Shake The Room – English Lyrics

• By: Pop Smoke, Quavo
• Album: Meet The Woo 2

Lyrics & Translation

Explore the hard-hitting world of drill music with Pop Smoke and Quavo's "Shake the Room." This track offers a glimpse into the artists' commanding presence and lyrical prowess, set against a backdrop of dark, intense beats. Discover how this collaboration made waves in the music industry and left a lasting impact .

[English]

Pop Smoke, man. Um...

an incredible person, incredible artist,

incredible human being. Um...

pure heart, you know what I'm saying? Super talented.

Um, from the minute I met him, I knew he was special. You know, um...

You know, we worked together for a short time, only about a year, but in that year, he accomplished a lot.

You know, sold out shows,

um, outside the US.

Um, he did a lot, man. He...

He was, he was, he was super focused. He was...

He gave his all, you know. I cherish all the moments that we had together 'cause

like I said, he was very, very special and he holds a super, super special place in my heart.

We pulled up, we instantly, you know what I'm saying,

hit it off, you know what I'm saying? It was just like,

he's a young nigga, came from the basketball world,

coming to the streets and he, you know what I'm saying, he had a lot of similarities as I did.

So I, I just was like, I'm gonna take this young guy, put him under my wing,

you know what I'm saying, show him a couple moves and a couple tricks and trades in the game.

And you know, show him the ins and outs and just the experiences I had.

why Pop Smoke is that he did the impossible, so to speak.

And he bridged, you know, the UK drill

production sort of scene,

and he's an American rapper rapping over UK

style of beats, which

like for those that

have been sort of like in the sort of pocket for 10 years waiting if there was ever going to be a connection

between what was happening.

You know, this album is super important

for for for making the rap world sort of truly

like global.

with the "Shake the Room" video. Um,

and the song, how that came about, that was,

you know, everything about that was organic. Like,

I remember Quavo hit me

and he was like, "Pop Smoke." And I was like, "Oh, you in tune?" And he was like, "Yes, sir."

Then I remember my hip-hop, and I was like, "Yo, I just spoke to Quavo."

Um, he wanna get in the studio.

You know, let's, let's do it ASAP. Let's go to LA next week." And he was like, "I'm with it."

I called 808 Melo. Um,

I was like, "Yo, come to LA 'cause he live in London."

He was like, "I'm down."

the beat "Shake the Room" was actually made in my room.

And this beat was unfinished, so it didn't have no effects, no reverb, no nothing.

Just straight raw sounds.

So me and my boy, Steven flew to LA to work with neither and Pop.

Went in the studio.

The day was fire, making tracks. We're about to leave the studio.

Um, Pop wanted me to leave a beat for him.

From there, I get a message saying Quavo wants to jump on the beat. I think that's like madness.

And then I remember Quavo hit me and he was like, "Yo, Pop left this crazy joint." He has a crazy hook.

"I'm about to put a verse to it. I'm gonna send it to you."

Um, he sent it to me. I played it for Pop. I remember the shit was crazy.

Pop was like, "Oh, this is fire. I gotta lay this down tonight."

He we went to the studio, he laid it down.

um, turned into like a couple months.

And um, and we made like six or seven records, and then "Shake the Room" was one of the ones that he wanted to put out.

At that same time, around the same time, I was speaking to Virgil.

He was like, "Yo, come to Paris. It's Fashion Week." You know what I'm saying?

I want Pop to come to the to the shows, Off-White, Louis Vuitton. We got out there.

I have a great group of directors and filmmakers I've been working with for a long time.

Their name is Notex Agenda.

Rather than it being directed solely by me, it's directed by my studio.

You know, it's not it's getting away from this one person.

And it's really just about capturing the energy.

Virgil had the treatment in his head.

You know, we pulled up to this restaurant, he laid it out,

um, and we shot the video, you know, it was, it was, it was a really

special time like to be around everyone that was like a fan of Pop, that

respected his art and his craft and um, just to be around, around love.

Like, we all were there for Pop to make this video crazy.

We shot it running gun style, but very, very high quality. You know, and then the video came out

super, super dope.

It was Fashion Week and he was uh, you know, it was his first time just being a part of Fashion Week.

So every time he would like try on clothes, he would take a picture in the mirror

and send it to my phone and ask, "Is this all right?"

And I would tell him, "Yeah, it's cool." He was like, "For real, Woo? For real?"

And I was just like, "Yeah, it's cool." Me and Take was laughing about it 'cause,

you know what I'm saying, this is his first time. He thought he was feeling weird or he was uncomfortable.

But, you know, fashion is uncomfortable, so,

I had to just put him down and just put him up on game.

I'mma miss him. I'mma miss him a lot. I'm sure we all will.

Um, but he left us with, you know, a lot of great works that we'll be able to

remember him by and listen to his music and carry on his legacy.

I wish Pop could've could've could've been here to see a reaction for the fans. Um,

'Cause, you know, I remember when we showed him the final cut, he was like,

you know, it was different, but he, you know what I'm saying, he was, he was, he was loving it.

Working with Pop Smoke was like one of the best things that happened to me.

Uh, he was the best human start, you know what I'm saying?

And just being from the UK, growing up with an American artist,

coming to someone in a friendship, not a business,

was really, like, crazy. And I'm just happy to be a part of that journey, you know what I'm saying?

And I'm definitely push his legacy to the max, you know what I'm saying?

Pop, we miss you. Love you.

And, you know, the video's fire.

RIP my brother Pop Smoke. I miss you, brother.

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
incredible /ɪnˈkrɛdɪbəl/ B2	adjective - extraordinary, amazing
talented /ˈtælən(t)ɪd/ B2	adjective - having natural skill or ability
special /ˈspɛʃəl/ A2	adjective - unique, not ordinary
accomplished /əˈkʌmplɪʃt/ C1	verb - to achieve or complete successfully adjective - highly skilled, proficient
focused /ˈfəʊkəst/ B2	adjective - concentrated, giving full attention
cherish /ˈtʃɛrɪʃ/ B2	verb - to hold dear, to value highly
bridge /brɪdʒ/ B2	verb - to connect or link together
drill /drɪl/ B2	noun - a repetitive training exercise; also a tool for making holes
rapper /ˈræpər/ B1	noun - a performer of rap music
beat /biːt/ B1	noun - a rhythmic pattern in music
raw /rɔː/ B2	adjective - unprocessed, in a natural state
fire /ˈfaɪər/ B1	noun - combustion producing heat and light
crazy /ˈkreɪzi/ B1	adjective - wild, insane, extremely enthusiastic
legacy /ˈlɛgəsi/ C1	noun - something handed down from the past
fashion /ˈfæʃən/ B1	noun - a prevailing style of clothing or behavior
video /ˈvɪdioʊ/ A2	noun - recorded visual media
studio /ˈstjuːdioʊ/ B1	noun - a place where music or film is recorded
global /ˈɡloʊbəl/ B2	adjective - relating to the whole world
love /lʌv/ A1	noun - deep affection or strong liking
miss /mɪs/ A2	verb - to feel sorrow because someone or something is absent

Key Grammar Structures

• He was super focused.

  ➔ Past Simple (verb "to be")

  ➔ The verb "was" shows a completed state in the past.

• He gave his all.

  ➔ Past Simple (regular verb)

  ➔ "gave" is the past form of "give", showing a completed action.

• We pulled up, we instantly hit it off.

  ➔ Phrasal verb (pull up) + idiom (hit it off)

  ➔ "pulled up" means "arrived"; "hit it off" means "got along instantly".

• He bridged the UK drill production scene, and he's an American rapper rapping over UK‑style beats.

  ➔ Present Simple + present participle (rapping) as a reduced relative clause

  ➔ "rapping" modifies "rapper" and replaces "who is rapping".

• The beat "Shake the Room" was actually made in my room.

  ➔ Passive voice (was made)

  ➔ "was made" shows that the subject (the beat) receives the action.

• I called 808 Melo and I was like, "Come to LA ’cause he lives in London."

  ➔ Reported speech with informal introductory phrase "I was like"

  ➔ "I was like" introduces a quote that represents what the speaker said or thought.

• Pop wanted me to leave a beat for him.

  ➔ Verb + object + infinitive (wanted me to leave)

  ➔ "wanted" is followed by an object "me" and the infinitive "to leave" indicating purpose.

• He was like, "Oh, this is fire. I gotta lay this down tonight."

  ➔ Reported speech with modal verb "gotta" (informal for "have to")

  ➔ "gotta" is the colloquial contraction of "got to" meaning "must" or "have to".

• We shot it running gun style, but very, very high quality.

  ➔ Participial phrase "running gun style" functioning as an adverbial modifier

  ➔ "running gun style" describes the manner in which "we shot it".