2K19 – English Lyrics

• By: Young M.A

Lyrics & Translation

Explore the English language through the confident and direct lyrics of Young M.A's 'Praktice.' This song is a great way to learn modern slang and assertive expressions common in East Coast hip-hop. Its clever wordplay and cultural references, like the iconic Allen Iverson interview, make it a unique and engaging track for language learners.

[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

Vocabulary	Meanings
know /noʊ/ A1	verb - to be aware of something
feel /fiːl/ A1	verb - to experience an emotion
get /ɡet/ A1	verb - to obtain or receive something
money /ˈmʌni/ A1	noun - a current medium of exchange in the form of coins and banknotes
think /θɪŋk/ A1	verb - to have a particular opinion or belief
bitch /bɪtʃ/ B1	noun - a derogatory term for a woman
album /ˈælbəm/ B1	noun - a collection of songs or musical recordings
down /daʊn/ A2	adjective - feeling sad or depressed
hater /ˈheɪtər/ B2	noun - a person who dislikes someone or something intensely
income /ˈɪnkʌm/ B1	noun - money received, especially on a regular basis, for work or through investments.
reason /ˈriːzən/ B1	noun - a cause, explanation, or justification for an action or event.
knock /nɒk/ A2	verb - to hit something with a fist or a hard object to make a noise
street /striːt/ A1	noun - a public road in a city or town, typically with houses and buildings on one or both sides.
tough /tʌf/ B1	adjective - strong; not easily broken or made weaker.
brakes /breɪks/ B1	noun - a device for slowing or stopping a moving vehicle, typically by friction.
wrist /rɪst/ A2	noun - the joint connecting the hand with the forearm.
toxic /ˈtɒksɪk/ B2	adjective - poisonous
friend /frend/ A1	noun - a person whom one knows and with whom one has a bond of mutual affection, typically exclusive of sexual or family relations.

Key Grammar Structures

• 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.

• 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.

• 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.

• 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.

• 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.

• 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'.

• 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.

• 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'.

• 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