Ballin’ – English Lyrics

• By: Mustard, Roddy Ricch
• Album: Perfect Ten

Lyrics & Translation

Learning a language through music is an immersive experience, and 'Ballin'' by Mustard and Roddy Ricch offers a window into contemporary American slang and cultural references within the hip-hop world. The song's narrative of overcoming adversity to achieve success is a universal theme, and its lyrics provide insight into the aspirations and realities celebrated in modern rap music. By exploring the language of 'Ballin'', you can gain a deeper understanding of colloquial expressions and storytelling within this influential genre.

[English]

♪ AH YEAH YEAH ♪

♪ I BEEN BALLIN ON THESE NIGGAS ♪

♪ NOW WATCH ME BALL ON THESE NIGGAS ♪

♪ NOW WATCH ME BALL ON THESE NIGGAS YEAH! ♪

♪♪♪

♪ I DON'T REALLY WANNA GO, ♪

♪ I DON'T REALLY WANNA STAY (DON'T WANT TO STAY) ♪

♪ BUT I REALLY HOPE AND PRAY, ♪

♪ CAN WE GET IT TOGETHER, ♪

♪ GET IT TOGETHER ♪

♪ MUSTARD ON THAT BEAT HO! ♪

♪ I PUT THE NEW FORGIOS ON THE JEEP ♪

♪ I TRAP UNTIL THEM ♪

♪ BLOODY BOTTOMS IS UNDERNEATH ♪

♪ CAUSE ALL MY NIGGAS ♪

♪ GOT IT OUT THE STREETS ♪

♪ I KEEP 100 RACKS ♪

♪ INSIDE MY JEANS ♪

♪ I REMEMBER HITTEN EM ALL ♪

♪ WITH THE WHOLE TEAM ♪

♪ NOW A NIGGA CAN'T ANSWER A CALL ♪

♪ CAUSE I'M BALLING ♪

♪ I WAS WAKING UP GETTING RACKS ♪

♪ IN THE MORNING ♪

♪ I WAS BROKE NOW IM RICH ♪

♪ THESE NIGGAS SALTY ♪

♪ ALL THIS DESIGNER ON MY BODY ♪

♪ GOT ME DRIP DRIP ♪

♪ STRAIGHT UP OUT THE YACHTECTS ♪

♪ I'M A BIG CRIP ♪

♪ IF I GOT A PINT OF LEAN ♪

♪ IMA SIP SIP ♪

♪ I RUN THEM RACKS UP WITH MY QUEEN ♪

♪ LIKE LONDON AND NIP ♪

♪ BUT I GOT RICH ON ALL THESE NIGGAS ♪

♪ I DIDN'T FORGET BACK ♪

♪ I HAD TO GO THROUGH THE STRUGGLE ♪

♪ I DIDN'T FORGET THAT ♪

♪ I HOPPED INSIDE OF THE MAYBACH ♪

♪ AND NOW I SIT BACK ♪

♪ THESE BITCHES KNOW ME NOW ♪

♪ CAUSE I GOT THEM BIG RACKS ♪

♪ CAUSE IM GETTING MONEY NOW ♪

♪ I KNOW YOU HEARD THAT ♪

♪ YOUNG NIGGA ON THE CORNER ♪

♪ BITCH I HAD TO SERVE CRACK ♪

♪ UNCLE FRONTED ME SOME P'S ♪

♪ HAD TO GET EMBERSED BACK ♪

♪ WE CAME UP ON DIRTY MONEY ♪

♪ I GAVE IT A BIRD BATH ♪

♪ CUT OF THE BRAIN ♪

♪ AND I GIVE MY BITCH A NEW COUPE ♪

♪ EITHER YOU FROM THE YACHT GANG ♪

♪ OR YOU SUWHOOP ♪

♪ GOT A NEW ORLEANS BITCH AND MAN ♪

♪ THAT PUSSY VOODOO ♪

♪ AND IM THAT NIGGA NOW ♪

♪ WHO KNEW? ♪

♪ I PUT THE NEW FORGIOS ON THE JEEP ♪

♪ I TRAP UNTIL THEM ♪

♪ BLOODY BOTTOMS IS UNDERNEATH ♪

♪ CAUSE ALL MY NIGGAS ♪

♪ GOT IT OUT THE STREETS ♪

♪ I KEEP 100 RACKS ♪

♪ INSIDE MY JEANS ♪

♪ I REMEMBER HITTEN EM ALL ♪

♪ WITH THE WHOLE TEAM ♪

♪ NOW A NIGGA CANT ANSWER A CALL ♪

♪ CAUSE IM BALLIN ♪

♪ I WAS WAKING UP GETTING RACKS ♪

♪ IN THE MORNING ♪

♪ I WAS BROKE NOW IM RICH ♪

♪ THESE NIGGAS SALTY ♪

♪ I BEEN WAKING ♪

♪ TO GET THE MONEY WOAH WOAH ♪

♪ GOTTA BAD BITCH ♪

♪ HER ASS TATTED WOAH WOAH ♪

♪ GIVENCHY TO MY TOES ♪

♪ TWO TWINS IM FUCKIN EM BOTH ♪

♪ I PUT HER IN NEW AP ♪

♪ THE WATER LIKE A BOAT ♪

♪ I WAS DOWN BAD ON ♪

♪ WHERE WAS YOU NIGGAS AT ♪

♪ I KNOW YOU TURNED YOUR BACK ON ME ♪

♪ JUST TO GET SOME RACKS ♪

♪ I SEEN YOU SWERVE BACK ♪

♪ CAUSE IM IN BLACK BACH ♪

♪ NEW DIAMONDS ON ME FUCK A FLASH ♪

♪ THIS AINT SNAPCHAT ♪

♪ CAUSE I BEEN GETTING PAID ♪

♪ YELLOW DIAMONDS ON ME ♪

♪ LOOK LIKE LEMONADE ♪

♪ GOT MY BABY MAMA ♪

♪ THAT NEW BENTAYGA ♪

♪ TRYNNA GET A DOJO LIKE A SENSI ♪

♪ ROLLS ROYCE UMBRELLAS WHEN IM IN THE RAIN ♪

♪ I JUST MIND MY BUSINESS ♪

♪ I GOT BROTHERS THAT DID THE TIME I AINT KIDDING ♪

♪ ALL THESE RAPPERS JUST TALK ABOUT IT I LIVE IT ♪

♪ GOIN UP I AIN'T GOT NO SKY LIMIT YEAH YEAH ♪

♪ I PUT THE NEW FORGIOS ON THE JEEP ♪

♪ I TRAP UNTIL THEM ♪

♪ BLOODY BOTTOMS IS UNDERNEATH ♪

♪ CAUSE ALL MY NIGGAS ♪

♪ GOT IT OUT THE STREETS ♪

♪ I KEEP 100 RACKS ♪

♪ INSIDE MY JEANS ♪

♪ I REMEMBER HITTEN EM ALL ♪

♪ WITH THE WHOLE TEAM ♪

♪ NOW A NIGGA CANT ANSWER A CALL ♪

♪ CAUSE IM BALLIN ♪

♪ I WAS WAKING UP GETTING RACKS ♪

♪ IN THE MORNING ♪

♪ I WAS BROKE NOW IM RICH ♪

♪ THESE NIGGAS SALTY ♪

♪ AH YEAH YEAH ♪

♪ I BEEN BALLIN ON THESE NIGGAS ♪

♪ NOW WATCH ME BALL ON THESE NIGGAS ♪

♪ NOW WATCH ME BALL ON THESE NIGGAS YEAH! ♪

♪ NOW WATCH ME BALL ON THESE NIGGAS ♪

♪ NOW WATCH ME BALL ON THESE NIGGAS YEAH YEAH! ♪

♪♪♪

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
ball /bɔːl/ B1	verb - to live a life of luxury and success; to be successful and have a lot of money noun - a dance or social gathering
niggas /ˈnɪɡəz/ C2	noun - a familiar term for a black person, especially one who is a friend
racks /ræks/ B2	noun - a large amount of money
jeep /dʒiːp/ A2	noun - a type of strong motor vehicle with four-wheel drive
rich /rɪtʃ/ A2	adjective - having a great deal of money or valuable possessions
designer /dɪˈzaɪnər/ B1	adjective - expensive and fashionable clothing noun - a person who designs things
body /ˈbɒdi/ A1	noun - the physical structure of a person or animal
money /ˈmʌni/ A1	noun - a current medium of exchange in the form of coins and banknotes
streets /striːts/ A1	noun - a public road in a city or town, especially one with houses on either side
broke /brəʊk/ A2	adjective - having no money
morning /ˈmɔːnɪŋ/ A1	noun - the early part of the day, from sunrise to noon
bad /bæd/ A1	adjective - of poor quality or low standard
bitch /bɪtʃ/ C2	noun - a derogatory term for a woman
back /bæk/ A1	noun - the rear surface of the human body from the shoulders to the hips verb - to support or encourage adverb - to or towards the place or position of origin
know /nəʊ/ A1	verb - to be aware of through observation, inquiry, or information
time /taɪm/ A1	noun - the indefinite continued progress of existence and events in the past, present, and future regarded as a whole
sky /skaɪ/ A1	noun - the region of the atmosphere and outer space seen from the earth

Key Grammar Structures

• I BEEN BALLIN ON THESE NIGGAS

  ➔ Present Perfect Continuous (AAVE)

  ➔ Informal AAVE structure emphasizing ongoing action from past to present. 'I been ballin'' = "I have been succeeding/showing off"

• I DON'T REALLY WANNA GO

  ➔ Double Contraction

  ➔ "Wanna" = "want to" (informal). Shows casual speech pattern common in music

• I PUT THE NEW FORGIOS ON THE JEEP

  ➔ Simple Past Tense

  ➔ Describes completed action with clear past reference. "Put" indicates finished action of installing rims

• IF I GOT A PINT OF LEAN IMA SIP SIP

  ➔ Real Conditional + Contraction

  ➔ Conditional clause showing probable future action. "Ima" = "I'm gonna" (I will). Double "sip" emphasizes repetition

• I WAS BROKE NOW IM RICH

  ➔ Past-Present Contrast

  ➔ Parallel structure highlighting transformation. "Was" (past state) vs "am" (present state) shows dramatic change

• CAUSE I BEEN GETTING PAID

  ➔ Causal Clause + Present Perfect Continuous

  ➔ "Cause" = "because" (informal). Present perfect continuous emphasizes ongoing income leading to current wealth

• I HAD TO GO THROUGH THE STRUGGLE

  ➔ Past Obligation (had to)

  ➔ "Had to" expresses unavoidable past necessity. Implies difficult experiences before success

• THESE BITCHES KNOW ME NOW CAUSE I GOT THEM BIG RACKS

  ➔ Causal Relationship (cause/effect)

  ➔ "Cause" establishes reason-result connection. Current recognition (effect) directly results from wealth (cause)