R2 brings energy and attitude to ‘BUSHIBABE,’ a standout track from the album ‘HYPERACTIF.’ The lyrics, penned by Boumidjal X, HoloMobb, and R2, mix streetwise grit with romantic undertones. The music, produced by Boumidjal X, HoloMobb, R2, Ammar Chami, and Eric Chevet, sets a hard-hitting backdrop for the story.
Released: January 16, 2026
BUSHIBABE
R2 • From “HYPERACTIF”
BUSHIBABE Lyrics Meaning R2 | HYPERACTIF
The songwriter paints a vivid scene with lines like ‘She’s beautiful like a Bushi Babe,’ blending admiration with the toughness of street life. The narrator talks about protection, rivalry, and a life far from ordinary, creating a balance between danger and devotion. The repeated imagery of smoke-filled vans and sharp encounters adds depth to the narrative.
Y a des opps à gauche, à droite (à droite)There are rivals on the left and right (on the right).
On leur met des gauches, des droites (des droites)We hit them with lefts and rights (rights).
Elle est belle comme Bushi Babe (Bushi Babe)She’s beautiful like a ‘Bushi Babe’ (Bushi Babe).
T’en fais pas, y a le Uzi, babe (Uzi, babe)Don’t worry, I’ve got the ‘prot#ction’, babe (‘prot#ction’, babe).
Elle a vu que j’vais, mon gars (ah-han)She saw where I’m headed, my man (ah-han).
Tu vois bien qu’elle est pas normale (pas normale)You can clearly see she’s not ordinary (not ordinary).
Ça s’enfume à mort dans l’van (oh-han)The van’s filling up with smoke (oh-han).
Ça cogite à mort dans l’van (Bushi Babe)We’re thinking hard inside the van (Bushi Babe).
Yeah, yeah, fais pas le renoi qui ramasseYeah, yeah, don’t act like a guy who’s just scraping by.
Hein, fais pas le renoi qui ramasse, heinHey, don’t act like a guy who’s just scraping by, hey.
On sait que là-bas, ça ne khalass pasWe know that over there, they don’t ‘pay up’.
Est-ce que tu peux crimer pour la mama? AhWould you do anything for your mother? Ah.
Et y’a pas que les mossos qui font les tanasAnd it’s not just the police who are causing trouble.
Ah, yeah, j’la ramène dans l’Montana, yeahAh, yeah, I’m taking her back to Montana, yeah.
Ils disaient j’avais que d’la ch#tte, et iciThey said I just had ‘l#ck’, and here,
Ça s’fait la rre-gue sans les bandanasthe ‘strife’ is happening without the bandanas.
Comment ça va, mon bébé? Elle m’ditHow are you doing, my baby? She tells me,
“soir-ce, viens me chercher”“come pick me up tonight.”
Tout c’temps, j’crois qu’c’est toi qu’je cherchaisAll this time, I think it’s you I was looking for.
J’crois qu’c’est toi qu’je cherchaisI think it’s you I was looking for.
Overdose, Breda cooking tout le matosIt’s overwhelming, Breda’s prepping all the ‘gear’.
Ien-cli s’met la c#ke dans le noseThe ‘cl#ent’ is putting ‘p#wder’ in their nose.
En bas, la vie, elle n’est pas roseDown here, life isn’t easy.
Tout c’que j’te raconte, c’est pas fauxEverything I’m telling you is the truth.
Dans la calle, y a pas des gilets pare-ballesIn the street, there aren’t any ‘safety vests’.
Yah, gillets pare-balles, yah, yahYeah, ‘safety vests’, yeah, yeah.
Je sais qu’t’as mal, quand? Je sais pas, la vér’I know you’re hurting, when? I don’t know, honestly.
Mais je sais qu’t’as mal, yah, yahBut I know you’re hurting, yeah, yeah.
Aimant sur son BBL, le cœur sur la civièreMagnet for her ‘curves’, my heart’s on a stretcher.
On s’est embrouillés pendant des heuresWe argued for hours.
C’est mort, mais c’tait ma baby hier, mmh-mmhIt’s over, but she was my baby yesterday, mmh-mmh.
Y a des opps à gauche, à droite (à droite)There are rivals on the left and right (on the right).
On leur met des gauches, des droites (des droites)We hit them with lefts and rights (rights).
Elle est belle comme Bushi Babe (Bushi Babe)She’s beautiful like a ‘Bushi Babe’ (Bushi Babe).
T’en fais pas, y a le Uzi, babe (Uzi, babe)Don’t worry, I’ve got the ‘prot#ction’, babe (‘prot#ction’, babe).
Elle a vu que j’vais, mon gars (ah-han)She saw where I’m headed, my man (ah-han).
Tu vois bien qu’elle est pas normale (pas normale)You can clearly see she’s not ordinary (not ordinary).
Ça s’enfume à mort dans l’van (oh-han)The van’s filling up with smoke (oh-han).
Ça cogite à mort dans l’van (Bushi Babe)We’re thinking hard inside the van (Bushi Babe).
Bushi BabeBushi Babe.
Bushi—, Bushi—, Bushi BabeBushi—, Bushi—, Bushi Babe.
Bushi BabeBushi Babe.
Bushi—, Uzi—, ouhBushi—, ‘protection’—, ooh.
Y a des opps à gauche, à droite (à droite)There are rivals on the left and right (on the right).
On leur met des gauches, des droites (des droites)We hit them with lefts and rights (rights).
Elle est belle comme Bushi Babe (Bushi Babe)She’s beautiful like a ‘Bushi Babe’ (Bushi Babe).
T’en fais pas, y a le Uzi, babe (Uzi, babe)Don’t worry, I’ve got the ‘prot#ction’, babe (‘prot#ction’, babe).
Elle a vu que j’vais, mon gars (ah-han)She saw where I’m headed, my man (ah-han).
Tu vois bien qu’elle est pas normale (pas normale)You can clearly see she’s not ordinary (not ordinary).
Ça s’enfume à mort dans l’van (oh-han)The van’s filling up with smoke (oh-han).
Ça cogite à mort dans l’van (Bushi Babe)We’re thinking hard inside the van (Bushi Babe).
Uzi, babe‘Prot#ction’, babe.
Bushi BabeBushi Babe.
Bushi—, Bushi—, Bushi BabeBushi—, Bushi—, Bushi Babe.
Uzi, babe‘Prot#ction’, babe.
Bushi BabeBushi Babe.
Bushi—, Bush—Bushi—, Bush—
BUSHIBABE Music Video
Looking for the ‘BUSHIBABE’ lyrics translation? It offers a mix of raw emotion and street smarts. Featuring R2, the song from ‘HYPERACTIF’ captures the tension between love and struggle.