“ROCKSTAR” by DaBaby (ft. Roddy Ricch)
Honestly, the main theme permeating throughout this song is gun violence. Indeed when DaBaby refers to himself as a “Rockstar”, “this ain’t no guitar” or music-related occupation that he’s talking about. Rather he is referring to rockin’ the gat against his enemies. And Roddy Ricch follows similar suit, dropping a number of metaphors illustrating his lifestyle, which is highlighted by big money and the ever-existent prospect of things suddenly jumping off.
But arguably, the real highlight of this track is that DaBaby gets quite personal in his verse. For instance, he seems to put forth that the reason he took on the moniker of “DaBaby” is because he is his mother’s “baby boy”, i.e. her youngest son. Moreover he recounts that infamous 2018 incident where he bodied an armed robber “in front of” his daughter, who was but a toddler at the time. The reason he brings this issue up is of course to point out that his threats of busting shots are indeed genuine.
Writing and Production
“Rockstar” is the first official collaboration between DaBaby and Ricch. The two rappers wrote the song alongside the track’s producer, SethInTheKitchen.
Release Date of “ROCKSTAR”
This track was released by Interscope Records and the South Coast Music Group on 17 April 2020 as part of DaBaby’s third album. Said album is entitled “Blame It on Baby”.
Performance on the Charts
“ROCKSTAR” grabbed number 1 positions in the likes of United States, Portugal and Britain.
| United Kingdom | #1 |
| United States of America | #1 |
| Australia | #1 |
| Austria | #1 |
| Canada | #1 |
| Denmark | #1 |
| Greece | #1 |
| Ireland | #1 |
| Netherlands | #1 |
| New Zealand | #1 |
| Portugal | #1 |
| Switzerland | #1 |
The song also gave DaBaby a top-10 hit in Germany, France, Belgium, and Norway among several other places.
| Countries | Position |
| Belgium | #2 |
| Czech Republic | #3 |
| Finland | #4 |
| France | #6 |
| Germany | #3 |
| Hungary | #4 |
| Iceland | #9 |
| Italy | #8 |
| Norway | #2 |
| Scotland | #4 |
| Singapore | #8 |
| Slovakia | #2 |
| Sweden | #2 |
I support this song very much, and for those who thing it’s a bad song then think back again to the lyrics of what his story really is to the song. This is not talking about anything innopropriate but this is explaing something more like real life violence known as the topic “gun voilence”…He’s basically saying he will protect his daughter and family no matter how much violence there is in this world…BLM TOO!!!
Epic song very meaningful and real about the current ways in the world today. The music behind the lyrics carry the message through and it embodies modern day struggles which I think most people can relate to
what is the message that dababy is trying to say in this song
he mainly talks about shooting another guy in walmart where he was with his daughter and he is basically saying that he would do it again , to protect his family and daughter , he also points out that he hates the police and doesnt think that a police car is anything special compared to a lamborghini
Damn can’t get enough of this song, the beats hit hard each piece of instrument. Then the words are real and.
Meaning…. Minorities have guns too, and we will protect ourselves and our family at all cost!
Love this track…on Roddy Ricch verses
Love this song. Everyone has a right to protect themselves.
These dumba*s songs all sound the same,
America is in a steep decline, may god have mercy on us all
Guns aren’t our decline. That’s what people in power want you to believe. The rich pricks that run this country and hold enough politicians in their palms to matter, are our decline.
Did anyone else wonder why the last person in power want everyone to hate?
Love you DaBaby. Nice work with alot of information.
What does he mean when he says go get the chop? Is that a shotgun?
Its a reference to really any rifle/shotgun. Most likely a AR/AK that has been cut down to a compact size.
What the hell. Dababy you did good on the song i am a supporter and I know that you only have guns to protect your girl and your daughter and by the way i saw your IG when your daughter was on the grill she is so smart don’t be calling his family a freak YALL HATERS OUT HERE.
Wtf! Why in the hell is everyone making a big deal online about how it a bad song because he is colored… it is a good song and it is telling a story!
for real
its a beautiful thing what he do for his child HATERS
Love this song. There are plenty of OG’s of both colors that lay low. Most on both sides aren’t racist. Did anyone else notice the last person in charge pitted us against each other? Wanted black to hate white, white to hate black, white and black hate Muslim, everyone hate Asian and Hispanic. Reason?
NO GUN VIOLENCE!!!
this song is so meaningful
Uh it sounds like a lame and shameless attempt at garnering some “credibility” from a scary and tragic situation
It’s not about color people. The last leader took race relations back years. I couldn’t be the only one that noticed he wanted black to hate white, white to hate black, black and white to hate muslims, and Hispanics l, and then Asians. Why?
what are the metaphor
This song carries a lot of important messages, Blacks in America should be very careful with their lives.
I love dababy. He simply explained he would do anything to protect his family.SO Y’ALL HATERZ F OFF,OKAY?PERIOD!!!
I love this song..His Voice is Perfect and his babygirl is beautiful..I wish there were More young kids to make it like him but all they are doing is shooting there own people which is sad.