Why You Always Hatin? – English Lyrics

• By: YG, Drake, Kamaiyah
• Album: STILL BRAZY

Lyrics & Translation

Explore the world of West Coast slang and confident declarations with 'Why You Always Hatin?'. This track offers a great opportunity to understand modern colloquial English, particularly the language used to talk about success, wealth, and dealing with negativity. The repetitive and catchy hook by Kamaiyah makes it easy to pick up key phrases, while YG and Drake's verses provide a richer vocabulary related to ambition and achievement. It's a special song for its blend of a classic G-funk sound with the voices of three distinct and influential artists of the time.

[English]

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♪ ALL UP IN MY FACE AND YOU NOT FROM THE CLIQUE ♪

♪ GIMME SPACE WE MIGHT ROB YA SHIT ♪

♪ MOST HATED BABY THEY DONT LOVE THE CLIQUE ♪

♪ I THOUGHT THEY LOVE YOU WHEN YOU MAKE IT ♪

♪ THIS SOME OTHER SHIT, ♪

♪ YEA, YEA YEA THIS SOME OTHER SHIT ♪

♪ FRIENDS AND BUSINESS DONT MIX SO IM BROTHERLESS ♪

♪ TRYNA GET BACK CLOSE HIT THEM WIT THE STIFF ♪

♪ GEARS I SHIFT MAKE SURE THEY FEEL THE DRIFT ♪

♪ JUST COPPED THE BENZO WIT THE TINT ♪

♪ YOU SHOULD KNOW CUS IN EVERY SONG I SAID THE SHIT ♪

♪ YEA IN EVERY SONG I SAID THE SHIT ♪

♪ IM JUST, IM JUST PROUD OF MY ACCOMPLISHMENTS ♪

♪ IM A 400 NIGGA I DONT CARE THO ♪

♪ HAVE'M SUCK DICK LICK THE HEAD AND ALL ♪

♪ HEARD YA TALKIN BOUT IM A REAL ONE FROM ♪

♪ YA KIDS ENTRAWLED ♪

♪ THEY STRAIGHT YOU SHOULDNT CARE AT ALL ♪

♪ PLEASE, PLEASE TELL WHY YOU ALWAYS HATIN, ♪

♪ WHY U HATIN ♪

♪ PLEASE TELL ME WHY YOU ALWAYS HATIN ♪

♪ PLEASE, PLEASE TELL WHY YOU ALWAYS HATIN, ♪

♪ WHY U HATIN ♪

♪ PLEASE TELL ME WHY YOU ALWAYS HATIN ♪

♪ PLEASE, PLEASE TELL WHY YOU ALWAYS HATIN, ♪

♪ WHY U HATIN ♪

♪ PLEASE TELL ME WHY YOU ALWAYS HATIN ♪

♪ PLEASE, PLEASE TELL WHY YOU ALWAYS HATIN, ♪

♪ WHY U HATIN ♪

♪ PLEASE TELL ME WHY YOU ALWAYS HATIN ♪

♪ YEA, HUNDRED 4 TIMES HOW IT GO DOWN ♪

♪ SLAPS ON DECK FOR THE WHOLE TOWN ♪

♪ ON MOMMAS MAN I DID IT WIT MY OWN SOUND ♪

♪ AND I GOT MY OWN CITY THAT I HOLD DOWN ♪

♪ JUST ADMIT ALREADY YOU GOT PLANS TO DO IT ♪

♪ BUT WE DID IT ALREADY ♪

♪ GOT A COUPLE DMS I DONE SLID IN ALREADY ♪

♪ GOTTA ASK YG IF HE HIT IT ALREADY ♪

♪ YEA IM A STAR LIKE MOESHAS NIGGA ♪

♪ RUNNING UP THE NUMBERS LIKE AISHA'S NIGGA ♪

♪ YEA I BE SLIDIN I BE CREEPIN NIGGA ♪

♪ GIRLS THESE DAYS ♪

♪ THEY JUST THEY DONT KNOW HOW TO KEEP A NIGGA ♪

♪ BUT I GOT IT ALL HANDLED ♪

♪ THEY TRY TO BOX ME IN I GOT MY OWN ANGLES ♪

♪ YEA IMA SPEND THE SUMMER GETTIN TO THE CAKE ♪

♪ AND IMA WISH A NIGGA WOULD ON EVERY CANDLE ♪

♪ PLEASE, PLEASE TELL WHY YOU ALWAYS HATIN, ♪

♪ WHY U HATIN ♪

♪ PLEASE TELL ME WHY YOU ALWAYS HATIN ♪

♪ PLEASE, PLEASE TELL WHY YOU ALWAYS HATIN, ♪

♪ WHY U HATIN ♪

♪ PLEASE TELL ME WHY YOU ALWAYS HATIN ♪

♪ PLEASE, PLEASE TELL WHY YOU ALWAYS HATIN, ♪

♪ WHY U HATIN ♪

♪ PLEASE TELL ME WHY YOU ALWAYS HATIN ♪

♪ PLEASE, PLEASE TELL WHY YOU ALWAYS HATIN, ♪

♪ WHY U HATIN ♪

♪ PLEASE TELL ME WHY YOU ALWAYS HATIN ♪

♪ IF U AINT KNOW ME BET U KNOW NOW ♪

♪ DRIZZY CAME THROUGH WIT THE VERSE FOR ME BOTH TIMES ♪

♪ WHERE IM FROM THATS AN AUTOMATIC HOLD DOWN ♪

♪ WHATS THAT ♪

♪ ASK NO QUESTIONS JUST HOLD IT DOWN ♪

♪ WHY YOU HATIN ON THE PROGRESS ♪

♪ IMMA HUMBLE NIGGA I DONT EVEN POP SHIT ♪

♪ I JUST DRIVE THE MAYBACH THRU THE PROJECTS ♪

♪ AND STILL BRAZY AIN'T EVEN DROP YET ♪

♪ HATE FROM A DISTANCE PLEASE DONT TRY ME ♪

♪ CUS WE TURN IT UP ON ANYBODY ♪

♪ I SEE WHY THEY DONT LIKE ME ♪

♪ YELLIN OUT 400 THEY KNOW IM TOO HEAVY ♪

♪ IM WIT THE POSSE BACK AT IT NIGGA ♪

♪ THAT MEAN SOME RECORDS GOING PLATINUM NIGGA ♪

♪ THAT MEAN I GOT A KENDALL IN MY MATTRESS NIGGA ♪

♪ OHH I GOT THE BITY BACK BRACKIN NIGGA ♪

♪ PLEASE, PLEASE TELL WHY YOU ALWAYS HATIN, ♪

♪ WHY U HATIN ♪

♪ PLEASE TELL ME WHY YOU ALWAYS HATIN ♪

♪ PLEASE, PLEASE TELL WHY YOU ALWAYS HATIN, ♪

♪ WHY U HATIN ♪

♪ PLEASE TELL ME WHY YOU ALWAYS HATIN ♪

♪ PLEASE, PLEASE TELL WHY YOU ALWAYS HATIN, ♪

♪ WHY U HATIN ♪

♪ PLEASE TELL ME WHY YOU ALWAYS HATIN ♪

♪ PLEASE, PLEASE TELL WHY YOU ALWAYS HATIN, ♪

♪ WHY U HATIN ♪

♪ PLEASE TELL ME WHY YOU ALWAYS HATIN ♪

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
hatin' /ˈheɪtɪŋ/ B1	verb - expressing intense dislike or prejudice; showing envy (colloquial contraction of 'hating')
clique /klɪk/ B2	noun - a small, exclusive group of people.
shit /ʃɪt/ B1	noun - (informal/vulgar) things, stuff; something bad or unpleasant; nonsense.
accomplishments /əˈkʌmplɪʃmənts/ B2	noun - something that has been achieved successfully.
progress /ˈprəʊɡrɛs/ B1	noun - forward or onward movement towards a destination or goal.
humble /ˈhʌmbl/ B2	adjective - having or showing a modest or low estimate of one's own importance.
projects /ˈprɒdʒɛkts/ B2	noun - (plural, informal) a complex of low-income housing units.
platinum /ˈplætɪnəm/ B2	adjective - made of platinum. noun - (informal, music) a record that has sold a specified large number of copies, often one million.
posse /ˈpɒsi/ B2	noun - a group of people who have a common purpose or interest; a group of friends.
sound /saʊnd/ B1	noun - (music) a particular style or quality of music or speech.
angles /ˈæŋɡlz/ B2	noun - a particular way of looking at something or thinking about something; a point of view.
drift /drɪft/ B2	noun - the general tendency or direction of something; a current or course.
tint /tɪnt/ B1	noun - a shade or variety of a colour; a slight colouring.
verse /vɜːrs/ B1	noun - a group of lines forming the basic recurring metrical unit in a poem or song.
distance /ˈdɪstəns/ A2	noun - the extent of space between two objects or points.
heavy /ˈhɛvi/ B2	adjective - of great importance or influence; serious or difficult.
brotherless /ˈbrʌðələs/ C1	adjective - without brothers. (Figuratively in the song: without close allies/friends, due to broken relationships).
enthralled /ɪnˈθrɔːld/ C1	adjective - captivated or charmed.