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B2.1·hip-hop·4:34

Not Like Us

Kendrick Lamar · 2024

Not Like Us by Kendrick Lamar (2024) — selected for the English-through-music catalog. Use the sing-along prompts and exercises to drill pronunciation, vocabulary, and listening comprehension.

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Lyrics + translation · letras.mus.br

🎤 Sing along

Sing with the chorus

  • Freaky-ass nigga, he a 69 God
  • Freaky-ass nigga, he a 69 God
  • Hey, hey, hey, hey, run for your life
  • Hey, hey, hey, hey, run for your life

Sing the opening verse

  • Psst, I see dead people
  • (Mustard on the beat, hoe)
  • Ayy, Mustard on the beat, hoe
  • Deebo, any rap nigga, he a free throw
niggastepniggas

Definitions: Cambridge Dictionary · Translation: MyMemory

Exercises

Exercise 1

Fill the blank in this line:

Ayy,on the beat, hoe

Exercise 2

Fill the blank in this line:

I'mpass on this body, I'm John Stockton

Exercise 3

Fill the blank in this line:

Why youlike a bitch? Ain't you tired?

Exercise 4

Fill the blank in this line:

Since 2009, I had thisjumpin'

Exercise 5

Fill the blank in this line:

Homie stilldown callin' us some slaves

Exercise 6

Fill the blank in this line:

2say you good, but he lied

Exercise 7

Translate this line to Portuguese:

Psst, I see dead people

Exercise 8

Translate this line to Portuguese:

Sometimes you gotta pop out and show niggas

Exercise 9

Translate this line to Portuguese:

And you Malibu most wanted

Exercise 10

Translate this line to Portuguese:

He fuck around, get polished

Exercise 11

Translate this line to Portuguese:

21 gave you false street cred

Exercise 12

Choose the missing word:

Psst, I see ? people

Exercise 13

Choose the missing word:

Sometimes you ? pop out and show niggas

Exercise 14

Choose the missing word:

The ? not dumb

Exercise 15

Choose the missing word:

Freaky-ass ? need to stay they ass inside, ayy

Exercise 16

Choose the missing word:

2 ? say you good, but he lied

Exercise 17

Put the words in the right order:

Click the words below in the correct order…

Exercise 18

Put the words in the right order:

Click the words below in the correct order…

Exercise 19

Put the words in the right order:

Click the words below in the correct order…

Exercise 20

Put the words in the right order:

Click the words below in the correct order…

Exercise 21

Put the words in the right order:

Click the words below in the correct order…

Exercise 22

How many times do you hear the word "nigga" in the whole song?

"nigga"

Exercise 23

How many times do you hear the word "step" in the whole song?

"step"

Exercise 24

Put these three lines in the order they appear in the song:

  • Freaky-ass nigga, he a 69 God
  • He fuck around, get polished
  • Psst, I see dead people

Exercise 25

Describe the mood of "Not Like Us" in three adjectives. What part of the song makes you feel that way?

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Exercise 26

Who in your life would you dedicate "Not Like Us" to, and what line captures what you want to say to them?

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Exercise 27

Compare "Not Like Us" with a Brazilian song you know. Do they share a theme? How do their styles differ?

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Exercise 28

Write the full form of each contraction:

  • what's→
  • it's→
  • i'm→
  • gotta→
  • don't→
  • they're→

Exercise 29

Imagine you are making a short film with "Not Like Us" as the soundtrack. What scene would you show while the chorus plays?

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Exercise 30

Rewrite the chorus of "Not Like Us" in your own words — keep the meaning but change the style (formal, slang, poetic, whatever you like).

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