Family Affair – English Lyrics

• By: Mary J. Blige

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the infectious energy of Mary J. Blige's "Family Affair," a song that transcends language barriers with its universal message of unity and celebration on the dance floor. Learn vibrant English slang like "hateration" and "dancery," and experience how Blige's powerful vocals and Dr. Dre's compelling beat fuse to create a feel-good anthem, perfect for anyone looking to understand the joy of letting loose and leaving drama behind.

[English]

("FAMILY AFFAIR" BY MARY J. BLIGE)

♪ LET'S GET IT CRUNK UPON HAVE FUN ♪

♪ UP ON UP IN THIS DANCERIE ♪

♪ WE GOT YA OPEN NOW YA FLOATIN' ♪

♪ SO YOU GOTS TO DANCE FOR ME ♪

♪ DON'T NEED NO HATERATION HOLLERATION ♪

♪ IN THIS DANCERIE ♪

♪ LET'S GET IT PERCOLATIN' WHILE YOU'RE WAITING ♪

♪ SO JUST DANCE FOR ME ♪

♪ COME ON EVERYBODY GET ON UP ♪

♪ 'CAUSE YOU KNOW WE GOTS TO GET IT CRUNK ♪

♪ MARY J. IS IN THE SPOT TONIGHT ♪

♪ AS I'MMA MAKE IT FEEL ALRIGHT ♪

♪ MAKE IT FEEL ALRIGHT ♪

♪ COME ON BABY JUST PARTY WITH ME ♪

♪ LET LOOSE AND SET YOUR BODY FREE ♪

♪ LEAVE YOUR SITUATIONS AT THE DOOR ♪

♪ SO WHEN YOU STEP INSIDE JUMP ON THE FLOOR ♪

♪ LET'S GET IT CRUNK UPON HAVE FUN ♪

♪ UP ON UP IN THIS DANCERIE ♪

♪ WE GOT YA OPEN NOW YA FLOATIN' ♪

♪ SO YOU GOTS TO DANCE FOR ME ♪

♪ DON'T NEED NO HATERATION HOLLERATION ♪

♪ IN THIS DANCERIE ♪

♪ LET'S GET IT PERCOLATIN' WHILE YOU'RE WAITING ♪

♪ SO JUST DANCE FOR ME ♪

♪ IT'S ONLY GONNA BE ABOUT A MATTER OF TIME ♪

♪ BEFORE YOU GET LOOSE AND START LOOSE YOUR MIND ♪

♪ COP YOU A DRINK GO HEAD AND ROCK YOUR ICE ♪

♪ 'CAUSE WE CELEBRATING NO MORE DRAMA IN OUR LIFE ♪

♪ WITH A GREAT TRACK PUMPIN' EVERYBODY'S JUMPIN' ♪

♪ GO AHEAD AND TWIST YOUR BACK AND GET YOUR BODY BUMPIN' ♪

♪ I TOLD YOU LEAVE YOUR SITUATIONS AT THE DOOR ♪

♪ SO GRAB SOMEBODY AND GET YOUR ASS ON THE DANCE FLOOR ♪

♪ LET'S GET IT CRUNK UPON HAVE FUN ♪

♪ UP ON UP IN THIS DANCERIE ♪

♪ WE GOT YA OPEN NOW YA FLOATIN' ♪

♪ SO YOU GOTS TO DANCE FOR ME ♪

♪ DON'T NEED NO HATERATION HOLLERATION ♪

♪ IN THIS DANCERIE ♪

♪ LET'S GET IT PERCOLATIN' WHILE YOU'RE WAITING ♪

♪ SO JUST DANCE FOR ME ♪

♪ WE DON'T NEED DON'T NEED NO HATERS ♪

♪ Y'ALL WE DON'T NEED NO ♪

♪ WE'RE JUST TRYING TO LOVE ONE ANOTHER ♪

♪ LOVE ♪

♪ WE JUST WANT Y'ALL TO HAVE A GOOD TIME ♪

♪ NO MORE DRAMA IN YOUR LIFE ♪

♪ WORK REAL HARD TO MAKE A DIME ♪

♪ IF YOU GOT BEEF YOUR PROBLEM NOT MINE ♪

♪ LEAVE ALL THAT BS OUTSIDE ♪

♪ WE'RE GONNA CELEBRATE ALL NIGHT ♪

♪ LET'S HAVE FUN TONIGHT NO FIGHTS ♪

♪ TURN THE DRE TRACK WAY UP HIGH ♪

♪ MAKING YOU DANCE ALL NIGHT AND I ♪

♪ GOT SOME REAL HEAT FOR YA THIS TIME ♪

♪ IT DOESN'T MATTER IF YOU'RE WHITE OR BLACK ♪

♪ LET'S GET CRUNK 'CAUSE MARY'S BACK ♪

♪ LET'S GET IT CRUNK UPON HAVE FUN ♪

♪ UP ON UP IN THIS DANCERIE ♪

♪ WE GOT YA OPEN NOW YA FLOATIN' ♪

♪ SO YOU GOTS TO DANCE FOR ME ♪

♪ DON'T NEED NO HATERATION HOLLERATION ♪

♪ IN THIS DANCERIE ♪

♪ LET'S GET IT PERCOLATIN' WHILE YOU'RE WAITING ♪

♪ SO JUST DANCE FOR ME ♪

♪ LETS GET IT CRUNK UPON HAVE FUN ♪

♪ UP ON UP IN THIS DANCERIE ♪

♪ WE GOT YA OPEN NOW YA FLOATIN' ♪

♪ SO YOU GOTS TO DANCE FOR ME ♪

♪ DON'T NEED NO HATERATION ♪

♪ HOLLERATION IN THIS DANCERIE ♪

♪ LET'S GET IT PERCOLATIN' WHILE YOU'RE WAITING ♪

♪ SO JUST DANCE FOR ME ♪

♪ LET'S GET IT CRUNK UPON HAVE FUN ♪

♪ UP ON UP IN THIS DANCERIE ♪

♪ WE GOT YA OPEN NOW YA FLOATIN' ♪

♪ SO YOU GOTS TO DANCE FOR ME ♪

♪ DON'T NEED NO HATERATION ♪

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
dance /dæns/ A2	verb - to move the body to music
get /ɡɛt/ A2	verb - to obtain or receive something verb - to arrive or reach a place
fun /fʌn/ A2	noun - enjoyable activity or entertainment
beat /biːt/ B1	verb - to strike repeatedly to produce rhythm
feel /fiːl/ A2	verb - to perceive through touch or emotion
party /ˈpɑːrti/ A2	noun - a social gathering for celebration
leave /liːv/ B1	verb - to go away from a place
love /lʌv/ A2	noun - deep affection or attachment verb - to feel deep affection for someone
party /ˈpɑːrti/ A2	noun - a social gathering for celebration
bass /bæs/ B2	noun - the lowest adult male singing voice or a type of sound
light /laɪt/ B2	adjective - giving off illumination
high /haɪ/ A2	adjective - situated at a great altitude
night /naɪt/ A2	noun - the period of darkness in each twenty-four hours

Key Grammar Structures

• LET'S GET IT CRUNK UPON HAVE FUN

  ➔ Imperative mood, slang usage of "upon"

  ➔ "Let's get it crunk" is an imperative sentence, a call to action to get excited and energetic. "Upon" is used informally, similar to "and" or "then", to connect the two actions: getting crunk and having fun.

• WE GOT YA OPEN NOW YA FLOATIN'

  ➔ Informal contractions ("ya"), present continuous implied

  ➔ "Ya" is a shortened form of "you". The sentence implies a present continuous action: "We have got you open, now you are floating" - describing an ongoing state of being open and floating due to the music and atmosphere.

• DON'T NEED NO HATERATION HOLLERATION

  ➔ Double negative (non-standard), slang

  ➔ The double negative "don't need no" is grammatically incorrect in standard English but common in some dialects and informal speech. It emphasizes the lack of tolerance for negativity.

• AS I'MMA MAKE IT FEEL ALRIGHT

  ➔ Future tense with "gonna" contraction and slang "I'mma"

  ➔ "I'mma" is a very informal contraction of "I'm going to". "Make it feel alright" uses a causative structure - making something (the atmosphere, the situation) feel good.

• IT'S ONLY GONNA BE ABOUT A MATTER OF TIME

  ➔ Future tense with "gonna", idiom "matter of time"

  ➔ "Gonna" is a contraction of "going to" used to express the future. "A matter of time" is an idiom meaning that something is certain to happen, sooner or later.

• BEFORE YOU GET LOOSE AND START LOOSE YOUR MIND

  ➔ Conditional clause with "before", verb "loose" used incorrectly (should be "lose")

  ➔ This line demonstrates a common error: confusing "loose" (not tight) with "lose" (to misplace, to no longer have). The correct verb should be "lose", meaning to lose your mind.

• IF YOU GOT BEEF YOUR PROBLEM NOT MINE

  ➔ Zero conditional (implied "is"), informal language (omission of "is")

  ➔ This line expresses a general truth in an informal way. The full sentence would be: "If you have beef, your problem is not mine." The "is" is omitted for brevity and effect.