family ties – English Lyrics

• By: Baby Keem, Kendrick Lamar
• Album: The Melodic Blue

Lyrics & Translation

[English]

(uptempo hiphop music)

♪ Jump in that, huh, huh ♪

♪ Summon that bitch ♪

♪ Jump in that, huh, huh, ♪

♪ Jump in that fire, jump in that bitch ♪

♪ Hitting that fire, jump in that whip, thumbing that bitch ♪

♪ Cum in that bitch, ho ♪

♪ Drumming that, huh, huh ♪

♪ Drumming that bitch ♪

♪ Chopper doing circles, it's a bird, bird ♪

♪ Take him to the party, he's a nerd ♪

♪ Pop out ♪

♪ I see niggas hit corners in the motherfucking 'burbs ♪

♪ Pop out ♪

♪ Done politicking with the competition, what's the word ♪

♪ Put that on my mama, nigga, eight in the process ♪

♪ Niggas tryna tippy-toe through the progress ♪

♪ Tongue-tied when the truth is an object ♪

♪ What's the pros and the cons of this next check ♪

♪ Wasn't nobody 'round, I was independent ♪

♪ In the 90s, sitting bum with the windows tinted ♪

♪ Heard a bum got a strap in the party ♪

♪ Who the fuck let this (censored) in the party ♪

♪ Beat 'em up, beat 'em up, beat 'em up, beat 'em up ♪

♪ I was seeing double in the projects ♪

♪ Mad at myself when I put it to the side ♪

♪ Mama had to cater for the coupe ♪

♪ That we rode after school on the way to Popeyes ♪

♪ And niggas wanna play both sides ♪

♪ It's a red dot, don't get on the wrong red eye ♪

♪ It's a headshot, Damien Kane, Woo, them guys ♪

♪ Fuck around and bury two of them guys ♪

♪ I'm OD in Paris, I'm OD in France ♪

♪ I thought that I told you, I need the advance ♪

♪ Put down your IG and look through my lens ♪

♪ A million to grandma, who did I offend ♪

♪ The girl of your dreams to me is a fan ♪

♪ I netted ten million and did a lil' dance ♪

♪ I'm fucking the world, I unzip my pants ♪

♪ My uncle G told me that I had a chance ♪

♪ So then I popped out and did it again ♪

♪ And did it again and did it again ♪

♪ I cannot respect them, where did he begin ♪

♪ Advice from the council, let nobody in ♪

♪ Been swerving through rumors ♪

♪ Avoiding the trends and ducking the hoes ♪

♪ I'm ducking the loonies that come with the shows ♪

♪ I'm grateful to Man-Man, he opened up doors ♪

♪ And bung' on the tour bus to come and compose ♪

♪ I reach to the stars on my tippy-toes ♪

♪ This greatest success where most niggas fold ♪

♪ I tell you my past, that shit don't get old ♪

♪ But how could you ask like I don't be writing my raps ♪

♪ These critics got everyone tapped ♪

♪ You gotta relax, the city where nobody sleep ♪

♪ Just tap in and ask where I'm at, hoe ♪

♪ Smoking on yo' top five tonight, tonight ♪

♪ Yeah, I'm smoking on your, what's her name? ♪

♪ Tonight, tonight ♪

♪ Smoking on you, shores, ain't 2-9, yeah, two ♪

♪ I am the omega, pgLang, Rollie gang, SIE ♪

♪ Don't you address me unless it's with four letters ♪

♪ I thought you'd known better ♪

♪ I been ducking the pandemic, I been, social gimmicks ♪

♪ I been ducking the overnight activists, yeah ♪

♪ I'm not a trending topic, I'm a- ♪

♪ Hold on, y'all niggas playing with me, man ♪

♪ I am the omega, pgLang, Rollie gang, SIE ♪

♪ Don't you address me unless it's with four letters ♪

♪ Bitch, I thought you'd known better ♪

♪ I been ducking the pandemic ♪

♪ I been ducking the social gimmicks ♪

♪ I been ducking the overnight activists, yeah ♪

♪ I'm not a trending topic ♪

♪ I'm a prophet, I answer to Metatron and Gabriel ♪

♪ Bitch, looking for a better me ♪

♪ I am a legacy, I come from the 70 ♪

♪ The Al Green offspring, guns and the melody ♪

♪ The big shot, wrist on cryotherapy ♪

♪ Soon as I press that button ♪

♪ Nigga better get right like the ambulance's coming ♪

♪ Us two on a light, Keem been through nothing ♪

♪ Dave Free got at least one B in the oven ♪

♪ I'm tripping, I'm juugin', my mental is amazing, brother ♪

♪ Pop off, only on occasions, brother ♪

♪ Rich nigga, momma know I made it, brother ♪

♪ Go figure, never caught cases, brother ♪

♪ Face it, brother, gracious brother ♪

♪ New flows coming, be patient, brother ♪

♪ Show my ass and take y'all to class ♪

♪ I can multitask like Megan, brother ♪

♪ 2021, I ain't taking no prisoner ♪

♪ Last year, y'all fucked up on all the listener ♪

♪ Who went platinum? I call that a visitor ♪

♪ Who the fuck backing 'em? All been falsified ♪

♪ The facts mean this a vaccine ♪

♪ And the game need me to survive ♪

♪ The Elohim, the rebirth ♪

♪ Before you get to the father ♪

♪ You gotta holla at me first, bitch ♪

♪ Smoking on top fives ♪

♪ Mothafuck that album, fuck that single ♪

♪ Burn that hard drive, burn that shit ♪

♪ Ain't nobody safe when I come up killing ♪

♪ Everybody that's outside, who you with ♪

♪ Yeah, Kanye changed his life ♪

♪ But me, I'm still an old school Gemini, lil' bitch ♪

♪ Let me jump in this bitch ♪

♪ Let me jump in this bitch ♪

♪ Two phones, but I only bring one in this bitch ♪

♪ One daughter, but they all my sons in this bitch ♪

♪ No hoes, ain't shit getting done in this bitch ♪

♪ I'm scary, I got a gun in this bitch ♪

♪ Smoking on top fives, stop playing, I'm that guy ♪

♪ Number two Dm'ing my bitch ♪

♪ That's cool, I don't ask why ♪

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
summon /ˈsʌmən/ C1	verb - to order someone to come to a place
chopper /ˈtʃɒpər/ B2	noun - slang for an automatic firearm
politicking /ˈpɒlɪtɪkɪŋ/ C2	verb - engaging in political maneuvering
independent /ˌɪndɪˈpendənt/ B1	adjective - not influenced or controlled by others
tinted /ˈtɪntɪd/ B2	adjective - colored or darkened (usually of glass)
cater /ˈkeɪtər/ B2	verb - to provide food or services
advance /ədˈvɑːns/ B2	noun - a payment made before a service is performed
offend /əˈfend/ B2	verb - to cause resentment or annoyance
rumors /ˈruːmərz/ B1	noun - pieces of information of uncertain truth
compose /kəmˈpəʊz/ B2	verb - to write or create (music or text)
critics /ˈkrɪtɪks/ B2	noun - people who judge the merits of work
omega /əˈmeɪɡə/ C2	noun - the last, the ultimate
prophet /ˈprɒfɪt/ C1	noun - a person regarded as an inspired teacher
legacy /ˈleɡəsi/ C1	noun - an inheritance or something handed down
multitask /ˌmʌltiˈtɑːsk/ C1	verb - to perform more than one task at the same time

Key Grammar Structures

• Wasn't nobody 'round, I was independent

  ➔ Double negative / Non-standard negation

  ➔ The use of "wasn't" and "nobody" creates a double negative, common in AAVE, emphasizing the lack of people.

• I thought that I told you, I need the advance

  ➔ Past tense clause with present need

  ➔ The artist uses "thought" (past) to refer to a previous reminder regarding a current "need" (present).

• I reach to the stars on my tippy-toes

  ➔ Prepositional phrase denoting manner

  ➔ "On my tippy-toes" describes the way the action "reach" is performed.

• I'm not a trending topic, I'm a prophet

  ➔ Noun phrase complementation with 'to be'

  ➔ The speaker identifies himself using two noun phrases linked by the linking verb "am".

• Nigga better get right like the ambulance's coming

  ➔ Comparative clause with 'like'

  ➔ "Like" introduces a simile comparing the speed of someone getting ready to the urgency of an ambulance.

• Before you get to the father, you gotta holla at me first

  ➔ Complex sentence with time clause (before)

  ➔ The "before" clause establishes a sequence of events (holla first, then father).

• Two phones, but I only bring one in this bitch

  ➔ Contrastive conjunction 'but'

  ➔ "But" is used to contrast the possession of two phones with the action of only carrying one.

• That's cool, I don't ask why

  ➔ Simple present tense negation

  ➔ "Don't ask" (do + not + ask) expresses a habitual state or lack of interest in current situations.