Drake - S.T.R.E.S.S. Lyrics






Southern Smoke!!!

[Intro: Drake Talking]
Yeah. Ren. M.O.F. Haha.
It's Drake man. It's Drake man.Yeah
Ayo Ren this that gritty shit here man
I'ma half to tell them about I been through on this know what I mean
HO! Southern Smoke!!!

[Verse 1: Drake]
Very few give you that truth, it's either they can't do it with lyrics
Or can't do it in spirit, they cancel what they doing
The samples that they using, can't get through the clearing
I'll handle it since they just can't get you to hear it
My father's early careering forced my parents to split up
My mother was a teacher, my father was kind of fed up
With just being a florist, the choir sang his chorus
And he got back into doing what he was doing before us
Because money is an issue, your son he gon miss you
And plus you got a wife at home because mommy still exist too
Now you looking for exes, you ain't never expect this
You end up doing time, and me I end up with a step-sis
Nobody passing judgment, or question where the drugs went
You know I hold you down because without you, I'd be a wasn't
And mommy I'ma support her, I keep it all in order
See her with tears in her eyes or you arrested at the border
But

[Chorus: Nickelus F]
I got stress on my shoulders
Trying to keep my heart pure but this world is making it colder
Young black man dodge your bullets trying to get older
And you wonder why we turn to drugs and chain smokers
IT'S STRESS MY NIGGA!!!
I'm just trying to live my life cuz
Make a little money, find a bunny
to make my wife cuz BO!, BO!, BO!, BO!
I'm just trying to live my life cuz
Make a little money, find a bunny
to make my wife cuz BO!, BO!, BO!, BO!

[Verse 2: Drake]
This is my life, and so the rest is kinda been cool, question what I been through
I write a verse addressing it, and yes I might offend you
Picture when I was in school,
Me being the closest thing to black, and guess what rap music what I was into
Rest of the kids were sheltered, I never liked to fight
But when someone called me a "nigger" I'd punch them I couldn't help it
Now I'm grown I can say what it is
It's parents that got these Black and Filipino nannies raising they kids
And your daddy want it very right
I make you happy, plus I'm Jewish, he don't approve, I think he want you to marry white
He want Sinatra at the wedding, not Barry White
Because black is black honey, even if he's very light
And so I never been for dinner at they places
Always brutally honest, and so I pin it to they faces
I live it so the case is, whether Drake is
Way ahead of his time, or inquisitive and racist

[Chorus: Nickelus F]
I got stress on my shoulders
Trying to keep my heart pure but this world is making it colder
Young black man dodge your bullets trying to get older
And you wonder why we turn to drugs and chain smokers
IT'S STRESS MY NIGGA!!!
I'm just trying to live my life cuz
Make a little money, find a bunny to make my wife cuz BO!, BO!, BO!, BO!
I'm just trying to live my life cuz
Make a little money, find a bunny to make my wife cuz BO!, BO!, BO!, BO!

[Verse 3: Drake]
Am I hot as the rest, should I strive for my spot as the best
Like girls with Double D's, I gotta lot on my chest
There's questions that need to be answered that's not on the test
Instead of staring at quizzes (?) now it's models with breasts
And yes, when I'm dismissed after a tedious listen
I sit at home and say I should of been a pediatrician
Homie, I probably could of been on TV consistent
An artist like Pablo, or maybe Petey's assistant
And my mindset is come and get me
I'm all alone at home with my mom and grandma and ain't nobody running with me
So, if you got the heart to come in here and kill a lady, daughter, and her grandson
Nigga get the handgun
If not, you gon make me call the burbs out in Richmond
That have you niggas laying out on the curb, they some hitmen
Last couple of months I done probably been
Around the world and back, and I don't wanna question half the places Nick been

[Chorus: Nickelus F (Drake ad-libs)]
I got stress on my shoulders (Uh!)
Trying to keep my heart pure but this world is making it colder (Yeah!)
Young black man dodge your bullets trying to get older (Oh!)
And you wonder why we turn to drugs and chain smokers (Yeah man!)
IT'S STRESS MY NIGGA!!!
I'm just trying to live my life cuz
Make a little money, find a bunny
to make my wife cuz BO!, BO!, BO!, BO! (This that gritty shit boy)
I'm just trying to live my life cuz (Got me winded over here man)
Make a little money, find a bunny
to make my wife cuz BO!, BO!, BO!, BO! (Uh)





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  1. M.... H....

    Still rockin in 2020 🔥

  2. L.... S....

    2019. Not that’ll ever be any different but yeah

    L.... S....

    2019 for real.

  3. Y.... K....

    Fuarrrr this goes hard.

  4. r.... ....

    Who is a bitch ass mofo in 2019?

    r.... ....

    Wassssssssssssssup - only the reelest here

  5. S.... M....

    Only hearing this in 2018 for the first time !!!!

    S.... M....

    I only started listening to Drake in 2017 and this is one of my favourites. Probably because it's more akin to traditional hip-hop - not his current emotional material.

  6. R.... ....

    Drake Is Better Than J Cole

    R.... ....

    RaisZar negative

  7. J.... A....

    Who else listening in 2018?

  8. A.... C....

    Drake needs to make a song like this after all that Pusha T shit

  9. D.... m....

    I FUCKING WROTE THIS FIRST verse and then you put the whole song on one of your albums!!! IM COMING BACK DO RIGHT AND KILL EVERYTHING .......

  10. M.... M....

    Who else still listening in 2k17

  11. e.... J....

    esta orrible esa huecada

  12. N.... J....

    Who else still listening in 2k16?

    N.... J....

    Right here bro ✊

    N.... J....

    here homie

    N.... J....

    Like girls with double ds i gotta lot on my chest 🔥

  13. m.... o....

    Drake was kinda ill back then, gues money and fame changes the game!

  14. N.... M....

    Nickelus F.

  15. O.... ....

    for everyone who says he didnt start from the "bottom"

  16. J.... S....

    WOW... Please, listen to the autograph, premeditated murder, or Farewell. Those are just 3

  17. j.... k....

    by J.cole

  18. j.... k....

    gtfo listen to See world

  19. S.... S....

    WHEN HE WAS GOOD...

  20. J.... s....

    I didn't find Drake till late 07 but like this if u jam this harder then the motto

  21. x.... ....

    drake fucking blows

  22. K.... T....

    you probably fat. That dont count

  23. S.... N....

    Oh shit, nigga you on that stuff if you think J. Cole shouldda signed with Young Money! Heeellll naaww, they would try to change him like they did Drake. J. Cole gotta cold ass flow & he's WAY better than Drake - No offense b/c I still like Drake but J. Cole would eat him alive. #ColeWorld.

  24. E.... E....

    Like If You Still Bump To This.........

  25. C.... R....

    He was so positive tho

  26. e.... ....

    Can you guys help me figure out the name of this song I heard. Just click my username and listen to "Tattoo"

  27. R.... ....

    "You prefer this type of flow when he's just talking about general stuff rather than telling stories in his music" Umm.. Did you listen to this song at all? This song is clearly telling a story, and unlike Drake's new stuff this one isn't about a stripper or some shit. If anything, Drake was more varied at this point

  28. M.... ....

    u owned him

  29. j.... j....

    Nickelus F is fucking awesome

  30. s.... ....

    @onewish312 Ignorant kids tryna act like they know somethin lmao.

  31. C.... C....

    DBlockn05 Drake actually wasn't with YMCMB for his first two mixtapes.

    C.... C....

    No but he was on tour with Lil Wayne in 08 after Tha Carter 3 dropped

  32. B.... L....

    @onewish312 A true artist's work reflects what he's going through in life. Look at how different Kanye's music is now than it was on College Dropout. You don't hear Ye fans saying "GOOD Music made Ye trash". I can see how each of Drakes mixtapes/albums reflect his life at the time. Of course hes not gunna make stuff like this anymore, because his life as changed.

  33. B.... Z....

    i mean i dont even want to listen to his mixtape songs anymore, makes me pretty much sad i was sitting here in 2006 along with only like 30 other people listening to these songs and now hes dead..

  34. A.... F....

    I think Common needs to listen to his whole mixtape if he thinks Drake can't rap..

  35. d.... 7....

    @DBlockn05 Im a dumbass, but you didnt get not one like. :)

  36. B.... ....

    @mar27sha27 Can I ha yo numba?

  37. L.... V....

    Call me a hater if it makes you feel better but Drake's new music is trash, don't like what I said? Feel offended? Well tough shit, man up!

  38. y.... ....

    @righthere4209 no, drake should have deal aftermath records
    dre is make king to him just like eminem !

  39. d.... 7....

    @Immaculate210 But I like drake, I just think he should have signed with roc-nation.

  40. C.... ....

    @righthere4209 u buggin lol
    j cole is a nobody compared to drake
    j cole should have went to young money
    then he would be buzzin more

  41. X.... ....

    @aritziastar he sounds more like chino xl to me

  42. C.... K....

    @aritziastar I was just thinking that lol

  43. s.... ....

    He might have changed to his fans and people who listen to his music, but to me his sister, he hasn't changed <3

  44. 1.... ....

    nicholas f was the shit on this mixtape.

  45. t.... s....

    this shit stupid dope

  46. m.... p....

    THIS IS DRAKE.

  47. T.... C....

    @onewish312 yeah man thats true. u should check out his verse on Tony Montana it'll probably make you laugh.

  48. C.... ....

    this nigga trying to be hard on this track HAHA THAT GRITTY SHIT

  49. B.... g....

    So if your content with killing a mother A lady and her grand son then go and get your hand gun. Whoa. This is the shit I wanna hear

  50. M.... ....

    @PointlesswithAPurpos well his style is changing cuz his life is changing lol

  51. E.... ....

    holy shit, I thought this sounded like Big L at duh first few lines... I wish. ahahaa. Drake did kill this shit tho

  52. d.... k....

    @PointlesswithAPurpos damn so true.. LOL wow, this applies to every other rapper

  53. d.... ....

    His style changed as well, and not for the better. Sure his subject matter changed since he became rich but did the originality have to disappear too? And what are we saying, because Jay-Z sold it's alright for every rapper to sell out? And to the guy who is about to call me a hater for saying this; fine I'm a hater because I like Drake's music released prior to his album dropping.

  54. S.... ....

    @PointlesswithAPurpos Your right. He's rapping about the same thing, he just got new beats.

  55. S.... L....

    just because im growning physically doesnt mean my character has to change...theres a reason theirs a word growth and theirs a word change 2 different things

  56. S.... L....

    just because im growning physically doesnt mean my character has to change

  57. M.... C....

    @PointlesswithAPurpos growth is change.....

  58. T.... C....

    @WillBUGisRaW lol i kno that

  59. c.... ....

    @PointlesswithAPurpos No offence but you sound ignorant i mean when you grow what do you do CHANGE im a fan so i jst hope hes changing for the better but seriously think about it before you say it

  60. T.... C....

    @Qwali84 Nickelus F.

  61. Q.... ....

    whos that in the chorus?

  62. T.... C....

    Southern Smoke > Young Money

  63. b.... ....

    best track of all time! ( and i promised myself to never waste time commenting on anything...but it had to be saiad )

  64. A.... P....

    so fucking REAL

  65. N.... R....

    I dnt care wut no one say. Drake before was better then drake young money. End of discussion. Bullshit me all you want to this sng is proof

  66. M.... D....

    @righthere4209 ya, he should of either signed with hova or kanye, kanye could produce a fuckin album

  67. c.... c....

    drake go ham in dis song !!

  68. d.... 7....

    Drake should have went with J. Cole, Young Money made him shit.

  69. B.... ....

    @hitsoverdose could u send me this track

  70. I.... R....

    DRAKES best song EVER!

  71. I.... R....

    @TheNghwht ur a fucking ediot

  72. I.... R....

    @TheNghwht dumb bitch room for improvement was his first

  73. M.... ....

    @PointlesswithAPurpos im with you man, good point.

  74. t.... ....

    @PointlesswithAPurpos Thank you

  75. W.... H....

    @PointlesswithAPurpos its just money cars clothes n hoes is a over played topic and we get tired of hearin that..i mean he is also around a corupt world he can talk bout that too...so that's no excuse

  76. S.... L....

    I hate when people say drake has change or he changing...if yu really listen to drake yu wuld be able to tell he raps about what hes going through and what is around him...and right now what is around drake?...money cars clothes n hoes so no suprise its what hes rappn about..hes not changing...hes growin.. u dont expect jay-z to be talkin bout his days in the streets now hes on the forbes list do u? drakes not changing

  77. C.... ....

    @TheNghwht If by first you mean second then yea comeback season was his first mixtape.

  78. o.... H....

    @TheNghwht haha dumbass

  79. J.... ....

    too bad drake changed, nickelus f still spit dat shit dat would make you do a double take

  80. T.... S....

    @igb1989 Alrite I'll tell u why. First, don't get me wrong, he's very relevant up til now and also he's one of the most successful out their doing it now. Now aside from that, we're talking about the best "lyricist" rapper ever. The ones that this guy mentioned are lyrical and Wayne ain't all that, he has his moments, but he's def not the best. He's not even top 10 material. He's a good rapper but HELLA overrated its not even funny....

  81. T.... S....

    @rampagerolph The best ever? Not even. If you respond, I'll give you a good reason why...

  82. L.... X....

    "So my mindset is come and get me/ i'm all alone at home with my mom and my grand ma and ain't nobody runnin' with me/ so if you got the heart to come in here and killa a lady, daughter and her grandson/ then nigga get the handgun/ if not u gon make me call the Burgz out in Richmond/ they'll have y'all niggaz layin' on curb they somr hitmen/ LOOOOL Never heard a rapper being that honest when it comes to street shit, Toronto got them goons, Jamaicans be all over there!!!

  83. C.... C....

    He want sinatra at the wedding not barry white cuz black is black honey even if hes very light...omg old drake > new drake

  84. t.... ....

    i think drake and nickelus f work in perfect harmony. neither of them really out do each other, they both have such personality and approach that they BOTH should be applauded for what they do. it's like ying and yang with them. drake is the easy side, nickelus is the brutal pull-no-punches in your face rapper.

  85. d.... ....

    @JayArkitect yes he did....but i think he is good either way...jus..he was realer back in these days

  86. H.... ....

    @5my9other93half he got better? ur funny he lost some lyrics and he lost his flow he keeps using the same one he got worse

  87. H.... ....

    @lllVaPoRlll fear. but he did change dude

  88. T.... ....

    Drake wont be forgotten just like weezy.

  89. D.... M....

    @lllVaPoRlll those are basically still old...

  90. T.... ....

    Drake still is great

  91. H.... ....

    @rampagerolph Wayne wont even finish as 1 of the best ever from the south.

  92. A.... F....

    @akatonystarks Still better then Wayne. Look at some of the artists that started with Jay.

  93. m.... O....

    anyone hear the similarities between this song & "We Got Now" by Little Brother?

  94. m.... f....

    @jayyvill totally agree. this is a disappointment compared to the shit drake had back when he was hungry for it but somewhere along the line rappers forget the reason why they started in the first place. and as for lil wayne, he shouldn't even be discussed. hes OLD dead news. thank goodness for drake coming in to steal the spotlight. just wish drake was DRAKE again, not drizzy. lame -__-

  95. A.... F....

    He should have gone with Jay-z or Lupe Fiasco instead of Lil wayne.

  96. N.... A....

    2 questions: what happened to this Drake?? i mean, he's still sick and lyrically insane just like when he started, but why did he change his style?? this mixtape was tha literal meaning of "REAL HIP-HOP"...this will always be my favorite mixtape/album by Drake...this mixtape was Slick Rick-ish (lol) cuz he told a story in each song
    and my second question is, why hasnt anybody signed Nickelus F.?? his verses on this mixtape and tha freestyles i heard from are way over good enough to be signed

  97. R.... ....

    Inspiring