Other Side Of The Game

Other Side Of The Game is a song by Erykah Badu. The song was released as the third single from Erykah's debut album Baduizm in July/September 1997 and is included as the 4th song on the album. 
== Meaning ==
The song is about being a 'dopeman's girl' (meaning a drug dealers girl), and her questioning and contemplating the situation as she is expecting a baby with the man. 
== Music video ==
Watch the music video by clicking below:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3qpyDUfMq-8&ab_channel=ErykahBaduVEVO
Similar to her last music video for Next Lifetime, contains a cameo from Erykah's former boyfriend Andre 3000. The music video was solely directed by Erykah Badu, her first solo directing credit.
The music video's plot is very close or even identical to the lyric's story. Erykah wakes up her husband (who is Andre 3000 in the music video) and they are playing loving and affectionate towards each other. As Erykah and her husband are lying about the house, her husband quickly runs to the door after seeing out the window. Erykah, curious, also looks out the window and she notices a police car. When her husband answers the door, he is greeted with an envelope of cash from the cops. By around the 4 minute mark on the music video, we finally can tell that Erykah is pregnant in the video because her husband puts his head next to her stomach and hears another heartbeat. By this time also, Erykah interpolates parts of her intro/outro song of the album, 'Rim Shot. Her husband then quickly packs all his things away and leaves the house. By the end of the music video, Erykah is seen very distressed and lets down her hair.
Category:Singles