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Badman 00:02
Goat 00:05
Glock juice 00:17
Ayo, Fside 00:17
La vie d'anti c'est pas un privilège 00:19
Mais l'État ka fè w viv kon un criminel 00:21
An grandi adan dépi mine 00:24
Kadriyen le périmètre si w pa lè fini périmé 00:25
Navigue même si w ka dérive 00:29
Pa pèt kon w lè chimen w pa sav koté w pé rive 00:30
En mental la pèson pa ni tiè 00:33
Pa jwe lè Tony Montana pou chouté mwen pa vini tchè w 00:35
Mèm pou fè lajan sa vini chè 00:38
C'est pou sa péyi a divise 00:40
Yo prézan pou le festin 00:43
Yo ka disparaît lè bouté yo ka presplè 00:45
Si twa lann mwen sa presplè 00:48
Yo bloke yo pa restre 00:49
An pa aji a l'instinct 00:50
Déjà pou yon fuck le destin 00:52
An ka resté epi le best friend 00:54
Tout ce qui est chez moi est à moi (C'est à moi) 00:57
Tout ce qui est chez moi est à moi (C'est à moi) 00:59
Si ils veulent la guerre qu'ils viennent la chercher sur mon palier 01:01
J'ai ce qu'il en ont dans mon plan direction barillet 01:03
Badman (Badman) 01:05
Man a real badman 01:07
J'ai les glocks, j'ai l'argent, j'ai la bib qui va avec 01:09
L'enfant béni n'est pas né pour être foutu à la fête 01:12
I-I badman (Badman) 01:14
Man a real badman 01:17
J'ai les glocks, j'ai l'argent, j'ai la bib qui va avec 01:19
L'enfant béni n'est pas né pour être foutu à la fête 01:21
Manman mwen pa té ni 01:24
Mèm a récemment béni 01:26
Ni lékol ni la rue 01:27
Ki fè yon tièk yon dé trois mili 01:28
Bitch mwen en Louis V 01:30
Bitch mwen en Gucci 01:32
How we choke she bad and bougie 01:33
Ils sont dead en fin de vie 01:35
Jou tous en bandit 01:36
C'est pas d'la love petit là c'est la vraie vie 01:37
Ils croient tout c'est un délit 01:40
Ceux qui portent le képi 01:41
Toujou lann mwen mwen pè pas sa ni 01:42
On too rich 01:44
Nou sé le genre an bad moun 01:45
Nou ka voyé moun 01:46
Nou tchè moun 01:47
Nou pè souri nou pé ri 01:47
Mè bobo a pa ka jeri 01:49
Nou soufè pou an pa tchéri 01:50
Kou ré dèyè money 01:52
Kot on pou ri dèyè chéri 01:52
Maintenant nou é géri 01:54
Tout sa nou ni nou sé pou jéré li 01:55
An pasé pa la rue 01:58
Mè pou tout ce que j'ai eu 01:59
J'me suis battu si tu veux prendre je te tue 02:00
Tout ce qui est chez moi est à moi (C'est à moi) 02:02
Tout ce qui est chez moi est à moi (C'est à moi) 02:05
Si ils veulent la guerre qu'ils viennent la chercher sur mon palier 02:07
J'ai ce qu'il en ont dans mon plan direction barillet 02:09
Badman (Badman) 02:11
Man a real badman 02:13
J'ai les glocks, j'ai l'argent, j'ai la bib qui va avec 02:15
L'enfant béni n'est pas né pour être foutu à la fête 02:18
I-I badman (Badman) 02:20
Man a real badman 02:22
J'ai les glocks, j'ai l'argent, j'ai la bib qui va avec 02:24
L'enfant béni n'est pas né pour être foutu à la fête 02:27
I badman 02:30
Man a real badman 02:32
J'ai les glocks, j'ai l'argent, j'ai la bib qui va avec 02:34
L'enfant béni n'est pas né pour être foutu à la fête 02:36
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BADMAN – Bilingual Lyrics French/English

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Discover the vibrant intersection of Caribbean dancehall and French urban rap with 'BADMAN.' This song is an excellent resource for learners to study modern French slang, West Indian Creole influences, and the rhythmic cadence of the Francophone music scene.

[English]
Badman
GOAT
Glock juice
Ayo, Fside
The life of an outlaw isn't a privilege
But the State makes you live like a criminal
I grew up in it since I was a kid
Watch your perimeter, or you'll be outdated
Keep sailing even if you drift
Don't get lost when you don't know where your path is leading
Mentally, no one has a weakness
Don't play, because like Tony Montana, if I come to shoot, I won't miss
Even making this money comes at a high price
That's why the country is divided
They show up for the feast
But they disappear when the struggle gets real
If things get tough for me, it gets real
They block us, they restrict us
I don't act on instinct
Already, screw destiny
I'll just stay and be the best friend
Everything I have is mine (It's mine)
Everything I have is mine (It's mine)
If they want war, let them come find it on my doorstep
I've got what they have, my plan is aimed at the cylinder
Badman (Badman)
Man's a real badman
I've got the Glocks, I've got the money, I've got the Bible to go with it
A blessed child wasn't born to be wasted at a party
I-I'm a badman (Badman)
Man's a real badman
I've got the Glocks, I've got the money, I've got the Bible to go with it
A blessed child wasn't born to be wasted at a party
My mother didn't have
Even though I've been recently blessed
Neither school nor the streets
Made a kid like me a millionaire
My bitch is in Louis V
My bitch is in Gucci
How we choke, she's bad and bougie
They're dead, at the end of their lives
Playing like bandits
This isn't love, little one, this is real life
They think everything is a crime
Those who wear the uniform
Always, I'm not afraid of that
We're too rich
We're the kind of bad people
We send people out
We take people out
We're afraid to smile, we just laugh
But the pain doesn't scream
We suffer so we don't have to be loved
Chasing after money
Instead of laughing behind a lover
Now we're making moves
Everything we have, we have to manage it
I've been through the streets
But for everything I've obtained
I fought for it, if you want to take it, I'll kill you
Everything I have is mine (It's mine)
Everything I have is mine (It's mine)
If they want war, let them come find it on my doorstep
I've got what they have, my plan is aimed at the cylinder
Badman (Badman)
Man's a real badman
I've got the Glocks, I've got the money, I've got the Bible to go with it
A blessed child wasn't born to be wasted at a party
I-I'm a badman (Badman)
Man's a real badman
I've got the Glocks, I've got the money, I've got the Bible to go with it
A blessed child wasn't born to be wasted at a party
I'm a badman
Man's a real badman
I've got the Glocks, I've got the money, I've got the Bible to go with it
A blessed child wasn't born to be wasted at a party
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Vocabulary Meanings

privilège

privileʒ

B2
  • noun
  • - a special right, advantage, or immunity

criminel

kʁiminɛl

B1
  • noun
  • - a person who has committed a crime

périmètre

peʁimɛtʁ

B2
  • noun
  • - the boundary of a closed geometric figure or area

périmé

peʁime

B2
  • adjective
  • - expired or out of date

destin

dɛstɛ̃

B1
  • noun
  • - fate or destiny

barillet

baʁijɛ

C2
  • noun
  • - the cylinder of a revolver

béni

beni

B2
  • adjective
  • - blessed

délit

deli

B2
  • noun
  • - a minor crime or offense

guerir

geʁiʁ

A2
  • verb
  • - to heal or recover

battre

batʁ

A2
  • verb
  • - to fight or beat

instinct

ɛ̃stɛ̃

B2
  • noun
  • - a natural or innate impulse

festin

fɛstɛ̃

C1
  • noun
  • - a large meal, typically one in celebration

disparaître

dispaʁɛtʁ

A2
  • verb
  • - to vanish or cease to be visible

guerre

ɡɛʁ

A1
  • noun
  • - war

foutu

futy

B2
  • adjective
  • - screwed, ruined, or broken

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Key Grammar Structures

  • La vie d'anti c'est pas un privilège / Mais l'État ka fè w viv kon un criminel

    ➔ Creole particle 'ka' indicating continuous action.

    ➔ The particle "ka" functions similarly to the present continuous in standard French ('est en train de').

  • Kadriyen le périmètre si w pa lè fini périmé

    ➔ Conditional 'si' (if) clause.

    ➔ Used here to set a condition: "secure the perimeter if you don't want to end up expired."

  • Tout ce qui est chez moi est à moi

    ➔ Relative pronoun 'ce qui' as subject.

    "Ce qui" acts as the subject of the clause "est chez moi".

  • Si ils veulent la guerre qu'ils viennent la chercher

    ➔ Subjunctive mood for command/wish.

    "Qu'ils viennent" uses the subjunctive to express a challenge or invitation.

  • L'enfant béni n'est pas né pour être foutu

    ➔ Passive infinitive structure 'pour être + past participle'.

    ➔ Used to express purpose in a passive sense: "born to be ruined".

  • Si tu veux prendre je te tue

    ➔ Present tense in both sides of a real condition.

    ➔ Expresses a direct consequence: "If you attempt to take, I kill (you)."

  • Ils croient tout c'est un délit

    ➔ Omission of the conjunction 'que'.

    ➔ Informal style where 'Ils croient [que] tout c'est un délit'.

  • Manman mwen pa té ni

    ➔ Creole past tense marker 'té'.

    ➔ 'Té' indicates the past tense of 'avoir' (ni): "My mother did not have."