Sandcastles

"**Sandcastles**" is a song by Ray Vaughn featuring Ab-Soul, released by Top Dawg Entertainment as a single on January 27, 2023. The official music video was directed by Jacob Rink and uploaded to TDE's YouTube channel on February 13, 2023.

## Personnel

* Director: Jacob Rink
* Executive Producer: Anthony "Top Dawg" Tiffith
* Executive Producer: Anthony “Moosa” Tiffith
* Producer: Henry Anguiano
* DP: Eric Mccambridge
* Gaffer: Megan Short
* Key Grip: Kyle Rimkunas
* BBE: Noah Lopez
* G&E Swing: Will Komas
* 1st AC: Louisa Solarz
* PA: Brennen Holifield
* Steadicam: Garet Jetsek, Kam Nowry

## Lyrics

**Lyrics**
[Intro: Ray Vaughn]

I shoot

[Verse 1: Ray Vaughn]

I hang with a whole lot of ostriches (Uh)

Usin' our fam, I'm quick to block a bitch (Block)

I'm oozin' with confidence (Huh)

I might buy a continent (Yeah)

Uh, the golden child, either way, I'm still the man of the house

My bitch want flowers on Valentine's Day, I told her she should start plantin' 'em now

Never watch Cosby, but I watch Bill

All them free lunches turned into mills

My brother in orange, he want an appeal

They openin' cases, Deal or No Deal

My birth certificate say, "Silent Hill"

L.A. County said my bounty get killed

The shit they can't stomach, who took bad pills?

We livin' to die and dyin' to live, bitch

[Chorus: Ray Vaughn]

Had to check my bitch (My bitch)

County checks and WIC (WIC)

Blew a bag in Nieman's (In Nieman's)

Fucked around and glitched (Glitched)

Hot sauce on my fish (On my fish)

New ass for my bitch (For my bitch)

Turnt up off a lick

The lil' homie just glitched

[Verse 2: Ray Vaughn]

Ayy, the lil' homie got five hundred when he ran it up off EDD

A year later, he back broke, robbin' white folks out in Beverly

All F's on my report card, got a list full of felonies

Better learn to choose your words better, that's the quickest way to put your life in jeopardy

Shit, the corn man could get it too

Probably bury more if we drew

I be at the corner store like Apu

I was twenty-five when I ate Nobu

I pushed through, I pushed through

If I let you tell it, I'm 'posed to fail

All of the homies are dead or in jail

McDonald's Sprite, I'm strong as hell, bitch

[Chorus: Ray Vaughn, *Ab-Soul*]

Had to check my bitch (My bitch)

County checks and WIC (WIC)

Blew a bag in Nieman's (In Nieman's)

Fucked around and glitched (Glitched)

Hot sauce on my fish (On my fish)

New ass for my bitch (For my bitch)

Turnt up off a lick (*Ayy*)

The lil' homie just glitched (*Man, Soulo*)

[Verse 3: Ab-Soul]

Get off my dick unless you thick

Naked and great with your lips

I got a lot of patience, but don't keep me waitin', that ain't it

The roster is crazy like insane Jamaicans, ain't tellin' no lie

Got some shottas lookin' forward to slide

Not in the sandbox, but your block

Text went green, I thought I was blocked

But I was not, nah, she was up on a yacht

Makin' a play with an athlete on a team, I cannot say

That's a hustle I cannot knock, I respect the game, bitch

He trickin' the main, what more can I say? It's another glitch in the matrix

[Bridge: Ray Vaughn & Ab-Soul]

Got it out the mud and made a sandcastle (Making sandcastles)

Fuck that shit (Fuck that shit)

Before I go to sleep, I check my front and back door (Back door)

Can't trust that bitch

[Chorus: Ray Vaughn]

Had to check my bitch (My bitch)

County checks and WIC (WIC)

Blew a bag in Nieman's (In Nieman's)

Fucked around and glitched (Glitched)

Hot sauce on my fish (On my fish)

New ass for my bitch (For my bitch)

Turnt up off a lick

The lil' homie just glitched

## References

1. ↑ Nevares, Gabriel (January 27, 2023). "Ray Vaughn Builds "Sandcastles" With Ab-Soul On New Single". *HotNewHipHop*.