Shadowing Practice: Roddy Ricch - Down Below [Official Music Video] (Dir. by JMP) - Learn English Speaking with Video

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Scott Storch And it came from the bottom,

down below Remember them cold nights, I was sleeping on the floor

Always dreamed about the 4G, I had old feet, now they down below A nigga got so much money on me, I can't count no more

Remember I was in the project wall, couldn't even get along

Now these niggas got their hands out, if I ain't give it I be wrong

Remember I was in the county jail, none of these bitches wasn't picking up the phone

Now they're making my line, I ain't got time no more A nigga started from the bottom, now I'm living

Early morning, Uncle Whitman in the kitchen

Some people said I couldn't do it and I did it

Look at my bank account, I'm running up the digits I ain't in all that doing that facade shit I walk it,

I talk it, I leave it

Come to the birdhouse, look at the garage, nigga My Bentley coupe got a couple pigeons I was down on my ass

Had to go a new direction

Bought my mama Gucci purse, gave her 10 racks

Told her you ain't gotta stress it

It ain't even emergency and a nigga bout to pull up in a 9 -11

Just to feed my dog I told God it's a blessing

Came from the bottom

Down below Remember them cold nights, I was sleeping on the floor

Always dream about the 4G, I don't feed, now they down below A nigga got so much money on me, I can't count no more

Down below, down below, down below,

down below, down below, down below

Oh, oh, oh, yeah

Riding rich shit, I live it to the safe route

Nigga came from the bottom, I had to make it out I was trapping in the box, I had to break out

Hurt my soul when the feds kicked down the vacant house

Black truck on the corner, they had a stakeout

Seen a dope boy pulling out of Rafe out

Had to get up out of the hood to the lake house

The head shit about to bring my stakeout I was pouring up the leaders Swiping them visas

They think a nigga Rondo Cause I always give a Nina Now my jury wetter than I could feed him

Quick trick to Catalina

White bitch better Selena Fucker than a nigga gotta leave

I just wanna shine like the Red Bull Star Cause a nigga been down so long Ain't nobody seen bird vision,

dawg Got it all on our own

Remember them nights I was driving, I was driving all night long

Now I keep a shooter on the right

Just in case a nigga try to do me wrong

Came from the bottom

Down below Remember them cold nights I was sleeping on the floor

All you dream about a 4G, I don't feel that it down below A nigga got so much money on me, I can't count no more

Down below, down below, down below,

down below, down below, down below, down below, down below

Scotch you lift this bitch up nigga

Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah Yeah, yeah, down below

Down below, down below

Down below, down below, oh

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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson

This speaking lesson is built on the video “Roddy Ricch - Down Below [Official Music Video]”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: below, nigga, bottom, sleeping, feed. This video has 47 sentences and 544 words to shadow. The speech runs for 3:27. The speaker talks at a natural 158 words per minute, close to everyday conversation. 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
trick noun	/ˈtɹɪk/	Something designed to fool, dupe, outsmart, mislead or swindle.
trap noun	/tɹæp/	A machine or other device designed to catch (and sometimes kill) animals, either by holding them in a container, or by catching hold of part of the body.
garage noun	/ɡəˈɹɑʒ/	A building (or section of a building) used to store a car or cars, tools and other miscellaneous items.
mama noun	/ˈmɑmə/	Synonym of mother (“a female parent”).
shine verb	/ʃaɪn/	To emit or reflect light so as to glow.
visa noun	/ˈviːzə/	A permit to enter and leave a country, normally issued by the authorities of the country to be visited.
pour verb	/poɹ/	To cause (liquid, or liquid-like substance) to flow in a stream, either out of a container or into it.
blessing noun	/ˈblɛs.ɪŋ/	Some kind of divine or supernatural aid, or reward.
bout noun	/ˈbaʊt/	A period of something, especially one painful or unpleasant, like an illness.
shooter noun	/ˈʃuːtəː/	Someone who shoots something; a gunner, archer, etc.
distress noun	/dɪˈstɹɛs/	Physical or emotional discomfort, suffering, or alarm, particularly of a more acute nature.
purse noun	/pɚs/	A small bag for carrying money.
dope noun	[doʊp]	Any viscous liquid or paste, such as a lubricant, used in preparing a surface.
rack noun	/ɹæk/	A series of one or more shelves, stacked one above the other.
vacant adjective	/ˈveɪkənt/	Not occupied; empty.

Phrasal verbs you will hear

Word	Meaning
break out verb	To escape, especially forcefully or defiantly.
get along verb	To interact or coexist well, without argument or trouble.
hand out verb	To distribute; to give out, either by hand or as if so (figuratively).
kick down verb	To break or demolish something by physical bodily force, especially stomping.
pick up verb	To lift; to grasp and raise.
run up verb	To run (towards someone or something); to hasten to a destination.

Pronunciation to watch

The speaker uses 20 contractions and reduced forms, such as ain't, can't, couldn't. Say them the short way, as you hear them.

The “sh” and “zh” sounds: garage /ɡəˈɹɑʒ/, shine /ʃaɪn/, shooter /ˈʃuːtəː/

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 trick, trap, garage.

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.

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