Star67 – English Lyrics

• By: Drake
• Album: If You're Reading This It's Too Late

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the atmospheric world of Drake's 'Star67' to explore modern English conversational idioms and the vocabulary of longing and secrecy. This track is a perfect example of how contemporary R&B uses mood and minimalist lyrics to convey deep emotion, making it a great study in emotive English expression.

[English]

That's what they doin' Cam'ron

They actin' like these singers, man

I ain't-I ain't goin' to the studio 'til I have a situation

A subject, I need a beat, I need the producer

Who-who gon' be on the hook? Man, what is you doin'?

Go in the studio with fuckin' clips, clips, ammo!

Brand-new Beretta, can't wait to let it go

Walk up in my label like, "Where the check though?"

Yeah, I said it

Wouldn't dap you with the left hoe, shut the fuck up

Text from a centerfold, I ain't reply, let her know I read it though

...

Voicemail say she ready though (yeah)

Niggas know I'm credible

Ain't no pussy on a pedestal

Got my foot on the 'Cedes Benz pedal doin' 90 on the bridge like

...

"Nigga you already know"

And if you don't know, now you know, now you know

Switchin' up the angles

Now I'm in the Rolls with illuminated angel

Four or five chains man, the gold getting tangled

My nigga Biz said, "The first mill' gonna change you"

Change for the better, hit it then dead her

That's my vendetta, keep this shit together

Goddamn, we ain't even got a scam

Cocaine Coupe, we ain't even gotta scale

Used to flip apps, now that old plug murked

Ain't a damn thing changed you can still get to work

...

(Just hold on one moment and someone will be right with you)

...

(We're sorry, you have reached a number that has been disconnected or is no longer in service)

Yeah

...

I remember how I went to Louis V with Haf'

Watched them spread ten thousand dollars on the glass

I never ever thought I'd see that in my life

Now I'm in the East 'cause my boys are gettin' right, man

I was on TV makin' 50 racks a year

After helpin' Mama out, the shit would disappear

I am not a man, I can't do this on my own

So I started askin' them if they would put me on

And they did put me on

Yeah, they did put me on

Now we in the basement and we workin' on the phone

Now we in the basement and we workin' on the phone, man

Line blowin' up, workin' on the phones

Now we in the basement and we workin' on the phones

But I just couldn't do it had to leave that shit alone man

Hear what?

Yo, hear what, take time

(Ha, ha, ha) ah, no shit

...

Yo, hear what?

Wha gwan, fry skull

Him fried, him fried and a sleep awhile ago inna di van

You know Drizzy

Blowin' up

Line blowin' up, they need the whole thing

Blowin' up

My niggas really need the whole thing, yeah, yeah

Blowin' up

Line blowin' up, they need the whole thing

Blowin' up

My niggas really need the whole thing, yeah, yeah

...

Ayy

...

I do better with the rider in my system

...

Ooh yeah, I'm on deck, when you call me, I'll listen

...

I listen unless I been mixing

You know when I'm mixing

You know when I'm mixing, I smoke when I drink, it's tradition

Like Zoe mama I go hippy

Peace sign in the air like I'm Nixon

I'm mixing, I am not Esco but it was written

I knew when they didn't

I been had these visions of the life I'm living since I was Jimmy

All I just had to do was go and get it

And now we blowin' up

Blowin' up, they need the whole thing

Blowin' up, yeah

My niggas really need the whole thing, yeah, yeah

...

Ayy

...

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
studio /ˈstjuː.di.oʊ/ B2	noun - a place where music or movies are recorded
producer /prəˈdjuː.sər/ C1	noun - a person who oversees and manages the creation of music or a film
hook /hʊk/ B2	noun - a catchy musical phrase that repeats verb - to attract or capture attention
Beretta /bəˈrɛt.ə/ C1	noun - an Italian brand of firearms, often referenced in rap lyrics
label /ˈleɪ.bəl/ B1	noun - a company that records and distributes music verb - to attach a tag or name to something
check /tʃɛk/ A2	noun - a written order to pay money; also a verification
credible /ˈkrɛd.ɪ.bəl/ C1	adjective - able to be believed; trustworthy
pedestal /ˈpɛd.ə.stəl/ C2	noun - a raised platform on which a statue or object stands
Benz /bɛnz/ C1	noun - short for Mercedes‑Benz, a luxury car brand
Rolls /roʊlz/ C1	noun - short for Rolls‑Royce, a high‑end automobile brand
illuminated /ɪˈluː.mɪˌneɪ.tɪd/ C1	adjective - lighted up; brightened
vendetta /vɛnˈdɛt.ə/ C2	noun - a long‑standing feud or revenge
cocaine /ˈkoʊ.keɪn/ C1	noun - a powerful stimulant drug derived from coca leaves
plug /plʌɡ/ B1	noun - a person who supplies drugs; also a connector
basement /ˈbeɪs.mənt/ B1	noun - the lowest floor of a building, often below ground level
voicemail /ˈvɔɪs.meɪl/ C1	noun - an electronic system that records spoken messages when the recipient does not answer
mix /mɪks/ B1	noun - a combination of different sounds or ingredients verb - to combine different elements together
angel /ˈeɪn.dʒəl/ A2	noun - a spiritual being believed to act as a messenger of God

Key Grammar Structures

• I ain't goin' to the studio 'til I have a situation

  ➔ Negative contraction 'ain't' and 'til' preposition

  ➔ "Ain't" is used here as 'am not'. "'Til" is a shortened form of 'until', used to denote a time limit for an action.

• And if you don't know, now you know

  ➔ Conditional 'if' clause (Zero Conditional)

  ➔ The structure "if" + present simple expresses a general truth or fact.

• I never ever thought I'd see that in my life

  ➔ Conditional 'would' (Past Future)

  ➔ "I'd" (I would) is used here to describe a future event as viewed from a past perspective.

• So I started askin' them if they would put me on

  ➔ Reporting verb 'ask' + 'if' indirect question

  ➔ "If" is used to introduce an indirect question or hypothesis following the verb "ask".

• I'm mixing, I am not Esco but it was written

  ➔ Passive Voice (Past Simple)

  ➔ "It was written" uses the past passive voice to describe a destined outcome.

• I knew when they didn't

  ➔ Adverbial clause of time 'when'

  ➔ "When" is used to define the specific time frame where the subjects' actions differed.

• I been had these visions

  ➔ Non-standard AAVE aspectual 'been'

  ➔ In African American Vernacular English (AAVE), "been had" emphasizes that the action started in the distant past.

• Since I was Jimmy

  ➔ Preposition 'since' + Past Simple

  ➔ "Since" establishes a starting point in time, followed by a state of being in the past.