Go2DaMoon

"Go2DaMoon" is the second track off of Playboi Carti's debut studio album Whole Lotta Red (2018). The song features a verse from the album's executive producer Kanye West and production from both Outtatown and Wheezy.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Go2DaMoon
On the song, Carti and Ye flaunt common themes from both of their careers. Kanye speaks on his rebound faith and business successes, while Carti violently raps about his enemies and drug use.https://genius.com/Playboi-carti-go2damoon-lyrics
== Background ==
=== Pre-Release ===
The song dates back to 2015-2016 where Kanye had recorded a verse for Future's mixtape Purple Reign.https://genius.com/Future-in-abundance-demo-lyrics Kanye ended up being cut from the song and the final version of the song did not make the record.
In 2017, during Kanye's Wyoming sessions, the song was brought back during the creation of Kanye's album Hitler (also known as LOVE EVERYONE). The verse he used for In Abundance was reused over different production done exclusively by Wheezy. A$AP Bari was also seen during the sessions, but it is not clear if he had played any part in the creation of it. The song at this point had been named "Bipolar," but was scrapped when Kanye had scrapped Hitler in favor of ye, KIDS SEE GHOSTS, K.T.S.E., Daytona and NASIR.https://www.nme.com/blogs/nme-blogs/kanye-wyoming-albums-ultimate-playlist-2346377
The song would be worked on again going into the Yandhi sessions in late 2018.https://pillowcase.su/f/55012029befd226ff05e1a07f329f75b The verse for the song continued to be reused in future songs, but "Bipolar" was scrapped past this point.
In 2020, during Kanye's first Donda sessions, the verse was reused yet again for early versions of the song "God's Country" featuring Travis Scott.https://small.fileditchstuff.me/s5/PJtvqAYQyZQIPZJfRxqW.mp4 It is very unlikely the verse was carried into further versions as Carti had been given the verse not long after.
By November 2020, Kanye West became the executive producer of the album. The track was first teased by Carti on the 24th on his Instagram with a clip of Carti and A$AP Bari listening to the song.https://www.instagram.com/p/CH9sWylgiPY/ Carti thanked Bari, meaning Bari most likely played a part in transferring the song to him as Kanye and Bari both have connections inside both the music and fashion industries and Bari was present during the sessions for creation of the song.
The song continued to worked on throughout November and December, with slight changes to production throughout its sessions and the writing to Kanye's verse. CyHi is also said to have recorded a reference track for the song with several changed lines. The song was previewed by Carti one last time on the 25th of November, with Kanye's verse still featuring the "tryna talk my wife into a threeway" line that was replaced in final versions.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ILkw7r8gJg
=== Post-Release ===
The song was officially released alongside the rest of Whole Lotta Red on December 25, 2020. It appeared as the third track of the final version of the album.
The song was one of the four songs off of the record to have charted on the Billboard Hot 100 and the Rolling Stone Top 100, accumulating 6.4 million streams that week.https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/rs-charts-top-100-mariah-carey-reigns-1109343/ Despite the album's mixed reviews upon release, some praised West's verse as one of the few redeeming qualities of the record.https://hiphopdx.com/news/id.59718/title.playboi-carti-fans-trash-whole-lotta-red-album-on-twitter-but-praise-kanye-wests-go2damoon-verse Attention was also geared toward West's line about Jesus, due to Whole Lotta Red being perceived to have Satanic connotations, stemming from the album's merch, which features inverted crosses, among other imagery.https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/310571-playboi-carti-enlists-kanye-west-for-go2damoon-from-whole-lotta-red-new-song
== Lyrics ==
== Credits ==
* Performed by Playboi Carti & Kanye West
* Produced by Wheezy & Outtatown
* Written by Jordan Carter, Kanye West, Cydell Young, Wesley Glass & Tobias Dekker
* Samples "Soul Of Bobby Theme, Pt. 2" by Laxmikant-Pyarelal
== Trivia ==
* Unreleased BROCKHAMPTON song "UMBRELLA" samples this song.https://genius.com/Brockhampton-umbrella-lyrics
* Wheezy, the main producer of the song revealed that his producer tag had been removed from the final version of the song.https://ghostarchive.org/iarchive/instagram/wheezy/2472141786899635417
== References ==
Category:Whole Lotta Red
Category:Kanye West
Category:Songs
Category:Outtatown
Category:Wheezy