Lyrics & Translation
Key Vocabulary
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block /blɒk/ B1 |
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homie /ˈhoʊmi/ B2 |
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victim /ˈvɪktɪm/ B1 |
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pistol /ˈpɪstəl/ B1 |
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city /ˈsɪti/ A2 |
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trap /træp/ B2 |
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fashion /ˈfæʃən/ B1 |
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Dior /ˈdiːɔr/ B2 |
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mask /mæsk/ A2 |
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opp /ɒp/ C1 |
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Hellcat /ˈhɛl.kæt/ C1 |
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SRT /ˌɛs.ɑːrˈtiː/ C2 |
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smoke /smoʊk/ B1 |
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nightmare /ˈnaɪt.meər/ B2 |
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belt /bɛlt/ A2 |
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shoot /ʃuːt/ B1 |
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kill /kɪl/ B1 |
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bounce /baʊns/ B2 |
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Key Grammar Structures
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How do it feel knowing that your homies dying over nothing
➔ Gerund (knowing) and question with auxiliary verb 'do'
➔ The gerund "**knowing**" acts as the subject of the sentence. The question structure uses the auxiliary verb "**do**" to form the interrogative.
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Since 13 I been stepping, yeah
➔ Present Perfect Continuous (I been stepping)
➔ The phrase "**I been stepping**" is an informal way of saying "I have been stepping," using the present perfect continuous tense to describe an action that started in the past and has continued to the present.
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Caught me one that never leave the house, he still ain't leave the porch
➔ Relative clause ('that never leave the house')
➔ The relative clause "**that never leave the house**" modifies "one", providing additional information about the person.
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Caught a opp on Scribner Street and dropped 100
➔ Past Simple (caught, dropped)
➔ The verbs "**caught**" and "**dropped**" are in the past simple tense, describing completed actions in the past.
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Hellcat, this a SRT, they ain't catchin' this
➔ Contraction ('ain't') and present simple for habitual action
➔ The contraction "**ain't**" is used instead of "is not" or "are not". "Catchin'" is used to describe habitual action (they aren't able to catch this).
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Ever driving unless I'm driving bouncing out, that's the type of s- I'm with
➔ Conditional clause ('unless')
➔ The use of "**unless**" introduces a conditional clause, meaning 'except if.'
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Ain't find a hot car I'm bouncing out my Benz
➔ Negative contraction ('ain't') and present simple
➔ "**Ain't**" is a colloquial contraction of "am not", "is not", "are not", "has not" or "have not". The verb 'find' in simple present tense.
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Don't get no passes 'cause you bees, you could still get the belt
➔ Double negative ('don't get no')
➔ The use of "**don't**" and "**no**" creates a double negative, which is common in informal speech, though it does not adhere to standard grammatical rules.
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I put a couple n- up, I know I'm going straight to h-
➔ Colloquial Language and Contractions
➔ The sentence heavily relies on informal language and uses contractions like "I'm" (I am).
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