My Way Up – English Lyrics

• By: Yella Beezy
• Album: Aint No Goin Bacc

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into Yella Beezy's "My Way Up" to explore authentic Southern hip-hop storytelling. This track offers a raw and relatable narrative of ambition, overcoming hardship, and the pride of self-made success. Learning the lyrics provides insight into street vernacular and a powerful perspective on resilience and family values within contemporary rap music, making it a special piece for language learners and music enthusiasts alike.

[English]

Shun On Da Beat

I'm on my way up

Ain't takin' no pay cut (Ayy)

Lil' baby I'm caked up (Ayy)

These niggas they play tough (Ayy)

But I'ma go get me some paper (Ayy)

I sip on lean, but you can blaze up (Ayy)

Keep a big old beam for the takers (Ayy)

Gotta make some G's on the way up

Baby you can see I got my weight up (Mmm) (Shun On Da Beat)

These niggas try to take me down

But I'm on my way up (Yeah)

I'm on my way up (Yeah)

I'm on my way up (Yeah)

I done pulled up to your house

Baby I'm on my way up

I'm on my way up

I'm on my way up (Hey)

Say, I been gettin' off a long time ago

Ain't got time to joke 'cause I been on a roll

Hustlin' for my folks is who I do it for

The- these niggas hoes, they don't want no smoke

I do it for the people who ain't got no hope

The ones that goin' through it, stressed and dead broke

Can't get a break and need to pra ysome more

On their last limb tryin' to stay afloat

Niggas tryin' to take me down

But I'm gonna keep the Louie boots pressed to they throat

Big- Big ol' four, nigga, pressed in my coat

Ain't worried about it, havin' sex with a hoe

Niggas tryin' to make me frown

And I'm gonna stay dressed down to the toe

Remember nights nigga slept through the cold?

Momma cryin', face wet, clothes soaked?

Not no more, nigga walk with my head up and chest out

I used to be stressed out, but nigga I'm blessed now

My momma she set now, baby you can rest now

Long as I'm livin' it won't be no let down

People upset now, but now I can flex now

"Yella come to town", "Yella nigga, hit the set now"

A lil irritatin' nigga, only thing I regret now

They used to shit on me but now show respect now

Ain't takin' no pay cut (Ayy)

Lil' baby I'm caked up (Ayy)

These niggas they play tough (Ayy)

But I'ma go get me some paper (Ayy)

I sip on lean, but you can blaze up (Ayy)

Keep a big old beam for the takers (Ayy)

Gotta make some G's on the way up

Baby you can see I got my weight up (Mmm)

These niggas try to take me down

But I'm on my way up (Yeah)

I'm on my way up (Yeah)

I'm on my way up (Yeah)

I done pulled up to your house

Baby I'm on my way up

I'm on my way up

I'm on my way up

Okay, Okay, I'm on my way

Cat- cat out the bag, go straight to the safe

These niggas they're jake, that mean they fake

If you do not fuck with me you can't relate

They- they- they can't relate, that mean they hate

Baby come here with me, come take a taste

If- if- if you gon' be with me, come at the A

Act a gorilla that's straight out the gate

But I cannot change up

Keep it gangsta, that's the way I came up

A- actin' tough'll get you banged up

These niggas out here stressin', strained up

These niggas keep bringin' my name up

No I will not get you famous

Pussy nigga really lame to us

Hell nah, they ain't came with us

These niggas be trippin, actin' like bitches

Hold all that gossipin', get out your feelings

Motherfuckers so fearless, actin' like women

While I'm out here tryin' to run up my digits

"Did you say digits?" Yeah, I said digits

Y'all niggas playin, tryin' to get me a ticket

E- e- everything I do, I square it, squad business

Keep a deuce deuce in my shoe like I'm Emmitt

Ain't takin' no pay cut (Ayy) (Shun On Da Beat)

Lil' baby I'm caked up (Ayy)

These niggas they play tough (Ayy)

But I'ma go get me some paper (Ayy)

I sip on lean, but you can blaze up (Ayy)

Keep a big old beam for the takers (Ayy)

Gotta make some G's on the way up

Baby you can see I got my weight up (Mmm)

These niggas try to take me down

But I'm on my way up (Yeah)

I'm on my way up (Yeah)

I'm on my way up (Yeah)

I done pulled up to your house (House)

Baby I'm on my way up (Yeah)

I'm on my way up (Yeah)

I'm on my way up (Yeah)

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
way /weɪ/ A1	noun - a method, style, or manner of doing something
up /ʌp/ A1	adjective - toward a higher place
take /teɪk/ A1	verb - to get or receive something
paper /ˈpeɪpər/ A1	noun - material for writing or printing on noun - money
weight /weɪt/ A1	noun - how heavy something is
down /daʊn/ A1	adjective - toward a lower place
stress /stres/ A2	noun - pressure or worry
bless /bles/ A2	verb - to make something holy or to protect
flex /fleks/ B1	verb - to show off
hustle /ˈhʌsəl/ B1	verb - to work hard or move quickly
beam /biːm/ B1	noun - a long, thick piece of wood or metal
irritating /ˈɪrɪteɪtɪŋ/ B2	adjective - causing annoyance or anger
trippin /ˈtrɪpɪŋ/ B2	verb - to behave in a confused or foolish way
gorilla /ɡəˈrɪlə/ A2	noun - a large ape
lame /leɪm/ B1	adjective - unfashionable or uncool

Key Grammar Structures

• I'm on my way up

  ➔ Present progressive (continuous) for ongoing state

  ➔ In "I'm on my way up", the verb "am" + "-ing" form shows a current, ongoing process.

• Ain't takin' no pay cut

  ➔ Double negative with informal contraction "ain't"

  ➔ The sentence uses two negatives – "ain't" (negative) and "no" – which intensify the denial.

• But I'ma go get me some paper

  ➔ "I'ma" = "I am going to" (future intention) + reflexive object "me"

  ➔ "I'ma" contracts "I am going to" and shows a planned future action; "me" is used as the object of "get".

• I sip on lean, but you can blaze up

  ➔ Simple present for habitual action + contrastive conjunction "but" + modal verb "can"

  ➔ "I sip" uses the simple present to describe a habit; "but" contrasts the two clauses; "can" expresses ability.

• Keep a big old beam for the takers

  ➔ Imperative mood (command) with understood subject "you"

  ➔ "Keep" is a command; the subject "you" is omitted but understood.

• Gotta make some G's on the way up

  ➔ "Gotta" = colloquial "have got to" expressing obligation

  ➔ "Gotta" replaces "have got to" and shows that the speaker feels it is necessary to "make some G's".

• These niggas try to take me down

  ➔ Simple present with infinitive "to take" after verb "try"

  ➔ "try" is followed by the infinitive "to take" to express an attempted action.

• If you do not fuck with me you can't relate

  ➔ First conditional (if + present simple, main clause with modal "can't")

  ➔ "If" introduces a condition in the present; "do not" forms the negative; "can't" (cannot) shows inability in the result clause.

• Long as I'm livin' it won't be no let down

  ➔ Conjunction "Long as" (colloquial for "as long as") + double negative "won't be no"

  ➔ "Long as" introduces a condition meaning "as long as"; the double negative "won't be no" intensifies the statement that there will be no disappointment.