Mo Money Mo Problems – English Lyrics

• By: The Notorious B.I.G., Mase, Puff Daddy
• Album: Life After Death

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the vibrant world of 90s hip-hop with "Mo Money Mo Problems," a quintessential track by The Notorious B.I.G., Mase, and Puff Daddy. This song offers a fantastic opportunity to learn English through its energetic and witty lyrics, which blend everyday slang with vivid storytelling. You can explore expressions related to success, wealth, and the unexpected challenges that come with fame. Its infectious, sampled beat and memorable hooks make it not only a cultural touchstone but also an engaging way to grasp contemporary English vocabulary and rhythmic phrasing. The song's blend of celebration and cautionary tales provides rich context for understanding cultural attitudes towards prosperity and ambition in American society.

[English]

Now, who's hot who not

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Tell me who rock who sell out in the stores

You tell me who flopped who copped the blue drop

Who jewels got robbed who's mostly Goldie down

To the tube sock, the same ol' pimp

Mase, you know ain't nuttin' change but my limp

Can't stop till I see my name on a blimp

Guarantee a million sales pullin' all the love

You don't believe in Harlem World nigga double up

We don't play around it's a bet lay it down

Nigga didn't know me ninety one bet they know me now

I'm the young Harlem nigga with the Goldie sound

Can't no PHD niggaz hold me down, Cooter

Schooled me to the game, now I know my duty

Stay humble stay low blow like Hootie

True pimp niggaz spend no dough on the booty

And then ya yell there go Mase there go your cutie

I don't know what, they want from me

It's like the more money we come across

The more problems we see

I don't know what, they want from me

It's like the more money we come across

The more problems we see

Yeah, yeah, ah, ah, from the C to the A to the D D Y

Know you'd rather see me die than to see me fly

I call all the shots rip all the spots, rock all the rocks

Cop all the drops, I know you thinkin' now's when all the ballin' stops

Nigga never home got a chrome one and a yacht

Ten years from now we'll still be on top

Yo, I thought I told you that we won't stop

Now whatcha gonna do when it's cool

Bag a money much longer than yours

And a team much stronger than yours, violate me

This will be your day, we don't play

Mess around be D.O.A., be on your way

'Cause it ain't enough time here, ain't enough lime here

For you to shine here, deal with many women but treat dimes fair

And I'm bigger than the city lights down in Times Square

Yeah, yeah, yeah

I don't know what, they want from me

It's like the more money we come across

The more problems we see

I don't know what, they want from me

It's like the more money we come across

The more problems we see

Uh, uh, B.I.G., P O, P P A, no info, for the, DEA

Federal agents mad cause I'm flagrant

Tap my cell and the phone in the basement

My team supreme, stay clean triple beam lyrical dream

I be that cat you see at all events bent

Gats in holsters girls on shoulders

Playboy, I told ya, bein' mice to me

Bruise too much, I lose, too much

Step on stage the girls boo too much

I guess it's 'cause you run with lame dudes too much

Me lose my touch, never that if I did, ain't no problem to get the gat

Where the true players at? Throw your roadies in the sky

Wave 'em side to side and keep their hands high

While I give your girl the eye, player please

Lyrically, niggaz see, B.I.G. be flossin' jig on the cover of Fortune

Five double oh, get the phone number your name

I got to know, I got to go got the flow down phizat, platinum plus

Like thizat, dangerous on trizack, leave your ass kizzack

I don't know what, they want from me

It's like the more money we come across

The more problems we see

I don't know what, they want from me

It's like the more money we come across

The more problems we see

I don't know what, they want from me

It's like the more money we come across

The more problems we see

What's goin' on? What's goin' on?

...

I don't know what, they want from me

...

It's like the more money we come across

The more problems we see

What's goin' on? What's goin' on?

...

I don't know what, they want from me

It's like the more money we come across

The more problems we see

What's goin' on? What's goin' on?

I don't know what, they want from me

It's like the more money we come across

The more problems we see

...

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
rock /rɒk/ B1	verb - to move back and forth rhythmically verb - to perform music in a rock style
sell /sɛl/ A2	verb - to give something to someone in exchange for money
flop /flɒp/ B1	verb - to fail completely
rob /rɒb/ B1	verb - to take something from someone illegally
duty /ˈdjuːti/ B2	noun - something that one is expected or required to do
humble /ˈhʌmbəl/ B2	adjective - having or showing a modest or low estimate of one's own importance
spend /spɛnd/ A2	verb - to use money to buy something
money /ˈmʌni/ A2	noun - a current medium of exchange in the form of coins and banknotes
problem /ˈprɒbləm/ A2	noun - a matter or situation regarded as unwelcome or harmful and needing to be dealt with and overcome
fly /flaɪ/ A1	verb - move through the air using wings
shot /ʃɒt/ B1	noun - an attempt or effort
violate /ˈvaɪəleɪt/ C1	verb - to break or fail to comply with (a law or agreement)
shine /ʃaɪn/ B1	verb - to give off bright light
agent /ˈeɪdʒənt/ B2	noun - a person who acts on behalf of another
supreme /səˈpriːm/ C1	adjective - of the highest grade or quality
bruise /bruːz/ B1	verb - to cause an injury to which the skin is not broken but there is discoloration
lame /leɪm/ B1	adjective - unable to walk normally because of injury or illness