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I said girl why you keep calling?
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I said girl why you keep calling?
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She said I need a new whip
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Cause I know that you're still ballin'
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She just wanna go back to the future
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So I brought that girl a DeLorean 21 minutes until I got go
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So I told that girl I'm gonna slaughter it
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I met that girl right up at my show
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Left her man in the crowd on the floor
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Outta town, never saw her before
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Told her baby we don't got that long
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Listen, this not my city show
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But I treat it like my city show
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Twenty more minutes into him on Twenty more minutes into him
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on Twenty more minutes into him on Twenty more minutes into
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him on Twenty more minutes into him on Twenty more minutes into him on I am not slow,
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niggas you want me cause I got the dope
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Pass that girl right on my friend, give me coke
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He passed me huffering, so they switchin' rules I hit it fast, yeah, I hit it slow
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Bye -bye the morning, girl, I gotta go
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Gotta get ready, tonight is my show
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If you okay, you might help in my show
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Gotta be partners right under my nose
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These niggas mad cause I got all the dough
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These niggas mad cause I got all the dough
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Turn to my style cause I got every flow
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Got every girl, ain't no top in my hopes I understand that it's your girlfriend,
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bro But you know I gotta keep her close I'll be your legs and I keep them close
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Living life on the edge on a tightrope I am so clean I might start moving so
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Drive a new Ari I don't need a note
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Drive a Bugatti like it's a bubble I asked your girl and you already know
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Don't really like her we friends for the most
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Cube in the truck I like on my channel
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Don't leave a crumb got the bread in your toes
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If you stop touching my gun got no hoes I put a coat on the top of my coat
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Only twenty minutes before the show I met that girl right up at my show
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Left her man in the crowd on the floor
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Out of town never saw her before
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Told her baby we don't got that long
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Listen, this not my city show
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But I treat it like my city show
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Twenty more minutes into I'm on Twenty more minutes into I'm
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on Twenty more minutes into I'm on Twenty more minutes into
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I'm on Twenty more minutes into I'm on Twenty more minutes into I'm on I am not slow,
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big girl, you want me cause I got the dope
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Pass that girl, I don't mind, frick, give me coke
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He passed me huffering so they switching rules
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Damn, I just started it
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Man, I just started it
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Oh my God, please don't not bother me
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Don't got enough just to order me I'm on that tree like an ottoman
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Money so long like a cardigan
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You lied to me, wasn't sorry then
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On the weekend you was partying
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It was Jimmy who was targeting
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It was Jimmy who was targeting
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Jump in the Porsche on my target
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Jump in the line, my ain't parking
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Ice is so cold, I snow partying
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Go to my show, they'll plop me in She call my phone with emergency
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She call my phone with that urgency I said girl why you keep calling I said girl why you keep calling
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She said I need a new whip
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Cause I know that you're still balling
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She just wanna go back to the future
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So I brought that girl a DeLorean 21 minutes until I got girls
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So I told that girl I'm gonna slaughter it I met that girl right up at my show
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Left her man in the crowd on the floor
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Out of town never saw her before
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Told her baby we don't got that long
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Listen, this not my city show
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But I treat it like my city show 21 minutes into a more
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Twenty more minutes and join more
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Twenty more minutes and join more
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Twenty more minutes and join more
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Twenty more minutes and join more
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Twenty more minutes and join more I am not slow, big girl you want me cause I got the dope
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Best I could ride on my fricking call
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He passed me huffering so they switching rules
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
The speaker keeps coming back to these words: twenty, join, slow, calling, huffering. This video has 78 sentences and 752 words to shadow. The speech runs for 3:38. The speaker talks fast, about 207 words per minute, so expect linked and reduced sounds. 83% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English; the rest is worth studying before you start.
Key vocabulary in this video
15 words from the video worth learning, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| dope noun | [doʊp] | Any viscous liquid or paste, such as a lubricant, used in preparing a surface. |
| coat noun | /ˈkoʊ̯t/ | An outer garment covering the upper torso and arms. |
| coke noun | /koʊk/ | Solid residue from roasting coal in a coke oven; used principally as a fuel and in the production of steel and formerly as a domestic fuel. |
| whip noun | /ˈwɪp/ | A lash; a pliant, flexible instrument, such as a rod (commonly of cane or rattan) or a plaited or braided rope or thong (commonly of leather) used to create a… |
| dough noun | /doʊ/ | A thick, malleable substance made by mixing flour with other ingredients such as water, eggs, or butter, that is made into a particular form and then baked. |
| slaughter noun | /ˈslɔːtə/ | The killing of animals, generally for food. |
| bother verb | /ˈbɑðɚ/ | To annoy, to disturb, to irritate; to be troublesome to, to make trouble for. |
| bubble noun | /ˈbʌbəl/ | A spherically contained volume of air or other gas in a liquid, commonly a soapy liquid. |
| outta | /ˈaʊtə/ | Out of. |
| toe noun | /təʊ/ | Each of the five digits on the end of the human foot. |
| cube noun | /kjub/ | A regular polyhedron having six identical square faces. |
| ottoman noun | /ˈɑtəmən/ | An upholstered sofa, without arms or a back, sometimes with a compartment for storing linen etc. |
| urgency noun | /ˈɜː.d͡ʒən.si/ | The quality or condition of being urgent. |
| huffer noun | /ˈhʌfɚ/ | A drug addict who gets a high by inhaling or sniffing (huffing) intoxicating fumes, as in glue or aerosols. |
| cardigan noun | /ˈkɑːdɪɡən/ | A type of sweater or jumper that fastens up the front with buttons or a zipper, usually machine- or hand-knitted from wool. |
Phrasal verbs you will hear
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| go back to verb | To stem from; to originate in. |
Grammar in this video
The structures the speaker uses most, with the exact words from the video:
| Structure | In the video |
|---|---|
| Verb + -ing enjoy, keep, stop… + -ing — verbs that are followed by the -ing form | keep calling · start moving |
| Past continuous was/were + -ing — an action in progress at a moment in the past | was partying · was targeting |
| Possibility with “might / may” might/may + verb — something that is possible but not certain | might help · might start |
| Future with “going to” be going to + verb — a plan or something you can see coming | gonna slaughter |
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 34 contractions and reduced forms, such as don't, I'm, gotta. Say them the short way, as you hear them.
How to practise with this video
- Listen to the whole video once without speaking and note the words you do not know.
- Start at 0.75× speed, shadow it sentence by sentence, then go back to normal speed once it feels easy.
- Record yourself and compare with the original, paying attention to words like dope, coat, coke.
What is the Shadowing Technique?
Shadowing is a science-backed language learning technique originally developed for professional interpreter training and popularized by polyglot Dr. Alexander Arguelles. The method is simple but powerful: you listen to native English audio and immediately repeat it out loud — like a shadow following the speaker with just a 1–2 second delay. Unlike passive listening or grammar drills, shadowing forces your brain and mouth muscles to simultaneously process and reproduce real speech patterns. Research shows it significantly improves pronunciation accuracy, intonation, rhythm, connected speech, listening comprehension, and speaking fluency — making it one of the most effective methods for IELTS Speaking preparation and real-world English communication.