Word On Street – English Lyrics

• By: Tyga
• Album: Hotel California

Lyrics & Translation

Delve into the world of hip-hop bravado with Tyga's 'Word On Street.' This track is packed with metaphors and boasts about wealth and success, offering a vivid snapshot of contemporary rap culture and the language of ambition. Explore how Tyga uses wordplay to craft an image of dominance and luxury.

[English]

If I tell you I'm good

Probably you would say I'm boasting

But if I tell you I'm no good

You would know I'm lying

Word on the street, I got gold bricks

Word on the street, I got gold bricks

Put kinggold chains on yo' bitch

Let her cry for me, that's hooty and a blowfish

She gon' blow dick 'til she pop, how many licks?

Blow this popsicle, stand quick

Insane niggas, getting bent in a Bentley

Hothead trigger nigga, don't tempt me

Make that ass shake like a Wendy's frosty (frost bit)

In the Middle East, Jebediah

I'm the great Alexander Empire

Bubba Gump, put shrimp on yo' diner

Rocky Balboa, heart of a lion

Tyga, not to be fucked with, tyrant

On the highest level, top of mount Zion

She said she never fucked me, but she's lyin'

Team so strong, could've been a Minnesota Viking, fuck it

Two tears nigga in a bucket

You don't like me and bitch I love it

Livin' life reckless, gold bitch stay nugget

Stephen Curry, got 30 in the luggage

Fuck that bitch, she'll never get a lover

Timbuktu, reincarnated king Musa

Talkin' 'bout medusa, these niggas just losers

You ain't even do shit, I'm the coach that's coolest

T ruler, sharpshooter, red ruga, not human

Lex Luthor, super mutant, still bruising

Steel chrome, still ruthless, translucent

Probably the best to do this

Ho, I ain't gotta prove shit

The proof's in the bank, bitch

Do this shit for my kids' kids

In the papadoce, you don't even know what that is nigga

Word on the street, I got gold bricks (gold bricks)

Word on the street, I got gold bricks (gold bricks)

Heath Ledger, pill poppin', no jokin'

Stanley Kubrick, eyes wide die opened

Soul Doctor, this ain't no Broadwayin'

Tomfoolery, y'all niggas horse playin'

Most hated 'cause the crib, most gated

Most cars, a lot of broads, the most dated

Your cars pass through expiration

Second to none, no offense, none taken

Stick up, I'm highjackin' 'em back

I'm the shit bubble wrap, get rap to rap

Flow god, that is so hot, step on yo' back, bitch

Now you hunchback and launch from the launchin' pad, lougin' at the pack

T-Raw the best rapper in there and I'm flexin' 600 grand on my lap

Instagram, take the pilot jet ready, that's an instant plane

Fuck y'all, niggas couch mane

Actin' ashamed, don't be a slave

Put yo' check on the table, by the end of the days paid, hey, hey

Play fair, I don't wealth fare, fuck fair

When I'm near, smell wealth in the air

Oh, yeah? Who that nigga with the big ass gat?

That's me with the big ass gat, it's a sabertooth

Hater eat yo' life in a big ass flash

No pork on my plate, nigga still goin' ham

Word on the street, I got gold bricks (gold bricks)

Word on the street, I got gold bricks (gold bricks)

Word on the street, I got gold bricks (gold bricks)

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Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
word /wɜːrd/ A1	noun - a single distinct meaningful element of speech or writing
street /striːt/ A1	noun - a public road in a city or town
gold /ɡoʊld/ A2	adjective - made of gold noun - a precious yellow metal
bricks /brɪks/ A2	noun - rectangular blocks of baked clay used for building
tell /tel/ A1	verb - to communicate information to someone
boasting /ˈboʊstɪŋ/ B2	verb - to talk with excessive pride about oneself
lying /ˈlaɪɪŋ/ A2	verb - to say something that is not true
chains /tʃeɪnz/ B1	noun - a series of connected metal links used for fastening or pulling
blow /bloʊ/ B1	verb - to create a current of air by moving air rapidly
insane /ɪnˈseɪn/ B2	adjective - in a state of mind that prevents normal perception or behavior
trigger /ˈtrɪɡər/ B2	noun - a small device that releases a spring or catch and so sets off a mechanism
shake /ʃeɪk/ A2	verb - to move quickly back and forth or up and down
strong /strɔːŋ/ A1	adjective - having the power to move heavy weights or perform other physically demanding tasks
reckless /ˈrekləs/ C1	adjective - without thinking or caring about the consequences of an action
prove /pruːv/ B1	verb - to demonstrate the truth or existence of something by evidence or argument
best /best/ A1	adjective - of the highest quality or excellence
cool /kuːl/ A2	adjective - fashionably attractive or impressive
ruthless /ˈruːθləs/ C1	adjective - having no pity or compassion for others
hate /heɪt/ B1	verb - to feel intense dislike for someone or something

Key Grammar Structures

• If I tell you I'm good, probably you would say I'm boasting

  ➔ Conditional sentence (Type 2)

  ➔ The use of 'would' in 'you would say' indicates a hypothetical situation contrary to fact.

• Word on the street, I got gold bricks

  ➔ Present tense for habitual actions

  ➔ 'I got' is used to express a habitual or general truth.

• Let her cry for me, that's hooty and a blowfish

  ➔ Appositive phrase

  ➔ 'That's hooty and a blowfish' is an appositive explaining the previous clause.

• She gon' blow dick 'til she pop, how many licks?

  ➔ Contraction and rhetorical question

  ➔ 'Gon'' is a contraction of 'going to', and 'how many licks?' is a rhetorical question.

• I'm the great Alexander Empire

  ➔ Metaphorical comparison

  ➔ Comparing himself to Alexander the Great using metaphorical language.

• On the highest level, top of mount Zion

  ➔ Prepositional phrase for location

  ➔ 'On the highest level' and 'top of mount Zion' indicate location.

• Two tears nigga in a bucket

  ➔ Idiomatic expression

  ➔ 'Two tears in a bucket' is an idiomatic expression meaning something insignificant.

• Probably the best to do this, ho, I ain't gotta prove shit

  ➔ Emphatic negation

  ➔ 'Ain't gotta prove shit' is an emphatic negation to stress the speaker's confidence.