Get Mine – English Lyrics

• By: Kid Ink, Nipsey Hussle
• Album: Wheels Up

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the raw and inspiring narrative of "Get Mine" by Kid Ink and Nipsey Hussle, a powerful hip-hop track that encapsulates the grind and determination of artists building from the ground up. Through its impactful lyrics and West Coast-influenced sound, this song offers a unique opportunity to explore authentic English expressions related to ambition, resilience, and personal triumph, making it a compelling listen for language learners.

[English]

Go get it, go go!

Go get it, go go!

Uh, First off, eat a dick, try to tell me I ain't work hard.

Where I'm from yeah, I could be worse off,

Life was a bitch, you was her loss.

But I made it through the pain like a tattoo,

Turn me to a young nigga with an attitude.

What it do? Ain't shit change, West side,

You know the fucking name, it's Kid Ink baby, came real far,

Back then, yeah they used to call me rock star.

I'm still a rock star, two fingers up, like one just ain't enough, ah.

Uh, fuck the world, now we making love,

Been doing this shit, you niggas making up.

Fast life, full shift, never breaking up,

I got bars, nigga, never breaking up, ya hear me? Yeah.

We came a long way from nothing.

Made it through it all, so it must be something.

Better get ready, tell them we coming.

Never back down, even when they all frontin'.

I gotta get mine.

Get it go, get it go, get it go go!

I gotta get mine!

Get it go, get it go, get it go go!

Yeah, 'cause they ain't gon' give it to me,

Take shots, but they ain't sending to me.

Want something done right, better do it, nigga,

On a wild ride with a bunch of fluids in us.

Been letting niggas slide like a playground,

Anybody wanna tell them it's enough to go around.

Yeah, it's going down, beef ain't nothing but a quarter pound, ah.

And I'm ill, cancer, gon' bust a move like a Soul Train dancer.

Yeah, I'm on their heads, antlers, can you feel the fire, campers?

You already know who I roll with, Alumni, Bat Gang, better get focus.

Uh, they all looking hopeless,

Just tell them, nigga, hold this, ughhH, yeah.

We came a long way from nothing.

Made it through it all, so it must be something.

Better get ready, tell them we coming.

Never back down, even when they all frontin'.

I gotta get mine.

Get it go, get it go, get it go go!

I gotta get mine!

Get it go, get it go, get it go go!

Believe that, I'mma need that, please no opinions if I ain't ask for your feedback. Look.

Make a beat that, Stevie Wonder if he see that.

All of these shows selling out in all of my old hoods, you feel that way.

Niggas relax, I'm on this high-end shit, drop a tape on 'em before they miss us, we back, real.

Nigga we back, anytime that we be at.

Niggas catch you when you reach the level we at, kill.

Jealous niggas catch the case but we gon' beat that still.

Cash rules, everything a nigga we got bills.

My shoe rack, Dikembe's with the stack, play with me wrong, I promise you get peeled, too fast.

Yeah y'all seen that, said out when we achieved that.

Built this shit up from nothing, now all of this my reflex nigga.

Where your team at? Better yet, where your D at?

We killing competition, no condolences, get the Kleenex, oh.

Pissing on paws at the repass.

Full time grind, no recess.

Expensive ass pussy if I need that, baby suck it so good, I'm like "Damn, where your teeth at?"

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
rockstar /ˈrɒk.stɑːr/ C1	noun - a popular and successful musician, especially in rock music
tattoo /təˈtuː/ B1	noun - a permanent design made on the skin by inserting ink with a needle
attitude /ˈæt.ɪ.tjuːd/ B2	noun - a settled way of thinking or feeling about something
grind /ɡraɪnd/ B2	verb - to work hard continuously, especially at a demanding job or activity noun - a repetitive, hard‑working routine or activity
cash /kæʃ/ B1	noun - money in the form of bills and coins verb - to give money for something; to pay in cash
competition /ˌkɒm.pɪˈtɪʃ.ən/ B2	noun - an event or contest in which people compete against each other
focus /ˈfəʊ.kəs/ B2	noun - the center of interest or activity; concentration of attention verb - to direct one's attention or effort toward something
frontin /ˈfrʌn.tɪn/ C1	verb (slang) - to act pretentiously; to show off or put on a false front
bars /bɑːz/ B2	noun (slang) - cleverly written lines in rap music; a verse or set of lyrics
shift /ʃɪft/ B1	noun - a period of working time, especially in jobs that run all day verb - to move or change position or direction
ill /ɪl/ B2	adjective (slang) - excellent, impressive; also means sick or unwell (standard)
cancer /ˈkænsər/ B2	noun - a disease caused by uncontrolled cell growth
bust /bʌst/ B2	verb - to break or smash something; to fail suddenly
fire /ˈfaɪə/ B1	noun - the combustion of material producing heat, light, and flame verb - to discharge a weapon; to dismiss someone from a job
hopeless /ˈhəʊpləs/ B2	adjective - having no hope; feeling without chance of success
ride /raɪd/ B1	verb - to sit on and control a vehicle or animal in motion noun - a journey on a vehicle, especially a short or informal one

Key Grammar Structures

• First off, eat a dick, try to tell me I ain't work hard.

  ➔ Auxiliary verb 'ain't' and use of the present simple tense.

  ➔ The use of 'ain't' is non-standard, informal English for 'am not/is not/are not/have not/has not'. The simple present tense is used to express a general truth or habitual action.

• I'm still a rock star, two fingers up, like one just ain't enough, ah.

  ➔ Use of the present continuous tense, and the auxiliary verb 'ain't' as a colloquial contraction.

  ➔ The present continuous tense is used to describe actions happening now. 'Ain't' is used informally and is a contraction.

• Been doing this shit, you niggas making up.

  ➔ Present perfect continuous tense ('Been doing') and present continuous tense ('making').

  ➔ The present perfect continuous tense is used for actions that started in the past and are continuing now. The present continuous tense is used for actions happening now.

• I got bars, nigga, never breaking up, ya hear me?

  ➔ Simple present tense 'got', and the use of the imperative for emphasis ('ya hear me?').

  ➔ The simple present tense is used to express a fact or a general truth. The imperative is used in 'ya hear me?' to seek confirmation and add emphasis.

• Made it through it all, so it must be something.

  ➔ Modal verb 'must' for deduction.

  ➔ 'Must' indicates a logical conclusion or deduction based on the information provided.

• Never back down, even when they all frontin'.

  ➔ Imperative ('Never back down') and present continuous ('frontin').

  ➔ The imperative is a direct order. The present continuous describes an action happening now.

• Want something done right, better do it, nigga

  ➔ Conditional clause ('Want something done right'), and imperative 'do it'.

  ➔ The conditional clause sets up a condition. The imperative gives a direct command.

• Been letting niggas slide like a playground,

  ➔ Present perfect continuous ('Been letting').

  ➔ This tense describes an action that started in the past and is continuing now or has recently stopped.

• Yeah, it's going down, beef ain't nothing but a quarter pound, ah.

  ➔ Present continuous tense ('is going') and the contraction 'ain't'.

  ➔ The present continuous describes an action happening now. 'Ain't' is a colloquial contraction.

• Jealous niggas catch the case but we gon' beat that still.

  ➔ Future tense with 'gon' (going to) and the present simple for habitual actions.

  ➔ 'Gon' is a colloquial form of 'going to' expressing future intention. Present simple is used to describe habitual actions.