Thug – English Lyrics

• By: G Herbo

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the rhythmic and intense world of Chicago Drill with G Herbo. By listening to 'Thug,' you can learn authentic urban slang and the nuanced cadence of modern hip-hop, making it a perfect track for understanding the cultural storytelling embedded in street-level rap.

[English]

Yeah

Where they at?

Uh

Yeah

If you on bat, you gotta run it home

2016, I was smokin' thuggish ruggish bones

Yeah, he thought he was a threat, but now that sucker gone

With us, it go left

Swerve, oh, how you know that?

I was right there on that one

I ain't scared, I made my bed, I know I might not go to Heaven

Hop out broad day, catch a man, nigga, .47

In this life, I live a gamble, hope I seven-eleven (First row)

If he snitch, he ain't my friend, we

Sendin' folks to the reverend (Let's go)

My opps, I know they just

Wanna sign to me, gotta catch a body, death row

If I'm out of breath, I'm still gon' blow my whistle like a ref

I'm a wrapper of some hats like King Von and Lil Jeff

Long live Capp, he had a shoestring on his TEC

Way too close to miss, we still put two beams on his neck

I turnt up my brothers and my mans like I'm OTF

They give Smurk a deal to take the stand, I know he won't accept it

They gave Vonnie Slim some bands to flip and he kept it

Talkin' 'bout flippin' gangs, we was tappin' brains

I was spinnin' for No Limit way before the fame

Love them gun sounds, bop, Waka Flocka Flame

They don't know Lil Herb and Big Swerve still the same

I could do the AP or the Patek or the plain Richard

Love that water so much, we was outside in the rain fishin'

You don't know how many niggas got

Killed 'cause they in the same picture

You don't know how many niggas got hit with the same bitch

I could name some niggas couldn't get in

The whip with us 'cause they ain't fishin'

I survived a nine, I'm out in Cali with my iron lane switchin'

If I pull up Benz, then this the 680, no 560

When I pull up trim, I spend a couple racks on fine dinner

I seen Skeeno let off thirty shots when I was ridin' with him

Blew my first time and hit a nigga, wasn't even tryna hit him

Been through so much shit, I can't

Even sleep at night, I'm fine with it

'Cause I'm a thug (Nigga)

I'm a real thug

'Cause I'm a thug

I'm a real thug

'Cause I'm a thug

I'm a real thug

'Cause I'm a thug

It's the thuggish ruggish

'Cause I'm a thug

I was really buggin'

'Cause I'm a thug

Mad forty clutchin'

'Cause I'm a thug

Get up close and touch it

'Cause I'm a thug

AK

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
thug /θʌɡ/ C2	noun - a violent person, especially a criminal
threat /θrɛt/ B1	noun - a statement of an intention to inflict pain, injury, damage, or other hostile action
sucker /ˈsʌkər/ C1	noun - a gullible or easily deceived person
gamble /ˈɡæmbəl/ B2	noun - a risky action undertaken with the hope of success
snitch /snɪtʃ/ C2	verb - to inform on someone
reverend /ˈrɛvərənd/ C1	noun - a member of the clergy
opps /ɒps/ C2	noun - slang for enemies or opposition
whistle /ˈwɪsəl/ B1	noun - a clear, high-pitched sound made by forcing breath through a small hole
fame /feɪm/ B2	noun - the state of being known or talked about by many people
survived /sərˈvaɪvd/ B2	verb - to continue to live or exist
clutchin /ˈklʌtʃɪn/ B2	verb - to grasp something tightly
shot /ʃɒt/ A2	noun - an act of firing a gun
breath /brɛθ/ A2	noun - the air taken into or expelled from the lungs
dinner /ˈdɪnər/ A1	noun - the main meal of the day
buggin /ˈbʌɡɪn/ C2	verb - slang for acting irrationally or freaking out

Key Grammar Structures

• If you on bat, you gotta run it home

  ➔ First Conditional

  ➔ The structure "If + present tense, will/must + verb" is used here to express a real possibility or requirement in the future.

• I made my bed, I know I might not go to Heaven

  ➔ Modal verb of probability ("might")

  ➔ The modal verb "might" is used to express a degree of uncertainty or remote possibility about a future outcome.

• I was spinnin' for No Limit way before the fame

  ➔ Past Continuous Tense

  ➔ The structure "was + verb-ing" describes an ongoing action or habit that occurred in the past.

• They give Smurk a deal to take the stand, I know he won't accept it

  ➔ Future Simple with "won't"

  ➔ "won't" (will not) is used to express a firm refusal or a prediction about a future decision.

• If I pull up Benz, then this the 680

  ➔ Zero Conditional (implied)

  ➔ Used to describe a standard procedure or a habitual situation where the result is certain.

• I seen Skeeno let off thirty shots when I was ridin' with him

  ➔ Non-standard Past Simple ("I seen")

  ➔ In African American Vernacular English (AAVE), "seen" is often used instead of "saw" for the past simple tense.

• I'm out in Cali with my iron lane switchin'

  ➔ Prepositional phrase + Gerund participle

  ➔ Combines a location ("in Cali") with a descriptive action ("lane switchin'") to provide context.

• I can't even sleep at night, I'm fine with it

  ➔ Modal verb "can't" (Inability/Impossibility)

  ➔ "can't" indicates an inability to perform an action due to external or psychological circumstances.