Ni**as In Paris – English Lyrics
Lyrics & Translation
[English]
[Kanye] Y'all ready to leave?
Ye not ready to leave.
And Jay not ready to leave.
There's only one thing left to do.
Fuck yeah!
♪ (Ball so hard, motherfuckers wanna fine me) ♪
- Let's go!
Let's go, let's go!
♪ Ball so hard motherfuckers wanna find me ♪
♪ But first niggas gotta find me ♪
♪ What's fifty grand to a motherfucker like me ♪
♪ Can you please remind me ♪
♪ Ball so hard, this shit crazy ♪
♪ Y'all don't know that don't shit faze me ♪
♪ The Nets could go 0 for 82 ♪
♪ And I look at you like this shit gravy ♪
♪ Ball so hard, this shit weird ♪
♪ We ain't even 'posed to be here ♪
♪ Ball so hard, but since we here ♪
♪ It's only right that we'd be fair ♪
♪ I'm psycho, I'm liable ♪
♪ To go Michael, take your pick ♪
♪ Jackson, Tyson, Jordan, Game 6 ♪
♪ Ball so hard, got a broke clock ♪
♪ Rollies that don't tick-tock ♪
♪ Audemars that's losing time ♪
♪ Hidden behind all these sick rocks ♪
♪ B-Ball so hard, I'm shocked too ♪
♪ I'm supposed to be locked up too ♪
♪ You escaped what I escaped ♪
♪ You'd be in Paris getting fucked up too ♪
♪ B-Ball so hard, let's get faded ♪
♪ Le Meurice for like six days ♪
♪ Gold bottles, scold models ♪
♪ Spillin' Ace on my sick J's ♪
♪ B-Ball so hard, bitch, behave ♪
♪ Just might let you meet 'Ye ♪
♪ Chi-Towns, D. Rose ♪
♪ I'm moving the Nets, let's go ♪
♪ Ball so hard motherfuckers wanna fine me ♪
♪ That shit cray ♪
♪ That shit cray ♪
♪ That shit cray ♪
♪ B-Ball so hard motherfuckers wanna fine me ♪
♪ That shit cray ♪
♪ That shit cray ♪
♪ That shit cray ♪
♪ She said, "Ye, can we get married at the mall?" ♪
♪ I said, "Look, you need to crawl 'fore you ball ♪
♪ Come and meet me in the bathroom stall ♪
♪ And show me why you deserve to have it all" ♪
- Let's go!
♪ Ball so hard ♪
♪ That shit cray (that shit cray) ♪
♪ Ain't it Jay ♪
♪ B-Ball so hard ♪
♪ What she order? (What she order?) ♪
♪ Fish filet ♪
♪ B-Ball so hard ♪
♪ Yo' whip so cold (whip so cold) ♪
♪ This old thing ♪
♪ Ball so hard ♪
♪ Act like you'll never be around motherfuckers ♪
♪ Like this again ♪
♪ Bougie girl, grab her hand ♪
♪ Fuck that bitch, she 'on't wanna dance ♪
♪ 'Scuse my French, but I'm in France ♪
♪ Hehe, I'm just sayin' ♪
♪ Prince William's ain't do it right if you ask me ♪
♪ 'Cause I was him, I would've (married Kate and Ashley) ♪
♪ What's Gucci, my nigga ♪
♪ What's Louis, my killer ♪
♪ What's drugs, my dealer ♪
♪ What's that jacket, Margiela ♪
♪ Doctors say I'm the illest ♪
♪ 'Cause I'm suffering from realness ♪
♪ Got my niggas in Paris and they going gorillas, huh ♪
- I don't even know what that means.
- No one knows what it means,
but it's provocative!
- No, it's not, it's gross.
- Gets the people going.
♪ Ball so hard motherfuckers wanna fine me ♪
♪ You are now watching the throne ♪
♪ Don't let me get in my zone ♪
♪ Don't let me get in my zone ♪
♪ Don't let me get in my zone ♪
♪ These other niggas is lyin' ♪
♪ Actin' like the summer ain't mine ♪
♪ I got that hot bitch in my home ♪
♪ You know how many hot bitches I own ♪
♪ Don't let me get in my zone ♪
♪ Don't let me get in my zone ♪
♪ Don't let me get in my zone ♪
♪ Don't let me get in my zone ♪
♪ The Stars is in the building ♪
♪ They hands is to the ceiling ♪
♪ I know I'm 'bout to kill it ♪
♪ How you know I got that feeling ♪
♪ You are now watching the throne ♪
♪ Don't let me into my zone ♪
♪ Don't let me into my zone ♪
♪ I'm definitely in my zone ♪
- [Kanye] Rockefeller Records.
It's a glorious occasion.
Jay.
Key Vocabulary
Vocabulary | Meanings |
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ball /bɔːl/ A1 |
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hard /hɑːrd/ A2 |
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fine /faɪn/ A2 |
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crazy /ˈkreɪzi/ A2 |
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shit /ʃɪt/ B1 |
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gravy /ˈɡreɪvi/ B2 |
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weird /wɪərd/ B1 |
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right /raɪt/ A1 |
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psycho /ˈsaɪkoʊ/ B2 |
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liable /ˈlaɪəbəl/ B2 |
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broke /broʊk/ A2 |
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sick /sɪk/ A1 |
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faded /ˈfeɪdɪd/ B2 |
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gold /ɡoʊld/ A1 |
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cold /koʊld/ A1 |
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bougie /ˈbuːʒi/ C1 |
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illest /ɪləst/ C2 |
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Key Grammar Structures
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Y'all ready to leave?
➔ Contraction 'Y'all' and Informal 'ready to'
➔ "Y'all" is a contraction of "you all," common in Southern American English. "Ready to" is used instead of "Are you ready to leave?" demonstrating informal speech.
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What's fifty grand to a motherfucker like me
➔ Rhetorical Question
➔ This is a rhetorical question implying that fifty thousand dollars is insignificant to the speaker. The purpose is to make a statement rather than to solicit an answer.
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Y'all don't know that don't shit faze me
➔ Double Negative
➔ The use of "don't know" and "don't faze" creates a double negative. While grammatically incorrect in standard English (where it would imply something *does* faze the speaker), it's a common feature in some dialects to emphasize the negative meaning, meaning nothing affects him.
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We ain't even 'posed to be here
➔ Informal Negative Contraction and Supposed To (Misspelled)
➔ "Ain't" is a non-standard contraction of "am not," "is not," or "are not." "'Posed to" is a colloquial shortening of "supposed to." This construction indicates that they are not expected or permitted to be in that location.
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If I was him, I would've (married Kate and Ashley)
➔ Second Conditional (Irrealis Mood) and Conditional Perfect
➔ The phrase "If I was him" sets up a hypothetical situation, using the subjunctive mood. Although grammatically "If I were him" is more correct, "If I was him" is commonly used, especially in informal speech. "Would've" is a contraction of "would have," showing what *would have happened* in the past under this hypothetical condition. The unreal conditional shows an imaginary situation in the past.
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Gets the people going.
➔ Causative 'Get'
➔ "Gets the people going" uses the causative "get," which can be used to describe causing an emotional reaction in someone. It means the phrase causes excitement or interest in people.