Lyrics & Translation
Dive into the raw and authentic world of New York City hip-hop with Young M.A's "2K19" (also known as "Praktice"). This track offers a powerful demonstration of East Coast rap, featuring sharp lyricism and a confident flow. Learning English through this song will expose you to contemporary slang and idiomatic expressions used in a vibrant urban context, allowing you to grasp how language conveys strength, independence, and overcoming adversity in a compelling narrative style.
[English]
Ah, this what we doin'Alright man, listen
2K19, man
Come on, man, y'all know I had to come in with a freestyle
Two up, two down, what's good, man?
Shout out to the Crip-t's on this one man
Brooklyn, what up man?
Come on, man, y'all know I gotta talk my shit, man
Y'all know the vibes, man, y'all already know what I'm about to do
Y'all gotta get a little cocky on this joint
Gotta get a little bucky on this one, you heard?
Uh, uh, fuck what a hater think about me
If I feel it, I'ma put it on an album
Okay
I'm tryna get this income and honestly
I could give a fuck about the outcome
Okay
Just lookin' for a reason to even keep rappin'
And finally I found one
Okay
They just tryna knock you down and you would be a fool if you allow them
And they pick your crown up
Last minute in the fourth quarter, I was down one
Then I hit that fade-away jumper, shut the crowd up
Feelin' like Tyson, knockin' niggas out in round one
Fuck bein' number two, I'm comin' for that pound one
I need a bad bitch and a down one
'Cause fuckin' with them hoes gettin' old
I'd rather come home to my own by a stove
Ain't nothin' like pussy when you comin' off the road, you know?
I'ma eat that pussy to the bone
MA you nasty
Shut up, bitch, I'm grown
Only goin' platinum, gold ain't a goal
Tunnel vision, I feel like I'm lookin' through a cone
And the streets still rockin' with me
Pocket rocket got it with me
All that tough shit, don't you try it with me
Keep a lion with me just in case
Make a motor mouth nigga hit the brakes
Wrist drippin' like I dipped it in a lake
I don't care bitches curve me 'cause my chicken straight
Sippin' Ace with lobster on my dinner plate
Eatin' great, make your bitch feed me grapes
She got a evil face with the Serena cake
Close my curtains on a hater, let 'em see the drapes
I keep my money a mystery
'Cause I don't know who a friend or an enemy
Never let 'em see what you make
Factz
Niggas told me to get 'em, so I'ma get 'em
And we ain't drippin' in sauce, we drippin' in venom
Got snakes on the denim
Spillin' that toxic
I got a brick in my pocket 'cause I don't carry a wallet
Promote money, stop promotin' that violence
But that's worth the James Harden, we still holdin' the Rockets
I don't wanna be the plug, man
Call me the opposite
'Cause what's really the plug without the socket?
My money loud, yours a moment of silence
Shh, everything quiet, everything solid
The problem is you broke niggas don't know how to be honest
When I was broke, said I was broke but I got up and grinded
Okay
I'm a cheap motherfucker though, I love it though
Okay
I get the money and I hold it for hostage
Got the piggy out, but let that bitch sleep in the closet
If I wake her up, best believe she screamin' and hollerin'
Boom boom boom
So stay your ass off of my property
I live in the mountains
I let your bitch see the horizon
Last night she let me Pocahontas
Thought the bitch was Puerto Rican, found out she was Scottish
We live in two different worlds, we have nothin' in common
Long as she know to open up and let me put it inside her
White car, brown seats look like a Henny colada
Made the Audi matte black, license plate say Wakanda
My bitch said she mad at me, I just bought her designer
It's a 30-inch Brazilian, now she think she T'Challa
I'm cool, kinda but I'm standin' in fire
Like who's hotter?
Key Vocabulary
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know /noʊ/ A1 |
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feel /fiːl/ A1 |
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get /ɡet/ A1 |
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money /ˈmʌni/ A1 |
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think /θɪŋk/ A1 |
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bitch /bɪtʃ/ B1 |
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album /ˈælbəm/ B1 |
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down /daʊn/ A2 |
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hater /ˈheɪtər/ B2 |
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income /ˈɪnkʌm/ B1 |
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reason /ˈriːzən/ B1 |
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knock /nɒk/ A2 |
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street /striːt/ A1 |
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tough /tʌf/ B1 |
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brakes /breɪks/ B1 |
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wrist /rɪst/ A2 |
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toxic /ˈtɒksɪk/ B2 |
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friend /frend/ A1 |
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Key Grammar Structures
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I'm tryna get this income and honestly
➔ Present Continuous, Adverbial Clause
➔ The **'I'm tryna get'** is a contraction of 'I am trying to get', indicating an ongoing action. **'Honestly'** is an adverb, modifying the verb 'get' to express the speaker's candidness.
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They just tryna knock you down and you would be a fool if you allow them
➔ Present Continuous, Conditional Sentence (2nd)
➔ **'They just tryna knock'** is present continuous. The second part uses a second conditional structure **'if you allow them'**, which is used to talk about unlikely or hypothetical situations and their results.
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I'm comin' for that pound one
➔ Present Continuous, Prepositional Phrase
➔ **'I'm comin'**' is a use of the present continuous tense to indicate a future action with a sense of certainty. **'for that pound one'** functions as a prepositional phrase, showing the direction or goal of the action.
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I need a bad bitch and a down one
➔ Noun Phrase
➔ This line uses two noun phrases. **'A bad bitch'** and **'a down one'** are noun phrases where the articles and adjectives modify the nouns, indicating the speaker's desires.
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I'd rather come home to my own by a stove
➔ Modal Verb ('d rather), Prepositional Phrase
➔ The use of **'I'd rather'** is a modal verb expressing preference. **'by a stove'** functions as a prepositional phrase of place, indicating where the speaker would prefer to be.
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I'ma eat that pussy to the bone
➔ Contraction, Prepositional Phrase
➔ **'I'ma'** is a contraction of 'I am going to'. The phrase **'to the bone'** is a prepositional phrase, which adds intensity to the action of 'eat'.
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Pocket rocket got it with me
➔ Subject-Verb-Object, Prepositional Phrase
➔ The sentence structure is straightforward: Subject-Verb-Object, which is the most common pattern in English. The phrase **'with me'** is a prepositional phrase and indicates that the object is kept with the speaker.
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I keep my money a mystery
➔ Subject-Verb-Object-Complement
➔ This sentence uses the Subject-Verb-Object-Complement structure, where 'a mystery' is a complement that describes the object, 'my money'.
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If I wake her up, best believe she screamin' and hollerin'
➔ Conditional Sentence (1st), Present Continuous
➔ This line uses a first conditional structure to express a possible future outcome. The main clause uses the present continuous tense **'she screamin' and hollerin'** to describe her actions
