4 DA TRENCHES

By Emtee

On DIY 3 (Deluxe)

Released on December 4, 2025

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[Intro]

It was the wrong time, oh yeah (Oh, yeah)

It was the wrong time (Time), ooh-ooh (Oh, yeah)

(Ayy Melo you gonna have to let 'em breathe for a second)

It was the wrong time

It was the wrong time, wrong time, ooh-ooh


[Chorus: Emtee]

It's been a long time coming, yeah

I was on my own, stomach grumblin', yeah

Ain't no mercy in the jungle, yeah

You wanna eat, gotta hustle, yeah

I'm getting bougie, fuck being humble, yeah

Say we beefin', you the one runnin', yeah

And you can get it if you want it, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah


[Verse 1: Emtee]

You see where we from

I'm from Jozi, so you know how we come

I cannot disturb you if you getting it done

I was in the jungle but I knew I'm the one

Yeah, I had to change narrative

Life was embarrassing

I seen the life vanishing, that shit is damaging

Gave me the creeps

It was hard to go to sleep

Nightmare every week

If you cry they say you weak

Now I'm back and I'm better, I can make it through whatever

Gotta get my shit together, maybe I can change the weather

You know, pull a magic trick or some shit


[Chorus: Emtee]

It's been a long time coming, yeah

I was on my own, stomach grumblin', yeah

Ain't no mercy in the jungle, yeah

You wanna eat, gotta hustle, yeah

I'm getting bougie, fuck being humble, yeah

Say we beefin', you the one runnin', yeah

And you can get it if you want it, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah


[Verse 2: Lowfeye]

(Mabulala)

Seen shit with my eyes that I wouldn't say in no interview

Saqala sibaningi no lova but now it's just a few

Nabatshela to make way, bengaqobeki when we coming through

Racks long, they go on and on, no Erykah Badu, yeah

Niggas done counted me out, I know the pain yok'bal' imali

This shit is like a sport, I let my chain ishay' Thuso Phala

Nobody believed in me ngeskhathi ngilwel' iphupho lam'

Put 24/7 in the lab, angizange ngaphumula

Came a long way, niggas had doubted, we can't chill with them

Angizi khathazi ngabo, I only stress 'bout making M's

I'm still with the same squad, I ain't worried 'bout making no friends

Know you'll get stepped on if you ever think 'bout taking a chance (Mabulala)

Vele side isikhathi ndiza

Bebeqazwa angizofika, yeah

Kodwa uMdali wangithwala ngafika

All these niggas rapping don't compare 'em to me (Uh huh)

Vele side isikhathi ndiza

Bebeqazwa angizofika, yeah

Kodwa uMdali wangithwala ngafika

All these niggas rapping don't compare 'em to me (Uh)

[Chorus: Emtee, Sjava]

It's been a long time coming, yeah

I was on my own, stomach grumblin', yeah

Ain't no mercy in the jungle, yeah

You wanna eat, gotta hustle, yeah

I'm getting bougie, fuck being humble, yeah

Say we beefin', you the one runnin', yeah

And you can get it if you want it, yeah, yeah (I can get it, I can get it), yeah, yeah


[Break: Sjava]

[?] siphumaphi Big Hustle

Things we been through

Stacks we ran through

Haha, let's get it

Yeah, uh


[Verse 3: Sjava]

I'm not a runaway slave, the label did recoup

So ungang'dleli mona when you see me in a coupe

Paid the cost to be the boss

Cannot just be a boss

For me to hop on a Porsche, had to hop off the porch

Vroom-vroom, that's the power of the horse

Used to slime ubsuku bonke 'til my voice hoarse

Ukuthi ubhlungu wonke loko came with a cost

Sacishe sadliwa ingwenya, uh, no Lacoste

Hit the stu' to save lives, we don't do this for ama-groupies

This is brotherhood, I don't know what a group is

Language yok'khutaza ikasi but we speak it fluent

We don't stutter, mawungay' start-a, ngeke uyimele

They talk about amaphutha ethu like yada-yada

I was naked and cold, now we covered in gold

Don't you push your love on me

Uthando ongaka that's beyond me, yada, huh


[Chorus: Emtee]

It's been a long time coming, yeah

I was on my own, stomach grumblin', yeah

Ain't no mercy in the jungle, yeah

You wanna eat, gotta hustle, yeah

I'm getting bougie, fuck being humble, yeah

Say we beefin', you the one runnin', yeah

And you can get it if you want it, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah


[Outro]

It was the wrong time, oh yeah (Oh, yeah)

It was the wrong time, ooh-ooh