Pick Up the Phone

Travis Scott, Quavo, Young Thug

About Pick Up the Phone

"Pick Up the Phone" (stylized as "pick up the phone" on Birds in the Trap Sing McKnight) is a song by American hip hop recording artists Young Thug and Travis Scott. It was released on June 3, 2016, by Grand Hustle Records, Epic Records, Atlantic Records and 300 Entertainment. It is the lead single from Young Thug's mixtape Jeffery (2016) and the second single from Travis Scott's second studio album Birds in the Trap Sing McKnight (2016). The song features vocals from Atlanta rapper Quavo from the hip hop trio Migos and additional vocals from American singer-songwriter.  


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2016
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Yeah, oh, yeah, uh
Ooh, Thugger
Yeah, Travis Scott
Thugger, Thugger, baby
Yeah

I pour a four up (ooh, ooh)
I call your hoe up (yeah)
Just to f*ck her and show her (just to f*ck)
I just went, got my dough up (I just went, got my dough up)
Pullin' off and I'm gone (skrrt, skrrt)
Then I go and pour four up (then I go and pour four)
Then I roll up that roll up (roll up, roll up)
Then I'm callin' your hoe up (callin' your hoe)
(Like, brr)

Pick up the phone, baby (yeah, ooh, like, brr)
I know you're home, baby (ooh, it's lit)
I'm in the zone, baby (zone, drive, straight up)
I just poured up a four baby (pour it up, yeah, yeah)

Never will I cheat on you (yeah)
Never will I commit treason
Blowin' a bag on you (yeah)
Do all of that for no reason
I'ma pull up and murk too (ooh, yeah)
Hittin' the block and I'm bleedin'
Throwing that Rollie on you (yeah)
I like the way it be freezin', yeah
(Like, brr)

Pick up the phone, baby (ooh, like, brr)
I know you're home, baby (ooh, it's lit)
I'm in the zone, baby (zone, drive, straight up)
I just poured up a four baby (pour it up, yeah, yeah)

Pour up a four of that Actavis (yeah)
Lean like my mothafuckin' granny did (woo)
Super Bowl ring with big body Benz (ay)
I stack it up now I'm just better livin' (cash)
Got screws in my mouth, I'm just preppin' it (hah)
I'm fucking this cash, I'm not celibate (hah)
I'm packin' it up like a reverend (whoa)
I need all this cash, I got hella kids (woo)
I'ma play dumb and get left in the middle (yeah, yeah)
Back the f*ck up, you too little (whoa, whoa)
Hit 'em with three like I'm Miller (yeah, yeah)
I don't talk to no man in the middle (uh-uh)
I don't talk to no man, I'm just kiddin' (I swear)
But I did pay my sister's tuition (woo)
I feel lucky, I should play the lottery (yeah)
Walkin' off with it like Sonny Liston (whoa)
Mama told me I'm her brightest star (yah)
Mama told me don't hate on the law (ow)
Because everybody got a job (what?)
Because everybody wanna be a star (real shit, real shit)
Please believe every motherfucker around here wan' be a part (swear, swear)
She gon' do anything in her power to be with ya' boy
(Like, brr)

Pick up the phone, baby (ooh, like, brr)
I know you're home, baby (ooh, it's lit)
I'm in the zone, baby (zone, drive, straight up)
I just poured up a four, baby (pour it up, yeah, yeah)

Never will l cheat on you
Never will I commit treason
Blowin' a bag on you
Do all of that for no reason
I'ma pull up MR2
Hittin' the block and I'm bleedin'
Throwin' that Rollie on you (ay, ay)
I like the way you be freezin', yeah (Quavo)

Pick up the phone
Macaulay Culkin' baby, Home Alone (alone)
I thought I was right
Then I had to man up, I was wrong (I was wrong)
I hate when we fight (hey)
She in love with the pipe (pipe)
I draped her up in ice, I pour my four on ice (ice)
Birds in the trap sing Brian McKnight
Percocet and Codeine please don't take my life
She had a dream with Céline
So I bought it twice (Céline)
Young nigga make it right back tonight
Girl, you're so cute and yo' ass is nice
Drinkin' on four and I'm shootin' dice
Wrist polar bear, Klondike
And I'm loving all races, hell nah don't discriminize (no)
Drinkin' on clean, sanitize (drank)
Ostritch seats with the frog eyes (skrrt)
If I ever call your phone baby (brr)
Best believe it's only one time
(Brr, like, brr)

Pick up the phone, baby (ooh, like, brr)
I know you're home, baby (ooh, it's lit)
I'm in the zone, baby (zone, drive, straight up)
I just poured up a four, baby (pour it up, yeah, yeah)

Never will l cheat on you
Never will I commit treason
Blowin' a bag on you
Do all of that for no reason
I'ma pull up and MR2
Hittin' the block and I'm bleedin'
Throwin' that Rollie on you
I like the way you be freezin', yeah

Pick up the phone (pick up the phone)
I'm in the zone, pick up the phone, baby
I'm in the zone

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Written by: Jacques Webster, Jeffrey Lamar Williams, Quavious Keyate Marshall, Allen Raphael Ritter, Adam King Feeney, Brittany Talia Hazzard, Anderson Hernandez, Michael George Dean

Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, CONCORD MUSIC PUBLISHING LLC, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.

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10 facts about this song

Music & Production
"Pick Up the Phone" is a song by American rappers Young Thug and Travis Scott. It was initially released on the SoundCloud page of Travis Scott.
Release Info
This song was released in June 2016 as the lead single off Young Thug's mixtape, "Jeffery", and Travis Scott's album "Birds in the Trap Sing McKnight".
Songwriting
Both Young Thug and Travis Scott, along with several other collaborators, participated in the songwriting. These include Starrah, Vinylz, Frank Dukes, Mike Dean, as well as two producers named Allen Ritter and Nikhil Seetharam.
Commercial Performance
"Pick Up the Phone" successfully climbed up the US Billboard Hot 100 chart, eventually peaking at 43.
Certification
The track has been certified triple Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).
Genre
The song is often labeled as a fusion between trap and rap with elements of R&B.
Record Labels
"Pick Up the Phone" was jointly released by the labels Grand Hustle Records, Epic Records, and 300 Entertainment.
Sample
The track samples the song "Kill Kaynine" by Singapore producer and artist Eestbound.
Music Video
The music video for the song was released in August 2016 and was awarded Best Hip Hop video at the 2017 UKMVA ceremony.
Starrah’s Contribution
Starrah, a notable co-writer on the track, is also known for her work with other popular artists like Rihanna and The Weeknd.

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