Videoclip
Rica
Okay, okay, yeah
– Ta bon, ta bon, si
Lennox where the brown boys at
– Lennox unda e brown boys den
I can’t go over there
– Mi no por bai einan.
Del Aire where the white boys at
– Di E Aire unda e muchanan blanku den
I don’t live over there
– Mi no ta biba ei
Dody, where the dope boys at?
– Dody, unda e muchanan di droga ta?
I won’t go over there
– Mi no ta bai einan.
Unless I’m tryna get pressed up, like hair
– Si mi no ta purba pa nan strèk mi, manera mi kabei
White tees, Nike Air is the daily atear, or attire, not mine
– T-shirt blanku, Nike Air ta e ateo diario, òf kosto, no mi
So they just might stare if I’m there
– Asina nan por keda wak mi si mi ta aya
Walk by in the pink ice Airs
– E ta kana den aire di ijs rosa
What size? Not mine
– Ki tamaño? No mi
Wouldn’t really be a fair fight there, pipe down
– Realmente no lo ta un lucha hustu aya, pipe down
Not scared, dark blue, dark red
– No fear, dark blue, dark red
Don’t give a fuck there, might die
– Mi no ta preokupá ku un kos di bèrdat ei, mi por muri
Might dare over what you’d wear or won’t
– E por a atrevé ku loke bo lo a usa òf no lo a usa
Where niggas from, can’t breathe, low air
– Di unda e negronan ta bini, mi no por respira, aire abou
So, no
– Pues no
Don’t call me, nigga
– No yama mi, negro
Talkin’ ’bout bailin’ you outta jail
– Talkin “bout bailin’ laga bo sali di prizòn
Because your stupid ass over there stole a ****
– Pasobra bo tras bobo for di e sitio a hòrta un ****
Tryna impress a friend
– Tratando di impresiona un amigo
And I’m a single parent, I’ve got bills to pay
– I mi ta mama soltero, mi tin faktura pa paga
I’m not tryna bail you outta jail, nigga, ’cause you’re stupid as fuck
– Mi no ta purba di saca bo for di prison riba fiansa, negro, pasobra bo ta bobo manera mierda
Yeah, momma told me not to come over there
– Si, mama a bisa mi pa no bin.
Y’all niggas lost and you trapped in your thoughts (Mm)
– Boso tur, negronan perdí i atrapá den boso pensamentunan (Mm)
‘Cause you shoot and you kill over land you ain’t bought (Mm)
– Pasobra bo ta tira i mata pa tereno ku bo no a kumpra (Mm)
Y’all probably gon’ end up dead or in jail (Mm)
– Probablemente tur lo keda morto òf den prizòn (Mm)
Momma told me not to come over there (Mm)
– Mama a bisa mi pa no bin aya (Mm)
Y’all niggas smoke and you drink ’til it’s dark (Mm)
– Boso tur, pretu, ta huma i bebe te ora ta skur (Mm)
And you think that it’s smart and I heard you sell dope (Mm)
– I bo ta kere ku e ta inteligente i mi a tende bo bende droga
And you rob and you steal, shoot your guns in the air (Mm)
– I hòrta i hòrta, tira bo arma den aire (Mm)
Momma told me not to come over there (Bih)
– Mama a bisa mi pa no bin aya (Bih)
Y’all niggas bang and you all from a gang (Bih)
– Boso tur, hende pretu, ta bati i boso tur di Un banda (Bih)
And you hang and you press little niggas like me (Bih)
– I bo ta hang i bo ta preshoná chikitu pretu manera mi (Bih)
Outside a area, nobody care (Bih)
– Fuera di un área, niun hende no ta preokupá (Bih)
Momma told me not to come over there (Bih)
– Mama a bisa mi pa no bin aya (Bih)
Y’all with the shits, I was born with a gift (Bih)
– Boso tur ku e kosnan di bèrdat, mi a nase ku un regalo (Bih)
And if I fall in love, y’all can unwrap it quick (Bih)
– I si mi ta enamorá, tur hende por desaroyá esaki lihé (Bih)
So I make sure that I’m never present (Bih)
– P’Esei mi ta sigurá ku nunka e no ta presente (Bih)
Momma told me not to come over there (Bih, bih, bih, bih)
– Mama a bisa mi pa no bin aya (Bosnia I Herzegovina, Bosnia i Herzegovina, Bosnia i Herzegovina)
That ain’t the move and niggas is coons (What?)
– Esey no ta e movemento y e negronan ta raccoon (Kiko?)
And that I’m a real nigga, shit isn’t cool (Bih)
– Y cu mi ta un berdadero negro, e mierda no ta genial (Bih)
Said I should never abide by the rules of the street (Ooh, ooh)
– Mi a bisa ku nunka mi mester kumpli ku e reglanan di kaya (Ooh, ooh)
Shit is real and it’s also not real (Hey)
– E kos di bèrdat ta real i no ta real (Hey)tampoko
Spray what you claim and fuck up the building
– Spray loke e ta bisa i ruiná e edifisio.
Spray up the party and rake all the bodies
– Spray e fiesta i rastrel tur kurpa
Nobody gon’ stop ’til somebody get killed (Mm)
– Ningun hende lo para te ora nan mata un hende (Mm)
Momma told me not to come over there (Ooh)
– Mama a bisa mi pa no bin aya (Ooh)
But that’s all y’all knew, the red and the blue
– Pero esei ta tur loke nan tabata sa, e koló kòrá i e koló blou
I liked baby pink at the time (Mm)
– Mi tabata gusta e baby rosa na e momento ey (Mm)
Homie made sure nobody came to press lines, fine
– Homie a sigurá ku niun hende no a bini pa preshoná liña, bon
Momma told me not to come over there (Mm, yeah)
– Mama a bisa mi pa no bin aya (Mm, sí)
But y’all treat me right, y’all handle my fights (Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah)
– Pero tur hende ta trata mi bon, tur hende ta manehá mi peleanan (Sí, sí, sí)
And told me not to ever, ever, ever, ever pick up this life (Yeah, yeah)
– I el a bisa mi ku nunka, nunka, nunka, nunka lo mi sigui ku e bida Aki (Sí, sí)
I hope I did right (Yeah)
– Mi Ta spera ku Mi A hasi bon (Si)
Father told me nothin’, fuck it
– Tata a bisa mi nada, na mierda
I understand as a man that I wasn’t his plan (Woo, woo, woo)
– Mi ta komprondé komo un hòmber ku mi no tabata su plan (Woo, woo, woo)
Had some other ideas in his head
– E tabatin otro ideanan den su kabes
I hold no grudges, I heard he a fan
– Mi no tin rencor, mi a tende cu e ta un fan
Pockets hella heavy, healthy, sweet as Betty Crocker (Mm)
– Pòchonan di hella pisá, saludabel, dushi manera Betty Crocker (Mm)
I wake every mornin’, gettin’ ready (Mm)
– Mi ta lanta tur mainta, preparando Mi (Mm)
Happy as a motherfucker, spent five hundred thousand (Mm)
– Feliz manera un yu di puta, el a gasta sinkuenta mil (Mm)
Ain’t think nothin’ of it, that must count for somethin’, right? (Yeah)
– Mi no ta kere ku nada di esei, esei mester konta pa algu, no ta bèrdat? (Sí)
Life, got the cheese, want a slice? (Uh, yeah)
– Bida, bo tin kees, bo ke un pida? (Uh, sí)
Got the cheese, where the mice? (Yeah)
– Bo tin e kees, unda e ratonan ta? (Sí)
With the pussy, what’s my vice?
– Ku mi soño, kiko ta mi vicio?
New threads and a bike
– Filamentonan nobo i un bisikleta
Shit sweet, like rice
– Mierda dushi manera riso
With the sugar and the butter, got it from my grandmother (Mm)
– Ku e sukari i e mantequilla, mi a haña esaki di mi wela (Mm)
I ain’t like the salt and pepper, lil’ nigga from the gutter (Mm)
– Mi no gusta sal i piment, chikitu pretu di e kandela (Mm)
I don’t show it, but I know it (Know it)
– Mi no ta mustra esaki, pero mi sa (mi sa)
I’m a painter, not a poet (Not a poet)
– Mi ta pintor, no poeta (no poeta)
Get the picture, come together (Mm)
– Bo ta haña un idea, nan ta mira Huntu (Mm)
Like stitches with a scar
– Manera puntanan ku un marka
Daddy gone, I ain’t lyin’ (La-la)
– Tata a bai, mi no ta gaña (La-la)
That’s a bar, yeah, I said it (Uh, uh)
– Esey ta un bar, si, mi a bisa (Uh, uh)
Like alarm, now set it (La-la)
– Pa alarma, awor konfigurar e(La-la)
Like speak, but you read it (Uh)
– Manera papia, pero bo ta lesa (Uh)
Like bleed
– Manera sangra
Momma told me, 1970
– Mama a bisa mi, 1970
Youngest of seven, it wasn’t heavenly
– E mas chikitu di shete, no tabata celestial
Home was South Central, school’s Beverly
– E kas tabata South Central, Beverly school
Brother locked up, sister strung out
– Hermano será, hermana pendiente
High school president, ran for it
– Presidente di skol sekundario, a presentá su mes pa esaki
Had the chance to move out, ran for it
– Mi tabatin e oportunidat pa muda, mi a kore bai pa esei
Love them Africans, met one
– Amalo africano, mi a topa cu un
Let him in, when they got the news, he ran for it (Ooh)
– Laga e drenta, ora nan a risibí e notisia, el a kore busk’é (Ooh)
Twenty, I popped out—
– Vinte, mi a sali—
I was perfect, she ain’t need to plan for it (Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey)
– Mi tabata perfekto, e no mester plane’é (Hey ,hey, hey, hey, hey)
Knew I was the future, she was clairvoyant (Hey, hey, hey, hey)
– Mi tabata sa ku mi tabata e futuro, e tabata un klarovisio (Hey, hey, hey, hey)
Touched me and she catch the hand (Woo, woo, hey, woo)
– E a mishi ku mi i e a kohe su man (Woo, woo, hey, woo)
Me and her, we ain’t need a man (Hey, hey, hey, hey)
– E i mi, nos no mester di un hòmber (Hey, hey, hey, hey)
College courses with me in her hand (Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey)
– Kursunan universitario ku mi den su man (Hey, hey ,hey, hey, hey)
Asked her why she didn’t have a plan B
– E a puntra e pakiko e no tabatin un plan B
She said I wouldn’t understand
– E la bisa ku e no lo komprondé
Then, she had a daughter, the father had a baby momma (Baby momma)
– Despues, e tabatin un yu muhé, e tata tabatin un mama baby (Mama baby)
Causin’ problems, momma almost caught a gun charge-uh, ’cause of drama (Phew-phew-phew)
– Causando problema, mama a casi capta un carga di arma-uh, pa motibo di e drama (Uf-uf-uf)
Court case, hair gone (Gone)
– Caso judicial, e kabei a bai (a bai)
Weight gone, bare bones (Bones)
– Peso perdí, ousanan desnuda (Ousanan)
Switched homes, ain’t right to me, light for me
– Kasnan kambia, no ta korekto pa mi, lus pa mi
She would always fight for me, yeah, she over-protect
– E lo lucha semper pa mi, si, e ta overprotehá
‘Cause she had a momma who got a boyfriend who ain’t know how to keep hands to himself (Mm, hands to himself, nigga)
– Pasobra e tabatin un mama ku tabatin un kasá ku no tabata sa kon pa mantené su mes (Mm, mannan na su mes, pretu)
I was raised in a house full of love
– Mi a krese den un kas yen di amor
I was raised on that type of time
– Mi a krese den e tipo di tempu ei
Niggas say, “She did a good job”
– Negronan ta bisa, “E a hasi un bon trabou”
Duh, bitch, I turned out fine
– Duh, kachó, mi a sali bon.
Duh, bitch, I turned out fine
– Duh, kachó, mi a sali bon.
Lookin’ like him, bitch, I turned out fine (Ooh)
– Mi tabata parse manera e, mi a sali bon (Ooh)
Say what you want, bitch, I turned out fine (Hoo, hoo, hoo)
– Bisa loke bo ke, kachó, mi a sali bon (Hoo, hoo, hoo)
Some niggas fall, but I turned out fine
– Algun hende pretu ta kai, pero mi a sali bon.
Can’t have it all, now I have it all (Woo)
– Mi no por tin tur kos, awor Mi Tin tur Kos (Woo)
‘Cause I had it all, bitch, I turned out fine (Woo)
– Pasobra mi tabatin tur kos, mi a sali bon (Woo)
Can’t tell me nun’, bitch, I turned out fine
– Bo no por bisa mi un nòmber, un kachó, mi a sali bon.
I am the guy, bitch, I turned out fine
– Ami ta e mucha, e kachó, mi a sali bon.
Look at this house, bitch, I turned out fine (Turned out fine)
– Wak e kas aki, kachó, mi a sali bon (mi a sali bon)
Look at these kids, I turned out fine
– Wak e muchanan aki, mi a sali bon.
Look at me, bitches, I turned out fine
– Wak mi, kachó, mi a sali bon.
Look at me, bitches, I turned out fine
– Wak mi, kachó, mi a sali bon.
Look at me, bitches, I turned out fine
– Wak mi, kachó, mi a sali bon.
Look at me, niggas, I turned out fine
– Wak mi, negritonan, mi a sali bon.
Look at me, bitches, I turned out fine
– Wak mi, kachó, mi a sali bon.
Look at me, bitches, I turned out fine
– Wak mi, kachó, mi a sali bon.
Mother
– Mama
