Songfacts®:

• Here, Lana Del Rey depicts herself as a wild and reckless woman. She dances naked for her neighbors and makes out with her boyfriend even though he tested positive for COVID.
• The song title comes from a shout-out for another Californian act.
  
  Me and my boyfriend listen to the Chili Peppers
  
  Prior to the release of her 2019 album Norman F---ing Rockwell, Del Rey told BBC Radio 1 that Red Hot Chili Peppers were a big inspiration on that album's sound.
• Lana Del Rey recorded "Peppers" for her ninth album, Did You Know That There's A Tunnel Under Ocean Blvd. The singer switched things up by collaborating with other artists on six out of the 16 tracks. This is a big deal because previously, Del Rey tended to do her own thing and not rely on anyone else. On this song, she teams up with a fellow Interscope artist, the Canadian rapper Tommy Genesis.
• This chorus is a sample of the hook off Tommy Genesis' "Angelina," from her 2015 album World Vision.
  
  Hands on your knees, Angelina Jolie
  Let me put my hands on your knees, you can braid my hair
  
  Genesis is talking about Lara Croft, the badass heroine from 2001 film Lara Croft: Tomb Raider, played by actress Angelina Jolie. The actress' hair was memorably braided for the role; Genesis drops R-rated rhymes telling her bae to braid her hair for their bedroom action.
• So, why the Angelina Jolie reference? Throughout the song, Del Rey describes living life on the edge and not caring what others think. And you know what? Angelina Jolie has a reputation for living her life in a similar way.
• Lana Del Rey co-wrote and co-produced "Peppers" with Benji Lysaght. Mike Hermosa helped with the writing and Jack Antonoff with the production. Hip-hop artist Father is credited too because he produced "Angelina."
  
  Benji Lysaght is an American songwriter, producer and guitarist. He also co-wrote and co-produced "Let the Light In" on Ocean Blvd.
  
  A director and producer, Hermosa dated Del Rey in 2021. He co-penned five tracks on Ocean Blvd.
  
  Jack Antonoff previously worked on Del Rey's Norman F---king Rockwell (2019) and Chemtrails Over the Country Club (2021) albums. He contributed to 11 of the Ocean Bvld tracks.
• The musicians are:
  
  Benji Lysaght: electric guitar
  Jack Antonoff: electric and acoustic guitar, drums, bells, synthesizer
  Mike Hermosa: acoustic guitar
  Gus Seyffert: bass guitar, keyboards
  Carla Azar: drums
  Phoenix Grant: Omnichord
  
  Gus Seyffert is a Los Angeles-based record producer/musician who has worked with Beck, Michael Kiwanuka, Michelle Branch and Jenny Lewis.
  
  Alabama native Carla Azar is a member of the band Autolux and played drums on Jack White's albums Blunderbuss, Lazaretto, and Boarding House Reach.
  
  Phoenix Grant is the daughter of Caroline "Chuck" Grant, Lana Del Rey's sister. The Omnichord is an electronic instrument that was popular in the 1980s.