Hit Em Up – English Lyrics

• By: YG, D3szn, Day Sulan

Lyrics & Translation

[English]

(clock ticking)

♪ I got the guap, I make a movie ♪

♪ I'm in the drop, I'm feelin' Gucci ♪

♪ Stay with a Glock and a lil' Uzi ♪

♪ I see a opp, I act a foolie ♪

♪ Hit 'em up, bang ♪

♪ Bang, bang, bang, bang ♪

♪ Hit 'em up, bang ♪

♪ Bang, bang, bang, bang ♪

♪ Hit 'em up, bang ♪

♪ Bang, bang, bang, bang ♪

♪ Hit 'em up, bang ♪

♪ Bang, bang, bang, bang ♪

♪ Hi, I'm Bob, hey, I keep a toolie ♪

♪ Only do glocks, bitch, I'm bougie bitch ♪

♪ I'm in the drop, y'all might lose me ♪

♪ Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa ♪

♪ Heard she a thot, ho, I'm Gucci ♪

♪ Hang with the opps, nah, y'all confuse me ♪

♪ In your face, I spit a loogie ♪

♪ Left to the right, my niggas slide ♪

♪ Slide, slide, they do the toosie ♪

♪ Put 'em down, difference in the score up, up ♪

♪ It's a number game, bitch, and we four up, up ♪

♪ He a camera man, he shoot close-up ♪

♪ Pop-pop-pop to the Range Rover, pop-pop ♪

♪ They like, "Boy, you gotta chill" chill ♪

♪ I'm like, "Chill, ice out the grill" bitch ♪

♪ You in the house, I'm in the field, field ♪

♪ I call the play, they do the drill ♪

♪ I got the guap, I make a movie ♪

♪ I'm in the drop, I'm feelin' Gucci ♪

♪ Stay with a Glock and a lil' Uzi ♪

♪ I see a opp, I act a foolie ♪

♪ Hit 'em up, bang ♪

♪ Bang, bang, bang, bang ♪

♪ Hit 'em up, bang, I'm finna bleed this bitch ♪

♪ Bang, bang, bang, bang, ayy ♪

♪ Run it up, I gotta get it, bang, bang ♪

♪ I'm deep in them trenches, that dope, I be whippin' ♪

♪ I'm whippin' the foreign, my foreign got bitches ♪

♪ My bitches be bad, I be givin' out inches ♪

♪ Them dawgs be hitters, your dawgs be frauds, fraud ♪

♪ Got bulletproof cars, you a opp, ♪

♪ You get offed, you get offed ♪

♪ Bitch, I'm a boss, I don't even gotta floss, ayy ♪

♪ My coat feathers from a hawk, yeah ♪

♪ Slide, slide, slide, slide, brrt, yeah ♪

♪ Red rags on my side, brrt, brrt ♪

♪ Bitch, I be outside reppin' my gang 'til I die ♪

♪ 'til I finish ♪

♪ Bleed your block, I ain't leavin' no witness ♪

♪ I call the shots, my shooters on go, they on go ♪

♪ I hit the hood, I'm on the four, four ♪

♪ Got choppers and dracos and glocks ♪

♪ Mind your business, lil' nigga ♪

♪ That's how niggas get smoked, gang, gang, gang, gang ♪

♪ I got the guap, I make a movie ♪

♪ I'm in the drop, I'm feelin' Gucci ♪

♪ Stay with a Glock and a lil' Uzi ♪

♪ I see a opp, I act a foolie ♪

♪ Hit 'em up, bang ♪

♪ Bang, bang, bang, bang, ahh ♪

♪ Hit 'em up, bang ♪

♪ Bang, bang, bang, bang ♪

♪ I see a opp bitch, okay ♪

♪ I'm on your top, bitch, I'm on your shit ♪

♪ I ain't pullin' out no tracks ♪

♪ You gettin' socked, bitch, ah ♪

♪ I ain't no thot bitch, no thot ♪

♪ I'm a lil' hot bitch, hot bitch, uh ♪

♪ Nigga want the pussy, tell 'em ♪

♪ "Ice the glock, trick", straight like that ♪

♪ Hit 'em up, hit 'em up, hit 'em up, hit 'em up ♪

♪ hit 'em up ♪

♪ Bad bitch, I didn't have to get my titties done, no ♪

♪ Baddest in the city, ask anyone, I'm really ♪

♪ Caught a case for my nigga, I'm the realest one ♪

♪ Hell nah, I ain't fuckin' with you goofy bitches, nah ♪

♪ Hit 'em up, sendin' shots right out the hoopty, ♪

♪ Bitches, ah ♪

♪ I got the guap, I make a movie ♪

♪ I'm in the drop, I'm feelin' Gucci ♪

♪ Stay with a Glock and a lil' Uzi ♪

♪ I see a opp, I act a foolie ♪

♪ Hit 'em up, bang ♪

♪ Bang, bang, bang, bang ♪

♪ Hit 'em up, bang ♪

♪ Bang, bang, bang, bang ♪

(piano music)

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
hit /hɪt/ A1	verb - to strike someone or something noun - a successful outcome
opp /ɒp/ B2	noun - short for "opponent" or "opposition", often used in gang culture to refer to a rival
guap /ɡwɑːp/ B2	noun - slang for money
movie /ˈmuːvi/ A1	noun - a film
drop /drɒp/ A2	noun - a car verb - to put something down
glock /ɡlɒk/ B2	noun - a type of handgun
uzi /ˈuːzi/ B2	noun - a type of submachine gun
foolie /ˈfuːli/ C1	noun - a fool or someone who acts foolishly
bitch /bɪtʃ/ B1	noun - a disparaging term for a woman
bougie /ˈbuːʒi/ B2	adjective - slang for bourgeois; aspiring to be upper-class
thot /θɒt/ B2	noun - a derogatory term for a promiscuous woman
slide /slaɪd/ A2	verb - to move smoothly along a surface noun - a maneuver or tactic
shooter /ˈʃuːtər/ B1	noun - a person who shoots a gun
drill /drɪl/ A2	noun - a series of exercises or actions
boss /bɒs/ A2	noun - a person in charge verb - to give orders to
gang /ɡæŋ/ B1	noun - a group of people
smoke /sməʊk/ A2	verb - to kill

Key Grammar Structures

• I'm in the drop, I'm feelin' Gucci

  ➔ Slang / Colloquial Expression

  ➔ "Gucci" is used informally here to mean feeling good, fine, or luxurious, often implying a sense of being in control or doing well.

• Hit 'em up, bang

  ➔ Phrasal Verb / Idiomatic Expression

  ➔ "Hit 'em up" is a phrasal verb and an idiomatic expression that can mean to confront someone, to shoot at them, or to call someone (often with aggressive intent). In this context, it implies a violent confrontation or shooting.

• They like, "Boy, you gotta chill" chill

  ➔ Informal Contraction of "have got to"

  ➔ "Gotta" is an informal contraction of "have got to," which means "must" or "need to." Here, "you gotta chill" means "you must relax" or "you need to calm down."

• that dope, I be whippin'

  ➔ Habitual "be" (African American Vernacular English - AAVE)

  ➔ In African American Vernacular English (AAVE), the uninflected verb "be" is used to express actions that occur habitually or continuously over time, not just at a specific moment. Here, "I "be whippin'" implies that the action of 'whipping dope' (making or preparing drugs) is something done regularly.

• I didn't have to get my titties done, no

  ➔ Causative Verb Structure ("get something done")

  ➔ The structure "get something done" is a causative verb construction, meaning to arrange for someone else to do something for you. Here, "get my "titties done"" refers to undergoing a cosmetic procedure (breast augmentation) performed by someone else.

• That's how niggas get smoked, gang, gang, gang, gang

  ➔ Informal Passive Voice ("get + past participle")

  ➔ "Get smoked" is an informal and often violent expression using the passive voice construction "get + past participle." It means "to be killed" or "to be severely defeated."

• I ain't leavin' no witness

  ➔ Informal Double Negative

  ➔ "Ain't...no" is an informal double negative, where "ain't" (a contraction of "am not," "is not," "are not," "has not," "have not") is combined with "no" for emphasis. In standard English, this would be "I'm not leaving any witness."

• He a camera man, he shoot close-up

  ➔ Omission of Auxiliary Verb ("to be")

  ➔ In informal speech, the auxiliary verb "is" (from "to be") is often omitted, especially after pronouns. The full sentence would be "He "is" a camera man."

• Run it up, I gotta get it, bang, bang

  ➔ Phrasal Verb

  ➔ "Run it up" is a phrasal verb meaning to rapidly increase a score, amount of money, or to achieve significant success. It implies hustling or working hard to get more.

• Only do glocks, bitch, I'm bougie bitch

  ➔ Informal Use of "do" / Slang

  ➔ Here, "do" is used informally to mean "to use exclusively" or "to deal only with." "Bougie" is slang for bourgeois, often implying someone who is materialistic, pretentious, or striving for a higher social class.

• I'm finna bleed this bitch

  ➔ Informal Contraction ("finna") / Slang

  ➔ "Finna" is an informal contraction of "going to," often used in AAVE. "Bleed this bitch" is slang, meaning to completely dominate, exploit, or take everything from someone/something, often violently.