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Likes lyrics with English Translations
[Intro]
Ah nuh everybody ah guh like wi
(Not everyone is going to like us)
Still wi Irie
(Still, we're ok)
Cah mi nuh luv likes
(Because I don't love likes)
Inna dancehall style
(In dancehall style)
Ah nuh everybody ah guh like wi
(Not everyone is going to like us)
Still wi Irie
(Still, we're ok)
Cah mi nuh luv likes
(Because I don't love likes)
Seh every time mi write
(Every time I write…)
[Chorus] Mi dweet fi di luv mi nuh dweet fi di likes (I do it for the love I don't do it for the likes) Dweet fi di luv mi nuh dweet fi di likes (x2) (Do it for the love I don't do it for the likes) Mek dem know, success don't come over night (Let them know, success don't come over night) Mek dem know substance over hype (Let them know, substance over hype) Dweet fi di luv mi nuh dweet fi di likes (x2) (Do it for the love I don't do it for the likes)
[Verse 1] Nuff of dem luv likes, dat doah right (A lot of them love likes, that's not right) Siddung and ah post ah tweet all nite (Sit down and posting tweets all night) Siddung pon social media a type (Sit down on social media typing) Gwaan like seh dem deh a studio a voice (Pretending that they're at the studio voicing) How mi neva buck dem up pan no flight (How come I've never stumbled upon them on a flight) And mi neva si dem ah live nuh tour life (And I've never seen them living a tour life) You Mr Man, how yuh have so much likes (You Mr. Man, how come you have so much likes) A Marley still a lead pan itunes (Marley is still leading on itunes ) Simple mean seh we nuh ready yet (Simply means that we aren't ready yet) Yuh fi put di music first, that's all (You must put the music first, that's all) While wi deh and a war and a hype (While we're here fighting and hyping) Rhi Rhi a work, Dancehall (Rhianna is working Dancehall) When yuh si mi hail Selassie I (When you see me hailing Selassie I) And every June weh mi arrive (And every June when I arrived) And every show weh wi headline (And every show that I headline) No wi nuh dweet fi di likes (No, we don't do it for the likes) Weh mi tell dem (What did I tell them)
[Chorus 2] Mi dweet fi di luv mi nuh dweet fi di likes (I do it for the love I don't do it for the likes) Dweet fi di luv mi nuh dweet fi di likes (x2) (Do it for the love I don't do it for the likes) Neva tell di yute fi bust a shot and queng dem (Never told the youths to fire shots and kill them) Instead mi tell yuh sell yuh gun and buy a yeng yeng (Instead, I told them to sell their guns and buy a yeng yeng) Cah mi dweet fi di luv mi nuh dweet fi di likes (Because I do it for the love I don't do it for the likes) Dweet fi di luv mi nuh dweet fi di likes (I do it for the love I don't do it for the likes)
[Verse 2] Sing Dem nuh like wi but wi nuh response (They don't like us but we don't care) Fly out and mek dem luv wi fram a distance (Flew out and let them love us from a distance) Cum home fi two weeks vacation (Came home for vacations for two weeks) Nuff ah dem still stuck inna di quick sand (A lot of them are still stuck in quick sand) And over here ah say dem ah di big man (And over here saying he's the big man) Inna Jamaica ah dem have di hit song (In Jamaica, they have the hit song) Ah Gentleman man mi here ah play ah Finland (Gentleman is the one that I hear playing in Finland) Mi neva hear dem play inna Pakistan (I've never heard them playing in Pakistan)
Dat simple mean we nuh ready yet (That simply means we aren't ready as yet) Nuh gwaan like a you own dancehall (Don't act like you own Dancehall) While we deh yah a war and a hype (While we're here fighting and hyping) Nuh Drake a control Dancehall (isn't Drake the one controlling Dancehall) Gi mi a beat and a mic (Give me a beat and a mic) Ready fi guh studio fi guh voice (Ready to go to studio to voice) But when mi put dah song yah pan mi timeline (But when I put this song here on my timeline) No mi nuh dweet fi di likes (No I didn't do it for the likes) Mek mi tell dem (Let me tell them)
[Chorus 3] Mi dweet fi di luv mi nuh dweet fi di likes (I do it for the love I don't do it for the likes) Dweet fi di luv mi nuh dweet fi di likes (x2) (Do it for the love I don't do it for the likes) Jumping to the beat, everybody move your feet Granny know how fi dweet and ma muma know how fi dweet (Granny knows how to do it and my mother knows how to do it) Wha'm to dem! (What's wrong with them) Dweet fi di luv mi nuh dweet fi di likes (Do it for the love I don't do it for the likes)
[Verse 3] When mi mix dah tune yah an drop it like a bomb (When I mix this tune here an drop it like a bomb) Mi nuh waan nuh waste guy ah critic mi song (I don't want any waste guy critiquing my song) Mi nuh waah nuh media guy interpret mi wrong (I don't want any media guy interpreting me wrong) Suh mek mi give yuh credits in ah dancehall fashion (So let me give you credits in dancehall fashion) Fus, big up Kalonji and the one Capleton (First, big up Kalonji and Capleton) De ?? and the one Ninjaman then Big up the Killa and the one Beenie man King Yellow man and Buju Banton Early B, Natchelous , him a di don (Early B, Natchelous , he's the Don) Major Mackeel him Sistah Diamond (Major Mackeel his Sistah Diamond) And none a dem nuh bad like Marion (And none of them are bad like Marion) Lady Saw yuh a real big woman (Lady Saw you're a real big woman) Big up Lady G cah yuh a ?? (Big up Lady G because you're a ??) Big up Dirtsman an him bredda Papa San (Big up Dirtsman and his brother Papa San) Big up Gary Minott caw yuh don know yuh a don (Big up Gary Minott because you already know you're a Don) Big up ?? wah di tall lakka tan Steely, Clevie, Tony and Dave Kelly Exterminators, Sly and Robbie, Steven Mcgregor and Carleone Big up Sukkle leng, King Bulby, Donovan, Jermaine, Crafton, Mikey Deep inna sand and now mi ready All a these club scouts haffi talk up to mi
[Chorus] Mi dweet fi di luv mi nuh dweet fi di likes (I do it for the love I don't do it for the likes) Dweet fi di luv mi nuh dweet fi di likes (x2) (Do it for the love I don't do it for the likes) Mek dem know, success don't come over night (Let them know, success don't come over night) Mek dem know substance over hype (Let them know, substance over hype) Dweet fi di luv mi nuh dweet fi di likes (x2) (Do it for the love I don't do it for the likes)
[Verse 1] Nuff of dem luv likes, dat doah right (A lot of them love likes, that's not right) Siddung and ah post ah tweet all nite (Sit down and posting tweets all night) Siddung pon social media a type (Sit down on social media typing) Gwaan like seh dem deh a studio a voice (Pretending that they're at the studio voicing) How mi neva buck dem up pan no flight (How come I've never stumbled upon them on a flight) And mi neva si dem ah live nuh tour life (And I've never seen them living a tour life) You Mr Man, how yuh have so much likes (You Mr. Man, how come you have so much likes) A Marley still a lead pan itunes (Marley is still leading on itunes ) Simple mean seh we nuh ready yet (Simply means that we aren't ready yet) Yuh fi put di music first, that's all (You must put the music first, that's all) While wi deh and a war and a hype (While we're here fighting and hyping) Rhi Rhi a work, Dancehall (Rhianna is working Dancehall) When yuh si mi hail Selassie I (When you see me hailing Selassie I) And every June weh mi arrive (And every June when I arrived) And every show weh wi headline (And every show that I headline) No wi nuh dweet fi di likes (No, we don't do it for the likes) Weh mi tell dem (What did I tell them)
[Chorus 2] Mi dweet fi di luv mi nuh dweet fi di likes (I do it for the love I don't do it for the likes) Dweet fi di luv mi nuh dweet fi di likes (x2) (Do it for the love I don't do it for the likes) Neva tell di yute fi bust a shot and queng dem (Never told the youths to fire shots and kill them) Instead mi tell yuh sell yuh gun and buy a yeng yeng (Instead, I told them to sell their guns and buy a yeng yeng) Cah mi dweet fi di luv mi nuh dweet fi di likes (Because I do it for the love I don't do it for the likes) Dweet fi di luv mi nuh dweet fi di likes (I do it for the love I don't do it for the likes)
[Verse 2] Sing Dem nuh like wi but wi nuh response (They don't like us but we don't care) Fly out and mek dem luv wi fram a distance (Flew out and let them love us from a distance) Cum home fi two weeks vacation (Came home for vacations for two weeks) Nuff ah dem still stuck inna di quick sand (A lot of them are still stuck in quick sand) And over here ah say dem ah di big man (And over here saying he's the big man) Inna Jamaica ah dem have di hit song (In Jamaica, they have the hit song) Ah Gentleman man mi here ah play ah Finland (Gentleman is the one that I hear playing in Finland) Mi neva hear dem play inna Pakistan (I've never heard them playing in Pakistan)
Dat simple mean we nuh ready yet (That simply means we aren't ready as yet) Nuh gwaan like a you own dancehall (Don't act like you own Dancehall) While we deh yah a war and a hype (While we're here fighting and hyping) Nuh Drake a control Dancehall (isn't Drake the one controlling Dancehall) Gi mi a beat and a mic (Give me a beat and a mic) Ready fi guh studio fi guh voice (Ready to go to studio to voice) But when mi put dah song yah pan mi timeline (But when I put this song here on my timeline) No mi nuh dweet fi di likes (No I didn't do it for the likes) Mek mi tell dem (Let me tell them)
[Chorus 3] Mi dweet fi di luv mi nuh dweet fi di likes (I do it for the love I don't do it for the likes) Dweet fi di luv mi nuh dweet fi di likes (x2) (Do it for the love I don't do it for the likes) Jumping to the beat, everybody move your feet Granny know how fi dweet and ma muma know how fi dweet (Granny knows how to do it and my mother knows how to do it) Wha'm to dem! (What's wrong with them) Dweet fi di luv mi nuh dweet fi di likes (Do it for the love I don't do it for the likes)
[Verse 3] When mi mix dah tune yah an drop it like a bomb (When I mix this tune here an drop it like a bomb) Mi nuh waan nuh waste guy ah critic mi song (I don't want any waste guy critiquing my song) Mi nuh waah nuh media guy interpret mi wrong (I don't want any media guy interpreting me wrong) Suh mek mi give yuh credits in ah dancehall fashion (So let me give you credits in dancehall fashion) Fus, big up Kalonji and the one Capleton (First, big up Kalonji and Capleton) De ?? and the one Ninjaman then Big up the Killa and the one Beenie man King Yellow man and Buju Banton Early B, Natchelous , him a di don (Early B, Natchelous , he's the Don) Major Mackeel him Sistah Diamond (Major Mackeel his Sistah Diamond) And none a dem nuh bad like Marion (And none of them are bad like Marion) Lady Saw yuh a real big woman (Lady Saw you're a real big woman) Big up Lady G cah yuh a ?? (Big up Lady G because you're a ??) Big up Dirtsman an him bredda Papa San (Big up Dirtsman and his brother Papa San) Big up Gary Minott caw yuh don know yuh a don (Big up Gary Minott because you already know you're a Don) Big up ?? wah di tall lakka tan Steely, Clevie, Tony and Dave Kelly Exterminators, Sly and Robbie, Steven Mcgregor and Carleone Big up Sukkle leng, King Bulby, Donovan, Jermaine, Crafton, Mikey Deep inna sand and now mi ready All a these club scouts haffi talk up to mi
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