Harlee Bashir Laguda Milne, known professionally as SL, is a drill artist h… Read Full Bio ↴Harlee Bashir Laguda Milne, known professionally as SL, is a drill artist hailing from Valley Park, Croydon.

The release of his single “Gentleman” marked a monumental moment in Drill, with the song quickly becoming the most viewed drill song in the UK, amassing over 40 million views on YouTube.

SL is known for his unique chill, “tropical” take on the UK Drill sound.

He was supposedly arrested in 2017 but was released on bail and was presumably cleared or given a suspended sentence as he has produced more.

He is known to have affiliations with the football club Tottenham Hotspur after the song Freestyle.

He is known for his slower "laid back" style of rapping, which has been compared to Giggs. SL actively wears a ski mask in public, to make his identity anonymous in addition to his persona.

Bad Luck
SL Lyrics

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Yeah, yeah, yeah
Ok, yeah, look (whoa, Kenny)

Sacked him 'cause the boy weren't patient (weren't)
Smoke weed, tell it turn man quavers (loud)
Bad luck cah I heard he got grub (got grub)
Took that, send it on vacation (took that)
Fed boys don't know about statement (don't)

I don't know, said, "I need translation" (I don't know)
Dumb cat want to moan about prices (stupid)
Upped it, call it high inflation (upped it)

The other day see, I had me a dream
And I dream that we had a bad bitch invasion (yes i did)
Never worked at ninety degrees
So I flipped her 'round, that's a quick rotation (switched it)
Tek' wood 'cause she loves the sensation (loves it)
Textbook, way I take a man's papers (papers)
Fake nigga done it all for the status (status)
New way, cah that shit's contagious (contagious)
Let me be, she wan' do me
She wan' do gang, she ain't my favorite (she ain't)
Rather fly it up see you on the M-way
Take man's land, call it colonization

Sacked him 'cause the boy weren't patient (patient)
Smoke weed, tell it turn man quavers (loud)
Bad luck cah I heard he got grub (got grub)
Took that, send it on vacation (took that)
Fed boys don't know about statement (don't)
I don't know, said, "I need translation" (I don't know)
Dumb cat want to moan about prices (prices)
Upped it, call it high inflation (look)

I ain't into the he say, she say
Back my blade tell a boy, "what's good?" (what's goody?)
Man dish out a bang, no delay
Back tools if he avoids my hook (my hook)
Man smoke on the sweetest cheesecake (loud)
While she dish out the sweetest goods (ten)
I know I ain't with no freeway
Darlin' you must be misunderstood (ay)
On the block stay tugs and crooks
You can get got if you give weird looks (you can)
Where the mandem smoke on a loud one
And the ballers them take snus (snus)
Had to tell the plug, "Throw me a round one" (round one)
And he's on the phone moving stush (wid it)
Man pull up on your block like, "how come?" (how?)
Cah you bitches movin' hood

Sacked him 'cause the boy weren't patient (patient)
Smoke weed, tell it turn man quavers (loud)
Bad luck cah I heard he got grub (got grub)
Took that, send it on vacation (took that)
Fed boys don't know about statement (don't)
I don't know, said, "I need translation" (I don't know)
Dumb cat want to moan about prices (prices)
Upped it, call it high inflation (ay)

Sacked him 'cause the boy weren't patient (patient)
Smoke weed, tell it turn man quavers (loud)
Bad luck cah I heard he got grub (got grub)
Took that, send it on vacation (took that)
Fed boys don't know about statement (no)
I don't know, said, "I need translation" (translation)
Dumb cat want to moan about prices (prices)
Upped it, call it high inflation (I did)

Yeah, yeah, yeah
Ok, yeah, look

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to SL's song Bad Luck describe a world of drug dealing, violence, and mistrust. The song is essentially a narrative of the rapper's experiences in this world, detailing the different struggles and obstacles that he faces. The first verse talks about the rapper's decision to "sack" someone because he was not patient enough to wait for goods, and how he then took those goods and "sent it on vacation." The second verse talks about a dream that the rapper had in which there was an "invasion" of "bad bitches," and how he then "switched" it up and "tekk'ed" one of them. The third verse continues with this narrative, detailing the different people and situations that the rapper encounters on a daily basis, from fed boys to ballers taking snus.

Overall, the lyrics of Bad Luck provide insight into a world that is often overlooked and ignored by society. They portray the reality of life on the streets and the challenges that individuals from low-income backgrounds face on a daily basis. Despite the bleakness of this world, however, SL's lyrics also hint at the sense of community and resilience that persists within it, as individuals band together to survive and make their way in the world.

Line by Line Meaning

Sacked him 'cause the boy weren't patient
Fired him for lacking patience.

Smoke weed, tell it turn man quavers
Smoking weed at a volume that makes your voice shake.

Bad luck cah I heard he got grub
Unfortunate situation because he was robbed of food.

Took that, send it on vacation
Stole something and got rid of it far away.

Fed boys don't know about statement
Police officers unaware of information given during interrogation.

I don't know, said, "I need translation"
Lacking comprehension of what was said and needing clarification.

Dumb cat want to moan about prices
Ignorant person complaining about the cost of goods.

Upped it, call it high inflation
Increased the price, jokingly comparing it to economic inflation.

I ain't into the he say, she say
Not interested in rumors or gossip.

Back my blade tell a boy, "what's good?"
Threatening with a knife, asking if everything is okay.

Man dish out a bang, no delay
Quickly escalate a situation by attacking someone.

Back tools if he avoids my hook
Arming oneself if someone tries to dodge a punch.

Man smoke on the sweetest cheesecake
Smoking the best marijuana.

While she dish out the sweetest goods
Drug dealer supplying the best product.

I know I ain't with no freeway
Not involved in any sexual promiscuity.

Darlin' you must be misunderstood
Misinterpreting the situation.

On the block stay tugs and crooks
Dangerous people hang around in that area.

You can get got if you give weird looks
Attracting unwanted attention by acting suspicious.

Where the mandem smoke on a loud one
Where the group of friends are smoking potent marijuana.

And the ballers them take snus
Athletes chewing tobacco.

Had to tell the plug, "Throw me a round one"
Asking the drug supplier for a certain type of drug dose/amount.

And he's on the phone moving stush
The drug supplier is acting pretentious on the phone.

Man pull up on your block like, "how come?"
Questioning why people are behaving in a certain way.

Cah you bitches movin' hood
Because some women that are hanging around look dangerous.