What’s not to love about Fridays? It’s the end of the work week, the start of the weekend, and the day for music artists to bless us with new tunes. On Friday, October 7, Lil Yachty released his first song in over a year, and well, it’s already a hit.
Following a sound leak, Lil Yachty dropped his new song “Poland,” produced by F1LTHY (he’s behind quite a few songs on Playboi Carti’s Whole Lotta Red , by the way).
Yachty’s song is only 1 minute and 23 seconds, but it only took one line to get the internet buzzing: “I took the wock to Poland.” Better yet, “I took the WoOoOOoOoock to Poland.”
ever since lil yachty took the wock to poland something shifted..
— Corn ✧* (@upblissed) October 8, 2022
The line sounds how it looks in the latter statement, with Yachty’s unique voice mimicking the vibes of rapping through a fan during the lyric delivery.
But what does taking “the wock to Poland” even mean? While Yachty didn’t reveal the meaning behind the lyrics, many speculate the “wock” refers to — cover your kiddos’ ears — lean, the unfortunate drink combination of cough syrup, soda, and sometimes hard candy.
Moneybagg Yo’s “Wockesha” is a song dedicated to the drink, whose nickname derives from Wockhardt, the Indian pharmaceutical company producing the drink’s cough syrup.
In short, please stay away from this drink (and drugs, period).
However, why the rapper takes the wock specifically to Poland is still unknown. The world may never know.
The song is currently only available on SoundCloud (where it has over 4.2 million plays), but a music video may be near. Instagram account Hidden NY, which many believe is run by Yachty, shared behind-the-scenes looks at potential “Poland” visuals featuring Yachty and Zack Bia.
Unfortunately, Yachty filmed at an NYC subway turnstile rather than staging the alleged video in Poland (talk about a missed opportunity).
From “One Night” to “Poland,” Yachty once again proves he’s just as good at nailing viral songs as he is at mastering underrated ‘fits.
