Boy, we gettin' ready to get funkier than a sack 'o grandaddies
00:06
1, 2, 1, 2, 3
00:13
Roll it
00:17
Get off
00:19
Gangster
00:22
Get off
00:23
(Gangster)
00:24
Get off
00:25
Yeah, summertime
00:29
Gangster
00:33
Get off
00:34
(Get on up and jam)
00:36
Well as I G-E-double T-O-F-F
00:38
Ganster Glam in the house
00:40
And I must confess, see
00:43
That this is the shit P serve
00:44
And a new power soul for those who would ever try to rock the
00:45
NPG, for those who are wondering, a family is born
00:48
And God bless us 'cause we're funky
00:51
Everything we do is on a positive tip
00:53
And got a message for a sucker with lip
00:55
Tell 'em Rosie
00:57
(Let a woman be a woman and man be a man)
00:58
Yeah, you tell 'em, baby
01:01
And as I put the Mmm in man,
01:03
I'm kickin' the Gangster Glam
01:05
Gangster
01:08
Gangster
01:09
Gangster glam
01:11
(Gangster)
01:12
Kickin' the Gangster Glam
01:15
Gangster
01:16
Gangster
01:18
Gangster glam
01:20
(Get on up and jam)
01:21
Well as I G-E-double T-O-F-F
01:25
Ganster Glam in the house (house) (gangster)
01:27
The style we're sportin',
01:32
The ladies and the fellas, hmmm
01:34
Godfather III meets barbarella (barbarella, barbarella, ...)
01:36
Hmmm, you can believe, a gangster never thinks twice
01:43
((gangster))
01:46
((gangster glam))
01:48
What ya say fellas?
01:49
((gangster))
01:51
((get on up and jam))
01:53
Roll it
01:55
Gangster
01:57
Gangster
01:58
Gangster glam
02:00
(Summertime and I'm rollin')
02:01
(Get on up and jam)
02:04
(Send the shout out)
02:05
((power 2 the people of MPLS))
02:06
(Send the shout out) ((power 2 the people of MPLS))
02:08
((power 2 the people of MPLS))
02:09
((power 2 the people of MPLS))
02:11
What's my BMW definition:
02:12
The Black Man's Wish
02:14
All the heads of the family
02:15
Would fall and would drop this
02:17
And the fact that we're funky
02:19
Will keep the jeeps boomin' for the hip-hop junkies
02:21
((everybody grab a body, pump it like you want somebody))
02:24
(Get-get-get-get-get-get on up and jam)
02:29
I'm kickin' the Gangster Glam
02:32
((everybody grab a body, pump it like you want somebody))
02:35
And see you lipsyncher suckers
02:39
Listen, we don't go for that
02:40
And you can believe
02:42
We're bringin' the live performance back gangster
02:43
So don't you come to the concert tonite,
02:45
'Cause was in your home wishin' you had came right
02:48
Hmmm clockin' the jizz,
02:49
Gettin' bizz,
02:51
Playin strip pool with Vanessa
02:52
Sweatin' in my typhoon
02:54
(get-get-get-get-get-get on up and jam) gangster
02:54
Yeah, that's my 'do, fool
02:57
(Get-get-get-get-get-get on up and jam) ((get off)) gangster glam
02:59
Summertime and [unroll it]
03:04
(Get-get-get-get-get-get on up and jam) ((get off)) gangster glam
03:06
Yeah
03:09
(Get-get-get-get-get-get on up and jam) ((get off)) gangster glam
03:10
Groovin' to the Gangster Glam
03:12
With the fellas
03:14
The dream of tequila yella
03:15
Clockin' all the jizz
03:18
(get on up and jam)
03:19
Gangster
03:20
I love you
03:21
Gangster
03:22
I love you too (I love you too)
03:23
Gangster glam
03:26
Yeah
03:27
((get on up and jam))
03:29
(If you think u're funky)
03:30
Are you funky?
03:32
(Then come on and ride the donkey)
03:33
Then ride it
03:35
Gangster
03:36
((gangster glam))
03:37
((everybody grab a body, pump it like you want somebody))
03:41
(Get-get-get-get-get-get on up and jam)
03:45
(How much money u got?)
03:51
Gangster grands
03:54
Gangster
03:55
Groovin' to the Gangster Glam
03:57
Gangster
04:00
Gangster glam
04:01
Groovin' to the Gangster Glam
04:03
(Gangster)
04:05
I like 'em proud
04:06
Groovin' to the Gangster
04:09
Groove-groove-groovin' to the
04:10
Groovin' to the Gangster
04:14
Groove-groove-groovin' to the
04:15
Groovin' to the Gangster
04:19
Groove-groove-groovin' to the
04:20
(Get on up and jam)
04:22
Gangster
04:25
Groovin' to the Gangster Glam
04:27
(Get on up and jam)
04:28
N ((N))
04:30
P ((P))
04:30
G ((G))
04:31
Who turn the mother out? ((Who turn the mother out?))
04:31
N (gangster) ((N))
04:34
P ((P))
04:34
G ((G))
04:34
Who turn the mother out? ((Who turn the mother out?))
04:35
Gangster
04:36
(Jam)
04:38
What we gonna do when we wanna get funky?
04:39
Call me crazy
04:41
What we gonna do when we wanna get funky?
04:42
Call me crazy
04:44
What we gonna do when we wanna get funky? (jam) gangster (jam)
04:45
Call me crazy
04:48
What we gonna do when we wanna get funky? (jam)
04:49
(Get on up and jam)
04:51
What we gonna do when we wanna get funky?
04:52
What we gonna do when we wanna get funky?
04:54
((gangster))
04:55
((gangster glam))
04:56
((gangster))
04:58
((get on up and jam))
05:00
Groovin' to the Gangster Glam
05:01
((gangster glam))
05:02
((gangster))
05:04
((get on up and jam))
05:05
Groovin' to the Gangster Glam
05:06
Gangster
05:07
Gett off
05:09
G-g-gett off
05:10
Gangster Glam – English Lyrics
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Prince & The New Power Generation
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Explore the funky side of English with Prince's "Gangster Glam." This track is a perfect introduction to the slang and confident declarations of early '90s hip-hop, all with Prince's signature musicality. For language learners, the song offers a chance to pick up on rhythmic phrasing and cultural references of the time, wrapped in an irresistibly danceable package that defines a unique moment in a legendary artist's career.
[English]
Boy, we gettin' ready to get funkier than a sack 'o grandaddies1, 2, 1, 2, 3
Roll it
Get off
Gangster
Get off
(Gangster)
Get off
Yeah, summertime
Gangster
Get off
(Get on up and jam)
Well as I G-E-double T-O-F-F
Ganster Glam in the house
And I must confess, see
That this is the shit P serve
And a new power soul for those who would ever try to rock the
NPG, for those who are wondering, a family is born
And God bless us 'cause we're funky
Everything we do is on a positive tip
And got a message for a sucker with lip
Tell 'em Rosie
(Let a woman be a woman and man be a man)
Yeah, you tell 'em, baby
And as I put the Mmm in man,
I'm kickin' the Gangster Glam
Gangster
Gangster
Gangster glam
(Gangster)
Kickin' the Gangster Glam
Gangster
Gangster
Gangster glam
(Get on up and jam)
Well as I G-E-double T-O-F-F
Ganster Glam in the house (house) (gangster)
The style we're sportin',
The ladies and the fellas, hmmm
Godfather III meets barbarella (barbarella, barbarella, ...)
Hmmm, you can believe, a gangster never thinks twice
((gangster))
((gangster glam))
What ya say fellas?
((gangster))
((get on up and jam))
Roll it
Gangster
Gangster
Gangster glam
(Summertime and I'm rollin')
(Get on up and jam)
(Send the shout out)
((power 2 the people of MPLS))
(Send the shout out) ((power 2 the people of MPLS))
((power 2 the people of MPLS))
((power 2 the people of MPLS))
What's my BMW definition:
The Black Man's Wish
All the heads of the family
Would fall and would drop this
And the fact that we're funky
Will keep the jeeps boomin' for the hip-hop junkies
((everybody grab a body, pump it like you want somebody))
(Get-get-get-get-get-get on up and jam)
I'm kickin' the Gangster Glam
((everybody grab a body, pump it like you want somebody))
And see you lipsyncher suckers
Listen, we don't go for that
And you can believe
We're bringin' the live performance back gangster
So don't you come to the concert tonite,
'Cause was in your home wishin' you had came right
Hmmm clockin' the jizz,
Gettin' bizz,
Playin strip pool with Vanessa
Sweatin' in my typhoon
(get-get-get-get-get-get on up and jam) gangster
Yeah, that's my 'do, fool
(Get-get-get-get-get-get on up and jam) ((get off)) gangster glam
Summertime and [unroll it]
(Get-get-get-get-get-get on up and jam) ((get off)) gangster glam
Yeah
(Get-get-get-get-get-get on up and jam) ((get off)) gangster glam
Groovin' to the Gangster Glam
With the fellas
The dream of tequila yella
Clockin' all the jizz
(get on up and jam)
Gangster
I love you
Gangster
I love you too (I love you too)
Gangster glam
Yeah
((get on up and jam))
(If you think u're funky)
Are you funky?
(Then come on and ride the donkey)
Then ride it
Gangster
((gangster glam))
((everybody grab a body, pump it like you want somebody))
(Get-get-get-get-get-get on up and jam)
(How much money u got?)
Gangster grands
Gangster
Groovin' to the Gangster Glam
Gangster
Gangster glam
Groovin' to the Gangster Glam
(Gangster)
I like 'em proud
Groovin' to the Gangster
Groove-groove-groovin' to the
Groovin' to the Gangster
Groove-groove-groovin' to the
Groovin' to the Gangster
Groove-groove-groovin' to the
(Get on up and jam)
Gangster
Groovin' to the Gangster Glam
(Get on up and jam)
N ((N))
P ((P))
G ((G))
Who turn the mother out? ((Who turn the mother out?))
N (gangster) ((N))
P ((P))
G ((G))
Who turn the mother out? ((Who turn the mother out?))
Gangster
(Jam)
What we gonna do when we wanna get funky?
Call me crazy
What we gonna do when we wanna get funky?
Call me crazy
What we gonna do when we wanna get funky? (jam) gangster (jam)
Call me crazy
What we gonna do when we wanna get funky? (jam)
(Get on up and jam)
What we gonna do when we wanna get funky?
What we gonna do when we wanna get funky?
((gangster))
((gangster glam))
((gangster))
((get on up and jam))
Groovin' to the Gangster Glam
((gangster glam))
((gangster))
((get on up and jam))
Groovin' to the Gangster Glam
Gangster
Gett off
G-g-gett off
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