THE BOX | BEHIND THE LYRICS

THE BOX | BEHIND THE LYRICS

The Box | Behind The Lyrics

  • The squeaking sound he makes with his voice has helped to make "The Box" a popular TikTok meme.
  • In one popular TikTok, user @jaywill4real imagines that Ricch got the sound by cleaning a mirror.
  • "The Box" appears on Roddy Ricch's 2019 debut album 'Please Excuse Me for Being Antisocial,' which debuted at #1 on the Billiboard 200.

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  • "Wipe his nose" means running up on someone to murder or rob them.
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  • It seems to have originated with Young Thug, who used the phrase on 2014 tracks like "The Blanguage" and "Eww"
  • Roddy Ricch cites Young Thug as one of his primary influences.
  • The Compton native also grew up listening to Future and Lil Wayne, who's referenced by his real name in this song.

 Roddy Ricch doing the same as Vince Carter did during 2000 NBA Slam Contest.

  • During the 2000 NBA Slam Contest, Toronto Raptors star Vince Carter jumped high enough to stick his arm inside the rim.


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  • Roddy Ricch might actually receive the key to the City of Compton one day.


  • He told Complex: "My city is known for police violence and gangs. That's not good."

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  • "I want my city to be known for private jets landing in that motherfucking airport."


  • "So what am I going to do about that shit? I'm going to shed light over there."


  • "I'm going to buy property in my city. I'm going to buy businesses in my city."

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  • "I'm going to try and help make my city something better than what it used to be."


  • "I want to be the person to really open everybody's eyes to what Compton really has to offer."

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  • Roddy got serious about rapping after a two-week stint in country jail as a teenager.

  • He claims to suffer from PTSD due all the violence he witnessed coming up.


I'm a 2020 president
 candidate
I done put a hundered bands on zimmerman, shit


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  • In 2012, the New Black Panther Party offered $10K for Zimmerman's capture.



  • Roddy never expected "The Box" to be a hit--let alone reach #1 on the Billiboard Hot 100.

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  • He told GQ: "It was actually the last song I made for the album. I made it at, like , 7 A.M. in New York after recording all night."



  • "I made the song and just decided to put it on the album. I didn't even have it as a single before the album came out."

Behind The Lyrics of DON'T START NOW BY DUA LIPA.


  • Roddy admitted that he wasn't sure how he was supposed to feel after scoring a #1 hit.


  • "A lot of people get bigheaded and shit, but my mama sends me prayers every morning. I dunno, man."


  • "I can't see myself getting too overwhelmed by that. I just wanna keep doing music for my people and explaining how we live. That's it."
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