NY – English Lyrics

• By: 50 Cent
• Album: 5 (Murders By Numbers)

Lyrics & Translation

[English]

作词 : 50 Cent

作曲 : 50 Cent

Call me 50 yeah call me Ferrari call me New York

My alias, my name change; bitches I ain't playin games

New York for short call me N Y

New York for short call me N Y

You gon' cause my next felony ****ing 'round, I get the Mac blowin

My heart colder than that corner you get clapped on

The crack gon' show you the barrel get my jack on

I'm hungry eatin off plates we bag packs on

Gran turismo Masi' I just lame back on 'em

Stack on 'em yeah rack after rack on 'em

Ghetto pharmacist man so I'm cuttin the smack for 'em

Pot bubblin yola I cook that for 'em

Bitches get in the way I'll bang the strap on them

Then line up the wolves and scream "Attack " on 'em

I'm cool I'm tryna keep cool 'til I snap on 'em

I'm comin for a bitch's HEAD when I black on 'em

It's 50 yeah call me Ferrari call me New York

My alias, my name change; bitches I ain't playin games

New York for short call me N Y

New York for short call me N Y

50 yeah call me Ferrari call me New York

My alias, my name change; bitches I ain't playin games

New York for short call me N Y

New York for short call me N Y

I hate when you bitches do shit then make me ask why

If you the homie why you won't go and testify

Why you wanna see a bitch get the chair and fry

I'll grow old in the yard starin at the sky

Why you hurt your friends more than your enemies

And why you don't sit and stroll through your memories

Why is the question I ask

shit was all good when you were splittin up stacks

That shit you told the people got 'em under an axe

Now why would you wan' do some shit like THAT

When that barrel on yo' forehead don't ask why

Shhh quiet close your eyes and die

Call me 50 yeah call me Ferrari call me New York

My alias, my name change; bitches I ain't playin games

New York for short call me N Y

New York for short call me N Y

50 yeah call me Ferrari call me New York

My alias, my name change; bitches I ain't playin games

New York for short call me N Y

New York for short call me N Y

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
call /kɔːl/ A1	verb - to speak loudly to someone in order to get their attention
hungry /ˈhʌŋɡri/ A1	adjective - feeling an uncomfortable or weak feeling because of lack of food
cold /koʊld/ A1	adjective - low in temperature
show /ʃoʊ/ A1	verb - to allow something to be seen
cook /kʊk/ A1	verb - to prepare food by heating it
attack /əˈtæk/ A2	verb - to use violence against someone
cool /kuːl/ A2	adjective - slightly cold in temperature adjective - calm and relaxed
snap /snæp/ B1	verb - to break suddenly with a sharp cracking sound
testify /ˈtɛstɪfaɪ/ B1	verb - to give a formal statement in court about what one saw, heard, or experienced
enemy /ˈɛnəmi/ A2	noun - a person who hates or opposes another person or group
barrel /ˈbærəl/ B1	noun - a cylindrical container bulging at the sides and with flat ends, especially one used for storing liquids
felony /ˈfɛləni/ B2	noun - a serious crime
pharmacist /ˈfɑːrməsɪst/ B2	noun - a person who prepares and dispenses medical drugs
strap /stræp/ B1	noun - a long, narrow piece of leather, cloth, or other flexible material, used for fastening or holding something
stroll /stroʊl/ B1	verb - to walk in a leisurely way
lame /leɪm/ B1	adjective - unable to walk properly because of a problem with one's legs or feet adjective - unconvincing, weak, or inadequate

Key Grammar Structures

• Call me 50, yeah call me Ferrari, call me New York

  ➔ Imperative mood

  ➔ The phrase uses the imperative mood with 'call' to give direct commands.

• My alias, my name change; bitches I ain't playin games

  ➔ Contraction (ain't)

  ➔ 'Ain't' is a contraction of 'am not' used in informal speech.

• New York for short call me N Y

  ➔ Appositive phrase

  ➔ 'For short' acts as an appositive phrase explaining 'N Y'.

• You gon' cause my next felony ****ing 'round

  ➔ Contraction (gon')

  ➔ 'Gon' is a contraction of 'going to' used in colloquial language.

• I'm hungry eatin off plates we bag packs on

  ➔ Present continuous tense

  ➔ 'I'm hungry' uses the present continuous tense to describe a current state.

• Stack on 'em, yeah rack after rack on 'em

  ➔ Colloquial expression

  ➔ 'On 'em' is a colloquial expression meaning 'on them'.

• Why you hurt your friends more than your enemies

  ➔ Comparative degree

  ➔ 'More than' is used to compare the degree of hurting friends vs. enemies.

• Shhh, quiet, close your eyes and die

  ➔ Imperative mood with coordination

  ➔ Multiple imperative commands ('quiet', 'close', 'die') are coordinated with commas.