Clique – English Lyrics

• By: Kanye West, Big Sean, Jay-Z

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the rhythmic flow of 'Clique' to master the confident and assertive tones of modern English hip-hop. This song is a masterclass in wordplay, cadence, and slang, making it a perfect tool for learners to understand the nuances of cultural expression and linguistic swagger in rap.

[English]

What of the dollar you murdered for?

Is that the one fighting for your soul?

Or your brother's the one that you're running from?

But if you got money, fuck it, 'cause I want some

B-I-G

Oh, God, whoa

Okay, ain't nobody fuckin' with my clique

Clique, clique, clique, clique

Ain't nobody fresher than my motherfuckin' clique

Clique, clique, clique, clique

As I look around, they don't do it like my clique

Clique, clique, clique, clique

And all these bad bitches, man, they want the-

They want the-, they want the (B-I-G, oh God) (go)

I tell a bad bitch, "Do whatever I say" (yup)

My block behind me, like I'm coming out the driveway (swerve)

It's grind day, from Friday to next Friday (whoa)

I been up straight for nine days, I need a spa day (spa day)

Yup, she try and gimme that poon-tang

I might let my crew bang, my crew deeper than Wu-Tang (whoa)

I'm rollin' with, ha, fuck I'm saying? Girl, you know my crew name

You know 2 Chainz? Skrrt! I'm pullin' up in that Bruce Wayne

But I'm the fuckin' villain, man, they kneelin' when I'm walking in the buildin'

Freaky women, I be feelin' from the bank accounts I'm fillin'

What a feelin', ah man, they gotta be

Young player from the D that's killing everything that he see for the dough

Okay, ain't nobody fuckin' with my clique

Clique, clique, clique, clique (oh God)

Ain't nobody fresher than my motherfuckin' clique

Clique, clique, clique, clique

As I look around, they don't do it like my clique

Clique, clique, clique, clique

And all these bad bitches, man, they want the-

They want the-, they want the-

(Click-clack, stick 'em up)

Yeah, I'm talkin' Ye (clique), yeah, I'm talkin' Rih' (clique)

Yeah, I'm talkin' B (clique), nigga, I'm talkin' me

Yeah, I'm talkin' bossy, I ain't talkin' Kelis

Your money too short, you can't be talkin' to me

Yeah, I'm talkin' LeBron, we ball in our family tree

GOOD Music drug-dealing cousin, ain't nothin' fuckin' with we

Me, turn that 62 to 125, 125 to a 250

250 to a half a mill', ain't nothin' nobody can do with me

Now, who with me? Vámonos! Call me Hov or Jefe

Translation, I'm the shit, 'least that what my neck say

'Least that what my check say, lost my homie for a decade

Nigga down for like 12 years, ain't hug his son since the second grade

Uh, he never told, who he gon' tell? We top of the totem pole

It's the Dream Team meets the Supreme Team

And all our eyes green, it only means one thing

You ain't fuckin' with the clique

Clique, clique, clique, clique

Ain't nobody fresher than my motherfuckin' clique

Clique, clique, clique, clique

As I look around, they don't do it like my clique

Clique, clique, clique, clique

And all these bad bitches, man, they want the-

They want the-, they want the-

Break records at Louis, ate breakfast at Gucci

My girl a superstar all from a home movie

Bow on our arrival, the un-American idols

What niggas did in Paris, got 'em hangin' off the Eiffel

Yeah, I'm talkin' business, we talkin' CIA

I'm talkin' George Tenet, I seen him the other day

He asked me about my Maybach, think he had the same

Except mine tinted and his might have been rented

You know, white people get money, don't spend it

Or maybe they get money, buy a business

I rather buy 80 gold chains and go ign'ant

I know Spike Lee gon' kill me, but let me finish

Blame it on the pigment, we livin' no limits

Them gold Master P ceilings was just a figment

Of our imagination, MTV Cribs

Now I'm lookin' at a crib right next to where TC lives

That's Tom Cruise, whatever she accuse

He wasn't really drunk, he just had a frew brews

Pass the refreshments, a cool, cool beverage

Everything I do need a news crew's presence

Speedboat swerve, homie, watch out for the waves

I'm way too black to burn from sunrays

So I just meditate at the home in Pompeii

About how I could build a new Rome in one day

Every time I'm in Vegas, they screamin' like, "He's Elvis"

But I just wanna design hotels and nail it

Shit is real, got me feelin' Israelian

Like Bar Refaeli, or Gisele, no, that's Brazilian

Went through deep depression when my mama passed

Suicide, what kinda talk is that?

But I been talkin' to God for so long

That if you look at my life I guess He talkin' back

Fuckin' with my clique

Ain't nobody fresher than my motherfuckin' clique

...

As I look around, they don't do it like my clique

...

And all these bad bitches, man, they want the-

They want the-, they want the-

Go

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
clique /kliːk/ C1	noun - a small, close-knit group of people who do not readily allow others to join them
fresher /ˈfrɛʃər/ A2	adjective - having a new or cool, stylish appearance
grind /ɡraɪnd/ B2	noun - hard, monotonous work or effort
villain /ˈvɪlən/ B2	noun - a character whose evil actions or motives are important to the plot
freaky /ˈfriːki/ C1	adjective - unconventional, strange, or sexually adventurous
bossy /ˈbɒsi/ B2	adjective - fond of giving people orders; domineering
decade /ˈdɛkeɪd/ B1	noun - a period of ten years
totem /ˈtoʊtəm/ C2	noun - a natural object or animal believed by a particular society to have spiritual significance
superstar /ˈsuːpərstɑːr/ A2	noun - a famous and successful performer or sports player
arrival /əˈraɪvəl/ B1	noun - the action or process of arriving
tinted /ˈtɪntɪd/ B2	adjective - colored slightly
pigment /ˈpɪɡmənt/ C1	noun - the natural coloring matter of animal or plant tissue
imagination /ɪˌmædʒɪˈneɪʃən/ B1	noun - the faculty or action of forming new ideas or images
meditate /ˈmɛdɪteɪt/ B2	verb - think deeply or focus one's mind for a period of time
depression /dɪˈprɛʃən/ B2	noun - feelings of severe despondency and dejection

Key Grammar Structures

• Ain't nobody fuckin' with my clique

  ➔ Double negative / Colloquial negation

  ➔ In African American Vernacular English (AAVE), "ain't nobody" is used for emphatic negation, meaning "there is nobody."

• My block behind me, like I'm coming out the driveway

  ➔ Simile (Subjunctive Mood)

  ➔ Using "like" followed by a clause to create a hypothetical comparison. The speaker imagines his neighborhood is physically supporting him.

• I been up straight for nine days

  ➔ Present Perfect Continuous (informal usage)

  ➔ The speaker drops the auxiliary "have" (I've been -> I been) to express an action that started in the past and continues to the present.

• If you look at my life I guess He talkin' back

  ➔ First Conditional (Shortened form)

  ➔ An "if" clause describing a real possibility; "He" refers to God responding to the speaker's prayers.

• Your money too short, you can't be talkin' to me

  ➔ Ellipsis (of the verb "is")

  ➔ Colloquial omission of "is" ("Your money is too short"). This is common in hip-hop lyrics for rhythm.

• He wasn't really drunk, he just had a few brews

  ➔ Simple Past (State vs. Action)

  ➔ Distinguishes between a continuous state ("wasn't drunk") and a completed action ("had a few brews").

• I'm way too black to burn from sunrays

  ➔ Degree Adverb (Too + Adjective)

  ➔ "Too" is used here to mean "excessively," creating an exaggerated claim about his skin tone.

• Went through deep depression when my mama passed

  ➔ Past Simple with implied Subject

  ➔ The speaker omits the pronoun "I" ("[I] Went through..."), which is a common feature in conversational and narrative English.