You Know What It Is – English Lyrics

• By: T.I., Wyclef
• Album: T.I. vs. T.I.P.

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the world of American hip-hop with T.I. and Wyclef's "You Know What It Is." This track offers a fantastic opportunity to learn contemporary English slang and assertive expressions. With T.I.'s charismatic flow and Wyclef's energetic delivery, you'll pick up on declarations of confidence and street smarts, making it a powerful and engaging way to understand conversational English in a dynamic musical context.

[English]

Ayy, boy, don't spill my drink boy

Bullet!

Now, listen (Grand Hustle homie)

Everybody report to the bloodclaat dance floor (ayy, ayy, ayy, ayy)

Wyclef, "All Hands on Deck"

You love the beat?

(Boy you know what it is, ayy, ayy, ayy, ayy, ayy)

Yo, TIP, talk to dem bloodclaat

I'm a real nigga, homie, tote six figures on me

Got a pistol you don't want it, boy, you what what it is

Ay, I'm way flyer, my pay's way higher

If they ever mention sire, boy, you know what it is

I'm 'bout that drama, you don't want no problems

I'll up that llama, boy, you know what it is

Ay, I get money, all I count is big money

Dick is all she get from me, boy, you know what is

Ay, ay, ay, ay, ay, ay, boy, you know what it is, nigga

The wait is over, here we go again, I'm back into play

Gon' sell another couple mil' and take it back to the A

Gon' take that other couple mil' and put it back in the safe (okay)

Five cash for the crib on the back of the lake (c'mon)

I'm up in Crucial two-steppin with the gat in the waist

T.I. ain't in the street no more, fo'-fo', is that what they say?

Don't even try him when you see him boy you have to be great

'Cause this pistol hit you in your face, your teeth they'll have to replace (ha!)

That's if you lucky nigga trust me, it don't hurt me to take

A hundred thousand to them Haitians you'll be murdered today, nigga

I'm a real nigga, homie, tote six figures on me

Got a pistol you don't want it, boy, you what what it is

Ayy, I'm way flyer, my pay's way higher (okay)

If they ever mention sire, boy, you know what it is (bullet!)

I'm 'bout that drama, you don't want no problems

I'll up that llama, boy, you know what it is

Ay, I get money, all I count is big money

Dick is all she get from me, boy, you know what is

Ay, ay, ay, ay, ay, ay, boy, you know what it is, nigga

Well, they sweatin' when they see me, I'm apparently hot

Had the album of the year, nigga, Grammy or not

Remember all day I used to stay in the spot (that right)

With two revolvers in my pocket, pitch a hand of that rock

And now, chart toppin', ain't a car I ain't got

I'm the number one customer at my own car lot (ya dig?)

You wanna know how much I'm making? Just imagine a lot

You know I'm probably gettin' more that you'd imagined I got (ayy)

Listen close, I need to know if you understand me or not

Because you disrespectin' me, you and your man'll be shot (bow!)

I'm a real nigga, homie, tote six figures on me (that's right)

Got a pistol you don't want it, boy, you what what it is

Ayy, I'm way flyer, my pay's way higher (okay)

If they ever mention sire, boy, you know what it is (hey)

I'm 'bout that drama, you don't want no problems (nah)

I'll up that llama, boy, you know what it is

Ay, I get money, all I count is big money

Dick is all she get from me, boy, you know what is

Ayy, ayy, ayy, ayy, ayy, ayy, boy, you know what it is, nigga

Went from the King of the South to the King of the States

Ridin' in a car you probably never seen in the States

No idea how much yay I can bring in the States

Hey, you can get a hundred of 'em for a million today

Frank Lucas ain't the only one who made a million a day

Boy, it's a American Gangster right here in your face

And you don't wanna see P$C on the scene with a K

You think you runnin' up and robbin', that ain't even the case

And just because you get away, that don't mean it's okay

You a dead man walkin' and I mean it, okay? Hey

I'm a real nigga, homie, tote six figures on me (that's right)

Got a pistol you don't want it, boy, you what what it is

Ayy, I'm way flyer, my pay's way higher (okay)

If they ever mention sire, boy, you know what it is (bulet!)

I'm 'bout that drama, you don't want no problems

I'll up that llama, boy, you know what it is

Ay, I get money, all I count is big money

Dick is all she get from me, boy, you know what is

Ayy, ayy, ayy, ayy, ayy, ayy, boy, you know what it is, nigga

(When the King of the South)

Get with the King of Haiti, big up Jamaica

Expect this (boy, you know what it is)

Bloodclaat gorillas a-come out (ha, ay, boy, you know what it is)

And when them fire the popcorn gun

We have the big long machine guns there

And when we pull up (choppers'll hang you)

Blap, blap, blap, blap, bap, bap, bap, bap, bap

Well, bop your head then, okay?

Yeah

Yo, TIP, respect

Key Grammar Structures

• Ayy, boy, don't spill my drink boy

  ➔ Negative imperative using do + not + base verb

  ➔ The word "don't" shows the negative imperative form.

• I'm a real nigga, homie, tote six figures on me

  ➔ Present simple with contraction (I am → I'm) and a noun phrase as complement

  ➔ The contraction "I'm" stands for "I am" in the present simple.

• If they ever mention sire, boy, you know what it is

  ➔ First conditional (if + present simple, main clause present simple)

  ➔ The clause "If they ever mention sire" uses the present simple after "if".

• I'm way flyer, my pay's way higher

  ➔ Comparative adjective with intensifier "way" and contraction "pay's" = "pay is"

  ➔ "Way" intensifies the comparative "higher"; "pay's" = "pay is".

• Gon' sell another couple mil' and take it back to the A

  ➔ Future intention with colloquial contraction "gonna" → "gon'"

  ➔ The word "Gon'" is a slang contraction of "going to" indicating future action.

• T.I. ain't in the street no more, fo'-fo', is that what they say?

  ➔ Negative with "ain't" (non‑standard) and tag question "is that what they say?"

  ➔ "Ain't" replaces "is not"; the tag question seeks confirmation.

• Well, they sweatin' when they see me, I'm apparently hot

  ➔ Present progressive "sweatin'" (colloquial dropping -g) and present simple "I'm"

  ➔ "Sweatin'" is the progressive form of "sweat" with the -g dropped.

• You think you runnin' up and robbin', that ain't even the case

  ➔ Gerund‑like present participles "runnin'" and "robbin'" after "think you"; negative contraction "ain't"

  ➔ "Runnin'" and "robbin'" act as present participles describing ongoing actions; "ain't" = "is not".