Long Live A$AP – English Lyrics

• By: A$AP Rocky
• Album: LONG.LIVE.A$AP

Lyrics & Translation

Embark on a lyrical journey with A$AP Rocky's "Long Live A$AP" – a track that weaves intricate storytelling with a unique blend of East Coast and Southern hip-hop. This song offers a compelling insight into American street slang and modern rap idioms, showcasing Rocky's distinctive flow and innovative soundscapes. Its confident delivery and vivid imagery make it an excellent entry point for understanding contemporary English rap culture and language.

[English]

(thunder rolling)

(thunder rolling)

(eerie music playing)

(eerie music continues playing)

♪ I thought I'd probably die in prison ♪

♪ Expensive taste in women ♪

♪ Ain't had no pot to piss in ♪

♪ Now my kitchen full of dishes ♪

♪ Nose bloody from ♪

♪ Yo' addiction ♪

♪ Finger itchin' parental supervision ♪

♪ This be that business, little Timmy got that ♪

♪ I ain't kidding hide yo kittens ♪

♪ Hit yo' chirrens with that Smith and ♪

♪ A bunch of ignant little little, ♪

♪ Hard headed, never listen ♪

♪ Purple sippin', finger twistin', ♪

♪ Teeth glisten like it's Memphis ♪

♪ A bunch of hypocritic Christians, the land of no religion ♪

♪ My Santa Claus was missing, ♪

♪ Catch you slippin' then it's Christmas ♪

♪ A wishlist, my ghetto was ambition ♪

♪ For my benjis and my Bentley, ♪

♪ And them and them now I gets gets ♪

♪ On the road to riches, a diamond ring, designer jeans ♪

♪ Choking on that biscuit till I'm no longer existing ♪

♪ I wonder if they miss me, as long as I make history ♪

♪ Now my soul is feeling empty, ♪

♪ Tell the reaper come and get me ♪

♪ Who said you can't live forever lied ♪

♪ Of course, I'm living forever I'll ♪

♪ Forever, I'll live long ♪

♪ You can't ever deny ♪

♪ My force, I'm living forever I'll ♪

♪ Forever, I'll live ♪

♪ Riding through your city like that mother mine ♪

♪ Or choking on that semi, rob em rob em rob em blind ♪

♪ License plate says wipe me down, car from 1989 ♪

♪ But a sits so pretty call that mother fine ♪

♪ Lost your mother mind, ♪

♪ What's on your mind talking down ♪

♪ Never talk to cops, ♪

♪ Make him talk to God when I tote that 9, ♪

♪ He ain't talking now ♪

♪ Tell 'em watch your spine, I mean watch your back ♪

♪ Better guide your track, better not look back ♪

♪ Now stay in line, don't step on cracks ♪

♪ So you break her back I'm talking 'bout your mom ♪

♪ Cause there's killers in my town, ♪

♪ Making hits, lines ♪

♪ Out committing crimes, wait for to simmer down ♪

♪ Corrupted little minds, 8 and 9, finna shine ♪

♪ On the grind, do you dirty with that shimmy shimmy ya ♪

♪ Where they shoot without a purpose, services 'n hearses ♪

♪ Kids who ain't deserve it, ♪

♪ Can't survive a thing, you're worthless ♪

♪ Strangers make me nervous, ♪

♪ Who's that peekin' in my window ♪

♪ With a pistol to my curtains? ♪

♪ Who said you can't live forever lied ♪

♪ Of course, I'm living forever I'll ♪

♪ Forever, I'll live long ♪

♪ You can't ever deny ♪

♪ My force, I'm living forever I'll ♪

♪ Forever, I'll live ♪

♪ Pretty rich, Flacko be the ♪

♪ And that, know we poppin' so she boppin' on this ♪

♪ R.I.P. to Pimp, can't forget Little Flip ♪

♪ And I take it out to Memphis so shout out to Triple Six ♪

♪ Who said you can't live forever lied ♪

♪ Of course, I'm living forever I'll ♪

♪ Forever, I'll live long ♪

♪ You can't ever deny ♪

♪ My force, I'm living forever I'll ♪

♪ Forever, I'll live ♪

(hip hop beating playing)

(hip hop beat continues)

(hip hop beat continues)

(hip hop beat continues)

(hip hop beat continues)

(cash register)

(thunder rolling)

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
prison /ˈprɪzən/ B1	noun - a place where people are confined as punishment
addiction /əˈdɪkʃən/ B2	noun - a habit that you cannot stop and that harms you
ghetto /ˈɡɛtoʊ/ B2	noun - a part of a city where poor people live, often segregated
ambition /æmˈbɪʃən/ B2	noun - a strong desire to achieve something
riches /ˈrɪtʃɪz/ B2	noun - great wealth or valuable possessions
forever /fɔːˈrɛvər/ B1	adverb - for all future time; eternally
soul /soʊl/ B2	noun - the spiritual or immaterial part of a human being
reaper /ˈriːpər/ C1	noun - a figure that harvests; in folklore, the personification of death
Memphis /ˈmɛm.fɪs/ B2	proper noun - a city in Tennessee, USA
diamond /ˈdaɪəmənd/ B1	noun - a precious stone made of carbon, valued for its brilliance
Bentley /ˈbɛntli/ C1	proper noun - a British luxury automobile brand
designer /dɪˈzaɪnər/ B2	noun - a person who creates designs, especially for fashion or products adjective - made by a designer; fashionable
killers /ˈkɪlərz/ B1	noun - people who kill others
crime /kraɪm/ B1	noun - an illegal act punishable by law
grind /ɡraɪnd/ B2	verb - to crush or pulverize; to work hard persistently noun - the act of grinding; hard, repetitive work
choke /tʃoʊk/ B1	verb - to have difficulty breathing because something blocks the throat
empty /ˈɛmpti/ A2	adjective - containing nothing; not filled
license /ˈlaɪsns/ B1	noun - official permission to do something, often issued by a government
pistol /ˈpɪstəl/ B1	noun - a small firearm designed to be held in one hand

Key Grammar Structures

• I thought I'd probably die in prison

  ➔ Modal verb “would” for future in the past

  ➔ The contraction "I'd" (= "I would") shows a future situation from a past viewpoint: "I thought "I'd" probably die in prison".

• You can't ever deny

  ➔ Modal verb “can” + negative “not” (can’t) + infinitive

  ➔ "Can't" is the contracted form of "cannot"; it is a modal verb followed by the bare infinitive "deny": "You "can't" ever deny".

• Make him talk to God when I tote that 9

  ➔ Causative verb “make” + bare infinitive

  ➔ "Make" is used as a causative verb; it is followed directly by the bare infinitive "talk": "Make "him" talk to God..."

• Riding through your city like that mother mine

  ➔ Present participle clause as an adverbial (gerund‑like)

  ➔ "Riding" is a present participle that introduces a simultaneous action: ""Riding" through your city..."

• Who said you can't live forever lied

  ➔ Relative clause + past participle used as post‑modifier

  ➔ "lied" is a past participle that modifies the whole clause "who said you can't live forever": "Who said you can't live forever "lied"".

• Now my soul is feeling empty

  ➔ Present continuous (be + -ing) for temporary state

  ➔ "is feeling" combines the verb "be" with the -ing form to show a temporary feeling: "my soul "is feeling" empty".

• Forever, I'll live long

  ➔ Future simple with contraction "I'll"

  ➔ "I'll" is the contracted form of "I will", used to express a future action: ""I'll" live long".

• Never talk to cops

  ➔ Imperative sentence with negative adverb "never"

  ➔ "Never" modifies the imperative verb "talk", giving a strong prohibition: ""Never" talk to cops".

• I ain't kidding hide yo kittens

  ➔ Double negative with colloquial "ain't"

  ➔ "ain't" is a non‑standard contraction for "am not / is not / are not"; combined with "kidding" it creates a strong negative: "I "ain't" kidding...".