Biggie – English Lyrics

• By: The Notorious B.I.G. feat. Junior M.A.F.I.A.
• Album: Born Again

Lyrics & Translation

[English]

Notorious B.I.G. F/ Junior M.A.F.I.A.

Miscellaneous

Biggie

[Lil' Cease]

Queen Bee, and Notorious B.I.G. nigga

The best that ever lived, the best that ever did it

The best that ever lived it

Cocksuckers, What's his name, huh?

That's how we do it ya'll

To all my niggaz in the house

Bad Boy, Who we die for

All day, everyday nigga

[Verse 1]

For the love of BIG, we bang out

Since my man died, we don't hang out

We blow brains out, we tear the club up pullin things out

Mafia World, all my niggaz max out

We Bad Boys, why ya'll niggaz cracked out

Coward niggaz, most are burried down south

Far from gangstas, really hush puppies

Niggaz bearly speak when we discuss money

Niggaz stay yappin when there's always somethin funny

The realest niggaz never took nuthin from me

Rock ice, stay jig, fuck with niggaz that got drunk, and hate kids

Got niggaz on state bids, that hate movies like Rosewood and Matrix

A yo, Biggie taught me well, Biggie told me how to flip bricks like cartwheel

Chorus: Lil' Cease & Notorious B.I.G.

[Lil' Cease]

To all my thugs who puffed him

To all my girls who hugged him

You love him, yell his name.

I'd rather die on my feet, than live on my knees

Nigga please, I cock and squeeze for.

Mafia

[Notorious B.I.G.]

Representin Bucktown

Mack 11's cocked back, niggaz better duck down

Face down, you know the routine, the cream

Earings, you know the drama Biggie bring

[Verse 2]

For BIG I learn to grip aim and cock it

Once I got it, I lock it

Banger, big city boy with deep pockets

See me speak, that paper better be the topic

I like my ice frozen like the Antartic

I'm quick to finish it, your good to start it

And with the flashy colors on, you just a target, Waitin for a hard hit

I like marine blue, marine green, roll with a mean team

Meshed out, fresh out, and stay greams

We big boys, we do big things, born in this county of kings

I ain't got shit, I spread things, take things

Fuck whenever my mood swings, from the summer for the winter to the spring

My nigga ill's holdin it down for the beam

Like BIG said, we do the real things, we still bubble and steal chains

Still tustle, still struggle, we feel pain

Still ride, still die for BIG's name

(chorus)

[Verse 3]

For BIG I grip the cig, put six in your wig

Not cause of what he said, cause of what he did

When I hear that pop quiz, that's the way I was raised and thats the way it is for.

We roll like the Panthers, show our guns on camera

Do jokes with police scanners, niggaz mediocre, full of dirt like hampers

I roll with a bunch of niggaz that wear bandanas and rep...

We kept it thurough, from the heart ripped the barrel

B.K. style, see BIG howl, now

Lets see who, wanna go against Mafia world

Niggaz nuthin but squirels, they know we rep...

Niggaz tryin to get a nut, hit in the head or below the gut

Wood style roll'em up, get plucked, nigga what

Go back to spend a ton, and know cats wit gold tooths

Know my gat and bust for my nigga...

(chorus)

[Lil' Kim]

Now when I cock back and squeeze, my Desert E'z

Make you drop to your knees, barly able to breathe

My bullets move in threes, one for Brook-lyn

One for Mafia so take that, Uh, and this one's for...

You know Frank kept me iced out

Mink dragon, seven figures in my bank account

All that material shit, ya'll still tryin to get it

Uh, you fuckin pricks, get off his dick tryin to be like...

All ya'll lame ass niggas keep my man name out your mouth

Or get this shit right, check it, it's the B-I, double G-I, E

Ya'll niggaz can't see Poppa, nor the Big Moma

Who you love... for the Y2G, the two ten

We got it sewn, we don't need ya'll help, we hold our own

Cause this goes out to cats not tryin to give it up

BIG missin us, shout him out...

(chorus)

(chorus into fade)

...

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
bang /bæŋ/ A2	verb - to explode or fire a gun
flip /flɪp/ A2	verb - to turn something over verb - to sell or move quickly
grip /ɡrɪp/ A2	verb - to hold firmly
cock /kɒk/ B1	verb - to prepare a gun to fire
thug /θʌɡ/ B1	noun - a violent or dangerous person
represent /ˌrɛprɪˈzɛnt/ B1	verb - to speak or act on behalf of
flashy /ˈflæʃi/ B1	adjective - showy or ostentatious
mediocre /ˈmiːdiəkr/ B2	adjective - of average quality or ability
ostentatious /ˌɒstɛnˈteɪʃəs/ C1	adjective - characterized by vulgar or pretentious display
cartwheel /ˈkɑːrtwɪl/ B2	noun - a sideways flip
hustle /ˈhʌsəl/ B1	verb - to work hard or pushily to achieve something
squabble /ˈskwɒbəl/ B2	verb - to argue noisily about something petty
pluck /plʌk/ B1	verb - to pull or pick something off
beam /biːm/ A2	noun - a long, thick piece of wood or metal verb - to smile broadly
tussle /ˈtʌsəl/ B2	verb - to struggle or fight roughly
bubble /ˈbʌbəl/ A2	noun - a round ball of air or gas in a liquid verb - to produce bubbles

Key Grammar Structures

• I'd rather die on my feet, than live on my knees

  ➔ Comparative correlative: rather … than …

  ➔ The phrase "**rather** … **than** …" expresses a preference, e.g., "I'd **rather** die … **than** live …".

• We do big things, born in this county of kings

  ➔ Past participle used as adjective (born)

  ➔ The past participle "**born**" functions as an adjective describing "county", e.g., "born in this county".

• I like my ice frozen like the Antarctic

  ➔ Simile using "like"

  ➔ The word "**like**" introduces a comparison: "frozen **like** the Antarctic".

• Let's see who wanna go against Mafia world

  ➔ Imperative with "let's" + base verb

  ➔ "**Let’s**" is a polite imperative meaning "let us", followed by the base verb "see".

• I ain't got shit, I spread things, take things

  ➔ Non‑standard negative contraction "ain't"

  ➔ "**ain't**" is an informal contraction for "am not / is not / are not", used here as "I **ain't** got".

• We keep it thorough, from the heart ripped the barrel

  ➔ Past participle as post‑modifier (ripped)

  ➔ The past participle "**ripped**" follows the noun "barrel" and functions as a post‑modifier: "the barrel **ripped**".

• You know my gat and bust for my nigga

  ➔ Simple present for factual statement

  ➔ The verb "**know**" is in the simple present, indicating a general fact: "You **know** my gat…".

• We ride, we die for BIG's name

  ➔ Prepositional phrase of purpose with "for"

  ➔ The preposition "**for**" introduces the purpose of the action: "die **for** BIG's name".