Real As It Gets – English Lyrics

• By: Lil Baby, EST Gee

Lyrics & Translation

Thinking about learning the language of modern hip-hop? 'Real As It Gets' by Lil Baby and EST Gee is a great place to start. The song is a masterclass in contemporary trap lyricism, showcasing clever wordplay and storytelling rooted in street culture. By exploring the lyrics, you can gain insight into the slang, rhythm, and flow that define a significant part of today's music scene, all while experiencing the raw energy that makes this track so compelling.

[English]

♪♪♪

AYE

GEE SAY HE THE REALEST NIGGA IN THE WORLD MAN I'LL TELL YOU GUYS

- AYE YOU GOT TO STAND ON THAT - FOR REAL

(ATL)

♪ I BEEN SAVIN’ MY GUAWLA I AIN’T SAVIN’ NO BITCH ♪

♪ I HAD PUT DOWN MY GLOCK BUT I PICKED UP A STICK ♪

♪ DON’T GET IN HATING SHIT I’M ON SOME GREATEST SHIT ♪

♪ MY PEOPLE PROUD I’M AS REAL AS IT GETS ♪

♪ GONE HAVE TO CHASE ME I DON’T LIKE TO WAIT ♪

♪ AND I SWEAR I’M IMPATIENT I DON’T LIKE TO SIT ♪

♪ I MADE A WAY FOR YOU LITTLE BITTY NIGGAS ♪

♪ I WISH YOU WOULD PLAY WITH ME BOY YOU A BITCH ♪

♪ STILL GOT EXOTIC I’LL TOLD HIM TO MAIL IT ♪

♪ I DON’T GOTTA TOUCH SOMEBODY GONE SELL IT ♪

♪ BRO GONE KEEP IT SOLID I KNOW YOU WON’T TELL IT ♪

♪ GREW UP IN THE STREETS I AIN’T NEVER SAW BELLY ♪

♪ I DIDN’T HAVE SHIT I AIN’T NEVER GET JEALOUS ♪

♪ BORN IN THIS SHIT I GREW UP WITH SOME FELONS ♪

♪ REACH FOR THIS WATER WE’LL GO AT YOUR MELON ♪

♪ MY LIL BRO A SLIME HE’LL DRAW ON A REVEREND ♪

STAND ON THAT

NO FLOW, YOU GOT NO FLOW

♪ I DON’T REALLY HAVE TO TALK ABOUT STEPPIN’ ♪

♪ CAUSE MY NIGGAS NEVER GET CAUGHT WHEN IT HAPPEN ♪

♪ OWN SIP NO SYRUP IN THE MORNING I’M SNAPPING ♪

♪ YOU CAN TAKE THIS AS YOUR WARNING I’M PACKING ♪

♪ FN INSIDE OF MY HAND WHEN I BACK IN ♪

♪ GET TO ACTIN’ I PROMISE WE CLAPPING ♪

♪ JOKES UP IT GOTTA BE STAMPED ON THE PACKAGE ♪

♪ IT’S THE REAL ONE YOU KNOW THAT I’M TAXING ♪

♪ GET THE BALL IMMA SCORE OR I’M PASSING ♪

♪ GOT NO LOVE FOR NO HOE I AIN’T PASSIONATE ♪

♪ I DON RAN UP A DUB ON AN ACCIDENT ♪

♪ TO THE STREETS IM THE VOICE I’M AN ADVOCATE ♪

♪ ASK THE PLUG THIS THE MOST HE DONE EVER SENT ♪

♪ NIGGAS BROKE WHAT’S THE MOST YOU DONE EVER SPENT? ♪

♪ GETTING PAID IS THE MOST I DIDN’T NEVER SAVE ♪

♪ WE GONE HOP OUT WIT K’S OUT IN THE BROAD DAY ♪

♪ I BEEN SAVIN’ MY GUAWLA I AIN’T SAVIN’ NO BITCH ♪

♪ I HAD PUT DOWN MY GLOCK BUT I PICKED UP A STICK ♪

♪ DON’T GET IN HATING SHIT I’M ON SOME GREATEST SHIT ♪

♪ MY PEOPLE PROUD I’M AS REAL AS IT GETS ♪

♪ GONE HAVE TO CHASE ME I DON’T LIKE TO WAIT ♪

♪ AND I SWEAR I’M IMPATIENT I DON’T LIKE TO SIT ♪

♪ I MADE A WAY FOR YOU LITTLE BITTY NIGGAS ♪

♪ I WISH YOU WOULD PLAY WITH ME BOY YOU A BITCH ♪

♪ I BEEN SAVIN’ MY GUAWLA I AIN’T SAVIN’ NO BITCH ♪

♪ I HAD PUT DOWN MY GLOCK BUT I PICKED UP A STICK ♪

♪ DON’T GET IN HATING SHIT I’M ON SOME GREATEST SHIT ♪

♪ MY PEOPLE PROUD I’M AS REAL AS IT GETS ♪

♪ GONE HAVE TO CHASE ME I DON’T LIKE TO WAIT ♪

♪ AND I SWEAR I’M IMPATIENT I DON’T LIKE TO SIT ♪

[INAUDIBLE]

HEY WE GOT ANOTHER SCENE?

WE FINNA SHOT IT RIGHT HERE

♪ SIT, I MADE A WAY FOR YOU LITTLE BITTY NIGGAS ♪

♪ I WISH YOU WOULD PLAY WITH ME ♪

♪ BOY YOU A BITCH ♪

♪ ALL THIS SHIT STARTED OFF IN THE KITCHEN ♪

♪ SHOW ME ONCE AND I WAS PAYING ATTENTION ♪

♪ ASK THE TRENCHES THEY GONNA SAY I’M THE REALIST ♪

♪ OFFICIAL THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN ME AND NIGGAS ♪

♪ I’M RICH WHEN I GET OFF MY INSTA ♪

♪ GET HIM KILLED BY THE NIGHT FOR A 60 I SENT IT ♪

♪ I CAN’T EVEN RISK IT ♪

♪ OPPS WANT ME FINISHED BUT I’M STEADY WINNING ♪

♪ YOUNGEST RICHEST NIGGA OUT OF MY CITY ♪

♪ I BEEN HAD THE STREETS IN THE HEAD LOCK ♪

♪ WE HAD TWO OR THREE BRICKS AT MISS JAN SPOT ♪

♪ STILL DEAD FRESH IF THE FEDS WATCHIN ♪

♪ SEND A DISS AND HIDE A GET YO MAN SHOT ♪

♪ NIGGAS PLAY BUT THEY KNOW WE GOING TO AIR IT OUT ♪

♪ SHE WAS ACTING BOUGIE, FLEW HER FRIEND OUT ♪

♪ I WENT TOOK IT AIN’T ASK FOR A HAND OUT ♪

♪ OLD NIGGAS SEE ME OUT AND PUT THEY HEADS DOWN ♪

♪ I STILL GOT MY BLOCK IF THE MUSIC DON’T CRACK ♪

♪ REALLY LIVING WHAT I RAP ♪

♪ 250 OUT THE TRAP IF I SAY IT’S A FACT ♪

♪ YOU WAS PUTTING ON AN ACT ♪

♪ YOU A KILLA ON A APP ♪

♪ ASK WHO PUT US ON A MAP ♪

♪ PUT THE HOOD ON MY BACK ♪

♪ 3 CARS 10 STRAPS ♪

♪ NIGGAS BETTER NEVER LACK ♪

♪ I BEEN SAVIN’ MY GUAWLA I AIN’T SAVIN’ NO BITCH ♪

♪ I HAD PUT DOWN MY GLOCK BUT I PICKED UP A STICK ♪

♪ DON’T GET IN HATING SHIT I’M ON SOME GREATEST SHIT ♪

♪ MY PEOPLE PROUD I’M AS REAL AS IT GETS ♪

♪ GONE HAVE TO CHASE ME I DON’T LIKE TO WAIT ♪

♪ AND I SWEAR I’M IMPATIENT I DON’T LIKE TO SIT ♪

♪ I MADE A WAY FOR YOU LITTLE BITTY NIGGAS ♪

♪ I WISH YOU WOULD PLAY WITH ME BOY YOU A BITCH ♪

♪ I BEEN SAVIN’ MY GUAWLA I AIN’T SAVIN’ NO BITCH ♪

♪ I HAD PUT DOWN MY GLOCK BUT I PICKED UP A STICK ♪

♪ DON’T GET IN HATING SHIT I’M ON SOME GREATEST SHIT ♪

♪ MY PEOPLE PROUD I’M AS REAL AS IT GETS ♪

♪ GONE HAVE TO CHASE ME I DON’T LIKE TO WAIT ♪

♪ AND I SWEAR I’M IMPATIENT I DON’T LIKE TO SIT ♪

♪ I MADE A WAY FOR YOU LITTLE BITTY NIGGAS ♪

♪ I WISH YOU WOULD PLAY WIT ME BOY YOU A BITCH ♪

♪ YEAH ♪

♪♪♪

YEAH, THAT COME OUT ALRIGHT

[CAR HORN]

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
real /riːl/ B1	adjective - actually existing; not imaginary noun - something that is true or genuine
niggas /ˈnɪɡəz/ C2	noun - (offensive) a black person
shit /ʃɪt/ B2	noun - nonsense or things of little value
bitch /bɪtʃ/ B2	noun - (offensive) a malicious or unpleasant woman
chase /tʃeɪs/ A2	verb - to hurry after in order to catch or catch up with
wait /weɪt/ A1	verb - to stay in a place or delay an action until something happens.
made /meɪd/ A1	verb - past tense of 'make'
play /pleɪ/ A1	verb - to engage in activity for enjoyment and recreation
stick /stɪk/ A2	noun - a long, thin piece of wood
streets /striːts/ A1	noun - a public road in a city or town, usually with houses and buildings on one or both sides
saw /sɔː/ A1	verb - past tense of 'see'
spent /spent/ A2	verb - past tense of 'spend'
voice /vɔɪs/ A2	noun - the sound produced in a person's larynx and uttered through the mouth
advocate /ˈædvəkət/ B2	noun - a person who publicly supports or recommends a particular cause or policy.
win /wɪn/ A2	verb - be successful or victorious in (a contest or conflict).
city /ˈsɪti/ A1	noun - a large town
trap /træp/ B2	noun - a situation in which someone is caught and unable to escape

Key Grammar Structures

• I BEEN SAVIN’ MY GUAWLA

  ➔ Present Perfect Continuous

  ➔ Shows ongoing action from past to present. 'Been savin'' emphasizes duration of saving money ('guawla').

• I DON’T LIKE TO WAIT

  ➔ Verb + Infinitive

  ➔ After certain verbs (like, love, hate), we use the infinitive form ('to wait') directly.

• I WISH YOU WOULD PLAY WITH ME

  ➔ Wish + Would (Unreal situation)

  ➔ Expresses hypothetical desire. 'Would play' shows an unreal action the speaker wants someone to do.

• I DON RAN UP A DUB

  ➔ Past Participle (AAVE variation)

  ➔ In African American Vernacular English (AAVE), 'done' + past participle ('ran') emphasizes completed action. Here meaning 'I earned $10k'.

• I’M AS REAL AS IT GETS

  ➔ Comparative Structure (as...as)

  ➔ Equality comparison meaning 'extremely real'. 'It' refers to abstract concept of authenticity.

• WE GONE HOP OUT

  ➔ Future Intention (Gonna/Gone)

  ➔ Informal future form. 'Gone' (from 'gonna') + base verb ('hop') shows imminent action.

• YOU A KILLA ON A APP

  ➔ Zero Copula (AAVE feature)

  ➔ Omitting 'are' in present tense. Common in AAVE for efficiency. Full sentence: 'You are a killer on an app'.

• I DIDN’T NEVER SAVE

  ➔ Double Negative

  ➔ Non-standard grammar where two negatives ('didn't' + 'never') intensify negation. Means 'I absolutely never saved'.