Quavo's mom is concerned about her son's trap lifestyle and doesn't want him dealing drugs. Momma told me not to sell work Seventeen five, same color T-shirt The line is borrowed from Shawty Lo's first verse on D4L's 2005 cut "I'm Da Man."
"Work" in this instance is drug-dealing. "Seventeen five" refers to buying a kilo of coke for the low price of $17,500. "Same color T-shirt" references the white T-shirts that are popular with drug dealers.
The Atlanta production duo of Nard & B came up with the beat. James "Nard" Bernard Rosser, Jr. and Brandon "B" Rackley have found success producing for likes of T.I. ("On Top of the World") and Maino ("All The Above") over the years.
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