Product Of The Streets – English Lyrics

• By: JaYy Wick

Lyrics & Translation

Explore the nuances of modern urban slang and colloquialisms through JaYy Wick’s 'Product Of The Streets.' This track is a special tool for language learners interested in idiomatic expressions and the rhythmic narrative structure used in contemporary American hip-hop culture.

[English]

Ayo, BandPlay

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Yeah

I hate that some people I love switched up

Now they gotta watch from the sidelines

I'm cool on the fake love

I don't want no hugs or handshakes, not even a high five

Tell a ho, "Scene as big as the program"

Over here, we gon' stick to the guidelines

We used to make pallets and sleep on the floor

Now it's two-story cribs with the Wi-Fi

And I used to steal out the store just to eat

Now me and my son go to Ruth Chris

And I had got tired of ridin' 'round town in that Honda

I just bought a new whip

And Brad got tired of his bitch

He said that he gon' buy a new bitch

And I had got tired of buyin' designer

I went by the force, these bitches be white as some cool whip

And these bitches crazy as fuck

If they think they gon' get it out me

I fuck with Lil Buddy Hustle

I watch his shit go from a half of a zip to a P

My partner told me that my song 'bout bad as a bitch

I told him he get it from me

How the fuck they gon' judge us and the life we live?

I'm just a product of the streets

And I'm proud of my situation

And all of the shit that we went through

Shit, I was thirteen usin' music to get out my head

I had no one to vent to

Shit, I hate a man who be smackin' his teeth

And rollin' his eyes like a bitch do

These seven-six-twos have the doctor in there playin' Operation

Tryna fix you

And you should've mind your business

For speakin' on me, you get put in your place

I still ride around with my Glock in my lap

I keep one in the head, don't get one in your face

And I hope they don't look at me differently now that I made it

I promise this shit still the same

And I been gettin' tired of hearin' that shit that they sayin'

Tell a ho, "Don't speak on my name"

And these bitches crazy as fuck

If they think they gon' get it out me

I fuck with Lil Buddy Hustle

I watch his shit go from a half of a zip to a P

My partner told me that my song 'bout bad as a bitch

I told him he get it from me

How the fuck they gon' judge us and the life we live?

I'm just a product of the streets

I'm just a product of the streets

I'm just a product of the streets

I'm just a product of the streets

I'm just a product of the streets

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Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
sidelines /ˈsaɪdlaɪnz/ B2	noun - the space outside the playing area of a sports field; figuratively, a position of non-participation.
guidelines /ˈɡaɪdlaɪnz/ B2	noun - rules or instructions that show how something should be done.
pallets /ˈpælɪts/ C1	noun - a flat wooden structure used for moving or storing goods.
designer /dɪˈzaɪnər/ B1	adjective - expensive, fashionable clothing made by a famous designer.
product /ˈprɒdʌkt/ A2	noun - a thing produced by labor or the result of a process.
situation /ˌsɪtʃuˈeɪʃn/ A2	noun - a set of circumstances in which one finds oneself.
judge /dʒʌdʒ/ A2	verb - to form an opinion or conclusion about someone.
vent /vent/ C2	verb - to give free expression to strong emotion.
operation /ˌɒpəˈreɪʃn/ B1	noun - a medical procedure performed on a patient.
promise /ˈprɒmɪs/ A2	verb - to assure someone that one will do something.

Key Grammar Structures

• I hate that some people I love switched up

  ➔ Relative Clause (Reduced)

  ➔ The relative pronoun 'that' or 'whom' is omitted after 'people'. It refers to 'some people (whom) I love'.

• We used to make pallets and sleep on the floor

  ➔ Used to + Verb (Past Habit)

  ➔ The construction "used to" indicates an action or state that was true in the past but is no longer true now.

• I just bought a new whip

  ➔ Present Perfect (Recent action)

  ➔ The use of "just" with the past tense or present perfect emphasizes that the action happened a very short time ago.

• If they think they gon' get it out me

  ➔ First Conditional (Future intention)

  ➔ The structure "If + present tense... will/gonna" is used to talk about a possible future condition and its result.

• I watch his shit go from a half of a zip to a P

  ➔ Causative/Perception Verb + Bare Infinitive

  ➔ After verbs of perception like "watch", we use the base form of the verb ("go") to describe the entire action.

• I had no one to vent to

  ➔ Infinitive as an Adjective

  ➔ The phrase "to vent to" modifies the noun "one", explaining the purpose or nature of the person.

• I hope they don't look at me differently

  ➔ Adverb modifying a verb

  ➔ "Differently" is an adverb used to modify the verb "look at", describing the manner of the action.

• For speakin' on me, you get put in your place

  ➔ Gerund after preposition

  ➔ The gerund "speakin'" acts as the object of the preposition "for".