, a street punk could never diss me
I come straight up out the 6, and we don't spare sixties
I fuck with her, and fuck with her, and her
I hit up err and tell him do the err, for sure
Voodoo curse, it got him while I flew to Turks
Know the dogs had to hit them where we knew it hurts
Gang shit, that's all I'm on (Yeah)
Gang shit, that's all I'm on
Nigga, gang shit, that's all I'm on
Gang shit, that's all I'm on
Nigga, gang shit, that's all I'm on
Gang shit, that's all I'm on
Nigga, gang shit, that's all I'm on
Gang shit, that's all I'm on
Let it bang, bang, let it bang, bang
'Til his brains hang and his mama sang
And the pastor sang and them bullets sang
And them choppers sang and the choir sang
I'm on everything
Jacob charged me four-fifty for a tennis chain
US Open, had it on us at the tennis game
Tell the coach don't take me out, I like to finish games
And my pen insane, and my men insane
There's like eighty of us now, that's the scary thing
Shit they doin' on that other side embarrassing
We in Paris with it, hundred carats with it
All this shit is for my son, 'cause he's inheritin' it
If Young Metro don't trust you I'm gon' shoot you
Gang
Metro
Gang shit, that's all I'm on
Gang shit, that's all I'm on
Nigga, gang shit, that's all I'm on
Gang shit, that's all I'm on
Nigga, gang shit, that's all I'm on
Gang shit, that's all I'm on
Nigga, gang shit, that's all I'm on
Gang shit, that's all I'm on, yeah
Meaning of Knife Talk
“Knife Talk,” Drake’s visceral exploration of street life and its brutal consequences, isn’t simply a boast; it’s a descent into the hyper-violent mindset cultivated by relentless ambition and entrenched criminality. The song's core theme revolves around survival within a landscape defined by constant threat, escalating violence, and a distorted sense of power. Drake meticulously crafts this world through jarring imagery – “pistol gon’ bleed the streets,” “AK-40 to your liver,” and graphic descriptions of lethal weaponry – establishing an immediate atmosphere of danger and aggression. The references to “Ski mask on my face” and the constant invocation of “Gang” highlight a deeply ingrained identity, one forged in hardship and cemented by loyalty.
Beyond the surface level of boasting about wealth (“Flipper, so much bread”) and notoriety, there’s a palpable sense of paranoia and desperation driving Drake's narrative. The repeated phrases – "gang shit, that's all I'm on” – suggest an inescapable cycle, a commitment to a lifestyle where survival necessitates inflicting harm. The lyrical callbacks, like the “booty clapper” and references to baptizing other figures, underscore the predatory nature of this world, a place where relationships are transactional and lives are frequently extinguished. The unsettling juxtaposition of religious imagery ("baptized more niggas than the damn reverend") with explicit violence reveals a profound moral ambiguity at the heart of Drake’s artistic vision – he isn't glorifying crime but documenting its chilling logic, offering a bleak portrait of a reality where survival demands ruthlessness and consequence is often swift and brutal.
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