Hustlers Don't Die (Part 7) – English Lyrics

• By: Youngs Teflon

Lyrics & Translation

[English]

S-West shit

Know what I'm sayin', S?

Ay

Four racks on the Farfetch

But on the daily it's Trapstar marbet

Few bills on a training track suit

Looking like a footballer who ain't start yet

Bro just got the white ash

You gotta roll back ways when you spark that

Brings grams to the venue

So we gotta face outwards when we park that

Rolling with my young mooly

Scraped off the wap, it ain't even a day old (New one)

You know that hustlers don't die

And if they go jail then they still on the payroll (Still)

Hash browns with the egg rolls

Little bit of onions, hold on the mayo (Pause)

Small sauce, no hashtag

Juvie get the cash, Chi-Chi get the yayo

And in my city I'm an emperor, capo di tutti, head of a legion (tshoo)

Top dragon in my dungeon

If they ain't bending the knee then it's treason (Now what you saying)

I brought spice to the GB

'fore I came round they have no season (Tasteless)

I gave cause to the rebels

'fore I came round they ain't have no reasons (Brainless)

I was Mowgli in the jungle

Then I woke up one day and I was Tarzan

Out with the bats on the dark one

Caught man with a dagger and he sent man Arkham (Thameside)

Looking at my cells to the gardens

Niggas in my air just talking jargon (Rubbish)

On my way to health care with a sharp one

While I was on the phone to a girl trying to clart one (Wasteman)

Stepped out in my Reeboks

Had to do the Yeezy and Jordan restock (Fresh)

D boy with a D block, back then when wheel had three shots (tshoo)

Grew locs like a lion, fought all the bears

Came back with my feet hot (Brrr)

All the shit that I done for my people

Trust when I go there I sing from the treetop (Now what you saying)

Boy king the renaissance

Tryna leave an empire like the Mayans

Thirty-thousand feet in the sky with trees on the plane

And I got my shades on (Did that)

New flow, but the same song (Trust me)

DIY, get our paint on

I ain't right and I ain't wrong

It makes sense if you know where I came from

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
hustler /ˈhʌslər/ B1	noun - a person who works hard to achieve success, often in a competitive or challenging environment
payroll /ˈpeɪroʊl/ B2	noun - a list of employees and their salaries
emperor /ˈɛmpərər/ B1	noun - a sovereign ruler of an empire
treason /ˈtriːzən/ B2	noun - the crime of betraying one's country
spice /spaɪs/ A2	noun - a substance used to flavor food
rebel /ˈrɛbəl/ B1	noun - a person who resists authority
jungle /ˈdʒʌŋɡəl/ A1	noun - a dense forest in tropical regions
Tarzan /ˈtɑːrzən/ B1	noun - a fictional character raised in the jungle
jargon /ˈdʒɑːrɡən/ B2	noun - special words or expressions used by a particular group
Yeezy /ˈjiːzi/ B1	noun - a brand of shoes designed by Kanye West
empire /ˈɛmpaɪər/ B1	noun - a group of countries or regions ruled by a single authority
Mayans /ˈmaɪənz/ B2	noun - an ancient civilization in Mesoamerica
DIY /ˌdiː.aɪˈwaɪ/ A2	noun - Do It Yourself, the activity of decorating or repairing something without professional help
locs /lɒks/ B2	noun - a hairstyle where the hair is sectioned into locks
treetop /ˈtriːtɒp/ A2	noun - the top of a tree

Key Grammar Structures

• You gotta roll back ways when you spark that

  ➔ Modal verb ‘have to’ expressed informally as ‘gotta’

  ➔ The word “gotta” is a contraction of “have to”, showing obligation: “You **gotta** roll back ways”.

• And if they go jail then they still on the payroll

  ➔ First conditional (if + present simple, then + present simple) with ellipsis of ‘are’

  ➔ The clause “if they **go** jail” uses present simple to talk about a real possibility, and “they still **on** the payroll” omits the verb “are”.

• I was Mowgli in the jungle

  ➔ Simple past of ‘to be’ for a past state

  ➔ The verb **was** shows a completed state in the past: “I **was** Mowgli”.

• Then I woke up one day and I was Tarzan

  ➔ Past simple with temporal adverb ‘then’, coordination with ‘and’

  ➔ “Then” orders the events, and “and” links two past actions: “I **woke** up… **and** I **was** Tarzan”.

• Looking at my cells to the gardens

  ➔ Present participle phrase functioning as an adverbial clause (non‑finite clause)

  ➔ The **‑ing** form “Looking” introduces a clause that describes the speaker’s simultaneous action.

• I brought spice to the GB

  ➔ Simple past of a transitive verb with direct object and prepositional phrase

  ➔ The verb **brought** (past of “bring”) takes “spice” as the direct object and “to the GB” as a prepositional complement.

• Tryna leave an empire like the Mayans

  ➔ Informal reduction ‘tryna’ = ‘trying to’ + infinitive verb

  ➔ “Tryna” contracts “trying to”. The infinitive **leave** follows it: “Tryna **leave**…”.

• New flow, but the same song

  ➔ Contrastive conjunction ‘but’ with ellipsis of the verb ‘is’

  ➔ The verb **is** is omitted after “New flow” and “the same song”: “New flow **(is)**, but **(is)** the same song”.

• I ain't right and I ain't wrong

  ➔ Negative copular construction with informal ‘ain’t’ + adjective, coordination with ‘and’

  ➔ The word **ain’t** replaces “am not/is not”, giving “I **ain’t** right”. The two clauses are linked by **and**.

• It makes sense if you know where I came from

  ➔ Zero conditional clause with ‘if’ + present simple, plus a relative clause ‘where…’

  ➔ The verb **makes** is in present simple; the clause “if you **know**…” is a condition, and “where I **came** from” is a relative clause.