Wu-Tang Forever – English Lyrics

• By: Drake
• Album: Nothing Was The Same

Lyrics & Translation

Explore the evolution of English hip-hop slang and storytelling through 'Wu-Tang Forever'. This track is a perfect bridge for learners to see how modern artists reference golden-era rap terminology and cultural icons.

[English]

(Machine gun rap for all my niggas in the back) uh

(Machine gun rap for all my niggas in the back) uh

(Machine gun rap for all my niggas in the back) uh

(Machine gun rap for all my niggas in the back) I

I just love when I'm with you

Yeah, this shit is on ten

We used to be friends, girl, and even back then

You would look at me with no hesitation

And you'd tell me, "Baby, it's yours, nobody else's

Yeah, this shit belong to nobody, it's yours, nobody else's

Yeah, this shit belong to nobody" and that

What made me think about the game, girl

And how I switched it up with a new thing

Young nigga came through on his Wu-Tang

And nowadays, when I ask about who got it

They say, "It's yours, nobody else's

Yeah, this shit belong to nobody

It's yours, nobody else's

Yeah, this shit belong to nobody, it's yours

It's yours, it's yours, it's yours, that's for sure

That's for sure, yeah

It's yours, it's yours, it's yours, it's yours, that's for sure

That's for sure"

How you feel about

Comin' home with a nigga for the night?

If you nervous, hit the lights

I know we only fucking out of spite

'Cause your man don't

Do you right

Do you right

I could fuck you so good

Then I hit you with the 9:00 a.m. in Dallas

Who you like, baby, who you like?

Machine gun raps for all my niggas in the back

Stadium packed, just glad to see the city on the map

I just gave the city life, it ain't about who did it first

It's about who did it right, niggas looking like "Preach"

Open cases on me for a half a million each

I find peace knowing that it's harder in the streets, I know

Luckily, I didn't have to grow there

I would only go there 'cause there's niggas that I know there

I don't know what's getting into me I just like the rush

When you see your enemy somewhere in the club and you realize

He just not in a position to reciprocate your energy

You ain't ever worried 'cause he's not who he pretends to be

People like Mazin who was, a best friend to me

Start to become a distant memory

Things change in that life and this life started lacking synergy

And fucking with me mentally, I think it's meant to be

Yeah, paranoid, always rolling with my motherfuckin' boys

But you gotta understand when it's yours

They don't really leave yo' ass with a motherfuckin' choice, man

I just love when I'm with you

Yeah, this shit is on ten

We used to be friends, girl, and even back then

You would look at me with no hesitation

And you'd tell me, "Baby, it's yours, nobody else's

Yeah, this shit belong to nobody

It's yours, nobody else's

Yeah, this shit belong to nobody" and that

What made me think about the game, girl

And how I switched it up with a new thing

Young nigga came through on his Wu-Tang

And nowadays, when I ask about who got it

They say, "It's yours, nobody else's

Yeah, this shit belong to nobody

It's yours, nobody else's

Yeah, this shit belong to nobody, it's yours

It's yours, it's yours, it's yours, that's for sure

That's for sure

It's yours, it's yours, it's yours, that's for sure

That's for sure"

...

(It's yours, it's yours)

(It's yours, it's yours)

...

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
hesitation /ˌhezɪˈteɪʃn/ B2	noun - the action of pausing or delaying before saying or doing something
nervous /ˈnɜːrvəs/ A2	adjective - easily agitated or alarmed; anxious
spite /spaɪt/ C1	noun - a desire to hurt, annoy, or offend someone
stadium /ˈsteɪdiəm/ B1	noun - a large sports ground surrounded by tiers of seats
peace /piːs/ A2	noun - freedom from disturbance; tranquility
enemy /ˈenəmi/ A2	noun - a person who is actively opposed or hostile to someone
position /pəˈzɪʃn/ B1	noun - a place where someone or something is located or has been put
reciprocate /rɪˈsɪprəkeɪt/ C2	verb - to respond to a gesture or action by making a corresponding one
energy /ˈenərdʒi/ A2	noun - the strength and vitality required for sustained physical or mental activity
memory /ˈmeməri/ A2	noun - the faculty by which the mind stores and remembers information
synergy /ˈsɪnərdʒi/ C2	noun - the interaction or cooperation of two or more agents to produce a combined effect
mentally /ˈmentəli/ B1	adjective - connected with or relating to the mind
paranoid /ˈpærənɔɪd/ C1	adjective - unreasonably or obsessively anxious, suspicious, or mistrustful
choice /tʃɔɪs/ A2	noun - an act of selecting or making a decision
switch /swɪtʃ/ B1	verb - to change the position, direction, or tendency of

Key Grammar Structures

• We used to be friends, girl, and even back then

  ➔ Used to + infinitive

  ➔ "Used to" is used to describe past habits or states that are no longer true in the present.

• I know we only fucking out of spite

  ➔ Prepositional phrase (Out of)

  ➔ "Out of" is used here to indicate the motive or reason behind an action (spite).

• I just gave the city life, it ain't about who did it first

  ➔ Relative clause (Who did it first)

  ➔ The clause "who did it first" acts as the object of the preposition "about".

• It's about who did it right, niggas looking like "Preach"

  ➔ Participle phrase (Niggas looking like)

  ➔ The present participle "looking" is used to describe the state or appearance of the subject.

• Luckily, I didn't have to grow there

  ➔ Have to + base form (Obligation/Necessity)

  ➔ "Didn't have to" expresses the lack of necessity or obligation in the past.

• I don't know what's getting into me

  ➔ Embedded question (What is getting into me)

  ➔ The question form is embedded as an object clause after the verb "know".

• You ain't ever worried 'cause he's not who he pretends to be

  ➔ Infinitives after verbs (Pretends to be)

  ➔ The verb "pretend" is followed by the "to-infinitive" to indicate a false appearance.

• Things change in that life and this life started lacking synergy

  ➔ Gerund after verb (Started lacking)

  ➔ The verb "start" can be followed by a gerund (-ing) to describe an ongoing or beginning process.