Months after releasing a music video for his song “Wockesha,” Moneybagg Yo has revived the song with a massive remix. This time around, Moneybagg incorporates even more Lil Wayne, and Ashanti adds a whole new verse.
The Original Wockesha
Fans of the original song will recall it focuses on a man’s drug-like love for a woman. In the song, Moneybagg Yo compares this love to a particularly potent, and particularly addictive, alcoholic mixture. Using lyrics like “Withdrawals, I’m feelin’ different, every day I need a dose / Every now and thеn I’m missin’, I got my times when I go ghost,” Moneybagg highlights the ephemeral nature of his relationship. Moneybagg Yo is both dependent on Wockesha and treats her like a drug, which he is pretty open about, “No lie, you get me higher than the prices on my weed.”
Moneybagg Yo emphasizes this feeling in the original music video by interchanging the woman playing Wockesha with a Styrofoam cup.
This not only solidifies the comparison between Wockesha and the cup, it indicates that the speaker is delirious. The shocked faces of those watching a grown man share a coffee with a floating Styrofoam cup are enough to indicate that something is seriously wrong.
Playing with a Classic
Lil Wayne’s cameo in the original “Wockesha” video got fans hyped, and now he has a whole new verse. On the new opening verse, Weezy feels conflicted about his toxic relationship, sharing: “Yeah I kinda put that cup down for a minute, but um, but honestly, it ain’t nobody’s business.” But letting go of the high she gives him isn’t as easy as it seems: “The days are just colder without her/ Without that purple, I’m blue, the Lakers just golden without her.” Like Moneybagg Yo, Weezy just can’t seem to quit.
Despite being entirely from his point of view, “Wockesha” doesn’t exactly flatter Moneybagg Yo. As much as the song is about Moneybagg’s dependence on Wockesha, he also seems to treat her poorly. From “going ghost” to using her as a “therapist,” Moneybagg thinks of Wockesha as a cup to be picked up and discarded. Until he needs his next hit, Moneybagg seems to hold little respect for Wockesha herself.
Ashanti calls out this disrespect, and the unreliability of this addled, drug-high speaker, in an entire new verse. Immediately after the speaker “dis-plays” his feelings, Ashanti responds with, “Baby, why you hurt me? Leave me and desert me / Boy, I gave you all my heart and all you did was tear it up.” This new perspective highlights the toxic nature of this relationship. Yes, it is a problem Moneybagg and Weezy to be as dependent on Wockesha as a drug. But it’s certainly worse for Wockesha herself to be treated like a drug. By singing from the complicated POV of Wockesha, Ashanti adds a whole new layer to the track.
Get hype for Moneybagg Yo’s A Gangsta’s Pain tour, and check out the latest version of Wockesha here:
