a lot

• By: 21 Savage, J. Cole

Lyrics:

Vocabulary in this song:

Vocabulary	Meanings
money /ˈmʌni/ A1	noun - a medium of exchange used to pay for goods and services
problems /ˈprɒbləmz/ B1	noun - difficulties or issues that need to be resolved
people /ˈpiːpl/ A1	noun - human beings in general or considered collectively
shot /ʃɒt/ B2	verb - to fire a bullet from a gun noun - an act of firing a bullet
ride /raɪd/ B1	verb - to sit on and control the movement of a vehicle or animal
cheat /tʃiːt/ B2	verb - to act dishonestly in order to gain an advantage
cry /kraɪ/ A2	verb - to shed tears as a result of emotion
chance /tʃæns/ B1	noun - a possibility of something happening
heart /hɑːrt/ A2	noun - the organ that pumps blood through the body
beast /biːst/ B2	noun - a large and dangerous animal
gang /ɡæŋ/ B1	noun - a group of people who associate together for a common purpose
world /wɜːrld/ A1	noun - the earth, together with all of its countries and peoples
broke /broʊk/ B2	adjective - having no money
rich /rɪtʃ/ A2	adjective - having a lot of money or valuable possessions
snitch /snɪtʃ/ B2	verb - to inform on someone, especially to the police

Grammar:

• Every day that I'm alive, I'ma ride with the stick

  ➔ Contraction 'I'ma' (I am going to), Conditional 'that'

  ➔ 'I'ma' is a colloquial contraction of 'I am going to'. 'That' introduces a subordinate clause specifying the condition ('every day').

• I'd rather be broke in jail than be dead and rich

  ➔ Conditional 'would rather' + infinitive, Comparative structure

  ➔ 'Would rather' expresses preference. The comparative structure is 'rather A than B', meaning preferring A over B.

• Pray for Tekashi, they want him to rot

  ➔ Imperative mood ('Pray'), 'want' + object + infinitive

  ➔ 'Pray' is in the imperative mood, giving a command. 'Want him to rot' shows the structure 'want + object + to + verb'.

• I been through the storm and it turned me to a G

  ➔ Present perfect ('been through'), 'turn' + object + 'to' + noun

  ➔ 'Been through' uses the present perfect to express an experience. 'Turned me to a G' indicates a transformation.

• I was never one for the bragging and boasting

  ➔ 'One for' + gerunds (bragging, boasting)

  ➔ 'One for' means 'fond of' or 'inclined to'. Here, it's used negatively: 'I was never fond of bragging'. Bragging and boasting are gerunds functioning as nouns.

• It's got to the point that these rappers don't even like rappin' with me

  ➔ 'It's got to the point that' + clause, Negative concord ('don't even like')

  ➔ 'It's got to the point that' introduces a result or consequence. 'Don't even like' shows negative concord, where 'don't' and 'even' reinforce the negation.

• Though I never met you, I know that you special

  ➔ Subordinating conjunction 'Though', Ellipsis of 'are'

  ➔ 'Though' introduces a concessive clause (contrast). The phrase 'you special' is an example of informal speech where 'are' is omitted: 'you are special'.

• Seen so many BFs turn s-n-a-k (Turn a snakes)

  ➔ Past participle 'Seen', Incorrect pluralization ('a snakes')

  ➔ 'Seen' is a shortened form of 'have seen'. 'A snakes' is grammatically incorrect; it should be 'snakes'. It might be used for emphasis or stylistic effect.