'Otherside of the Game' was commercially released only in Japan, where it did not manage to chart. MCA Records released the song as the third single from Baduizm in Japan on September 22, 1997. She is expecting a baby with her husband, so she feels she must stand by him despite his apparently illegal activities. It is a ballad with lyrics describing the story of a conflicted woman in a troubled relationship. The song effectively showcases Badu's debt to jazz aside from neo soul. It was written by Badu, Questlove, James Poyser and Richard Nichols. I just feel like women, there’s so many times where girls’ names get dropped in songs because they’re fine.' Otherside of the Game' is a song recorded by American singer Erykah Badu for her debut studio album Baduizm (1997). “I just thought it would be so funny to say,” she told Apple Music’s Zane Lowe. She later took to Twitter to holla at the 6 God, writing, “Hey big head big head ALL THE RUMORS ARE TRUE August 13, 2021 “Last year, I thought I would lose it/Readin’ shit on the internеt/My smoothie cleanse and my diet/No, I ain’t fuck Drake yet (Ha),” she sang. Lizzo previously flirted with the Certified Lover Boy on her “Rumors” collaboration with Cardi B, which dropped in August. Watch: reworks lyrics to “Tyrone” to shout out and at her #AmexUnstaged concert in Miami ? /wf2qGBzHSa “Or maybe I should call back Drake/So he can cry in the pussy, dive in the pussy,” she continued, prompting a roar from the crowd. “Maybe I should call Chris Evans/So Captain America can put another bun up in my oven,” she sang, referencing the rumor from earlier this year that she was pregnant with Evans’ baby. The ever-flirtatious 33-year-old singer switched up some of the lyrics to name-drop both Captain America star Chris Evans and Drake, the latter of whom she invited to do a Trey Songz and “dive in the pussy.” Lizzo continues to shoot her shot at Drake.ĭuring a performance in Miami for American Express’ “UNSTAGED” concert series on Saturday (December 4), the three-time Grammy winner performed a cover of Erykah Badu‘s 1997 single “Tyrone” - and put her own seductive spin on the song.

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