Here Comes The Hotstepper

• By: Ini Kamoze

Lyrics:

Vocabulary in this song:

Vocabulary	Meanings
hotstepper /hɒtˌstɛpər/ C1	noun - a person who moves confidently and stylishly, often in a musical or dance context
murderer /ˈmɜrdərə/ B2	noun - a person who commits murder
lyrical /ˈlɪrɪkəl/ B2	adjective - relating to lyrics or expressing feeling in a poetic way
gangster /ˈgæŋstər/ B2	noun - a member of a criminal gang
crew /kruː/ A2	noun - a group of people working together
love /lʌv/ A1	verb - to feel deep affection for someone or something
die /daɪ/ A2	verb - to stop living
multiply /ˈmʌltɪplaɪ/ B1	verb - to increase in number or quantity
sing /sɪŋ/ A1	verb - to produce musical sounds with your voice
fire /faɪər/ B1	verb - to shoot a weapon or to send out bullets or shots
burn /bɜrn/ B2	verb - to be on fire or to cause something to catch fire
danger /ˈdeɪndʒər/ B2	noun - the possibility of harm or injury

Grammar:

• Here comes the hotstepper, murderer

  ➔ Third-person singular present tense

  ➔ The verb "comes" is in the third-person singular present tense because the subject is "the hotstepper" (singular). It follows the rule of adding '-s' to the verb in this tense for singular subjects.

• I'm the lyrical gangster, murderer

  ➔ Contraction of "I am"

  ➔ "I'm" is a contraction, joining the pronoun "I" and the verb "am". It's a common feature in informal speech and song lyrics.

• Big up the crew in-a de area, murderer

  ➔ Use of dialect/slang and omission of prepositions

  ➔ "In-a de area" is a dialectal or slang variation of "in the area." The preposition 'in' is sometimes combined or altered in certain dialects. This also highlight simplification of grammar.

• No, no, we don't die

  ➔ Negative form of the present simple tense with a plural subject

  ➔ "We don't die" is the negative form of "we die" in the present simple. The auxiliary verb "do" is used with "not" to form the negation.

• Yes, we multiply

  ➔ Present simple tense with plural subject.

  ➔ The sentence "Yes, we multiply" uses the present simple tense to express a general truth or fact about the group 'we'. The verb 'multiply' remains in its base form because the subject is plural.

• Anyone test will hear the fat lady sing

  ➔ Conditional sentence type 1 (future real conditional)

  ➔ This sentence follows the structure: "If + present simple, will + base form of the verb". It expresses a real possibility in the future. Here "anyone test" equals "If anyone tests".

• Act like you know, Rico

  ➔ Imperative mood

  ➔ "Act like you know" is a command or instruction. The subject (you) is implied, and the verb is in its base form.

• Touch them up and go, uh-oh

  ➔ Imperative mood (omission of subject)

  ➔ The phrase "Touch them up and go" uses verbs in the imperative mood. The implied subject is "you," but it's omitted for brevity and directness.