Who Want the Smoke?

## Cardi B Singles Chronology

**"Who Want the Smoke?"** is a song by rapper Lil Yachty featuring Cardi B and Offset. Written alongside producer Tay Keith, it was released on July 6, 2018, as the lead single from Yachty's third studio album *Nuthin' 2 Prove*. The track has been certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).

"Who Want The Smoke?" marked the sixth collaboration between Cardi and Offset, following "Lick (Remix)", "MotorSport", "Um Yea", "Ahora Dice (Remix)", and "Drip". It marked Cardi's first collaboration with Lil Yachty.

## Background

The track was teased on March 29, 2018, by Lil Yachty. It was speculated that BlocBoy JB had a verse on the song, but he turned out only supplying the adlibs on the track. Yachty announced the single the day before its release in the United States. The track was released on July 5, 2018, in select international markets, and was released in the US on July 6. Yachty previously collaborated with Offset on the tracks "Mickey", "Baby Daddy", and more, with the first two being tracks on Yachty's second studio album *Lil Boat 2*.

## Production

The track was produced by Tay Keith. He did a video for HotNewHipHop breaking down the beat, which was released on July 20, 2018. Jackson Howard of Pitchfork called the instrumental "spooky and crisp".

## Composition and lyrics

The track runs at three minutes and eighteen seconds long, and features background vocals from BlocBoy JB. In the song, Cardi declares herself "the king of New York", allegedly directed at fellow New York rapper 6ix9ine.

## Critical reception

The track received mixed-to-positive reviews. Jackson Howard of Pitchfork said that the track "isn’t so much a flop as it is a wasted opportunity for a lost-in-the-woods Yachty to prove himself again" and called his verse and chorus "monotone" and "uninspired". He stated it as "a far cry from the irreverent melodies and charm that made him a burgeoning SoundCloud sensation in 2016, and further proof that his recent switch toward being a hard-hitting rhymeslinger needs serious fine tuning". However, he stated that the song was "saved by the brought-in assistance". He also called Cardi's verse "one of her most memorable guest appearances in months", and called BlocBoy JB's adlibs "great". Alex Robert Ross of Vice said that Cardi and Offset "dominated proceedings" while Yachty "continues to misfire", and called him "the fifth-most important musician" on the track. C. Vernon Coleman II of XXL called the song a "banger" and "trap-infused slapper".

## Commercial performance

The track debuted and peaked at number nine on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 chart.

## Lyrics

**[Intro: Lil Yachty, BlocBoy JB & Lil Juice]**

I fuck with this shit, man

Ha

Tay Keith, fuck these *[N-word]*s up

Word

**[Pre-Chorus: Lil Yachty & BlocBoy JB]**

Hotboxin' in the whip (In the whip)

I don't even smoke (Smoke though)

But we drop tops and let it rip (Skrrt, skrrt)

Pull up and get smoked (Huh?)

With them big rocks up in her ear (Word)

Chandelier (Chandelier), can you hear? (Huh?)

Who that there?

**[Chorus: Lil Yachty, BlocBoy JB & Cardi B]**

Who want the smoke? (The smoke)

Who want the smoke? (Word)

Who want the—, who want the— (Word)

Who want the smoke? (Word, word)

Who want the smoke? (Who? Yeah)

Who want the smoke? (Who? Yeah, yeah, yeah)

Who want the—, who want the— (Bardi)

Who want the smoke? (Ayy)

**[Verse 1: Cardi B]**

I-I-I hear shots comin' on the low from hoes I'm higher than

This attention is so flatterin' 'cause they're admirin'

Don't know what's on their mind, but it should be retirement

Get the AARP or this AR get to firin' (Blat)

They don't want smoke with me (No), the diamonds is chokin' me

Their pussy need potpourri, these bitches is 0-3

And there ain't a lower league, all in my ovaries

The fur on my shoulder mink, tell me what Hov would think

I get the money, I am the king of New York

And I rock a sew-in weave (Woo, woo, woo, woo)

I run it, I run it, I relay the win

They talkin', they talkin', I'm takin' it in

I did not come here to make me new friends

Who buried the bridge and aren't makin' amends (Ah)

They don't want none, I'll say it again (Yee)

They don't want none, I pray for their sins (Hah)

**[Pre-Chorus: Lil Yachty & BlocBoy JB]**

Hotboxin' in the whip (In the whip)

I don't even smoke (Smoke though)

But we drop tops and let it rip (Skrrt, skrrt)

Pull up and get smoked (Huh?)

With them big rocks up in her ear (Word)

Chandelier (Chandelier), can you hear? (Huh?)

Who that there?

**[Chorus: Lil Yachty, BlocBoy JB & Cardi B]**

Who want the smoke? (The smoke, who?)

Who want the smoke? (Bardi word)

Who want the—, who want the—

Who want the smoke? (Word, word, word, b-b-b-blat)

Who want the smoke? (Yeah, who?)

Who want the smoke? (Bardi, yeah, yeah, yeah)

Who want the—, who want the—, who want the smoke? (Ayy)

**[Verse 2: Lil Yachty]**

Is you fuckin'? (Yeah)

Baby girl, I need to know (Who?)

Who finna run get the rubbers from the store? (Who there?)

Bitch so damn wet, drippin' on my marble floor (Drip, drip, drip)

Never not strapped, in my city, on my soul

Pull up in a two-seater (Yeah), in a wife-beater

With my bro, he be bangin' like a car speaker

All black, late night like the Grim Reaper

Wrist in the air, turned the club to a new freezer (Ice)

**[Chorus: Lil Yachty, BlocBoy JB & Offset]**

Who want the smoke? (The smoke)

Who want the smoke? (Word)

Who want the—, who want the— (Brr, word)

Who want the smoke? (Brr-brr, word, word)

Who want the smoke? (Who? Yeah)

Who want the smoke? (Woo, woo, woo, woo, yeah, yeah, yeah)

Who want the—, who want the—, who want the smoke? (Offset)

**[Verse 3: Offset]**

Glock 40 in my coat (Glock)

My bitch keep fire in the Chanel tote (Fire, fire)

Suffocate him, hang him by the rope

Hot potato, bullet, let it go (Brrt, brrt, brrt)

The .44 put him in a yolk (.44)

Pull up in the stolo, look like he seen a ghost

And I got the kilo comin' on the boat (Kilo)

We gon' move it fast, vámonos, vámonos (Vámonos)

*[N-word]*s talkin' foul on the d-low (Foul)

Technical, I'm standin' at the line, shoot a free throw

Medical, I sip a couple lines of fineto

Impeccable, the Richard Mille line, man, it's see-through (Impeccable)

Who want the smoke? Wet him up, humble up

Seen the Ghost and they know, got a scope and I hope

That they pull up to the spot with the ho

Get smoked with the pole in the middle of the store (Smoke)

The SIG pulled out, *[N-word]* had a stroke

Coolant at them *[N-word]*s, shawty, I don't know (Who?)

Choppa made that bitch (Bah), ain't nowhere to go

Throw him off the boat (Die), in the river, float (Float)

30 round clip in this clip clear (Clear)

I'm in the Wraith so I'm lookin' at the rear mirror (Mirror)

Free jit, we ain't goin' for that shit, period (Free jit)

Red dots on their pussy, *[N-word]*s on their period (Hey, hey)