6 Man – English Lyrics

• By: Drake
• Album: If You're Reading This It's Too Late

Lyrics & Translation

Explore the rhythmic slang and confidence-building vernacular of modern hip-hop with '6 Man.' This track is an excellent study in cultural metaphors and sports-related idioms, perfect for learners looking to understand the cadence and bravado of contemporary American urban English.

[English]

Boomin' out in South Gwinnett like Lou Will

6 man like Lou Will, 2 girls and they get along like I'm...

Like I'm Lou Will, I just got the new deal

I am in the Matrix and I just took the blue pill

No ho shit, no fuckin' ho shit, just save that for your shit

I don't need no fuckin' body, I run my own shit

Like told yah, I thought I told yah, you didn't listen

Fieri, I'm in the kitchen, I'm a magician

I'm on it, I'm like Macgyver, I'm Michael Meyers

I kill careers and cut the lights off, this shit is frightenin'

I knew it would end up like this, I'm fuckin' psychic

Young but I'm makin' millions use to work the night shift

Work the night shift

Young but I'm makin' millions use to work the night shift

Work, work the night shift

Young but I'm gettin' every single motherfuckin' thing

I'm owed, you gotta know

I'm here to fuck with niggas souls, my heart is cold

It's prolly cause I'm from the snow, with all my woes

I know they wanna see me go, I'm on a roll

I mean I'm back on this again, I'm here again

You know the truth, this not pretend, I'm not your friend

Not your guy, I'm not your buddy, show no lovin'

I might go DeMarcus Cousins out in public

I mean I'm back on this again, I'm here again

I didn't do this fuckin' tape for CNN

I am not tryna win awards, that shit looked forced

It's nothin' like this

Young but I'm makin' millions use to work the night shift

Work the night shift

Young but I'm makin' millions use to work the night shift

Work, work the night shift

If you were worried about where

...

I've been or who I saw or

What club I went to with the homies

Baby don't worry, you know that you got me

I'm never worried about where

I'm at or who I saw or

What club I go to with the homies

Baby don't worry, I know that they got me

...

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
Boomin' /ˈbuːmɪn/ B2	adjective - flourishing, thriving, or growing rapidly
Matrix /ˈmeɪtrɪks/ C1	noun - an environment or material in which something develops
Magician /məˈdʒɪʃən/ B2	noun - a person who performs magic tricks
Frightenin' /ˈfraɪtənɪn/ B2	adjective - making someone feel afraid or anxious
Psychic /ˈsaɪkɪk/ C1	adjective - relating to or denoting faculties that are apparently inexplicable by natural laws
Careers /kəˈrɪərz/ A2	noun - occupations undertaken for a significant period of a person's life
Pretend /prɪˈtend/ B1	verb - to behave as if something is true when it is not
Awards /əˈwɔːrdz/ A2	noun - prizes or other marks of recognition
Public /ˈpʌblɪk/ A2	noun - ordinary people in general; the community
Forced /fɔːrst/ B1	adjective - produced or maintained with effort and without natural ease
Worried /ˈwɜːrid/ A2	adjective - anxious or troubled about actual or potential problems
Listen /ˈlɪsən/ A1	verb - to give one's attention to a sound
Millions /ˈmɪljənz/ A1	noun - a very large number of people or things
Truth /truːθ/ A2	noun - the quality or state of being true
Homies /ˈhoʊmiz/ C2	noun - a friend from one's neighborhood

Key Grammar Structures

• I just got the new deal

  ➔ Present Perfect

  ➔ Drake uses the "Present Perfect" to indicate a recent action that has current relevance or impact.

• I thought I told yah

  ➔ Past Simple

  ➔ The "Past Simple" is used here to describe a completed action that occurred at a specific time in the past.

• Young but I'm makin' millions

  ➔ Contrastive Conjunction (but)

  ➔ The conjunction "but" is used to link two contrasting ideas: being young and having significant wealth.

• Used to work the night shift

  ➔ Used to (Habitual past)

  ➔ "Used to" describes a past state or habit that is no longer true in the present.

• I know they wanna see me go

  ➔ Zero Article/Colloquial Shortening (wanna)

  ➔ "Wanna" is a contraction of "want to", common in informal English and song lyrics.

• If you were worried about where I've been

  ➔ First Conditional (Past reference)

  ➔ The structure is used to express a hypothetical situation regarding past events to reassure someone.

• I am not tryna win awards

  ➔ Colloquial Progressive (tryna)

  ➔ "Tryna" stands for "trying to", representing the present continuous aspect in AAVE/informal speech.

• That shit looked forced

  ➔ Linking Verbs (look + adjective)

  ➔ The verb "look" functions as a linking verb followed by the past participle "forced" used as an adjective.