Thug – English Lyrics

• By: G Herbo

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the rhythmic world of Chicago Drill with G Herbo's 'Thug.' This song is a perfect gateway to learning modern American street slang and understanding the intense, emotive storytelling used in contemporary hip-hop. Its raw delivery and authentic vocabulary offer a unique window into a specific cultural dialect.

[English]

Yeah

Where they at?

Uh

Yeah

If you on bat, you gotta run it home

2016, I was smokin' thuggish ruggish bones

Yeah, he thought he was a threat, but now that sucker gone

With us, it go left

Swerve, oh, how you know that?

I was right there on that one

I ain't scared, I made my bed, I know I might not go to Heaven

Hop out broad day, catch a man, nigga, .47

In this life, I live a gamble, hope I seven-eleven (First row)

If he snitch, he ain't my friend, we

Sendin' folks to the reverend (Let's go)

My opps, I know they just

Wanna sign to me, gotta catch a body, death row

If I'm out of breath, I'm still gon' blow my whistle like a ref

I'm a wrapper of some hats like King Von and Lil Jeff

Long live Capp, he had a shoestring on his TEC

Way too close to miss, we still put two beams on his neck

I turnt up my brothers and my mans like I'm OTF

They give Smurk a deal to take the stand, I know he won't accept it

They gave Vonnie Slim some bands to flip and he kept it

Talkin' 'bout flippin' gangs, we was tappin' brains

I was spinnin' for No Limit way before the fame

Love them gun sounds, bop, Waka Flocka Flame

They don't know Lil Herb and Big Swerve still the same

I could do the AP or the Patek or the plain Richard

Love that water so much, we was outside in the rain fishin'

You don't know how many niggas got

Killed 'cause they in the same picture

You don't know how many niggas got hit with the same bitch

I could name some niggas couldn't get in

The whip with us 'cause they ain't fishin'

I survived a nine, I'm out in Cali with my iron lane switchin'

If I pull up Benz, then this the 680, no 560

When I pull up trim, I spend a couple racks on fine dinner

I seen Skeeno let off thirty shots when I was ridin' with him

Blew my first time and hit a nigga, wasn't even tryna hit him

Been through so much shit, I can't

Even sleep at night, I'm fine with it

'Cause I'm a thug (Nigga)

I'm a real thug

'Cause I'm a thug

I'm a real thug

'Cause I'm a thug

I'm a real thug

'Cause I'm a thug

It's the thuggish ruggish

'Cause I'm a thug

I was really buggin'

'Cause I'm a thug

Mad forty clutchin'

'Cause I'm a thug

Get up close and touch it

'Cause I'm a thug

AK

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Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
thug /θʌɡ/ C2	noun - a violent person, especially a criminal
threat /θrɛt/ B2	noun - a statement of an intention to inflict pain, injury, damage, or other hostile action
sucker /ˈsʌkər/ B2	noun - a person who is easily deceived or tricked
gamble /ˈɡæmbəl/ B2	noun - an act of gambling; a risky action
reverend /ˈrɛvərənd/ C1	noun - a member of the clergy
whistle /ˈwɪsəl/ B1	noun - a clear, high-pitched sound made by forcing breath through a small hole
survived /sərˈvaɪvd/ B2	verb - to continue to live or exist, especially in spite of danger
fame /feɪm/ B1	noun - the state of being known or talked about by many people
dinner /ˈdɪnər/ A1	noun - the main meal of the day
clutchin /ˈklʌtʃɪn/ B2	verb - grasping or holding something tightly

Key Grammar Structures

• If you on bat, you gotta run it home

  ➔ First Conditional

  ➔ Used "if" + present tense to describe a likely outcome in a specific situation.

• I know I might not go to Heaven

  ➔ Modal verb of possibility "might"

  ➔ "Might" suggests a degree of uncertainty about a future state.

• I'm a wrapper of some hats like King Von and Lil Jeff

  ➔ Simile (using "like")

  ➔ Comparing the subject's actions to others using "like" to establish a similarity.

• If I'm out of breath, I'm still gon' blow my whistle

  ➔ Future intention (Colloquial "gon' ")

  ➔ "Gon' " is a contraction of "going to," indicating an intention to perform an action.

• I was spinnin' for No Limit way before the fame

  ➔ Past Continuous Tense

  ➔ Describes an ongoing action that happened in the past.

• They don't know Lil Herb and Big Swerve still the same

  ➔ Present Simple Tense (State of being)

  ➔ States a current, permanent fact about the subjects.

• I survived a nine, I'm out in Cali

  ➔ Simple Past Tense

  ➔ Refers to a completed action ("survived") that occurred at a specific time in the past.

• I seen Skeeno let off thirty shots

  ➔ Non-standard Past Tense usage

  ➔ In AAVE, "seen" is often used instead of "saw" as the simple past.