In Da Club

• By: 50 Cent

Lyrics:

Vocabulary in this song:

Vocabulary	Meanings
birthday /ˈbɜːrθdeɪ/ A1	noun - the anniversary of the day on which a person was born
club /klʌb/ A1	noun - a place where people go to dance and drink alcohol
love /lʌv/ A1	noun - an intense feeling of affection verb - to feel deep affection for someone
feel /fiːl/ A1	verb - to experience an emotion or sensation
go /ɡoʊ/ A1	verb - to move or travel
need /niːd/ A1	verb - require (something) because it is essential or very important noun - something that is essential or very important
money /ˈmʌni/ A1	noun - a current medium of exchange in the form of coins and banknotes
mama /ˈmɑːmə/ A2	noun - mother
pull /pʊl/ A2	verb - exert force on (someone or something) so as to move them towards oneself
buzz /bʌz/ B1	noun - an excited or confused murmur of voices noun - a feeling of excitement, energy, and pleasure
grind /ɡraɪnd/ B2	verb - to work hard and steadily
flow /floʊ/ B2	noun - the way in which words are delivered in a rap song. verb - to move smoothly and continuously
hate /heɪt/ B2	verb - to feel intense dislike for noun - intense dislike or ill will
toast /toʊst/ B2	verb - to drink to the health or success of someone or something
concerned /kənˈsɜːrnd/ B2	adjective - worried, troubled, or anxious

Grammar:

• GO, SHORTY, IT'S YOUR BIRTHDAY

  ➔ Possessive Pronoun

  ➔ Uses the possessive pronoun "your" to indicate ownership of the birthday by "shorty".

• WE GON' PARTY LIKE IT'S YOUR BIRTHDAY

  ➔ Future Tense (informal) and Subjunctive Mood

  ➔ "Gon'" is a colloquial contraction of "going to", indicating a future action. "Like it's your birthday" uses a subjunctive-like construction to express a hypothetical situation - they are partying *as if* it is your birthday.

• AND YOU KNOW WE DON'T GIVE A IT'S NOT YOUR BIRTHDAY

  ➔ Double Negative (Stylistic)

  ➔ While grammatically incorrect in standard English, the double negative "don't give a" is used for emphasis and stylistic effect in hip-hop. It strengthens the sentiment that they don't care if it's not your birthday.

• YOU CAN FIND ME IN THE CLUB, BOTTLE FULL OF BUB

  ➔ Ellipsis and Prepositional Phrases

  ➔ Ellipsis occurs in "Bottle full of bub" (short for "a bottle full of bub"). "In the club" is a prepositional phrase modifying "find me".

• MAMA, I GOT WHAT YOU NEED, IF YOU NEED TO FEEL THE BUZZ

  ➔ Conditional Clause (Type 1)

  ➔ The sentence contains a Type 1 conditional clause. "If you need to feel the buzz" expresses a possible condition in the present/future, and "I got what you need" is the likely result.

• I'M INTO HAVIN' SEX, I AIN'T INTO MAKIN' LOVE

  ➔ "Be into" Construction and Negative Contraction

  ➔ "I'm into" means "I am interested in". "Ain't" is a non-standard but commonly used contraction for "am not/is not/are not/has not/have not", creating a contrast between interest in sex and lack of interest in love.

• WHEN I PULL OUT UP FRONT, YOU SEE THE BENZ ON DUBS

  ➔ Time Clause and Passive Voice (Implied)

  ➔ "When I pull out up front" is a time clause. The Benz is *placed* on dubs (larger wheels), implying a passive construction.

• WATCH HOW I MOVE, YOU'LL MISTAKE ME FOR A PLAYER OR PIMP

  ➔ Imperative and Future Conditional (Type 1)

  ➔ "Watch" is an imperative verb. This sentence implies a Type 1 conditional: *If* you watch how I move, *then* you'll mistake me...