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"Ridin'" (originally "My Bitch") is an unreleased song by Lana Del Rey and A$AP Rocky. The song was written by A$AP Rocky and Lana Del Rey during/after their work together on Lana Del Rey's "National Anthem" music video and produced by The Kickdrums. Both A$AP Rocky and The Kickdrums refer to the song as "Ridin'". The song leaked on June 27, 2012, and originally appeared on DDotOmen.com.

Background

"Ridin'" was originally slotted to be on The Kickdrums' mixtape Follow the Leaders, but was taken off the final tracklist. The Kickdrums said, "Well, we had like a general consensus to go ahead and leak it," and "A$AP really wanted to use it for his album." A$AP did not end up putting the track on his album LONG.LIVE.A$AP and almost 3 months after the interview with The Kickdrums, the song was leaked on DDotOmen.

The day after "Ridin'" leaked, A$AP Rocky posted tweets saying the lyrics were just for his reference and, "I CARE ABOUT MY CRAFT TOO MUCH TO GIVE THE PPL GARBAGE LIKE THAT." The Kickdrums also took to twitter to confirm that they didn't leak the track, and were as surprised as everyone else. An official looking cover is assumed to be created by a fan, causing more issues with the possibility of an intentional leak by The Kickdrums. The cover used an image, which looks taken from the National Anthem music video, of Lana Del Rey and A$AP with orange text reading "Ridin" on top.

The song is registered with Del Rey as the sole writer on the HFA songfile, but her and A$AP are listed as performers.

Lyrics

[Verse 1: Lana Del Rey]
I want to be your object, of your affection
Give me all your time, touch, money, and attention
Pick me up after school, you can be my baby
Maybe we could go somewhere, get a little crazy
He's rich and I'm wishin', um, he could be my Mister Yum
Delicious to the maximum, chew him up like bubble gum
I'm his pretty party favor, he says I'm his favorite flavor

[Hook: A$AP Rocky]
Uh, uh, catch me ridin' like a bitch
Got the six forty-five, catch me ridin' with my bitch
Uh, long hair, Lana, that's my bitch
Uh, You can tell by the swagger and the lips

Uh, uh, catch me ridin' like a bitch
Got the six forty-five, catch me ridin' with my bitch
Uh, long hair, Lana, that's my bitch
Uh, You can tell by the swagger and the lips, uh

[Verse 2: Lana Del Rey]
You say that I am flawless, true perfection
So give me all your drugs, props, money, and connections
Pick me up after school, actin' kinda shady
You're the coolest kid in town, I'm your little lady
You're sick and I'm kissin' him, magical musician, how I'm
Drivin' at the cinema, lovin' him and lickin' him
He's my love, the life saver
Don't step on my bad behavior

[Hook: A$AP Rocky]
Uh, uh, catch me ridin' like a bitch
Got the six forty-five, catch me ridin' with my bitch
Uh, long hair, Lana, that's my bitch
Uh, you can tell by the swagger and the lips

Uh, uh, catch me ridin' like a bitch
Got the six forty-five, catch me ridin' with my bitch
Uh, long hair, Lana, that's my bitch
Uh, You can tell by the swagger and the lips, uh

[Verse 3: A$AP Rocky]
Swervin', swervin', gettin' all them dimes
Tell her I be doin', I be swaggin' to my prime
This ain't all the time, it happens all the time
That's a big contradiction, get your money on your mind
What, what, tell her I be on a chase
Chasin' for that paper and you see me on that race
What, what, tell her I be goin' first
I be goin' first and they put me in a herse, oh
One big room, full of bad bitches, no
One big room and it's full of mad bitches
Lana, Lana, tell them what it is
Tell 'em that you doin' it, and you mean to do it big
I said, one big room, full of bad bitches, no it's
One big room and it's full of mad bitches, I said
Lana, Lana, tell them what it is
Tell 'em when you do it that you only do it big

[Hook: A$AP Rocky]
Uh, uh, catch me ridin' like a bitch
Got the six forty-five, catch me ridin' with my bitch
Uh, long hair, Lana, that's my bitch
Uh, You can tell by the swagger and the lips, uh

Uh, uh, catch me ridin' like a bitch
Got the six forty-five, catch me ridin' with my bitch
Uh, long hair, Lana, that's my bitch
Uh, You can tell by the swagger and the lips, uh

References

ComplexMusic's article on the leak.
Wikipedia's "Ridin'" leak date.
Rapgenius lyrics for "Ridin".
Twitter status by The Kickdrums.
Three twitter statuses regarding the leak by A$AP Rocky and one from The Kickdrums were deleted.
A link to the unofficial cover.

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-{{Infobox song
-|image = Image:Unreleased.png
-|artist = Lana Del Rey
-|written = [[Lana Del Rey]]
-|producer = Unknown
-|recorded = Unknown
-|time = 3:26
-|Source = [[File:Unreleased_Logo.png|125px|link=Category:Unreleased songs]]
-}}
-"'''<nowiki>Ridin'</nowiki>'''" is an unreleased song by [[Lana Del Rey]]. Little is known about the song, and it is registered to the Harry Fox Agency. It is assumed to be a demo of the song, "[[My Bitch (song)|My Bitch]]", which Del Rey featured in alongside [[A$AP Rocky]].
+"'''Ridin''''" (originally "'''My Bitch'''") is an unreleased song by [[Lana Del Rey]] and [[A$AP Rocky]]. The song was written by A$AP Rocky and Lana Del Rey during/after their work together on Lana Del Rey's "[[National Anthem (song)|National Anthem]]" music video and produced by [[The Kickdrums]]. Both A$AP Rocky and The Kickdrums refer to the song as "Ridin'". The song leaked on June 27, 2012, and originally appeared on DDotOmen.com.
-==References==
-*HFA Song Code: R4646S
+== Background ==
+"Ridin'" was originally slotted to be on The Kickdrums' mixtape ''Follow the Leaders'', but was taken off the final tracklist. The Kickdrums said, "Well, we had like a general consensus to go ahead and leak it," and "A$AP really wanted to use it for his album." A$AP did not end up putting the track on his album ''LONG.LIVE.A$AP'' and almost 3 months after the interview with The Kickdrums, the song was leaked on DDotOmen.
+The day after "Ridin'" leaked, A$AP Rocky posted tweets saying the lyrics were just for his reference and, "I CARE ABOUT MY CRAFT TOO MUCH TO GIVE THE PPL GARBAGE LIKE THAT." The Kickdrums also took to twitter to confirm that they didn't leak the track, and were as surprised as everyone else. An official looking cover is assumed to be created by a fan, causing more issues with the possibility of an intentional leak by The Kickdrums. The cover used an image, which looks taken from the National Anthem music video, of Lana Del Rey and A$AP with orange text reading "Ridin" on top.
+The song is registered with Del Rey as the sole writer on the HFA songfile, but her and A$AP are listed as performers.
+== Lyrics ==
+{{Scroll box|content = <poem>
+[Verse 1: Lana Del Rey]
+I want to be your object, of your affection
+Give me all your time, touch, money, and attention
+Pick me up after school, you can be my baby
+Maybe we could go somewhere, get a little crazy
+He's rich and I'm wishin', um, he could be my Mister Yum
+Delicious to the maximum, chew him up like bubble gum
+I'm his pretty party favor, he says I'm his favorite flavor
+[Hook: A$AP Rocky]
+Uh, uh, catch me ridin' like a bitch
+Got the six forty-five, catch me ridin' with my bitch
+Uh, long hair, Lana, that's my bitch
+Uh, You can tell by the swagger and the lips
+Uh, uh, catch me ridin' like a bitch
+Got the six forty-five, catch me ridin' with my bitch
+Uh, long hair, Lana, that's my bitch
+Uh, You can tell by the swagger and the lips, uh
+[Verse 2: Lana Del Rey]
+You say that I am flawless, true perfection
+So give me all your drugs, props, money, and connections
+Pick me up after school, actin' kinda shady
+You're the coolest kid in town, I'm your little lady
+You're sick and I'm kissin' him, magical musician, how I'm
+Drivin' at the cinema, lovin' him and lickin' him
+He's my love, the life saver
+Don't step on my bad behavior
+[Hook: A$AP Rocky]
+Uh, uh, catch me ridin' like a bitch
+Got the six forty-five, catch me ridin' with my bitch
+Uh, long hair, Lana, that's my bitch
+Uh, you can tell by the swagger and the lips
+Uh, uh, catch me ridin' like a bitch
+Got the six forty-five, catch me ridin' with my bitch
+Uh, long hair, Lana, that's my bitch
+Uh, You can tell by the swagger and the lips, uh
+[Verse 3: A$AP Rocky]
+Swervin', swervin', gettin' all them dimes
+Tell her I be doin', I be swaggin' to my prime
+This ain't all the time, it happens all the time
+That's a big contradiction, get your money on your mind
+What, what, tell her I be on a chase
+Chasin' for that paper and you see me on that race
+What, what, tell her I be goin' first
+I be goin' first and they put me in a herse, oh
+One big room, full of bad bitches, no
+One big room and it's full of mad bitches
+Lana, Lana, tell them what it is
+Tell 'em that you doin' it, and you mean to do it big
+I said, one big room, full of bad bitches, no it's
+One big room and it's full of mad bitches, I said
+Lana, Lana, tell them what it is
+Tell 'em when you do it that you only do it big
+[Hook: A$AP Rocky]
+Uh, uh, catch me ridin' like a bitch
+Got the six forty-five, catch me ridin' with my bitch
+Uh, long hair, Lana, that's my bitch
+Uh, You can tell by the swagger and the lips, uh
+Uh, uh, catch me ridin' like a bitch
+Got the six forty-five, catch me ridin' with my bitch
+Uh, long hair, Lana, that's my bitch
+Uh, You can tell by the swagger and the lips, uh
+</poem>}}
+== References ==
+* [http://www.complex.com/music/2012/06/asap-rocky-denounces-ridin-collaboration-with-lana-del-rey ComplexMusic's article on the leak].
+* [[wikipedia:List_of_songs_recorded_by_Lana_Del_Rey#Unreleased|Wikipedia's "Ridin'" leak date.]]
+* [http://rapgenius.com/The-kickdrums-ridin-lyrics Rapgenius lyrics for "Ridin".]
+* [https://twitter.com/TheKickDrums/statuses/218437247358349312 Twitter status by The Kickdrums.]
+* Three twitter statuses regarding the leak by A$AP Rocky and one from The Kickdrums were deleted.
+* [http://www.thissongslaps.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/AAPRocky-Ridin.jpg A link to the unofficial cover.]
 [[Category:Songs]]
 [[Category:Unreleased songs]]
+[[Category:Collaborations]]