Ikliphu Yevidiyo
Ingoma
Dear Adonis
– Dear Abhinandan
I’m sorry that that man is your father, let me be honest
– Ndiyaxolisa ukuba lo mntu ungutata wakho, mandinyaniseke
It takes a man to be a man, your dad is not responsive
– Umntu kufuneka abe yindoda, utata wakho akaphenduli
I look at him and wish your grandpa woulda wore a condom
– Ndijonge kuye kwaye ndinqwenela ukuba utatomkhulu wakho anganxiba ikhondom
I’m sorry that you gotta grow up and then stand behind him
– Ndiyaxolisa ukuba kufuneka ukhule kwaye ume ngasemva kwakhe
Life is hard, I know, the challenge is always gon’ beat us home
– Ubomi bunzima, ndiyazi, umceli mngeni usoloko ugon ‘ usibethe ekhaya
Sometimes our parents make mistakes that affect us until we grown
– Maxa wambi abazali bethu bayazenza iimpazamo ezisichaphazela de sikhule
And you’re a good kid that need good leadership
– Kwaye ungumntwana olungileyo ofuna ubunkokheli obulungileyo
Let me be your mentor since your daddy don’t teach you shit
– Mandibe ngumcebisi wakho kuba utata wakho akakufundisi shit
Never let a man piss on your leg, son
– Ungaze uvumele umntu ukuba ahlabe umlenze wakho, nyana
Either you die right there or pop that man in the head, son
– Mhlawumbi ufela apho okanye pop loo ndoda entloko, nyana
Never fall in the escort business, that’s bad religion
– Never fallen into the woods-kwasizabantu mission
Please remember, you could be a bitch even if you got bitches
– Khumbula, unokuba ngumntwana omncinci, nokuba ngaba unayo i-pantyhose
Never code-switch, whether right or wrong, you’re a Black man
– Ungaze utshintshe ikhowudi, nokuba ilungile okanye ayilunganga, uyindoda Emnyama
Even if it don’t benefit your goals, do some push-ups, get some discipline
– Nangona ungancedi iinjongo zakho, yenza ukunyusa, fumana uqeqesho
Don’t cut them corners like your daddy did, fuck what Ozempic did
– Musa ukuwasika iikona njengoko utata wakho wenza, fuck yintoni Ozempic wenza
Don’t pay to play with them Brazilians, get a gym membership
– Musa ukudlala nabo Brazil, fumana ubulungu gym
Understand, no throwin’ rocks and hidin’ hands, that’s law
– Understand, akukho ukuphosa amatye kunye nokufihla izandla, lo ngumthetho
Don’t be ashamed ’bout who you wit’, that’s how he treat your moms
– Ungabi namahloni ‘bo wena ohlakaniphile’, yindlela aphatha ngayo amamama akho
Don’t have a kid to hide a kid to hide again, be sure
– Musa ukufihla umntwana ukuba afihle kwakhona, qiniseka
Five percent will comprehend, but ninety-five is lost
– Iipesenti ezintlanu ziya kuqonda, kodwa amashumi asithoba anesihlanu alahlekile
Be proud of who you are, your strength come from within
– Yiba neqhayiya ngokuba ungubani, amandla akho avela ngaphakathi
Lotta superstars that’s real, but your daddy ain’t one of them
– I-lotta superstars yinyani leyo, kodwa utata wakho akanguye omnye wabo
And you nothing like him, you’ll carry yourself as king
– Kwaye akukho nto injengaye, uya kuzithwala njengokumkani
Can’t understand me right now? Just play this when you eighteen
– Andiqondi ngoku? Dlala nje oku xa ishumi elinesibhozo
Dear Sandra
– Dear Sandra
Your son got some habits, I hope you don’t undermine them
– Unyana wakho unemikhwa ethile, ndiyathemba ukuba awuyijongeli phantsi
Especially with all the girls that’s hurt inside this climate
– Ingakumbi bonke girls ukuba kwenzakalisa kule imozulu
You a woman, so you know how it feels to be in alignment
– Wena ungumfazi, ngoko uyazi ukuba uziva njani ukulungelelaniswa
With emotion, hopin’ a man can see you and not be blinded
– Inafuku, hopin ‘ indoda inokukubona kwaye ingaboni
Dear Dennis, you gave birth to a master manipulator
– Dear Dennis, wazala umxhaphazi oyintloko
Even usin’ you to prove who he is is a huge favor
– Kwanokukubonisa ukuba ungubani uluncedo olukhulu
I think you should ask for more paper, and more paper
– Ndicinga ukuba kufuneka ucele iphepha elingakumbi, kunye nephepha elingaphezulu
And more, uh, more paper
– Kwaye ngakumbi, uh, iphepha elingaphezulu
I’m blamin’ you for all his gamblin’ addictions
– I’m blamin’ you for all her gamblin’ addictions sweatshirt
Psychopath intuition, the man that like to play victim
– I-Psychopath intuition, indoda ethanda ukudlala ixhoba
You raised a horrible fuckin’ person, the nerve of you, Dennis
– Wena waphakamisa umntu eyoyikekayo fuckin’, luvo lwakho, Dennis
Sandra, sit down, what I’m about to say is heavy, now listen
– Mandi: khawuhlale phantsi ke mntwan’am, into endiyithethayo inzima, phulaphulani ngoku
Mm-mm, your son’s a sick man with sick thoughts, I think niggas like him should die
– Mm-mm, unyana wakho uyagula, ndicinga ukuba uniggas njengaye kufuneka afe
Him and Weinstein should get fucked up in a cell for the rest their life
– Yena Kunye Noweinstein kufuneka bafakwe kwiseli ubomi babo bonke
He hates Black women, hypersexualizes ’em with kinks of a nympho fetish
– Uzonda abafazi Abamnyama, hypersexualizes ‘ nabo kinks a nympho fetish
Grew facial hair because he understood bein’ a beard just fit him better
– Wakhula iinwele zobuso kuba wayeqonda ukuba yindevu imfanela ngcono
He got sex offenders on ho-VO that he keep on a monthly allowance
– Ufumene abenzi bobubi ngokwesondo kwi-ho-VO ukuba agcine isibonelelo senyanga nenyanga
A child should never be compromised and he keepin’ his child around them
– Umntwana akafanele agxothwe aze agcine umntwana wakhe ejikeleze
And we gotta raise our daughters knowin’ there’s predators like him lurkin’
– Kwaye kufuneka sikhulise iintombi zethu uyazi ukuba kukho amarhamncwa afana naye lurkin’
Fuck a rap battle, he should die so all of these women can live with a purpose
– Fuck a rap battle, kufuneka afe ngoko ke bonke abafazi banokuphila ngenjongo
I been in this industry twelve years, I’ma tell y’all one lil’ secret
– Ndikweli shishini iminyaka elishumi elinambini, i’m tell y’all one lil ‘ imfihlelo
It’s some weird shit goin’ on and some of these artists be here to police it
– I – strange shit iyaqhubeka kwaye abanye balaba bazobi balapha ukuze balipolisa
They be streamlinin’ victims all inside of they home and callin’ ’em tender
– Home “all photographs” all insides “all insides” all insides “all insides” all insides “all insides” all insides
Then leak videos of themselves to further push their agendas
– Emva koko vuza iividiyo zabo ukuze baqhubeke nokutyhala ii ajenda zabo
To any woman that be playin’ his music, know that you’re playin’ your sister
– Nawuphi na umfazi odlala umculo wakhe, uyazi ukuba udlala udadewenu
Or better, you’re sellin’ your niece to the weirdos, not the good ones
– Okanye ngcono, uthengisa umtshana wakho kwii-weirdos, hayi ezilungileyo
Katt Williams said, “Get you the truth,” so I’ma get mines
– Ukatt Williams wathi, “Fumana inyaniso,” ke mna ndifumana iimayini
The Embassy ’bout to get raided too, it’s only a matter of time
– Chrum chrum chrum chrum chrum chrum chrum chrum chrum chrum chrum kwik chrum chrum chrum chrum chrum chrum chrum chrum chrum chrum chrum kwik kwik kwik kwik kwik chrum chrum chrum chrum chrum kwik kwik kwik kwik kwik chrum chrum chrum chrum chrum
Ayy, LeBron, keep the family away, hey, Curry, keep the family away
– Hey, LeBron, gcina usapho kude, hey, Curry, gcina usapho kude
To anybody that embody the love for their kids, keep the family away
– Nabani na othanda abantwana, gcina intsapho
They lookin’ at you too if you standin’ by him, keep the family away
– Nabo bakujongile ukuba umi ecaleni kwakhe, gcina usapho kude
I’m lookin’ to shoot through any pervert that lives, keep the family safe
– Ndifuna ukudubula kuyo nayiphi na i-pervert ehlala, gcina usapho lukhuselekile
Dear baby girl
– Ntombazana ethandekayo
I’m sorry that your father not active inside your world
– Ndiyaxolisa ukuba utata wakho akasebenzi kwihlabathi lakho
He don’t commit to much but his music, yeah, that’s for sure
– Akathandi kakhulu, kodwa umculo wakhe, ewe, uqinisekile
He a narcissist, misogynist, livin’ inside his songs
– I-narcissist, i-misogynist, i-livin ‘ ngaphakathi kweengoma zakhe
Try destroyin’ families rather than takin’ care of his own
– Zama ukutshabalalisa iintsapho kunokuba uzikhathalele
Should be teachin’ you time tables or watchin’ Frozen with you
– Kufuneka ndikufundise ixesha leetafile okanye ubukele Ifriji kunye nawe
Or at your eleventh birthday singin’ poems with you
– Okanye ngosuku lwakho lokuzalwa lweshumi elinanye unathi songs
Instead, he be in Turks payin’ for sex and poppin’ Percs, examples that you don’t deserve
– Endaweni Yoko, uya Kuba Eturkey ‘ukuhlawulela isondo Kunye Nepoppin’ Percs, imizekelo ongayifanelanga
I wanna tell you that you’re loved, you’re brave, you’re kind
– Ndifuna ukukuxelela ukuba uyathandwa, ukhaliphile, unobubele
You got a gift to change the world, and could change your father’s mind
– Ufumene isipho sokutshintsha umhlaba, kwaye unokutshintsha ingqondo katata wakho
‘Cause our children is the future, but he lives inside confusion
– Kuba abantwana bethu likamva, kodwa uhlala ngaphakathi ukudideka
Money’s always been illusion, but that’s the life he’s used to
– Imali ibisoloko iyinkohliso, kodwa bubomi obuqhele ukubusebenzisa
His father prolly didn’t claim him neither
– Uyise akazange ambize kwaye akazange ambize
History do repeats itself, sometimes it don’t need a reason
– Imbali iyaziphinda, ngamanye amaxesha ayifuni sizathu
But I would like to say it’s not your fault that he’s hidin’ another child
– Kodwa ndifuna ukuthetha ukuba akusiyo iphoso lakho ukuba ufihle omnye umntwana
Give him grace, this the reason I made Mr. Morale
– Mnike ubabalo, esi sizathu ndenza Umnu Morale
So our babies like you can cope later
– Ngoko iintsana zethu ezinjengawe zinokuhlangabezana kamva
Give you some confidence to go through somethin’, it’s hope later
– Nathembo-kamayo
I never wanna hear you chase a man ’cause it’s feral behavior
– Andikaze ndive ngawe mfondini, kuba uqhuba kakubi
Sittin’ in the club with sugar daddies for validation
– Ukulele club with sugar daddy for validation
You need to know that love is eternity and trumps all pain
– Kufuneka wazi ukuba uthando lungunaphakade kwaye uxilonga zonke iintlungu
I’ll tell you who your father is, just play this song when it rains
– Ndixelele, kukho nayiphi na indawo endlwini kayihlo ukuba afake? dlala le ngoma xa kunetha
Yes, he’s a hitmaker, songwriter, superstar, right
– Ewe, ungumdlali we-superstar, umculi we-superstar, akunjalo
And a fuckin’ deadbeat that should never say “more life”
– Kwaye fuckin ‘ukufa ukuba akufunekanga athi ” ubomi obungakumbi”
Meet the Grahams
– Meet Zizi Graham
Dear Aubrey
– Dear Uaber
I know you probably thinkin’ I wanted to crash your party
– Ndiyazi ukuba ucinga ukuba bendifuna ukuphazamisa iqela lakho
But truthfully, I don’t have a hatin’ bone in my body
– Kodwa ngokwenene, andinayo ithambo lomzimba emzimbeni wam
This supposed to be a good exhibition within the game
– Oku kufanele ukuba ibe ngumboniso olungileyo ngaphakathi komdlalo
But you fucked up the moment you called out my family’s name
– Kodwa wena wagxotha umzuzu wabiza igama losapho lwam
Why you had to stoop so low to discredit some decent people?
– Kutheni kwafuneka uthobe phantsi kangaka ukuze ujongele phantsi abanye abantu abanesidima?
Guess integrity is lost when the metaphors doesn’t reach you
– Qikelela ukuba ingqibelelo ilahlekile xa izikweko zingafikeleli kuwe
And I like to understand ’cause your house was never a home
– Kwaye ndiyathanda ukuqonda ‘ kuba indlu yakho ayizange ibe yindlu
Thirty-seven, but you showin’ up as a seven-year-old
– Thirty-sixhenxe, kodwa ubonakala ngathi uneminyaka esixhenxe ubudala
You got gamblin’ problems, drinkin’ problems, pill-poppin’ and spendin’ problems
– Ufumene iingxaki zokungcakaza, ukusela ‘iingxaki, ipilisi-poppin’ kunye nokuchitha ‘ iingxaki
Bad with money, whorehouse
– Ndalama zaphukusi, ndalama zaphukusi
Solicitin’ women problems, therapy’s a lovely start
– Ukucela iingxaki zabafazi, unyango sisiqalo esihle
But I suggest some ayahuasca, strip the ego from the bottom
– Kodwa ndicebisa ezinye i-ayahuasca, susa i-ego ukusuka ezantsi
I try to empathize with you ’cause I know that you ain’t been through nothin’
– Ndizama ukuba novelwano nawe ‘kuba ndiyazi ukuba awuphumelelanga’
Crave entitlement, but wanna be liked so bad that it’s puzzlin’
– Ufuna ukuthandwa, kodwa ufuna ukuthandwa kangaka ukuba puzzlin’
No dominance, let’s recap moments when you didn’t fit in
– Akukho dominance, masiphinde sibuye amaxesha xa ungangenanga
No secret handshakes with your friend
– Akukho mfihlelo yokukhwabanisa nomhlobo wakho
No culture cachet to binge, just disrespectin’ your mother
– No culture mere liye bhi nahi hai, mere liye nahi hai
Identity’s on the fence, don’t know which family will love ya
– Home iindaba asazi ukuba yintoni usapho oluza kuyithanda
The skin that you livin’ in is compromised in personas
– Ulusu oluhlala ngaphakathi kuwe luhlala lukhuni
Can’t channel your masculine even when standin’ next to a woman
– Ayikwazi ukuguqula indoda yakho nokuba ime ecaleni komfazi
You a body shamer, you gon’ hide them baby mamas, ain’t ya?
– Iwe ndiwe mbuzi, iwe mbuzi wakumbuzi wakumbuzi wakumbuzi, eh?
You embarrassed of ’em, that’s not right, that ain’t how mama raised us
– Wena uneentloni ‘ em, ayilunganga loo nto, asiyiyo indlela umama awasikhulisa ngayo
Take that mask off, I wanna see what’s under them achievements
– Thatha loo maski, ndifuna ukubona ukuba yintoni phantsi kwabo impumelelo
Why believe you? You never gave us nothin’ to believe in
– Kutheni ukholelwa? Asimbonang’ umandela thina
‘Cause you lied about religious views, you lied about your surgery
– Ngenxa yokuba uxoka malunga neembono zonqulo, uxoka malunga notyando lwakho
You lied about your accent and your past tense, all is perjury
– Ubuxoki malunga ne-accent yakho kunye nexesha lakho elidlulileyo, konke kukuxoka
You lied about your ghostwriters, you lied about your crew members
– Ubuxoki ngababhali bakho beziporho, ubuxoki ngamalungu akho eqela
They all pussy, you lied on ’em, I know they all got you in ’em
– Bonke pussy, ubuxoki phezu ’em, ndiyazi ukuba bonke bakufumana’ kubo
You lied about your son, you lied about your daughter, huh
– Ubuxoki ngonyana wakho, ubuxoki ngentombi yakho, huh
You lied about them other kids that’s out there hopin’ that you come
– Ubuxoki malunga nabo abanye abantwana ukuba phandle nathembo-kuza
You lied about the only artist that can offer you some help
– Ubuxoki malunga nomculi kuphela onokukunika uncedo
Fuck a rap battle, this a long life battle with yourself
– Fuck a rap battle, oku ubomi obude kunye nawe
