The Box

• By: Roddy Ricch
• Album: Please Excuse Me for Being Antisocial

Lyrics:

Vocabulary in this song:

Vocabulary	Meanings
box /bɒks/ A1	noun - a container, typically rectangular, made of wood, cardboard, metal, or plastic and used for storing or shipping things.
lick /lɪk/ B2	noun - (slang) a quick opportunity to make money, often illegally.
seal /siːl/ B1	noun - a piece of wax, lead, or other material with an individual design stamped into it, attached to a document as a mark of authenticity.
lazy /ˈleɪzi/ A2	adjective - unwilling to work or use energy.
soul /soʊl/ B1	noun - the spiritual or immaterial part of a human being or animal, regarded as immortal.
stash /stæʃ/ B2	noun - a secret store of something. verb - store (something) safely and secretly.
city /ˈsɪti/ A1	noun - a large town.
bag /bæɡ/ A1	noun - a flexible container with an opening at the top, used for carrying things.
water /ˈwɔːtər/ A1	noun - the liquid that descends from the clouds as rain, forms streams, lakes, and seas, and is a major constituent of all living matter.
son /sʌn/ A1	noun - a male child or person in relation to his parents.
daughter /ˈdɔːtər/ A1	noun - a female child or person in relation to her parents.
arm /ɑːrm/ A1	noun - each of the two upper limbs of the human body from the shoulder to the hand.
model /ˈmɒdl/ B1	noun - a person whose job is to display clothes, etc. by wearing them.
sea /siː/ A1	noun - the expanse of salt water that covers most of the earth's surface and surrounds its landmasses.
house /haʊs/ A1	noun - a building for human habitation.
traffic /ˈtræfɪk/ B1	noun - vehicles moving on a public highway.

Grammar:

• PULLIN' OUT THE COUPE AT THE LOT

  ➔ Present Continuous for Future Arrangement

  ➔ The form "PULLIN' OUT" (pulling out) uses the present continuous tense to indicate a planned action in the near future. It's not just happening now, but it's arranged. The actual tense used is present participle.

• I JUST HIT A LICK WITH THE BOX

  ➔ Past Simple Tense

  ➔ "HIT" is the past tense of "hit." The sentence uses the past simple to describe a completed action in the past: the speaker already "HIT" the lick.

• HAD TO PUT THE ----- IN A BOX, MM

  ➔ Past Modal Verb (Had to)

  ➔ "HAD TO PUT" indicates obligation or necessity in the past. The speaker was required to put something in a box.

• I'MA GET LAZY

  ➔ Future Simple with 'gonna'

  ➔ "I'MA GET" is a contraction of "I am going to get", a common way to express a future intention or prediction. "Lazy" is the state the speaker expects to be in.

• WE BEEN TRAPPIN' LIKE THE '80'S

  ➔ Present Perfect Continuous

  ➔ "WE BEEN TRAPPIN'" uses the present perfect continuous to describe an action that started in the past and continues into the present. The word "LIKE" refers to the simile using to compare this action to the 80s era.

• I WON'T NEVER SELL MY SOUL, AND I CAN BACK THAT

  ➔ Double Negative and Modal Verb

  ➔ "WON'T NEVER" is a double negative, though often used for emphasis in informal speech. "CAN BACK" indicates ability or certainty. While grammatically incorrect in formal English, it reinforces the speaker's strong conviction. "BACK THAT" means to support it.

• WHERE YOU AT, AT?

  ➔ Informal omission of 'are'

  ➔ In standard English, it should be "Where are you at?". Omitting the "are" is a common feature of informal dialects. The repetition of "AT" is for emphasis.

• SHAWTY BARELY SEEN IN DOUBLE C'S I BOUGHT HER

  ➔ Inversion (Subject-Verb) and Relative Clause Omission

  ➔ The sentence structure is inverted. A more standard construction would be: "Shawty is barely seen in Double C's that I bought her". The relative pronoun "that" is omitted, which is common in informal English.