Check On It (feat. Bun B & Slim Thug)

(Swizz Beatz)
(D.C., Destiny Child)

[Slim Thug]
Slim Thug y'all

You need to stop playing 'round with all them clowns and the wangstas
Good girls gotta get down with the gangstas
Go head, girl, put some back and some neck up on it
While I stand up in the background and check up on it

[Beyoncé]
Ooh, boy, you lookin' like you like what you see
Won't you come over and check up on it?
I'm'ma let you work up on it
Ladies, let 'em check up on it
Watch it while he check up on it
Dip it, pop it, twerk it, stop it
Check on me tonight

If you got it, flaunt it
Boy, I know you want it
While I turn around, you
Watch me check up on it
Ooh, you watchin' me shake it
I see it in your face
You can't take it, it's blazin'
You watch me in amazement

You can look at it
As long as you don't grab it
If you don't go braggin'
I'm'ma let you have it
You think that I'm teasin'
But I ain't got no reason
I'm sure that I can please ya
But first I gotta read you

Ooh, boy, you lookin' like you like what you see
Won't you come over and check up on it?
I'm'ma let you work up on it
Ladies, let 'em check up on it
Watch it while he check up on it
Dip it, pop it, twerk it, stop it
Check on me tonight

Ooh, boy, you lookin' like you like what you see
Won't you come over and check up on it?
I'm'ma let you work up on it
Ladies, let 'em check up on it
Watch it while he check up on it
Dip it, pop it, twerk it, stop it
Check on me tonight

I can tell you wanna taste it
But I'm gon' make you chase it
You've got to be patient
I like my men patient
More patience, you take might
Get you in more places
You can't be abrasive
Has to know to pace it

If I let you get up on it
You gotta make a promise
That you gon' put it on me
Like no one's put it on me
Don't bore me, just show me
All men talk but don't please
I can be a tease but
But I really wanna please you

Ooh, boy, you lookin' like you like what you see
Won't you come over and check up on it?
I'm'ma let you work up on it
Ladies, let 'em check up on it
Watch it while he check up on it
Dip it, pop it, twerk it, stop it
Check on me tonight

Ooh, boy, you lookin' like you like what you see
Won't you come over and check up on it?
I'm'ma let you work up on it
Ladies, let 'em check up on it
Watch it while he check up on it
Dip it, pop it, twerk it, stop it
Check on me tonight

[Slim Thug]
I'm checking on you, boo, do what you do
And while dance, I'm'ma glance at this beautiful view
To keep my hands in my pants, I need to glue 'em with glue
I'm in a trance, all eyes on you and your crew
Me and my mans don't dance, but to feel y'all bump and grind
It won't hurt if you gon' try one time
They all hot, but let me see this ones mine
It's Slim Thug and D.C. out of H-Town

[Beyoncé]
Ooh, boy, you lookin' like you like what you see
Won't you come over and check up on it?
I'm'ma let you work up on it (All my ladies)
Ladies, let 'em check up on it
Watch it while he check up on it
Dip it, pop it, twerk it, stop it
Check on me tonight

(Check on it, check on it)
Ooh, boy, you lookin' like you like what you see
(Check on it, check on it)
Won't you come over and check up on it?
I'm'ma let you work up on it
(Check on it, know you wanna)
Ladies, let 'em check up on it
Watch it while he check up on it
(Check on it, hey)
Dip it, pop it, twerk it, stop it
Check on me tonight

Ooh, boy, you lookin' like you like what you see
Won't you come over and check up on it? (You so sexy, boy)
I'm'ma let you work up on it
Ladies, let 'em check up on it
Watch it while he check up on it (And I know you want it)
Dip it, pop it, twerk it, stop it
Check on me tonight (So, baby, check on it)

Ooh, boy, you lookin' like you like what you see (We having such a good time)
Won't you come over and check up on it?
I'm'ma let you work up on it (After all your work, baby, you're mine)
Ladies, let 'em check up on it
Watch it while he check up on it (All mine, all mine)
Dip it, pop it, twerk it, stop it
Check on me tonight

Empoderamento e Sedução: A Análise de Check On It de Beyoncé

A música 'Check On It', interpretada por Beyoncé e com participação dos rappers Bun B e Slim Thug, é uma celebração da confiança feminina e do poder de sedução. Lançada em 2005, a canção faz parte da trilha sonora do filme 'A Pantera Cor-de-Rosa' e também foi incluída na edição especial do álbum 'B'Day'. Com um ritmo contagiante e uma batida que mistura elementos do R&B com o hip-hop, a música convida à dança e exala uma energia vibrante.

Liricamente, 'Check On It' é um convite aberto à admiração e ao desejo, mas dentro de limites claramente estabelecidos pela mulher. Beyoncé, conhecida por sua postura empoderada, canta sobre permitir que um homem se aproxime e 'verifique' o que ela tem a oferecer, mas sempre mantendo o controle da situação. A letra sugere um jogo de sedução onde a mulher detém o poder, decidindo até onde o homem pode ir ('You can look at it, as long as you don't grab it'). Essa mensagem é reforçada pela presença dos rappers, que, em seus versos, expressam admiração e respeito pela figura feminina que Beyoncé representa.

A canção também aborda a ideia de que a atração deve ser acompanhada de paciência e respeito ('I like my men patient'). Beyoncé desafia o ouvinte a não ser apenas um admirador passivo, mas alguém que se comprometa a corresponder às expectativas dela ('If I let you get up on it, you gotta make a promise'). 'Check On It' não é apenas uma música sobre flerte; é uma afirmação de autonomia feminina e da importância de estabelecer termos próprios em qualquer relação. A combinação da performance confiante de Beyoncé com a batida hipnótica da música cria um hino de empoderamento que convida todos a dançar e se sentir poderosos.