Stop Snitchin – English Lyrics

• By: YG

Lyrics & Translation

Delve into the controversial world of street codes with YG's "Stop Snitchin'." This track offers a raw look at the anti-snitching culture, using strong language and imagery to convey its message. Explore the themes of loyalty, betrayal, and the consequences of informing, while gaining insight into a complex aspect of hip-hop and urban life.

[English]

HERE YOU GO

THANK YOU

I CAN'T BE NO SLAVE NO MORE

I DON'T KNOW ABOUT Y'ALL

BUT TONIGHT'S THE THE NIGHT

WE GOTTA GO

UH HUH

MM HMM

MR. JARDINE YOU KNOW THE PLAN

(I KNOW THE PLAN BOY)

RODNEY, YOU KNOW THE PLAN

(I KNOW THE PLAN)

MAMA YOU KNOW THE PLAN

(MM HMM)

TONIGHT IS THE NIGHT

WE GOTS TO GO

WHAT'S WRONG WITH WHAT WE GOT RIGHT HERE?

GODDAMIT HENRY!

WE GOT...WE GOT SOUP

LISTEN HERE BOY!

EITHER WE GOING RUN TOGETHER

OR WE GOING TO STAND AND FIGHT TOGETHER

YOU BEEN A SLAVE FOR SO FUCKING LONG

I DON'T UNDERSTAND HOW YOU STILL

SITTING HERE TALKING ABOUT POTATOES AND SOUP

MAMA, RODNEY LET'S GO

HENRY

THE GOOD LORD WANT US FREE

BRING YOUR ASS ON HENRY

C'MON MAMA

GET YOUR MAMA NOW

GET YOUR MAMA

C'MON NOW

C'MON, PUT THAT SHIT DOWN, LET'S GO

WE GOTTA GET OUTTA HERE

WE GOTS TO GO

C'MON NOW, GO AHEAD ON NOW

♪ BITCH NIGGA, SNITCH NIGGA, HOE NIGGA, BITCH NIGGA ♪

♪ BITCH NIGGA, SNITCH NIGGA, HOE NIGGA, BITCH NIGGA ♪

♪ BITCH NIGGA, SNITCH NIGGA, HOE NIGGA, BITCH NIGGA ♪

♪ BITCH NIGGA, SNITCH NIGGA, HOE NIGGA, BITCH NIGGA ♪

♪ BITCH NIGGA, SNITCH NIGGA, HOE NIGGA, BITCH NIGGA ♪

♪ BITCH NIGGA, SNITCH NIGGA, HOE NIGGA, BITCH NIGGA ♪

♪ BITCH NIGGA, SNITCH NIGGA, HOE NIGGA, BITCH NIGGA ♪

♪ I KAN SMELL A BITCH NIGGA A MILE AWAY ♪

♪ TYPE A NIGGA SO BITCH, ♪

♪ HE SHOULD PUT BITCH NIGGA ON HIS LICENSE PLATE ♪

♪ FROM THAT REAL SHITT, YOU BITCH NIGGA PLAY HIDE & SEEK ♪

♪ ME AND BITCH NIGGAS WE DON'T CONVERSATE ♪

♪ BITCH NIGGAS LOVE SAYING, NIGGAS BE TRYNA HATE ♪

♪ BUT NAH NIGGA. I'M A REAL NIGGA I HAD TO BACK AWAY ♪

♪ YOU GOT FEAR IN YA HEART, SO YOU COOPERATE ♪

♪ I KANT STAND HOW BITCH NIGGAS OPERATE ♪

♪ YOUZZA BITCH, YO MOMMA KNOW YOU A BITCH ♪

♪ YO GIRL EVEN KNOW YOU A BITCH, ♪

♪ I DON'T KNOW HOW SHE SUCK YO DICK, PAUSE ♪

♪ YOU GOT CAUGHT UP IN SOME SHITT, ♪

♪ WITH YO BESTFRIEND AND YO CLICK ♪

♪ Y'ALL GOT CAUGHT HITTING A LICK, ♪

♪ EVERYBODY WENT DOWN KUZ YOU SNITCHED ♪

♪ WHOEVER RAISED YOU AINT DO A GOOD JOB AT THAT ♪

♪ WHOEVER RAISED YOU NEED TO GET SLAPPED ♪

♪ KARMAS A BITCH ♪

HELP!

♪ AND SHE GONE GET YOU NIGGA JUS LIKE THAT ♪

♪ KUZ ONCE A BITCH NIGGA ALWAYS A BITCH FACTS ♪

HELP ME!

HELP! COME UP HERE

BRING YOUR ASS

COME ON

UNTIE ME

C'MON

WHAT YOU DOING BOY!

YOU BETTER TELL YOUR MASTER THE TRUTH

WE GOING TO FIND OUT ONE WAY OR THE OTHER BOY

IF I TELL YOU WHAT I KNOW

Y'ALL AIN'T GOING TO HURT ME ARE YOU?

THEY WENT TO THE FARM UP NORTH

WITH WHITE HORSE AND THE BROWN MULE

YOU'RE A SNITCH

♪ [SCREAMING] ♪

♪ BITCH NIGGA, SNITCH NIGGA, HOE NIGGA, BITCH NIGGA ♪

♪ BITCH NIGGA, SNITCH NIGGA, HOE NIGGA, BITCH NIGGA ♪

♪ BITCH NIGGA, SNITCH NIGGA, HOE NIGGA, BITCH NIGGA ♪

♪ BITCH NIGGA, SNITCH NIGGA, HOE NIGGA, BITCH NIGGA ♪

♪ BITCH NIGGA, SNITCH NIGGA, HOE NIGGA, BITCH NIGGA ♪

♪ BITCH NIGGA, SNITCH NIGGA, HOE NIGGA, BITCH NIGGA ♪

♪ BITCH NIGGA, SNITCH NIGGA, HOE NIGGA, BITCH NIGGA ♪

♪ BITCH NIGGAS ALWAYS CONTEMPLATE ♪

♪ ALWAYS CONTEMPLATE ON WHAT THEY TRYNA SAY ♪

♪ BITCH NIGGA LEAVE THE HOUSE AND THINK HE FLY TODAY ♪

♪ BITCH NIGGA DON'T EVEN KNOW WHATS BOUT TO COME HIS WAY ♪

♪ BITCH NIGGA YOU SHOULD BLEED FOR 7 DAYS ♪

♪ NO TESTOSTERONE, YOU SCARED TO KATCH THE FADE ♪

♪ I GOT IN A FIGHT AND YOU AINT FIGHT ♪

♪ YOU RAN OFF, SO THE NEXT TIME I SEE YOU, ♪

♪ I KNOCK YOU OUT ON SITE ♪

♪ I DON'T WANT NO RAP BEEF, ♪

♪ KUZ IM REALLY GONE SLIDE, CHECK MY RAP SHEET ♪

♪ SO THINK TWICE BEFORE ATTACKING ME ♪

♪ IMA PULL MY GUN OUT. ♪

♪ I AINT GONE RUN, I AINT NO ATHLETE ♪

♪ YOU KOUNTING THE NEXT MAN POCKETS YOU FRAUD ♪

♪ PILLOW TALKING TO A BITCH, ♪

♪ SHE A HOE & YOU KNOW SHE OURS ♪

♪ I HATE A BITCH NIGGA, I HATE A BITCH NIGGA, I SWEAR TO GOD ♪

♪ I DON'T KNOW WHATS WORST, BITCH NIGGAS OR ALCOHOL ♪

[LAUGHTER]

I TOLD YOU WHERE THEY WERE

YOU SAID YOU'D LET ME GO

BITCH NIGGA, SNITCH NIGGA, HOE NIGGA, BITCH NIGGA

BITCH NIGGA, SNITCH NIGGA, HOE NIGGA, BITCH NIGGA

BITCH NIGGA, SNITCH NIGGA, HOE NIGGA, BITCH NIGGA

BITCH NIGGA, SNITCH NIGGA, HOE NIGGA, BITCH NIGGA

BITCH NIGGA, SNITCH NIGGA, HOE NIGGA, BITCH NIGGA

BITCH NIGGA, SNITCH NIGGA, HOE NIGGA, BITCH NIGGA

BITCH

SNITCH

[WAILING]

FUCKING SNITCH

BITCH NIGGA

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
slave /sleɪv/ B1	noun - a person who is owned by another and forced to work without freedom verb - to force someone into slavery
master /ˈmɑːstər/ B2	noun - a person who has authority over another, especially in a slave‑owner relationship verb - to become highly skilled or to control something completely
freedom /ˈfriːdəm/ B2	noun - the power or right to act, speak, or think without hindrance or restraint
fight /faɪt/ B1	verb - to engage in a physical or verbal struggle noun - a violent confrontation or struggle
truth /truːθ/ B2	noun - the quality or state of being true; conformity to fact or reality
fear /fɪər/ B1	noun - an unpleasant emotion caused by the threat of danger, pain, or harm verb - to be afraid of or to dread
hate /heɪt/ B1	verb - to feel intense dislike for someone or something noun - intense or passionate dislike
help /hɛlp/ A2	verb - to give assistance or support to someone noun - the act of giving aid; assistance
snitch /snɪtʃ/ C1	noun - a person who informs on others, especially to authorities verb - to inform on someone; to betray by reporting
bitch /bɪtʃ/ C1	noun - a derogatory term for a woman; can also refer to a mean person regardless of gender
hoe /hoʊ/ C1	noun - slang for a woman who is considered promiscuous; also a garden tool (different spelling)
contemplate /ˈkɒntəmpleɪt/ C1	verb - to think about something deeply and at length
understand /ˌʌndərˈstænd/ B1	verb - to grasp the meaning, significance, or nature of something
stand /stænd/ B1	verb - to be in an upright position on one's feet verb - to tolerate or endure
run /rʌn/ A1	verb - to move swiftly on foot noun - a short period of fast movement
bring /brɪŋ/ A2	verb - to cause to come to a place; to carry along
get /ɡɛt/ A1	verb - to obtain, receive, or come into possession of

Key Grammar Structures

• I CAN'T BE NO SLAVE NO MORE

  ➔ Negation using 'can' and 'no'

  ➔ The phrase "I can't be no slave no more" means the speaker is asserting that they are no longer willing to be a slave.

• EITHER WE GOING RUN TOGETHER OR WE GOING TO STAND AND FIGHT TOGETHER

  ➔ Use of 'either...or' for alternatives

  ➔ The phrase introduces two possible actions the speaker suggests they can take.

• YOU GOT FEAR IN YA HEART, SO YOU COOPERATE

  ➔ Use of 'so' to show cause and effect

  ➔ This means that because of fear in one's heart, the result is that they cooperate.

• WHOEVER RAISED YOU AINT DO A GOOD JOB AT THAT

  ➔ Use of 'whoever' for unspecified subjects

  ➔ This construction emphasizes that the actions of the person who raised someone were inadequate.

• BITCH NIGGAS LOVE SAYING, NIGGAS BE TRYNA HATE

  ➔ Use of gerund form and present continuous

  ➔ In this line, 'love saying' implies a habitual action while 'be trying to hate' indicates an ongoing attempt.

• YOU BETTER TELL YOUR MASTER THE TRUTH

  ➔ Use of 'better' for advice or suggestion

  ➔ This implies that it is in the person's best interest to tell the truth. It's a strong suggestion.

• ONCE A BITCH NIGGA ALWAYS A BITCH FACTS

  ➔ Use of 'once' for conditionals

  ➔ This means that once someone is labeled as such, that label sticks with them permanently.