Blood Walk – English Lyrics

• By: Jay Rock

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the authentic street narratives of West Coast hip-hop with Jay Rock's "Blood Walk." This powerful track offers a direct insight into the language and culture of Los Angeles' Watts neighborhood, as seen through the eyes of an artist deeply rooted in its realities. Learn about the unique slang and expressions that paint a vivid picture of identity and loyalty, making "Blood Walk" an unfiltered journey into a significant aspect of hip-hop history and a community's voice.

[English]

Right that

Yeah

Through the blood walk I do the, do the blood walk

I do the blood walk

Through the blood walk I do the, do the blood walk

I be that nigga they call Jay Rock

Coming straight out of Watts you know I keep

My bloods with me cause we beef off the block

Know that black khakis

Black forty five tuck to my waist red chucks

Red strings throw my hood up in your face

Whoop

Shoot through

Chevy red chevrolet hitting switches on them bitches

Smoking purple everyday sitting sideways

Leaning off that qualif I shoot a nigga down

Keep killers on the payroll steady screaming

Rock Mo but nigga I don't know shit but to

Get some money fuck the bitches stack and mo chips

Gotta hit my hood up nigga's in guard it's

My goons though nigga send it trash like some garbage

Striving on them balling Maserati calling

Beating down your block knocking pictures off your

Wall I do my blood walk

I do my blood walk two step throw my hood up yeah this blood rock

Like that no like this give it up give it up slide like this

Two step slide like this do the blood walk

I do mine like this be brave

Like that no like this give it up give it up slide like this

Two step slide like this do the blood walk

I do mine like this

Rest in peace be brave frenic tips on the replay

Nigga disrespect and get a slug when the heat sprays

Back in 98 it was crypt walking crazy now it's 08

Nigga's blood walking craze say you see that for work

Now that's a work of art we hit a party watch my dogs tear the floor apart

And we don't chalk chalk we just rock Mo them chunk taylor's

Do their job look we mob through the neighborhood

Dance like a kangaroo jumping like it's 92 sipping

On that 80 proof snagged pipe like 80 does 80

Proof up with my fellow troops we on fire like them hollows

When the metal shoots and you know I do is thing blood

Walking with my niggas in a pit of flames

Like that no like this give it up give it up slide like this

Two step slide like this do the blood walk

I do mine like this

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
blood /blʌd/ B2	noun - the red liquid that circulates in the veins and arteries of humans and animals
walk /wɔːk/ A1	verb - to move at a regular pace by lifting and setting down each foot in turn
hood /hʊd/ B2	noun - a neighborhood, especially in urban areas
money /ˈmʌni/ A1	noun - a medium of exchange used to facilitate transactions
block /blɒk/ A2	noun - a solid piece of hard material, often cuboidal
killers /ˈkɪlərz/ B2	noun - people who kill or cause death to others
party /ˈpɑːrti/ A2	noun - a social gathering of people, often for entertainment
fire /faɪər/ A2	noun - the process of combustion that produces heat and light
gas /ɡæs/ B1	noun - a substance in a physical state that has no fixed volume or shape
mobbing /ˈmɒbɪŋ/ C1	noun - the act of gathering around someone or something in an aggressive manner
art /ɑːrt/ B2	noun - the expression or application of human creative skill and imagination

Key Grammar Structures

• I do the blood walk.

  ➔ Simple present tense for habitual actions.

  ➔ The speaker expresses a regular activity, saying 'I do the *blood walk*'.

• I be that nigga they call Jay Rock.

  ➔ Present tense to assert identity.

  ➔ The phrase 'I be that *nigga*' asserts the speaker's identity confidently.

• I keep my bloods with me.

  ➔ Present tense to indicate possession.

  ➔ Here, 'I keep my *bloods* with me' shows possession of friends or crew.

• I shoot a nigga down.

  ➔ Simple present for general actions.

  ➔ This phrase shows a regular action, albeit violent, using 'I shoot'.

• Like that, no like this.

  ➔ Comparative structure to compare actions or styles.

  ➔ 'Like that, no like this' indicates variations in performing the dance.

• We hit a party.

  ➔ Simple present tense for actions.

  ➔ 'We hit a party' shows an instance of attending a gathering.

• We on fire like them hollows.

  ➔ Present continuous for ongoing situations.

  ➔ 'We on fire' suggests they are currently in an energetic state.