Thug Souljas – English Lyrics

• By: Project Youngin
• Album: Thug Soulja

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the raw and authentic world of Project Youngin's 'Thug Souljas' to explore powerful English expressions of loyalty, struggle, and resilience in hip-hop. This track's vivid storytelling and emotionally charged lyrics offer a unique window into street narratives, making it an engaging way to connect with contemporary rap language and cultural themes.

[English]

In life, they say you're not a legend until you're gone

People don't really love you or show real support until you're dead or in jail

This shit gotta stop

A message to my thug souljas

Souljas, souljas

I'm tired of losing all my niggas out here in these streets

All my thug souljas, souljas

I know that feeling when you out here struggling to eat

All my thug souljas, souljas

Gotta keep your head up, go and get that bread up

All my thug souljas, souljas

Just pray and God'll make a way, all my thug souljas

To all my niggas that are gone, just know I love you

Remember all the times from the shine to the struggle

Gotta send them pictures one more time just wanna hug you

From the block jugging hard to the clubbing

Gotta be a man in these streets

And if you ain't from 'round here, won't understand in these streets

Gotta watch your back cause niggas jack some of your homies be creep

Mind your business get your money, make sure your family eat

All my thug souljas, be ready to bust quick

'Cause I'm tired of losing all my niggas to some fuck shit

I swear we a family, we make it, times hard

Gotta stop killing each other and let the police do they job

Lost one, Boola, Bighead, Gabe, Lil Manzo

Lil Lennon, I wish that list could be finished

But while I'm here just know I'm grinding for my niggas

So I can make it big and keep on shining for my niggas

A message to my thug souljas

Souljas, souljas

I'm tired of losing all my niggas out here in these streets

All my thug souljas, souljas

I know that feeling when you out here struggling to eat

All my thug souljas, souljas

Gotta keep your head up, go and get that bread up

All my thug souljas, souljas

Just pray and God'll make a way, all my thug souljas

Key Grammar Structures

• People don't really love you or show real support until you're dead or in jail

  ➔ Negative present simple with auxiliary do, coordination with 'or', and a time clause introduced by 'until'.

  ➔ The word "don't" marks the negative present simple; "until" introduces the time condition.

• I'm tired of losing all my niggas out here in these streets

  ➔ Present continuous with 'be' + adjective + 'of' + gerund (tired of losing).

  ➔ "tired of" is followed by the gerund "losing" to express a feeling about an ongoing action.

• Gotta keep your head up, go and get that bread up

  ➔ Informal modal 'gotta' (= have to) + infinitive; imperative verbs 'go' and 'get'.

  ➔ "Gotta" is a contraction of "got to" meaning "must"; "go" and "get" are imperative commands.

• Just pray and God'll make a way, all my thug souljas

  ➔ Future simple with contraction "God'll" (will); coordination with "and".

  ➔ "God'll" is a contraction of "God will" indicating future action; "and" links two actions.

• If you ain't from 'round here, won't understand in these streets

  ➔ First conditional with 'if' + present simple; negative informal 'ain't' and future simple 'won't'.

  ➔ "ain't" is an informal negative for "are not"; "won't" is the contracted form of "will not".

• Mind your business, get your money, make sure your family eat

  ➔ Series of imperatives; 'make sure' + bare infinitive clause.

  ➔ "make sure" is followed by the bare infinitive "eat" to express a requirement.

• I swear we a family, we make it, times hard

  ➔ Zero copula in colloquial speech ('we a family'); present simple statements.

  ➔ "we a family" omits the verb "are"; the sentence uses present simple to describe a state.

• So I can make it big and keep on shining for my niggas

  ➔ Purpose clause with 'so I can' + infinitive; phrasal verb 'keep on' + gerund.

  ➔ "so I can" introduces the purpose of the action; "keep on" is followed by the gerund "shining" indicating continued action.

• Gotta stop killing each other and let the police do they job

  ➔ Modal 'gotta' + infinitive; causative structure 'let' + object + base verb.

  ➔ "gotta" means "have to"; "let" is followed by the object "the police" and the base verb "do" indicating permission.