THAT GUY – English Lyrics

• By: Tyler, The Creator

Lyrics & Translation

Learn English with Tyler, The Creator's "THAT GUY," a track that offers a masterclass in modern slang, cultural references, and confident, declarative statements. The song's clever wordplay and conversational yet braggadocious tone make it a special and engaging way to pick up on the nuances of contemporary American English and hip-hop culture.

[English]

hey now say now i’m all about them bands

shit i'm on bitch you wouldn’t understand

hey now say now i’m all about my guap

AP, richie, hmm not on my watch

brodie said don’t even press the issue

yellow boogers in my ear lobe

i need a tissue

OH MY GOD I’M REALLY THAT GUY

yeah bitch i’m outside

laferrari popping on the 405

1 ticket 2 ticket 3 ticket 4 million

put that lil maybach truck in the garage

lil bunny hop out, you seen me at the pop out

pandemonium screaming

like they brought pac out

stop it with the chit chat

we airing out the kickback

big stud energy the way i get my lick back

hey now say now i’m all about my bands

shit i’m on bitch you wouldn’t understand i’m the suspect baby i don’t play victim

i'll buy that nigga building just to evict him

what that coachella pay like?

it was 8 figures

why don’t i fuck with them guys?

cause i hate niggas

OH MY GOD I’M REALLY THAT GUY  I got my chuck taylors on

but they look like loafers

i ain’t sitting with you niggas

fuck i look like oprah?

rather put em in the ground

you niggas look like gophers

open doors for my niggas

bitch i look like chauffeur

rip the ruler, keep it sewer

stack the mula mind ya business

eat the cooter

OH MY GOD I’M REALLY THAT  i was up at westchester

dodging all the high beams

gardena swap meet

shopping bogus ice cream

i’m a hawthorne baby

shit is not warm baby

4 or 5 main bitches

i am not yours baby

all these women is a habit

boyfriends mad cause they thought i was a

HEY NOW

hey now say now

get sticky like a hun bun

you will never be the main guy

you're a plus one

300k in 4 days Chromakopia

12 days gold i ain’t even drop deluxe one

sold a million tickets first day

for that new stage

want smoke?

we can puff one

1 whip 2 whips

black bitch blue strips

green face grinch

tyler on his dr seuss shit

true shit i can put a number where ya roof is

paranoid cause niggas beef curtains

they got loose lips

OH MY GOD I’M REALLY THAT GUY

hand claps? congrats?

never said to me

put him on a proclub that nigga dead to me

stop with that fake shit

le FLEUR* got me fitted in my best

if you got a problem with me nigga

get it off your chest

get it off your chest

i am not a tough guy

nigga get it off your chest

i’m the type to bust on her

and just lick it off her breast

i’m a freak

i don’t beef

it’s a bird it’s a plane

bitch it’s T

cutting niggas off want the rope?

iight come get it

you don’t love me

you love the optics that come with it

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
guap /ɡwɒp/ C1	noun - slang for a large amount of money
Maybach /ˈmaɪbæk/ B2	noun - luxury German automobile brand
Ferrari /fəˈrɑːri/ B1	noun - Italian sports‑car manufacturer
pandemonium /ˌpændɪˈməʊniəm/ B2	noun - wild, noisy disorder or confusion
kickback /ˈkɪkˌbæk/ B2	noun - an illicit payment made in return for a favor noun - a relaxed, informal gathering
stud /stʌd/ B1	noun - an attractive, confident man noun - a metal fastener used in construction
energy /ˈɛnədʒi/ A2	noun - the capacity for vigorous activity or power
evict /ɪˈvɪkt/ B2	verb - to force someone to leave a property
Coachella /kəˈtʃɛlə/ B2	noun - major annual music and arts festival held in California, USA
chauffeur /ˈʃoʊfər/ B2	noun - a person employed to drive a vehicle for others
sewer /ˈsuːər/ B1	noun - an underground conduit for waste water
stack /stæk/ B2	noun - a pile of objects placed one on another verb - to arrange in a pile or stack
mula /ˈmuːlə/ C1	noun - slang for large sums of money (derived from “moolah”)
Westchester /ˈwɛstˌtʃɛstər/ B2	noun - a county in New York State, USA, often referenced in pop culture
Hawthorne /ˈhɔːθɔːrn/ B2	noun - a city in California, USA; also a famous American author (Nathaniel Hawthorne)
Chromakopia /kroʊməˈkoʊpiə/ C2	noun - a niche brand name (often associated with premium sneakers or streetwear)
deluxe /dɪˈlʌks/ B1	adjective - of superior quality; luxurious
paranoid /ˌpærəˈnɔɪd/ B2	adjective - excessively suspicious or fearful of others' motives
optics /ˈɒptɪks/ B2	noun - the visual appearance of something; also the science of light and vision

Key Grammar Structures

• OH MY GOD I’M REALLY THAT GUY

  ➔ Exclamatory Sentence + Intensifier

  ➔ "OH MY GOD" forms an exclamatory phrase expressing strong emotion. "REALLY" intensifies "THAT GUY" to emphasize self-identity.

• you wouldn’t understand

  ➔ Negative Modal Verb (wouldn't)

  ➔ "Wouldn't" (would not) expresses negative possibility or refusal. Here it implies the listener's inability to comprehend.

• i ain’t sitting with you niggas

  ➔ Negative Contraction (ain't) + Present Continuous

  ➔ "Ain't" is informal negation replacing 'am not'. Combined with "sitting" to form present continuous tense showing current refusal.

• why don’t i fuck with them guys?

  ➔ Negative Question (why don't)

  ➔ "Why don't I" creates a rhetorical question implying strong refusal. Informal phrase "fuck with" means associate with.

• i’ll buy that nigga building just to evict him

  ➔ Future Simple + Infinitive of Purpose

  ➔ "I'll" shows future intention. "Just to evict him" uses infinitive "to evict" expressing purpose behind the action.

• you will never be the main guy

  ➔ Future Simple (will never)

  ➔ "Will never" expresses absolute future impossibility. The adverb "never" intensifies the negative prediction.

• if you got a problem with me nigga get it off your chest

  ➔ Conditional Clause + Imperative

  ➔ "If you got" introduces conditional scenario. "Get it off your chest" is imperative mood giving direct command. Idiom means express feelings openly.

• i’m the type to bust on her and just lick it off her breast

  ➔ Defining Relative Clause (to + verb)

  ➔ The infinitive "to bust" defines "the type" through relative clause structure. Phrasal verb "lick off" shows sequential actions.