Black Beatles

• By: Rae Sremmurd
• Album: SremmLife 2

Lyrics:

Vocabulary in this song:

Vocabulary	Meanings
beatle /ˈbiːtl/ A2	noun - a type of insect with a hard shell
money /ˈmʌni/ A1	noun - a current medium of exchange in the form of coins and banknotes
crowd /kraʊd/ A2	noun - a large number of people gathered together
please /pliːz/ A1	verb - to make someone happy or satisfied
release /rɪˈliːs/ B1	verb - to allow someone or something to be free
fall /fɔːl/ A1	verb - to drop down
mad /mæd/ A2	adjective - angry
smoke /smoʊk/ A2	noun - the cloud of black, gray, or white gases and dust that is produced by burning something
drink /drɪŋk/ A1	verb - to swallow liquid
needle /ˈniːdl/ B1	noun - a very thin, pointed piece of metal used for sewing
world /wɜːrld/ A1	noun - the earth, together with all of its countries, people, and natural features
seats /siːts/ A2	noun - something that you sit on
party /ˈpɑːrti/ A1	verb - to enjoy oneself at a party or other social gathering by dancing, eating, drinking, etc.
table /ˈteɪbl/ A1	noun - a piece of furniture with a flat top supported by legs
famous /ˈfeɪməs/ A2	adjective - known about by many people
love /lʌv/ A1	verb - to like something very much
rich /rɪtʃ/ A2	adjective - having a lot of money or possessions
player /ˈpleɪər/ A2	noun - a person who takes part in a game or sport

Grammar:

• BE BACK IMMEDIATELY, TO CONFISCATE THE MONEY

  ➔ Infinitive of purpose

  ➔ The infinitive "to confiscate" explains the purpose of being back immediately. It clarifies why they are returning.

• I SENT FLOWERS BUT YOU SAID YOU DIDN'T RECEIVE EM

  ➔ Past Simple vs. Past Simple Negative with contracted form

  ➔ "I sent" uses the past simple tense to describe a completed action in the past. "Didn't receive" is the contracted negative form of "did not receive," also describing a completed action in the past.

• YOUNG BULL LIVING LIKE AN OLD GEEZER

  ➔ Present participle used as adjective modifying a noun

  ➔ "Living" is a present participle used as an adjective to describe the "young bull." It indicates the action the young bull is currently performing or exhibiting.

• HATERS MAD FOR WHATEVER REASON

  ➔ Ellipsis (omission of verb 'are')

  ➔ The sentence is grammatically incomplete but understandable due to common usage in informal speech. The verb 'are' is omitted: 'Haters are mad for whatever reason'.

• I'M NOT BLINKING, WHAT IN THE WORLD WAS I THINKING

  ➔ Present Continuous vs. Past Continuous in a question

  ➔ "I'm not blinking" uses the present continuous to describe an action happening right now. "What in the world was I thinking" uses the past continuous in a question to inquire about a past thought process.

• NEW DAY NEW MONEY TO BE MADE, THERE IS NOTHING TO EXPLAIN

  ➔ Passive Infinitive (to be made) and impersonal 'there is'

  ➔ "To be made" is a passive infinitive expressing that the money is being acted upon (being earned). "There is nothing to explain" uses the impersonal construction "there is" to indicate the existence of something (nothing) without specifying a subject.

• CREAM SEATS IN THE REGAL ROCKING JOHN LENNON LENSES

  ➔ Present participle used as adjective (rocking)

  ➔ "Rocking" is a present participle used as an adjective modifying "John Lennon lenses". It implies wearing or sporting the lenses.

• LIKE CLOCKWORK I BLOW IT ALL, THEN GET SOME MORE, GET YOU SOMEBODY THAT CAN DO BOTH

  ➔ Relative clause with "that" as a subject.

  ➔ The clause "that can do both" is a relative clause modifying "somebody". "That" acts as the subject of the verb "can do" within the clause. It refers back to "somebody", indicating the person has the ability to do both (implied: blow it all and then get some more).