What is the meaning behind “‘Cause I’m the nigga, the nigga, nigga, like how you figure? (Yeah) Gettin’ figures and fuckin’ bitches”? Fuckin’ Problems by A$AP Rocky (Ft. 2 Chainz, Drake & Kendrick Lamar)
- by imrk
- April 12, 2023
“The nigga…the nigga nigga” is a iconic phrase in New Orleans rap that originated in the bounce music scene, as heard in TT Tucker’s “Where Dey At” . It later appeared in songs by Cash Money Records, including Mannie Fresh’s verse on the hit “Back That Ass Up”: He’s the “nigga"—similar to saying he’s "the man"—because he gets money and women (both represented by the word "figure”).