Ain't I – English Lyrics

• By: YFG Fatso
• Album: Sanity Evaded

Lyrics & Translation

Explore the gritty vernacular and rhythmic slang of the Florida drill scene through YFG Fatso’s 'Ain’t I.' This song is a perfect study of contemporary regional hip-hop dialects and the bravado-heavy linguistic style found in modern urban music.

[English]

I'm 'posed to be dead tonight

I'm 'posed to be dead tonight (okay, nine)

I'm 'posed to be dead tonight

I'm 'posed to be dead tonight

I don't trust myself without this iron on me

Only nigga I be with is Bandz and we got two fullys, come slide on me

One bitch love me so much, she did time for me

And she right here with me out her V, while I got busy, made her drive for me

Spent they last on clothes, my opps don't have money

Soon as he felt that heat from a short nigga with his ski, knew he couldn't hide from me

Can't even show me ten 'cause they don't stash nothin'

Risk and then we'll reap, and we don't sleep 'til all eat, this more than fast money

Lil' bro had showed me he was ready, I couldn't hold him

This shit real, life on that line, the best that I'm gon' do is mold him

You got danger in your blow, your hood some goblins, you a solider

Once you drink the blood down, then you a goblin how you 'posed to

They don't want no war for real, these niggas hidin' behind they posts

And I just grind to feed my kid, but her OG so fuckin' bogus

Man, this life shit ain't 'bout her, don't never think I'm kid ghostin'

But it's millions to be made and we don't talk, we both bipolar

You got kills under yo' belt and duck the feds, that's how it's supposed to be

You drill with it, don't post the heat, that make shit game over

You a real nigga, don't post the beef, your loved ones should be closest to you

You smarter than you supposed to be, play harder than colder

I don't trust myself without this iron on me

Only nigga I be with is Bandz and we got two fullys, come slide on me

One bitch love me so much, she did time for me

And she right here with me out her V, while I got busy, made her drive for me

Spent they last on clothes, my opps don't have money

Soon as he felt that heat from a short nigga with his ski, knew he couldn't hide from me

Can't even show me ten 'cause they don't stash nothin'

Risk and then we'll reap, and we don't sleep 'til all eat, this more than fast money

You seen niggas mention me in blood that got put under

We gon' spin this whole winter, kill a good portion by summer

I been ridin' with two or more, I know my opps won't give me thunder

But it's dead, and I be dead before I leave my fuckin' thumper

Stop comparin' me to them kids that let a bitch dictate they slumber

We don't play on phones with opps, how the fuck lil' folk get my number?

He ain't did enough to call me yet, go pass out some more covers

Heard he got that honey bun then bought a chain, now he back strugglin'

Every bitch they had, I damn near passed off of they ways

Or I hit first, she wasn't sure 'cause she can't come back 'round the gang

We got work on all y'all, we play offense in every game

Niggas don't push up on us, no brownie points if they don't bang

I don't trust myself without this iron on me

Only nigga I be with is Bandz and we got two fullys, come slide on me

One bitch love me so much, she did time for me

And she right here with me out her V, while I got busy, made her drive for me

Spent they last on clothes, my opps don't have money

Soon as he felt that heat from a short nigga with his ski, knew he couldn't hide from me

Can't even show me ten 'cause they don't stash nothin'

Risk and then we'll reap, and we don't sleep 'til all eat, this more than fast money

I'm 'posed to be dead tonight

I'm 'posed to be dead tonight

I'm 'posed to be dead tonight

I'm 'posed to be dead tonight

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
iron /ˈaɪərn/ A2	noun - slang for a handgun or firearm
slide /slaɪd/ B1	verb - to drive or go to a location to confront someone
opps /ɒps/ C2	noun - short for opposition, meaning enemies or rivals
stash /stæʃ/ B2	verb - to store or hide something valuable
reap /riːp/ C1	verb - to harvest or receive as a reward/consequence
mold /moʊld/ B2	verb - to influence the growth or character of someone
bogus /ˈboʊɡəs/ C1	adjective - fake, not genuine, or dishonorable
bipolar /ˌbaɪˈpoʊlər/ C1	adjective - having two poles or unstable, unpredictable temperament
drill /drɪl/ B2	verb - slang for engaging in violent activity or shooting
thumper /ˈθʌmpər/ C2	noun - slang for a large firearm or shotgun
slumber /ˈslʌmbər/ C1	noun - sleep
strugglin' /ˈstrʌɡlɪn/ A2	verb - having difficulty in surviving or managing money
offense /əˈfɛns/ B2	noun - the act of attacking; being the aggressor
bang /bæŋ/ B1	verb - slang for engaging in gang violence
portion /ˈpɔːrʃən/ B1	noun - a part or share of a whole

Key Grammar Structures

• I'm 'posed to be dead tonight

  ➔ Reduced passive form of 'be supposed to'

  ➔ The contraction "'posed" replaces "supposed," used here to express an expectation or probability of a situation.

• I don't trust myself without this iron on me

  ➔ Reflexive pronoun

  ➔ The word "myself" is used as a reflexive pronoun because the subject "I" and the object are the same person.

• One bitch love me so much, she did time for me

  ➔ Past simple tense

  ➔ The verb "did" (past of 'do') describes a completed action in the past regarding serving prison time.

• Soon as he felt that heat... knew he couldn't hide from me

  ➔ Modal verb 'couldn't' (could not) in the past

  ➔ "Couldn't" expresses the lack of ability in the past regarding the subject's attempt to evade.

• I couldn't hold him

  ➔ Phrasal verb

  ➔ "Hold" combined with context implies the act of restraining or holding someone back from their path.

• You got danger in your blow

  ➔ Colloquial use of 'got' for 'have'

  ➔ In African American Vernacular English (AAVE), "you got" is frequently used instead of "you have" to indicate possession or a characteristic.

• They don't want no war for real

  ➔ Double negative (non-standard)

  ➔ The use of "don't" and "no" together is a grammatical construction often used in informal dialects for emphasis.

• I been ridin' with two or more

  ➔ Present perfect continuous (informal)

  ➔ "I been ridin'" is a colloquial way of saying "I have been riding," indicating an action that started in the past and continues.