X Factor – English Lyrics

• By: Lil Tecca
• Album: DOPAMINE

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into Lil Tecca's "X Factor" to experience modern English slang and expressions within a catchy melodic trap sound. This song, with its themes of ambition and resilience, offers a relatable entry point to contemporary hip-hop language and cultural references, making it a great way to learn new vocabulary and understand current English colloquialisms.

[English]

...

Yeah

They playin' fire with the leader, goddamn

Bitch, I'ma jump in two-seater, I'm slammin'

Last time I checked, went off the meter, don't panic

Know I be outside, shawty fuck with my antics

"Cut ties for that bullshit," you said

Don't let the tweakin' out get to your head

Niggas part-time real, I don't understand

This ain't part-time, whole time been gettin' bands

...

Still on alpha, no bravo

Baby tell me she need that shit pronto

Since a youngin' I been on that bullshit

None of these niggas could say I been lil' bro

Make sure the same shit that you would live for

That you would kill for

Like how she look, walkin' away, see the dimples

Background check on a ho, need the info

Need the review, let me know what it's hittin' for

...

Every time you on the X, that's a setback

You won't get the call, but you might get a text back

Brodie he ridin' with some shit, push your dreads back

Slide to UK, turn this shit to the X Factor

Main convo' not 'bout the cash, then it don't matter

Fuck all that small talk, get to the dough faster

Hit from the back, she like, "Yeah, Tecca, go faster"

Pull up in Cullinan, this shit ain't no Phantom

...

Not enough, I know I been trying

That's the real, yeah, why would I lie?

Wipe your tears, yeah, why you been cryin'?

Fuck them fears, you tryna get by

Seen a lot, I been 'round the block

It's a lot that I cannot decide

I know everybody gon' pick a side

Fuck that shit, shawty, hop in the ride

...

They playin' fire with the leader, goddamn

Bitch, I'ma jump in two-seater, I'm slammin'

Last time I checked, went off the meter, don't panic

Know I be outside, shawty fuck with my antics

"Cut ties for that bullshit," you said

Don't let the tweakin' out get to your head

Niggas part-time real, I don't understand

This ain't part-time, whole time been gettin' bands

...

Still on alpha, no bravo

Baby tell me she need that shit pronto

Since a youngin' I been on that bullshit

None of these niggas could say I been lil' bro

Make sure the same shit that you would live for

That you would kill for

Like how she look, walkin' away, see the dimples

Background check on a ho, need the info

Need the review, let me know what it's hittin' for

...

Key Grammar Structures

• They playin' fire with the leader, goddamn

  ➔ Present continuous tense (non-standard contraction)

  ➔ "Playin'" is a non-standard contraction of 'playing', used in informal or colloquial language.

• Bitch, I'ma jump in two-seater, I'm slammin'

  ➔ Going to future (contraction) and present continuous

  ➔ "I'ma" is a contraction of 'I am going to', indicating future action. 'I'm slammin'' uses present continuous to emphasize ongoing action.

• Last time I checked, went off the meter, don't panic

  ➔ Past simple in past time clause and imperative mood

  ➔ "Went off the meter" uses past simple to describe a completed action. "Don't panic" is an imperative sentence giving a direct command.

• Know I be outside, shawty fuck with my antics

  ➔ Non-standard use of present tense (African American Vernacular English)

  ➔ "Know I be outside" uses a non-standard form of present tense common in AAVE, emphasizing habitual action.

• Cut ties for that bullshit, you said

  ➔ Past simple in reported speech

  ➔ "You said" introduces reported speech, where the past simple is used to relay a past statement.

• Niggas part-time real, I don't understand

  ➔ Present simple with adjective

  ➔ "Part-time real" uses an adjective in a present simple sentence to describe a general characteristic.

• This ain't part-time, whole time been gettin' bands

  ➔ Present perfect continuous (non-standard contraction)

  ➔ "Been gettin'" is a non-standard contraction of 'have been getting', indicating an action that started in the past and continues to the present.

• Every time you on the X, that's a setback

  ➔ Present simple in conditional clause

  ➔ "Every time you on the X" uses present simple in a conditional clause to describe a recurring situation.