CODE – English Lyrics

• By: Offset, Moneybagg Yo
• Album: Set It Off

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the world of contemporary American hip-hop with Offset and Moneybagg Yo's "CODE." This track is an excellent choice for language learners, offering a rich tapestry of modern slang, assertive expressions, and reflections on authenticity and success in the music industry. Its direct and confident lyrical style, combined with an engaging trap beat, provides an immersive experience into current English vernacular and cultural narratives within rap music. You'll learn about verbal sparring, expressions of wealth, and critiques of societal fakeness, all delivered with compelling flows from two prominent artists.

[English]

Hundred on my neck, I paid a hundred for my kilo. [8, 9]

That bitch wanna fuck, we take a flight to Costa Rico. [8, 9]

Me and my amigos, sippin' on Casa Amigos. [8, 9]

Then she gon' bounce it on me, give it to me, she a freako. [8, 9]

Hundred on my neck, I paid a hundred for my kilo. [8, 9]

That bitch wanna fuck, we take a flight to Costa Rico. [8, 9]

Me and my amigos, sippin' on Casa Amigos. [8, 9]

Then she gon' bounce it on me, give it to me, she a freako. [8, 9]

I been flippin' 'em, I made by the day a hundred kilos. [8, 9]

I ain't never did the game for promo, I went to play with my choppa. [8, 9]

I been outside with the gang, I'm with the gang, I'm never alone. [8, 9]

We been through the ups and downs, niggas in motion. [8, 9]

Told all my niggas to get it for sure, sure. [8, 9]

She want a Phantom, I tell her to ghost her. [8, 9]

Know that it got a new girl, she know I was gone, bro. [8, 9]

She and my business too rare for this bitch. [8, 9]

I spent a hunnid on my bank. [8, 9]

Took her to the penthouse, we go to Paris in the lamb. [8, 9]

All this ice on my neck, she know they be dogs, man. [8, 9]

She got too many pills, she don't know which one to land. [8, 9]

Heard that bitch wanna fuck me, but the city's hot now. [8, 9]

Feel like a dog, she know that we the dawgs now. [8, 9]

Plus these niggas hate her, talkin' shit, they tryna make her calm down. [8, 9]

I'm in that coupe in trackhawk, you know we been the squad now. [8, 9]

Hundred on my neck, I paid a hundred for my kilo. [8, 9]

That bitch wanna fuck, we take a flight to Costa Rico. [8, 9]

Me and my amigos, sippin' on Casa Amigos. [8, 9]

Then she gon' bounce it on me, give it to me, she a freako. [8, 9]

I been flippin' 'em, I made by the day a hundred kilos. [8, 9]

I ain't never did the game for promo, I went to play with my choppa. [8, 9]

I been outside with the gang, I'm with the gang, I'm never alone. [8, 9]

We been through the ups and downs, niggas in motion. [8, 9]

Told all my niggas to get it for sure, sure. [8, 9]

She want a Phantom, I tell her to ghost her. [8, 9]

Know that it got a new girl, she know I was gone, bro. [8, 9]

She and my business too rare for this bitch. [8, 9]

I spent a hunnid on my bank. [8, 9]

Took her to the penthouse, we go to Paris in the lamb. [8, 9]

All this ice on my neck, she know they be dogs, man. [8, 9]

She got too many pills, she don't know which one to land. [8, 9]

Heard that bitch wanna fuck me, but the city's hot now. [8, 9]

Feel like a dog, she know that we the dawgs now. [8, 9]

Plus these niggas hate her, talkin' shit, they tryna make her calm down. [8, 9]

I'm in that coupe in trackhawk, you know we been the squad now. [8, 9]

Hundred on my neck, I paid a hundred for my kilo. [8, 9]

That bitch wanna fuck, we take a flight to Costa Rico. [8, 9]

Me and my amigos, sippin' on Casa Amigos. [8, 9]

Then she gon' bounce it on me, give it to me, she a freako. [8, 9]

Hundred on my neck, I paid a hundred for my kilo. [8, 9]

That bitch wanna fuck, we take a flight to Costa Rico. [8, 9]

Me and my amigos, sippin' on Casa Amigos. [8, 9]

Then she gon' bounce it on me, give it to me, she a freako. [8, 9]

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
neck /nɛk/ A1	noun - the part of the body that connects the head to the shoulders
hundred /ˈhʌndrəd/ A1	noun - the number 100 adjective - amounting to 100
kilo /ˈkiːləʊ/ A2	noun - a unit of mass equal to 1000 grams
bitch /bɪtʃ/ B1	noun - a woman (often used as a pejorative)
flight /flaɪt/ A2	noun - a journey in an aircraft
gang /ɡæŋ/ B1	noun - an organized group of criminals
game /ɡeɪm/ A1	noun - an activity that one engages in for amusement or fun
choppa /ˈtʃɒpə/ B2	noun - a gun
niggas /ˈnɪɡəz/ B2	noun - a term of endearment or insult (used primarily within the Black community)
motion /ˈməʊʃən/ B1	noun - the action or process of moving or being moved.
ghost /ɡəʊst/ B1	verb - to suddenly end all contact with a person
business /ˈbɪznəs/ A2	noun - an activity of buying and selling goods and services
bank /bæŋk/ A2	noun - an institution for receiving, lending, exchanging, and safeguarding money
ice /aɪs/ A1	noun - frozen water
pills /pɪlz/ A2	noun - small tablets of medicine
city /ˈsɪti/ A1	noun - a large town
hot /hɒt/ A1	adjective - having a high temperature adjective - popular or fashionable
dawgs /dɔːɡz/ B1	noun - dogs
hate /heɪt/ A2	verb - feel intense dislike for
squad /skwɒd/ B1	noun - a small group of people having a particular task.

Key Grammar Structures

• Hundred on my neck, I paid a hundred for my kilo.

  ➔ Present Perfect Tense

  ➔ The phrase "I paid" uses the Present Perfect Tense to indicate an action completed in the past with relevance to the present.

• That bitch wanna fuck, we take a flight to Costa Rico.

  ➔ Conditional Sentence (Type 1)

  ➔ The structure "if + present simple, + present simple" is implied here, suggesting a likely outcome if the condition is met.

• Me and my amigos, sippin' on Casa Amigos.

  ➔ Gerund (Verb + -ing)

  ➔ The word "sippin'" is a gerund, functioning as a noun to describe an action.

• I been flippin' 'em, I made by the day a hundred kilos.

  ➔ Present Perfect Continuous

  ➔ The phrase "I been flippin' 'em" uses the Present Perfect Continuous to emphasize the duration of an action that started in the past and continues to the present.

• She want a Phantom, I tell her to ghost her.

  ➔ Subjunctive Mood

  ➔ The phrase "I tell her to ghost her" uses the subjunctive mood to express a suggestion or command.

• All this ice on my neck, she know they be dogs, man.

  ➔ Colloquial Contraction

  ➔ The phrase "she know" is a colloquial contraction of "she knows," commonly used in informal speech.

• We been through the ups and downs, niggas in motion.

  ➔ Present Perfect Tense with 'been'

  ➔ The phrase "We been through" uses the Present Perfect Tense with 'been' to emphasize experiences that have continued up to the present.