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Youv Dee Lyrics

Slay, hey
Youv Dee is announcing his presence and power with the abbreviated slang 'Slay'

Ah gars
The French slang 'ah gars' translates to 'oh man' or 'hey man', used to address someone informally

Slay, slay, slay
Reiterating his ferocity, Youv Dee repeats the phrase 'Slay' three more times

ODP, Youv Dee, Gear second, hey
Youv Dee lists the members of his crew (ODP) and himself, with the addition of 'Gear second', a reference to the anime/manga One Piece

J'suis dans mon bendo, pas de semi dans mon bedo (oh yeah)
Youv Dee is in his place (bendo) without any semi-automatic weapons (semi), and he affirms this by saying 'oh yeah'

Prends ta semoule, prends ta salade, prends ton sirop (oh yeah)
He tells someone to take their semolina and salad, and drink their syrup (most likely referring to codeine/promethazine cough syrup), with another 'oh yeah'

Je bois peu d'eau, j'suis un peu lean, que d'la guedro (oh yeah)
Youv Dee drinks little water, prefers lean (a mixture of codeine/promethazine cough syrup and soda), and only smokes weed (guedro), punctuated with another 'oh yeah'

Je vois personne devant, aucune concu' négro (oh yeah)
He sees no competition ahead of him and therefore has no rivals, emphasized again with 'oh yeah'

Hey, j'suis différent, Monkey D. Luffy
Youv Dee sees himself as unique and likens himself to Monkey D. Luffy, a famous anime/manga character known for his tenacity and strength

Tu sais que Youv Dee, c'est le pire
He asserts that everyone knows he's the best

On sait quand t'as découvert le fond
Youv Dee claims to know when someone has hit rock bottom

Les tits-pe maintenant veulent faire les fous
He's noticed that even younger people are trying to act tough now

J'devrais faire la mala au lieu d'faire les sous
Youv Dee contemplates turning to criminal activity to make money rather than staying on the straight and narrow

Tu fais que mentir sur les réseaux
He accuses someone of lying on social media

Tout devient noir quand je crache le feu
He becomes very intense and things turn dark when he's rapping

Black Itachi, Amaterasu
These references are from the Naruto anime/manga, Black Itachi being a villainous character and Amaterasu being a destructive fire technique

Fuck vos vues, j'fuck le jeu, hey
Youv Dee doesn't care about the amount of views he gets, he's not interested in playing the game- he's doing his own thing

Moi j'bosse mon truc, j'sais c'que j'veux, boy
He's focused on what he wants and he's working hard to get it done

J'serais jamais dans leurs mauvais bails
He's making it clear that he won't get involved in any shady deals or dangerous situations

Petit, j'savais qu'j'allais faire du sale
From a young age, Youv Dee knew he was going to succeed and do big things

J'fume le shit, j'fume la beuh
He smokes both hash and weed

Ah gars, trop de splifs, j'suis dangereux
He warns someone that he's too high and is a danger

C'est pas pareil, ne nous compare pas
He's telling someone not to compare themselves to him, because they're not on the same level

On les connaît en vrai, c'est mieux qu'on parle peu
Youv Dee and his crew know people in real life, so it's better not to talk about them too much

Gucci, Gucci, Gucci, Gucci
He name-drops the luxury fashion brand Gucci, as if to say he's living the high life

Elle veut le Dee dans sa pussy
He brags that women want him in their intimate areas

Yah, que du vrai, nous pas du crari
Everything he says is truthful, he's not lying

J'crois qu'elle me prend pour un cain-ri, ey
He thinks a certain woman sees him as a direct American/English influence in African culture, somewhat similar to a 'wannabe' or 'try-hard'

J'suis impatient, j'veux tout tout d'suite
He's very impatient and wants everything now

Doubler l'argent ou faire le triple, yah
He wants to double or even triple his money as soon as possible

Bientôt, c'est cuit, j'vais drop la tape
He's going to release a music mixtape/album soon, and it will be successful

Tire sur mon joint, tu vas bad-trip, ey
If you smoke his joint, you'll have a bad trip or stoned feeling

Hey, j'tape une mission avec Zorro et Brook
He's imaginarily on a mission with two One Piece characters, Zorro and Brook

Que des rageux, tous tes potos sont broke
Everyone he is surrounded by is successful, but the people his rival hangs around are broke and mad

O.D.P, j'sais que tu connais mon groupe
He knows others are aware of his group, ODP

Si tu connais pas, demande à ta pute
If you don't know his group, ask your prostitute

Si tu connais pas, demande à tes potes
If you don't know his group, ask your friends

À peine debout, j'roule un joint, j'me la bute
He rolls a joint and smokes it before even getting out of bed

Dans tout les cas, je dois finir au top
He's determined to be successful no matter what

Donc tous les soirs j'voudrais finir au stud'
He aspires to finish his day at a recording studio, working on his music

Gaddem, ça pogote sale
Pogote refers to moshing and the energy he brings to his concerts is intense

J'ramène ma popo, ay
He will bring his weapon/pistol

J'appelle le sang, le squad
He's calling for the bloodshed of his competition or enemies, with his crew to back him up

Ça met la nitro, hm
They'll be going fast and furious, like a nitro boost in a car

Captain de l'équipage
He sees himself as the leader of his crew

Sarcelles, S-B on sait
He's shouting out his hometown (Sarcelles) and the neighborhood (S-B) he reps

À peine je fais un bail
Immediately after he's arrived somewhere

Ça veut d'jà sucer, slay
People are already trying to latch onto him for fame and attention

Youv Dee, Donatello, bientôt dans ta télé
He references Donatello (one of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles) and hints that he and his music will be on TV soon

J'dois te le rappeller, ay
He's reminding someone something

On fait des pogos nous, on fait des photos
He likes to mosh and take photos at concerts

Mais c'est même pas calculé, ay
It's all natural and not even a show

J'crois que mes potos, moi, j'crois que mes fréros, moi
He believes his friends and crew are his real family

J'crois ma family, ay, ay
He believes that his friends are his true family

Frappe dans le bédo, j'ai tout dans mon joggo, il faut qu'on rentabilise, ay
He's smoking from a bong, carrying everything he owns in his jogging suit, and they need to make money

O-D, O-D, O-D, O.D.P
Repeating the initials of his crew (ODP) and putting 'O-D' in front of it

T'inquiète pas, on en est qu'au début
He's reassuring his crew that they're just getting started

Tout va bien ici tant qu'ça débite
He's content as long as the money keeps coming in

Tu veux quelqu'chose, passe à Répu'
If someone wants something, they can come through the République district in Paris

Promis bientôt, j'envoie les missiles
He promises to send out his music and it will be explosive

J't'ai rodave de loin, t'es comme les vils-ci
He's keeping an eye on someone from a distance, as if stalking them like a predator

Tu rappes mais ton flow n'est pas legit
He's calling out others in the music industry who don't have authentic or genuine skill

Moi, j'en connais beaucoup qui ne parlent plus
He's saying that he knows many people who have stopped talking to him

Gear, second, ay (slay)
He concludes with another reference to One Piece's Gear second and 'Slay'