21 Savage and Metro Boomin are firing off a gritty reminder with GANG OVER EVERYTHING, a deep cut from their surprise collab album WHAT HAPPENED TO THE STREETS?, out today via Slaughter Gang and Epic, and it’s got that cold, unrelenting pulse that makes you feel the weight of loyalty in every bar.
This cut, track 10 on the 14-song slab, is Savage at his most armored yet exposed: Metro’s shadowy synths and those signature tags (“if Young Metro don’t trust you…”) brooding over BoogzDaBeast and FNZ’s trap marrow—booming 808s that rumble like unresolved beef, hi-hats slicing through the fog like switchblade warnings.
It’s Southern gothic hip-hop, raw and replay-proof, with Savage’s monotone menace unpacking the toll of soldiering on: frozen hearts from fallen brothers (Johnny, Larry, Tayman, CJ), the grind of feeding elders while dodging demons, and that hurricane spin of gang as gospel. No pop concessions here; it’s creative direction dialed back to basics—Savage scripting from the scar tissue, Metro curating the menace like a film score for a life sentence dodged. Themes hit like heirlooms: grief as fuel, betrayal’s chill, and the quiet fury of staying solid when the crew fractures, all without a wasted bar.
The whole rollout caught everyone off guard, announced just four days ago with a moody trailer on 21’s Instagram that had the timeline buzzing—fans speculating on features from the jump, especially after Travis Scott, Lil Baby, and Young Thug reposted it like a signal flare. No singles dropped ahead, keeping the 14 tracks locked tight until midnight, but the pre-save on Spotify was live quick for anyone chasing updates. WHAT HAPPENED TO THE STREETS? plays like a full-circle nod to their Savage Mode roots from nearly a decade back, questioning how the game’s shifted since those early days: more suits, less soul, but the grind stays the same. Tracklist rolls deep with no big names teased yet, but expect that Atlanta echo chamber of heavy hitters rounding it out.
For 21 and Metro, this feels like them reclaiming the blueprint. 21’s been selective since american dream topped charts last year—mostly features like that Summer Walker cut and spots on Metro’s own projects—staying true to the street narratives that built him while dodging the pop pitfalls. Metro’s been on a tear too, weaving those cinematic beats into everything from Travis joints to his solo runs, but linking back with 21 here? It’s like picking up where they left off on Savage Mode II, evolving the sound just enough to remind folks why they run the shadows.
Dive into the GANG OVER EVERYTHING lyrics below and unpack its raw narrative. Don’t miss other WHAT HAPPENED TO THE STREETS? tracks for more of 21 Savage & Metro Boomin’s street saga.
| Lead Vocals | 21 Savage |
| Songwriter | 21 Savage, Metro Boomin, BoogzDaBeast, Finatik & Zac |
| Music Producer | Metro Boomin, BoogzDaBeast & FNZ |
| Distributor | Sony Music Entertainment |
| Label | Slaughter Gang & Epic Records |
| Release Date | December 12, 2025 |
| Song Language | English |
| Copyright © | Slaughter Gang, Epic Records & Sony Music Entertainment |
| Phonographic Copyright ℗ | Slaughter Gang, Epic Records & Sony Music Entertainment |
Lyrics of GANG OVER EVERYTHING by 21 Savage
[Intro]
Woah
How the Hell I Got the Hood on My Back, but Still Gotta Watch My Shoulder?
How You Feel Like I’m ‘Posed to Take Care of You When Yo’ Ass Way Older?
Had a Deep Convo With the Young Bros Who Was in My Rover
Trickin’ Yourself Out the Streets Ain’t Got Shit to Do With Bein’ No Soldier
I Lost Johnny and Larry, I Can’t Lie, My Heart Got Colder
Lost Tayman and Cj, I Can’t Lie, My Heart Got Frozen
Fuck All That Grievin’ and Shit, I Went to the Paint Like I’m Derozan
Nigga Hit Me Up, I Hit Him Up, but I Guess I Was Chosen
All the Opps Tryna Get Even, We Killin’ All Season
Inferred on the Stick, Sun Beamin’
Niggas Get Killed for Treason
Better Thank God Your Ass Still Breathin’
if I Let It Slide, I Had a Reason
if I Let It Slide It’s ‘Cause I’m Busy Fighting Demons
Shiver When I Sleep, the Doctor Say That I’m Anemic
Say It in They Songs but When I Seen ‘Em, They Ain’t Mean It
When It Come to Eatin’ Plates, They Know We Get Too Greedy [Chorus]
Yeah, Gang Over Everything
Married to This Shit, Gang on My Wedding Ring
Yeah, Gang, Gang, Stay Ahead of Things
Yeah, Gang Spinnin’ Like a Hurricane [Verse 2]
Back to School Drive in My Hood
Showin’ Love, They Knew I Would
Hit a Lick Then Come Look Out
Ask the Jakes, They Know Me Good
Niggas Tryna Split the Crew Up
Like I Didn’t Do What I Should
All the Killers Right Here With Me
Let’s Get That Shit Understood
Niggas Know I Bust My Gun
Ain’t No Smoke Could Make Me Run
He Mad at Me ‘Bout a Chain
Forgot the Times I Paid His Bond
Brothers Talk Behind My Back
I Play Like I Ain’t Heard None
Niggas Wanna Shake My Hand, but I Can’t Take Mine Off My Gun
Bitches on the Same Thing Tryna Knock My Focus
I Come From the East Side Where It’s Ruggish
Shoot Me in the Back of the Head, He’d Probably Get Up on Us
Talkin’ to My Codeine, That Shit Sad, That’s What I Cope With
I’ma Be a Man if I’m Rich or if I’m Broken
Why You Feel Like It’s My Job to Make Sure You Got Motion?
You Know You Got Them Niggas Out Here Sayin’ the Fame Changed Me
I Got Thirty Niggas Right Here Sayin’ That I’m the Same Me [Chorus]
Yeah, Gang Over Everything
Married to This Shit, Gang on My Wedding Ring
Yeah, Gang, Gang, Stay Ahead of Things
Yeah, Gang Spinnin’ Like a Hurricane
Yeah, Check Me Resume, I Ain’t Said a Thing
Yeah, Dang, Gang, Man, Them Niggas Changed
Stay Down, Shit, Better Came
Stay Down, Shit, Better Came [Verse 3]
Never Tuck My Tail About Nothin’
Niggas Rap Dissin’, but They Bluffin’
Choppa Bullets Friendly, They Keep Touchin’
Any Room, I’m Topic of Discussion
Would It Be the Same if I Was Busted?
Niggas Hate It, Bitches Love It
but They Knowin’ How We Comin’
Knowin’ We Just Want the Money
Put the G5 on the Runway
Then Pay My Tires on Sunday
Monday, It’s Back to Gunplay
Go Eat Me a Plate on Lunchbreak
4l, She Can Tell by the Feng Shui
Got Kids, Can’t Wait on No One
I Paid My Dues, I Don’t Owe None
When I Flip This Switch, They Both Run
Keep Lookin’ at Me, Must Know Somethin’
I’m Givin’ Out Smoke, Who Want Somethin’?
at the Spot, You Know, Where Your Ho Come
They Need to Free [?] He So Done
Better Go in the House When Bro Come, Yeah
Better Take Your Ass Inside the House, 21
Better Take Your Ass Inside The, Yeah
Better Take Your Ass Inside the House, 21
Be Careful Who You Tell to Step, Niggas Ain’t Right
Slidin’ With the Wrong Nigga, That’ll Get You Life
Rest in Piece to Tayman, Bitch, You See the Knife
Trappin’ on G Block, Nigga, Wear a Shiesty
Don’t Believe the Hype
He Act Gangsta, Bro Done Made Him [?]
Daddy Was a Bitch, We Was Young, Niggas Took His Bike
All This Shit Be Fast, I Just Punch In, I Don’t Gotta Write
I Just Want the Head ‘Cause She Talk Too Much, She Ain’t My Type
[Chorus]
Yeah, Gang Over Everything
Married to This Shit, Gang on My Wedding Ring
Yeah, Gang, Gang, Stay Ahead of Things
Yeah, Gang Spinnin’ Like a Hurricane
Yeah, Check Me Resume, I Ain’t Said a Thing
Yeah, Dang, Gang, Man, Them Niggas Changed
Stay Down, Shit, Better Came
Stay Down, Shit, Better Came
