Shadowing Practice: Kendrick Lamar - Not Like Us - Learn English Speaking with Video
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I am reincarnated, I'm a stargazing, life goes on, I need all my babies
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Woke up, looking for the broccoli, high key, keep a horn on me, that come I see, IP, ownership, the blueprint is by me,
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Mr. Get Off, I get off at my feet
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What's the password?
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I see dead people You late.
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Too many options I'm finna pass on this body I'm John Stockton
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Beat your ass and hide the Bible If God watch you
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Sometimes you gotta pop out
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And show niggas Certify buggy man I'm the one that up the score with him
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Walking down whole time I know he got some hoe in him
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Pull on him Extort shit
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Bully the flow on him
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Say Drake I hear you like I'm young
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You better not have her Go to cell block one
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To any bitch that talk to him
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And they in love
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Just make sure you hide
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Your little sister from him
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They tell me Chubb's the only one
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That get your hand -me -downs
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And party at the party, playin' with his nose now
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And Baka got a weird case, why is he around?
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Certified lover boy, certified pedophiles Wap, wap, wap, wap, wap
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Not fuck him up Wap, wap, wap, wap, wap I'ma do my stuff
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Why you trolling like a bitch, ain't you tired?
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Tryna strike a chord
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And it's Polly A minor
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They not like us
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They not like us
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They not like us
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They not like us
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They not like us
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They not like us
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You think the pay gon' let you disrespect pop nigga?
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I think that Oakland show gon' be all that stop nigga
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They cold foul, I don't know why you still pretendin'
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What is the owl?
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Bird niggas and bird bitches, go The audience not dumb, shape the stories how you want
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Hate trade, they're not slow
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Rabbit hole is still deep, I can go further, I promise Ain't there somethin' be rest, that's for bitchin'
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You Malibu most wanted, ain't no law boy
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You ball boy, fetch Gatorade or somethin'
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Since 2009, I had this bitch jumpin'
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You niggas'll get a wedgie, be flipped over your boxes
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We're hovin' your foe, the other vaginal option
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Pussy, nigga better straighten they posture
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Got famous all up in contact, might write this with a doctor
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Tell the pop star, quit hidin', fuck a caption, won't action
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No accident, I'ma hands on, he fuck around, get polished
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Fucked on Wayne, girl, he was in jail, that's conniving Then get his face tatted like a bitch apologizing I'm glad D.
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Rose came home, y 'all didn't deserve him neither
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From Alonja down to Central, nigga better not speak on Serena And your homeboy needs subpoena, that predator moving flocks
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That name gotta be registered and paste on neighborhood watch I lean on you niggas like another line to walk
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He has all eyes on me and I'ma send it up to Pac Put the road label on me, I'ma get him dropped
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Sweet chin music and I won't pass the ox
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How many stocks do I really have in stock?
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1, 2, 3, 4, 5, plus 5 Devil is a lie, he a 69 God Freaky ass niggas need to stay their ass inside
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Roll their ass up like a fresh pack of Zon City is back up, it's a must, we outside
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They not like us, they not like us
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They not like us
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They not like us
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They not like us
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Once upon a time, all of us was in chains Homies still double down, calling up some slaves Atlanta was the mecca, building railroads and trains
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Bear with me for a second, let me put y 'all on game
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The Saddlers was using town folk to make them richer
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Fast forward, 2024, you got the same agenda
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You run to Atlanta when you need a check balance
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Let me break it down for you, this the real nigga challenge
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You called Future when you didn't see the club Ayy, what lil' baby help you get your lingo up?
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What 21 get your false street cred?
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Thug make you feel like you a slime in your head Ayy, what Craybo said you can be from Northside?
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What 2 Chainz say you good, but he lied?
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You run to Atlanta when you need a few dollars
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No, you not a colleague, you a fuckin' colonizer
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The family matter and the truth for the matter
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Here was God's plan to show y 'all the liar
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He a fan, he a fan, he a fan
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He a fan, he a fan, he a Freaky ass nigga, he a 69 God Freaky ass nigga, he a 69 God Hey, hey, hey, hey
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Run for your life
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Hey, hey, hey, hey, run for your life Freaky ass nigga, he a 69 God Freaky ass nigga, he a 69 God Hey, hey, hey, hey
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Run for your life
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Let me hear you say O V Ho O V Ho Say O V Ho Then stab this way, stab that way
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Then step this way, step that way
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Are you my friend?
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Are we lucky?
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Then step this way, step that way
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Then step this way, step that way
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We'll be right back.
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I don't want to do it again.
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This speaking lesson is built on the video “Kendrick Lamar - Not Like Us”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: nigga, wap, ass, step, Freaky. This video has 89 sentences and 874 words to shadow. The speech runs for 5:46. The speaker talks at a natural 152 words per minute, close to everyday conversation. Only 76% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English, so the vocabulary is demanding.
Key vocabulary in this video
15 words from the video worth learning, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| stab verb | /stæb/ | To pierce or to wound (somebody) with a (usually pointed) tool or weapon, especially a knife or dagger. |
| label noun | /ˈleɪ.bəl/ | A small ticket or sign giving information about something to which it is attached or intended to be attached. |
| ownership noun | /ˈoʊnɚʃɪp/ | The state of having complete legal control of something; possession; proprietorship. |
| railroad verb | /ˈɹeɪlɹoʊd/ | To transport via railroad. |
| slave noun | /sleɪv/ | A person who is held in servitude as the property of another person, and whose labor (and often also whose body and life) is subject to the owner's volition… |
| agenda noun | /əˈd͡ʒɛn.də/ | A temporally organized plan for matters to be attended to. |
| polish verb | /ˈpɑ.lɪʃ/ | To shine; to make a surface very smooth or shiny by rubbing, cleaning, or grinding. |
| lover noun | /ˈlʌvɚ/ | One who loves and cares for another person in a romantic way; a sweetheart, love, soulmate, boyfriend, girlfriend, or spouse. |
| folk noun | /foʊk/ | People, persons. |
| flip verb | /flɪp/ | To throw so as to turn over. |
| apologize verb | /əˈpɑləˌd͡ʒaɪz/ | To make an apology or excuse; to acknowledge some fault or offense, with expression of regret for it, by way of amends |
| horn noun | /hɔɹn/ | A hard growth of keratin that protrudes from the top of the head of certain animals, usually paired. |
| lean verb | /ˈliːn/ | To incline, deviate, or bend, from a vertical position; to be in a position thus inclining or deviating. |
| password noun | /ˈpæs.wɜɹd/ | A word relayed to a person to gain admittance to a place or to gain access to information. |
| foul adjective | /faʊl/ | Covered with, or containing unclean matter; dirty. |
Phrasal verbs you will hear
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| back up verb | To move backwards, especially for a vehicle to do so. | |
| call up verb | To retrieve from personal or computer memory. | |
| double down verb | To double one's wager, particularly, the name of a specific doubling bet allowed in blackjack. | |
| flip over verb | To turn upside down. | |
| get off verb | To move from being on top of (something) to not being on top of it. | |
| pop out verb | To appear on the screen as a temporary window or menu. | |
| wake up verb | /ˌweɪk ˈʌp/ | To stop sleeping; to awake. |
| walk down verb | To continually advance (on an opponent) and punch (the opponent) in order to control the fight and dominate the opponent, while shrugging off the opponent's… |
Sentences worth repeating
Short, complete lines from the video that you can reuse in everyday conversation:
- You think the pay gon' let you disrespect pop nigga?
- How many stocks do I really have in stock?
- Are you my friend?
- I don't want to do it again.
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 21 contractions and reduced forms, such as I'm, ain't, didn't. Say them the short way, as you hear them.
- The “sh” and “zh” sounds: ownership /ˈoʊnɚʃɪp/, polish /ˈpɑ.lɪʃ/, caption /ˈkæp.ʃən/
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 stab, label, ownership.
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.