NigHtmare On Figg St. – English Lyrics

• By: ScHoolboy Q
• Album: Habits & Contradictions

Lyrics & Translation

[English]

What's fifty grand to a muh'fucker like me? Can you please remind me?

Shit, I'll remind ya

Put the steel behind ya, put five inside ya

Better chill out with all that flossin potnah

(Ball so hard) you must be crazy

Leave him in the streets with his shoelaces missin

And socks up off his feet

Pistol holdin gonorrhea; nigga skeet skeet

Soul dropped, rock dropped, dot dropped

Black Hippy, T.D.E., well fuck it nigga let's 4-peat

A dope Hoover dealer, uh, A.D.H.D.

Fuck that, let's bake coke and cook crack

Fuck the sheriffs, the gang unit - fuck CRASH

Pimp hoes, hoe run ya bread - she love tracks

Crack of dawn, Figg get it, yeah we get it yeah

Figg get the money yeah, all season every year

Niggaz better hope I start poppin

Before I start robbin the re-up with oxycontin

On Figg, we see it, we need it, we want it, we get it

It's storming, it's snowing, it's flooding, we still out here thugging

On Figg, we see it, we need it, we want it, we get it

Figg get the money, yeah, all season, every year

Figg get it, get it, Figg get it, get it, get it, yeah

Figg get it, get it, Figg get it, get it, get it, yeah

Figg get it, get it, Figg get it, get it, get it, yeah

(Ball so hard) you must be cray

Uhh! What's 50 grand to a muh'fucker like you, you still need a reminder?

(Heh - yeah I thought so) Shit I'm loco

38 brown handy, call him CoCo

Stick around the block boy tell 'em don't go

Don't stop shootin 'til ya all red though

Yellow tape muh'fucker shoulda yield ho (shoulda yield ho)

Why you all tough fo'? See yo' thug ass later at the crossroads

The landlord turn your lieutenant into a tenant

And if your, rims spinnin your jaw's dented

I'm-I'm a grown man dog, I ain't kiddin; the end has come

So - keep weed and big lungs

Big guns brought on her knees, the holy ghost, she speak in tongues

Murder searchin - why even run when Scotty done

Huh? Nigga you must got me confused

Bitch I'm from the groove on Figg side makin moves (FIGG-SYYYDE)

Drive to pussy more than I do to church

No AC, but the heater work - MERK!

On Figg, we see it, we need it, we want it, we get it

It's storming, it's snowing, it's flooding, we still out here thugging

On Figg, we see it, we need it, we want it, we get it

Figg get the money, yeah, all season, every year

Figg get it, get it, Figg get it, get it, get it, yeah

Figg get it, get it, Figg get it, get it, get it, yeah

Figg get it, get it, Figg get it, get it, get it, yeah

(Ball so hard) you must be cray

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Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
remind /rɪˈmaɪnd/ A2	verb - to make someone remember something
chill /tʃɪl/ A2	verb - to relax or calm down
crazy /ˈkreɪzi/ A1	adjective - mentally deranged or insane
streets /strits/ A1	noun - a public road in a city or town
pistol /ˈpɪstəl/ B1	noun - a small firearm designed to be held in one hand
dealer /ˈdiːlər/ B1	noun - a person or company that sells something, especially illegally
bake /beɪk/ A1	verb - to cook food in an oven
crack /kræk/ B1	noun - a powerful and addictive stimulant drug verb - to break or cause to break with a sharp sound
sheriffs /ˈʃɛrɪfs/ B2	noun - an officer who enforces the law in a county or town
thugging /ˈθʌɡɪŋ/ C1	verb - to behave in a violently criminal manner
storming /ˈstɔːrmɪŋ/ B1	verb - to move angrily or forcefully
flooding /ˈflʌdɪŋ/ A2	verb - to cover or submerge with water
loco /ˈloʊkoʊ/ B1	adjective - crazy or foolish
tenant /ˈtɛnənt/ B2	noun - a person who rents and occupies a property
holy /ˈhoʊli/ A2	adjective - associated with a divine power
groove /ɡruːv/ B1	noun - a long, narrow cut or furrow verb - to enjoy oneself, especially by dancing
merk /mɜːrk/ C2	verb - slang for killing or defeating someone

Key Grammar Structures

• What's fifty grand to a muh'fucker like me? Can you please remind me?

  ➔ Contractions and interrogative sentence

  ➔ The use of "What's" (contraction of 'What is') and the interrogative structure to ask a question.

• Put the steel behind ya, put five inside ya

  ➔ Imperative mood

  ➔ The use of the imperative mood to give direct commands: "Put the steel behind ya" and "put five inside ya".

• Better chill out with all that flossin potnah

  ➔ Modal verb (had better)

  ➔ The use of the modal verb "had better" to express strong advice or warning.

• Leave him in the streets with his shoelaces missin

  ➔ Present participle (missin)

  ➔ The use of the present participle "missin" (non-standard spelling of 'missing') to describe an ongoing action.

• Black Hippy, T.D.E., well fuck it nigga let's 4-peat

  ➔ Let's construction

  ➔ The use of "let's" to propose a joint action: "let's 4-peat".

• On Figg, we see it, we need it, we want it, we get it

  ➔ Parallel structure

  ➔ The use of parallel structure to emphasize repetition and consistency: "we see it, we need it, we want it, we get it".

• Why you all tough fo'? See yo' thug ass later at the crossroads

  ➔ Contraction and slang

  ➔ The use of contractions like "you all" ('y'all') and slang like "fo'" ('for') and "thug ass".

• I'm-I'm a grown man dog, I ain't kiddin; the end has come

  ➔ Repetition and negation

  ➔ The use of repetition for emphasis: "I'm-I'm" and negation with "ain't kiddin".