Lyrics & Translation
Dive into Drake's "GIMME A HUG" to explore modern English, contemporary slang, and expressions used in the context of rap music and personal reflection. This song is special for its blend of Drake's characteristic bravado and introspection, as he navigates his career, addresses public feuds, and shares his longing for connection, offering listeners a multifaceted look into his world.
[English]
Yeah, Drake elimination, fake intimidationTake a minute, take a deep breath, have a little bit of patience
Drizzy, you amazin, you the inspiration
You set the bar for the next generation
You Neo in the matrix, these niggas just Nemo in the ocean
Small fish, making kids feel emotion
Using you for promotion, truer words had never been spoken
Niggas want to see RIP me on a t-shirt like I'm Hulk Hogan
I appreciate the fans rocking with me
This is really just a small token
Really fuckin' with a visionary
Only reason I ain't got a girl and I ain't gettin' marriеd
'Cause I'm really out herе
Filling up the itinerary 'til I'm six feet in a cemetery
Bulletproof doors so heavy, got me rollin' 'round like a dignitary
Funny how it's only bitch niggas
That are waiting on the boy's obituary
'Cause if I die, it's these niggas that become the sole beneficiary
And what the fuck are they gon' do with it?
Have the girls up at 29 on stage twerkin' with a dictionary?
Guilt trips, not Turks trips when it's cold out here in February
'Cause right now, shorty parachuting molly
Like she flying for the military
This girl face so pretty, I can only think of fuckin' missionary
Fuck that, make the beat switch, turn the hoes up
Give a million to 'em
Right now, I got so many villas booked, I'm like a villain to 'em
Durk's boy told me "Marvin's Room" was his favorite song
He was drilling to it
Thousand niggas rappin' murder shit and like ten niggas
That'll really do it
Savage, you the only nigga checkin' on me when we really in some shit
Brother
Melyssa Ford, you a legend from the 6ix
Hate to see you with a dick-sucker
Shit about to be a lit summer, tell Tony leave the motor runnin'
Tell Mike that the ceiling's too low in Booby
How we supposed to throw a hundred?
Damn
They be droppin' shit
But we be droppin' harder shit (Droppin' harder shit)
Fuck a rap beef, I'm tryna get the party lit
Tryna get the party lit for the bitches
Them Nike tights is huggin' on that ass like they missed it
What's up?
Niggas is hating the boy for sure, the women in love
Walk in the strip club, damn, I missed you hoes, give me a hug
Give me a hug, give me a hug, give me a hug, give me a hug
Yeah, I know that you work in the club
Know that these people might judge
But fuck it, you family to us
So come over here and give me some love
Yeah, give me a hug
I miss you hoes, give me a hug
Give me a hug, give me a hug
What can I say? I miss you girls, I'm stuck in my ways
Princess, Gigi, Pooh, Pink, Luxury, y'all gotta come to the stage
Yeah, come to the stage and show me some love
You know how I'm comin', I'm giving it up
The niggas in here ain't spendin' enough
Bae, I miss you
I'm talkin' to you, baby, I miss you
You, you, you, you, you
Yeah
I miss you
I'm talkin' to you, baby, I miss you
Key Vocabulary
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hug /hʌɡ/ A2 |
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elimination /ɪˌlɪmɪˈneɪʃən/ C1 |
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inspiration /ˌɪnspɪˈreɪʃən/ B2 |
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generation /ˌdʒɛnəˈreɪʃən/ B1 |
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emotion /ɪˈmoʊʃən/ B1 |
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promotion /prəˈmoʊʃən/ B2 |
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appreciate /əˈpriːʃieɪt/ B1 |
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visionary /ˈvɪʒənəri/ C1 |
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cemetery /ˈsɛməˌtɛri/ B2 |
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dignitary /ˈdɪɡnəˌtɛri/ C1 |
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obituary /oʊˈbɪtʃuˌɛri/ C1 |
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beneficiary /ˌbɛnəˈfɪʃəri/ C1 |
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legend /ˈlɛdʒənd/ B2 |
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lit /lɪt/ |
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judge /dʒʌdʒ/ B1 |
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Key Grammar Structures
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Take a minute, take a deep breath, have a little bit of patience
➔ Imperative mood (Take)
➔ Uses the imperative mood "Take" to give direct commands or suggestions.
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These niggas just Nemo in the ocean
➔ Simile (like/as)
➔ Implicit comparison using "just" to show resemblance, where "These niggas" are being compared to "Nemo" emphasizing their insignificance or smallness in a larger context.
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Only reason I ain't got a girl and I ain't gettin' married 'Cause I'm really out here Filling up the itinerary 'til I'm six feet in a cemetery
➔ Double Negative ("ain't got", "ain't gettin'"); "'til" (short for until); "six feet in a cemetery" (euphemism)
➔ The double negative is non-standard English but emphasizes the negative state. "'Til" is a shortened version of "until". "Six feet in a cemetery" is a euphemism for being dead.
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Funny how it's only bitch niggas That are waiting on the boy's obituary
➔ Cleft sentence (It + be + emphasized element + that/who...); Relative Clause ("That are waiting")
➔ The sentence structure emphasizes "bitch niggas" as the ones waiting. "That are waiting" is a relative clause modifying "bitch niggas".
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And what the fuck are they gon' do with it?
➔ Future with "gon'" (going to); Interrogative sentence structure
➔ "Gon'" is a colloquial shortening of "going to", indicating future action. The sentence is a question about what they will do with the hypothetical inheritance.
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Tryna get the party lit for the bitches
➔ Shortened "tryna" (trying to); Informal Vocabulary ("lit", "bitches")
➔ "Tryna" is a shortened colloquial form of "trying to". "Lit" is slang for exciting or fun, and "bitches" (while considered offensive by some) is used informally to refer to women.
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Them Nike tights is huggin' on that ass like they missed it
➔ Non-standard verb agreement ("is huggin'"); Simile ("like they missed it")
➔ The verb "is" doesn't agree with the plural subject "tights," but is common in colloquial speech. "Like they missed it" is a simile to emphasize how tightly the tights fit.
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Walk in the strip club, damn, I missed you hoes, give me a hug
➔ Imperative Mood ("give me a hug"); informal vocabularly ('hoes')
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