Minaj is one of the best-selling music artists with 100 million records sold worldwide.[7] Billboard ranked her as the top-selling female rapper of the 2010s and one of the greatest rappers of all time.[8][9] She is the only female rapper to have 3 number-one albums on the Billboard 200 chart.
Letcha Go
Nicki Minaj Lyrics
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Babe boy you must got Nicki twisted
I would've left before but you insisted
Said that I was your all and I believed you
That's why it hurts to the core I gotta leave you
How could you love me and humiliate me
You ain't my man don't affiliate me
With all your plans cause you really made me
Mondays was the fun days
From the slum to the runway
Runs in the Hyundai
Niggas didn't have your money it was gun play
Used to tell me to listen to what a thug say
At night I would sleep on you
And I guess I did sleep on you
Cause when they said it I said creep on who
No not my boo
Ain't what he gon' do
[CHORUS:]
Oh now you wanna be with me
But you can't be with me
Boy leave me alone
You know you did me wrong
So I gotta letcha go
If you wanted me in your life
You shoulda treated me right
Boy leave me alone
You know you did me wrong
So I gotta letcha go
[VERSE 2:]
Why you saying you ain't feel her
You was in the villa
She was in the white chinchilla
You was sippin' on a miller
My bitch Pam had the hidden cam like killa
Funny how ya win some
Ya lose some
Never worry where your income would come from
Cause no matter where you was I held you down
Up north to uptown
So how you sound
Now you all up in my face bout you make mistakes
If I'da known you was fake I'da laced your steak
Strick nine one time in your Welch's grape
Quit lying
Why you lying
I watched the tape
Now get up out my dressing room
Give me some f-ing room
Go get your mind right and take it as a lesson learned
Just like usher nigga you gon have to let it burn
To the left and I ain't talkin about jigga girl
[CHORUS:]
Oh now you wanna be with me
But you can't be with me
Boy leave me alone
You know you did me wrong
So I gotta letcha go
If you wanted me in your life
You shoulda treated me right
Boy leave me alone
You know you did me wrong
So I gotta letcha go
In the first verse of Nicki Minaj's song Letcha Go, she is addressing her former lover who had insisted that she must stay with him despite her willingness to leave. She explains how it hurts to the core to leave him after believing him when he said that she was his all. She confronts him about how he could love her and still humiliate her, requesting him to stop trying to associate her with his plans since he is not her man. Nicki goes ahead to express how her ex-boyfriend made her act in a way that is not who she really is, making her a little bitch. She also talks about how fun their Mondays used to be, from the slums to the runway, but it all changed since he didn't have money, so there was gun play. He used to tell her to listen to what a thug would say, but she realizes that she slept on him since she can't trust him.
In the second verse, Nicki talks about how her former lover denies feeling the girl who was in the villa with him while sipping on a miller. Her girlfriend, Pam, had a hidden camera like a killer, and even though he lost some, he never worried about his income as opposed to Nicki, who held him down no matter where he was, from up north to uptown. She accuses him of being fake and that if she had known earlier, she would have laced his steak with a strick nine one time in his Welch's grape. She urges him to go take it as a lesson learned and leave her dressing room since he knows he did her wrong. Her ex-boyfriend now wants to make things right, but Nicki says it's too late, and she wants him to leave her alone since he did her wrong, and she has to let him go.
Line by Line Meaning
Babe boy you must got Nicki twisted
You have an incorrect understanding of Nicki.
I would've left before but you insisted
I wanted to leave earlier, but you convinced me to stay.
Said that I was your all and I believed you
You told me I meant everything to you and I trusted you.
That's why it hurts to the core I gotta leave you
It's painful, but I can't stay with you anymore.
How could you love me and humiliate me
You can't truly love me if you're willing to embarrass me.
You ain't my man don't affiliate me
You're not my boyfriend, so don't associate me with your behavior.
With all your plans cause you really made me
You made me into someone I don't want to be.
A little bitch when that really ain't me
You turned me into someone weak and powerless, which isn't who I am.
Mondays was the fun days
We used to have fun on Mondays.
From the slum to the runway
We went from a poor area to a more upscale place.
Runs in the Hyundai
We used to drive a Hyundai.
Niggas didn't have your money it was gun play
You had to resort to violence because some guys owed you money.
Used to tell me to listen to what a thug say
You encouraged me to take advice from criminals.
At night I would sleep on you
I would sleep next to you at night.
And I guess I did sleep on you
Maybe I took you for granted.
Cause when they said it I said creep on who
When people suggested you were cheating, I didn't want to believe them.
No not my boo
I didn't want to think that you were cheating on me.
Ain't what he gon' do
I didn't think you were capable of doing those things.
Oh now you wanna be with me
You want to be with me now, after everything that's happened.
But you can't be with me
I can't be with you anymore.
Boy leave me alone
Just go away and leave me alone.
You know you did me wrong
You know you hurt me and did things you shouldn't have.
So I gotta letcha go
I have to move on and let you go.
If you wanted me in your life
If you really wanted me to be a part of your life,
You shoulda treated me right
You should've treated me with respect and kindness.
Why you saying you ain't feel her
Why are you denying that you were intimate with her?
You was in the villa
You were at a fancy house with her.
She was in the white chinchilla
She was wearing a luxurious white fur coat.
You was sippin' on a miller
You were drinking a cheap beer.
My bitch Pam had the hidden cam like killa
My friend Pam recorded you with another woman without your knowledge.
Funny how ya win some
It's interesting how sometimes you win in life.
Ya lose some
Other times you lose.
Never worry where your income would come from
I never had to worry about where money was coming from because you provided for me.
Cause no matter where you was I held you down
I always stood by your side and supported you.
Up north to uptown
No matter where you went, from a poorer area to a wealthier one, I was there for you.
So how you sound
It's hypocritical of you to act this way now.
Now you all up in my face bout you make mistakes
You're apologizing and telling me you made mistakes, which is annoying and hypocritical.
If I'da known you was fake I'da laced your steak
If I had known you were a liar and dishonest, I would've punished you in some way.
Strick nine one time in your Welch's grape
I would've stabbed you with a switchblade once in your stomach.
Quit lying
Stop lying to me.
Why you lying
Why are you still lying?
I watched the tape
I saw the video footage of you with another woman.
Now get up out my dressing room
Leave my dressing room.
Give me some f-ing room
Give me some space and leave me alone.
Go get your mind right and take it as a lesson learned
Go work on yourself and learn from this experience.
Just like usher nigga you gon have to let it burn
Just like in Usher's song 'Burn', you have to let this relationship end.
To the left and I ain't talkin about jigga girl
Go away and don't come back, and I'm not referring to Jay-Z's song 'To the Left'.
Contributed by Josiah N. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
Damiko Motley
Love it!!! Love Her! Great vid! :)
maryjaynnee
I LIve For This Sonq<3
sunnyday7958
i luv dis song :)