Damn Right merupakan track ke-10 dari album debut Jennie bertajuk Ruby, yang dirilis pada 7 Maret 2025. Lagu ini menghadirkan kolaborasi luar biasa bersama dua musisi ternama, Childish Gambino dan Kali Uchis. Dengan sentuhan produser handal seperti Mike WiLL Made-It, lagu ini menyuguhkan perpaduan hip-hop, R&B, dan nuansa pop yang sensual. Liriknya penuh kepercayaan diri, merayakan pencapaian dan gaya hidup yang mewah, namun tetap playful dan penuh sikap.
Lirik Lagu Damn Right
[Intro: Jennie]
(EarDrummers)
(Mike WiLL, Mike WiLL, Mike WiLL Made-It)
Uh-uh
[Verse 1: Jennie]
Popped up on you solo on my lonely sh-t
You didn’t even know the type time I was on
Told ya, “Hop in on the left side”, rode the ship
Now you’re struggling to keep your eyes on the road
And you saw me whip my hair in the wind playing Beyoncรฉ
Putting that good work in like a fiancรฉ
Finish line, better gowas gold ahead and lend me them keys to the condo
I’m like
[Chorus: Jennie]
Damn, right, I did that
Damn, right, yeah (oh-oh-oh)
Damn, right, I did that
Yeah, I did (oh-oh-oh)
Damn, right, I did that
Damn, right, yeah (oh-oh-oh)
Damn, right, I did that
Yeah, I did (oh-oh-oh, yeah)
[Verse 2: Kali Uchis]
Damn, I look so pretty when I’m overseas
I introduce you to the finer things
When I put it down like how I want my body
Let me do my thing, make you hear the angels sing
‘Cause I do it so effortlessly, do it my way
Do it so good, I’ll make your troubles disappear
Damn, I do it so well, make the time stand still
Could’ve given myself tens when they’re clearly due
I’m like
[Chorus: Jennie & Kali Uchis]
Damn, right, I did that (yes, I did)
Damn, right, yeah (I did)
Damn, right, I did that
Yeah, I did
Damn, right, I did that (yes, I did)
Damn, right, yeah (I did)
Damn, right, I did that
Yeah, I did
Damn, right
[Verse 3: Childish Gambino & Jennie]
Can I be the only one? (oh-oh)
You feel good to me (yes, you do, yes, you do)
You know it (you know it)
You know it, you know it, mm
Damn, right, yeah, I’m dreamin’ ’bout your body, all night (oh-oh), yeah
I been with models, they was alright, yeah (they was alright)
But they ain’t you
Candy-cane blue sticks bump in the Range (you make me feel so good)
Gettin’ top-notch means the simpler things
Playin’ hopscotch, but she landed a square (you make me feel so good)
He never even tried to put her legs in the air (oh-oh)
He never even tried to put a baby in that
No matter who you racin’ when you jump in the set (you make me feel so good)
Just know it’s gonna come back (oh-oh)
A lot of n-ggas thought that they was workin’ (you make me feel so good)
But she laughing ’bout your stroke in a chat (oh-oh)
The confidence lack
They used to have to talk, but now they look at the watch
The chain ain’t a thang, let me look at them stocks (oh-oh)
I walk around Atlanta like I live in a box (you feel so good)
She pop a red balloon, and now he kickin’ the rocks
You playin’ with fire
I said she was the sweetest ’til she made me a liar
I used to work the middle, but I had to retire (you make me feel so good)
She did me something dirty but she did it with style, damn, right
[Chorus: Jennie & Childish Gambino]
Damn, right, I did that (you make me feel so good)
Damn, right, yeah
Damn, right, I did that (you make me feel so good)
Yeah, I did
Damn, right, I did that (you make me feel so good)
Damn, right, yeah
Damn, right, I did that (you make me feel so good)
Yeah, I did
[Chorus: Jennie & Kali Uchis]
Damn, right (I did, I did, I did, I did)
Damn, right, yeah
Damn, right, I did that (yes, I did)
Yeah, I did
Damn, right (I did, I did, I did, I did)
Damn, right, yeah (yes, I did)
Damn, right, I did that, oh (yes, I did)
Yeah, I did
[Outro: Jennie]
All night
Ta-da-di-da-day
Yeah, I did that
Yeah, I did that
Yeah, I did that
Deskripsi
Lirik Damn Right menyuguhkan cerita tentang kebanggaan terhadap pencapaian diri, khususnya sebagai perempuan yang tahu betul value dirinya. Di verse pertama, Jennie tampil percaya diri dengan membanggakan gaya hidup glamornyaโdari mengendarai mobil mewah hingga menikmati momen-momen seru ala superstar. Ia seolah menyatakan, semua yang ia miliki saat ini adalah hasil kerja kerasnya sendiri. “Damn right, I did that” menjadi anthem bagi siapa saja yang ingin mengklaim kesuksesan mereka sendiri.
Kali Uchis di verse kedua menambahkan sentuhan feminin yang sensual, menceritakan bagaimana dirinya membawa pasangannya masuk ke dunia penuh kemewahan yang selama ini ia nikmati. Dengan gaya khasnya, Kali menunjukkan bahwa daya tariknya bukan sekadar tampilan luar, tapi juga attitude yang tak tertandingi.
Kemudian, Childish Gambino masuk di verse ketiga dengan lirik yang sarat metafora unik dan storytelling khasnya. Ia menceritakan pengalaman pribadi dengan seorang wanita luar biasa (yang diduga Jennie), lengkap dengan detail-detail yang membuat lagunya terasa hidup. Kombinasi vokal Jennie, Kali Uchis, dan Gambino menciptakan harmoni yang fresh dan penuh warna.
FAQs
Lagu ini merayakan self-love, kebanggaan terhadap pencapaian diri, serta gaya hidup mewah yang diraih dari hasil kerja keras.
Jennie mengajak Childish Gambino dan Kali Uchis, dua musisi dengan karakter kuat yang masing-masing membawa warna unik ke dalam lagu ini.
Lagu ini diproduksi oleh Mike WiLL Made-It, Truebeatzz, dan 30 Roc, menjadikannya salah satu track dengan produksi paling solid di album Ruby.
Frasa ini menegaskan bahwa segala pencapaian dan gaya hidup mewah yang dimiliki Jennie adalah hasil dari usaha dan keberanian dirinya sendiri.
Dengan kolaborasi sekelas Jennie, Childish Gambino, dan Kali Uchis, ditambah beat khas Mike WiLL Made-It, lagu ini punya daya tarik besar untuk jadi anthem viral.