Lil Tjay
Tione Jayden Merritt (born April 30, 2001), known professionally as Lil Tjay, is an American rapper and singer-songwriter. He rose to prominence in 2017 with his song "Resume", and then the release of his breakthrough song "Brothers" which led h ...
, released on October 30, 2020. It is the lead single and a bonus track from his second studio album ''
Destined 2 Win
''Destined 2 Win'' is the second studio album by American rapper Lil Tjay. It was released on April 2, 2021, through Columbia Records. This serves as the follow-up to his 2019 debut album "True 2 Myself (Lil Tjay album), True 2 Myself". The produc ...
'' (2020). The song was produced by Woodpecker. An accompanying music video of the song was directed by
Shomi Patwary
Shomi Patwary (born February 20, 1982, in Dhaka, Bangladesh) is a filmmaker, and co-founder of the creative collective Illusive Media.
Composition and lyrics
In the song, Lil Tjay reflects his struggles in his past life and what he has learned from them, and promises to improve himself and not let them control his future ("Can't change, I remember what I been through / So when I spit no need for pencils / Traumatized, shit be fucking with my mental / I seen some shit I can't get into / I'm just tryna be somebody influential / A lot of souls I could vent to / My success is not something coincidental").