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Lil Wayne & Drake & Future - Rap, Canadian Rap

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Story Behind the Song

Released on January 18, 2013, "Love Me" arrived as the second single from Lil Wayne's tenth studio album *I Am Not a Human Being II*, produced by Mike WiLL Made It and A+. The track had already generated buzz after DJ Stevie J and E-Feezy premiered it on December 29, 2012, causing it to leak online days earlier. One of its most distinctive elements exists off the record entirely: the striking single artwork was designed by Kanye West, who had long wanted to create visuals for a Wayne project. Wayne explained that Kanye chose moth butterfly imagery to represent life's many stages and transformations — something perpetually beautiful yet impossible to define. Commercially, the song became Lil Wayne's 18th top ten hit on the Billboard Hot 100, peaking at number nine, while simultaneously marking Future's first top ten appearance on the chart. The music video, directed by Hannah Lux Davis, premiered on Valentine's Day 2013 on MTV Jams and has since surpassed 600 million YouTube views.

Lyrics

[Pre-Chorus: Future] I'm on that good kush and alcohol (Mike WiLL Made-It) I got some down bitches I can call (What's hatnin'?) I don't know what I would do without y'all I'ma ball 'til the day I fall (I'ma ball, ball, ball) [Chorus: Drake & Future] Yeah, long as my bitches love me (Yeah, yeah; yeah, yeah) I can give a fuck 'bout no hater Long as my bitches love me (Yeah, yeah; yeah, yeah; EarDrummers; yeah, yeah) Yeah, I can give a fuck 'bout no nigga Long as these bitches love me [Verse 1: Lil Wayne] Uh, pussy-ass nigga, stop hatin' Lil Tunechi got that fire And these hoes love me like Satan, man Yeah, fuck with me and get bodied And all she eat is dick She's on a strict diet, that's my baby Uh, with no makeup, she a ten (Ten) And she the best with that head Even better than Karrine She don't want money She want the time that we could spend She said, "'Cause I really need somebody So tell me you're that somebody" Girl, I fuck who I want, and fuck who I don't Got that A1 credit, that's that filet mignon She said, "I never want to make you mad I just want to make you proud" I said, "Baby, just make me cum Then don't make a sound" Slick Tunechi [Pre-Chorus: Future & Lil Wayne] I'm on that good kush and alcohol (Yeah) I got some down bitches I can call (What's hatnin'?) I don't know what I would do without y'all I'ma ball 'til the day I fall (I'ma ball, ball, ball) [Chorus: Drake, Future & Lil Wayne] Yeah, long as my bitches love me (My bitches love me, yeah, yeah; yeah, yeah) I can give a fuck 'bout no hater Long as my bitches love me (My bitches love me; yeah, yeah; my bitches love me; yeah, yeah; my bitches love me; yeah, yeah) Yeah, I can give a fuck 'bout no nigga Long as these bitches love me [Verse 2: Lil Wayne] Uh, real nigga, fuck these haters These hoes got pussies like craters Can't treat these hoes like ladies, man Pussy, money, weed, codeine She said my dick feel like morphine I hope my name taste like sardines to these niggas She wake up, eat this dick Call that breakfast in bed, 69, 96 I feel her heartbeat, I chest-to-chest with this bitch Now turn around, face down; I'm arrestin' this bitch Yeah, all my bitches love me, and I love all my bitches But it's like as soon as I cum, I come to my senses And I would say these hoes' names But then I would be snitchin' And these haters try to knock me But they can't knock me off the hinges Lil Tunechi [Pre-Chorus: Future, Lil Wayne, Future & Lil Wayne] I'm on that good kush and alcohol (Yeah) I got some down bitches I can call (What's hatnin'?) I don't know what I would do without y'all (I don't know what I would do without y'all) I'ma ball 'til the day I fall (I'ma ball, ball, ball) [Chorus: Drake, Future & Lil Wayne] Yeah, long as my bitches love me (My bitches love me, yeah, yeah; yeah, yeah) I can give a fuck 'bout no hater Long as my bitches love me (My bitches love me; yeah, yeah; my bitches love me; yeah, yeah; my bitches love me; yeah, yeah) Yeah, I can give a fuck 'bout [Bridge: Lil Wayne] I lost a few good bitches, met some more bad bitches And I be schoolin' them niggas, pose for your class picture Now kiss my ass if you hatin', I'm gettin' ass, or I'm skatin', yeah I lost a few good bitches, met some more bad bitches And I be schooling them niggas, pose for your class picture Now kiss my ass if you hate, I'm gettin' ass, or I'm skatin' Bitch [Pre-Chorus: Future, Lil Wayne, Future & Lil Wayne] I'm on that good kush and alcohol (Tunechi) I got some down bitches I can call (What's hatnin'?) I don't know what I would do without y'all (I don't know what I would do without y'all) I'ma ball 'til the day I fall (I'ma ball, ball, ball) [Chorus: Drake, Future & Lil Wayne] Yeah, long as my bitches love me (My bitches love, yeah, yeah; yeah, yeah) I can give a fuck 'bout no hater Long as my bitches love me (My bitches love me; yeah, yeah; my bitches love me; yeah, yeah; my bitches love me; yeah, yeah) Yeah, I can give a fuck 'bout no nigga (Yeah) Long as these bitches love me

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Meaning of "Love Me" by Lil Wayne

“Love Me” paints a picture of unapologetic hedonism. The narrator revels in a world of “good kush and alcohol” and readily available women. His core philosophy is simple: as long as “my bitches love me,” external criticism means nothing. This establishes a defiant, almost impenetrable persona. The lyrics establish a stark emotional paradox. The narrator repeatedly asserts, “Long as my bitches love me,” yet simultaneously describes these women with extreme objectification and disdain. Phrases like “Can't treat these hoes like ladies” directly contradict any notion of genuine affection, framing “love” as a transactional validation rather than mutual respect. This creates a jarring disconnect between the desired outcome and the means. A particularly striking element is the narrator's brutal honesty about emotional detachment. He dismisses a woman's plea for “time that we could spend” with the cold command, “Baby, just make me cum / Then don't make a sound.” This transactional view culminates in the revealing line, “as soon as I cum, I come to my senses,” suggesting a fleeting, almost chemical connection that dissolves into stark reality post-climax. The brief glimpses of the women's desires only serve to highlight the narrator's complete disregard. Ultimately, these lyrics are effective in crafting a persona of absolute, unyielding dominance. The relentless repetition of the chorus, coupled with the explicit and often shocking imagery (“love me like Satan,” “pussies like craters”), builds a character who is both magnetic and repellent. The writing doesn't seek empathy; instead, it asserts a raw, unfiltered power fantasy, making the listener confront a world where validation is extracted, not earned, and emotional connection is a weakness to be exploited.

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Credits

Writers
  • Lil Wayne
  • Future
  • Drake
  • Mike WiLL Made-It
  • Pluss