Lyrics & Translation
“I'm That...” by R. City and 2 Chainz offers a powerful and confident narrative rooted in the artists' Caribbean heritage and their journey of overcoming adversity. Its blend of hip-hop beats with a hint of reggae provides a unique sound, and the vivid, self-assured lyrics make it an engaging song for understanding contemporary English vocabulary related to ambition and identity.
[English]
We Coming…We Coming…
We Coming…
Sim Simma I just want buy me a Beema
Tick tick blow up, Hiroshima
Who am I, I'm that ni**a
Who am I, I'm that ni**a
Yaowww
Real ni**a, no faking, Island Boy, but I ain't Jamaican
In my hood they flip work & then chop bricks like they're half Asian
Gone jail can't save him, getting dough so the cops take him
Please tell they're motherscunt to kick rocks & stop hating
All you ever been was a shoulda coulda woulda
Me on the other hand, well I'm the girls them sugar
Just me & my brother, hot like St. Thomas summer
All I wanted was a Beema & to move out the gutter
The world is ours, Scarface even though we came from a small place
No matter where I'm at I'm VI, all day
The St. Thomas Kanye, need a feature call Ray
Ain't stopping til everybody in the hood all say MAYDAY!
Sim Simma I just want buy me a Beema
Tick tick blow up, Hiroshima
Who am I, I'm that ni**a
Who am I, I'm that ni**a
Bad man, bad man all I know is bad man
Houzin down to Savan, I does run with Rock Man
Rock man, rock man yes I am a rock man
But I got girls from Cruz & I got girls from St. John
New slang, new slang I spitting that new slang
I ain't never had nothing, man been broke for to long
Wassup, wassup tell them haters wassup
If they looking for me I'm vacationing on Vessup
Hold on, hold on please big man just hold on
This is not no softness, this is not no love song
Theron, Theron yes my name is Theron
My mother name me Theron, when you see me call me Theron
Sim Simma I just want buy me a Beema
Tick tick blow up, Hiroshima
Who am I, I'm that ni**a
Who am I, I'm that ni**a
I went to the prom in a foreign car
I be going hard like it's no tomorrow
Parallel park by the Georgia Dome, in the parking lot getting Georgia Dome
A T L A N T A GA is where I stay
I came up in a trap house & booming ye like everyday
I might pull up in that bitch in a Porsche, showing no remorse
Yelling fuck y'all, intercourse
Winners choice I get em moist, PRPS is my denim choice
Everything I got exclusive, if there's a lot their won't be anymore
I'm getting pussy galore, opportunity knocking it's been at the door
I just might be in my Maybach, I had a Beema before
Sim Simma I just want buy me a Beema
Tick tick blow up, Hiroshima
Who am I, I'm that ni**a
Who am I, I'm that ni**a
Key Vocabulary
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Key Grammar Structures
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Real ni**a, no faking, Island Boy, but I ain't Jamaican
➔ Negative Contraction & Coordination
➔ The use of "ain't" is a contraction of "am not/is not/are not", common in informal speech. The sentence coordinates multiple phrases with commas, contrasting the 'Island Boy' persona with not being Jamaican. The use of 'but' introduces a contrast.
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Gone jail can't save him, getting dough so the cops take him
➔ Reduced Relative Clause & Gerund as Subject
➔ "Gone jail" acts as a reduced relative clause modifying 'him' (someone *who has gone to jail*). "Getting dough" functions as a gerund phrase acting as the reason for the cops taking him.
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Please tell they're motherscunt to kick rocks & stop hating
➔ Imperative Mood & Possessive Pronoun Error
➔ The sentence uses the imperative mood with "Please tell". However, "they're" is a contraction of "they are" and should be "their" to show possession (their mothers). This is a common grammatical error.
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All I wanted was a Beema & to move out the gutter
➔ Subjunctive Mood (Past Unreal) & Coordination
➔ The phrase "All I wanted was..." implies a past unreal situation – a desire that may not have been fulfilled. The use of 'was' instead of 'were' after 'I' is correct in this subjunctive construction. The sentence coordinates two desires: a car and a better living situation.
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Ain't stopping til everybody in the hood all say MAYDAY!
➔ Negative Contraction & Intensifier
➔ "Ain't stopping" is a colloquial contraction of "is not stopping". The word "all" before "say" acts as an intensifier, emphasizing that *everyone* needs to say MAYDAY. The exclamation point adds further emphasis.
