Crash Dummy – English Lyrics

• By: Gucci Mane

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the heart of Atlanta's street culture with 'Crash Dummy.' This track is a perfect gateway for learners to explore African American Vernacular English (AAVE) and the specific slang of the Southern US trap scene, offering a raw look at the linguistic rhythms that shaped modern hip-hop.

[English]

3000

>> [music]

>> Scoop up. Yeah.

What down? Huh?

>> [music]

I hate to see you up.

Huh?

Tell the truth, you went out like a real

crash dummy. And after all that, boy,

you still signed to me? I'm like Birdman

and this my Cash Money and your

fat ass flanker, he a stone cold [music]

junkie. You know I got my bread up, I

always keep my head up. I thought it was

a business meeting, but it was a set up.

I walk [music] in the room, you can feel

the pressure building. dap me up

the whole time [music] they plotting

against me. I don't take it personal.

For me, it's only business and I don't

want to [music] conversate if it ain't

about no millions. What don't kill you

make you stronger. Don't bite the hand

that feeds you. My money [music] keep

getting longer and now these haters got

them knees. You know I got to move

tactical. Every move magical. And I'm

from East Atlanta, but the diamonds

[music] come from Africa. They love you

when you're broke, but they hate you

when you're winning. And then when you

take a loss, that's when the haters

[music] get the grinding. It's all on

you. Can't be wearing no disguise. If

you play stupid games, then you win

stupid prizes. Some people like to take

[music] a [singing] kindness for

weakness. I pulled up on business, but

y'all was on some weak The artist

and the CEO, [music] I wear a lot of

hats. They smile in your face, then they

stab you in your back. You learned

[music] from your daddy, so I guess that

is hereditary. I'm that same that

put money on [music] your commissary. A

set up the play like Suge Knight

did with Dre, but I ain't Easy-E,

[singing] and this ain't back in the

day. This 1017, [music]

the label I built this from the

ground and I'll be damned if [singing] I

let a take my down. Pressure

on my chest, but I still ain't pressed.

Pen to the paper, but it's under [music]

duress. We between the lines, I don't

settle for less. Step up to the plate,

my life is a test. Man, they on

that broke and I'm a rich ass exec.

The head in charge, it's my name

on the check. [music] jealous of

me, dog, remind me of my ex. Another

day, another dollar, on to the next. I

done been betrayed, [music]

now my heart turned cold. I done been

betrayed, now my heart turned cold. I

done been betrayed, now my [music] heart

turned cold. My heart turned cold. My

heart turned cold. I done been betrayed,

now my heart [music and singing] turned

cold. I done been betrayed, now my heart

turned cold. Keep that fake love, I

don't want it no more. [music] My heart

turned cold. My heart turned cold. CEO

1017 for life. Big Gucci

This for all the crash dummies out

there.

>> [music]

>> I don't know what the you thought.

Still getting money.

This ain't that.

>> [music]

>> 1017

Scoochie

I done been betrayed, now my heart

turned cold. I done been betrayed, now

my [singing] heart turned cold. I done

been betrayed, now my heart turned

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
crash /kræʃ/ B1	verb - to collide violently and cause damage noun - a sudden, violent accident or failure
dummy /ˈdʌmi/ B1	noun - a model of a person used for practice or display adjective - stupid or lacking sense
cash /kæʃ/ A1	noun - money in the form of bills and coins
money /ˈmʌni/ A1	noun - a medium of exchange, especially coins and banknotes
pressure /ˈprɛʃər/ B1	noun - the force exerted on something; stress or demand
haters /ˈheɪtərz/ B2	noun - people who dislike or criticize someone
tactical /ˈtæk.tɪ.kəl/ B2	adjective - relating to an overall plan or strategy, especially in combat
magical /ˈmædʒɪkəl/ B1	adjective - relating to or resembling magic; wonderful
diamonds /ˈdaɪəməndz/ B1	noun - precious stones made of carbon, valued for brilliance
grinding /ˈɡraɪn.dɪŋ/ B1	verb - to work hard and continuously, especially at a job or task
disguise /dɪsˈɡaɪz/ B2	noun - a set of clothes or a mask used to conceal identity verb - to conceal one's identity by changing appearance
betray /bɪˈtreɪ/ B2	verb - to be disloyal to someone; to reveal secrets
cold /koʊld/ B1	adjective - low in temperature; lacking warmth or emotion
CEO /ˌsiː.iːˈoʊ/ B2	noun - Chief Executive Officer, the highest-ranking manager in a company
exec /ˈɛksɛk/ B2	noun - short for executive; a senior manager
real /riˈæl/ A2	adjective - actually existing; genuine
business /ˈbɪz.nəs/ A2	noun - commercial activity; a company or organization
kill /kɪl/ A2	verb - to cause death; to destroy or defeat
hand /hænd/ A1	noun - the end part of the arm that includes the fingers

Key Grammar Structures

• What don't kill you make you stronger.

  ➔ Zero conditional with a negative verb phrase

  ➔ The word "don't" negates the verb "kill" in the zero‑conditional clause.

• If it ain't about no millions, I don't want to talk.

  ➔ Zero conditional with colloquial negative "ain't" and double negative "no"

  ➔ The word "ain't" replaces "is not" and the phrase "no millions" creates a double negative, which in informal English emphasizes the negation.

• I built this from the ground and I'll be damned if I let a take my down.

  ➔ Mixed conditional with future result clause introduced by "if"

  ➔ The phrase "I'll be damned if" expresses a strong conditional meaning "unless"; the verb "let" is in the present simple after "if".

• They smile in your face, then they stab you in your back.

  ➔ Parallel structure using simple present verbs

  ➔ The verbs "smile" and "stab" are placed in the same grammatical form to create rhythm and emphasis.

• I'm that same that put money on your commissary.

  ➔ Relative clause using "that" as a restrictive pronoun

  ➔ The word "that" introduces a restrictive relative clause "that put money on your commissary" which specifies which "same" is meant.

• My heart turned cold.

  ➔ Simple past verb phrase indicating a change of state

  ➔ The verb "turned" is in the simple past, showing that the change happened at a specific moment in the past.

• I don't want it no more.

  ➔ Double negative (non‑standard English) for emphasis

  ➔ Both "don't" and "no" are negative words; together they form a double negative that intensifies the refusal.

• I'm like Birdman and this my Cash Money.

  ➔ Simile using "like" + noun phrase; informal copular omission

  ➔ The word "like" introduces a comparison: "I'm like Birdman". The second clause drops the verb "is" ("this is my Cash Money").

• I walk in the room, you can feel the pressure building.

  ➔ Present simple for habitual action + present progressive for ongoing process

  ➔ "walk" is in the simple present, describing a repeated action; "building" is a present participle forming the progressive phrase "pressure building".