Flava – English Lyrics

• By: Yella Beezy, Philthy Rich

Lyrics & Translation

Explore the sounds of Southern hip-hop with 'Flava' by Yella Beezy and Philthy Rich. This track offers a glimpse into the regional dialects and slang of Dallas and Oakland rap, making it an interesting study for language learners interested in American street vernacular. The collaboration between these two artists also highlights the interconnectedness of regional rap scenes.

[English]

Shout out to the beezy

Oh, the shine

Y'all been said I got that flava

You know I got it

Hey

You know I got it

Hey

You know I got it

Boy, I'm known for kicking flava

You know I got it

Hey

You know I got it

Hey

You know I got it

I fuck that b*tch down in LA, yeah

Ooh wee

Hey

Ooh wee, girl

Hey

Ooh wee

Boy you know I'm being a playa

Ooh wee

Hey

Ooh wee, girl

Hey

Ooh wee

Y'all been said I got that flava

They drink different flava

My bank different flava

I drink different flava

Hey

Yeah, my b*tch different flava

I been kicking flava

Money fall out of my face

Yeah, my b*tch different flava

I been kicking flava

I been getting this paper

Hey

Hey

B*tch, I got flava like flava

Money piling all in the way

B*tches out of my face

Your ho stuck all in her ways

She don't love me for all of her days

B*tches fall in the face

I feel like ballin in LA

Then it might call me today

Might fall in a race

Nah they don't fall in the day

They been breaking it all in the day

Yeah

Hey

So if they hear right here

You gotta know Yella beazy they ain't

Yeah

Don't some no n*gga down here right

I don't like no more, I don't friend like

Yeah

Know who I am, right

I like thick b*tches, you the slim type

I only fuck with you if you slim type

That big booty b*tch, she be in night

Yeah

Maynight on my father

Hey

B*tch you callin me daddy

Yeah I'm out of her jammies

Damn, you styling you nasty

Hey

You know I'm from that

Yeah, we all in bay be dabbing

All in that p*ssy your sad

She said they out from the A', yeah

You know I got it

Hey

You know I got it

Hey

You know I got it

Boy, I'm known for kicking flava

You know I got it

Hey

You know I got it

Hey

I f*ck that b*tch down in LA, yeah

Ooh wee

Hey

Ooh wee, girl

Hey

Ooh wee

Boy, you know I'm being a playa

Ooh wee

Hey

Ooh wee, girl

Hey

Ooh wee

Y'all been said I got that flava

They drink different flava

My bank different flava

I drink different flava

Hey

Yeah, my b*tch different flava

I been kicking flava

I been getting this paper

85 inch cost 10,000

Bitch shows it was like 10,000

Pillows tucked into the bizz now

Broke nigga need them a printout

Tell the truth, I don't even know how

Bitch you know this, what you know now

Sing like blood going broke on

Russian AK with the scope on

Me and Yella b-z, it's oakland

In the trap, ha, with the folk-in

I used to pull up with like four sticks

Better get them gone before six

Rose gold break with the stars on them

Fitty sweatshirt with the stars on them

Supreme leather man with the stars on them

White CEL genie with the stars on them

It's red on the bottom of my b*tch sh*t

You ever get knocked, I'ma sit still

You know I got the drug on the eat pill

The line on the cookies no mister feels

Bust down rollin my wrist still

This white gold, I don't do steel

This white ho made two mill

This n*gga filthy rich too

Key Grammar Structures

• Boy, I'm known for kicking flava

  ➔ Present Simple with Stative Verb ('be known')

  ➔ The phrase uses the present simple to express a general truth or a habitual action. “Be known” functions as a stative verb, describing a state of being rather than an action. The use of 'Boy' is an interjection, adding emphasis.

• I fuck that b*tch down in LA, yeah

  ➔ Informal Verb Usage & Prepositional Phrase

  ➔ This line demonstrates highly informal language, including a vulgar verb ('fuck') and slang ('b*tch'). 'Down in LA' is a prepositional phrase indicating location. The 'yeah' is a discourse marker.

• My bank different flava

  ➔ Adjective as a Noun Modifier & Slang Usage

  ➔ Here, 'different' functions as an adjective modifying 'flava'. 'Flava' is used as slang to mean style, taste, or quality. This is a non-standard grammatical construction, common in hip-hop lyrics.

• I been getting this paper

  ➔ Habitual 'be' + Gerund

  ➔ The construction 'I been...' is a form of the habitual 'be', common in African American Vernacular English (AAVE). It indicates an action that has been happening repeatedly or for a duration. 'Getting' is a gerund functioning as the object of 'been'.

• B*tch, I got flava like flava

  ➔ Simile & Informal Address

  ➔ This line uses a simile ('like flava') to emphasize the extent of the speaker's 'flava'. The direct address 'B*tch' is highly informal and confrontational.