Southern Hospitality

Ludacris

About Southern Hospitality

"Southern Hospitality" is the second single released off Ludacris's album Back for the First Time, released in 2000. It was composed by The Neptunes. The song debuted at #86 on the Billboard Hot 100 on January 20, 2001, reached the Top 40 at #38 on February 10, 2001, and peaked at #23 on March 24.


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2001
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Cadillac grills, Cadillac mill's
Check out the oil my Cadillac spills
Matter of fact, candy paint Cadillacs kill
So check out the hoes my Cadillac fills
Twenty inch, wide, twenty inches high
Hoe don't you like my twenty inch, ride
Twenty inch thighs make twenty inch, eyes
Hoping for American twenty inch, pies
Pretty ass, clothes, pretty ass, toes
Oh how I love these pretty ass, hoes
Pretty ass high class anything, goes
Catch 'em in the club throwing pretty ass 'bows
Long-john drawers, long-john stalls
Any stank puss' make my long john, pause
Women on they cell making long john calls
And if they like to juggle, get long john's, balls

[Chorus]
All my players in the house that can buy the bar
And the balling ass niggas wit the candy cars
If you a pimp and you know you don't love them hoes
When you get on the flow (nigga throw them 'bows)
All my women in the house if you chasing cash
And you got some big titties wit a matching ass
With ya fly-ass boots or ya open toes
When ya get on the flow (nigga throw them 'bows)

Dirty South mind blowing Dirty South bread
Catfish fried up, Dirty South fed
Sleep in a cot'-picking Dirty South bed
Dirty South girls gimme Dirty South head
Hand me down flip-flops, hand me down socks
Hand me down drug dealers hand me down rocks
Hand me down a 50 pack Swisher Sweets box
And goodfella rich niggas hand me down stocks
Mouth full of platinum, mouth full of gold
Forty glock cal' keep your mouth on hold
Lie through your teeth you could find your mouth, cold
and rip out ya tongue cause of what ya mouth, told
Sweat for the lemonade, sweat for the tea
Sweat from the hot sauce, sweat from the D
And you can sweat from a burn in the third degree
And if you sweat in your sleep then you sweat from me

[Chorus]

Hit by, stars, hit by, cars
Drunk off the liquor getting hit by, bars
Keep yo' girl close cause she's hit by, far
Hit by the Neptunes, hit by guitars
Afro, picks, afro, chicks
I let my "Soul Glow" from my afro, dick
Rabbit out the hat pulling afro, tricks
Afro-American afro, thick
Overall country, overall jeans
Overall Georgia, we overall clean
"Southern Hospitality" or overall mean
Overall triple, overall beams
Thugged out niggas wear thugged out, chains
Thugged out blocks playing thugged out, games
All black tinted up thugged out, Range
DTP stay doing thugged out, thangs

[Chorus: x2]

(nigga throw dem 'bows)
(nigga throw dem 'bows)
(nigga throw dem 'bows)
(nigga throw dem 'bows)

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Ludacris

Christopher Brian Bridges (born September 11, 1977), better known by his stage name Ludacris, is an American rapper, entrepreneur and actor. Along with his manager, Chaka Zulu, Ludacris is the co-founder of Disturbing tha Peace, an imprint distributed by Def Jam Recordings. Ludacris has won a Screen Actors Guild, Critic's Choice, MTV, and three Grammy Awards during his career. Along with fellow Atlantans Big Boi and Andre 3000 of OutKast, Ludacris was one of the first and most influential Dirty South artists to achieve mainstream success. more »

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Written by: Christopher Brian Bridges, Pharrell L Williams

Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.

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15 facts about this song

Release Date
"Southern Hospitality" by Ludacris was released on November 14, 2000.
Album
This song is one of the tracks on Ludacris's second studio album, called "Back for the First Time".
Chart Performance
"Southern Hospitality" reached number 23 on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart.
Song Length
The song lasts exactly five minutes.
Genre
"Southern Hospitality" belongs to the Dirty South genre of Hip Hop.
Production
The song was produced by the renowned American record producer, Pharrell Williams, and his production team - The Neptunes.
Collaboration
The track features vocals from fellow American rapper, Pharrell Williams, which adds to its unique sound.
Music Video
The music video for the song, which was directed by Jeremy Rall and features cameo appearances by several famous faces, including Lil' Kim and Jermaine Dupri.
Catchy Hook
The term "Southern Hospitality" in title and hook refers to friendliness and warmth people generally associate with southerners, but the lyrics provide a more urban and aggressive perspective to it.
Significance
"Southern Hospitality" is considered one of Ludacris's breakout hits.
Sample
The song samples "I Don't Want to Lose Your Love" by The Emotions.
Critical Reception
Upon its release, "Southern Hospitality" was generally well-received by music critics and is still admired for its catchy chorus and memorable lyrics.
Cultural Influence
The song has influenced many hip-hop artists and has helped establish what is referred to as the "Dirty South" sound.
Certification
Despite not making the top 20 in the charts, the song was certified gold by the RIAA.
Lyric Highlight
Ludacris's lyrics in the song highlight several aspects of Southern culture, including low-rider vehicles, street food, and Southern dialects.

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