(punching bags thud)
00:00
- Just like that, good!
- Three!
00:02
(punching bags thud)
(indistinct chattering)
00:04
♪ It's been 7 years, man ♪
00:11
♪ I left at the height of my career, man ♪
00:13
♪ And I'm coming back ♪
00:17
♪ It's like I'm starting all over again ♪
00:19
♪ It don't matter what I did before, man ♪
00:22
♪ This the music business, man ♪
00:25
♪ You're only as hot as your last hit ♪
00:27
♪ Everybody like, "Yo,
can he get another ring" ♪
00:29
♪ 100 million records,
all the work I put in ♪
00:32
♪ All they wanna know is will
I get another ring, yeah ♪
00:35
♪ Will I get another win ♪
00:39
♪ All they wanna know is
will I get another ring ♪
00:41
♪ The smile in my face,
behind my back, they hate us ♪
00:44
♪ But like Bernie Mac said ♪
00:47
♪ I ain't scared of you motherfuckers ♪
00:48
♪ Little Haiti to Sicily, Big
Pun, he was a friend to me ♪
00:50
♪ Fat Joe, he called me literally ♪
00:52
♪ Put me on a track instantly ♪
00:54
♪ Caribbean connection
put me all the way up ♪
00:55
♪ What goes up must go down,
so Thugga picked me up ♪
00:58
♪ Ay, that's what I
call that street cred ♪
01:01
♪ Take your chance in the lobby ♪
01:04
♪ You gone meet those Zoe dreads ♪
01:05
♪ Chef Creole, me and Khaled go back ♪
01:07
♪ So far back, boy 'Shottas,'
man, he had a 6 pack ♪
01:09
♪ And I'm back on the tribe
on a quest to go harder ♪
01:12
♪ So hard, you gon'
think I'm all 3 Carters ♪
01:15
♪ Why haters wanna doubt that
I'm Luke with the Force ♪
01:18
♪ Man, they kids got "The Score" ♪
01:21
♪ Screamin' too much hot sauce ♪
01:22
♪ 100 million records,
all the work I put in ♪
01:24
♪ All they wanna know is will
I get another ring, yeah ♪
01:27
♪ Will I get another win ♪
01:31
♪ All they wanna know is
will I get another ring ♪
01:33
♪ A ♪
♪ And the A ♪
01:35
♪ Stand for Alpha and Omega ♪
01:36
♪ The B stand for Bury You ♪
01:38
♪ That's what I'm known to do to rappers ♪
01:39
♪ C stands for Chance, once
you take, regard your shit ♪
01:41
♪ DEF, is the squad, boy, read my lips ♪
01:44
♪ GH, General from Haiti, make my day ♪
01:46
♪ I stood in my jeans,
in front of that 'K' ♪
01:49
♪ And for me to take a
L, it's gon' take MN ♪
01:52
♪ What's that, Mother Nature
with them strong winds ♪
01:56
♪ And O, my Peace Productions like the Q ♪
01:59
♪ As in Quincy when he
did that "Thriller" ♪
02:01
♪ Michael Jackson blew ♪
02:02
♪ And this is who we are, STU ♪
02:04
♪ Abbreviation for the studio,
I kill it in the booth ♪
02:06
♪ And the V, be very careful
when you watchin' shottas ♪
02:09
♪ The W could turn to her
and that's murder for hire ♪
02:12
♪ By the window, like X, don't ask Y ♪
02:15
♪ I ain't takin' no Zs
'cause the clan's outside ♪
02:18
♪ 100 million records,
all the work I put in ♪
02:21
♪ All they wanna know is will
I get another ring, yeah ♪
02:24
♪ Will I get another win ♪
02:28
♪ All they wanna know is
will I get another ring ♪
02:29
♪ Beam me up Scottie,
I'm on that antidote ♪
02:33
♪ That Broccoli D.R.A.M gave
me got me movin' slow mo' ♪
02:35
♪ This big, I'm countin' my
blessings like I'm Sean ♪
02:38
♪ See the Future with my
Jimmy Hendrix shades on ♪
02:41
♪ Haters wanna doubt and thought
that I forgot my skills ♪
02:44
♪ That's like Iron Mike forgettin'
he trained in Catskills ♪
02:47
♪ Vic hit me on the Jag, told me he mad ♪
02:50
♪ Wiz Khalifa paper plane'll
have you feel glad ♪
02:53
♪ 100 million records,
all the work I put in ♪
02:55
♪ All they wanna know is will
I get another ring, yeah ♪
02:58
♪ Do I rap or do I sing ♪
03:02
♪ All they wanna know is
will I get another ring ♪
03:04
♪ Oh, I'ma get another ring;
Oh, I'ma get another ring ♪
03:06
♪ From my mouth to God's ears ♪
03:09
♪ We gon' get another ring,
we gon' get another ring ♪
03:11
♪ I'ma get another win ♪
03:15
♪ We gon' get another ring ♪
03:17
(upbeat hip hop music)
03:18
Lyrics & Translation
Dive into Wyclef Jean's "The Ring," a powerful hip-hop anthem that offers a unique glimpse into the artist's drive for continuous success. This song is an excellent way to learn about conversational and thematic English used in contemporary music, as Wyclef's lyrics combine personal reflection with broader cultural and sports analogies, making it rich for vocabulary and contextual understanding.
[English]
(punching bags thud)- Just like that, good! - Three!
(punching bags thud) (indistinct chattering)
♪ It's been 7 years, man ♪
♪ I left at the height of my career, man ♪
♪ And I'm coming back ♪
♪ It's like I'm starting all over again ♪
♪ It don't matter what I did before, man ♪
♪ This the music business, man ♪
♪ You're only as hot as your last hit ♪
♪ Everybody like, "Yo, can he get another ring" ♪
♪ 100 million records, all the work I put in ♪
♪ All they wanna know is will I get another ring, yeah ♪
♪ Will I get another win ♪
♪ All they wanna know is will I get another ring ♪
♪ The smile in my face, behind my back, they hate us ♪
♪ But like Bernie Mac said ♪
♪ I ain't scared of you motherfuckers ♪
♪ Little Haiti to Sicily, Big Pun, he was a friend to me ♪
♪ Fat Joe, he called me literally ♪
♪ Put me on a track instantly ♪
♪ Caribbean connection put me all the way up ♪
♪ What goes up must go down, so Thugga picked me up ♪
♪ Ay, that's what I call that street cred ♪
♪ Take your chance in the lobby ♪
♪ You gone meet those Zoe dreads ♪
♪ Chef Creole, me and Khaled go back ♪
♪ So far back, boy 'Shottas,' man, he had a 6 pack ♪
♪ And I'm back on the tribe on a quest to go harder ♪
♪ So hard, you gon' think I'm all 3 Carters ♪
♪ Why haters wanna doubt that I'm Luke with the Force ♪
♪ Man, they kids got "The Score" ♪
♪ Screamin' too much hot sauce ♪
♪ 100 million records, all the work I put in ♪
♪ All they wanna know is will I get another ring, yeah ♪
♪ Will I get another win ♪
♪ All they wanna know is will I get another ring ♪
♪ A ♪ ♪ And the A ♪
♪ Stand for Alpha and Omega ♪
♪ The B stand for Bury You ♪
♪ That's what I'm known to do to rappers ♪
♪ C stands for Chance, once you take, regard your shit ♪
♪ DEF, is the squad, boy, read my lips ♪
♪ GH, General from Haiti, make my day ♪
♪ I stood in my jeans, in front of that 'K' ♪
♪ And for me to take a L, it's gon' take MN ♪
♪ What's that, Mother Nature with them strong winds ♪
♪ And O, my Peace Productions like the Q ♪
♪ As in Quincy when he did that "Thriller" ♪
♪ Michael Jackson blew ♪
♪ And this is who we are, STU ♪
♪ Abbreviation for the studio, I kill it in the booth ♪
♪ And the V, be very careful when you watchin' shottas ♪
♪ The W could turn to her and that's murder for hire ♪
♪ By the window, like X, don't ask Y ♪
♪ I ain't takin' no Zs 'cause the clan's outside ♪
♪ 100 million records, all the work I put in ♪
♪ All they wanna know is will I get another ring, yeah ♪
♪ Will I get another win ♪
♪ All they wanna know is will I get another ring ♪
♪ Beam me up Scottie, I'm on that antidote ♪
♪ That Broccoli D.R.A.M gave me got me movin' slow mo' ♪
♪ This big, I'm countin' my blessings like I'm Sean ♪
♪ See the Future with my Jimmy Hendrix shades on ♪
♪ Haters wanna doubt and thought that I forgot my skills ♪
♪ That's like Iron Mike forgettin' he trained in Catskills ♪
♪ Vic hit me on the Jag, told me he mad ♪
♪ Wiz Khalifa paper plane'll have you feel glad ♪
♪ 100 million records, all the work I put in ♪
♪ All they wanna know is will I get another ring, yeah ♪
♪ Do I rap or do I sing ♪
♪ All they wanna know is will I get another ring ♪
♪ Oh, I'ma get another ring; Oh, I'ma get another ring ♪
♪ From my mouth to God's ears ♪
♪ We gon' get another ring, we gon' get another ring ♪
♪ I'ma get another win ♪
♪ We gon' get another ring ♪
(upbeat hip hop music)
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