Fat Cats, Starving Dogs

Rich Brian kembali menunjukkan kepiawaiannya dalam bermusik lewat lagu “Fat Cats, Starving Dogs” yang berkolaborasi dengan rapper asal Houston, Maxo Kream. Lagu ini masuk dalam album terbaru Brian yang bertajuk Where Is My Head? (2025). Dengan lirik penuh refleksi, ambisi, dan kritik sosial, lagu ini menjadi salah satu track yang menegaskan posisi Rich Brian sebagai salah satu rapper Asia paling berpengaruh di kancah hip-hop global.

Lirik Lagu Fat Cats, Starving Dogs

[Chorus: Rich Brian]
If my grandpa was alive, man, he’d be proud of me
Eight years I’ve been walkin’ this sh-t, I’m raisin’ prodigies
Favors on favors, surprised that no one thankin’ me
Can’t have my trust back like check your return policy (aye)

[Verse 1: Rich Brian]
Stoppin’ the rain, I pick up the pen
The calm and the solitude humbled a man
Re-coupin’ my loss
The darker the valley, the bigger the plan
The bigger the tour, then the bigger the bus
They wonder who next
They say that it’s us, and when I say us, I really mean me
I do not f-ck b-tches without a degree
RZA prayed for the boy on the wax, I was never meant to fail, uh
Five years I ain’t drop still stepping on you b-tches like a scale, uh
I ain’t seen a school hall, but I pray to God, my babies go to Yale, uh
Never see you put work in favorite line “life ain’t fair”, uh
Where did he spawn from? Boy, he been around
Took his time with the words made ’em proud
Quit the birds and the serpents
Smiling wide, but they be steady lurking
I got me some tactical insertions
And I’m back from the dirt
Still alert, got the girth
And this b-tch she want the-argh

[Verse 2: Maxo Kream]
Killin’ ni–as, I been killin’ g— (Maxo, Maxo, hey, hey)
Killin’ ni–as, I been killin’— (Maxo, Maxo)
Trigga Maxo, Waka Flacka with tha’ choppa
Shoot his grandmother, baby momma
Like hibachi, chopsticks, servin’ Benihana
Shark up in the water, swimmin’ with piranhas
Pistol packin’, bout that action, never lacking’, get it crackin’
I been servin’ zips and hanging with the crips since p-ssy mattress
Shake’ n Bake, serving Jenny Jones and Ricky Lake
I d-ck-er, gave her snicker, she swallowed the nuts like Milky Way (ew)
Speedin’ down the interstate, Yeezy at half a brick of Yay (Ye)
Demon track hawk, I see the narcs, I lead ’em on a race (vroom)
Slapwood cigar, PLR, and baby, Draco K
Stuffed it in a pink p-ssy, told him “We servin’ Mary K” (servin’ Mary K)

[Chorus: Rich Brian]
If my grandpa was alive, man, he’d be proud of me
Eight years I’ve been walkin’ this sh-t, I’m raisin’ prodigies
Favors on favors, surprised that no one thankin’ me
Can’t have my trust back like check your return policy

[Outro: Rich Brian]
Got a potential female love interest flying on set
Copy what’s the ETA on the ice cream cones?
I said, “What’s the ETA on the ice cream cones?”
Anyone?
Never mind, I’ll do it myself, f-cking a–holes

Deskripsi

“Fat Cats, Starving Dogs” mengangkat tema tentang perjalanan hidup, perjuangan, dan pencapaian Rich Brian setelah delapan tahun berkarya di industri musik. Dalam liriknya, Brian menyinggung soal kepercayaan diri, pengorbanan, serta bagaimana ia tetap konsisten meski penuh tantangan. Ia juga menyinggung soal keluarganya, rasa syukur, serta harapannya untuk generasi mendatang.

Sementara itu, Maxo Kream hadir dengan gaya khas Southern rap yang keras dan lugas. Verse miliknya dipenuhi dengan metafora jalanan, pengalaman hidup keras, hingga gaya hidup penuh risiko. Kolaborasi ini menghadirkan kombinasi unik antara refleksi personal Brian dan narasi street life Maxo, menghasilkan sebuah track yang padat makna dan penuh energi.

Secara musikal, lagu ini menampilkan beat trap yang intens dengan produksi khas Rich Brian, memperkuat kesan agresif namun tetap introspektif. Lagu ini cocok untuk pendengar yang mencari hip-hop dengan lirik jujur, tegas, dan penuh kekuatan.

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