Princess Cuts

Album: Edna (2020)
Charted: 11
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Songfacts®:

  • Here, Headie One links up with hip-hop duo Young T and Bugsey to celebrate their designer swag. Young T sings on the hook about gifting his lover expensive diamond gifts.

    Got twenty on my wrist, I'm going crazy
    Canary princess cuts for my baby


    Elsewhere on the track, Headie One and Bugsey brag about their money and prowess with women.
  • Headie One also references dealing with his opps.

    Trackie and my sliders, I got beef that I still don't let slide

    The North London rapper explained the lyric to Capital XTRA: "You want to move forward mentally but at the same time these are the kind of things that (hold you back)."
  • This is the second collaboration between Headie One and Young T & Bugsey. Headie formerly featured on the Nottingham duo's single "Don't Rush," which sparked the #DontRushChallenge social media challenge.
  • IO's bouncy guitar-based production merges Latin music with UK Afro Swing. The beatmaker has also produced cuts for the likes of J Hus ("Spirit"), Dave ("Disaster"), and Skepta ("What Do You Mean?").

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