Lyrics & Translation
Explore the language of protest and satire with Afroman's "Why You Disconnecting My Video Camera." Learn how music can be a powerful tool for commentary as Afroman turns a real-life conflict with law enforcement into an engaging and thought-provoking hip hop track.
[English]
The British are coming, the British are comingHide your money, your kids, and your woman
White surpremacists on my premises
What is this, a racist feminist?
Why you disconnecting my video camera?
Why you disconnecting my video camera?
Why you disconnecting my video camera?
We oughta throw crooked cops in the slammer
Why you disconnecting my video camera?
Why you disconnecting my video camera?
Why you disconnecting my video camera?
We oughta throw crooked cops in the slammer
August 21st was the day
The Adams County sheriff destroyed my gate
They ran up my driveway with guns and hate
To steal my funds, they just couldn't wait
I know you want me dead or in the slammers
But why you unhooking my video cameras?
Rent Rent-a-Cops for rent
Digging in my pockets for lint
Unconfidential informant
False accusations on the warrant
Any pounds of weed in my custom suits?
Are there kidnapping victims in my gator boots?
What do you see in my CDs?
Look at the screen, can you see these?
What do you see in my CD books?
You can't see me, but I can see you crooks
The British are coming, the British are coming
Hide your money, your kids, and your woman
White surpremacists on my premises
What is this, a racist feminist?
Why you disconnecting my video camera?
Why you disconnecting my video camera?
Why you disconnecting my video camera?
We oughta throw crooked cops in the slammer
Why you disconnecting my video camera?
Why you disconnecting my video camera?
Why you disconnecting my video camera?
We oughta throw crooked cops in the slammer
Share a snake, quadruple take
TikTok famous, Officer Pound Cake
Speculator, hater
Any kidnapping victims in my refrigerator?
Congratulations, TikTok star
Now the world knows how stupid you are
Lucky you're a family guy
Got the munchies because you got high
You never catch white people breaking in my house
But you can traumatize me, my kids, and my spouse
You can steal all this money from me, man
But you can't solve the murder in Seaman?
Mad because I'm black, mad because I'm rich
Mad because I fucked your drug-addict bitch
I came from LA and bought the whole city
Send your wife home drunk with my name on her titties
The British are coming, the British are coming
Hide your money, your kids, and your woman
White surpremacists on my premises
What is this, a racist feminist?
Why you disconnecting my video camera?
Why you disconnecting my video camera?
Why you disconnecting my video camera?
We oughta throw crooked cops in the slammer
Why you disconnecting my video camera?
Why you disconnecting my video camera?
Why you disconnecting my video camera?
We oughta throw crooked cops in the slammer
Key Vocabulary
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disconnecting /ˌdɪs.kəˈnek.tɪŋ/ B1 |
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camera /ˈkæm.ər.ə/ A1 |
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crooked /ˈkrʊk.ɪd/ B1 |
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slammer /ˈslæm.ər/ B2 |
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supremacists /suːˈpreɪ.mə.sɪsts/ C1 |
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premises /ˈprem.ɪ.sɪz/ B2 |
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racist /ˈreɪ.sɪst/ B1 |
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feminist /ˈfɛm.ɪ.nɪst/ B2 |
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unhooking /ʌnˈhʊk.ɪŋ/ B1 |
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informant /ɪnˈfɔːr.mənt/ B2 |
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accusations /ˌækj.əˈzeɪ.ʃənz/ B1 |
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warrant /ˈwɒr.ənt/ B2 |
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traumatize /ˈtrɔː.mə.taɪz/ C1 |
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speculator /ˈspɛk.jə.leɪ.tər/ C1 |
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hater /ˈheɪ.tər/ B1 |
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