6 Foot 7 Foot

## Single by Lil Wayne featuring Cory Gunz

"**6 Foot 7 Foot**" is a song by American rappers Lil Wayne featuring labelmate Cory Gunz. It was released as the lead single from Wayne's ninth studio album, *Tha Carter IV* (2011), on December 16, 2010. It was produced by Bangladesh and samples "Day-O (The Banana Boat Song)" by Harry Belafonte.

## Background

The record first premiered via Funkmaster Flex on December 14, 2010. Bangladesh originally saved the beat for T.I., where he informed *BET*, "I was actually sending the beat to Gee [Roberson, Atlantic Records executive] for T.I.. [...] they were just looking for a single and somebody said, 'Man, send that to Gee; T.I. needs something.'" Despite the fallout with Cash Money due to unpaid royalties on "A Milli", he remarked, "I already dealt with T.I., I know how T.I. is. I knew he wouldn't really be rocking this beat right there, so I sent it anyway. And Gee just hit back talking about Wayne: 'Man, Wayne'll kill this, Wayne'll kill this,' so I had to really see if I wanted to do it or not, but they've been communicating, they've been reaching out." He alleged of waiving his usual charging fee just to work with Weezy, and continued, "It's not about the money, it's not about me charging him for the beat, because he is Lil Wayne; he's gonna sell albums. You only really charge people that you think is not gonna really sell too much, so you want to get your money off top. You might not get it on the back-end because albums don't sell no more." Instead of monetary gain, they struck negotiations where Wayne would featured on his debut album.

Days after the release, Nicholas "Ras" Furlong claimed Bangladesh stole his beat: "“Wow… so I'm playing a few ideas in the studio last month with Bangladesh in the room… Just now hearing Lil' Wayne's new single… Tell me why the same exact sample I used in one of those songs, this dude goes home and flips? Coincidence? No… #HelloBiter." This was denied, where Bangladesh's manager maintained that he never even met or heard of Ras. Deshawn Kennedy said in a statement to *Billboard*, “That beat was made back in June, so I can't understand how he can possibly say he gave us that beat last month. I have documentation from when beat was created. And if the track was submitted for T.I., it must've been around the time he was working on his album. We all know T.I.'s been in jail the last month, so there's no way this happened the way this guy is saying."

## Music video

On January 20, 2011, Lil Wayne announced that there would be a music video for the single in the upcoming spring. A picture was uploaded by *Rap-Up* of Lil Wayne portraying a boxer. Birdman as well as the Young Money crew (excluding Drake, Nicki Minaj, Tyga, Gudda Gudda and Mack Maine) make cameo appearances in the video. The visual made premieres on MTV on March 3, 2011, and on BET's *106 & Park* on March 4, 2011.

The video, directed by Hype Williams, was inspired by the film *Inception*, with Lil Wayne and the Young Money crew portraying several scenarios from the film and consists of numerous scenes which visualize many of the metaphors and similes Wayne says in the song.

## Lyrics

**Lyrics**
[Chorus: Harry Belafonte]

Six-foot, seven-foot, eight-foot bunch

Six-six-foot, seven-foot, eight-foot bunch

[Verse 1: Lil Wayne]

Ahem

Excuse my charisma, vodka with a spritzer

Swagger down pat; call my shit Patricia

Young Money militia, and I am the commissioner

You no wan' start Weezy 'cause the 'F' is for finisher

So misunderstood, but what's a world without enigma?

Two bitches at the same time; synchronized swimmers

Got the girl twisted 'cause she open when you twist her

Never met the bitch, but I fuck her like I missed her

Life is the bitch, and death is her sister

Sleep is the cousin—what a fuckin' family picture

You know Father Time, and we all know Mother Nature

It's all in the family, but I am of no relation

No matter who's buyin', I'm a celebration

Black and white diamonds; fuck segregation

Fuck that shit, my money up, you n\*\*\*as just Honey Nut

Young Money runnin' shit, and you n\*\*\*as just runner-ups

I don't feel I done enough, so I'ma keep on doin' this shit

Lil Tunechi or Young Tuna Fish, ha!

[Chorus: Harry Belafonte, *Lil Wayne*]

Six-foot, seven-foot, eight-foot bunch (*Yeah*)

Six-six-foot, seven-foot, eight-foot bunch (*I'm goin' back in*)

[Verse 2: Lil Wayne]

Okay

I lost my mind, it's somewhere out there stranded

I think you stand under me if you don't understand me

Had my heart broken by this woman named Tammy

But hoes gon' be hoes, so I couldn't blame Tammy

Just talked to Moms, told her she the sweetest

I beat the beat up; call it self-defense

Swear, man, I be seein' through these n\*\*\*as like sequins

N\*\*\*as think they He-Men, pow, pow, the end

Talkin' to myself because I am my own consultant

Married to the money, fuck the world; that's adultery

You full of shit, you close your mouth and let yo' ass talk

Young Money eatin', all you haters do is add salt

Stop playin', bitch, I got this game on deadbolt

Mind so sharp, I fuck around and cut my head off

Real n\*\*\*a all day and tomorrow

But these ma'fuckers talkin' crazy like they jaw broke

Glass half empty, half full, I'll spill ya

Try me and run into a wall; outfielder

You know I'ma ball 'til they turn off the field lights

The fruits of my labor, I enjoy 'em while they still ripe

Bitch, stop playin', I do it like a king do

If these n\*\*\*as animals, then I'ma have a mink soon

Tell 'em bitches I say put my name on the wall

I speak the truth, but I guess that's a foreign language to y'all

And I call it like I see it, and my glasses on

But most of y'all don't get the picture 'less the flash is on

Satisfied with nothin', you don't know the half of it

Young Money, Cash Money... uh

Paper chasin', tell that paper, "Look, I'm right behind ya"

Bitch, real G's move in silence like lasagna

People say I'm borderline crazy, sorta kinda

Woman of my dreams, I don't sleep, so I can't find her

You n\*\*\*as are gelatin, peanuts to an elephant

I got through that sentence like a subject and a predicate

Yeah, with a swag, you would kill for

Money too strong; pockets on bodybuilder

Jumped in a wishin' well, now wish me well

Tell 'em kiss my ass, call it kiss and tell

[Verse 3: Cory Gunz]

Yeah, word to my mama, I'm out of my lima bean

Don't wanna see what that drama mean, get some Dramamine

Llama scream, hotter than summer sun on a Ghana queen

Now all I want is hits, bitch, Wayne signed a fiend

I-I play the side for you n\*\*\*as that's tryna front, and see

Son of Gun, Son of Sam, you n\*\*\*as the son of me

Pause for this dumber speech, I glow like Buddha

Disturb me, and you'll be all over the flo' like Luda

Bitch, I flow like scuba, bitch, I'm bold like Cuba

And I keep a killer ho, she gon' blow right through ya

I be mackin', 'bout my stackin', amount I pack like a mover

Shout to ratchet for backin' out on behalf of my shooter

N\*\*\*as think they high as I, I come laugh at your ruler

Cash Money cold, bitch, but our actions is cooler, Wayne

These n\*\*\*as out they mind, I done told these fuck n\*\*\*as so many times

That I keep them bucks steady on my mind, tuck these, I fuck these on your mind, pause

To feed them, on my grind, did I get a little love, keep throwin' my sign

In the middle, hit 'em up, piece on my side, ‘cause ain't no peace on my side

Bitch, I'm a man, I visit urinals abroad

Tune told me to, I'm shootin' when the funeral outside

I'm uptown, thoroughbred, a BX n\*\*\*a

Ya heard? Gunna

## Personnel

* Brian "Big Bass" Gardner – mastering engineer (album version)
* Dave Kutch – mastering engineer (single version)
* Dwayne Carter Jr. – lead artist, writer
* Edward "Jewfro" Lidow – assistant recording
* Fabian Marasciullo – mixer
* Michael Cadahia – recorded by
* Peter Pankey Jr. – featured artist, writer
* Seth Waldman – assistant mixer
* Shondrae "Bangladesh" Crawford – writer, producer

## References

1. ↑ Markman, Rob (April 29, 2011). "Lil Wayne's '6 Foot, 7 Foot' Producer Bangladesh Says He Hasn't Been Compensated". *MTV News*.
2. ↑ Concepcion, Mariel (December 24, 2010). "Producer Says He Didn't Rip Off Lil Wayne '6 Foot, 7 Foot' Beat". *Billboard*.