Sing and Learn – Kendrick Lamar, розбір пісні They not like us українською

LYRICS

Psst, I see dead people
Mustard on the beat, ho

Ay, Mustard on the beat, ho
Deebo, any rap nigga, he a free throw
Man down, call an amberlamps, tell him, "Breathe, bro"
Nail a nigga to the cross, he walk around like Teezo

What's up with these jabroni-ass niggas tryna see Compton?
The industry can hate me, fuck 'em all and they mama
How many opps you really got? I mean, it's too many options
I'm finna pass on this body, I'm John Stockton
Beat your ass and hide the Bible if God watchin'

Sometimes you gotta pop out and show niggas
Certified boogeyman, I'm the one that upped the score with 'em
Walk him down, whole time I know he got some ho in him
Pole on him, extort shit, bully the flow on him

Say, Drake, I hear you like 'em young
You better not ever go to cell block one
To any bitch that talk to him and they in love
Just make sure you hide your lil' sister from him

They tell me Chubbs the only one that get your hand-me-downs
And PARTY at the party, playin' with his nose now
And Baka got a weird case, why is he around?
Certified Lover Boy? Certified pedophiles

Wop, wop, wop, wop, wop, Dot, fuck 'em up
Wop, wop, wop, wop, wop, I'ma do my stuff
Why you trollin' like a bitch? Ain't you tired?
Tryna strike a chord and it's probably A minor

They not like us, they not like us, they not like us
They not like us, they not like us, they not like us

You think the Bay gon' let you disrespect Pac, nigga?
I think that Oakland show gon' be your last stop, nigga
Did Cole fouI, I don't know why you still pretendin'
What is the owl? Bird niggas and bird bitches, go

The audience not dumb, shape the stories how you want
Hey, Drake, they're not slow
Rabbit hole is still deep, I can go further, I promise
Ain't that somethin'? B-Rad stands for bitch and you Malibu most wanted

Ain't no law, boy, you ballboy, fetch Gatorade or somethin'
Since 2009, I had this bitch jumpin'
You niggas'll get a wedgie, be flipped over your boxers
What OVO for? The "Other Vaginal Option"? Pussy

Nigga better straighten they posture, got famous all up in Compton
Might write this for the doctorate, tell the pop star quit hidin'
Fuck a caption, want action, no accident
And I'm hands-on, he fuck around, get polished

Fuckin' on Wayne girl while he was in jail, that's connivin'
Then get his face tatted like a bitch apologizin'
I'm glad DeRoz' came home, y'all didn't deserve him neither
From Alondra down to Central, nigga better not speak on Serena

And your homeboy need subpoena, that predator move in flocks
That name gotta be registered and placed on neighborhood watch
I lean on you niggas like another line of Wock'
Yeah, it's all eyes on me, and I'ma send it up to Pac, ay

Put the wrong label on me, I'ma get 'em dropped, ay
Sweet Chin Music, and I won't pass the aux, ay
How many stocks do I really have in stock? Ay
One, two, three, four, five, plus five, ay

Devil is a lie, he a 69 God, ay
Freaky-ass niggas need to stay they ass inside, ay
Roll they ass up like a fresh pack of 'za, ay
City is back up, it's a must, we outside, ay

They not like us, they not like us, they not like us
They not like us, they not like us, they not like us

Once upon a time, all of us was in chains
Homie still doubled down callin' us some slaves
Atlanta was the Mecca, buildin' railroads and trains
Bear with me for a second, let me put y'all on game

The settlers was usin' town folk to make 'em richer
Fast-forward, 2024, you got the same agenda
You run to Atlanta when you need a check balance
Let me break it down for you, this the real nigga challenge

You called Future when you didn't see the club (ay, what?)
Lil Baby helped you get your lingo up (what?)
21 gave you false street cred
Thug made you feel like you a slime in your head (ay, what?)
Quavo said you can be from Northside (what?)
2 Chainz say you good, but he lied

You run to Atlanta when you need a few dollars
No, you not a colleague, you a fuckin' colonizer
The family matter, and the truth of the matter
It was God's plan to show y'all the liar

Are you my friend?
Are we locked in?
Then step this way, step that way
Then step this way, step that way

GRAMMAR

Modal verb “Can”

«The industry can hate me, f*** ‘em all»
Люди з галузі можуть ненавидіти мене, пішли вони всі

«I can go further, I promise»
Я можу піти ще далі, даю слово

Зазвичай дієслово can виражає в реченнях здатність оповідача щось зробити, тобто саму можливість дії, дозвіл/заборону (you can do that/you cannot do that) або пропозицію/прохання (can you help me?). У випадку Кендріка розмова йде саме про можливість дії - “ви можете мене ненавидіти”, “я можу піти далі”.

Конструкція “I’d better”

«You better not ever go to cell block one»
Краще тобі ніколи не потрапляти до першого блоку вʼязниці

«They better straighten they posture»
Їм краще випрямити поставу

“You better” та “they better” – скорочена альтернатива вживання конструкції “i’d better, you’d better, they’d better”. У цій структурі “d” позначає “had”. Зазвичай, ми використовуємо таку конструкцію для посилання на сьогодення чи майбутнє, щоб говорити про дії, які, на нашу думку, люди повинні зробити або які є бажаними в конкретній ситуації.

Get something done

«Then get his face tattooed»
Йому наб’ють тату на обличчі

Конструкція “get something done” є фразовим дієсловом (phrasal verb), що означає  “зробити щось” або “дозволити, щоб щось було зроблено” (зроблено для вас). Вона використовується, щоб показати, що певна дія була виконана, часто через участь або зусилля іншої особи. Також можна сказати “have something done”, адже по значенню ця фраза дорівнює “get something done”.

VOCABULARY

• To do your stuff – to do what you should do or what is expected of you – робити свою справу
• To strike a chord – if something strikes a chord, it causes people to approve of it or agree with it – зачепити струни душі
• To stand for sth – if a group of people stand for a set of ideas, they support those ideas – стояти на своєму, підтримувати щось/когось
• All eyes on me – if all eyes are on someone, then everyone is paying attention to them – бути прикутим поглядом
• To have (sth) in stock – to have something currently available to use or to purchase (in a store) – мати в наявності
• It is a must – it is a necessity/requirement – необхідність; зазвичай використовується з дієсловами – must try/must see/must visit
• Once upon a time – used when referring to something that happened in the past, especially when showing that you feel sorry that it no longer happens – давним-давно
• To break sth down – to explain something – пояснити простими словами

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