Ebonics
Big L feat. Mr. Cheeks Lyrics

Yo, pay attention
Hey, listen up

And listen real closely how I break this slang shit down
Pay attention so you can understand the meaning behind this street language

Check it, my weed smoke is my lye
Smoking weed is a way to escape reality

A ki of coke is a pie
Cocaine is sold in kilogram amounts, which is referred to as a pie

When I'm lifted, I'm high
When under the influence of drugs, you feel elevated or high

With new clothes on, I'm fly
Wearing new clothes makes you look good or 'fly'

Cars is whips and sneakers is kicks
Whips is slang for cars and kicks is slang for sneakers

Money is chips, movies is flicks
Chips is slang for money and flicks is slang for movies

Also, cribs is homes, jacks is pay phones
Cribs is slang for homes and jacks is slang for pay phones

Cocaine is nose candy, cigarettes is bones
Cocaine is often referred to as nose candy and cigarettes are referred to as bones

A radio is a box, a razor blade is a ox
Radio is slang for a box and a razor blade is called an ox

Fat diamonds is rocks and jakes is cop
Fat diamonds are referred to as rocks and a cop is called a jake

And if you got rubbed, you got stuck
If you got robbed, you got stuck up

You got shot, you got bucked
Getting shot is also called getting bucked

And if you got double-crossed, you got fucked
If you got deceived or betrayed, you got 'fucked'

Your bankroll is your poke, a choke hold is a yoke
Money is often referred to as a poke and a choke hold is called a yoke

A kite is a note, a con is a okey doke
A kite is slang for a note and a con is another word for a scam, often called an okey doke

And if you got punched that mean you got snuffed
If you got punched, you got hit hard

To clean is to buff, a bull scare is a strong bluff
To clean something is to buff it and a bull scare is a bluff that is intimidating

I know you like the way I'm freakin' it
I know you like the way I'm expressing myself through this slang

I talk with slang and I'ma never stop speakin' it
I use street language to communicate and I'll never stop doing that

That's just the way that I talk, yo
This is just my way of speaking

Vocabulary spills, I'm ill
I can express myself effectively using this language, that's what makes me ill

A burglary is a jook, a woof's a crook
A burglary is called a jook and a crook is often referred to as a woof

Mobb Deep already explained the meanin' of shook
Mobb Deep already explained the slang term 'shook'

If you caught a felony, you caught a F
If you have a felony charge, it's often referred to as an F

If you got killed, you got left
If you died, you were left behind

If you got the dragon, you got bad breath
If you have bad breath, it's often referred to as 'the dragon'

If you 730, that mean you crazy
If you're described as '730', that means you're crazy

Hit me on the hip means page me
The phrase 'hit me on the hip' means to page me

Angel dust is sherm, if you got AIDS, you got the germ
Angel dust is also called sherm, and if you have AIDS, it's referred to as 'the germ'

If a chick gave you a disease, then you got burned
If someone gave you a disease, it's often called getting 'burned'

Max mean to relax, guns and pistols is gats
Max is slang for relaxing and guns are often referred to as gats

Condoms is hats, critters is cracks
Condoms are referred to as hats and critters are slang for drugs

The food you eat is your grub
The food you eat is referred to as grub

A victim's a mark
A victim of a crime is referred to as a mark

A sweat box is a small club, your tick is your heart
A sweat box is a small club and your tick refers to your heart

Your apartment is your pad
Your apartment is called your pad

Your old man is your dad
Your father is often referred to as your old man

The studio is the lab and heated is mad
Studio is slang for a lab where music is made and heated is another word for mad

The iron horse is the train and champaign is bubbly
The iron horse is slang for a train and champaign is slang for champagne

A deuce is a honey that's ugly
A deuce is slang for a dime (10/10 looks) and a honey that's ugly

If your girl is fine, she's a dime
If your girl is good looking, she's a dime

A suit is a fine, jewelry is shine
A suit is called a fine and jewelry is referred to as shine

If you in love, that mean you blind
If you're in love, you're often blinded to the other person's flaws

Genuine is real, a face card is a hundred dollar bill
Genuine means real and a face card is a hundred dollar bill

A very hard, long stare is a grill
A hard stare that lasts a long time is called a grill

If you sneakin' to go see a girl, that mean you creepin'
If you're sneaking to go see a girl, you're often referred to as 'creepin''

Smilin' is cheesin', bleedin' is leakin'
Smiling is often referred to as cheesin' and bleeding is called leakin'

Beggin is bummin, if you nuttin you comin
Begging is often referred to as bummin and if you're coming, it's called nuttin'

Takin' orders is sunnin', an ounce of coke is a onion
Taking orders is called sunnin' and an ounce of coke is referred to as an onion

A hotel's a telly, a cell phone's a celly
A hotel is often called a telly and a cell phone is called a celly

Jealous is jelly, your food box is your belly
Jealousy is often referred to as jelly and your food is stored in your belly

To guerrilla mean to use physical force
To 'guerrilla' means to use force to achieve your goals

You took a L, you took a loss
Taking an L means taking a loss

To show off mean floss, uh
Flossing means to show off