Highlights – English Lyrics

• By: YoungBoy Never Broke Again
• Album: ML2

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the world of Southern hip hop with 'Highlights' by YoungBoy Never Broke Again. This song is a perfect way to learn contemporary American English slang and rhythmic phrasing, offering a raw and authentic look at storytelling through melodic rap.

[English]

作词 : Kentrell Gaulden/Jason Goldberg/Marcos Castro Antoñana/Lucas DiFabbio

作曲 : Kentrell Gaulden/Jason Goldberg/Marcos Castro Antoñana/Lucas DiFabbio

[Intro]

(Hell yeah, Marsh, this shit hit, fool)

...

[Chorus]

Huh, woke up, spent me a ticket, it ain't no question, come in glistenin', hmm

Say they ain't ****in' with me, but still gon' question how I get it, huh

Woke up, made me a killin', I say these niggas ain't ****in' with me

...

[Verse 1]

She ain't mine 'cause you seen her, same as that Bentley

Time (Woo), I ain't got none, I've been caught up gettin' it

**** wrong with these bitches? They always stay up in my business

For that crib way past the hills, I plan to spend seventeen million

Came in, caught up with spinnin' shit, I'm the realеst in this bitch

Play on that song, when we caught him outside his show, hе ain't make it inside that bitch

Keepin' my flow and I know they won't never know how I'm stayin' inside this shit

Played with my heart, so I'm playin' on that ho, so after that, beside this bitch

I'm on my grind for fam, buy whatever they want, I won't sleep behind this shit

Better stay in they line, tell them niggas I don't care what they on, make 'em bleed behind this shit

I'll drive to hell for to make sure that I'm on, burn up inside that bitch

When I come, turn up, I don't give one ****, every nigga that buck ass might get switched

I'ma keep one tucked, I ain't showin' no love, he is not one of us, that nigga a bitch

I be playin' this game, but behind that blog, I be makin' sure all they ass get hit

They be studyin' me deeply than my 'fit, up inside they vibe and I see glitch

She gon' tell me she love me, but won't be starin' me inside my eyes, this dirty bitch

[Chorus]

I woke up, spent me a ticket, it ain't no question, come in glistenin', hmm

Say they ain't ****in' with me, but still gon' question how I get it

I woke up, feel my wife, then tend to two bad bitches, huh

(Woah, woah, woah, woah, woah, woah, woah)

Huh, I just asked my mission, pray I stay up out that prison

God made me a musician, she from trenches, got her glistenin'

I ain't forget 'bout how I did her, I just know that she don't miss me, woah, woah

...

[Verse 2]

Bro comin' home, gotta set up a home, gotta pick up a bundle and wait by the phone

My cousin Skully, he hit at your dome, my number-one gunner get at it, get gone

She **** with a nigga, she showed me she down, so I stay out her way and I gave her my home

And whenever I call her, I know she gon' come, when I'm caught in alarm, I won't be all alone

I sit and watch this bitch playin' with her highlights while she playin' my songs

Saddity bitch don't let me **** with lights on

Got her titties done, don't like me see the scars is worn

...

[Chorus]

Huh, woke up, spent me a ticket, it ain't no question, come in glistenin', hmm

Say they ain't ****in' with me, but still gon' question how I get it, huh

Woke up, made me a killin', I say these niggas ain't ****in' with me

(Woah, woah, woah, woah, woah, woah, woah)

Huh, I just asked my mission, pray I stay up out that prison

God made me a musician, she from trenches, got her glistenin'

I ain't forget 'bout how I did her, I just know that she don't miss me, woah, woah

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
ticket /ˈtɪkɪt/ A2	noun - In slang: a million dollars.
glistenin' /ˈɡlɪsənɪŋ/ C1	adjective - Shining with a sparkling light, often due to jewelry or wealth.
killin' /ˈkɪlɪn/ B1	noun - A slang term for making a very large sum of money.
crib /krɪb/ B2	noun - Slang for one's home or house.
grind /ɡraɪnd/ B2	noun - Hard, repetitive, and exhausting work.
tucked /tʌkt/ B1	verb - Slang for carrying a concealed weapon.
mission /ˈmɪʃən/ B2	noun - A specific task or duty that one is assigned or determined to do.
trenches /trɛntʃɪz/ C1	noun - Slang for a dangerous or impoverished neighborhood.
bundle /ˈbʌndəl/ B2	noun - Slang for a large amount of money.
gunner /ˈɡʌnər/ B2	noun - A person who operates a gun, especially in a criminal or gang context.
saddity /səˈdɪti/ C2	adjective - A slang term for someone acting stuck-up, snobbish, or pretentious.
highlights /ˈhaɪlaɪts/ B1	noun - Sections of hair that are dyed a lighter color than the rest.

Key Grammar Structures

• She ain't mine 'cause you seen her

  ➔ Negative contraction (AAVE dialect)

  ➔ 'Ain't' is used here as a contraction for 'is not'.

• I've been caught up gettin' it

  ➔ Present Perfect Continuous/Passive sense

  ➔ 'Have been' indicates an action that started in the past and continues to the present.

• I plan to spend seventeen million

  ➔ Infinitive of purpose

  ➔ 'To spend' functions as the object of the verb 'plan'.

• I'm on my grind for fam

  ➔ Prepositional phrase denoting state of being

  ➔ 'On my grind' is an idiom describing a state of working hard.

• Every nigga that buck ass might get switched

  ➔ Relative clause / Modal verb of possibility

  ➔ 'That' introduces the relative clause, 'might' expresses probability.

• I just asked my mission, pray I stay up out that prison

  ➔ Subjunctive mood (implied 'that')

  ➔ After 'pray', the clause implies a wish for the future, often omitting 'that'.

• When I'm caught in alarm, I won't be all alone

  ➔ Adverbial clause of time

  ➔ The clause starting with 'When' establishes the time condition for the main action.

• Saddity bitch don't let me fuck with lights on

  ➔ Causative structure (implied 'to')

  ➔ 'Let' is a causative verb followed by the base form of the verb without 'to'.