22's Or Better
Young Jeezy Lyrics

You got, Young Jeezy
Introducing Young Jeezy as the artist of the song

Aka countin' the money in the summer
Young Jeezy is enjoying the fruits of his labor by counting his money in the summer season

And we gon' talk about these bouvale cars
The song is about fake or low-quality cars

These bouvale paint, these bouvale rims
The song is also about fake or low-quality paint and rims for cars

You know what I'm talkin' 'bout
Young Jeezy assumes that the audience understands what he means by these terms

And if you didn't know pimpin'
Young Jeezy is about to educate the audience on a new term

Bouvale is Haitian for bullshit
Bouvale is a Haitian term that means 'bullshit'

You know what I'm talkin' 'bout
Young Jeezy is emphasizing the importance of the topic

Top down, still flossin'
Young Jeezy is riding with the top down and showing off his car

I got my Tino on my lap 'cause it's talkin'
Young Jeezy is carrying a gun on his lap because it has a silencer on it (making it 'talk' quietly)

Semi-perfect day, got it sprayed at birdhouse
Young Jeezy's car has been recently painted and he had it done at a professional car shop called 'birdhouse'

No runs marks, y'all, everythin's perfect
The paint job has no visible imperfections or mistakes

Got the matchin' steerin' wheel
Young Jeezy's steering wheel matches the color of his car

Watch a nigger work, Alpine everythin'
Young Jeezy is showing off his car sound system which is made by Alpine

Watch a nigger twirl
Young Jeezy is spinning his car rims to show off their quality

Comin' over, soundin' like an earthquake
Young Jeezy's car sound system is so loud that it sounds like an earthquake coming down the street

Got young niggers on your corner doin' triple take
People on the street are staring at Young Jeezy's car, doing a triple take (looking at it three times)

Where y'all from, dawg? Y'all might call, y'all paint candy
Young Jeezy is asking someone where they are from and if they call their paint 'candy' (a name for a type of paint with a sparkly finish)

But where we from, dawg, see we call this shit candy
Young Jeezy is saying that where he's from, they also call this type of paint 'candy'

This shit is not a game, I don't know what a nigger think
Young Jeezy is taking the topic of cars and rims seriously and doesn't understand why some people don't

I got that laffy, taffy mix with skittles, jolly rancher paint, hey
Young Jeezy's car paint is a mix of different bright colors and is compared to different types of candy

On your Lexus, on your Benzo
The song is now discussing different types of luxury cars

On your Bimmer, 22's or better
Young Jeezy recommends putting 22 inch or larger rims on a BMW

On your Lac trucks, on your Rovers
The discussion continues with naming specific types of cars (Cadillacs and Range Rovers)

On your Hummers, 22's or better
Young Jeezy recommends putting 22 inch or larger rims on a Hummer

On your Cut, dawgs, on your Skylarks
The discussion moves to other types of cars (Oldsmobile Cutlass and Buick Skylark)

On your Chevy's, 22's or better
Young Jeezy recommends putting 22 inch or larger rims on a Chevy

On your Duallies, on your Ram trucks
The discussion moves to pickup trucks (Dually and Ram trucks)

And on your Harleys, 22's or better
Young Jeezy recommends putting 22 inch or larger rims on a Harley-Davidson motorcycle

Now if your ridin' on that bullshit, put it back up
Young Jeezy doesn't approve of cars with low-quality or fake parts and recommends not riding in them

I got the 24's on the 'lac truck
Young Jeezy has 24 inch rims on his Cadillac truck

You see, my Aunty Bridget, she never understood this
Young Jeezy's Aunt Bridget doesn't understand why he spends so much money on his car

See me swervin' through and be like, 'Oh my goodness'
Young Jeezy is so flashy with his car that people react by saying 'Oh my goodness'

It's Young Jeezy, y'all, ain't no body cooler
Young Jeezy is confident in his style and status

When I park, all the kids just break out their rulers
Even young children are impressed by Young Jeezy's car and measure it with their rulers

Shit I changed the grill, so you know that bitch grilly
Young Jeezy changed the front grill of his car and now it looks good ('grilly')

Hit one button and watch the screen straight drop out up the cielly
With the press of a button, Young Jeezy's car screen drops down from the ceiling to show movies or music videos

Mister, mister, how could you afford this?
People are asking Young Jeezy how he can afford such an expensive car and accessories

This look like some shit that we saw, consort this
Young Jeezy recommends that people invest in cars like his own

Gather 'round kids, I got a new word for y'all today
Young Jeezy is about to teach the audience a new term

If it ain't 22's or better, then it's bouvale, hey
If a car doesn't have 22 inch (or larger) rims, then it's not good enough (i.e. bouvale)

Drunk as shit, [Incomprehensible]
Young Jeezy is drunk and mumbling words

Car can barely park but the bitch moonwalk
Young Jeezy's car is so flashy that it looks like it's moonwalking even though it's hard to park

Stay strapped, y'all, keep a 9 for the jack
Young Jeezy recommends keeping a gun ('9') for protection against car theft ('jack')

We used to call them Jordan's
Young Jeezy is remembering a time when people referred to shoes as 'Jordan's'

Now we call them Michael Jackson's
Young Jeezy is saying that people now refer to shoes as 'Michael Jackson's' instead of 'Jordan's'

G,G,G yall, he be 'bout his cheddar
Young Jeezy is referring to himself in the third person, saying that he's all about making money

Get over 19 but they be 22 or better
Young Jeezy recommends getting rims that are at least 22 inches (even though the legal limit is 19 inches)

Don't holler at the hoes 'cause the chrome is gonna get 'em
Women are attracted to Young Jeezy's car because of its shiny chrome parts

'Cause you chillin' with Michael Jordan, he got Emmet with him
Young Jeezy is comparing himself to Michael Jordan (a famous basketball player) and saying that he also has 'Emmet with him' (meaning a gun for protection)

See bounce, swerve, drop the top, all up in your Cutlass
Young Jeezy enjoys riding in a convertible car (and is mentioning the Oldsmobile Cutlass again)

But the only exception is, y'all, these 19 is butt nicks
Even though the legal limit is 19 inch rims, Young Jeezy is saying that they are not good enough unless they are high quality ('butt nicks')

Rap some shit before me, dawg, you must be crazy
Young Jeezy is confident in his rap skills and thinks that anyone who tries to rap before him must be crazy

I'm the same young nigger that got a credit line at Baileys
Young Jeezy is proud to have a credit line at a local store (Baileys)