Principal – English Lyrics

• By: Cardi B, Janet Jackson
• Album: AM I THE DRAMA?

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into "Principal" by Cardi B featuring Janet Jackson, a dynamic track that not only showcases raw lyrical power but also cleverly integrates a timeless pop classic. This song is a fantastic way to engage with modern English slang and assertive expressions, while appreciating a groundbreaking intergenerational collaboration that made Billboard chart history. It's a masterclass in confidently owning your narrative and demanding respect, offering rich cultural context and linguistic insights into contemporary hip-hop.

[English]

Yeah, look, mm, mm, look

If you say you had a girl like me, I know you lyin'

It's time to catch a lick, boy, I be shootin' while you drivin', brr

Ah, yeah

Let's get it

I said I like a dime, it's like butter

You know I'm even better 'cause I came Straight out the gutter, ayy

Let's get it, look

Took a trap, ayy, then I meet your mother

Uh-huh, yeah, look

I said he know he need a down -, pretty spicy brown thing

- he could sleep on and a - he could drown in

When these - be comin' at you, don't you pay these - no mind

Half these - wanna - with you because they know you mine

If you ain't on the same page, then bloop-bloop, watch me lane-switch

Gotta be the only -, what the hell's a main -?

If you ain't on the same page, then bloop-bloop, watch me lane-switch

I'm too bad to be lonely and too grown to be played with

It's the principle, the principle, ayy

Can't be out here playin' with a - like me (why?)

There's - out here prayin' for a - like me, ayy

It's the principle, the principle, ah, yeah

Take me to the trap, ah, yeah, then I meet your mother

You know a - is badder when she raised up out the gutter

Said, "now take me out to eat," TAO, Philippe

He said, "Why we gotta leave?" 'tween your thighs, a feast

He know how to make me smile, how to make me growl

I be walkin' out the shower, he be tuggin' at the towel

Take me to the trenches (trenches), I don't ever panic (no)

Take me anywhere, just don't take me for granted

You could soil me all you want, you ain't loyal, I don't care (I don't)

My - and my food is just two things I can't share, -

(It's the principle) it's the principle, the principle, ah, yeah

If you ain't on the same -, huh, watch me lane-switch

I'm too sexy to be lonely and too grown to be played with

(It's the principle) it's the principle, the principle, ah, yeah

Can't be out here playin' with a - like me

There's - out here prayin' for a - like me, ayy

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Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
principle /ˈprɪnsəpəl/ B2	noun - a fundamental truth or proposition that serves as the foundation for a system of belief or behavior
shoot /ʃʊt/ A2	verb - to fire a gun or projectile
drive /draɪv/ A1	verb - to operate a vehicle
spicy /ˈspaɪsi/ A2	adjective - having a strong, pungent flavor
switch /swɪtʃ/ A2	verb - to change from one thing to another
lonely /ˈloʊnli/ A2	adjective - sad because one has no friends or company
grown /ɡroʊn/ A2	adjective - mature or adult
sexy /ˈsɛksi/ A2	adjective - sexually attractive or exciting
feast /fiːst/ B1	noun - a large meal, especially a celebratory one
loyal /ˈlɔɪəl/ A2	adjective - faithful and devoted to someone or something
panic /ˈpænɪk/ A2	verb - to feel or cause to feel sudden fear or anxiety
granted /ɡræntɪd/ B1	adjective - given or awarded
gutter /ˈɡʌtər/ A2	noun - a narrow channel at the edge of a street for water to flow along
trenches /trɛntʃɪz/ B1	noun - long, narrow ditches dug as protective defenses in warfare
soil /sɔɪl/ A2	verb - to make something dirty