Bulletproof Skin – English Lyrics

• By: Busta Rhymes, Skillibeng
• Album: The Fuse Is Lit

Lyrics & Translation

Explore the vibrant fusion of hip-hop and dancehall in "Bulletproof Skin" by Busta Rhymes and Skillibeng. This high-energy track offers a glimpse into Jamaican musical influences and showcases the artists' lyrical prowess, making it a perfect introduction to the dynamic world of cross-genre collaborations.

[English]

♪ Can't believe this happening again ♪

♪ But this time we pull out the ratchet ♪

♪ We bussing Skillibeng ♪

♪ Pull up if you want could give a fuck about your name ♪

♪ Banger that we droppin', shoulda fuck up everything ♪

♪ This shit'll stimulate the gangster ♪

♪ Get to tucking in your chain ♪

♪ Jugular will rupture when they cut you in the rain ♪

♪ We run up in the club ♪

♪ Despite the structure it's the same ♪

♪ And fuck the building up ♪

♪ And me and only Skilli is to blame, action ♪

♪ New ting, new whip with the bulletproof skin ♪

♪ New ting, new choppa with the hundred-round clip ♪

♪ New shit, Corvette with the butterfly wings ♪

♪ Head shell out, boy dead from yuh fuck around wi ♪

♪ Whole leap a Henny wi a spit out ♪

♪ Every enemy fi get out, eyeball kick out ♪

♪ Shot fly 'til every likkle boy try skip out ♪

♪ Shot in a yuh stomach, bloody diarrhea dem a shit out ♪

♪ Hmm, everybody start flip out ♪

♪ Di way di gyal a skin out ♪

♪ Bare cocky we a give out ♪

♪ Nuff a dem fraud, and try copy weh wi live out ♪

♪ Skilli, them vanish wen di chopper dem a ring out ♪

♪ You see di bullet dem a dig out ♪

♪ Every likkle piece a yuh flesh ♪

♪ Wen di copper dem a fling out ♪

♪ Look ya, it nuh matter how we dapper wen mi spin out ♪

♪ Could neva imagine all a di blacka wi a bring out ♪

♪ New ting, new whip with the bulletproof skin ♪

♪ New ting, new choppa with the hundred-round clip ♪

♪ New shit, Corvette with the butterfly wings ♪

♪ Head shell out, boy dead from yuh fuck around wi ♪

♪ Fuck when I reach ♪

♪ Boy pussy face full up wid Crocodile teeth ♪

♪ Mi a shub a Kay ♪

♪ Inna boy head a crime scene, and mi run di place ♪

♪ Dem a run round it like wheel ♪

♪ Glock 43, aguh mek a boy bleed ♪

♪ A baby dem in a car seat ♪

♪ Mi wave di tech nothing like sea ♪

♪ Mek e place bloody like meat, yeah ♪

♪ Choppa run town, a choppa run town, gotta have a buss down ♪

♪ Mi a real gun man, wi a not a gun clown ♪

♪ From yuh frig round top killer, shotta buss clown ♪

♪ Mek a head shell, mek a head shell ♪

♪ Mi wi mek a head shell ♪

♪ From a boy ramp wid mi wi meadowrest dem ♪

♪ None a Eastside runna dem neva breathless ♪

♪ New ting, new whip with the bulletproof skin ♪

♪ New ting, new choppa with the hundred-round clip ♪

♪ New shit, Corvette with the butterfly wings ♪

♪ Head shell out, boy dead from yuh fuck around wi ♪

♪ Anytime di pussy dem step inside a di place ♪

♪ And wen wi pull up every single exit lock off ♪

♪ No matter how dem a try, and a disrespect di thing ♪

♪ Mek sure yuh know seh every single gun a pop off ♪

♪ Betta have yuh mannaz ♪

♪ Mek sure yuh put dung yuh camera ♪

♪ Yes wi duh it different, 'til the very end ♪

♪ And if yuh have a problem, unuh fi guh suck yuh madda ♪

♪ And a Kartel, and kill yuh ova Skillibeng ♪

♪ Gun lift up, and shift up dem tissue ♪

♪ Boy missing Rifle buss, and kiss yuh ♪

♪ Wen yuh hear mi seh mi guh wid a big Beretta pon a mission ♪

♪ Boy rap up a nuh fiction ♪

♪ Shot a spin like a propeller ♪

♪ And nuh fist up wid nuh nigga ♪

♪ Life wi tek a nuh picture ♪

♪ Shot a buss anywhere mi si yuh ♪

♪ From yuh diss Busta mi killa ♪

♪ Yeah, mi gun a whistle, yuh seh ♪

♪ New ting, new whip with the bulletproof skin ♪

♪ New ting, new choppa with the hundred-round clip ♪

♪ New shit, Corvette with the butterfly wings ♪

♪ Head shell out, boy dead from yuh fuck around wi ♪

♪ Nuh get mi out, mek mi head chip out ♪

♪ Mi wi send fi yuh, mi send fi yuh ♪

♪ Mek eh killy dem kill yuh, skilli wicked and viscious ♪

♪ Whap, whap, whap, whap ♪

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
bulletproof /ˈbʊlɪtpruːf/ C1	adjective - designed to resist penetration by bullets
choppa /ˈtʃɑpə/ C2	noun - slang for automatic rifle or machine gun
whip /wɪp/ C1	noun - slang for car or vehicle
buss /bʌs/ C2	verb - Jamaican Patois for firing/shooting a gun
shell /ʃɛl/ B2	noun - bullet casing or explosive projectile
ratchet /ˈrætʃɪt/ C2	noun - slang for gun or firearm
gangster /ˈɡæŋstər/ B2	noun - member of a criminal organization
rupture /ˈrʌptʃər/ C1	verb - to burst or break suddenly
jugular /ˈdʒʌɡjələr/ C2	noun - vein in the neck carrying blood from head
diarrhea /ˌdaɪəˈriːə/ B2	noun - condition of frequent watery bowel movements
stimulate /ˈstɪmjʊleɪt/ B2	verb - to encourage activity or growth
clip /klɪp/ B1	noun - ammunition holder for firearms
ting /tɪŋ/ C2	noun - Jamaican Patois for 'thing'
gyal /ɡjɑːl/ C2	noun - Jamaican Patois for 'girl'
fraud /frɔːd/ B2	noun - deception for personal gain
vanish /ˈvænɪʃ/ B2	verb - to disappear suddenly
bloody /ˈblʌdi/ B1	adjective - covered with blood
wicked /ˈwɪkɪd/ B2	adjective - extremely violent or dangerous

Key Grammar Structures

• Can't believe this happening again

  ➔ Negative contraction and gerund after a perception verb

  ➔ The verb "believe" is followed by the gerund "happening" to describe an ongoing event.

• We run up in the club

  ➔ Simple present tense for habitual actions

  ➔ "run up" is in the simple present, indicating a regular activity.

• New ting, new whip with the bulletproof skin

  ➔ Noun phrase + prepositional phrase "with" for description

  ➔ "with the bulletproof skin" modifies "whip", showing its characteristic.

• Shot fly 'til every likkle boy try skip out

  ➔ "'til" (until) + present simple in a time clause

  ➔ "'til" means "until"; the clause "every likkle boy try skip out" uses present simple to express a repeated action.

• If you want, could give a fuck about your name

  ➔ Conditional clause + modal verb "could" for possibility

  ➔ "If you want" sets a condition; "could" expresses a potential action.

• And if yuh have a problem, unuh fi guh suck yuh madda

  ➔ Conditional clause with "if" + modal-like "fi" (Jamaican) indicating obligation

  ➔ "If yuh have a problem" is the condition; "fi" works like "should" to express a recommendation or duty.

• Mek a head shell, mek a head shell

  ➔ Imperative mood (command) repeated for emphasis

  ➔ "Mek" (make) is used as a command: "Mek a head shell" = "Make a headshot".

• From yuh diss Busta mi killa

  ➔ Possessive pronoun "mi" (my) before a noun, simple present

  ➔ "mi" means "my"; "mi killa" = "my killer". The sentence is in simple present.