President (Southside song)

"President"
Single by Southside
Released	April 26, 2024
Genre	Hip-hop
Length	3:07
Label	Epic, Platinum, Grammar Publishing
Songwriters	Joshua Howard Luellen, Kenyatta Lee Frazier Jr., Bobby Wardell Sandimanie III Jalan Anthony Lowe Joshua Howard Luellen Joshua Luellen Kylian Emmanuel Kante
Producers	Southside Lil 88 1kyl Mulhiir
Southside singles chronology
"Gimme Da Lite" (2023) "President" (2024) "Elegant" (2024)

"President" is a song by American record producer Southside, featuring Opium members and rappers Ken Carson and Destroy Lonely. ^{[1] [2]} It was released on April 26, 2024, as the third single from his forthcoming album. It was followed the release of singles "Gimme Da Lite" with Lil Yachty and "Hold That Heat" featuring Travis Scott. ^[3]

Background and release

"President" serves as the second release following Carson's "Overseas", and Lonely's "Potato Loaded", with Quavo. Before the release, Southside took to his Instagram account to preview a session of him in the studio listening to the song. ^[4]

Composition and lyrics

According to Zachary Horvath of HotNewHipHop , "President" sees Southside incorporate "stunning synths, horn sections, and rumbling bass", but due to Carson and Lonely's mumble rap throughout the track, it brought down the "hype factor" for it. Despite this setback, Horvath still went on to write how "epic" the track sounds, and how it will probably be one of the better releases by the trio. Elaina Bernstein of Hypebeast wrote how "President" sees the Opium duo "alternate autotune-drenched verses throughout the three-minute track."

Lyrically, the track is a flex anthem by both rappers, with Ken referencing how he is surrounded by "15 black trucks", like he's the president, and flexing how he spent wads of money throughout his day. While on Lonely's verse, he raps about recreational drug abuse, and shouting out Carson, referring him to X-MAN, which is one of Carson's nicknames.

References

1. Horvath, Zachary (April 26, 2024). "Southside Teases Forthcoming LP With "President" Featuring Destroy Lonely & Ken Carson". HotNewHipHop. Retrieved October 13, 2025.
2. "Southside Delivers Explosive Single "President" Featuring Ken Carson and Destroy Lonely". New Wave Magazine. April 26, 2024. Retrieved October 13, 2025.
3. Bartee, Richardine (2024-04-27). "Watch Southside, Destroy Lonely, and Ken Carson flex assets in 'President'". Grungecake. Retrieved 2025-10-13.
4. "@1lil88 what we doing twin it's almost that time @destroylonely @kencarson LETS GOOO". Instagram. Retrieved October 13, 2025.