Gotta (slang)
Type: contraction, slang
Pronunciation: /goh-tah/
What does Gotta mean?
Got to or have got to.
Similar to Gotta: Gonna, Gon’, Finna, Boutta
Example sentence: “It’s gotta be a great day.”
Gotta in songs:
“Gotta move smarter, gotta move harder” – Roddy Ricch, The Box.
“Piss out your per diem, you just gotta hate ’em, funk” – Kendrick Lamar, HUMBLE.
“So I ball so hard mothafuckers wanna fine me, But first niggas gotta find me” – Jay Z, Niggas in Paris.
“Gotta provide for my daughter n’em” – Jay Rock, Money Trees.