Some tracks make you wanna vibe, some make you wanna cry, and then there’s that rare one that kicks you in the ass just enough to make you finally do the thing. “Get Up and Get It” by Shawn Baugh 2 is melodic, mid-tempo, and it goes hard in its own sneaky, motivational way. Not aggressive or loud, but confident, clean, and sexy in that self-respecting, don’t-waste-my-time kinda way.
The hook comes straight from the “pick up and kill it” game on MTV’s Wild ’n Out—but Shawn flips it, adds these glossy synth-funk layers, and turns it into an anthem. Not just a flex, but a fucking life mantra: “Pick up and kill it and kill it and kill it / Get up and get it you get it you get it.” Say it a few times and tell me you don’t feel 10% hotter and 100% done with the bullshit.
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This whole track has that bounce—like it’s got somewhere to be. And same. It’s giving: we’ve cried over the wrong people, stayed too long in dead-end jobs, obsessed over likes on shit that doesn’t matter. But it’s also giving: we’re done.
Shawn lays it out in the opening lines: “Know we had good times in the past we had it all / But you can’t take me where I need to be at all.” Ugh. I felt that in my chest. That moment you realize the person you’re clinging to is actually holding you back? Been there. And then he hits you with “Lately I been feelin stuck / Feelin like I’m sabotaged.” Girl, tell me why that sounds like every situationship I’ve ever escaped.
Born in Fresno but based in Dallas now, Shawn’s been at this since 2004. He’s not some baby artist throwing together TikTok trends. He’s layered hip-hop, soul, rock, chill, and even a little gospel in the bones. And you can hear the experience in his delivery. It’s polished but raw. This isn’t a song that’s begging you to notice it—it’s already walking out the door without you if you’re not coming along.
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The second verse pulls the focus fully inward: “Out on my own this is the path I had to choose / Takin a new route to the futures all I need.” It’s not about getting revenge. It’s about growth. There’s heaviness in “Liftin up more weight is tough / Feelin like I’ve grown so much,” but it’s also so damn empowering. It’s sexy, honestly. Taking accountability, being direct, and walking into the future like you own it is the new foreplay.
And then there’s the bridge, where he flips the camera around and calls out the paralysis of our scrolling, liking, posting, overthinking selves: “You have all this time you waste away / Said your dreams mean more than anything.” Damn, I needed that read.
“Get Up and Get It” is a reminder that sometimes we’re the ones keeping ourselves stuck. And the only way out? Move. Get off the app, get out of the bed, block the dude, quit the job, sign the lease, launch the plan. Whatever your “it” is, Shawn’s telling us—seductively, rhythmically, and without apology—to get it.
