Key To The Streets – English Lyrics

• By: YFN Lucci, Migos, Trouble
• Album: Wish Me Well 2

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the vibrant world of Atlanta trap music with YFN Lucci's "Key To The Streets." This song offers a compelling narrative of ambition and overcoming adversity, providing a rich cultural context for language learners. Its catchy hooks and authentic street vernacular make it an engaging way to explore contemporary English slang and regional expressions, while understanding the underlying themes of success and resilience that define much of modern hip-hop storytelling.

[English]

I got money way before the deal

Put my bitches in new pair of heels

I might fuck your ho and pay her bills

Yeah we was taught to get it how we live, yeah

I got your ho on a leash

Got a plug, he Vietnamese

We the niggas they wanna be

'Cause we got the key to the streets

We got the key to the streets

Hey, we got the key to the streets

We got the key to the streets

Hey, we got the key to the streets

Young nigga from the north

Got my eye on the streets like a hawk

Wrap 'em, put 'em on a boat

Boy you better not choke

And it ain't no runnin' off

We got the key to the streets

Everybody notice me

Used to dream about 50 thousand in my jeans

Now 50 thousand cheap to me

Remember the days watching the Hot Boys and Master P

Now I'm down in Miami, one phone call, I pull up on Weezy

All of my niggas with me, you feel me

Straps on everybody in the building

All of niggas came from dealing

Or either they kicking in doors and stealing

I feel like I'm not having no feelings

Before the feds seen a quarter million

Came from robbing pizza man at the top of apartment building

I got money way before the deal

Put my bitches in new pair of heels

I might fuck your ho and pay her bills

Yeah we was taught to get it how we live, yeah

I got your ho on a leash

Got a plug, he Vietnamese

We the niggas they wanna be

'Cause we got the key to the streets

We got the key to the streets

Hey, we got the key to the streets

We got the key to the streets

Hey, we got the key to the streets

I'm from the dirty, we play dirty

All these sticks they dirty

We don't fight, get murdered

If my niggas say fuck you then I'm sorry for you

If my niggas ain't fucking, then get out ho, hurry

Real trapper never seen a drought, we gon' ship 'em out

Any problem, we gon' air 'em out

What they talking 'bout?

We don't count we weigh it now

No we ain't servin' no ounce

We sip purple, we ain't never out

We ain't never out

Hit up Quavo, we gon' need another bando

I'mma flood that bitch with more keys than a piano

All these bitches say they love me, I'm so handsome

Yeah they know 'bout Trouble go and ask 'em, they gon tell ya

I got money way before the deal

Put my bitches in new pair of heels

I might fuck your ho and pay her bills

Yeah we was taught to get it how we live, yeah

I got your ho on a leash

Got a plug, he Vietnamese

We the niggas they wanna be

'Cause we got the key to the streets

We got the key to the streets

Hey, we got the key to the streets

We got the key to the streets

Hey, we got the key to the streets

I got the key to the streets my nigga

Just like Dr. Dre, he got the beats

I come straight up out of 1500

That's the block, my niggas over easy

Double cup but no ice tea

Pour me a four before I go to sleep

Fuck around and landed in the hospital

Geekin' off the Henn and the lean

(Takeoff!)

(Sup Skoob!)

(Go head, take off)

24/7 no day off

Balling like we in the playoffs

20 bitches at the playhouse

You quick to freeze up when that K out

If that bitch ain't tryna fuck I kick her out the house

Like Martin, lil bitty bitch stay out

They like to whoop me 'til them Ks out

Get to looking for some ways out

You niggas ain't workin', you're laid off

Trouble decapitate him, blow his face off

Won't get it 'til these niggas laid off

Assassinating, knock him off like I'm Adolf

Been getting money, 19 with a 650

Nut seen me stunting B.I.P Blood

I got money way before the deal

Put my bitches in new pair of heels

I might fuck your ho and pay her bills

Yeah we was taught to get it how we live, yeah

I got your ho on a leash

Got a plug, he Vietnamese

We the niggas they wanna be

'Cause we got the key to the streets

We got the key to the streets

Hey, we got the key to the streets

We got the key to the streets

Hey, we got the key to the streets

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
money /ˈmʌni/ A2	noun - a current medium of exchange in the form of coins and banknotes
deal /diːl/ A2	noun - an agreement or arrangement verb - to distribute (cards)
streets /striːts/ A1	noun - public roads in a town or city
key /kiː/ A1	noun - a small metal instrument used to open or close locks noun - something that provides access or understanding
plug /plʌɡ/ B1	noun - a person who supplies drugs
notice /ˈnoʊtɪs/ A2	verb - to become aware of something
dream /driːm/ A2	noun - a series of thoughts, images, and sensations occurring in a person's mind during sleep verb - to experience images, feelings, and sensations during sleep
feelings /ˈfiːlɪŋz/ B1	noun - an emotional state or reaction
straps /stræps/ B1	noun - strips of leather or other material used to fasten, secure, or carry something
building /ˈbɪldɪŋ/ A2	noun - a structure with a roof and walls
dirty /ˈdɜːrti/ A2	adjective - covered or marked with an unclean substance
murdered /ˈmɜːrdərd/ B2	verb - to kill (someone) intentionally
trapper /ˈtræpər/ B1	noun - a person who illegally sells drugs
weigh /weɪ/ A2	verb - to measure the weight of something
sip /sɪp/ A2	verb - to drink something slowly
flood /flʌd/ B1	verb - to cover with water
handsome /ˈhænsəm/ B1	adjective - good-looking

Key Grammar Structures

• I got money way before the deal

  ➔ Past Perfect Tense

  ➔ The phrase uses the Past Perfect Tense ('got') to indicate an action completed before another past action ('the deal').

• I might fuck your ho and pay her bills

  ➔ Modal Verb (Might)

  ➔ The modal verb 'might' expresses a possibility or uncertainty about the action.

• We was taught to get it how we live

  ➔ Non-standard Past Tense

  ➔ The use of 'was' instead of 'were' is a non-standard or colloquial form of the past tense.

• I got your ho on a leash

  ➔ Present Perfect Tense

  ➔ The Present Perfect Tense ('got') indicates an action that started in the past and continues to the present.

• We the niggas they wanna be

  ➔ Subject-Verb Agreement (Non-standard)

  ➔ The sentence uses a non-standard subject-verb agreement ('We the niggas' instead of 'We are the niggas').

• I'm from the dirty, we play dirty

  ➔ Present Tense with Comma Splice

  ➔ The sentence uses a comma splice to join two independent clauses ('I'm from the dirty' and 'we play dirty').

• All these sticks they dirty

  ➔ Pronoun Agreement (Non-standard)

  ➔ The pronoun 'they' is used non-standardly to agree with 'sticks', which is typically plural.

• If my niggas say fuck you then I'm sorry for you

  ➔ Conditional Sentence (Type 1)

  ➔ This is a Type 1 conditional sentence, indicating a likely result if the condition is met ('if my niggas say fuck you').