Gun In Hand Lyrics in English by Booba, Akon
Below, I translated the lyrics of the song Gun In Hand by Booba from French to English.
I find myself wandering up the road with a gun in my hand
I find myself wandering up the road with a gun in my hand
Trying to stay cool and be the bigga man
Trying to stay cool and be the bigga man
'Cause I don't think niggas nowadays understand
'Cause I don't think n*ggas nowadays understand
That if you temp me, I put under the sand
That if you temp me, I put under the sand
Right away hey, right away ho oh
Right away hey, right away ho oh
Right away hey, I put you under the sand
Right away hey, I put you under the sand
Right away hey, right away ho oh
Right away hey, right away ho oh
Right away hey, I put you under the sand
Right away hey, I put you under the sand
Moi j'rappe avec le cœur, écoute ce couplet
I rap with my heart, listen to this verse
Si t'es criblé de douilles c'est que tu chantes comme un poulet
If you're riddled with shells, it's because you sing like a chicken
Tu rap avec le boule (yeah)
You rap with your a** (yeah)
T'approches pas d'mon panier, plus d'trois secondes dans la raquette
Don't approach my basket, more than three seconds in the key
Et 92 bastos, boom, se dirigent vers ta casquette
And 92 bullets, boom, head towards your cap
La rue te fascine, la rue te prend, la rue te calcine
The street fascinates you, the street takes you, the street burns you
Ma racine c'est l'argent facile
My root is easy money
Mon rap c'est une monté d'adrénaline, une mauvaise blague sur ta mère
My rap is an adrenaline rush, a bad joke about your mother
Pas besoin de la brigade canine pour sentir qu'tu pues la merde (yeah)
No need for the K-9 unit to smell that you stink like sh*t (yeah)
MC t'as trop trainer ton cul sur les banc de la fac
MC, you've dragged your a** too much on university benches
J'vais faire un manteau d'fourrure avec les poils de ta chatte
I'm gonna make a fur coat with the hair from your p*ssy
D'un patron j'aime pas recevoir d'ordre
I don't like taking orders from a boss
Achète mon album à tes gosses ou j'leur vendrai d'la drogue
Buy my album for your kids or I'll sell them drugs
Elle est bonne, elle sait chanter, okay, j'mise dessus
She's hot, she can sing, okay, I'm betting on her
Si j'perds un tête à tête j'te tire dessus
If I lose a one-on-one, I'll shoot you
Minimum 20cm Marianne en serait ravie
Minimum 20cm, Marianne would be delighted
Tu veux surfer sur les ondes, mon tsunami t'fra changer d'avis
You want to surf the waves, my tsunami will make you change your mind
I find myself wandering up the road with a gun in my hand
I find myself wandering up the road with a gun in my hand
Trying to stay cool and be the bigga man (ouh yeah)
Trying to stay cool and be the bigga man (ouh yeah)
'Cause I don't think niggas nowadays understand (understand)
'Cause I don't think n*ggas nowadays understand (understand)
That if you temp me, I put under the sand (han, han)
That if you temp me, I put under the sand (han, han)
Right away hey, right away ho oh
Right away hey, right away ho oh
Right away hey, I put you under the sand (under the sand, under the sand)
Right away hey, I put you under the sand (under the sand, under the sand)
Right away hey, right away ho oh
Right away hey, right away ho oh
Right away hey, I put you under the sand
Right away hey, I put you under the sand
Ça vient du Sénégal tu l'as bien compris
It comes from Senegal, you understood that well
Légal ou illégal, on fait du rap des sapes et de la son-pri
Legal or illegal, we make rap, clothes and "son-pri" (sound/price)
Suce, ton succès tiens a peu d'choses
Suck, your success depends on little
C'est l'nouveau B2O c'est trop frais
It's the new B2O, it's too fresh
Les fans frisent l'overdose
Fans are on the verge of overdose
Dans le bain depuis Colors, Boyz in the hood
In the game since Colors, Boyz in the Hood
Mon son te colle aux fesses biatch
My sound sticks to your a**, b*tch
J'te recherche comme Sarah Conors (oh, oh)
I'm looking for you like Sarah Connor (oh, oh)
Mon équipe te fais péter les plombs comme Disiz
My crew makes you lose your mind like Disiz
92 izi c'est pour mes négros, mes bitches
92 izi, it's for my n*ggas, my b*tches
Le biz' donne envie de vomir voilà ce que j'éprouve
The biz makes me want to vomit, that's what I feel
Des mitos suceurs de bites voilà ce que j'y trouve
Lying d*ck-suckers, that's what I find there
Raide dingue de mon flow ils sont trop dèg'
Crazy about my flow, they're too upset
J'en-j'en-j'en-j'entends jurer des mecs que sur la Mecque on est dead
I-I-I-I hear guys swearing on Mecca that we're dead
Parce que les négros veulent ma peau j'avance écorché vif
Because n*ggas want my skin, I walk flayed alive
Paraît qu' j'prends d'la Cess', parait qu'j'suis en prison, parait qu'j'suis juif
Apparently I take Cess', apparently I'm in prison, apparently I'm Jewish
Tu peux m'croiser chez Maxime, tu peux m'croiser au grec
You can run into me at Maxime's, you can run into me at the Greek place
Mon cerveau j'le vaccine un joint d'seum collé au bec
I vaccinate my brain with a joint of spite stuck in my mouth
I find myself wandering up the road with a gun in my hand (han, han)
I find myself wandering up the road with a gun in my hand (han, han)
Trying to stay cool and be the bigga man (ouh yeah)
Trying to stay cool and be the bigga man (ouh yeah)
'Cause I don't think niggas nowadays understand (understand)
'Cause I don't think n*ggas nowadays understand (understand)
That if you temp me, I put under the sand
That if you temp me, I put under the sand
Right away hey, right away ho oh
Right away hey, right away ho oh
Right away hey, I put you under the sand (under the sand, under the sand)
Right away hey, I put you under the sand (under the sand, under the sand)
Right away hey, right away ho oh (yeah)
Right away hey, right away ho oh (yeah)
Right away hey (Konvict) I put you under the sand
Right away hey (Konvict) I put you under the sand
A whole 'nother level (eh) a whole 'nother style (eh)
A whole 'nother level (eh) a whole 'nother style (eh)
A whole bunch of niggas just down 'n' get wild (eh)
A whole bunch of n*ggas just down 'n' get wild (eh)
Just a whole of rebels (eh) a whole 40 cal. (eh)
Just a whole of rebels (eh) a whole 40 cal. (eh)
The one who has taped it put a hole in ya now (eh)
The one who has taped it put a hole in ya now (eh)
'Cause if you got it best believe I'm gonna get it (I'm gonna get it)
'Cause if you got it best believe I'm gonna get it (I'm gonna get it)
I'm not the type to commit it then go admit it (then go admit it)
I'm not the type to commit it then go admit it (then go admit it)
Find yourself on a shelf somewhere through the city (through the city)
Find yourself on a shelf somewhere through the city (through the city)
And tighten it up with my belt to flood through your fitted
And tighten it up with my belt to flood through your fitted
I tried to warn these niggas but these fellows too slow
I tried to warn these n*ggas but these fellows too slow
It seems that mothafuckas ain't never gon' go (never you learn)
It seems that motherf*ckers ain't never gon' go (never you learn)
Dont bother nobody let's just step on my toes (never you learn)
Don't bother nobody let's just step on my toes (never you learn)
We'll let it go in case your cat say no, now
We'll let it go in case your cat say no, now
J'passe sous les échelles un flingue caché dans l'Bescherelle
I walk under ladders, a gun hidden in the Bescherelle
Moi j'en ai rien à foutre, j'suis ce genre de négro
I don't give a f*ck, I'm that kind of n*gga
Que de la bonne came, on sait flairer l'oseille
Only good sh*t, we know how to sniff out money
Ouais nous on roule en grosse gam
Yeah, we drive big cars
Et toi tu prends le métro
And you take the subway
Find yourself under the sand
Find yourself under the sand
Oh, oh, oh
Oh, oh, oh
Find yourself under the sand
Find yourself under the sand
Akon and Booba, yeah
Akon and Booba, yeah
I'm not that man you would find yourself under the sand
I'm not that man you would find yourself under the sand
Oh, oh, oh
Oh, oh, oh
Under the sand
Under the sand
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Aliaune Abou Thiam, Clement Dumoulin, Elie Yaffa, Marc Jouanneaux
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Bescherelle — French grammar guide
Bescherelle refers to a popular series of French grammar and conjugation reference books, similar to how "Webster's" might refer to a dictionary in English.
In the song, Booba raps, "J'passe sous les échelles un flingue caché dans l'Bescherelle" (I pass under ladders, a gun hidden in the Bescherelle). This line is particularly striking because it juxtaposes a symbol of education and proper language (the grammar book) with a weapon, creating a vivid and unexpected image that highlights the gritty reality of the streets he describes.
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