Lyrics & Translation
[English]
I need you (x8)[Hook: Chris Brown]
We poppin' like ayo
All my b*****s got real hair chilling with the top down
Screaming like ayo
I'mma take her ass down when she bring her friend around
Poppin' booty like ayo
I'm a boogie ass nigga left the roof at home
We popping like ayo, ayo, ayo
But don't be acting like I need you
Ahhh! Aye babe this my new shittt
I'm the black Richie Rich with the roof missing
If it don't make dollars it don't make sense
Z, wake up like I gotta get it
And I got a engine with a trunk space
I get money three ways, ****in' b*****s three ways
7 different foreigns plus she no hablé
But I make that b***h walk with some cheesecake
Yeah, I'm the coldest nigga, icy
Looking in the mirror like I wish I could be me
She too into me, I'm more into money
My hobby's her body, that b***h's my lobby
I'mma eat it, I'mma eat it
I don't lie, hold my d**k, too conceited
Uh, told her she's my wife for the weekend
But don't be acting like I need you cause we poppin' like
Ayo
ALl my b*****s got real hair chilling with the top down
Screaming like ayo
I'mma take her ass down when she bring her friend around
Poppin' booty like ayo
I'm a boogie ass nigga left the roof at home
We popping like ayo, ayo, we popping like，ayo
But don't be acting like I need you
I'm in a Rolls, you don't roll right
My chain *******ne brighter than a strobe light
I'm tryna **** Coco, this don't concern Ice
If I motorboat, she gon' motorbike
A nigga ain't worried about nothin'
Rehabilitation just had me worried about ****ing
Money, decision-making only worried about stunting
She worried about me, her b*****s worried about cuffing
I wanna see her body (bodyyyy)
She said get inside of me
I wanna feel you baby (yeahhh)
Just bring the animal right out of me
We loving, she love it
See when I go down on her
Now we ****ing, she thugging
Getting loud (cause we poppin' like)
Ayo
ALl my b*****s got real hair chilling with the top down
Screaming like ayo
I'mma take her ass down when she bring her friend around
Poppin' booty like ayo
I'm a boogie ass nigga left the roof at home
We popping like ayo, ayo, we popping like，ayo
But don't be acting like I need you
Huh, look, alright
Now I can spot your b***h from a mile away
Valentine in that b***h, it's a holiday
(Uh, you losing money, I windmills Dr. J
She going to follow my lead, Simon Says)
Paper, paper, I'm riding scrapers in California
Car smelling like ammonia, we got that stank on us
(Never been an outcast that stank on ya
From the ghetto but my b*****s like Apollonia)
We in the hood, tatted like a Mexican
Car too fast, give a **** about pedestrians
(And my section less niggas, more lesbians)
Got your b***h, I'm that nigga
(Yeah we poppin' like)
Ayo
ALl my b*****s got real hair chilling with the top down
Screaming like ayo
I'mma take her ass down when she bring her friend around
Poppin' booty like ayo
I'm a boogie ass nigga left the roof at home
We popping like ayo, ayo, we popping like，ayo
But don't be acting like I need you
This that fly shittt, King shittt only
Drop top, no roof - ahhh!
Key Vocabulary
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poppin' /ˈpɒpɪn/ B1 |
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hair /heər/ A1 |
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chilling /ˈtʃɪlɪŋ/ A2 |
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roof /ruːf/ A1 |
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dollars /ˈdɒlər/ A2 |
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engine /ˈendʒɪn/ B1 |
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money /ˈmʌni/ A1 |
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foreigns /ˈfɒrɪnz/ B2 |
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coldest /ˈkoʊldɪst/ B1 |
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icy /ˈaɪsi/ B2 |
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body /ˈbɒdi/ A1 |
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hobby /ˈhɒbi/ B1 |
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conceited /kənˈsiːtɪd/ C1 |
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Rolls /roʊlz/ B2 |
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strobe /stroʊb/ B2 |
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motorbike /ˈmoʊtərbaɪk/ B1 |
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decision /dɪˈsɪʒən/ B1 |
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stunting /ˈstʌntɪŋ/ B2 |
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Key Grammar Structures
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But don't be acting like I need you
➔ Imperative mood with 'like' as a conjunction introducing a clause of manner.
➔ The sentence uses the imperative form to tell someone not to *behave as if* the speaker requires their presence. The 'like' functions similarly to 'as if'. The phrase 'need you' is the object of the implied verb 'acting'.
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If it don't make dollars it don't make sense
➔ Double negative construction; colloquial use of 'don't' instead of 'doesn't' for emphasis and stylistic effect.
➔ This is a common idiom meaning something is only worthwhile if it's profitable. The double negative ('it don't make dollars', 'it don't make sense') is a deliberate stylistic choice, common in hip-hop and AAVE, for emphasis.
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I'm tryna **** Coco, this don't concern Ice
➔ Slang usage ('tryna' for 'trying to'); possessive pronoun ('Ice' referring to a person's name).
➔ The line uses slang ('tryna') for a more casual tone. 'Ice' is likely a reference to another rapper or personality, and the speaker is stating that their actions with 'Coco' are irrelevant to 'Ice'.
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She too into me, I'm more into money
➔ Comparative adjectives ('too', 'more'); prepositional phrase ('into' expressing interest).
➔ The sentence contrasts the woman's strong attraction to the speaker ('she too into me') with the speaker's greater focus on wealth ('I'm more into money'). 'Into' here means 'very interested in'.
