Videoclip
Rica
(Mason)
– (Mason)
Uh, it’s lonely at the top, lot of people are watchin’ and want me to flop
– Uh, ta solitario na e top, hopi hende ta wak y kier pa e fracasa
I’m tellin’ the kids, if I can do it then anyone can, cah I came from nothin’
– Mi ta bisa e muchanan, si mi por hasié, kualke hende por, pasobra mi a bini di nada
One stop and search away from the block
– Un parada i buskeda leu for di e blok
In this life, I don’t feel fear, only man that can make me afraid is God, uh
– Den e bida aki, mi no ta sinti miedu, E úniko hòmber ku Por hasi mi teme Ta Dios, eh
Negative press on the shade room, anythin’ good, it don’t make the blogs
– Prensa negativo den sala di sombra, algu bon, no ta hasi blog
They didn’t sit at the table when it was chicken shop
– Nan no tabata sinta na mesa ora tabata un tienda di kachó.
Now it’s steak and lobster edamame and Pan-Asian cod
– Awor ta edamame di steak i langosta i bakalia panasiátiko
My first bedroom smaller than a jail cell, now the crib’s on a ten-acre plot
– Mi promé kamber mas chikitu ku un sel di prizòn, awor e kriansa ta riba un tereno di dies aker
First time I committed a crime was petty, I couldn’t afford what the trainers cost
– E prome biaha cu mi a comete un delito tabata mescos, mi no por a paga loke e entrenadornan tabata costa.
First time I sold crack, I was just sixteen, witnessin’ that at that age was wrong
– E prome biaha cu mi a bende crack, mi tabatin solamente diesseis aña, siendo testigo cu na e edad ey mi tabata malo.
Detached myself from every emotion, hopin’ I’ll get my paper long
– Mi a separá di tur emoshon, sperando ku mi ròl lo dura hopi tempu.
One brick phone, one iPhone, no SIM, listenin’ to the same old song
– Un telefon fiho, un iPhone, sin SIM, skuchando e mesun kansion bieu
I’m jumpin’ the barriers, if the inspector get on the train, I’m gone
– Mi ta saltá e bareranan, si e inspektore subi e trein, mi ta bai.
Now the whip that I’m in’s an impatient one, put my foot on the gas when the light goes amber
– Awor e whip den kua mi ta ta ansioso, pone mi pia den e gasolin ora e lus bira amber
Try touch me and guns will shoot, we don’t do kung fu and fight like Panda
– E ta purba di mishi cu mi y e armanan lo tira, nos no ta haci kung fu y nos ta lucha Manera Panda
My guy’s a convicted criminal, so he gotta hide from cameras
– Mi mucha ta un kriminal kondená, p’esei e mester skonde for di e kambernan.
All of my bitches pretty as hell, I can start up a beauty pageant
– Tur mi kachónan ta bunita manera inferno, mi por kuminsá un kompetensia di bunitesa
How’d I end up all the way in Clapham, I started my day in NW2
– Kon mi a kaba tur kaminda Na Clapham, mi a kuminsá mi dia NA NW2?
Deliverin’ food direct to your door, you can leave a review like Deliveroo
– Entregando cuminda directamente na bo porta, bo por laga un comentario Manera Deliveroo
Sticks outside for a special occasion, nank on hip that’s everyday shit
– E ta keda pafó pa un okashon spesial, bobo di lomba ku ta un kos di tur dia
Gotta thank God that I never did, dark and light, did sell it in twos
– Mi mester gradisí Dios ku nunka mi no a hasié, dark and light, mi a bend’é dos pa dos
Before I got the invite to Mike Rubin’s all-white party, 4th of July
– Promé Ku Mi a risibí e invitashon Pa E Fiesta di blanku Di Mike Rubin, riba 4 Di yüli
I was sat in the trap with a pack all night, cocaine fragrance, weren’t dressed in white
– Mi tabata sinta den e trampa cu un pakete henter anochi, aroma di cocaina, mi no tabata bisti blanco.
Fifteen minutes away from the shot, but I said that I’d get there in less than five
– 15 minuut prome cu e toma, pero mi a bisa cu e lo yega den menos di 5 minuut
It gives me the ick when girls come around and try too hard to impress the guys
– Mi ta sinti mi disgusto ora e muhénan ta bini i ta hasi hopi esfuerso pa impresiona e muchanan.
I sat and I told the Sony exec’, “If you give me a ten for a tape, I’ll sign” (Uh)
– Mi a sinta bisa E ehekutivo Di Sony: “Si bo duna mi un dies pa un cinta, lo mi firma” (Uh)
Everything’s gonna come to an end, when I counted an M, I was on cloud nine
– Tur kos lo yega su fin, ora mi a konta un M, mi tabata den e nubia nuebe
If it weren’t rap, I would’ve been a pimp, I look at a bitch and I see pound signs
– Si no tabata rap, e lo tabata un pimp, mi ta wak un kachó i mi ta wak kartel di libra
Plus one thousand aura, even if I don’t talk, they’ll feel our vibe
– Mas mil aura, asta si mi no papia, lo sinti nos vibrashon
Label execs don’t care if we’re murderers long as your catalogue’s bringin’ in revenue
– E ehekutivo di e discografanan no ta preokupá si nos ta asesino mientras bo katalogo ta generá entrada
They’ll sign you and when you go broke and end up in jail, they’re quick to forget you
– Nan lo firma bo i ora bo bai den prizòn, nan lo lubidá bo lihé.
I can’t worry ’bout album sales, I got serious shit that I’m tryin’ to get through
– Mi no por preokupá ku benta di album, mi tin un kos serio ku mi ta purba di surpasá
How can they talk down on my name for tryna get paid, I’m playin’ a chess move
– Kon nan por papia malu di mi nòmber pa purba paga mi, mi ta hunga un moveshon di skák?
GTA, I’m usin’ cheat codes, cheat at school in exams, I’m fucked
– GTA, mi ta usa kodanan di triki, mi ta gaña skol den e eksamennan, mi ta kibra
I cheat on my wife, but how can you blame me? I cheated life
– Mi a gaña mi esposa, pero kon bo por kulpa mi? Mi a gaña bida
I weren’t supposed to make it this far, I got no grades, I ain’t even wise
– Mi no mester a yega asina leu, mi no a risibí niun grado, mi no ta ni sabí
Walk down Uxbridge Road, I reckon that one in three of these people high
– Caminando Riba Uxbridge Road, mi ta calcula cu un di cada tres di e personanan aki ta droge.
Supply and demand, that’s how I get by, she tellin’ me how a trap boy’s her type
– Oferta y demanda, asina mi ta logra, e ta bisa mi con un mucha trampa ta su tipo
I’m tryna not get too used to the life, I’m stayin’ inside, avoidin’ the hype
– Mi ta purba di no kustumbrá mi mes muchu na bida, mi ta keda paden, evitando e exagerashonnan
So many gyal that are wantin’ to fuck, I’m turnin’ them down, they’re wonderin’ why
– Hopi gyal ku ke sigui nan, mi ta nenga nan, ta puntra nan mes pakiko
I’m nonchalant, not shy, my entourage top five, I’m probably one of the—
– Mi ta indiferente, no tímido, e promé sinku di mi sekreto, probablemente mi ta un di e—
I’ve gotta be one of the greats
– Mi mester ta un di e grandinan
I’ll get number one album, easy, it’s not like the bar’s set high these days
– Mi ta haña e number un album, fásil, no ta manera si e ribbon tabata haltu e dianan aki.
I came in the scene at an all-time low, I don’t know, but I think I revived the game
– Mi a yega na e escena na su punto mas abou di tur tempo, mi no sa, pero mi ta kere cu mi a reanima e wega
I’ve been prayin’ that times will change
– Mi tabata resa pa e tempu kambia
Premeditatin’ a graceful exit, in the meantime, I’ll try maintain
– Premeditacion ‘ un salida elegante, mientras tanto, lo mi purba di mantene
Alright
– Bon
(Mason)
– (Mason)
