G Herbo cranks the tension on Emergency, the gripping ninth cut featuring Wyclef Jean and Turbo the Great, locked into his roots-reclaiming album Lil Herb, dropping November 7, 2025, through Machine Entertainment Group, and it pulses like a siren in the dead of night, that raw call to action cutting through the haze of survival.
Herbo’s spent over a decade mapping the scars of Chicago streets, and this track feels like him zeroing in on those split-second crises that define the grind. Picture late-studio nights where he links with Wyclef, pulling in that Fugees-era soul and Haitian fire for hooks that echo urgency without losing the trap edge. Turbo layers in booming 808s and skittering hi-hats, giving it a drill backbone that builds to these explosive drops, like the beat’s mimicking a heartbeat under fire. Thematically, it’s all about those emergency moments—the raids, the losses, the choices that keep you one step ahead—blending Herbo’s confessional bars with Wyclef’s worldly wisdom on resilience.
Emergency anchors the back half of Lil Herb’s 15-track journey, a project that’s Herbo circling back to his teenage alias for a full-circle stock-take on longevity and what it costs. It kicks off with high-energy openers like Every Night and Reason, rolls through reflective joints like Fallen Soldiers, and closes on bonuses like Went Legit with Southside. Guests keep it stacked—Jeremih on Whatever U Want, Anderson .Paak on Thank Me, even a posthumous Juice WRLD link on Forever— all tying into that theme of growth from kid hustler to family man, clocking around 45 minutes of lived-in heat.
Herbo’s stepping into 30 with clear eyes, fresh off that arena run last spring where he owned stages from NYC to his hometown, and he’s been real about how fatherhood’s reshaping his lens—less rage, more reckoning. Lil Herb’s his way of honoring the past without getting stuck, turning old wounds into blueprints for what’s next.
X exploded after the tracklist hit, with #LilHerb trending as folks zoom in on this Wyclef team-up, remixing old Fugees clips over Herbo freestyles and debating if it’s the album’s emotional peak. If Strictly 4 My Fans was the spark, this could light the whole thing up.
Dive into the Emergency lyrics below and unpack its raw narrative. Don’t miss other Lil Herb tracks for more of G Herbo’s unfiltered heart.
| Lead Vocals | G Herbo, Wyclef Jean & Turbo |
| Songwriter | G Herbo, Wyclef Jean & Turbo |
| Music Producer | Turbo |
| Label | Machine Entertainment Group & Republic Records |
| Distributor | Universal Music Group |
| Release Date | November 7, 2025 |
| Song Language | English |
| Copyright © | Machine Entertainment Group & Republic Records |
Lyrics of Emergency by G Herbo
[Intro: G Herbo]
[?]
Uh, I Come From Where This Shit Get Real Ugly, It’s Dangerous
If Your Mama Tell You Not To Talk To Strangers, She Probably Mean That
No Bullshit
911, What’s Your Emergency?
(Run That Back, Turbo)
[Verse 1: G Herbo]
We Ain’t Never Call The Cops, We Was Callin’ Ops On Facetime
Like What Up? Let’s Link Up, Let’s Shoot It Up, Ain’t Waste Time
Feel Like That Was A Great Time, ’cause All My Niggas Was Alive
How The F**k All My Niggas Died? We Was The Ones That Used To Slide
In My Raps, Ain’t Never Lied, Hop In The Rides, Fye-fye-fye
Then We Stand Right Back Outside
In My Hood, To Get Some Rank, You Gotta Complete A Checklist
Where The Kids Get Neglected And They Mamas Disrespected
That Just Make Them Grow Up Reckless
This Shit Real Hectic, They’ll Strip Your Ass Naked
They Don’t Wanna Work Like Swerv, They Just Want What’s On My Neck
They Don’t Ever Check In With Me, They Just Want That Check
This Shit Better Not Get Intense, Drench, Hit His Ass With That Kriss Vecc
[Refrain: G Herbo]
All You Niggas Act Like 911, Talkin’ ’bout This And That
Always Talkin’ ’bout This And That, Always Talkin’ ’bout This And That
Can Everybody Just Hop Off My Dick? I’m Havin’ Enough Sex (Please)
If You Ever Slept On Me, I’m Up Now, I Ain’t Gettin’ No Rest, Now They Need Me
[Chorus: Wyclef Jean, G Herbo]
Someone Please Call 911
Tell Them I Just Been Shot Down
And The Bullets In My Heart
And It’s Piercin’ Through My Soul
The Windy City Gettin’ Cold, So Cold, So Cold (Yeah, Yeah, Yeah)
[Verse 2: G Herbo]
Everybody Lookin’ Up To Crooks In The Slums
Way Before They Give Your Ass A Book, You Get A Gun (Huh?)
Everybody Sayin’ They Your Bros, Is Not One
The Young Ladies Lookin’ Up To H**s, Not Nuns
Ain’t Nobody Gon’ Give You Nothin’ For Free, Not Shit
’cause Ain’t Nobody Gave Nothin’ To Me, Not Shit (Not Shit)
If You In The Streets, Better Not Freeze On The Hit
Somebody Call 911, His Tee Got Hit
Started With A Hundred Dollars, Made A G And Got Rich
Gotta Watch Them Broken Promises, Some Shit You Can’t Fix
Always Look Like A Lick, ’cause I Ain’t Never Call It Quits (Swerv)
Long Live John Madden, You Still’ll Get Your Ass Blitzed (Bop)
[Chorus: Wyclef Jean]
Someone Please Call 911 (In The [?])
Tell Them I Just Been Shot Down
And The Bullets In My Heart
And It’s Piercin’ Through My Soul
The Windy City Gettin’ Cold, So Cold, So Cold
[Verse 3: Wyclef Jean]
I’m In The Rain With Mary Jane Callin’ 911
I’m Puffin’ On That Mary Jane, Tryna Stay Calm
Told My Cousin, Breathe Easy, Help’s On The Way
Reminiscin’ At The Repass While The Dj Plays
Croix-des-bouquets, Where They Drill Like The Military
And All My Young Dogs In The Pet Cemetery
And If My Zoe Say, “Now Epita”, I’ll See You Later
They Curl The Block And Spray It Up Like A Activator
This Is The Rude Boy Saga (Yeah, Yeah)
Everybody Wanna Be Deep Top Shotta (Yeah)
Now The Church Choir Sendin’ You To Yonder
Gone Too Soon, Fallin’ Soldier
[Chorus: Wyclef Jean]
Someone Please Call 911 (In The [?])
Tell Them I Just Been Shot Down
And The Bullets In My Heart
And It’s Piercin’ Through My Soul
The Windy City Gettin’ Cold, So Cold, So Cold
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