Where Ya At – English Lyrics

• By: Future, Drake
• Album: DS2

Lyrics & Translation

[English]

(rap music)

- [Future] I don't wanna hear all that,

I don't wanna hear none of that.

Talkin' commas, how much you need and all that shit.

Fuck that shit, I don't remember none of that shit.

♪ Where your ass was at, dog, when niggas wouldn't feed me ♪

♪ Where your ass was at, dog, when bitches didn't need me ♪

♪ Where your ass was at, dog, when niggas tried to run off ♪

♪ Where your ass was at, dog, you made me pull this gun out ♪

♪ Where your ass was at, dog, you went and switched sides ♪

♪ Where your ass was at, dog, when niggas spread lies on him ♪

♪ Where your ass was at, dog, when the bodies came sliding ♪

♪ Where your ass was at, dog, when I was serving pies ♪

♪ Where your ass was at, dog, when niggas wouldn't feed me ♪

♪ Where your ass was at, dog, when bitches didn't need me ♪

♪ Where your ass was at, dog, when niggas tried to run off ♪

♪ Where your ass was at, dog you made me pull this gun out ♪

♪ Where your ass was at, dog, when I was in the Pyrex ♪

♪ Where your ass was at, dog, when I was drinking Hi-Tech ♪

♪ Where your ass was at, dog, you came through the projects ♪

♪ Where your ass at, we keep that fully loaded contracts ♪

♪ Had her rain dance on the dick, ass jumping ♪

♪ Running through the pussy like a nigga going jogging ♪

♪ Fuck a little Louis, put it in a bitch pocket ♪

♪ Put a pic with me on the 'gram, now you popping ♪

♪ Where your ass was at when I was trapping in the store ♪

♪ Had to struggle to get where I'm at and sell dope ♪

♪ Jackie Chan moves got game in the choke ♪

♪ Gas rolling up in the blunt, Amoco ♪

♪ Twelve tryin' come in the spot to open up the dope ♪

♪ Burglar bar doors got a young nigga confident ♪

♪ Juugin' out the stove and we still bangin', honest ♪

♪ Blowing on the O, yo, we call that ho an onion ♪

♪ Man, where your ass was at when we took the city over ♪

♪ Where your ass was at ♪

♪ When all they'd ask was, what's the hold up ♪

♪ Where your ass was at when niggas first got the news ♪

♪ Now your ass around because we're paying back dues ♪

♪ Where were you when all the dogs needed help ♪

♪ Lawyers and the commissary ain't gon' pay itself ♪

♪ Where your ass was at when we recorded in the bathroom ♪

♪ Where your ass was at, I take attendance like a classroom ♪

♪ Man, I ain't got no choice ♪

♪ 'Cause nowadays ♪

♪ I swear this shit done changed up for the boy ♪

♪ I'm self-made, selfish with my women, self-employed ♪

♪ I'll buy the neighbor's house ♪

♪ If they complain about the noise ♪

♪ Man, where your ass was at, dog ♪

♪ When niggas wouldn't feed me ♪

♪ Where your ass was at, dog, when bitches didn't need me ♪

♪ Where your ass was at, last winter was the coldest ♪

♪ Fuck where you was at, I had the 6 on my shoulders ♪

♪ Where your ass was at dog, when niggas wouldn't feed me ♪

♪ Where your ass was at dog, when bitches didn't need me ♪

♪ Where your ass was at dog, when niggas tried to run off ♪

♪ Where your ass was at dog, you made me pull this gun out ♪

♪ Sixty for a walk through, bitch don't panic ♪

♪ Had them bitches fall through fucking like a savage ♪

♪ Heard you tryin' swim in the ocean no jacket ♪

♪ Heard that nigga came through squeezing on a ratchet ♪

♪ Heard that nigga came through squeezing on a ratchet ♪

♪ Serve a lot of dog food, call you a mutt ♪

♪ Where your ass was at dog, when I was on my come-up ♪

♪ The reason I'm here today 'cause I ain't never gave up ♪

♪ Where your ass was at, dog, when niggas wouldn't feed me ♪

♪ Where your ass was at, dog, when bitches didn't need me ♪

♪ Where your ass was at, dog, when niggas tried to run off ♪

♪ Where your ass was at, dog, you made me pull this gun out ♪

♪ Where you ass was at, when I was trapping in the store ♪

♪ Had to struggle to get where I'm at and sell dope ♪

♪ Juugin' out the stove and we still bangin', honest ♪

♪ Blowing on the O, yo, we call that ho an onion ♪

(rap music fades)

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
run /rʌn/ A1	verb - to move quickly on foot verb - to operate or manage
feed /fiːd/ A2	verb - to give food to
struggle /ˈstrʌɡəl/ B1	verb - to make forceful or violent efforts to get free of restraint or constriction. noun - a forceful or violent effort to get free of restraint or constriction.
bodies /ˈbɒdiːz/ A2	noun - plural of body
gun /ɡʌn/ B1	noun - a weapon from which a projectile is fired
switch /swɪtʃ/ B1	verb - change from one state or condition to another
lies /laɪz/ B1	noun - false statements
projects /ˈprɒdʒekts/ B1	noun - public housing developments
contracts /ˈkɒntrækts/ B2	noun - agreements
trapping /ˈtræpɪŋ/ B2	verb - selling drugs
dope /doʊp/ B2	noun - illegal drugs
confident /ˈkɒnfɪdənt/ B2	adjective - feeling or showing self-assurance
honest /ˈɒnɪst/ B1	adjective - free of deceit
selfish /ˈselfɪʃ/ B2	adjective - lacking consideration for others
noise /nɔɪz/ A2	noun - sounds, especially if loud or unpleasant
savage /ˈsævɪdʒ/ B2	adjective - fierce, violent, or untamed
ocean /ˈoʊʃən/ A2	noun - a very large expanse of sea

Key Grammar Structures

• I don't wanna hear none of that.

  ➔ Informal Double Negative / Non-Standard English

  ➔ In "I don't wanna hear "none of that"", a double negative ("don't" and "none") is used. While grammatically incorrect in standard English, double negatives are common in informal speech, AAVE, and song lyrics to emphasize negation.

• you made me pull this gun out

  ➔ Causative Verb "make" + Bare Infinitive

  ➔ The structure ""made me pull"" uses the causative verb "make" followed by the object ("me") and then the bare infinitive ("pull"). It means to force or cause someone to perform an action.

• when niggas wouldn't feed me

  ➔ "Would" for Past Habitual Refusal/Inability

  ➔ ""wouldn't feed"" (would not feed) uses "would not" to express a refusal or a consistent lack of action in the past, often implying a repeated occurrence.

• Talkin' commas, how much you need...

  ➔ Informal Present Participle (Ellipsis of Auxiliary)

  ➔ ""Talkin'"" is an informal contraction of "talking". In this context, the auxiliary verb (e.g., "are") is omitted, and the present participle acts as the main verb or introduces an ongoing action/topic, common in informal speech.

• when the bodies came sliding

  ➔ Verb + Present Participle (Describing Manner/Simultaneous Action)

  ➔ The structure ""came sliding"" combines a verb of movement ("came") with a present participle ("sliding"). This indicates that the second action ("sliding") describes the manner of the first verb or occurs simultaneously with it.

• Had to struggle to get where I'm at

  ➔ "Have to" in the Past (Had to)

  ➔ ""Had to struggle"" uses "had to", the past form of "have to". It expresses past obligation or necessity, meaning something was required or unavoidable.

• this shit done changed up for the boy.

  ➔ Informal Use of "Done" as an Auxiliary Verb

  ➔ In ""done changed up"", "done" is used informally as an auxiliary verb before a past participle ("changed"). It emphasizes that an action is completed, similar to "has/have" but with added emphasis, especially in AAVE.

• when niggas tried to run off

  ➔ Phrasal Verb "run off"

  ➔ ""run off"" is a phrasal verb. In this context, it means to leave quickly or suddenly, often to escape or abandon something/someone.

• Burglar bar doors got a young nigga confident.

  ➔ Causative Verb "get" + Object + Adjective

  ➔ The structure ""got a young nigga confident"" uses the causative verb "get" followed by an object ("a young nigga") and an adjective ("confident"). It means to cause someone to become or feel a certain way.

• when I was on my come-up

  ➔ Idiomatic Prepositional Phrase / Noun Phrase

  ➔ ""on my come-up"" is an idiomatic prepositional phrase. It's an informal expression meaning during the period of one's rise to success, fame, or wealth.