Meaning of “Go Loko” by YG ft. Jon Z & Tyga

First off the titular word “loko” actually refers to “loco”, which in Spanish translates to crazy. As such, the chorus of this song is based on Tyga’s exclamation that his “bi*ch go loco” and is “so loco”. Of course fans of rap music know that “bi*ch” is a commonly-used colloquial term which refers to women. And for the most part, this track is about the artists’ interactions with shorties. However, within the context of the chorus, it seems as if Tyga may be referring to a gun as his “bi*ch”, as firearms are also known to be referred to as females in the world of hip-hop, with the most-applicable example being Tupac’s “Me and My Girlfriend”.

You can view the lyrics, alternate interprations and sheet music for Jon Z's Go Loko at Lyrics.org.

But as aforementioned, the verses themselves are dedicated to the artists’ encounters with women, specifically in terms of intimacy. Based on this, the main goal of the rappers seems to be to present such scenarios in the most-innovative language as possible. However, the main selling point of this song, besides the fact that it uses a Mexican-American theme, is that it features a Puerto Rican rapper, Jon Z, who actually raps in Spanish. In other words, the track is truly bilingual, which is not a common feat within the world of mainstream rap music.

Facts about “Go Loko”

  • In keeping with the Mexican-American theme, the music video to “Go Loko” actually features YG portraying the role of a mariachi (traditional Mexican musician) and Tyga a vaquero (Mexican cowboy).
  • “Go Loko” was written exclusively by the YG, Tyga and Jon Z.
  • Production credits go to Gylttryp and Mustard.
  • “Go Loko”, which was released by Def Jam Recording on 3 May 2019 as a single from YG’s album 4Real 4Real. “Stop Snitchin” was the first single to be released from this album.

Is this Tyga’s first time working with YG?

No. Tyga has been featured before on YG’s tracks “Bi*ches Ain’t Sh*t” (2011), “Hell Yeah” (2011) and “Do It With My Tongue” (2012).  They also collaborated on the song “Ride Out” from the soundtrack of the action movie Furious 7.

Meanwhile this track marks the first time either of the artists has teamed up with Jon Z.

3 Responses

  1. silla says:

    good jobs

  2. Alan Basal says:

    What does the part in Spanish mean? Jon Z’s part.

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