Million While You Young – English Lyrics

• By: Nipsey Hussle, The-Dream
• Album: Victory Lap

Lyrics & Translation

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[English]

And I'm actually gonna get right into it

And your really wanna know how?

You know how can I blaze my own path?

Uh, how can I be successful?

Uhm, how can I follow the path that someone else has laid for me to be successful?

I'm sittin' on dueces while the blunt burn

Still rapin' rap music 'cause I want more

All Money In, it's just us four

It's just Cobby, it's just Harvee, it's just Rimpau

It's just Adam, it's just Blacc Sam and Bolt Da Fatts

Where your 600 Benz? Where your Rovers at?

Where your Cuban links, nigga? Where your Rollies at?

Where your big booty bad bitches stay preposterous at?

Where you hustle? Where you run from the police at?

Where you ever represented hope where the hopeless at?

Where you had to take an oath 'fore you sold a sack?

Dealt with all the pressure, played it like you never noticed that

Amongst it all, put yourself on the map

Turned into a booming operation, where your focus at?

Where your 600 Benz? Where your Rovers at?

Where your Cuban link, nigga? Where your Rollie at?

I would rather shoot before I run

Pressure on my shoulder weigh a ton

You should try to do what we done

Make a million dollars while you young

I would rather shoot before I run

Pressure on my shoulder weigh a ton

You should try to do what we done

Make a million dollars while you young

So if you can tell us how exactly

And what deal you did to make your first million dollars?

I can tell you niggas how I came up

Similar to climbin' out the grave, huh?

Can't be actin' like a bitch tryna get saved, bruh

Get that dirt up off your shoulder, step your game up

Can't be chasin' pussy, switch your ways up

Can't be fuckin' off your lucci, gotta save up

See, you gon' probably fail tryna play us

Streets ain't for everybody, get your grades up

Ain't 'bout your money, you just lookin' for a stage, huh?

And all that stuntin' put a bullet in your brain, huh?

Stupid-ass nigga, you can't fade us

Niggas like, "Pfft, who even raised cuz?"

Where you come from? Where you get your name from?

You was in the house, not with the runaway slaves, huh?

You wasn't never in the spot when they raid, huh?

You ain't really 'bout it, lil nigga, this a phase, huh?

I would rather shoot before I run

Pressure on my shoulder weigh a ton

You should try to do what we done

Make a million dollars while you young

I would rather shoot before I run

Pressure on my shoulder weigh a ton

You should try to do what we done

Make a million dollars while you young

Tell me why you mad, folk, tell me why you mad

I know to you, it looks easy

Tell me why you mad, folk, tell me why you mad

This shit ain't easy, believe me

Tell me why you mad, folk, tell me why you mad

I know to you, it looks easy

Tell me why you mad, folk, tell me why you mad

This shit ain't easy, believe me

Self-made, self-made, nigga, really self-made

And I'll never understand the type of games you niggas play

Westside to the Westside, Atlanta until I die (ATL)

Fuck with my nigga Nipsey, best believe a nigga gon' ride

...

Tell me why you mad, folk, tell me why you mad

I know to you, it looks easy

Tell me why you mad, folk, tell me why you mad

But this shit ain't easy, believe me

Tell me why you mad, folk, tell me why you mad

I know to you, it looks easy

Tell me why you mad, folk, tell me why you mad

But this shit ain't easy, believe me

...

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
hustle /ˈhʌsəl/ B1	verb - to work hard or be busy, especially in a way that is energetic and determined noun - a job or activity that earns money, often in a quick or informal way
pressure /ˈprɛʃər/ A2	noun - the force exerted on a surface or object noun - stress or urgency in a situation
focus /ˈfoʊkəs/ A2	noun - the center of interest or activity verb - to direct one's attention or effort toward something
booming /ˈbuːmɪŋ/ B1	adjective - growing or expanding rapidly and successfully
operation /ˌɒpəˈreɪʃən/ B1	noun - a planned activity involving a series of actions
represent /ˌrɛprɪˈzɛnt/ A2	verb - to speak or act on behalf of someone or something
oath /oʊθ/ B1	noun - a solemn promise, often invoking a divine witness
self-made /ˌsɛlfˈmeɪd/ B2	adjective - having become successful or rich by one's own efforts
climb /klaɪm/ A1	verb - to go up or scale something, especially with effort
fade /feɪd/ B1	verb - to gradually become less intense or visible
stage /steɪdʒ/ A1	noun - a raised platform in a theater or performance space noun - a phase or period in a process or development
bullet /ˈbʊlɪt/ A1	noun - a small metal projectile fired from a gun
switch /swɪtʃ/ A1	verb - to change or exchange one thing for another
save /seɪv/ A1	verb - to keep something safe or intact
grade /ɡreɪd/ A1	noun - a level of quality, rank, or importance
stunt /stʌnt/ B1	noun - an adventurous or dangerous act, often performed to attract attention

Key Grammar Structures

• And I'm actually gonna get right into it

  ➔ Future tense with 'gonna'

  ➔ The phrase 'gonna' is a colloquial contraction of 'going to,' used here to express future action.

• You know how can I blaze my own path?

  ➔ Tag question

  ➔ The phrase 'You know' is used as a tag question to seek confirmation or agreement.

• I'm sittin' on dueces while the blunt burn

  ➔ Present continuous tense with contraction

  ➔ 'I'm sittin'' is a contraction of 'I am sitting,' indicating an action happening now.

• Where your 600 Benz? Where your Rovers at?

  ➔ Interrogative sentences with slang

  ➔ These sentences use slang ('600 Benz,' 'Rovers') and omit the verb 'is' for a more casual tone.

• I would rather shoot before I run

  ➔ Conditional sentence with 'would rather'

  ➔ 'Would rather' expresses a preference in a hypothetical situation.

• Pressure on my shoulder weigh a ton

  ➔ Metaphorical expression

  ➔ The phrase 'weigh a ton' is a metaphor to describe intense pressure.

• Tell me why you mad, folk, tell me why you mad

  ➔ Repetition for emphasis

  ➔ The repetition of 'Tell me why you mad' emphasizes the speaker's demand for an explanation.

• Self-made, self-made, nigga, really self-made

  ➔ Repetition for emphasis

  ➔ The repetition of 'self-made' reinforces the idea of independence and self-achievement.