ElGrandeToto mixes sharp storytelling with a bold beat in ‘HACHICH/TOSEINA.’ The lyricist collaborates with SLK, while Benjamin Metairie and Vincent Audou craft the music. The track is part of the SALGOAT album, blending urban grit with introspective moments.
Released: November 29, 2024
HACHICH/TOSEINA
Elgrandetoto • From “SALGOAT”
HACHICH/TOSEINA Lyrics Translation – SALGOAT Soundtrack
ElGrandeToto describes a life split between Casablanca and Marseille, touching on hustle and survival. ‘Two fast cars to transport between Casablanca and Marseille, yeah,’ he writes, showing the rhythm of a risky lifestyle. The poet highlights the struggle of the outcasts, blending personal history with wider social commentary.
La Maritza C’est Ma RiviereThe Maritza is my river,
Comme La Seine Est La Tiennejust as the Seine is yours.
Mais Il N’y A Que Mon PereBut only my father,
Maintenant Qui S’en Souvienneremembers it now.
H#chich Tos#ina Kl#ta W Un Peu D’Oseille YeahH#shish, tos#ina, kl#ta, and a little bit of cash, yeah.
La B#ida Sayna Bel C#co’ Plata BaynaThe ‘white st#ff’ is waiting with the c#ke, the money is clear.
Slayli Rose Pas D’Tapa Menni Ca Paye YeahA pink sunrise, no stalling when the money’s flowing, yeah.
Deux Bolides A Faire Passer Men Casa Marseille YeahTwo fast cars to transport between Casablanca and Marseille, yeah.
H#chich Tos#ina Kl#ta W Un Peu D’Oseille YeahH#shish, tos#ina, kl#ta, and a little bit of cash, yeah.
La B#ida Sayna Bel C#co’ Plata BaynaThe ‘white st#ff’ is waiting with the c#ke, the money is clear.
Slayli Rose Pas D’Tapa Menni Ca Paye YeahA pink sunrise, no stalling when the money’s flowing, yeah.
Deux Bolides A Faire Passer Men Casa Marseille YeahTwo fast cars to transport between Casablanca and Marseille, yeah.
Kan’Representer Drawech Wel AwbachI’m representing the poor and the outcasts.
Bjoujhom Ki Risquew Ki Squivew La Raf W L’HnashBoth of them take risks, dodging raids and ‘cops’.
Gramme Wla Qentar Kif Kif Mouhim Mountifou AlachA gram or a ton, it’s all the same, as long as we’ve got a reason.
Asslan Gha Ntihou Bach Ntirou Gros F#ck La Hess O La DecheWe only fall so we can eventually fly; f#ck the misery and being broke.
Dekchi Alach Kan’Mezzkou Li Aendhoum W Li Tzadou BlachThat’s why we make music for those who have it and those born with nothing.
W Big Respect L’Ga3 Hadok Li Tzadou Blach W Darou BachBig respect to all those born with nothing who made something of themselves.
Katdour Economie Je M’en Fous Hram Wla HlalThe economy keeps turning; I don’t care if it’s forbidden or allowed.
Ki Trafiquant Ki Scenographe Ki BanquierWhether you’re a dealer, a designer, or a banker,
Ki Kheddar Ghi Gaama Tji Tjib Lina Flouss L’Hlalefor even a grocer, just don’t bring us that dirty money.
Allahoma Rze9 Hadik Li Tal9a SalefMay God provide for the woman with the flowing hair,
Wella Flouss Hadek Li Chad Khouti Ala Five Hundredor the money for the one who’s holding my brothers for five hundred.
W Hna Bagine Gha Fel Bidaya Del AibadaAnd we’re still just at the beginning of our journey.
Khou Dommage Watani Menni Naqsso One HundredIt’s a shame, brother, my country lost a hundred when I left.
H#chich Tos#ina Kl#ta W Un Peu D’Oseille YeahH#shish, tos#ina, kl#ta, and a little bit of cash, yeah.
La B#ida Sayna Bel C#co’ Plata BaynaThe ‘white st#ff’ is waiting with the c#ke, the money is clear.
Slayli Rose Pas D’Tapa Menni Ca Paye YeahA pink sunrise, no stalling when the money’s flowing, yeah.
Deux Bolides A Faire Passer Men Casa Marseille YeahTwo fast cars to transport between Casablanca and Marseille, yeah.
H#chich Tos#ina Kl#ta W Un Peu D’Oseille YeahH#shish, tos#ina, kl#ta, and a little bit of cash, yeah.
La B#ida Sayna Bel C#co’ Plata BaynaThe ‘white st#ff’ is waiting with the c#ke, the money is clear.
Slayli Rose Pas D’Tapa Menni Ca Paye YeahA pink sunrise, no stalling when the money’s flowing, yeah.
Deux Bolides A Faire Passer Men Casa Marseille YeahTwo fast cars to transport between Casablanca and Marseille, yeah.
Pour Pas Taffer Bah Faut Taffer Quand MemeTo avoid a 9-to-5, you still have to work hard anyway.
S7aybi Fach Bena La Neige Au Nez C’Etait Pas Pour DeconnerMy friend, when we saw that ‘snow’ on their noses, it wasn’t a joke.
Deux Collegues Dix G Fel Eastpak ChacunTwo colleagues, ten grams in each Eastpak backpack.
Tmenya H#chich W Jouj D’La C#Eight of h#shish and two of c#ke.
W Semta D’Sebaa Wella L’Echra Pour Alerter Les CondesA line of seven or ten to alert us of the ‘cops’.
On Criait Pas AkhaWe didn’t shout for help.
Deux Options Li Kaynin Ya Dradek Wella L’HabsThere are only two options: either you make it big or you end up in prison.
Mais J’Veux Pas Passer My Adolescence Wesst Men OkkachaBut I don’t want to spend my youth inside Okkacha ‘prison’.
Ta Zahri B9a Maalleq W B9it Tabe3 Z#mel Bouh Ta JaMy luck stayed hanging, and I kept chasing it until it finally came.
W Aa Ta Ja Double-To Maa Zawa West Twenty SeventeenAnd when it came, Toto was with Zawa back in 2017.
Qlil Li Aarfo Ach Kan Kidir Qbel Men Twenty SeventeenFew people know what he was doing before 2017.
L’Mouhim Gha F’Twenty Twenty One Fatet L’MeagazaThe important thing is that by 2021, the laziness was gone.
Es El Egt De Bnj So L’Ga3 Nass Taza Doukkala For LifeSALGOAT from BNJ, so respect to all the people of Taza and Doukkala for life.
H#chich Tos#ina Kl#ta W Un Peu D’Oseille YeahH#shish, tos#ina, kl#ta, and a little bit of cash, yeah.
La B#ida Sayna Bel C#co’ Plata BaynaThe ‘white st#ff’ is waiting with the c#ke, the money is clear.
Slayli Rose Pas D’Tapa Menni Ca Paye YeahA pink sunrise, no stalling when the money’s flowing, yeah.
Deux Bolides A Faire Passer Men Casa Marseille YeahTwo fast cars to transport between Casablanca and Marseille, yeah.
H#chich Tos#ina Kl#ta W Un Peu D’Oseille YeahH#shish, tos#ina, kl#ta, and a little bit of cash, yeah.
La B#ida Sayna Bel C#co’ Plata BaynaThe ‘white st#ff’ is waiting with the c#ke, the money is clear.
Slayli Rose Pas D’Tapa Menni Ca Paye YeahA pink sunrise, no stalling when the money’s flowing, yeah.
Deux Bolides A Faire Passer Men Casa Marseille YeahTwo fast cars to transport between Casablanca and Marseille, yeah.
HACHICH/TOSEINA Music Video
The translation of ‘HACHICH/TOSEINA’ lyrics mirrors themes of resilience and ambition. ElGrandeToto’s voice carries the weight of a generation chasing dreams in a system stacked against them.