Song meaning of ​ball w/o you by 21 Savage

So, 21 Savage's "Ball w/o you" is basically about a messy breakup! The first verse is all about his ex running around drinking and taking pictures to try and make him jealous, while messing around with other guys at the same time. Savage is saying that he doesn't care how many people she sleeps with, he knows she still misses him. The chorus hits hard, with Savage admitting that he thought she had his back, but she let him fall and caused him pain instead. Now he's gotta "ball without her" and not rely on her anymore.

The second verse takes it up a notch, with Savage proclaiming that if you cross him once, he'll never forgive you. He's not messing around, having been burned before in middle school. But even when his heart's cold, he still buys himself a Moncler sweater (style over substance, amirite?). At the end of the day, all Savage wants is loyalty, not fickle love. The bridge shows that he's still tender-hearted, wishing his ex wouldn't fade away completely, but he's tough enough to keep going without her. So, moral of the story, if you're gonna mess with 21 Savage, you better be loyal or he's gonna ball w/o you.