GYSM (Get You Some Money) – English Lyrics

• By: Skilla Baby

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the rhythmic and gritty world of Detroit Hip-Hop with Skilla Baby! By listening to 'GYSM,' you can learn contemporary American slang, rhythmic cadence, and the authentic dialect used in the Michigan rap scene, making it a perfect track for understanding modern street-level English through music.

[English]

From this moment on

Say that you'll always be mine

Girl, when I'm alone with you

There's only one thing that's on my mind

That money

Baby

Huh, these niggas ain't gave me nothin' (nothin')

Have you ever seen a hunnid? (Hunnid)

Don't need nothin', I need that money (that money)

Ever seen a nigga get hit with that button?

You want that paper, gotta hustle or somethin' (somethin')

I need my money, love don't mean nothin' (nothin')

They got that paper, they call me, I'm comin'

I'm stalkin' that money, I need me a hunnid

My young niggas don't let 'em kill you in public

I'm still on the block in the city, I'm thuggin'

I been on my hustle since I was a youngin

That broke shit ain't funny, I need me some money

Huh, them young niggas gettin' that money (that money)

Them Detroit niggas gettin' that money (that money)

I was broke, I just turned up my hustle (hustle)

Hos love you when you gettin' that money (that money)

All that other shit don't mean nothin' (mean nothin')

Young nigga, go get you some money (some money)

When you down, everybody gon' call you (call you)

When you up, everybody gon' love you (they love you)

Young nigga, go get you some money

Young nigga, go get you some money (some money)

Young nigga, go get you some money (money)

Young nigga, go get you some money (some money)

Young nigga, go get you some money (some money)

Young nigga, go get you some money (some money)

Young nigga, go get you some money (some money)

Young nigga, go get you some money (some money)

Huh, drugs, guns, bein' broke ain't no fun

Broke niggas get no love

Bad bitches show rich niggas love

He ain't turnt, he ain't got no run

50 rifle, it's locked in, y'all are done

Turn your life up, find you a plug

You want a couple dollars? Grab you some bud

Put somethin' up, gotta fight that judge

Better not see my opps in the club

CMG like four-two dubs

All my niggas got out the mud

COD, we ain't doin' no frontin'

I ain't had nothin', nigga, I was fucked up (fucked up)

This rap shit finally took off

Huh, nigga, we up

Them young niggas gettin' that money (that money)

Them Detroit niggas gettin' that money (that money)

I was broke, I just turned up my hustle (hustle)

Hos love you when you gettin' that money (that money)

All that other shit don't mean nothin' (mean nothin')

Young nigga, go get you some money (some money)

When you down, everybody gon' call you (call you)

When you up, everybody gon' love you (they love you)

Young nigga, go get you some money

Young nigga, go get you some money (get you some money)

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Young nigga, go get you some money

Young nigga, go get you some

Young nigga, go get you some money

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
money /ˈmʌni/ A1	noun - Current medium of exchange in the form of coins and banknotes.
hustle /ˈhʌsəl/ B2	verb - To work hard or push aggressively to achieve success. noun - Busy activity or a way of making money.
broke /broʊk/ B1	adjective - Having completely run out of money.
public /ˈpʌblɪk/ A2	noun - Open to or shared by all the people of an area.
thuggin /ˈθʌɡɪn/ C2	verb - To act as a thug; engaging in criminal or aggressive street behavior.
rifle /ˈraɪfəl/ B2	noun - A firearm with a long barrel.
judge /dʒʌdʒ/ B1	noun - A public official appointed to decide cases in a court of law.
opps /ɒps/ C2	noun - Opponents or enemies (slang).
mud /mʌd/ B1	noun - Soft, sticky matter resulting from the mixing of earth and water.
plug /plʌɡ/ B2	noun - A connection or source, often referring to a supplier of illicit goods.
fucked /fʌkt/ C2	adjective - In a very bad or desperate situation.
youngin /ˈjʌŋɪn/ C1	noun - A young person.
paper /ˈpeɪpər/ A1	noun - Material used for writing or, in slang, money.
turnt /tɜːrnt/ C2	adjective - Excited, energetic, or under the influence of substances.
drugs /drʌɡz/ A2	noun - Medicines or illegal substances.

Key Grammar Structures

• Have you ever seen a hunnid?

  ➔ Present Perfect Tense

  ➔ Use "have you ever" to ask about life experiences at an unspecified time in the past.

• I've been on my hustle since I was a youngin

  ➔ Present Perfect Continuous / State

  ➔ Use "have been" with "since" to describe an action starting in the past and continuing to the present.

• I was broke, I just turned up my hustle

  ➔ Past Simple vs. Present Perfect

  ➔ "Was" denotes a completed state in the past, while "have/just turned up" indicates a recent change.

• Hos love you when you gettin' that money

  ➔ Zero Conditional (implied)

  ➔ Describes a general truth or routine using "when" + present tense.

• Young nigga, go get you some money

  ➔ Imperative Mood

  ➔ The verb "get" is used in the base form to give direct advice or a command.

• When you down, everybody gon' call you

  ➔ Future intention (Colloquial 'gonna')

  ➔ "Gon'" is a contraction of "going to," used to express prediction or future actions.

• I ain't had nothin'

  ➔ Double negative / Non-standard negation

  ➔ In informal dialects, "ain't" + "nothin'" is used for emphatic negation.

• This rap shit finally took off

  ➔ Phrasal Verbs

  ➔ "Took off" is a phrasal verb meaning to suddenly become successful.