Who Gon Stop Me – English Lyrics

• By: JAY-Z, Kanye West
• Album: Watch The Throne

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the world of high-stakes hip-hop with 'Who Gon Stop Me.' By listening to this track, you can master rhythmic flow, learn assertive English idioms, and experience the unique slang used in luxury rap culture.

[English]

I can't stop

...

I can't stop

This is something like the Holocaust

Millions of our people lost

Bow our heads and pray to the Lord

'Til I die I'ma fuckin' ball

Now who gon' stop me?

Who gon' stop me, huh?

Who gon' stop me?

Who gon' stop me, huh?

Black cards, black cars

Black on black, black broads

Whole lotta money in a black bag

Black strap, you know what that's for?

Who gon' stop me, huh?

...

Who gon' stop me, huh?

Yeah, who gon' stop me?

No brakes, I need, State Farm

So many watches, I need eight arms

One neck but got eight charms

Who gon' stop me, huh?

Niggas talking, they bitch-made, ix-nay off my dicks-nay

That's pig latin, itch-bay

Who gon' stop me, huh?

Last night ain't go so well

Got kicked up out the hotel

Got a little freaky like Marvin Albert

Yes! Tell Howard Cosell

You just a commentator, if you getting paper

Everybody I know from the hood got common haters

In some relations, you just supposed to say none

Heard she fucked the doorman

Well, that's cool, I fucked the waitress

Heard Yeezy was racist, well, I guess that's on one basis

I only like green faces

This is something like the Holocaust

Millions of our people lost

Bow our heads and pray to the Lord

'Til I die, I'ma fucking ball

Now who gon' stop me?

Who gon' stop me, huh?

Who gon' stop me?

Who gon' stop me, huh?

Black cards, black cars

Black on black, black broads

Whole lotta money in a black bag

Black strap, you know what that's for

Ya'll weed purple, my money purple

Ya'll Steve Urkel, I'm Oprah's circle

I wrote the verse that I hope'll hurt you

Who gone stop me, huh?

Beat the odds, beat the feds

It wouldn't be wise to bet against the kid

Start me broke, I bet I get rich

Night shift, six to six

Give me one shot, one pot

I'll show up in all white wearin' no socks

No ceiling, new coupe

They know I'm a dope boy, they don't have no proof

I'm three steps removed, I know how to move

It's looking like I don't know how to lose

I'm winning again, I'm at the Wynn

I'm at the table, I'm gambling

Lucky lefty, I expect a seven

I went through hell, I'm expectin' heaven, I'm owed

'Cause I'm dough, and I stuck to the G-code

I'm here, oh yeah, I promise I ain't goin' nowhere

Okay, here, like a hare, like a rabbit, I like karats

I'm allergic to havin' bunny ears, like broke, like nope

Like ha, I ain't no joke, I can't be stopped

Like nope, Like nope

Extend the beat, Noah

Two seats in the 911, uh

No limit on the Black Card, uh

Told y'all I was gon' go H.A.M., uh

'Til the ocean was my backyard, uh

No lies in my verses, hey

Please pardon all the curses, hey

Shit gotta come in some way, fuck

When you growing up worthless, uh

Middle finger to my old life, uh

Special shoutout to my oldhead, uh

If it wasn't for your advice, uh

A nigga would have been so dead, uh

I'm living life 'til these niggas kill me

Turn this up if you niggas feel me

I'm riding dirty, tryna get filthy

Pablo Picasso, Rothkos, Rilkes

Graduated to the MoMA

And I did all of this without a diploma

Graduated from the corner

Y'all can play me for a motherfuckin' fool if you wanna

Street-smart and I'm book-smart

Could've been a chemist, 'cause I cook smart

Only thing can stop me is me, hey

And I'ma stop when the hook start, hold up

This is something like the Holocaust

Millions of our people lost

Bow our heads and pray to the lord

'Til I die, I'm a fucking ball

Now who gon' stop me?

Who gon' stop me, huh?

Who gon' stop me?

Who gon' stop me, huh?

Black cards, black cars

Black on black, black broads

Whole lotta money in a black bag

Black strap, you know what that's for

...

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
Holocaust /ˈhɒl.kə.ɡɒst/ C1	noun - the genocide of six million Jews by Nazi Germany; used metaphorically for any massive destruction
Millions /ˈmɪl.jənz/ B1	noun - a very large number; several million units
Pray /preɪ/ B1	verb - to speak to a deity asking for help or giving thanks
Lord /lɔːrd/ B2	noun - a title for a deity or a person with authority
Black /blæk/ A2	adjective - having the darkest color; associated with darkness or the color of night
Cards /kɑːrdz/ B1	noun - thin pieces of paper or plastic used for games, identification or credit
Money /ˈmʌn.i/ A2	noun - currency used as a medium of exchange
Bag /bæɡ/ A2	noun - a flexible container used for carrying items
Strap /stræp/ B2	noun - a narrow strip of material used to hold or tie something
Weed /wiːd/ B2	noun - slang for cannabis, a psychoactive plant
Purple /ˈpɜːr.pəl/ A2	adjective - a color made by mixing red and blue
Oprah /ˈoʊprə/ C2	proper noun - American media mogul and talk‑show host
Wynn /wɪn/ C2	proper noun - Luxury casino and hotel brand in Las Vegas
Gambling /ˈɡæm.bəlɪŋ/ B2	noun - the act of risking money on an uncertain outcome
Odds /ɒdz/ B2	noun - the probability or chance of something happening
Feds /fɛdz/ B2	noun - slang for federal law‑enforcement agents (e.g., FBI)
Proof /pruːf/ B2	noun - evidence or verification that something is true
Lose /luːz/ B1	verb - to fail to keep or retain something; to be defeated
Heaven /ˈhɛv.ən/ B2	noun - the place regarded as the after‑life for the righteous; a state of great happiness
Hell /hɛl/ B2	noun - the place of punishment after death in many religions; a terrible situation

Key Grammar Structures

• I can't stop

  ➔ Modal verb + negative (can + not → can't)

  ➔ The word "can't" is a contraction of "cannot", a modal verb that expresses inability.

• This is something like the Holocaust

  ➔ Simile using "like"

  ➔ The word "like" introduces a comparison: "something **like** the Holocaust" means it resembles the Holocaust.

• Bow our heads and pray to the Lord

  ➔ Imperative mood with coordinated verbs

  ➔ Both "**Bow**" and "**pray**" are in the imperative, directing the listener to perform the actions.

• Till I die I'ma fuckin' ball

  ➔ "Till" = "until" + future intention with colloquial "I'ma" (I am going to)

  ➔ "Till" means "**until**". "I'ma" is a slang contraction of "I am going to", indicating a future action.

• Who gon' stop me?

  ➔ Colloquial future with "gon'" = "going to"

  ➔ "gon'" is a spoken reduction of "going to"; the line asks a rhetorical question about future possibility.

• So many watches, I need eight arms

  ➔ Quantifier "so many" + result clause with "I need"

  ➔ "**so many**" emphasizes a large quantity, leading to the result expressed by "**I need**".

• I wrote the verse that I hope'll hurt you

  ➔ Relative clause with contraction "hope'll" (hope will)

  ➔ "that I **hope'll** hurt you" is a relative clause; "hope'll" = "hope **will**".

• I'm living life 'til these niggas kill me

  ➔ Present progressive + future clause introduced by "'til" (until)

  ➔ "I'm **living**" uses the present progressive to show ongoing action, while "'til these niggas **kill** me" is a future event introduced by "'til" (until).

• Only thing can stop me is me

  ➔ Subject complement structure "The only thing that can stop me is me" (ellipsis of "that")

  ➔ "Only **thing** can stop me is **me**" uses a subject complement where the predicate "is **me**" restates the subject. The relative pronoun "that" is omitted.