GANG BIZNESS – English Lyrics

• By: YG, paygotti
• Album: THE GENTLEMEN'S CLUB

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the rhythmic flows of YG to master West Coast slang and authentic street vernacular. This song is a perfect way to learn how cadence and regional dialect shape the storytelling in modern Hip Hop.

[English]

Doubles.

[ __ ]

Come on.

Yeah. Yeah. [music] Yeah.

Yeah, homie.

Hey. Hey. Hey. [music]

Gang business, I don't really do no lame

[ __ ] Ain't no pat down the killers that

I came with. Freak [singing] [ __ ] and

her little sister on the same [ __ ] Do

your thing on the gang or the gang,

[ __ ] [music]

Blue rag on the 30 when I bounce out.

Don't y'all just hate a [ __ ] that got a

loud mouth? And I cover some of them up

and clear the crowd [music] out.

Nowadays, these [ __ ] [singing] kissing

ass just for a shout out. Do your dance

in this [ __ ] Throw your gang up. Quiet

[ __ ] get aggressive. I don't say much.

Block [music and singing] the [ __ ]

until I peep she got her paper. [ __ ]

try to keep up with the kid and then

went bankrupt. Right leg, left leg, get

your walk on. Going to be cracking

[music and singing] with the ice until

they all gone. Free the gang and I'mma

scream it till my dogs home. Thick [ __ ]

know how to [ __ ] it up and she don't

know for

big chop in the duffel. I'mma flight

risk. Main [ __ ] has [music] got beat up

by [singing] my side [ __ ] She ain't

got no home training when she ride dick.

Gen 5 keep it on my person like a

sidekick.

>> Woah. [ __ ] [music] know who I hang

with. All team. Just on the same [ __ ]

Woah. In this [ __ ] gang deep. Real

blood, I ain't never [singing] gang

tripped. Tried to play with my [music]

gangster but it ain't stick. I don't

know what you [ __ ] thought but it

ain't it. [ __ ] online [music] speaking

way slick. [ __ ] a street, make a [ __ ]

twitch when that K hit. Hey. [ __ ] it up.

Do the blood walk. Big

[music and singing] T. Oops, my bad.

That's how the blood talk. Tell a fool

not to get the [ __ ] off. [music] Do a

crime and do the time with the blood

talk.

He a burnt out literally with a whole

lot of artillery. The ops ain't getting

rid of me. [music] This new [ __ ] I'm

trying to [ __ ] but I don't know if she

feeling me. Everything is possible off

Hennessy.

>> Right [music] leg, left leg, get your

walk on. Going to be cracking with the

ice until they all gone. [singing] Free

the gang and I'mma scream it till my

dogs home. Thick [ __ ] know how to [ __ ]

it up and she don't know for [music] big

chop [singing] in the duffel. I'mma

flight risk. Main [ __ ] has got beat up

by my side [ __ ] She ain't got no home

training when she ride dick. Gen 5 keep

it on my [music] person like a sidekick.

>> Hold up.

Where my [ __ ] at? Come [ __ ] a rich

[ __ ] with a six pack. Murder gang spin

first, [music] won't spin back. I'm the

[ __ ] brought the draccy to the

kickback.

>> God damn goddy, why you did that? See

that [ __ ] right there, I'm trying to

hit that.

>> [ __ ] a [ __ ] do my dougie [music] with

a big strap. I'm the type to get it

cracking where your kids at. [ __ ] it, if

goddy tripping I'm tripping, I'm in this

[ __ ] with the smithy. When I'm top with

the clippy.

>> I'm from pyro but he tripping. Trigger

[music] finger itching, why you trying

to break no distance?

>> I would have tried to keep it player but

it's too late. Spot a opp and I got

blower, I'm shooting face. [ __ ] out

there rapping [singing] ass mind like a

toupee. I'm from the blue bricks baby

where we shoot K's.

>> I'm from top gang [ __ ] [music] in my

shoes lace. Went on a few missions,

caught a few fades. Squabble a little

[ __ ] [music] I think I'm Luke Cage.

Got rich and tried to change, it was too

late. I wear glock like it's fashion,

got three chops in the mansion. My kids

know their daddy is active. Enemy go

bashing. [music]

Then won't be they fasting.

>> Welcome to the gentlemen's club.

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
gangster /ˈɡæŋstər/ B2	noun - a member of a gang of violent criminals
aggressive /əˈɡrɛsɪv/ B2	adjective - ready or likely to attack or confront
bankrupt /ˈbæŋkrʌpt/ B2	adjective - unable to pay one's debts
artillery /ɑːrˈtɪləri/ C1	noun - large-caliber guns used in warfare
mission /ˈmɪʃən/ B1	noun - an important assignment carried out for political, religious, or military purposes
active /ˈæktɪv/ A2	adjective - engaging or ready to engage in physically energetic pursuits
gentleman /ˈdʒɛntəlmən/ A2	noun - a chivalrous, courteous, or honorable man
murder /ˈmɜːrdər/ B1	verb - the unlawful premeditated killing of one human being by another
fashion /ˈfæʃən/ A2	noun - a popular trend, especially in styles of dress
mansion /ˈmænʃən/ B1	noun - a large, impressive house
enemy /ˈɛnəmi/ A2	noun - a person who is actively opposed or hostile to someone or something
person /ˈpɜːrsən/ A1	noun - a human being regarded as an individual
possible /ˈpɒsəbəl/ A2	adjective - able to be done or achieved
crime /kraɪm/ A2	noun - an action or omission which constitutes an offense
distance /ˈdɪstəns/ A2	noun - an amount of space between two things

Key Grammar Structures

• I don't really do no lame

  ➔ Double negative

  ➔ In informal English, using 'don't' and 'no' together is a stylistic choice common in AAVE (African American Vernacular English) for emphasis.

• I'mma scream it till my dogs home

  ➔ Future intention (contraction)

  ➔ 'I'mma' is a common contraction of 'I am going to', used to express a strong future plan or intention.

• She ain't got no home training when she ride dick

  ➔ Present perfect informal usage

  ➔ 'Ain't got' functions as an informal substitute for 'hasn't had' or 'doesn't have' in colloquial English.

• I don't know what you [__] thought but it ain't it

  ➔ Relative clause + demonstrative idiom

  ➔ The phrase 'it ain't it' acts as an idiom meaning 'that is not correct' or 'that does not meet the standard'.

• The ops ain't getting rid of me

  ➔ Present continuous in negative

  ➔ Using 'ain't' with a present participle describes a ongoing action that is currently not happening (or won't happen).

• I'm the [__] brought the draccy to the kickback

  ➔ Reduced relative clause

  ➔ The relative pronoun 'who' is omitted before 'brought', common in fast-paced rap flows.

• I would have tried to keep it player

  ➔ Third conditional (modality)

  ➔ This structure expresses a hypothetical situation in the past, suggesting what might have occurred under different circumstances.

• My kids know their daddy is active

  ➔ Subject-verb agreement

  ➔ Standard subject-verb agreement where 'daddy' (singular) correctly takes 'is' (singular verb).