23 – English Lyrics

• By: Mike WiLL Made-It, Miley Cyrus, Wiz Khalifa, Juicy J

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into "23" by Mike WiLL Made-It, Miley Cyrus, Wiz Khalifa, and Juicy J to explore a high-energy track that captures the essence of self-expression and hip-hop swagger. This song offers a unique blend of mainstream pop and trap music, providing an authentic look into modern youth culture and slang. Learning the lyrics can help you understand common phrases related to partying, fashion, and confidence, making it a great way to experience contemporary English in a vibrant musical context. Its catchy hooks and bold lyrical themes make it a special song for language learners interested in cultural nuances and modern street vernacular.

[English]

(indistinct chattering) (principal chuckles)

- I've been running these meetings for quite a while

and you're just sort of in the background.

I, I think you know what I'm talkin' about here.

(basketball thumps) Huh?

Jim, listen, I gotta call you back.

Ah, these kids, all right. What the heck is goin' on here?

(basketball thumps) (eerie music)

(crowd roars) (eerie music continues)

(heels tap) (eerie music continues)

(bell rings) (upbeat hip hop music)

♪ Ah-Ha ♪

♪ I'm so fresh, man ♪ ♪ EarDrummers ♪

♪ Man, y'all scared to do it how I do it ♪

♪ Mike WiLL Made-It ♪

♪ I'm in the club, high on purp with some shades on ♪

♪ Tatted up, mini skirt with my J's on ♪

♪ In the club, high on purp with some shades on ♪

♪ Tatted up, mini skirt with my J's on ♪

♪ J's on my feet ♪ ♪ You know it ♪

♪ J's on my feet ♪

♪ J's on my feet ♪ ♪ You know it ♪

♪ So get like me ♪ ♪ Mm-hmm ♪

♪ J's on my feet ♪ ♪ You know it ♪

♪ J's on my feet ♪ ♪ We trippy ♪

♪ J's on my feet ♪ ♪ We trippy ♪

♪ So get like me ♪ ♪ Mm-hmm ♪

♪ I be in the club ♪ ♪ The club ♪

♪ Standin' on the couch ♪ ♪ The couch ♪

♪ In them Wolf Grays ♪ ♪ What ♪

♪ Like it's my house ♪ ♪ I'm home ♪

♪ Drinkin' out the bottle, I got no respect ♪

♪ Lookin' like a model who just got a check ♪

♪ I back it up, 'cause I don't give a fuck ♪

♪ If you're a lame, that's a shame, you can't hang with us ♪

♪ I'm MC Hammer fly, you can't touch ♪

♪ J's so fly I should work at Flight Club ♪

♪ Put on my J's and dance the whole night away ♪

♪ I'm naughty by nature like I'm "Hip-Hop Hooray" ♪

♪ My hands in the sky, I wave 'em from side to side ♪

♪ My feet on the floor, I'm 'bout to turn up now ♪

♪ I'm in the club, high on purp with some shades on ♪

♪ Tatted up, mini skirt with my J's on ♪

♪ In the club, high on purp with some shades on ♪

♪ Tatted up, mini skirt with my J's on ♪

♪ J's on my feet ♪ ♪ You know it ♪

♪ J's on my feet ♪

♪ J's on my feet ♪ ♪ You know it ♪

♪ So get like me ♪ ♪ Mm-hmm ♪

♪ J's on my feet ♪ ♪ You know it ♪

♪ J's on my feet ♪ ♪ We trippy ♪

♪ J's on my feet ♪ ♪ We trippy ♪

♪ So get like me ♪ ♪ Mm-hmm ♪

♪ I be rockin' J's or I be rockin' Taylors ♪

♪ I got lots of flavors, my kick game is major ♪

♪ More kicks than the players, call me up, I'm scorin' ♪

♪ Hit it like a free throw, tongue out like I'm Jordan ♪

♪ Smiley Miley ♪

♪ Come swing the thing right by me ♪

♪ Got a joint if you wanna get stoned ♪

♪ Got choppers if they wan' try me ♪

♪ Pro athlete, I'm not no wannabe ♪

♪ Waitress asked how many bottles, I said 23 ♪

♪ Put on my J's and dance the whole night away ♪

♪ I'm naughty by nature like I'm "Hip-Hop Hooray" ♪

♪ My hands in the sky, I wave 'em from side to side ♪

♪ My feet on the floor, I'm 'bout to turn up now ♪

♪ I'm in the club, high on purp with some shades on ♪

♪ Tatted up, mini skirt with my J's on ♪

♪ In the club, high on purp with some shades on ♪

♪ Tatted up, mini skirt with my J's on ♪

♪ J's on my feet ♪ ♪ You know it ♪

♪ J's on my feet ♪

♪ J's on my feet ♪ ♪ You know it ♪

♪ So get like me ♪ ♪ Mm-hmm ♪

♪ J's on my feet ♪ ♪ You know it ♪

♪ J's on my feet ♪ ♪ We trippy ♪

♪ J's on my feet ♪ ♪ Yes-sir ♪

♪ So get like me ♪ ♪ Mm-hmm ♪

♪ I stay showin' out, my kick game is a beast ♪

♪ I got 30 pairs of J's that ain't never been released ♪

♪ Flu game 12, Space Jam 11 ♪

♪ On the hype beast sick, they gon' need a paramedic ♪

♪ Turn up, turn up, turn up, I get trippy, I stay live ♪

♪ All this purple in my cup, match them grape five ♪

♪ I'm so high, I got three bitches that go bi ♪

♪ I'm so fly, I'm gettin' head like a blow dryer ♪

♪ Put on my J's and dance the whole night away ♪

♪ I'm naughty by nature like I'm "Hip-Hop Hooray" ♪

♪ My hands in the sky, I wave 'em from side to side ♪

♪ My feet on the floor, I'm 'bout to turn up now ♪

♪ I'm in the club, high on purp with some shades on ♪

♪ Tatted up, mini skirt with my J's on ♪

♪ In the club, high on purp with some shades on ♪

♪ Tatted up, mini skirt with my J's on ♪

♪ J's on my feet ♪ ♪ You know it ♪

♪ J's on my feet ♪

♪ J's on my feet ♪ ♪ You know it ♪

♪ So get like me ♪ ♪ Mm-hmm ♪

♪ J's on my feet ♪ ♪ You know it ♪

♪ J's on my feet ♪ ♪ We trippy ♪

♪ J's on my feet ♪ ♪ Mike WiLL ♪

♪ So get like me ♪ ♪ Mm-hmm ♪

(eerie music plays) (marker scratches)

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
club /klʌb/ A2	noun - an establishment that sells alcoholic beverages and usually provides entertainment
high /haɪ/ A1	adjective - of great vertical extent. adjective - under the influence of drugs or alcohol
shades /ʃeɪdz/ B1	noun - sunglasses
skirt /skɜːrt/ A1	noun - a woman's garment fastened around the waist and hanging down around the legs.
feet /fiːt/ A1	noun - plural of foot
trippy /ˈtrɪpi/ B2	adjective - producing hallucinatory effects similar to those caused by psychedelic drugs
couch /kaʊtʃ/ A2	noun - a long upholstered seat with a back and arms
house /haʊs/ A1	noun - a building for human habitation
bottle /ˈbɒtl/ A1	noun - a container, typically made of glass or plastic and with a narrow neck, used for storing liquids.
respect /rɪˈspekt/ B1	noun - a feeling of deep admiration for someone or something elicited by their abilities, qualities, or achievements. verb - admire (someone or something) deeply, as a result of their abilities, qualities, or achievements.
model /ˈmɒdl/ A2	noun - a representation of something
shame /ʃeɪm/ B2	noun - a feeling of humiliation or distress caused by the consciousness of wrong or foolish behaviour.
fly /flaɪ/ B1	adjective - fashionable or stylish
dance /dæns/ A1	verb - move rhythmically to music noun - an act of dancing
nature /ˈneɪtʃər/ A2	noun - the phenomena of the physical world collectively, including plants, animals, the landscape, and other features and products of the earth, as opposed to humans or human creations.
hands /hændz/ A1	noun - plural of hand
flavors /ˈfleɪvərz/ B1	noun - distinctive taste, especially as it delights the palate
athlete /ˈæθliːt/ B1	noun - a person proficient in sports and other forms of physical exercise.

Key Grammar Structures

• Man, y'all scared to do it how I do it

  ➔ Informal Contraction & Comparative Adverbial Clause

  ➔ Uses the informal contraction "y'all" (you all). The phrase "how I do it" is an adverbial clause modifying "do", illustrating the manner of doing something. The word "how" introduces the clause.

• I'm in the club, high on purp with some shades on

  ➔ Prepositional Phrases and Parallel Structure

  ➔ Uses multiple prepositional phrases to describe the state of being: "in the club", "high on purp", "with some shades on". The structure provides details about location, condition, and accessories. Parallel structure is implied in describing multiple states.

• J's on my feet, you know it

  ➔ Simple Present Tense & Tag Question

  ➔ The sentence "J's on my feet" is in the simple present tense, stating a current state. "You know it" is a tag question, used for emphasis and to seek agreement from the listener.

• So get like me

  ➔ Imperative Mood with 'like' as a preposition

  ➔ "Get like me" is an imperative sentence, encouraging the listener to emulate the speaker. "Like" functions as a preposition meaning "similar to" or "in the style of".

• I be rockin' J's or I be rockin' Taylors

  ➔ Non-standard 'be' for habitual action, coordinating conjunction

  ➔ Uses the non-standard "be" to indicate a habitual or recurring action, similar to "used to" or "always". "Or" is a coordinating conjunction connecting two alternative actions.

• Got a joint if you wanna get stoned

  ➔ Conditional Clause with Ellipsis

  ➔ This is a conditional statement, but it uses ellipsis. The full sentence would be "I've got a joint if you want to get stoned." The subject and auxiliary verb ('I have') are omitted in the first part of the sentence.

• Waitress asked how many bottles, I said 23

  ➔ Indirect Question and Ellipsis

  ➔ "How many bottles" is part of an indirect question, originally, "How many bottles do you want?". The words "do you want" are often omitted in informal speech. Also, "I said 23" is an example of ellipsis, the full sentence being, "I said (I want) 23 (bottles)."

• I got 30 pairs of J's that ain't never been released

  ➔ Relative Clause with Non-Standard Negation

  ➔ "That ain't never been released" is a relative clause modifying "30 pairs of J's". "Ain't" is a non-standard form of "haven't" or "hasn't", and the double negative ("ain't never") is common in some dialects, though grammatically incorrect in formal English.