You Already Know – English Lyrics

• By: Fergie, Nicki Minaj
• Album: Double Dutchess

Lyrics & Translation

Explore the dynamic collaboration between Fergie and Nicki Minaj in "You Already Know," a confident anthem celebrating female empowerment and ambition. This track samples a classic beat while showcasing rapid-fire verses and a message of unity, offering a fun way to explore themes of self-assurance and collaboration in music .

[English]

Life's a movie, let the camera roll

Fast life moving, ain't no going slow

That's right, baby, you already know

You already know, hope you're ready

Ready, steady, steady, rocking

Let it go, get rolled, I just can't hold

Back and forth 'cause I'm the girl with soul

Ain't controlling effects, so what the heck

Rock the discotheque 'cause this groove is up next

Tease on the camera, freeze while I animate

I'm no amateur, I'm a laminate

I'mma assassinate all the imitates

Then I'mma take a break, and meditate

Hmm, let me think about it

Put my little noodle on the problem, then I drink about it

Drink a little, swig a little, sip a little, spill a little

Feel a little loopy when I get a little tipsy

Bees got me feeling like a gypsy

Smoking on a hookah got me feeling like a hippie, trippy

Gone for a minute and you missed me

Now Fergie back with a bag full of tricksies, what?

Life's a movie, let the camera roll

Fast life moving, ain't no going slow

That's right, baby, you already know

You already know, hope you're ready

Ready, steady, steady, rocking

This is how I do, this is how I do

This is how I do, this is how I do

Yo, ay-yo, let it go, let's go

I keep a bar like Esco

I wanna ball, where the nets go?

I'm on stage, you can stand where the guests go

Bitches is my sons, they don't wanna leave the nest, though

They like, aw, where the ref' go?

I-I got these hoes scared to pass, I got that intercept flow

I made a movie like Seth Rog'

And since I came in the game, they careers on death row

Damn, they ain't seen young Nicki in a week

Five shows, made three milli' in a week

You are now looking at the the best, the elite

Too bad you can't go and invest in critiques

I'm thick and petite, tell 'em quick, pick a seat

I pull up in a Ghost, no sheets, trick or treat

I know they on E, but I don't give a F, though

Bad attitude, but my - is the best, though

Life's a movie, let the camera roll

Fast life moving, ain't no going slow

That's right, baby, you already know

You already know, hope you're ready

Ready, steady, steady, rocking

This is how I do, this is how I do

This is how I do, this is how I do

Come get some, you little bums

Dudes want the cake, but they can't get a crumb

From the original, sexual, visual dope chick and all that good shit

Charismatic when I'm at it

When I add it up, I'm mathematic, baby

Top game, I'm out the attic

There you have it, no dramatics, hold the static

Pose for the camera, daddy, I'm voguing

Baby, I'm glamorous, and I'm folding

Grammys and AMAs, I'm holding

Amazing the way I keep shit frozen

Cool, that's true, got new shoes and a new attitude

Got my hair did, got a new hairdo

Come and see me at a venue near you

I said, "Watch me", I said, "Watch me", when I drop it

Just watch and learn, baby, watch and learn, baby

It's hot, it burns so I drop it

Oh baby, watch me when I drop it

You didn't know I could drop it like that, did you?

You didn't know I could drop it like that, did you?

Life's a movie, let the camera roll

Fast life moving, ain't no going slow

That's right, baby, you already know

You already know, hope you're ready

Ready, steady, steady, rocking

This is how I do, this is how I do

This is how I do, (yeah) this is how I do (yeah)

This is how I do, this is how I do

This is how I do, this is how I do

Make some noise for my girl Fergie Ferg

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Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
movie /ˈmuːvi/ A2	noun - a film; a motion picture
camera /ˈkæmrə/ A2	noun - a device for taking photographs or recording video
roll /roʊl/ B1	verb - to turn over or move by rotating noun - a small cylindrical piece of bread or a list (e.g., a roll of paper)
fast /fæst/ A1	adjective - moving quickly; rapid
life /laɪf/ A1	noun - the existence of living beings; the period between birth and death
rock /rɒk/ B1	noun - a solid mineral material; a stone verb - to move back and forth or sway rhythmically
girl /ɡɜːrl/ A1	noun - a female child or young woman
soul /soʊl/ B2	noun - the spiritual or immaterial part of a person
groove /ɡruːv/ B2	noun - a rhythmic pattern in music; a deep cut or channel verb - to move smoothly with a rhythmic feel
freeze /friːz/ B1	verb - to become solid because of cold; to stop moving
animate /ˈænɪmeɪt/ C1	verb - to give life or motion to something; to make lively
assassinate /əˈsæsɪneɪt/ C1	verb - to deliberately kill a prominent person, especially for political reasons
meditate /ˈmɛdɪteɪt/ B2	verb - to focus the mind in silence or for contemplation
gypsy /ˈdʒɪpsi/ B2	noun - a member of the Romani people; a nomadic traveler
hippie /ˈhɪpi/ B2	noun - a member of the 1960s counter‑culture movement known for peace and love
trippy /ˈtrɪpi/ C1	adjective - having hallucinatory, surreal, or psychedelic qualities
elite /ɪˈliːt/ C1	noun - a select, privileged group of people adjective - belonging to a superior group; superior in quality
glamorous /ˈɡlæmərəs/ C1	adjective - attractive in a sophisticated, exciting way; full of glamour
attitude /ˈætɪtjuːd/ B2	noun - a settled way of thinking or feeling about something
drop /drɒp/ B1	verb - to let something fall; to release or let go noun - a small amount that falls; a brief release (e.g., a music drop)

Key Grammar Structures

• Life's a movie, let the camera roll

  ➔ Contraction (is)

  ➔ The apostrophe in 'Life's' is a contraction of 'Life is', a common informal way to combine words.

• That's right, baby, you already know

  ➔ Contraction (has)

  ➔ 'That's' is a contraction of 'That has', used here for emphasis and informal tone.

• Ready, steady, steady, rocking

  ➔ Gerund (rocking)

  ➔ 'Rocking' is a gerund, functioning as a noun to describe the action of the subject.

• I'mma assassinate all the imitates

  ➔ Slang contraction (I'm going to)

  ➔ 'I'mma' is a slang contraction of 'I am going to', commonly used in informal speech.

• Put my little noodle on the problem, then I drink about it

  ➔ Idiomatic expression

  ➔ 'Put my little noodle on the problem' is an idiomatic expression meaning to think about something carefully.

• I keep a bar like Esco

  ➔ Simile

  ➔ 'Like Esco' is a simile comparing the speaker's skill to that of Esco, using 'like' to draw the comparison.

• I'm thick and petite, tell 'em quick, pick a seat

  ➔ Coordination of adjectives

  ➔ 'Thick and petite' are coordinated adjectives describing the subject, connected by 'and'.

• I said, 'Watch me', I said, 'Watch me', when I drop it

  ➔ Direct speech

  ➔ The use of quotation marks indicates direct speech, where the exact words spoken are repeated.