Rick Ross Lyrics (English Translation) – Tede

Rick Ross (English Translation) Lyrics Meaning

[Intro]
Tede kicks things off by announcing a fresh start—like he’s about to take listeners on a whole new journey. He’s not just dropping an album; he’s putting his life into the music. He mentions the year and his city, showing where he’s coming from. He’s serious, motivated, and ready to go, almost like calling his listeners to join him on this personal ride through his world and thoughts.

[Verse 1]
Here, Tede gets personal. He opens up about feeling like he let his parents down, even if they never said it out loud. He knows they’ll still stand by him no matter what. He talks about getting caught up in drügs, but now he doesn’t care about that stuff anymore. He remembers the day when everything went wrong—cops showed up, searched his place, and arrested him. It felt like his world flipped upside down. He mentions being in handcuffs in an elevator with cops (who he refers to as “dogs”) while the internet blew up with news of his arrest. These days, public scandals spread fast and people love to judge without understanding. He points out how fame can work against you—people focus more on the drama than the truth, and they see it as just another story. But for him, it was a painful and real experience.

[Chorus]
Tede says he doesn’t even see himself as an artist, even though that’s how others label him. He’s just someone who does rap—he didn’t really plan this life, rap kind of chose him. It’s become his whole world, his way of expressing himself. He doesn’t know who’s writing the bigger story of his life, but he’s still in it, still writing. And he’s not trying to fake anything—he’s real, not pretending like some big flashy star.

[Verse 2]
This part dives even deeper. Tede talks about how life hit him hard, like a slap in the face. The bad decisions he made still follow him around, and no one has had to deal with those consequences more than he has. He holds himself responsible and had to come to terms with everything. He reflects on how life teaches lessons, sometimes in really tough ways, and you’ve got to learn when to walk away from things that are dragging you down. He’s still hurt about how he was taken advantage of, and also disappointed in himself for letting it happen. Life knocked him down, but he got up and went all-in, giving everything to music. He didn’t sit and calculate what would be safe—he just followed his gut. When people ask him how many albums he’s made, he doesn’t even have an exact number, just knows there were many. People still try to compete with him, but he feels like he’s ahead now. Even after everything, he still won’t call himself an artist. He stays grounded, even though he’s 66 records deep into his career.

[Chorus]
Again, Tede says he doesn’t think of himself as an artist, even if that’s how others see him. He didn’t chase fame—rap chose this life for him. It’s become everything—his reality, his outlet, his passion. He doesn’t know who’s writing the script for his life, but he’s staying true to himself. He’s not playing pretend or living some glamorous fantasy like others might.