24kGoldn — Mood. An exclusive live performance for Vevo DSCVR ARTISTS TO WATCH 2021, an annual series highlighting those that are shaping the future of music.
It’s safe to say 24kGoldn was born to shine. His first name actually IS Golden, how’s that for starters? What’s more, at the age of 20, the alt-rapper has already gone platinum with “Mood,” his insanely catchy track with pal iann dior. As the story goes, the chart-topper was made offhand during a Call of Duty gaming sesh with Golden, iann, and producer pals Keegan Bach and Omer Fedi. “It was the first guitar riff that Omer played," Golden has said, «and without even thinking I started singing, “Why you always in a mood? Omer was like, ‘that’s fire.‘” It may sound like lightning in a bottle, but the sunny San Francisco native’s success comes as no surprise to Soundcloud users. Three years ago the indie community was showing love to Golden’s early and strong efforts “Valentino” and “Ballin’ Like Shareef,” the latter an eye-wink reference to both Shaquille O’Neill’s son and their Gen Z tribe. Where’d the musicality come from? Goldens mom tells a story of her son frequently using chopsticks as drumsticks on an upside-down yellow bucket. After that he did time in a local choir. In high school, an older friend told him about the availability of a studio. “The more music I made, the better it got, and the more people wanted to hear it.” Now his tracks have A-listers such as Justin Bieber and J Balvin hopping on remixes. The pandemic precluded a full band participating in our Artist To Watch performances, but that didn’t affect the musics energy. Golden and his pink-haired pal brought plenty of fire. Enjoy these live takes of “Mood” and “Coco.”
Executive Producer: Micah Bickham
Director: Priya Minhas
Producer: Averi Smith
Producer: Sacha Noelle
Director of Photography: Franklin Ricart
Editor: Ramy Elsokary
Music
Prod Co: Riveting Entertainment
Exec Prod: Andrew Listermann
Director: Ace Pro
Producer: Kevin Boston
Prod Mgr: Erica Nagai
DP: Justin Jones
Marketing: Alexandra “Ali B” Bianchi
Commissioner: Kareem Johnson / OverScene LLC
LYRICS
Sh*t is a jam
Sh*t is a jam
I can tell who’s on the way out
25 shows check the pay out
I ain’t going home imma stay out
Muf*ckas hate you when they lookin for a way out
I just sit back and let it play out
and She gon let me hit it any day now ooh
What you gon say now ooh
Amahhhhh
My ex girl got a baby ooh
But she still let me stay now ooh
I got a Dallas and an H Town boo
Got a baddie out in Cape Town, too
Whole gang eating steak house food
Get the check, I ain’t checkin what it came out to
I tell promoters I don’t talk about the money
You know who to hand the envelope to
Big John got the cash and he been the go-to
Heard the beat told Nickie put it in the Pro Tools
Got a fountain on the chain and it’s indigo blue
Might f*ck around and get a gold tooth
I’m a restaurant-goer, never been to Whole Foods
She gon listen to the song, say this sh*t a whole mood
I’m in the mountains out West on a tour bus
Texting this chick I used to mess with
Got her in the bath doing video shoots
Tried to send one to me but it didn’t go through
Damn
And She gon let me hit it any day now ooh
What you gonna say now ooh
Amahhhhh
My ex girl got a baby ooh
But she still let me stay now ooh
I can tell who’s on the way out
25 shows check the pay out
I ain’t going home imma stay out
Muf*ckas hate you when they lookin for a way out
I just sit back and let it play out
And She gon let me hit it any day now ooh
What you gon say now ooh
Amahhhh
My ex girl got a baby ooh
But she still let me stay now ooh
Whoa, whoa, yeah
I get paid to do me that’s a fact check
I run it up then retrace my last steps
I’m in her eardrums talking about assets
“Do you want a?” “Yes!”
Hold up I ain’t even ask yet
She got her hair done
She finna need it redone
Boy, that p*ssy so good (so good)
Stuck it in damn near almost made me pre cum
I let her give me some advice like I need some
Booked up, tell a dumb b*tch read some
I’m anointed, I’m the boss
I done came out of pocket so much
You thought that I was disjointed
They pointed me towards ya diss
Um I’m disappointed
My ex treat me like I ain’t there
What happened to the feelings and love that we still share?
Just like the girls who got my name tatted and covered up
I know deep down, under the surface it’s still there
She gon let me hit it any day now ooh
What you gon say now ooh
My ex girl got a baby now ooh
But she still let me stay now ooh
I can tell who’s on the way out
25 shows check the pay out
I ain’t going home imma stay out
Muf*ckas hate you when they lookin for a way out
I just sit back and let it play out
(and) She gon let me hit it any day now ooh
What you gon say now ooh
Amaaahhhh
Ex girl got a bae now ooh
But she still let me stay now ooh
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Composer, Lyricist: Juan Luis Londoño (Maluma)
Composer: Kevin Mauricio Jiménez Londoño
Composer: Bryan Snaider Lezcano Chaverra
Producer: Kevin Jiménez ADG
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Released on: 2018-01-12
Associated Performer: Camila Cabello feat. Young Thug
Bass, Piano, Programmer, Composer, Lyricist: Adam Feeney
Background Vocal, Composer, Lyricist: Pharrell Williams
Composer, Lyricist: Brittany Hazzard
Background Vocal: Starrah
Composer, Lyricist: Ali Tamposi
Composer, Lyricist: Brian Lee
Keyboards, Composer, Lyricist: Kaan Gunesberk
Saxophone: Leland Whitty
Composer, Lyricist: Andrew Watt
Trumpet: Tom Moffett
Trumpet: Serafin Aguilar
Producer: Frank Dukes
Misc. Prod.: Matt Beckley
Composer, Lyricist: Louis Bell
Recording Engineer: Mike Gaydusek
Recording Engineer: Robbie Soukiasyan
Recording Engineer: Kyle Mann
Recording Engineer: Martin Gray
Assistant Engineer: Marco Falcone
Assistant Engineer: Sean Madden
Assistant Engineer: Henry Guevara
Mixing Engineer: Jaycen Joshua
Assistant Engineer: David Nakaji
Assistant Engineer: Ivan Jimenez
Mastering Engineer: Kevin Peterson