F**k The Rap Game – English Lyrics

• By: 6LACK

Lyrics & Translation

Explore 6LACK's introspective single, 'F*ck The Rap Game,' a raw and honest take on the music industry's challenges. This song offers a unique perspective on staying true to oneself amidst distractions and politics, providing valuable insights into the artist's journey and the importance of artistic integrity. Delve into 6LACK's world and discover the powerful message behind his latest release.

[English]

I hope the sun come up faster tomorrow

If I run out of hope, can I look at you for the borrow?

Stuck in this maze, we all tryna crack the code

Ain't figure shit out yet, and I call myself a vet

What does it take for me to level up?

Is it a TikTok? No, wristwatch, glow

I've been running out of time, so I just might go

See if the grass is greener

I'm tryna pass the teachers, I hopped out the bleachers

Ever since a youngin I knew

If I'm feelin' down, feelin' blue

Grab the pen, grab the pad, jot

Way better than getting shot

Still had to play with the fire

Only way to really make it out

We was hardly ever in the house

I was tryna move up off the couch

Come up on a 20, hit the wing spot

Split it with my dogs

I was on my rap shit, wasn't no feelings involved

Fast-forward five years later

Broke but I'm five years greater

Ain't have much, just prayer

Pass me the rock, it's a layup

Now I got a house in Decatur, got a house in LA

And I'm still on a mission, tryna soul search

What does that say?

Don't get distracted with glitz and the glamour

I'm still the heart of Atlanta

So much when I named my daughter

I even though of Atlanta

Free Thugger up out a slammer

Sometimes it's hard to handle

From streets to CEO

I just wanna see all my niggas grow

You know? So, free Jeff

And free my brother Marz (whoa)

Fuck the rap game

The politics is lame

I'ma keep on minding my own business

Keep on counting my digits, mm

Fuck the rap game, mm

The politics is lame, mm

I'ma keep on minding my own business

Keep on counting my digits, mm

Distractions they come in so many forms

Something you seem to love, you're feeling torn

I got this shit sewed up

Read the game like a book

I see it but it ain't what it looks

Hit 'em with a shrug and a jook

That's how a nigga gettin' shook

Staying off the grid, laying low

One foot in and out

They spin the block over fear

They spin the block over clout

The hood that you try to put on

The people you try to put on

They coming disguised as guests

They get you right where you perform

They get you right where you stay

Leave you right where you lay

I be prayin' for better days

In my head, gotta meditate

I've been hoppin' from state to state

On my job like a day to day

Wanna eat? Gotta scrape the plate

Every verse be like saying grace

Calling in what I want

Then I send out what I don't

It's crazy the world on a tilt

But I see the core that I built

If you need somebody to call, yeah

I'll be here all year

Y'all niggas out here risking lives

Like this shit is a video game

I'm minding my business

My name gon' come up

I'm feeling the same

No matter the tone or the range

I'd rather live, it's a shame

Don't live for material things

But I like the view from the Range

And I need some wheels for the Range

I got a space with some rugs and some chairs

That I care to arrange

I got more dreams that I wanna make real

I'm a little deranged

I'm counting up like an HR, block anybody in the way

Tax anybody tryna play

That's one way to make a way (ayy, ayy)

That medicine music

Yeah, I'ma recommend using

Count it the bless it, and ooh

For balance, they checking they movement (oh)

He keep his faith on his face on the worst day (mm)

And they tried to put out his chair like a first date

Soon as I get over the hump

I'll be chillin' on Thursday

Anything that don't kill me, couldn't hurt me

Teflon

Take big steps or get stepped on

Fuck the rap game

The politics is lame

I'ma keep on minding my business

Keep on counting my digits, mm, mm

Key Grammar Structures

• I hope the sun come up faster tomorrow

  ➔ Subjunctive Mood

  ➔ The verb 'come' is in the subjunctive mood, expressing a wish or desire for the sun to rise faster.

• If I run out of hope, can I look at you for the borrow?

  ➔ Conditional Sentence (Type 1)

  ➔ This is a Type 1 conditional sentence, indicating a possible situation and its result ('If I run out of hope, can I look at you for the borrow?').

• Ain't figure shit out yet, and I call myself a vet

  ➔ Double Negative

  ➔ The use of 'ain't' and 'shit' together forms a double negative, which is common in informal English but generally avoided in formal writing.

• What does it take for me to level up?

  ➔ Indirect Question

  ➔ This is an indirect question, used to ask about the requirements needed to level up, without using a question mark.

• I've been running out of time, so I just might go

  ➔ Present Perfect Continuous

  ➔ The phrase 'I've been running out of time' uses the present perfect continuous to describe an action that started in the past and continues up to the present.

• I'm tryna pass the teachers, I hopped out the bleachers

  ➔ Slang and Contractions

  ➔ 'Tryna' is a contraction of 'trying to,' and the sentence uses slang typical of informal or conversational English.

• Free Thugger up out a slammer

  ➔ Imperative Mood

  ➔ The phrase 'Free Thugger up out a slammer' is in the imperative mood, used to give a command or make a direct request.

• I'ma keep on minding my own business

  ➔ Future Intentional

  ➔ 'I'ma' is a contraction of 'I am going to,' expressing future intention to continue minding one's own business.

• They spin the block over fear

  ➔ Phrasal Verb

  ➔ 'Spin the block' is a phrasal verb meaning to drive around the block, often used to describe avoiding something or someone.