SELLIN CRACK – English Lyrics

• By: DaBaby, Offset

Lyrics & Translation

Explore the provocative world of DaBaby and Offset's 'SELLIN CRACK,' where raw lyrics meet a 'New Jack City' aesthetic. This track offers a gritty metaphor for the music industry, blending themes of ambition and redemption. Dive in to uncover the layers of meaning and the cultural references that make this song a compelling listen.

[English]

Yeah, gotta win back my junkies

I'm makin' music, like I'm sellin' crack

Yeah, I'm in the club with that fire

I ain't dancin' around, like I'm Ja Morant

Yeah, this nigga get out of line with his gang

He gon' fuck around, die with his camp

I'm on a fourteen-hour long flight overseas

I'ma sit back and try get a nap

I'm on the way overseas, do a show for four-hundred

Why these niggas that hate got no money?

Yeah, by myself out of state with my glizzy (yeah)

Know the first nigga play, I'm gon' bun him

Yeah, I remember makin' plays, before onions

Yeah, I remember the days they weren't with me (mm)

Like my uncle, Ray say Mississippi (mm)

'Fore I go, gotta take least one with me

Please don't tell me that you lackin'

You gon' fuck 'round, get your ass caught out of bounds

Now I cleaned him up, go get a napkin

If you eatin', then go pay your taxes

Yeah, came a long way from sharin' bed with big brother

Had to sleep on the floor, on the mattress

And If I can keep it up, I'm goin' platinum

Hmm, again, nigga, believe that

Gotta win back my junkies

I'm makin' music, like I'm sellin' crack

Yeah, I'm in the club with that fire

I ain't dancin' around, like I'm Ja Morant

Yeah, this nigga get out of line with his gang

He gon' fuck around, die with his camp

I'm on a fourteen-hour long flight overseas

I'ma sit back and try get a nap

Yeah, I'ma sit back on this bitch and try get some sleep

I'm tryna get a billion, you tryna get a freak

I ran into her, she tryna get me

I didn't do it, couldn't find time to speak

Vibe to my music, when I'm out of reach

Y'all niggas students, guess I gotta teach

Niggas don't play with this shit, that's on me

I put my name on this shit, I'm on G

I ain't comin' off of that shit

I'm somewhere in Boston, them niggas gon' pay for that fee

I just ran out of gas in my Rolls Royce

And weren't payin' attention and didn't know the tank was on E

Gotta talk fast when you're talkin' to a nigga

With some motion, 'cause he always got places to be

And I'ma have the last laugh if it ain't what you motherfuckers think

And then, okay, just stay focused, let's see

Gotta win back my junkies

I'm makin' music, like I'm sellin' crack

Yeah, I'm in the club with that fire

I ain't dancin' around, like I'm Ja Morant

Yeah, this nigga get out of line with his gang

He gon' fuck around, die with his camp

I'm on a fourteen-hour long flight overseas

I'ma sit back and try get a nap

I'm sendin' pass to the NAWF, off the rip (NAWF)

Dope boy shit, L1 with the fit (dope)

Pop my shit, double-R with the kick (pop it)

She ain't never been with a star, no pics (hey)

I'm servin', I'm splurgin', I'm watchin' my back I'm observin'

Trunk full of birdies, it's makin' me nervous

Uh, Louis V, this one Virgil, uh, this bitch bad, I curve her (hey)

Hop in the Lamb' and I speed

I call it and call it the grace of the P (Lamb')

Get a boat, let it go in the street (let it go)

It's a mow, let it grow, like a seed (grow)

I cock it, I pop it, I make me a profit

The plug is a socket, the wrist is on aqua

Somebody get him, nobody can stop him

Guaranteed, get back, somebody gon' pop him (get back)

Yeah, gotta win back my junkies

I'm makin' music, like I'm sellin' crack

Yeah, I'm in the club with that fire

I ain't dancin' around, like I'm Ja Morant

Yeah, this nigga get out of line with his gang

He gon' fuck around, die with his camp

I'm on a fourteen-hour long flight overseas

I'ma sit back and try get a nap

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
sell /sɛl/ A1	verb - to exchange something for money
crack /kræk/ B1	noun - a powerful and addictive drug
fire /faɪr/ A1	noun - flames or burning material adjective - very good or exciting
dance /dæns/ A1	verb - to move rhythmically to music
flight /flaɪt/ A2	noun - a journey through the air
overseas /ˌoʊvərˈsiːz/ A2	adjective - in or to a foreign country
hate /heɪt/ A1	verb - to dislike intensely noun - intense dislike
play /pleɪ/ A1	verb - to engage in a game or activity noun - a dramatic performance
platinum /ˈplætɪnəm/ B1	noun - a precious silvery-white metal
billion /ˈbɪljən/ A2	noun - the number 1,000,000,000
vibe /vaɪb/ B1	verb - to have a particular feeling or atmosphere noun - a distinctive emotional atmosphere
student /ˈstuːdnt/ A1	noun - a person who is learning at a school or college
profit /ˈprɒfɪt/ A2	noun - money gained in business
serve /sɜːrv/ A2	verb - to provide food or drink
splurge /splɜːrdʒ/ B2	verb - to spend money extravagantly
observe /əbˈzɜːrv/ B1	verb - to watch carefully

Key Grammar Structures

• I'm makin' music, like I'm sellin' crack

  ➔ Present Continuous Tense

  ➔ The phrase "I'm makin'" uses the present continuous tense to describe an ongoing action happening now.

• I ain't dancin' around, like I'm Ja Morant

  ➔ Negative form with 'ain't' + Present Participle

  ➔ "Ain't dancin'" is a colloquial negative form meaning 'not dancing,' combined with the present participle to indicate continuous action.

• He gon' fuck around, die with his camp

  ➔ Future with 'gon' (colloquial for 'going to')

  ➔ "Gon' fuck around" is a colloquial way of saying "going to mess around," indicating future intention or consequence.

• I'm on a fourteen-hour long flight overseas

  ➔ Prepositional phrase indicating location/time

  ➔ "On a fourteen-hour long flight" uses the preposition 'on' to describe being aboard or during a specific journey.

• I'ma sit back and try get a nap

  ➔ Colloquial contraction 'I'ma' for 'I am going to' + coordination

  ➔ "I'ma" is a colloquial contraction of "I am going to," showing a future intention followed by coordinated verbs without 'to' before 'get' as a stylistic choice.

• I put my name on this shit, I'm on G

  ➔ Present simple + slang idiom 'I'm on G'

  ➔ "I put my name on this shit" is present simple showing commitment; "I'm on G" is slang meaning 'I'm being serious' or 'I'm telling the truth.'

• If you eatin', then go pay your taxes

  ➔ First conditional with present participle

  ➔ "If you eatin'" is a colloquial conditional clause using present participle instead of 'are eating,' expressing a real possibility.

• I just ran out of gas in my Rolls Royce

  ➔ Past simple tense

  ➔ "I just ran out" uses past simple to describe a completed action that happened recently.