Masterclass – Bilingual Lyrics French/English

• By: Bouss
• Album: Masterclass

Lyrics & Translation

Ready to dive into modern French Rap? Bouss's "Masterclass" is a high-energy track that offers a perfect introduction to the French Hip-Hop scene's assertive vocabulary. Listen for the artist's confident flow and sharp lyrical clapbacks, which provide a 'masterclass' in expressing ambition and addressing jealousy, all set to an energetic, contemporary beat.

[English]

Good luck.

No, I didn’t sleep.

Masterclass, I’ve got to win big this year.

I know they want my spot.

They want to see me fall.

I’ve got cash.

They say I’ve changed.

Tonight, they won’t mess with me.

I’m too fired up, it’s done.

But let us be.

I’ll give them something to regret.

RS3 ready for A.B.T.

Tonight, even the haters can’t stop me.

They love to see us struggle.

Tonight, even the haters can’t stop me.

Too many haters.

Babe, where you going?

I don’t appreciate it.

The discord.

She tells me, "It’s K.O."

No follow-up, K.O.

I can knock out plenty.

But I need a backup plan.

No, I didn’t sleep.

Masterclass, I’ve got to win big this year.

I know they want my spot.

They want to see me fall.

I’ve got cash.

They say I’ve changed.

I make them dance, I make them dance, I’m in style.

Just in case, I’ll call bae, I’ll spend some cash but I’m still generous.

We love, we hate, my mind’s a mess.

Damn, it’s intense, it’s not me going fast, it’s the RS.

Too many haters.

Babe, where you going?

I don’t appreciate it.

The discord.

She tells me, "It’s K.O."

No follow-up, K.O.

I can knock out plenty.

But I need a backup plan.

No, I didn’t sleep.

Masterclass, I’ve got to win big this year.

I know they want my spot.

They want to see me fall.

I’ve got cash.

They say I’ve changed.

Too many haters.

Babe, where you going?

I don’t appreciate it.

The discord.

She tells me, "It’s K.O."

No follow-up, K.O.

I can knock out plenty.

But I need a backup plan.

[French]

Bonne chance.

Non, j'ai pas dormi

Masterclass, je dois rafler cette année

J'sais qu'ils veulent ma place

Ils veulent me voir tomber

J'ai pris du cash

Ils disent que j'ai changé

Ce soir, ils vont pas m'péter

J'suis trop en pétard, c'est cuit

Mais qu'ils nous laissent

J'aurais quoi leur faire regretter

RS3 prêt pour A.B.T.

Ce soir même les jaloux Z*BI

Ils aiment nous voir en hess

Ce soir même les jaloux Z*BI

Trop de jaloux

Bébé, va où ?

J'apprécie pas

La discorde

Elle me dit 'c'est K.O.'

Sans suite, K.O.

J'peux en mettre des K.O.

Mais faut un truc au cas où

Non, j'ai pas dormi

Masterclass, je dois rafler cette année

J'sais qu'ils veulent ma place

Ils veulent me voir tomber

J'ai pris du cash

Ils disent que j'ai changé

J'les fait danser, j'les fait danser, j'suis à la mode

En cas, j'appelle bae, j'claque un peu d'blé mais j'fais l'aumône

On s'aime, on s'déteste, j'ai la tête en travaux

Putain, ça arrache, c'est pas moi qui vais vite, c'est l'R.S.

Trop de jaloux

Bébé, va où ?

J'apprécie pas

La discorde

Elle me dit 'c'est K.O.'

Sans suite, K.O.

J'peux en mettre des K.O.

Mais faut un truc au cas où

Non, j'ai pas dormi

Masterclass, je dois rafler cette année

J'sais qu'ils veulent ma place

Ils veulent me voir tomber

J'ai pris du cash

Ils disent que j'ai changé

Trop de jaloux

Bébé, va où ?

J'apprécie pas

La discorde

Elle me dit 'c'est K.O.'

Sans suite, K.O.

J'peux en mettre des K.O.

Mais faut un truc au cas où

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
masterclass /mastɛʁklas/ B2	noun - advanced class or workshop for experts
rafler /ʁaf.le/ B1	verb - to snatch, to grab quickly, often illegally
année /a.ne/ A1	noun - year
place /plas/ A1	noun - place, spot, position
tomber /tɔ̃.be/ A1	verb - to fall
cash /kaʃ/ B1	noun - cash, money in banknotes and coins
changer /ʃɑ̃.ʒe/ A1	verb - to change, to alter
jaloux /ʒa.lu/ A2	adjective - jealous, envious
bébé /be.be/ A1	noun - baby
discorde /dis.kɔʁd/ B2	noun - discord, disagreement, conflict
K.O. /ka.o/ B2	noun - knock‑out (defeat)
truc /tʁyk/ A2	noun - thing, item, gadget
cas /ka/ A2	noun - case, situation
appeler /a.pə.le/ A1	verb - to call, to name
claquer /kla.ke/ B2	verb - to slam, to strike; slang – to spend a lot of money
blé /ble/ B2	noun - money (slang), literally “wheat”
aumône /o.mɔn/ C1	noun - alms, charity given to the poor
tête /tɛt/ A1	noun - head
travaux /tʁa.vo/ B1	noun - works, construction, labor
arrache /a.ʁaʃ/ B1	verb - to tear, to rip, to pull out

Key Grammar Structures

• Masterclass, je dois rafler cette année

  ➔ Use of the infinitive after a modal verb ('devoir' - must/have to).

  ➔ The sentence expresses obligation. “I **must** win this year.” The infinitive 'rafler' (to win/snatch) follows 'je dois' (I must).

• J'ai pris du cash

  ➔ Passé Composé (compound past) – formation and use to express a completed action in the past.

  ➔ The sentence uses the *passé composé* to indicate a past action: “I **took** cash.” It's formed with the auxiliary verb 'avoir' (to have) and the past participle 'pris'.

• Ils disent que j'ai changé

  ➔ Reported Speech (Indirect Speech) – use of 'que' to introduce the reported clause and changes in verb tenses.

  ➔ This is an example of reported speech. Someone is saying that I have changed. The 'que' introduces the reported clause, and the tense shifts to reflect the reporting verb 'disent' (they say).

• J'les fait danser, j'les fait danser, j'suis à la mode

  ➔ Use of colloquial contractions ('j'les' for 'je les') and the verb 'faire' + infinitive to express causing someone to do something.

  ➔ This line uses slang and a common French construction. “I make them dance.” 'Faire' + infinitive means 'to make someone do something'. 'J'les' is a very informal contraction of 'je les'.