Shadowing Practice: Not Like Us - Learn English Speaking with Video
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Psst.
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I see dead people.
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Hey, Monster Hunter, B -Ho, D -Bo, and he rap.
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He a freak, throw man down.
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Call a Ember Lambs, tell him breathe, bro.
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Nella, to the cross, he walkin' around like T -Zo.
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What's up with these?
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Tryna see Compton.
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The industry can hate me.
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F* them all in they mama.
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How many ops you really got?
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I mean, there's too many options.
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I'm finna pass on this body.
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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 and show
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Certified 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, bully that flow on him
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Say Drake, I hear you like I'm young
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You better not ever go to cell block one
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To any that talk to him and they in love
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Just make sure you hide your little sister from him
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They tell me Chubb's the only one that get your hand -me -downs
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And party at the party playing 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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Now I f* them up Wap, wap, wap, wap, wap I'ma do my stuff
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Why you trolling like a b*h, ain't you tired?
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Trying to strike a chord
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And it's probably 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?
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I think that Oakland show gon' be all that stop Dickhole foul, I don't know why you still pretendin'
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What is the owl?
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Bird and bird go
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The audience not dumb
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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 some P -Rest dance 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 b jumpin'
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Cause I hear the wedgie be flipped over your boxes
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Or over your foe, the other b Straight Nate Pasha, got famous all up in contact
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Might write this with a doctrine, tell a pop star quit hiding F* a caption, won't action, no accident I'm hands on,
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he f on Wayne Graw, he was in jail, that's conniving
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Then get his face tatted like a f* apologizing I'm glad D .Rose came home, y 'all didn't deserve him neither
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From Alonja down to Central, better not speak on Serena And your homeboy needs subpoena, that pedal to moving flocks
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That name gotta be registered and paste on neighborhood watch I lean on you f* like another line to walk
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Yeah, it's all eyes on me and I'ma send it up to Pac Put the road label on me, I'ma get them 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 Free, need to stay the ass inside
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Like a fresh pack of Zion City is back up, it's a must, we outside
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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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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 challenge
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You called Future when you didn't see the club
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Like what, little baby, help you get your lingo up
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White 21, get your false street cred Thug, make you feel like you a slime in your head
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White Cravo said you can be from Northside White 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 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 fan, he a He the 69 God He the 69 God Hey, hey, hey, hey
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Run for your life
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Hey, hey, hey, hey
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Run for your life
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He the 69 God He the 69 God Hey, hey, hey, hey
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Run for your life
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Hey, hey, hey, hey
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Run for your life
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Let me hear you say O .V.
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Ho O .V.
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Ho Say O .V.
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Ho O .V.
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Ho Then step this way
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Step that way
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Then step this way
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Step that way
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Are you my friend?
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Are we liking this step this way, step that way, this step this way, step that way
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
The speaker keeps coming back to these words: wap, step, fan, certified, Atlanta. This video has 99 sentences and 856 words to shadow. The speech runs for 4:24. The speaker talks fast, about 195 words per minute, so expect linked and reduced sounds. Only 77% 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 |
|---|---|---|
| label noun | /ˈleɪ.bəl/ | A small ticket or sign giving information about something to which it is attached or intended to be attached. |
| 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. |
| breathe verb | /bɹiːð/ | To draw air into (inhale), and expel air from (exhale), the lungs in order to extract oxygen and excrete waste gases. |
| lover noun | /ˈlʌvɚ/ | One who loves and cares for another person in a romantic way; a sweetheart, love, soulmate, boyfriend, girlfriend, or spouse. |
| mama noun | /ˈmɑmə/ | Synonym of mother (“a female parent”). |
| 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 |
| lean verb | /ˈliːn/ | To incline, deviate, or bend, from a vertical position; to be in a position thus inclining or deviating. |
| foul adjective | /faʊl/ | Covered with, or containing unclean matter; dirty. |
| rabbit noun | /ˈɹæbɪt/ | A mammal of most genera of the family Leporidae, with long ears, long hind legs and a short, fluffy tail. (Those of the larger kind are instead called hares) |
| liar noun | /ˈlaɪ.ɚ/ | Someone who tells a lie; especially, a person who frequently lies. |
| chin noun | /ˈt͡ʃɪn/ | The bottom of a face, (specifically) the typically jutting jawline below the mouth. |
Phrasal verbs you will hear
| Word | 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. |
| pop out verb | To appear on the screen as a temporary window or menu. |
| 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:
- How many ops you really got?
- I mean, there's too many options.
- I'm finna pass on this body.
- You think the pay gon' let you disrespect pop?
- How many stocks do I really have in stock?
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 17 contractions and reduced forms, such as I'm, ain't, didn't. 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 label, railroad, slave.
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.