Ain't Sayin' Nothin' – English Lyrics

• By: Fat Joe, Plies, Dre

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the world of contemporary hip-hop with Fat Joe's "Ain't Sayin' Nothin'." This track offers a raw and authentic glimpse into street vernacular and rap culture, making it an excellent song to explore English idioms and slang, particularly the use of 'ain't' in African American Vernacular English. Discover how artists convey strong messages of confidence and realness through vivid lyrical expressions and powerful beats, offering a unique opportunity to understand narrative and boastful language in music.

[English]

Kool and Dre

(This)

Black game

(Is)

Terror squad

(I, I, I, I, I)

The remix

Gotta say my name

Weezy f. baby

(This is)

Weezy f. baby

Aka it's the remix baby

Now let me get into it

And do it how I do it

Yeah, long hair don't care like the Jewish

God man

I'll be dumpin' and I eat beef but the cow eat nuthin'

You probably say I didn't when I did

Or I wasn't when I was and I'm not when I'm is

You and yo homies wack

You probably had too much of that corny yak

So watch where ya goin' and know where you at

'Cause me and my goons don't know you like that

Never been a sucka, metal in the duffel

I'm all about my chips, I gets my ruffles

Joey I got ya, these boyz bluffing

I'm doin' the Hulk Hogan but they ain't sayin' nuthin'

You ain't sayin' nuthin'

I be spendin' Euros by the pound, I'm talkin' London

If it ain't about some millions boy you ain't sayin' nuthin'

You ain't sayin' nuthin'

Actin' like you tough, when it go down you go to runnin'

Boy you ain't sayin' nuthin'

(If it ain't about money, money)

You ain't sayin' nuthin'

(If it ain't bout money, money)

You ain't sayin' nuthin'

(If it ain't bout money, money)

You ain't sayin' nuthin'

(If it ain't bout money, money)

(Ayo macho, check it)

You ain't sayin' nuthin'

(If it ain't bout money, money)

I gotta pocket full of Benjamins and I'm so cold

My neck froze like a penguin, somewhere in England

Waitin' for my little duffel bag girl to land

With duffel bag in hand, it's Louis Vuitton and

She flyer than a eagle, hood like a regal

She make my deposit, my closet is fresh segal

I rain terror, yes I rain terror

Put my name on ya mind my style is new era

I been down in Miami, sippin' ballets with Khaled

I gotta secret to tell that boy ain't from Cali

He from Mars, flow sicker than sars

Tore into his cars, my dunk sittin' bigger than yours

I got, big gunz, real big gunz

Spit like a Dominican I call dat shhh big pun

And any nigga that's a enemy to crack is a enemy to me

Terror squad and the bu ain't sayin' nuthin'

I be spendin' Euros by the pound, I'm talkin' London

If it ain't about some millions boy you ain't sayin' nuthin'

You ain't sayin' nuthin'

Actin' like you tough, when it go down you go to runnin'

Boy you ain't sayin' nuthin'

(If it ain't about money, money)

You ain't sayin' nuthin'

(If it ain't bout money, money)

You ain't sayin' nuthin'

(If it ain't bout money, money)

You ain't sayin' nuthin'

(If it ain't bout money, money)

(Ayo macho, check it)

You ain't sayin' nuthin'

(If it ain't bout money, money)

I be on that bs but you can call it ts

'Cause we be iced the fuck out, when you see us

(Yeah)

We on that bs but you can call it ts

(This is the g-mix)

'Cause we be iced the fuck out, when you see us

(Coca, ouho, crack)

Uh, oh, uh, oh, oh, oh Joey

This nigga got after his chain but you told me

He was phony but we didn't wanna listen

Knowing all alone that this nigga was a victim

They ain't sayin' nuthin', let me tell you somethin'

Terror squad we be that fuckin' clique that you can trust in

You heard game his enemy's my enemy

Young buck callin' me he wanna be a friend of me

My hearts empty

(Empty)

So don't tempt me

(Tempt me)

That red dot on the glock will blow ya memory

(Whaa)

You got money we got money who cares

Now where you guyz at I been lookin' everywhere

You ain't sayin' nuthin'

I be spendin' Euros by the pound, I'm talkin' London

If it ain't about some millions boy you ain't sayin' nuthin'

You ain't sayin' nuthin'

Actin' like you tough, when it go down you go to runnin'

Boy you ain't sayin' nuthin'

(If it ain't about money, money)

You ain't sayin' nuthin'

(If it ain't bout money, money)

You ain't sayin' nuthin'

(If it ain't bout money, money)

You ain't sayin' nuthin'

(If it ain't bout money, money)

(Ayo macho, check it)

You ain't sayin' nuthin'

(If it ain't bout money, money)

Key Grammar Structures

• Gotta say my name

  ➔ Colloquial Contraction: 'Gotta'

  ➔ The word "Gotta" is an informal contraction of "got to," which functions similarly to "have to" or "must." It expresses an obligation or necessity. For example, 'I have to say my name' becomes 'I gotta say my name.'

• Long hair don't care like the Jewish

  ➔ Non-standard Subject-Verb Agreement

  ➔ In standard English, a singular subject like "Long hair" would require the third-person singular verb form "doesn't care" (e.g., 'Long hair doesn't care'). The use of "don't care" here is a common feature of informal speech and certain dialects, such as African American Vernacular English (AAVE).

• 'Cause me and my goons don't know you like that

  ➔ Non-standard Subject Pronoun Usage

  ➔ In standard English, when a pronoun is part of a compound subject (performing the action), it should be in the subjective case ("I"), not the objective case ("me"). The grammatically correct form would be 'My goons and I don't know you like that.' However, "me and X" is extremely common in informal speech and often used as a subject.

• I'm doin' the Hulk Hogan but they ain't sayin' nuthin'

  ➔ Double Negative and Informal Contractions

  ➔ The phrase "ain't sayin' nuthin'" contains two negative elements: "ain't" (a colloquial contraction for 'is not', 'are not', 'has not', or 'have not') and "nuthin'" (an informal spelling of 'nothing'). In standard English, two negatives would typically cancel each other out to imply a positive. However, in many informal dialects (like AAVE), double negatives are used for emphasis to convey a strong negative meaning, meaning 'they are not saying anything.'

• Watch where ya goin' and know where you at

  ➔ Informal 'at' at the end of a clause & Contractions

  ➔ The phrase "where you at" is an informal way of asking 'where are you?' or stating 'where you are located.' In standard English, the preposition "at" would typically not be used at the end of such a clause. "Ya" is a common informal contraction of 'you are,' and "goin'" is an informal spelling of 'going.'

• Never been a sucka, metal in the duffel

  ➔ Ellipsis / Sentence Fragments

  ➔ Ellipsis is the omission of words from a sentence that are understood from the context. Here, full sentences are implied: 'I have never been a sucka' and 'There is metal in the duffel.' This stylistic choice is common in rap lyrics for conciseness, rhythm, and impact.

• We be iced the fuck out, when you see us

  ➔ Invariant 'be' (AAVE grammar)

  ➔ The "invariant be" (or "habitual be") is a distinctive grammatical feature of African American Vernacular English (AAVE). It is used to indicate actions or states that are recurring, habitual, or continuous over time, rather than a single event. In standard English, one would say 'We are iced out' (for a current state) or 'We are usually iced out' (for a habitual state). Here, "We be iced the fuck out" suggests that they are habitually or always heavily adorned with jewelry.

• I been lookin' everywhere

  ➔ Colloquial Present Perfect Continuous

  ➔ "I been lookin'" is an informal and colloquial reduction of 'I have been looking.' This structure is common in various English dialects and informal speech, where the auxiliary verb "have" is often omitted in the present perfect tenses. It indicates an action that started in the past and continues up to the present.