Nah Nah Nah – English Lyrics

• By: 50 Cent, Tony Yayo
• Album: The Big 10

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the raw and unfiltered world of street hip-hop with 50 Cent and Tony Yayo's "Nah Nah Nah." This track offers a compelling look into the language and themes prevalent in gangsta rap, perfect for understanding colloquialisms, assertive expressions, and the narrative style of a significant sub-genre of American hip-hop. Its direct and confrontational lyrics make it a powerful example of the genre's linguistic characteristics and cultural context.

[English]

Got the shotgun, got the handgun

Got the paper in my Nike box

Burn the haze up, you better raise up

'Fore you get your punk ass shot

We hunt 'em down, and gun 'em down

Cut 'em down to the floor - nah nah nah

You fuck around, the tre-pound

That's six rounds for the ball - nah nah nah

We on the trip, fuck up a flip

Hundred grams of the raw - nah nah nah

We on the shit, we spit a clip

At your whip homeboy - nah nah nah

Yeah I run the town like a marathon, track star, trap star

Teflon shock plate, front and back, uhh

P-90 Ruger talk, 38-special flow

Hollow-tip, Prada shit, flyest nigga in New York

C-4 in the function, the bomb niggaz frontin

I got it like they want it so they hatin when I'm stuntin

I'm hot now, I'm bigger than the block now

Rolls drop top down, Lambo top down

Violate get shot down, I live by the codes you follow

I jux somethin nigga 'fore I beg or borrow

I come from the street where there's strong and there's weak

And when the strong hungry the weak's somethin to eat

We hunt 'em down, and gun 'em down

Cut 'em down to the floor - nah nah nah

You fuck around, the tre-pound

That's six rounds for the ball - nah nah nah

We on the trip, fuck up a flip

Hundred grams of the raw - nah nah nah

We on the shit, we spit a clip

At your whip homeboy - nah nah nah

Yeah, this rap shit is fake if you really wanna ask me

I'm in the projects with a bitch like Cassie

Drop top Maybach, the roof all glassy

Level two vest on cause niggaz wanna blast me

I'm a menace to society, that's what the judge said

My kind of money leave the D.A. and the judge dead

Shorty turned 5 and he rep that 5

Shorty just turned 6 and he rep that 6

I got my crack and my fo'-fo' 'til fo' in the morning

Gas up the truck, fuck, global warming

My money be foreign, my cars be foreign

It's pedal to the medal in them Air Force Jordans

We hunt 'em down, and gun 'em down

Cut 'em down to the floor - nah nah nah

You fuck around, the tre-pound

That's six rounds for the ball - nah nah nah

We on the trip, fuck up a flip

Hundred grams of the raw - nah nah nah

We on the shit, we spit a clip

At your whip homeboy - nah nah nah

Yeah, fo' bitches in the European whip

Set it off like Cleo

Haitian bitches talkin Creole

Rappers feindin to ball, triple-header, Christmas day

Navy blue Phantom Ghost, box for the pistol play

Why Comrade Mary overdose on M.J.?

Why Big ain't have a bullet-proof truck like me?

Why the club shot up? What the fuck you expect?

They don't search niggas buying bottles at Juliet!

Yeah, I just left Southside, I'm to the borough west side

Money team lit a dream, haters trying to strategize

We work hard this ain't come easy

Bitch shot me in the coochie, yeah I come easy

We hunt 'em down, and gun 'em down

Cut 'em down to the floor - nah nah nah

You fuck around, the tre-pound

That's six rounds for the ball - nah nah nah

We on the trip, fuck up a flip

Hundred grams of the raw - nah nah nah

We on the shit, we spit a clip

At your whip homeboy - nah nah nah

(Music fades)

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
hunt /hʌnt/ A2	verb - To pursue and kill for sport or food
gun /ɡʌn/ B1	verb - To shoot with a firearm
raw /rɔː/ B1	adjective - Unprocessed or in natural state (often drugs)
whip /wɪp/ C1	noun - Slang for a car
trap /træp/ C1	noun - Place for illegal drug trade
clip /klɪp/ B2	noun - Ammunition magazine for firearms
bomb /bɒm/ B1	noun - Explosive device
shot /ʃɒt/ B1	verb - Fired a bullet from a gun
menace /ˈmen.ɪs/ B2	noun - Threat or danger to society
flip /flɪp/ C1	verb - To sell drugs quickly for profit
trip /trɪp/ B1	noun - Drug deal or drug-related journey
crack /kræk/ C1	noun - Highly addictive form of cocaine
spit /spɪt/ B2	verb - To fire bullets rapidly from a gun
weak /wiːk/ A2	adjective - Lacking physical strength or power
hungry /ˈhʌŋ.ɡri/ A1	adjective - Having strong desire or need (metaphorical)
violate /ˈvaɪ.ə.leɪt/ B2	verb - To break rules or agreements
foreign /ˈfɒr.ən/ B1	adjective - From another country; exotic

Key Grammar Structures

• Got the shotgun, got the handgun

  ➔ Present Perfect Tense

  ➔ The phrase uses the present perfect tense with 'got' to indicate actions completed in the past with relevance to the present.

• Burn the haze up, you better raise up

  ➔ Imperative Mood

  ➔ The phrase uses the imperative mood with 'burn' and 'raise' to give direct commands or advice.

• We hunt 'em down, and gun 'em down

  ➔ Contractions and Present Tense

  ➔ The phrase uses contractions ('em) and present tense verbs ('hunt', 'gun') to describe ongoing actions.

• I'm hot now, I'm bigger than the block now

  ➔ Present Tense with Adverbs

  ➔ The phrase uses present tense verbs ('am') with adverbs ('now') to emphasize the current state or condition.

• I come from the street where there's strong and there's weak

  ➔ Relative Clause

  ➔ The phrase uses a relative clause ('where there's strong and there's weak') to provide additional information about 'the street'.

• Why the club shot up? What the fuck you expect?

  ➔ Interrogative Sentences

  ➔ The phrase uses interrogative sentences to ask questions, with 'why' and 'what' introducing the queries.

• We work hard this ain't come easy

  ➔ Negative Contraction

  ➔ The phrase uses a negative contraction ('ain't') to emphasize the difficulty of achieving something.

• Bitch shot me in the coochie, yeah I come easy

  ➔ Slang and Informal Language

  ➔ The phrase uses slang ('bitch', 'coochie') and informal language to convey a casual or aggressive tone.