Song of the Day #6,394: ’30 For 30′ – SZA feat. Kendrick Lamar

Continuing my look at the top songs of 2025…

Kendrick Lamar closed out the top 20, and he’s back again at #21. This time he’s a featured artist on a single from SZA’s 2024 album Lana, returning the favor after she featured on his #1 hit ‘Luther.’

This is one of nine collaborations between SZA and Lamar, and the third most successful (after ‘Luther’ and 2018’s ‘All the Stars,’ from the Black Panther soundtrack).

I usually enjoy SZA’s music but this one doesn’t do a lot for me. I think I’m just Kendrick Lamar’d out.

[Intro: Bobby DeBarge]
I used to think about immature things
You know, like
Do you love me? Do you want me?
Are you gon’ call me like you said you would?
Is this really your real phone number?

[Chorus]
Some of y’all gon’ get washed (Washed)
Some of y’all just gon’ pop shit
Some of y’all just gon’ talk (Talk)
But none of y’all ain’t really ’bout shit
Some of y’all just look lost (Lost, yeah)
I get this type of feeling you ain’t accustomed to
I swear I’d be at peace if it weren’t for you (Yeah, yeah)
Only want your love if it’s solid
But if it’s fuck me, then fuck you (Huh)
And that’s the way I like it
That’s the way I like it
And that’s the way I like it
Ain’t crackin’ a smile for none of these bitches
That’s the way I like it
I’m wipin’ ’em down in front of they nigga
That’s the way I like it
I’m thirty for thirty, I’m thirty for thirty, I’m thirty for thirty, I’m thirty for thirty, I’m

[Post-Chorus]
Chat
Should I fold that bitch, no yoga mat?
Chat
Should I dead that nigga? Don’t hit me back
Chat
Should’ve ran down on you, no questions asked
Chat, chat, they chattin’, they chat

[Verse 1]
When the sun go down, everything make me feel lonely, yeah
Had a lil’ side thing, but right now, he’s just the homie
Tryna feel good inside, he never wanna hold me
Pipe me up, you get me hype, you my favorite coach
Come press the line
Fucking stress off, that’s my only vice
I take it off when he tell me if I’m feelin’ fine
I run it up, risk it all like I’m rolling dice
Takin’ it all, it’s my second life
That’s me (That’s me)
Passed out in a Maybach seat (‘Bach seat)
Crashed out on a black-sand beach (Uh)
Already know my body
Already know that’s me
Bitch shit, then you might get minked
Mink, mink, mink
Only want the love if it’s solid
[Chorus: Kendrick Lamar, SZA, Both]
Some of y’all gon’ get washed (Washed)
Some of y’all just gon’ pop shit
Some of y’all just gon’ talk (Talk)
But none of y’all ain’t really ’bout shit
Some of y’all just look lost (Lost, yeah)
I get this type of feeling you ain’t accustomed to
I swear I’d be at peace if it weren’t for you (Yeah, yeah)
Only want your love if it’s solid
But if it’s fuck me, then fuck you (Huh)
And that’s the way I like it

[Verse 2]
Everything been otay (Otay)
They salute me so damn much, every time I show up, nigga about-face
Everything no cut, I fuck y’all up, I’m really gon’ trip ’bout bae (Mm-mm)
Blow the ’87 guts, why they waitin’ on us? Tell ’em I was on PCH
You fuckin’ with niggas that’s thinkin’ they cuter than you, oh
Say you on your cycle, but he on his period too, oh
The tables been turnin’ so much, I was thinkin’ it’s foosball
The tenderness of ’em, mistakin’ ’em for some wagyu, oh
Walk, talk like Kenny, like boss
Like Solána, I promise, more buzz, it’s a wasp
It’s a crater or a spaceship, shut the fuck up, get lost
No favors, I’ll wager whatever you worth, I ball
Somethin’ about a conservative, regular girl that still can beat a bitch ass
Thorough as fuck, don’t need your bitch ass
Psychic as fuck, can read your bitch ass
Zodiac sign, it must be a Gemini moon ’cause, shit, we about to go half
Mistakenly, nobody been in they bag, but how many bodies done been in her bed?

[Chorus]
Some of y’all gon’ get washed (Washed)
Some of y’all just gon’ pop shit
Some of y’all just gon’ talk (Talk)
But none of y’all ain’t really ’bout shit
Some of y’all just look lost (Lost, yeah)
I get this type of feeling you ain’t accustomed to
I swear I’d be at peace if it weren’t for you (Yeah, yeah)
Only want your love if it’s solid
But if it’s fuck me, then fuck you (Huh)
And that’s the way I like it
That’s the way I like it
That’s the way I like it
Ain’t crackin’ a smile for none of these bitches
That’s the way I like it
I’m wipin’ ’em down in front of they nigga
That’s the way I like it
I’m thirty for thirty, I’m thirty for thirty, I’m thirty for thirty, I’m thirty for thirty, I’m

[Post-Chorus]
Chat
Should I fold that bitch, no yoga mat?
Chat
Should I dead that nigga, no strings attached?
Chat
Should’ve ran down on you, no questions asked
Chat, they chattin’, they chattin’, they chat

[Outro]
Chat
Do I let him bump his gums or get him whacked?
Chat
Do I take his head off and wear it for fashion?
Chat
Do I do my stuff and take it to the max?
Chat, they chattin’, they chattin’, they chat

3 thoughts on “Song of the Day #6,394: ’30 For 30′ – SZA feat. Kendrick Lamar

  1. Dana Gallup says:

    I know your mom loves this stuff, but I find it boring.😉

  2. The Cool Guy (Daniel) says:

    Definitely the weaker of the two recent collaborations between SZA and Kendrick. I love “luther” and can listen to that track endlessly. The way they play off each other in that one so seamlessly and the overall production is some of my favorite work from the past year.

    However, I agree that “30 for 30” does not measure up in quite the same way. I found that overall I was let down by “Lana” the follow up album to “S.O.S”. The album was advertised as the “B-Sides” of that record and very much felt like just that. While there were a couple of songs I liked and I’m always a fan of SZA’s smooth vocals and tasty melodies, I was underwhelmed by the project as a whole!

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