36. Tryna get nine out a onion

In a few songs by billy woods and Armand Hammer the onion appears.

In this interview, billy woods talks about the layers of lyrics and mentions the onion.

"There are layers to how I write. I want my writing to be both cohesive and like an onion. For me, it’s best when the writing has a fourth layer – something else that is an inside reference that maybe even only the people in the room who were there will get."

billy woods - Read Ur Bible
"The machine learns
The onion peels
The world turns
Turns out..."
full lyrics

billy woods - Fever Grass
"Mom would send me over there with something
Mumbling about that deadbeat husband
Cuz was in the back, bent, tryna get nine out a onion
Tryna get that baker's dozen"
full lyrics

billy woods - Scales
"Smoothed her skirt, made sure her shirt's buttoned
We said nothing, what would you say?
Never told her husband, just sautéed the onions
A Good Man is Hard to Find"
full lyrics

billy woods - The Undercard
"Whaddup whaddup
They're cooking dinner
Garlic onion ginger
Duck in the back room"
full lyrics

billy woods - DMCA
"Torrents have your whole album and the instrumentals
It's like writing a fucking novel in pencil
Still saute the track, plate with market greens and lentils
Black garlic, green onions, snow pea tendril"
full lyrics

Armand Hammer - Vindaloo
"Spoon over pearl couscous
Onion loop, bundled herb
Built for comfort not for speed
All that with a whole bird plus the giblets"
full lyrics

Armand Hammer - No Days Off
"She won't listen to a word you say
Onion powder only thing on they spice rack
But cats act like Quinton on his way
Gladys Knight's good old days (talk about 'em)"
full lyrics

Armand Hammer - Flavor Flav
"Lickety split
Skin the spliff like a onion, clock struck mid stroke
We finished in a pumpkin
Don't come round with that "go slow""
full lyrics

Armand Hammer - Frog and Toad Are Friends
"Goatmouth rappers pinching onion powder for you peasants
Cruel recession, morsels rationed there’s barely seconds
Closed sessions they rant and rave without connections
Lost all the recipes, necessities quote code of veterans"
full lyrics

Pink Siifu & Real Bad Man ft. Armand Hammer & ConQuest Tony Phillips - TOKYO BLUNTS
"Time undefeated, so I slow simmer the Bolognese
Took ya lil beef, garlic, onions, celery, carrot, tomato paste
When I'm done, it's just a little sweet (Mwah)
Just a taste"
full lyrics

Here you can find the track spring (onions) by Kenny Segal (who produced for billy woods)