Lyrics & Translation
Explore the raw energy of Chicago drill with 'Took Down' by Only The Family's Doodie Lo and BIG30. This track offers a powerful glimpse into the genre's distinct language and storytelling. By listening, you can learn about the slang and narrative style that defines this influential subgenre of hip-hop, making it a special piece for understanding the culture and emotion behind the music.
[English]
BrrrBig brrr
Doodie in this bitch
Let's go
OTF
Ayo Jari, that shit cooked crack
Ayy, nigga said he up in my city, gotta get took down
Gotta send a beat or send choppa gang, don't do put downs
Before rappin', swear I was a good nigga, I just took pounds
I just took off plugs who didn't show love
Now how do that sound? (Exactly)
Draco, 60 slugs, and a ProMag, I hope it don't jam (brrr, brrr, brrr)
Purple CA with the red interior, purple, do' jam (skrrt, skrrt, skrrt)
New to Tootsie bars and poured a eighth
Told bro to slow down (told ya)
Made 'em wreck the car, they ran down on 'em, we was low down
Before this rap shit
I sold a hundred pounds a fucking week (hundred pound)
20K in Glocks, but we'll give these niggas smoke for free (boom, boom)
Cartier up on my wrist, I'm thinking 'bout ice in my teeth (ayy, baow)
I was getting piecе from Cali', sent 'em straight to Kankakee
20K to the bеbe kids, they get that load, they blick you up (blaow)
Take his face, don't leave no trace
The ambulance gon' pick him up (let's get it)
While with me, he in the cut (he in the cut)
You play with us, we send it up
Yo' bitch with me, she finna fuck, she gave me top up in the truck
Them glizzys got them switches on 'em
They tender dick, put bitches on 'em
He hidin', we gon' blitz his homie (let's get it)
Short bus, pop sixes of 'em
The opps know we be spinnin' on 'em (gang)
No half dunks, gon' finish homie (boom, boom)
All I know is robbers (bang) and them killers (gang)
Nigga, them members only
Ayy, nigga said he up in my city, gotta get took down
Gotta send a beat or send choppa gang, don't do put downs
Before rappin', swear I was a good nigga, I just took pounds
I just took off plugs who didn't show love
Now how do that sound? (Exactly)
Draco, 60 slugs, and a ProMag, I hope it don't jam (brrr, brrr, brrr)
Purple CA with the red interior, purple, do' jam (skrrt, skrrt, skrrt)
New to Tootsie bars and poured a eighth
Told bro to slow down (told ya)
Made 'em wreck the car, they ran down on 'em, we was low down
(Low down, low down)
Key Vocabulary
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Key Grammar Structures
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Ayy, nigga said he up in my city, gotta get took down
➔ Present Perfect with 'has/have + past participle'
➔ The phrase 'nigga said he up' uses the present perfect ('has/have said') to indicate an action that occurred in the past but has relevance to the present.
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Before rappin', swear I was a good nigga, I just took pounds
➔ Past Continuous with 'was/were + -ing'
➔ The phrase 'swear I was a good nigga' uses the past continuous ('was') to describe an ongoing state or action in the past before another past action.
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I just took off plugs who didn't show love
➔ Relative Clause with 'who'
➔ The phrase 'who didn't show love' is a relative clause that modifies 'plugs', providing additional information about them.
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Draco, 60 slugs, and a ProMag, I hope it don't jam
➔ Present Simple with 'do/does' for negation
➔ The phrase 'I hope it don't jam' uses the present simple with 'don't' (contraction of 'do not') to express a hope or wish in the present.
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Purple CA with the red interior, purple, do' jam
➔ Appositive Phrase
➔ The phrase 'purple, do' jam' uses an appositive ('purple') to rename or explain the noun 'CA', providing additional detail.
