LAYDERR – English Lyrics

• By: Bay Swag, G Herbo

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the rhythmic flows and street-level vocabulary of Chicago drill. By listening to 'LAYDERR,' you can learn how cadence, slang, and intense storytelling work together to convey raw emotion and urban narratives in modern hip-hop.

[English]

[music]

>> Yeah.

Gang.

>> [music]

>> Huh.

Lighter.

[ __ ] started flagging once I got some

paper.

Black came with a laser.

>> [music]

>> She said she want 42 and [ __ ] a chaser.

If she outside [music] every day, then

that [ __ ] burnt to me.

Go and [ __ ] him, him, and him. No, he

ain't turned to me. I just walked

outside her.

Huh. I just walked outside her made a

dub. No, it ain't [music] hurting me.

Put on say Young Bane is prodigy. I got

to do it.

I just hit the ends for 3 days. Had to

file them blue. [music] All my [ __ ]

mad I spend that [ __ ] I'd probably do

it. I'm so burnt out. Ain't no more

feelings, so [music] I'm out and do it.

I don't take no more pills. Told big bro

[ __ ] on the floor. Young guy do no more

drills.

>> [music]

>> Funny [ __ ] counting me out. They say

Tristan a drug. You know me once I get

mines, you know I'm kicking them out.

[ __ ] pillow [music] talk for [ __ ]

Got my dick in they mouth. [ __ ] ain't

in my damn business. I'm on some clean

[ __ ] I come fight to the chains with

out no pendant. I put a billboard in my

trench. My brother said I [ __ ] it. My

mama said I did it. All my cars is black

[music] on black. 5% tint. Lighter.

[ __ ] started flagging once I got some

[music] paper.

Black came with a laser. She said she

want 42 and [music] [ __ ] a chaser.

If she outside every day, then that

[ __ ] burnt to me.

Go and [ __ ] him, him, and him. [music]

No, he ain't turned to me. I just walked

outside her.

Huh. I just walked outside her made a

dub. No, [music] it ain't hurting me.

Lighter.

>> Hey.

Late.

Hey. Big G Herbo, [music] I'm a money

maker. Really rich don't trick on no

[ __ ] I won't save her.

>> [music]

>> Put my P on, care who block me, I won't

chase her. But I'm so lit on it, she

seen [music] dick dove in face first.

Big ass crib in a gated community, I

don't see my neighbors. My mama live in

a state out the way and it's sitting on

acres. I w y e r d Rick poly chrome, I'm

sharp as razors. And [music] the bros

pop out with 20 hoes, they call us

blazers. Bank rolls got plenty. Credit

cards no limit. Black trucks with

tinted.

>> [music]

>> I ain't even broke in a minute. Yeah,

just keep coming in. I count up the

tens, whatever I want I'mma spend it. I

just woke up late on a Tuesday

[music and singing] with the beanie and

left with a richer. I'm so competitive,

complete my mission, whatever I play

I'mma win it. I'm still a killer in the

car that pulled up right [music] there,

they didn't know I was in it.

I helped out so much I can't do no more

favors.

>> [music]

>> I've been a real deal before the majors.

Take off in that 'Rari, I feel like a

racer.

My [ __ ] look so good, I got to taste

her. Told me [music] I went Hollywood,

is that a hater?

Compact Glock on me with a switch and

laser. Clip got tracers. Sting [music]

his ass no taser.

Up late, me and Bae just made a banger.

>> [music]

>> Later.

>> [music]

>> Later.

Later.

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
lighter /ˈlaɪtər/ A2	noun - a portable device for creating a flame
flagging /ˈflæɡɪŋ/ B2	verb - to signal or mark, often associated with gang colors or signaling status
paper /ˈpeɪpər/ A1	noun - slang for money
laser /ˈleɪzər/ B2	noun - a device that emits light through optical amplification; often refers to a gun sight
chaser /ˈtʃeɪsər/ B2	noun - a drink taken after a shot of hard liquor
prodigy /ˈprɒdɪdʒi/ C1	noun - a person, especially a young one, endowed with exceptional qualities or abilities
drills /drɪlz/ B1	noun - slang for violent activities or gang missions
trench /trɛntʃ/ B2	noun - slang for the neighborhood or area where one grew up
billboard /ˈbɪlbɔːrd/ B1	noun - a large outdoor board for displaying advertisements
crib /krɪb/ B2	noun - slang for house or home
community /kəˈmjuːnəti/ A2	noun - a group of people living in the same place
acres /ˈeɪkərz/ B2	noun - a unit of land area
competitive /kəmˈpetətɪv/ B2	adjective - having a strong desire to be more successful than others
mission /ˈmɪʃn/ B1	noun - an important assignment or goal
banger /ˈbæŋər/ C1	noun - slang for an excellent or high-energy song

Key Grammar Structures

• N**** started flagging once I got some paper.

  ➔ Adverbial clause of time (Once + Subject + Past Simple)

  ➔ "Once" acts as a conjunction meaning 'as soon as' or 'after'.

• If she outside every day, then that n**** burnt to me.

  ➔ First Conditional (If + Present Simple, then + Present Simple)

  ➔ Used to express a real possibility. "If she is outside" (verb omitted in slang).

• Funny n***** counting me out.

  ➔ Present Participle phrase as an adjective

  ➔ "Counting me out" describes the "n*****", functioning like an adjective.

• You know me once I get mines, you know I'm kicking them out.

  ➔ Future intention / Result of a condition

  ➔ "I'm kicking them out" shows the direct consequence of "I get mines".

• I'm on some clean s*** I come fight to the chains with out no pendant.

  ➔ Double negative / Slang negation

  ➔ "With out no" uses double negation to emphasize the absence of the pendant.

• Big ass crib in a gated community, I don't see my neighbors.

  ➔ Noun phrase + Prepositional phrase

  ➔ "Big ass crib" is the noun phrase; "in a gated community" is the location.

• I helped out so much I can't do no more favors.

  ➔ Result clause (so + adjective + that clause)

  ➔ Shows a consequence: I helped so much that (as a result) I can't do more.

• Told me I went Hollywood, is that a hater?

  ➔ Indirect speech / Tag question structure

  ➔ "Told me I went Hollywood" is a report of what was said.