22
22 Lyrics

2-2, Phazz, Phazz, Phazz
The artist is introducing themselves and their producer Phazz.

J'arrive, c'est Phazz
The artist is announcing Phazz's arrival.

Hey, hey hey, hey
This is a vocalization and does not have a specific meaning.

RIP Pop, j'suis dans la suite, et elle veut pop, pop, pop
The artist is referencing the late rapper Pop Smoke and saying that they are in a hotel suite with someone who wants to party.

Moi j'fais du rap sale, rap sale, tu connais, j'fais pas du pop, pop, pop
The artist is describing their style of rap as gritty and not poppy.

On la met dedans, j'la ressors et j'pars en 2 temps (hey)
The artist is likely describing a drug deal where they quickly put the drugs in and take them out and leave quickly.

Allô Jerry, on est dedans
The artist seems to be addressing someone named Jerry and saying they are involved in something.

Tu connais, j'fais mon cup, j'le bois en pilotant
The artist is saying they are drinking lean (a mixture of codeine and soda) while driving.

Et ça fait bien longtemps que j'recompte les montants
The artist has been counting their money for a long time.

Kichta comptée, fermée (brr) fois-3 filtré coffré (brr)
This line is difficult to fully understand as 'Kichta' may refer to a Moroccan dish, and 'brr' may indicate a gunshot or ad-lib sound effect. It could be interpreted as the artist counting the amounts of an illicit substance they have and keeping it hidden and safe.

Une frappe sur le palais, gênez pas les bien emballés
The artist may be saying to not interrupt their high.

J'roule des balèzes, aussi gros qu'une falaise
The artist is rolling up large joints, possibly implying they are wealthy enough to do so.

DZ, j'le fais à l'aise, j'ai deux litrons dans la valise
The artist is likely referring to money and saying they have it in a suitcase.

De quoi leur faire faire des malaises (malaises)
The artist has enough money to make others jealous.

Tu veux une sécu, va voir, tu veux savoir c'est combien?
The artist is suggesting that if someone wants security, they should go ask someone else and asks if the person wants to know how much it would cost.

On va s'arranger pour le prix (brr) qui te convient
The artist is willing to negotiate a price with someone.

Vont fuir, dans tous les cas j'veux pas savoir sont combien
The artist doesn't care how much people pay for what they want, as long as they get it.

Mets du 2-2, dans ta gov' à fond
The artist is telling the listener to play this song (which is titled '22') loudly.

J'reviens des bas-fonds, 2-2 j'suis dedans à fond
The artist is saying they are fully committed to living life in the 'bas-fonds' (slums or underground).

J'suis dans l'délire, j'suis dans l'délire
The artist is in a state of being out of touch with reality, possibly due to drug use.

J'fais des kichtas pour m'embellir
The artist is making themselves look good (perhaps by doing drugs or enjoying a certain lifestyle).

Hein, kichtas pour m'embellir
This is a repetition of the previous line for emphasis and style.

J'remue, j'ai différents bails et j'kicke comme si j'faisais d'la thaï (hey, hey)
The artist is saying they have different styles of music and rap in a certain way as if they were doing Thai boxing.

Tous tes rappeurs sont pas d'taille, font les gros, des dix ils détaillent
The artist is insulting other rappers, claiming that they are not as important and only care about money.

Détaillent, mais les keush' détalent
This is a wordplay on 'détail' (detail) and 'détaler' (to run away) suggesting that other rappers are too focused on the details and missing the bigger picture.

J'en fais un, j'mets 3 G d'pétales, j'envoie, que du sale
The artist is likely talking about a drug deal where they are putting petals and sending it, implying that the drugs may be laced with flowers instead of being pure, and that they are selling something controversial.

Libérez (?) libérez (?)
This line is difficult to interpret as it is difficult to understand what is being said. It may be a reference to freeing something or someone, but the exact meaning is unclear.

On a les canons, on bédave le gazon
The artist is referring to having guns and smoking weed.

Fais rentrer des ballons, askip t'as le bras long
The artist is suggesting that they can bring in drugs and that the listener is connected enough to have some influence over it.

PDP, que des étalons
The artist is likely referring to a group or crew, and saying that it is made entirely of impressive individuals.

En GAV faut tenir ta langue, les gros billets on les allonge
The artist is saying that people need to keep quiet when under arrest, but they are willing to pay a lot of money to get out of trouble.

J'détaille la substance, sur toi, t'as-dû s'annonce
The artist is specifying and breaking down drugs and implying that they have more knowledge and control over it than someone else.

J'sors le truc, danse, galope comme un étalon
The artist is referring to introducing drugs into the scene and suggesting to party hard like a horse.

Galope comme un étalon, galope comme un étalon
This line is a repetition for emphasis and style.