Kojak Lyrics in English by Booba
Below, I translated the lyrics of the song Kojak by Booba from French to English.
Hé, tu vois c'que j'veux dire ou pas?
Hey, you see what I mean or not?
Saddam Hauts-de-Seine, B.2.O
Saddam Hauts-de-Seine, B.2.O
Kojak, tu vois c'que j'veux dire ou pas? Izi
Kojak, you see what I mean or not? Izi
J'refroidis le game pour ces négros, j'ai flow glacial
I chill the game for these n*ggas, I have a glacial flow
Les mains sales, j'suis trop bestial, trop bestial
Dirty hands, I'm too bestial, too bestial
J'fais du gros, pas du détail
I do big things, not details
J'arrive en vaisseau spatial, j'suis so special, so special
I arrive in a spaceship, I'm so special, so special
Trois glaçons dans le verre de cognac
Three ice cubes in the cognac glass
Le caillou bien rasé à faire pâlir la mère de Kojak
The well-cut diamond to make Kojak's mother turn pale
Brazza fume un cigare, Mala fume un six feuilles
Brazza smokes a cigar, Mala smokes a six-sheet
Je bouge la tête de haut en bas sur un air de G-Funk
I nod my head up and down to a G-Funk tune
Frais depuis la ky-fun, pull Old River
Fresh since the funk, Old River sweater
Cocktail Molotov dans la tronche du videur
Molotov cocktail in the bouncer's face
Putain de race humaine, gros taux de fils de putains
F*cking human race, high rate of sons of b*tches
Donc à proximité, j'ai toujours un flingue ou un surin
So nearby, I always have a gun or a knife
J'aime bien régler mes comptes vite, fuck les dates ultérieures
I like to settle my scores quickly, f*ck later dates
Sénégalais, convict, Dieu est mon supérieur
Senegalese, convict, God is my superior
Qui me réduira en cendres me transformera en phénix
Whoever reduces me to ashes will turn me into a phoenix
Loin des yeux, loin du cœur, près des yeux, près de mon pénis
Out of sight, out of mind, close to the eyes, close to my p*nis
On t'a vu arriver de-spee avec ton vice d'épicier
We saw you arrive fast with your grocer's vice
Tu ferais mieux de glisser, mes officiers n'ont aucune pitié
You'd better slip away, my officers have no pity
Tu peux te la jouer là-bas, mais te la raconte pas ici
You can play tough over there, but don't brag here
C'est pour mes négros de Boulbi à Little Haiti
This is for my n*ggas from Boulbi to Little Haiti
Pose le micro, ton droit de rapper a expiré
Put down the mic, your right to rap has expired
Suce le cul du show-biz dix minutes sans respirer
Suck the show-biz's a*s for ten minutes without breathing
On sait que tu en es capable, négro tu peux le faire
We know you're capable of it, n*gga you can do it
Ne t'en fais pas, miséricordieux est Dieu le Père
Don't worry, God the Father is merciful
Je n'avais aucune chance mais je l'ai saisie quand même
I had no chance but I seized it anyway
92 hardcore, souviens-toi de mes poèmes
92 hardcore, remember my poems
J'suis pas là pour chialer, te parler de mes problèmes
I'm not here to cry, to talk about my problems
No pain, no gain, j'me la fais belle au soleil
No pain, no gain, I'm doing well in the sun
Négro j'suis à-l (J'suis à-l), ténébreux récital
N*gga I'm on it (I'm on it), dark recital
J'drague à Miami Beach, tu dragues à la piscine municipale
I pick up girls at Miami Beach, you pick up girls at the municipal pool
Quand j'écris, j'fais mieux que Besson
When I write, I do better than Besson
Originaire des Hauts-de-Seine, du son qui met la pression
From Hauts-de-Seine, sound that puts pressure
Tu perds ton temps à jouer à la console, poser des questions
You're wasting your time playing console, asking questions
Va faire un tour dehors, chercher l'argent de la récession
Go take a walk outside, look for recession money
(T'as j'veux dire ou pas?)
(You see what I mean or not?)
J'aime pas travailler, même faire ma putain de promo'
I don't like to work, even doing my f*cking promo
Puzzle de mots et de pensées dans ta putain de sono
Puzzle of words and thoughts in your f*cking sound system
Ta copine est vraiment nne-bo, dis-lui que je suis chaud
Your girlfriend is really hot, tell her I'm hot
Dis-lui que j'suis tellement chaud que j'descends d'un singe bonobo
Tell her I'm so hot I descend from a bonobo monkey
Tu m'as vu au commico ou chez Michel Denisot
You saw me at the police station or at Michel Denisot's
Quand y a plus rien à la radio, B.2.O. relève le niveau
When there's nothing left on the radio, B.2.O. raises the bar
Tout ça pour dire pas grand-chose mais dis-toi que j'm'en bats les reins
All that to say not much but know that I don't give a sh*t
Tu kiffes pas, nique ta race, j'm'en bats le foie, le pancréas
You don't like it, f*ck your race, I don't give a sh*t about my liver, my pancreas
Sur ce, je m'arrache vers des jours meilleurs
With that, I'm off to better days
J'te refais le visage au cutter, t'as l'swag d'un agriculteur
I'll redo your face with a cutter, you have the swag of a farmer
T'as pas de biff', t'as pas de gamos, t'as pas le câble
You have no money, you have no fancy car, you have no cable
Ici c'est Los Alamos, va te faire enculer par le diable
Here it's Los Alamos, go get f*cked by the devil
Mes débuts dans des cavernes, le move me regarde de travers
My beginnings in caves, the move looks at me sideways
Que le hip-hop français repose en paix, la chatte à sa mère
May French hip-hop rest in peace, its mother's c*nt
J'refroidis le game pour ces négros, j'ai flow glacial
I chill the game for these n*ggas, I have a glacial flow
Les mains sales, j'suis trop bestial, trop bestial
Dirty hands, I'm too bestial, too bestial
J'fais du gros, pas du détail
I do big things, not details
J'arrive en vaisseau spatial, j'suis so special, so special
I arrive in a spaceship, I'm so special, so special
Trois glaçons dans le verre de cognac
Three ice cubes in the cognac glass
Le caillou bien rasé à faire pâlir la mère de Kojak
The well-cut diamond to make Kojak's mother turn pale
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Lyrics © WARNER CHAPPELL MUSIC FRANCE
ALEXANDRE YIM, MEHDI MECHDAL, ELIE YAFFA
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ténébreux — gloomy / shadowy
Ténébreux translates to "gloomy" or "shadowy". It's a more evocative and less common word than its synonyms, adding a layer of mystery and intensity.
In the song, Booba uses it to describe a "ténébreux récital" (gloomy recital), which could refer to his dark and impactful musical performance or the somber reality he portrays in his lyrics. This word perfectly captures the hardcore, often grim, atmosphere of his music.
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