Don't Like.1 – English Lyrics

• By: Kanye West, Chief Keef, Pusha T, Big Sean, Jadakiss
• Album: Kanye West Presents Good Music Cruel Summer

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the rhythmic flows and intense vocabulary of this hip-hop powerhouse! This track is a perfect way to learn English slang, rhythmic cadence, and the assertive storytelling styles used in modern rap.

[English]

Fraud niggas, y'all niggas, that's that shit I don't like

Your shit, make believe, rapping 'bout my own life

That's rare nigga, Ric Flair nigga

The power's in my hair nigga, I get it, beat the chair nigga

SoHo, or Tribeca, three hoes, trifecta

Dope money, coke money, Hublot, my watch better

My pen's better, you don't write, trendsetter, you clone-like

Pay homage or K's vomit, ungrateful niggas, I don't like

A fuck nigga, that's that shit I don't like

A snitch nigga, that's that shit I don't like

A bitch nigga, that's that shit I don't like

Sneak disser, that's that shit I don't like

They smile in my face is what I don't like

They steal your whole sound that's a soundbite

The media crucify me like they did Christ

They want to find me not breathin' like they found Mike

A girl'll run her mouth only out of spite

But I never hit a woman never in my life

I was in too deep like Mekhi Phifer

In that pussy so deep I could have drowned twice

Rose gold Jesus piece with the brown ice

Eatin' good, vegetarian with the brown rice

Girls kissin' girls, 'cause it's hot right?

But unless they use a strap-on then they not dykes

They ain't about that life, they ain't about that life

We hangin' out that window, it's about to be a Suge night

Free Bump J, real nigga for life

Shoutout to Derrick Rose, man that nigga nice

Shout out to L-E-P, J Boogie right?

Chief Keef, King Louis, this is Chi, right?

A fuck nigga, that's that shit I don't like

A snitch nigga, that's that shit I don't like

A bitch nigga, that's that shit I don't like

Sneak disser, that's that shit I don't like

Don't like, like, don't like, like

A snitch nigga, that's that shit I don't like

Fake Gucci, that's that shit I don't like

Smokin' on this dope, higher than a kite

This bitch gon' love me now, she gon' let me pipe

Screaming Sosa, that's that nigga that I like

I don't want relations, I just want one night

'Cause a thirsty bitch, that's the shit that I don't like

I got tats up on my arm, 'cause this shit is life

And I spend on a bunch of clothes, 'cause I'm livin' life

I come up on the scene, and I'm stealin' light

Bitch I'm high off life, got me feelin' right

Bitch I'm Chief Keef, fuck who don't like

And bitch we GBE, we just gon' cite

A fuck nigga, that's that shit I don't like

A snitch nigga, that's that shit I don't like

A bitch nigga, that's that shit I don't like

Sneak disser, that's that shit I don't like

We are not one and the same, nigga I'm fuckin' insane, fuck is you sayin'?

Yo ass been doin' the same, shit, not doin' what you sayin'

Dang, I told your old bitch she was fuckin' a lame, turn one ho' to a train

Blow, blang, my niggas holdin' that pain, I just hope you been praying

Bang bang, ridin' for my niggas and that's for life

High class I'm just surrounded by these low-lifes

And I run this bitch like it's no lights

Goin' hard the whole night cause I ain't goin' back to my old life, I promise

A fuck nigga, that's that shit I don't like

A snitch nigga, that's that shit I don't like

A bitch nigga, that's that shit I don't like

Sneak disser, that's that shit I don't like

I done sold purple, I done sold white

Running outta work, that's that shit I don't like

She never let me hit it, she gave me dome twice

She blowin' up my phone, that's that bitch I don't like

Nah, jean jacket with the sleeves cut

Put the pressure on 'em just when they think that I eased up

Thirty for the Cuban, 'nother 30 for the Jesus

Believe in ourselves when nobody else believed us, suckers

A fuck nigga, that's that shit I don't like

A snitch nigga, that's that shit I don't like

A bitch nigga, that's that shit I don't like

Sneak disser, that's that shit I don't like

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Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
fraud /frɔːd/ B2	noun - a person who deceives others
trifecta /traɪˈfɛktə/ C2	noun - a group of three items or people
trendsetter /ˈtrɛndˌsɛtər/ C1	noun - a person who leads the way in fashion or ideas
homage /ˈhɒmɪdʒ/ C1	noun - special honor or respect shown publicly
snitch /snɪtʃ/ B2	noun - an informer or someone who tells on others
crucify /ˈkruːsɪfaɪ/ C1	verb - to criticize someone severely
spite /spaɪt/ B2	noun - a desire to hurt, annoy, or offend someone
vegetarian /ˌvɛdʒɪˈtɛəriən/ A2	noun - a person who does not eat meat
insane /ɪnˈseɪn/ B2	adjective - in a state of mind which prevents normal perception
promise /ˈprɒmɪs/ A2	verb - to assure that something will happen
pressure /ˈprɛʃər/ B1	noun - the use of persuasion or force

Key Grammar Structures

• Rapping 'bout my own life

  ➔ Gerund phrase used as an activity

  ➔ The word "rapping" acts as a noun describing the subject's ongoing action.

• The media crucify me like they did Christ

  ➔ Past tense auxiliary 'did' for substitution

  ➔ The word "did" is used to avoid repeating the verb 'crucified'.

• I could have drowned twice

  ➔ Modal perfect (could have + past participle)

  ➔ The phrase "could have drowned" expresses a possibility in the past that did not happen.

• Girls kissin' girls, 'cause it's hot right?

  ➔ Causal conjunction 'cause'

  ➔ The word "cause" (short for because) introduces the reason for the action.

• Unless they use a strap-on then they not dykes

  ➔ Conditional 'unless' (if not)

  ➔ The word "unless" sets a specific condition that must be met.

• I'm high off life

  ➔ Adjective phrase + prepositional phrase

  ➔ The preposition "off" is used colloquially to mean 'from' in this context.

• They want to find me not breathin'

  ➔ Infinitive + object + participle

  ➔ The participle "breathin'" functions as an adjective describing the object "me".

• I told your old bitch she was fuckin' a lame

  ➔ Past continuous in reported speech

  ➔ The past continuous "was fuckin'" describes an ongoing state in the past at the time of telling.