Wish Wish – English Lyrics

• By: DJ Khaled, Cardi B, 21 Savage
• Album: Father of Asahd

Lyrics & Translation

Explore the bold and confident language of modern hip-hop with "Wish Wish." This track offers a great opportunity to learn assertive slang and expressions of self-assurance in English. The lyrical wordplay and confident delivery from Cardi B and 21 Savage make it a powerful and memorable song for language learners.

[English]

♪ Tay Keith, fuck these niggas up ♪

♪ Cardi, Cardi bops ♪

♪ Cardi, Cardi sendin' shots ♪ ♪ We The Best music ♪

♪ Cardi, from the block ♪

♪ Cardi, with the Glock ♪

♪ Cardi, yeah ♪

♪ Cardi, yeah ♪ ♪ Another one, another one ♪

♪ Cardi, yeah, yeah, yeah ♪ ♪ DJ Khaled ♪

♪ They say my time is almost up, tell them bitches ♪

♪ Wish, wish ♪

♪ All these hoes lookin' cold ♪

♪ All these bitches fish sticks ♪

♪ Put a ribbon on my box 'cause this pussy gifted ♪

♪ I ain't got no free time, all my shit expensive ♪

♪ See my ring, my watch, my chain ♪

♪ And everything is lit, lit, ice ♪

♪ All this gold on a bitch, I feel like I'm Slick Rick ♪

♪ If they love me or they hate me ♪

♪ It don't make no difference, Cardi ♪

♪ It be hard not to kill a ho 'cause I be tempted ♪

♪ Now I be countin' money, buyin' jewelry ♪

♪ Hoes be ridin' dick, dick ♪

♪ I just make my M's and mind my business ♪

♪ Hoes be ridin' dick, dick ♪

♪ I can see Cardi eat so much ♪

♪ And that's what got 'em sick ♪

♪ But I wonder how they still ain't pregnant ♪

♪ All that riding dick ♪

♪ Y'all betta go ahead with that weak shit ♪

♪ I'm certified, real street bitch ♪

♪ Won't be a song if I leak shit ♪

♪ We strapped up like defense ♪

♪ Whatever you do, sis, keep it cute, sis ♪

♪ Leave that beefin' shit at Ruth Chris ♪

♪ Or end up toothless ♪

♪ I've been official my whole life ♪

♪ I bought burners, I ain't buy likes, brr ♪

♪ How did little ol' me get money ♪

♪ Got everybody all tight ♪

♪ These bitches wack, these bitches garb, garb ♪

♪ They diss me, I disregard ♪

♪ Bet you if I had a dick ♪

♪ These bitches couldn't get it hard ♪

♪ They say my time is almost up, tell them bitches ♪

♪ Wish, wish, wish ♪

♪ All these hoes lookin' cold ♪

♪ All these bitches fish sticks ♪

♪ Put a ribbon on my box 'cause this pussy gifted ♪

♪ I ain't got no free time, all my shit expensive ♪

♪ See my ring, my watch, my chain ♪

♪ And everything is lit, lit, ice ♪

♪ All this gold on a bitch, I feel like I'm Slick Rick ♪

♪ If they love me or they hate me ♪

♪ It don't make no difference, Cardi ♪

♪ It be hard not to kill a ho 'cause I be tempted, blaow ♪

♪ Bought a Richard Mille ♪

♪ Coulda bought me a house, no joke ♪

♪ Feel like I'm the greatest rapper came out the South ♪

♪ Who want smoke ♪

♪ She keep tryin' to fuck ♪

♪ I told her top me for now, on God ♪

♪ She got ass shots ♪

♪ Told her work on her mouth, straight up ♪

♪ Everybody talkin' this king talk ♪

♪ Nigga we shootin' shit up, we don't battle, bitch ♪

♪ Cornball nigga, you ain't gettin' no money ♪

♪ And we don't give a fuck about your talents, snitch ♪

♪ Came from the bottom, I'm a multimillionaire ♪

♪ I was just sleeping on pallets, 21 ♪

♪ Fuck these rappers, I'm 4L gang ♪

♪ We the best like DJ Khaled, straight up ♪

♪ Your bitch got that crazy head like a Kanye tweet, 21 ♪

♪ Had a wedding for my Glocks, call 'em Jay and Bey, 21 ♪

♪ I split the rent with my chopper ♪

♪ 'Cause it stay with me, on God ♪

♪ Leave you drunk like a shot of liquor ♪

♪ Ain't no chasin' me, on God ♪

♪ He threw in a white flag, but I still want beef, stupid ♪

♪ Catch you at your album release you play ♪

♪ With Cardi B, shoot it ♪

♪ Make this pistol blow both ways, I call it Hennessy, pow ♪

♪ I know your mama taught you look ♪

♪ Both ways 'fore crossing me, lil' bitch ♪

♪ They say my time is almost up, tell them bitches ♪

♪ Wish, wish ♪

♪ All these hoes lookin' cold ♪

♪ All these bitches fish sticks ♪

♪ Put a ribbon on my box 'cause this pussy gifted ♪

♪ I ain't got no free time, all my shit expensive ♪

♪ See my ring, my watch, my chain ♪

♪ And everything is lit, lit, ice ♪

♪ All this gold on a bitch, I feel like I'm Slick Rick ♪

♪ If they love me or they hate me ♪

♪ It don't make no difference, Cardi ♪

♪ It be hard not to kill a ho 'cause I be tempted, blaow ♪

♪ We The Best music, music, music ♪

♪ What's that on your wrist ♪

♪ I call it a chandelier, chandelier, chandelier ♪

(upbeat music)

♪ Another one, another one, another one ♪

(upbeat music)

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
kill /kɪl/ B1	verb - to cause the death of
money /ˈmʌni/ A2	noun - a current medium of exchange in the form of coins and banknotes
time /taɪm/ A2	noun - the indefinite continued progress of existence and events in the past, present, and future regarded as a whole
expensive /ɪkˈspensɪv/ B1	adjective - costing a lot of money
cold /koʊld/ A2	adjective - of or at a low or relatively low temperature
gifted /ˈɡɪftɪd/ B2	adjective - having exceptional talent or natural ability
official /əˈfɪʃəl/ B1	adjective - authorized or approved by the proper authority
shoot /ʃuːt/ B1	verb - to discharge a missile or bullets from a weapon
strap /stræp/ B1	verb - to fasten or secure with a strap
beef /biːf/ B2	noun - a serious disagreement or quarrel
leak /liːk/ B1	verb - to escape into the atmosphere
tight /taɪt/ A2	adjective - firmly or closely fixed or fitted
disregard /ˌdɪsrɪˈɡɑːrd/ B2	verb - pay no attention to; ignore
pregnant /ˈpreɡnənt/ B2	adjective - having or showing a developing embryo or fetus
certified /ˈsɜːrtɪfaɪd/ B2	adjective - officially recognized as possessing certain qualities or skills
business /ˈbɪznəs/ A2	noun - the activity of making a living by producing and selling goods or services

Key Grammar Structures

• They say my time is almost up, tell them bitches

  ➔ Present Simple in reported speech

  ➔ The phrase 'They say' introduces reported speech, using the present simple to convey an ongoing or habitual action.

• I ain't got no free time, all my shit expensive

  ➔ Double negative and present perfect

  ➔ 'Ain't got no' is a double negative, emphasizing the lack of free time. 'Have got' is used in the present perfect to describe possession.

• If they love me or they hate me, it don't make no difference

  ➔ Conditional sentence with double negative

  ➔ The conditional sentence uses 'if' to express a hypothetical situation. 'Don't make no difference' is a double negative, emphasizing indifference.

• I've been official my whole life

  ➔ Present perfect continuous

  ➔ The present perfect continuous is used to describe an action that started in the past and continues to the present.

• Bet you if I had a dick, these bitches couldn't get it hard

  ➔ Second conditional

  ➔ The second conditional is used to talk about hypothetical situations in the present or future that are unlikely to happen.

• I split the rent with my chopper

  ➔ Present simple with metaphorical usage

  ➔ The present simple is used here with a metaphorical meaning, implying a close relationship or constant presence.

• They say my time is almost up, tell them bitches

  ➔ Reported speech with modal verb

  ➔ The modal verb 'is' in 'time is almost up' is used in reported speech to convey a statement made by others.