SMOKE IN THE AIR Artists: Xpollo X x Rylee Mae Genre: Dark R&B / Trap-Soul / Diss Record

Lyrics

[INTRO — XPOLLO X | LOW, CALM, AMUSED] (slow inhale) Yeah… See, that’s the funny thing. Some people get one little burst of courage… and mistake that shit for power. (quiet laugh) Baby… Tell her what happens when somebody steps into the wrong room. ⸻ [RYLEE MAE — SOFT, SEDUCTIVE] Mmm… Wrong king. Wrong queen. Wrong fucking kingdom. (whisper) Should’ve stayed in your lane. ⸻ [HOOK — XPOLLO X + RYLEE MAE | CATCHY, MELODIC] Smoke in the air, tell ’em come get some, King and the queen, bitch, we don’t run. Talk that shit, better stand on one, You wanted a war—now look what you done. Smoke in the air, tell ’em come get some, Two damn savages, we move as one. Step outta line, then your time get cut, If you want smoke—BITCH, WE GOT ENOUGH. (Rylee harmony: “We got enough…”) (Xpollo low ad-lib: “All of it.”) You want smoke? Come get it. Want smoke? Come get it. King and my queen don’t play with these bitches— Want smoke? COME GET IT. ⸻ [VERSE 1 — XPOLLO X | SMOOTH, DISRESPECTFUL] Hold up— Who the fuck told you that you belonged in my lane? I’ve been building an empire, you’ve been building a name off attaching yourself to whatever got fame. That’s different. I don’t compete with attention seekers, I create the room they begging to enter. I could sing one note, make the whole place remember— I’m the king of this R&B shit. Period. You ain’t gotta like me. Fuck your opinion. I walked through storms and came back with dominion. Every time somebody swear they’re coming for the throne, I look around like— “Which throne?” ’Cause everything I touch got my fingerprints on it. Every melody? Mine. Every room? I own it. And you thought stepping sideways was gonna make me nervous? Bitch, I’m entertained. Keep performing. (quiet laugh) ⸻ [PRE-HOOK — XPOLLO X | MELODIC] You keep talking like you’re bulletproof… Till the king and queen walk through. You keep acting like we don’t see you… Oh, baby— We see everything you do. ⸻ [HOOK — BOTH | BIGGER VOCALS] Smoke in the air, tell ’em come get some, King and the queen, bitch, we don’t run. Talk that shit, better stand on one, You wanted a war—now look what you done. Smoke in the air, tell ’em come get some, Two damn savages, we move as one. Step outta line, then your time get cut, If you want smoke—BITCH, WE GOT ENOUGH. (Both layered) Come get it. Come get it. Come get it. You wanted smoke? COME GET IT. ⸻ [VERSE 2 — RYLEE MAE | BEAUTIFUL, SARCASTIC, DEADLY] Baby girl… You really thought I wasn’t gonna speak? That’s cute. Real fucking cute. You see a queen being quiet and mistake it for weak. Nah. I just don’t bark every time somebody speaks. I don’t need to throw tantrums just to make people look. I walk in, heads turn— that’s all it took. See, me and my king? Same fucking blood in the spirit. Same fire. Same pride. Say our names, we hear it. You throwing little shots? I could barely feel it. You wanted my attention? Congratulations. Here it is. (pause) Now what? You got everybody watching. Don’t freeze up now, you wanted the problem. I’m feminine, but don’t confuse pretty with soft. I smile while telling a bitch to go fuck herself. And I’ll sing it beautifully too. (melodic run) Go-o-o fuck yourself… (soft laugh) See? Harmony. ⸻ [RYLEE MAE — BUILDING INTENSITY] You stepped outta line, now I’m drawing it thicker. Thought you had smoke? Mine burn a little quicker. Thought you could divide us? Bitch, reconsider. That’s my king— and I’m standing beside him. Not behind him. Beside him. Two crowns. One empire. Double the pressure when you play with the fire. ⸻ [BRIDGE — XPOLLO X + RYLEE MAE | DARK, SLOW] XPOLLO: Tell me, baby… Why they always get brave from a distance? RYLEE: ’Cause up close, they remember who the fuck we are. XPOLLO: That’s what I thought. RYLEE: Mhm. XPOLLO: King. RYLEE: Queen. BOTH: Savages. ⸻ [BEAT SWITCH — HARDER DRUMS / DARKER BASS] [VERSE 3 — XPOLLO X | FASTER, MORE AGGRESSIVE] Okay— Now I’m done being polite. You confused my restraint with me scared of a fight. I’m the one they call when they need something written right. I can turn pain into melodies overnight. I’m that motherfucker. Let’s establish it. R&B crown? Yeah. I’m attached to it. You couldn’t take my spot with a map to it. I’m surgical with words, I don’t accidentally damage shit. Every line calculated. Every move intentional. You came throwing emotions— I’m professional. You wanted savage X? Congratulations. Now the room getting colder with every statement. I’m not chasing nobody. I’m not proving my worth. I’ve been him. Ask the fucking universe. And the woman beside me? Just as dangerous. Two different voices, same language— DON’T PLAY WITH US. ⸻ [RYLEE MAE — INTERRUPTING] Say it again. ⸻ [XPOLLO X] DON’T. PLAY. WITH. US. ⸻ [VERSE 4 — RYLEE MAE | AGGRESSIVE R&B] You heard my man. Now hear his wife. I don’t do warning shots twice. [OUTRO]