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 beezyOh, 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 Vocabulary
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Key Grammar Structures
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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'.
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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.
