Double Up – English Lyrics

• By: 50 Cent, Hayes
• Album: The Lost Tape

Lyrics & Translation

Explore the gritty world of 50 Cent's "Double Up," a track that delves into the themes of ambition, street life, and the pursuit of wealth. This song offers a glimpse into the language and mindset of hustling, revealing the realities and aspirations within that culture. Perfect for understanding the nuances of hip-hop slang and the stories it tells.

[English]

Yeah

It is what it is, son, niggas can't stand it.

It's my fifth lap, a nigga been 'round and 'round the planet.

Shorty saying 'Welcome to Miami.'

Her friends saying 'Welcome to Miami.'

Jet Skis, the yacht, parked in the backyard.

Back to back Porsches, a nigga go that hard.

I love money, nigga this drug money.

Laundromat, spin cycle, nickel snub money.

Beef nothin' to a nigga, nigga I'm comfy'.

Throw a hundred racks on a bitch, I told ya she want me.

If I want the ho, I get the ho, fuck the ho then forget the ho.

Let a ho be a ho, play the pimp, pay the rent.

I'm a fly nigga on or off day, I ride fly shit.

Presidential rolly, nigga tell me now, can you buy that?

I'm the biggest nigga Southside seen since Fat Cat.

I tell a nigga suck a dick quick 'cause I'm strapped back.

I make it double up, few blocks of raw.

I, I, I get it, I got to get more.

I make it double up, baking soda galore.

Till we in Bentleys and mansions with marble on the floor.

I make it double up.

Aye, bring me that Pyrex, get the baking soda, the ice.

I'mma show you how you do this shit.

You think I don't know what I'm doing but I know what I'm doing.

We on the other side of the border chilling with Drug Lords.

Tryna put an order in during the drug wars.

Jay said this what happens when you disrespect one of us.

And cut a motherfucker head off right in front of us.

That's when I said I'm going back to Cali.

My man said he going back to Cali.

I know some Mexicans in Arizona, I'm cool with.

I'd rather slang that than come and deal with this bullshit.

'Cause I ain't gonna budge.

Pay me or die, G-dog, it ain't no love.

Niggas know who they owe, my number ain't changed, bitch.

Front door service, put one in your brain quick.

Could've put it right in your chest, close range shit.

Watch you die slow, let you know who you playing with.

Fuck all that swearing to God, promise and praying shit.

I ain't the big sob story, fam, I'm spraying shit.

Twelve gauge, AR-15, AK an shit.

Passenger seat's gonna get killed, I'm saying this.

Principals, we don't draw the line in drug dealing.

We criminals, we going all out.

Before I say you played me, I'll go in your house.

And get killed there, blow your fucking brains out.

You gotta bring ass to get some, you gotta make cash to spend some.

And I ain't a victim, motherfucker.

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
double /ˈdʌbl/ B1	adjective - twice as much or as many verb - increase by twice
money /ˈmʌni/ A2	noun - a current medium of exchange in the form of coins and banknotes
drug /drʌɡ/ B2	noun - a substance used to treat or prevent disease or relieve pain noun - an illegal narcotic or other substance
kill /kɪl/ B1	verb - cause the death of
front /frʌnt/ A2	noun - the forward part or surface of something
deal /diːl/ B1	verb - negotiate or bargain noun - an agreement or arrangement
lords /lɔːrdz/ B2	noun - a person who has authority or power
order /ˈɔːrdər/ B1	noun - a request for something to be made, supplied, or done
respect /rɪˈspekt/ B1	noun - a feeling of admiration
head /hed/ A1	noun - the part of the body above the neck
range /reɪndʒ/ B1	noun - the area or distance involved
cash /kæʃ/ A2	noun - money in the form of coins and banknotes
victim /ˈvɪktɪm/ B2	noun - a person harmed or killed as a result of a crime
spray /spreɪ/ A2	verb - to disperse liquid in small droplets
brains /breɪnz/ B1	noun - the organ of thought, memory, and emotion
criminals /ˈkrɪmɪnəlz/ B2	noun - a person who has committed a crime

Key Grammar Structures

• It is what it is, son, niggas can't stand it.

  ➔ Present simple tense

  ➔ The phrase "It is what it is" uses the present simple tense to state a fact or reality.

• Her friends saying 'Welcome to Miami.'

  ➔ Present continuous tense

  ➔ The verb "saying" is in the present continuous tense, indicating an action happening now.

• Back to back Porsches, a nigga go that hard.

  ➔ Present simple tense with adverb

  ➔ The phrase "go that hard" uses the present simple tense with the adverb "that hard" to emphasize the extent of the action.

• I love money, nigga this drug money.

  ➔ Present simple tense with apposition

  ➔ The phrase "this drug money" is an apposition explaining the type of money being referred to.

• If I want the ho, I get the ho, fuck the ho then forget the ho.

  ➔ Conditional sentence (Type 1)

  ➔ The sentence uses a Type 1 conditional structure to express a general truth or habit.

• I'mma show you how you do this shit.

  ➔ Going to future contraction

  ➔ The contraction "I'mma" is a colloquial form of "I am going to."

• We on the other side of the border chilling with Drug Lords.

  ➔ Present continuous tense with prepositional phrase

  ➔ The phrase "on the other side of the border" is a prepositional phrase modifying the verb "chilling."

• You gotta bring ass to get some, you gotta make cash to spend some.

  ➔ Modal verb 'gotta' for necessity

  ➔ The modal verb "gotta" is used to express necessity or obligation.