Keep It Real – English Lyrics

• By: KYLE

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into KYLE's "Keep It Real," a song that champions genuine self-expression over pretense. Its honest and direct lyrics offer a fantastic opportunity to learn English slang and conversational phrases, especially those used to discuss authenticity and identity, making it special for anyone wanting to understand real-life language in hip-hop.

[English]

Ever since I was thirteen

I been surrounded by hurt dreams

And fake niggas who threw shots, but none of that shit could hurt me

Police investigations, but the police couldn't chirp me

High school, couldn't nerf me

The New boyz couldn't jerk me

Aye!

Hey wake up like everyday

Someone got something to say

They all N.W.A.'s

Niggas ain't gettin' no play

Not in my city, no way

Go outside, get some sun, grab some shade

Hydroplane!

Niggas can't keep in they lane

It ain't no thang

My shit so biggity, biggity bang!

Yup!

Bang nigga!

K-I doing my thang nigga

Young boy he done upgrade from that Cavalier to that Range, nigga

Best believe I'm that same nigga

K.i.D but don't play, nigga

You're lowkey like Japayne, dude

All you look the same, nigga

Dude, this is the shit I do

Spell it out for these dumb niggas, haiku

Weak rappers like you, are so bad for my mood

Yep, y'all better watch your step

Asians kid test

I'm coming correct

Really there's no contest

Getting it right till there ain't shit left

Uhh, well I keep and I don't think I'll ever, change

I'll never lie if you could look me in the, face

I swear to God that weak shit isn't in my, veins

I'll never change

I keep it real, (Keep it real, nigga)

I keep it real, (Keep it real, nigga) my nigga

That's how I feel, my nigga

This beat is real

Aight look

Real nigga since day one

So fuck you if you hate me

Been a working nigga since day two

And a rich nigga since day three

Learned this shit on my own, so

What the hell could you teach me?

Kyle Harvey's no clone, you

Couldn't see me with HD

With a telescope

With a microscope

Nigga in the dark

With a lot of phones

I'm over rappers who smoke weed with white girls, and get Emma Stoned

I'm not saying they're weak

I'm just saying they're not me

And if like, I'm fuckin' great

I mean like, what else could they be?

Ya know?

They say that I sound like Drake

I don't

You're daughter thinks I'm great

I know

Your motherfuckin' CD package needs to come with a bar of soap

Cause honestly, your verses stink

That shit puts me straight to sleep

Even if I didn't have a nose, I could tell that your verses reek

But its filled with all this shit about

Spots you've never been

And about

Girls you'll never do

And about shit you never did

And all the niggas you killed

And all the caps that you've peeled

Well all you niggas are millionaires, so come on, let's be real

Uhh, well I keep and I don't think I'll ever, change

I'll never lie if you could look me in the, face

I swear to God that weak shit isn't in my, veins

I'll never change

I keep it real, (Keep it real, nigga)

I keep it real, (Keep it real, nigga) my nigga

That's how I feel, my nigga

This beat is real

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
real /riːəl/ A2	adjective - genuine; not fake
keep /kiːp/ A2	verb - to continue to have or retain
change /tʃeɪndʒ/ B1	verb - to make or become different noun - the act of making something different; coins
hurt /hɜːt/ A2	verb - to cause pain or injury
dream /driːm/ A2	noun - a series of thoughts, images, or emotions occurring during sleep; an aspiration
police /pəˈliːs/ A1	noun - the civil force of a state responsible for maintaining public order
investigation /ɪnˌvɛstɪˈɡeɪʃən/ B2	noun - the act of examining or inquiring into something systematically
school /skuːl/ A1	noun - an institution for educating children or a place where people learn a particular subject
upgrade /ʌpˈɡreɪd/ B2	verb - to raise something to a higher standard or version
rich /rɪtʃ/ A2	adjective - having a great deal of money or assets; abundant
microscope /ˈmaɪkrəskəp/ B2	noun - an optical instrument used for viewing very small objects
telescope /ˈtɛləskəp/ B2	noun - an optical instrument that makes distant objects appear nearer
weed /wiːd/ B1	noun - cannabis; a plant used as a psychoactive drug
verse /vɜːrs/ B2	noun - a line of poetry or a stanza; a part of a song's lyrics
beat /biːt/ B1	noun - the rhythmic pattern in music; a strong hit verb - to strike repeatedly; to defeat decisively
weak /wiːk/ A2	adjective - lacking strength or power
sleep /sliːp/ A1	verb - to rest with the eyes closed and mind inactive noun - the state of rest in which one is normally unconscious
face /feɪs/ A1	noun - the front part of a person's head; expression verb - to confront directly
vein /veɪn/ B1	noun - a blood vessel that carries blood toward the heart
kill /kɪl/ B1	verb - to cause the death of a living being