Rags2Riches 2 – English Lyrics

• By: Rod Wave, Lil Baby

Lyrics & Translation

Explore the emotional journey of overcoming adversity with Rod Wave and Lil Baby in "Rags2Riches 2." This song offers a powerful narrative of rising from humble beginnings, making it a compelling piece for learning English through storytelling in modern hip-hop. Its blend of soulful melodies and introspective lyrics provides a unique window into contemporary American culture and the personal stories behind the music.

[English]

Ay, Zypitano got that gas

SIX G, yeah for real, for real

...

Uh, uh, let me hear you say, "Yeah"

Mm-mm, mm-mm

Yeah, ooh-ooh-ooh

We went from rags to riches

Project fences to livin' luxury

Now we live luxury

Straight out that bottom

Nobody gave nothing to me

Be careful while fucking with me

All of my lil' brothers 'bout it, they cutting for me

Yeah, they gon' cut you for me

Lay in the cut with them cutters and cut you for free

Say she in love with me

But save your love

I just want your company

I fall in the club for free

I give out daps and give them hugs

But no one's for me

'Cause that type of shit

Don't faze a player, uh

This type of shit

Is what make a hater

When you got it out the mud yeah, yeah

Ran it up, yeah

Really don't give no fuck, yeah

Don't give no fuck

When you turn nothing to something, yeah

Really hustling, yeah

Young and getting that money, yeah

We getting that money, yeah

Rags to riches

Rags to riches

Rags to riches

Rags to riches

Rags to riches

Rags to riches

Rags to riches

Rags to riches

Rags to riches

To riches

I went from rags to riches

I still go back to the trenches

We had to smash some nigga gas

No silver spoons, we had plastic utensils

He just came home, he still packing his pistol

Die in these streets or get saved by the system

Or get you some millions, my lifestyle is vicious

These hoes ain't gon' miss you

They fuck on your partner

Act like they forget you, that shit have you sick

My girl the realest, I know how to pick 'em

I know what I did, I need you to bear with me

I know shit get ugly, but that's why you are pretty

And pushing a Bentley, my kind near extinct

I put up the millions, I'll never go broke

I'm a god in my hood, I give everyone hope

Can't remember a time when my answer was nope

I remember the times I had nowhere to go

Down to my lowest, I turned to a pro

And I'm pouring my heart out, I bought my lil' boy house

I brought all the bros out, I never try to show out

I'm never gon' go out, never that

Every time that I turn around, I'm giving back

Once they whack him, he's dead, it ain't no getting back

I was giving my all, not asking for it back

I had blue hearts at first, I had to turn 'em back

Rags to riches

Rags to riches

Rags to riches

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Rags to riches

Rags to riches

Rags to riches

Rags to riches

Rags to riches

Rags to riches

To riches

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Yeah, yeah, yeah

Rags to riches

Rags to riches

Rags to riches

Rags to riches

Rags to riches

Rags to riches

Rags to riches

Rags to riches

Rags to riches

Rags to riches

Rags to riches

Rags to riches

Rags to riches

Rags to riches

To riches

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Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
rags /ræɡz/ A2	noun - torn pieces of cloth; often used to describe poverty (as in “rags to riches”)
riches /ˈrɪtʃɪz/ B1	noun - great wealth; abundance of money and valuable assets
luxury /ˈlʌkʃəri/ B2	noun - a state of great comfort and extravagant living, often costly adjective - characterized by opulence and comfort
hustle /ˈhʌsəl/ B2	verb - to work energetically and aggressively to achieve a goal, often to earn money noun - the act of hustling; energetic effort, especially in business or street‑level enterprises
money /ˈmʌni/ A1	noun - currency or cash used for buying goods and services
trench /trɛntʃ/ B2	noun - a long narrow ditch, often used metaphorically for a difficult or poor environment
cut /kʌt/ B1	verb - to divide or slice with a sharp instrument; also to reduce or eliminate noun - a wound or incision made by cutting; also a reduction (e.g., a budget cut)
love /lʌv/ A1	noun - deep affection or strong feeling of attachment toward someone or something verb - to feel deep affection for someone or something
player /ˈpleɪər/ B2	noun - a person who participates in a sport or game; colloquially, someone who manipulates romantic relationships
hater /ˈheɪtər/ B2	noun - someone who expresses strong dislike or criticism, often without constructive purpose
mud /mʌd/ A2	noun - soft, sticky earth or soil mixed with water; metaphorically, a difficult or messy situation
pistol /ˈpɪstəl/ B2	noun - a small firearm designed to be held and fired with one hand
streets /striːts/ B1	noun - public roads in a city or town; often used to refer to urban life or the environment of the poor
system /ˈsɪstəm/ B2	noun - a set of connected things or organized principles that together form a complex whole
lifestyle /ˈlaɪfstaɪl/ C1	noun - the way in which a person lives, including habits, attitudes, tastes, and economic status
hope /hoʊp/ A2	noun - a feeling of expectation and desire for a certain thing to happen verb - to want something to happen and expect it to do so
extinct /ɪkˈstɪŋkt/ C1	adjective - no longer existing; having died out, especially used for species or practices
vicious /ˈvɪʃəs/ C1	adjective - deliberately cruel or violent; having a harmful or dangerous quality

Key Grammar Structures

• We went from rags to riches

  ➔ Simple past tense; prepositional phrase "from...to..."

  ➔ The verb "went" is the past form of "go", showing a completed action. The phrase "from rags to riches" uses the prepositional structure "from...to..." to indicate a change of state.

• Now we live luxury

  ➔ Present simple; missing preposition (should be "live in luxury")

  ➔ The verb "live" is in the present simple, describing a current state. The noun "luxury" needs the preposition "in" to form the correct phrase "live in luxury".

• Nobody gave nothing to me

  ➔ Simple past tense; double negative (non‑standard)

  ➔ The verb "gave" is past simple. The sentence uses two negatives "Nobody" and "nothing", which creates a double negative; standard English would say "Nobody gave anything to me".

• All of my lil' brothers 'bout it, they cutting for me

  ➔ Present progressive (they are cutting) with omitted auxiliary; informal contraction "'bout" = "about"

  ➔ The phrase "they cutting" omits the auxiliary "are"; the full form is "they are cutting". "'bout" is a colloquial shortening of "about".

• Say she in love with me

  ➔ Imperative verb "Say" + ellipsis of "is"; present simple clause

  ➔ The command "Say" is followed by the clause "she in love with me", where the verb "is" is omitted. The full sentence would be "Say she is in love with me".

• I just want your company

  ➔ Simple present; verb "want" + direct object noun phrase

  ➔ "I" is the subject, "just" is an adverb, and "want" is the present‑simple verb. "Your company" functions as the direct object.

• When you turn nothing to something

  ➔ Zero conditional; present simple in "when" clause; verb pattern "turn ... to ..."

  ➔ The clause "When you turn nothing to something" uses the present simple after "when" to talk about a general truth. The verb "turn" is followed by the pattern "turn X to Y" meaning to change X into Y.

• I put up the millions, I'll never go broke

  ➔ Simple past "put up" + future with "will" ("I'll"); idiom "go broke"

  ➔ "put up" is the past simple of "put up" meaning to invest or provide. "I'll" is the contraction of "I will", expressing future intention. "go broke" means to become financially ruined.

• I was giving my all, not asking for it back

  ➔ Past continuous "was giving"; gerund "giving" as object; negative infinitive "not asking"

  ➔ "was giving" is the past continuous, showing an ongoing action in the past. "Giving" functions as a gerund (object). "Not asking" uses the negative infinitive to express what the speaker did not do.