Drake
31 advanced vocabulary words across 28 songs.
edge; the boundary line or the area immediately inside the boundary
Hear this moment →Makin' sure my punctuation curve, every letter here's true
Livin' my life in the margin and that metaphor was proof
I'm talkin' poetic justice, poetic justice
voting; an authorization to sell a company’s goods or services in a particular place
Hear this moment →I want that thot, this thot, ménagin (Which one?)
I bought a franchise, to double up the profits (Franchise)
We make a landslide chopper get the poppin' (Landslide)
not active; lacking in energy or will
Hear this moment →Passionate from miles away
Passive with the things you say
Passin' up on my old ways
make up for; compensate for or counterbalance
Hear this moment →My bitch Amazon (bad)
My plug is hund (Offset, plug)
She fuckin' for some (smash)
ban; forbid the public distribution of ( a movie or a newspaper)
Hear this moment →My therapist's voice is making the choices for me
And I always censor myself 'cause no matter what they reporting on me
The pressure is weighing on me
kill; kill as a means of socially sanctioned punishment
Hear this moment →With no apology, if you nuh like we, we nuh like you neither youth
Your girl a say we cute, if you diss you will get execute
That's the truth, OVO Unruly
early model; a standard or typical example
Hear this moment →Gi yuh sumn make you ride it like a motorbike (yes)
Me ah di original, me ah di prototype
Dem think we done, we just ah kick it inna overdrive
moral principle; the principles of right and wrong
Hear this moment →I gotta keep watchin' for Opper's 'cause anything's possible, yeah
There's no code in ethics out here, anyone will take shots at you, yeah
Niggas think they can come take what I got, let's be logical, yeah
speech; a speech that is open to the public
Hear this moment →And your back hurt, and your neck hurt, and you smoking heavy
And I sit next to you, and I lecture you because those are deadly
And then you ash it, and we argue about spending money on bullshit
attacking; the action of attacking an enemy
Hear this moment →Ask about The Boy and they gon' say they got the streets with him
Niggas so offensive knowin' they don't have no defense
Why they always act like we can fix it with a meeting?
not varying; (sometimes followed by `with’) in agreement or consistent or reliable
Hear this moment →Tell you what I think my biggest flaw is, (Baby?)
I try to be consistent, but I can't
(Can I?)
approve; give sanction to
Hear this moment →Where you get this motherfuckin' pill from?
Heard they got some sanctions on my name
Heard they plottin' on my name, heard they bankin' on my name
believable; capable of being believed
Hear this moment →Voicemail say she ready though (yeah)
Niggas know I'm credible
Ain't no pussy on a pedestal
interrupt; get involved, so as to alter an action, or through force or threat of force
Hear this moment →She spilled whiskey on her shirt, she gon' have to get it cleaned
She been going way too hard, someone has to intervene
Baby, she look like a star, but only on camera
eliminate; to put down by force or authority
Hear this moment →Try to suppress my emotions
They're bursting like fountains, baby
responsibility; the state of being bound or forced to do or pay something
Hear this moment →Ayy, elevate, elevate
Only obligation is to tell it straight
So much on my plate I gotta delegate
calm; a disposition free from stress or emotion
Hear this moment →Right now, me and Conductor, we got more fuckin' chemistry than MIT
Two hours, just styled for some peace and serenity
Then it's back to Zurich for the OVO supremacy and the hotel amenities
healing; tending to cure or restore to health
Hear this moment →Boy was she wrong? That was just negative energy for me to feed off
Now it's therapeutic blowing money in the Galleria
Or Beverly Center Macy's where I discovered Bria
self governing; (of political bodies) not controlled by outside forces
Hear this moment →That October sky is lookin' ominous
The money is autonomous
Shout' to Oliver North, he out in Rome doin' Toronto shit
conflict; a bold challenge
Hear this moment →And accomplish your goals much more quickly
Without this confrontation that I'm hearing in your tone these days
When others go low, we go high
understandable; marked by an orderly, logical, and aesthetically consistent relation of parts
Hear this moment →And I can see power steerin', sex drive when you swerve
I want that interference, it's coherent, I can hear it, mm-hmm
That's your heartbeat, it either caught me or it called me, mm-hmm
ten years; a period of 10 years
Hear this moment →You rappin' like the throne should be the three of ya'll
Best I Ever Had seems like a decade ago
Decadent flow and I still got a decade to go
replacement; a person who follows next in order
Hear this moment →The game is all mine and I'm mighty possessive
Lil Wayne could not have found him a better successor
Every shot you see them take at me? They all contested
travel plan; an established line of travel or access
Hear this moment →Only reason I ain't got a girl and I ain't gettin' married
'Cause I'm really out here, fillin' up the itinerary 'til I'm six feet in a cemetery
Bulletproof doors so heavy, got me rollin' 'round like a dignitary
amusing; humorously sarcastic or mocking
Hear this moment →If there's any way I can help
Isn't it ironic that the girl I wanna marry is a wedding planner?
That tells me my life is too much and then moves to Atlanta?
reach; to gain with effort
Hear this moment →Damn, and I could only feel his pain
'Cause in Memphis, Tennessee there's only so much to attain
So I'm filling out the form at the counter once again
destruction; an event (or the result of an event) that completely destroys something
Hear this moment →Let her fuck on one my opps, let's see who really poppin'
Demolition gang, pop out, yeah, we get it knockin'
Boost a white bitch up and now she think she really poppin'
decline; the state of the economy declines
Hear this moment →I done run through so much Scottish notes
Couldn't care 'bout no recessions (one)
Still get one jail call from Boogie
identification; identifying the nature or cause of some phenomenon
Hear this moment →'Cause I keep on talkin' 'bout beefin' and business
And money and women, there's no diagnosis
They emptied the clip quick
recipient; the recipient of funds or other benefits
Hear this moment →Funny how it's only bitch niggas that are waitin' on the boy's obituary
'Cause if I die, it's these niggas that become the sole beneficiary
And what the fuck are they gon' do with it?
dependent; qualified by reservations
Hear this moment →Yes Lord, yes Lord, yes Lord
Cause these days I only know conditional love
I'm not used to settlin' down