Lyrics & Translation
Immerse yourself in the vibrant sounds of "DKR" by Booba, a song that beautifully blends French rap with rich African melodies. Through its lyrics, you can explore themes of cultural identity, heritage, and social commentary, gaining insight into Senegalese culture and the experiences of the diaspora.
It's me, I'm leaving the hood
I made money, money, money, already
I didn't yawn, yawn, caused damage
Tyson, Gris Bordeaux, Bombardier
I'm going to break your back, not marry you
Don't hold my hand, things are going to be said
I already have my Balmain lowered on the landing
Like Audrey Tcheuméo, I'm a medalist
Let's go, negro, come on, give it
The bill was very, very high
I'm going to make your halal cry
Africa, you have no age
They want to marry you, marry you, marry you
Your family name will be taken hostage
What's the point of being a lion in a cage?
Send the hash, the millions cash
Gotta make money, money, money
Madam Judge, outburst of rage
I sprayed like a savage
It's not the hood that's leaving me
It's me, I'm leaving the hood
I made money, money, money, already
I fought-cut, caused damage
I don't hear all these hyenas
I'm in front of a plate of thieboudienne
Even black, I could blush with hatred
A slave has no sentence reduction
Those who don't want to do business
Please, go down there
The price of your pussy is falling
Pour me a shot of Mandela
Africa, you have no age
They want to marry you, marry you, marry you
Your family name will be taken hostage
What's the point of being a lion in a cage?
Send the hash, the millions cash
Gotta make money, money, money
Madam Judge, outburst of rage
I sprayed like a savage
Lion of Teranga, there's R, I did what needed to be done, done
Senegal, DKR, Generation Boul Fallé, Fallé
He loved Africa but the money pushed him to cut ties, cut ties
Pass me the massa, mamakossa, F.L.O, Mara Salvatrucha
Negro doesn't really have pussy
The ass is flat, you don't really do squats
For you I have the right formula: left and right uppercut
Tyson, Gris Bordeaux, Bombardier, I'm going to break your back
He hit on her, accelerated too much, she ruined the plan, bro
To better wheelie mothers, I changed the exhaust
I'm a pirate, therefore a sea wolf, I can show you my fangs
Key Vocabulary
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quartier /kaʁ.tje/ A1 |
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dégâts /de.ɡa/ B1 |
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dos /do/ A1 |
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otage /ɔ.taʒ/ B2 |
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cage /kaʒ/ A2 |
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rage /ʁaʒ/ B2 |
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sauvage /so.vaʒ/ B1 |
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hyène /jɛn/ B2 |
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haine /ɛn/ B2 |
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esclave /ɛs.klav/ B1 |
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business /biz.nɛs/ A2 |
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lion /ljɔ̃/ A1 |
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pirate /pi.ʁat/ B1 |
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mer /mɛʁ/ A1 |
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crocs /kʁo/ B1 |
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boule /bul/ A2 |
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Key Grammar Structures
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C'est pas le quartier qui me quitte
➔ Negation with 'ne...pas'
➔ The phrase uses the structure 'C'est pas' to indicate negation, meaning 'It's not'.
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J'ai maillé, maillé, maillé, déjà
➔ Past tense with 'avoir'
➔ The phrase uses 'J'ai' which is the first person singular of 'avoir' to form the past tense.
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À quoi sert d'être lion en cage?
➔ Interrogative structure
➔ This line poses a rhetorical question using 'À quoi sert', meaning 'What is the use of'.
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Faut mailler, mailler, mailler
➔ Impersonal expression with 'faut'
➔ The phrase uses 'Faut' to express necessity, meaning 'It is necessary to'.
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J'ai mitraillé comme un sauvage
➔ Simile with 'comme'
➔ The phrase uses 'comme' to create a simile, comparing the action to that of a savage.
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Sénégal, DKR, Génération Boul Fallé
➔ Noun phrases
➔ This line lists proper nouns, indicating places and cultural references.
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Il l'a branchée, a trop accéléré
➔ Compound past tense
➔ The phrase uses the compound past tense to describe actions that have been completed.
