Videoclip
Rica
This is God’s plan, He said it to me
– Esaki Ta E plan Di Dios, El A bisa mi
An angel either side of my bed in a dream
– Un angel riba kada banda di mi kama den un soño
Singin’, “You don’t know what you’ve yet to achieve
– Kanta, ” bo no sa kiko bo tin ku logra ainda
And you’re destined for some shit you would never believe”
– I bo ta destiná pa un kos di bèrdat ku nunka lo bo kere”
Now the garden same size as Adam and Eve’s
– Awor e hòfi ta di e mesun tamaño ku Esun Di Adam I Eva
I got trees, a forest, you better believe
– Mi tin palu, un palu, ta mihó ku bo krea
For the bass and the treble, I treble the fee
– Pa esnan grave i agudo, mi ta triplicá e tarifa
I can’t wish my ex the best, she would end up with me
– Mi no por deseá mi eks e mihó, e lo kaba ku mi
How can I sleep when there’s money to get with the team?
– Kon mi por drumi ora tin sèn pa haña ku e ekipo?
You disrespect the 16, your head on a beam
– Falta di respet pa dia 16, bo kabes riba un trapi
For the lust of the money, the head of the Queen
– Pa e luho di plaka, E Kabes Di E Reina
I done shit I didn’t think I could ever redeem
– Mi a hasi un kos di bèrdat ku nunka mi a pensa ku mi por a redimí
I’m from South where they struggle with sayin’ your name
– Mi ta di sur, kaminda nan ta lucha pa bisa bo nòmber
But it’s easy when pronouncin’ you dead on the scene
– Pero ta fásil ora bo pronunsiá bo mes morto na e lugá
So when you see me on these stages steppin’ in clean
– Pues ora bo mira mi den e escenarionan aki pisando limpi
I hope
– Mi ta spera
You know it’s history in the makin’
– Bo sa ku ta historia den makin’
Shall we make it? Oh God
– Nos lo logra? Oh Dios
Yeah
– Sí
And when they talk on my name in this country, they gon’ tell you that I’m already a legend (In the makin’)
– I ora nan papia di mi nòmber den e pais aki, nan lo bisa bo ku mi ta un leyenda (na kresementu)
Streatham that I’m reppin’, clean steppin’, bro, you need to forget it
– Streatham mi ta repin, steppin limpi, ruman, bo mester lubidá di dje
Fuck eco-friendly, my car eco-aggressive (Yeah)
– Follando ecologico, mi auto ecologico agresivo
And my ego aggressive (Yeah), you better leave me a message
– I mi ego agresivo (Sí), lo ta mihó pa bo laga mi un mensahe
Yeah, you’ve done it for a year, but that ain’t impressive
– Si, bo a hasi esaki pa un aña, pero esei no ta impresionante.
I give a fuck about success if it ain’t successive, that ain’t (History)
– Mi no ta preokupá ku éksito si e no ta kontinuo, esei no ta (Historia)
City’s gonna listen on repeat (Yeah)
– E ciudad lo tende den repeticion
Gone a couple summers, so they miss me on the beat (Woo)
– Mi tabata un par di zomer, p’esei nan ta sinti mi falta di e ritmo (Woo)
It don’t matter if she pretty and petite
– No ta importá si e ta bunita i chikitu
If she ain’t B, she can’t even kiss me on the cheek (Yeah)
– Si E no Ta B, e no por ni sunchi mi kara (Si)
Mum said, “Never build a house on sand”
– Mama a bisa: “Nunca traha un kas riba arena”.
But I don’t think I listen cah the villas by the beach
– Pero mi no ta kere ku mi ta skucha e vilanan banda di playa
And I did it off of beats (Yeah), I just whip it and I screech (Yeah)
– I mi a hasié ku ritmonan (Sí), mi a djis batié I grita (Sí)
Any time you see my niggas in the streets
– Kada bes ku bo mira mi negronan riba kaya
You know it’s history in the makin’ (Makin’)
– Bo sa ku ta historia den makin ‘(Makin’)
Shall we make it? Oh God
– Nos lo logra? Oh Dios
Ah
– Ah
Did I, did I get addicted to the life?
– Mi a bira adikto na bida?
Well, it’s all that I wanted
– Pues, ta tur loke mi tabata ke
And it was fun for a while
– I e tabata un kos di goso pa un tempu
But history smiles on us
– Pero historia ta hari nos
Now we’re on to somethin’
– Awor nos ta den algu
On to somethin’ higher (Higher)
– Un tiki mas haltu( Mas haltu)
Now hold my hand close
– Awor tuma mi man serka
I’m inspired
– Mi ta inspirá
And I’m holdin’ on to a version of our lives
– I mi ta pega na un vershon di nos bida
Where you’re still mine
– Unda bo ta keda di mi
You know it’s history in the makin’ (Ooh)
– Bo sa ku ta historia den makin ‘(Ooh)
Shall we make it? Oh God
– Nos lo logra? Oh Dios
Yeah
– Sí
My mum told me what my name really means and the powers just kicked in
– Mi mama a bisa mi kiko mi nòmber ta nifiká realmente i e podernan simplemente a drenta
Got me thinkin’ back to days when I was a victim to this ting
– E a pone mi pensa riba e dianan ku mi a bira víktima di e ting aki
Thinkin’ I was keepin’ it balanced
– Pensando cu e tabata mantene e balansa
I was even embarrassed, sellin’ CDs in Paris
– E tabata hasta avergonzá, bendé CD na Paris.
But this music gave me everything I need in a marriage
– Pero e músika aki a duna mi tur loke mi mester den un matrimonio
I can’t speak sideways on grime, jungle or garage
– Mi no por papia di e sushi, e jungla òf e garahe
When I know that it’s the reason we managed to make (History)
– Ora mi sa kiko ta e motibu pakiko nos a logra hasi (Historia)
Don’t be a hero, I ain’t lookin’ to hurt anyone
– No ta un héroe, mi no ta buskando pa hasi niun hende daño
I got a clean one, and I got a dirtier one
– Mi tin un limpi, i mi tin un mas sucio
I never see a man late to his own funeral, but
– Mi no ta mira un hòmber yega lat na su propio entiero, pero
I done see a man show up early to one
– Mi a laga un hòmber aparesé trempan na un
I prefer the one that’s slim, but I don’t mind me the curvier one, yeah
– Mi ta preferá esun ku ta chikitu, pero mi no ta preokupá ku esun ku ta mas kurba, sí
And I’m comin’ from the South of the river, where the sky is black
– I mi ta bini for di e parti sur di e riu, kaminda shelu ta skur
If not for the history that we made, they wouldn’t like rap
– Si no tabata pa e storia cu nos a haci, nan no lo kier rap
Niggas tryna water down our ting, it’s time to fight back
– Negronan ta purba dilui nos tono, ta ora pa contraataca
For seventy hours, I’ve been steppin’ with powers, and it’s definitely ours, it’s time
– Durante setenta ora, mi a kana ku poder, i sigur ta di nos, ta e momento
You mention my name, better know that you’re playin’ with pepper
– Bo ta menshoná mi nòmber, bo sa mihó ku bo ta hunga ku pepper
You borrowed a mil’, and I told him to pay me whenever
– Bo a pidi un miyon prestá, i mi a bis’é pa paga mi ora mi ke.
Knew it was different from the moment we came in
– Mi tabata sa ku e tabata diferente for di e momentu ku nos a drenta
And you can call me ’cause I said it verbatim
– I bo por yama mi pasobra mi a bisa esei literal
The woman with me like a renaissance paintin’
– E muhé ku mi manera un pintura di renaissance
I’m Michelangelo’s David
– Mi Ta David Di Michelangelo
And any time you mention me in a statement, you better know that it’s
– I kada bes ku bo menshoná mi den un deklarashon, ta mihó ku bo sa ku e ta
History
– Historia
