Hold On (Shut Up) – English Lyrics

• By: Machine Gun Kelly, Young Jeezy
• Album: Lace Up

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the raw energy and defiant storytelling of Machine Gun Kelly's "Hold On (Shut Up)" featuring Young Jeezy. This hip hop anthem is a fantastic way to engage with authentic street language and powerful expressions of overcoming adversity. Learn vivid vocabulary and slang that capture a 'rags-to-riches' narrative, and appreciate the impassioned delivery that makes this song a compelling listen for language learners.

[English]

(WOMAN YELLING)

♪ ♪

♪ LOOK HERE, I DON'T GANG BANG HOE, ♪

♪ I JUST GANG BANG THESE HOES♪

♪ AND I KEEP LIKE 8 J'S ROLLED, ♪

♪ THEN I FACE EM AFTER MY SHOWS, ♪

♪ AND I GOT YO MAIN THANG BRO, ON MY DANG-A-LANG WHERE SHE ♪

♪ SWANG AND HANG LIKE AN ORANGUTAN ♪

♪ BUT YOU DON'T REALLY WANNA ♪

♪ PROBLEM BECAUSE EVERYONE OF MY BOYS BANG-A-RANG, ♪

♪ COCAINE, COCAINE, ♪

♪ MY SKIN WHITE LIKE COCAINE, MARKED UP ♪

♪ LIKE THEM OLD TRAINS AND I KEEP IT HOOD WITH THIS LO MEIN♪

♪ PROPANE, PROPANE, ♪

♪ SPARK THAT SHIT LIKE PROPANE ♪

♪ ON THE EASTSIDE OF MY DOMAIN BITCH ♪

♪ I KICK MORE SHIT THEN LOU CAIN ♪

♪ NOW HOLD ON, SHUT UP, ♪

♪ WHO REMEMBERS MY COME UP? ♪

♪ WHO REMEMBERS MY BROKE ASS♪

♪ WHEN I HAD NO FOOD FOR MY STOMACH? ♪

♪ WHO REMEMBERS MY HATERS WHEN I WAS KEEPING IT G? ♪

♪ CUZ I DON'T REMEMBER THEM BITCHES BUT ♪

♪ THEM HOES REMEMBER ME, ♪

♪ HOLLA BACK, 2 PHONES I DON'T CALL SHIT, ♪

♪ WILD BOY CUZ I START SHIT,♪

♪ RAGER CUZ I MOSHPIT AND THIS A STANDS FOR ANARCHIST, ♪

♪ MY HEART IS ANTARTIC, ♪

♪ BURN ONE AND GET CARSICK, ♪

♪ FLOATING LIKE A CARPET, ♪

♪ BITCH I'M HIGHER THEN A STARSHIP, ♪

♪ TATTED UP SO I CAN'T WORK,♪

♪ U WOULD THINK I GOT PAID FIRST, ♪

♪ TEAR THAT PUSSY OUT THE FRAME♪

♪ U WOULD THINK THAT BITCH GAVE BIRTH, ♪

♪ ALL THESE SINS, U WOULD THINK THAT I HATE CHURCH, ♪

♪ AND THEY SAID "THOU SHALL NOT STEAL" ♪

♪ BUT FUCK THAT, I'LL TAKE HER.♪

♪ HOLD ON, SHUT UP, ♪

♪ WHO REMEMBERS MY COME UP? ♪

♪ WHO REMEMBERS MY BROKE ASS♪

♪ WHEN I HAD NO FOOD FOR MY STOMACH? ♪

♪ WHO REMEMBERS MY HATERS WHEN I WAS KEEPING IT G? ♪

♪ CUZ I DON'T REMEMBER THEM BITCHES ♪

♪ BUT THEM HOES REMEMBER ME,♪

♪ HOLD ON, SHUT UP HOLD ON, SHUT UP ♪

♪ HOLD ON, SHUT UP HOLD ON, SHUT UP ♪

♪ WHO REMEMBERS MY HATERS WHEN I WAS KEEPING IT G? ♪

♪ CUZ I DON'T REMEMBER THEM BITCHES BUT ♪

♪ THEM HOES REMEMBER ME NOW ♪

♪ HOLD ON! ♪

♪ I DON'T REMEMBER THESE HOES,I DON'T REMEMBER THESE NIGGAS ♪

♪ FUCK NIGGAS, BITCHES TOO, ALL I SEE IS THESE FIGURES ♪

♪ I GOT VERSACE ON, VERSACE LIGHTS, ♪

♪ I AIN'T SEEING THESE NIGGAS♪

♪ CHANCES IS, CHANCES ARE I RAISED THREE ♪

♪ OUTTA THREE OF THESE NIGGAS LOOK, ♪

♪ALL BARK NO BITE, ALL RAP NO WHITE ♪

♪ BUT SHE WANT HER FRIENDS, TO GET WITH MY FRIENDS, ♪

♪ SO WE CAN BE FRIENDS, WELL ALRIGHT ♪

♪ MACHINE GUN, WE GOT ONE, MACHINE GUN I GOT ONE ♪

♪ SEE ME, I'M A REAL NIGGA, ♪

♪ PROBABLY MAD AT ME CUZ HE NOT ONE ♪

♪ STRAIGHT CHOPPIN' MUSIC, NO BITE, ♪

♪ EIGHTEEN DWARF NIGGAS, SNOW WHITE ♪

♪ YOU CAN BET A NIGGA IF I SAID A NIGGA, ♪

♪ TEN OUT OF TEN, IT'S NO WHITE ♪

♪ TELL ME WHAT'S NOT TO LOVE WHY HATE, ♪

♪ WANT A REAL ANSWER NIGGA, I'LL WAIT ♪

♪ TREAT MY 'RARI LIKE I'M IN A ROLLER DERBY, ♪

♪ PUT THE SHOES ON AND I SKAT♪

♪ SAY YOU DON'T LIKE ME, NIGGA, YOU KNOW ME, NIGGA ♪

♪ SEE A SOUND OF ME, THAT'S HATE ♪

♪ SAY YOU WANNA RAP ABOUT IT, WANNA TALK ABOUT IT, ♪

♪ AND AINT LIVE THE SHIT, THAT'S FAKE ♪

♪ SAY IT'S COMING BACK AND THIS LOCKING UP ♪

♪ SOUND LIKE TO ME, THAT'S FLAKE♪

♪ SAY YOU DON'T ROCK WITH ME, YOU DON'T FUCK WITH ME, ♪

♪ STAY YOU FUCK AROUND ME, THAT'S GREAT ♪

♪ HOLD UP HOLD ON, SHUT UP ♪

♪ WHO REMEMBERS MY COME UP? ♪

♪ WHO REMEMBERS MY BROKE ASS♪

♪ WHEN I HAD NO FOOD FOR MY STOMACH? ♪

♪ WHO REMEMBERS MY HATERS WHEN I WAS KEEPING IT G? ♪

♪ CUZ I DON'T REMEMBER THEM BITCHES ♪

♪ BUT THEM HOES REMEMBER ME,♪

♪ HOLD ON, SHUT UP HOLD ON, SHUT UP ♪

♪ HOLD ON, SHUT UP HOLD ON, SHUT UP ♪

♪ WHO REMEMBERS MY HATERS WHEN I WAS KEEPING IT G? ♪

♪ CUZ I DON'T REMEMBER THEM BITCHES ♪

♪ BUT THEM HOES REMEMBER ME,♪

♪ HOLD ON, SHUT UP ♪

♪ WHO REMEMBERS MY COME UP? ♪

♪ WHO REMEMBERS MY BROKE ASS♪

♪ WHEN I HAD NO FOOD FOR MY STOMACH? ♪

♪ WHO REMEMBERS MY HATERS WHEN I WAS KEEPING IT G? ♪

♪ CUZ I DON'T REMEMBER THEM BITCHES ♪

♪ BUT THEM HOES REMEMBER ME,♪

♪ HOLD ON, SHUT UP HOLD ON, SHUT UP ♪

♪ HOLD ON, SHUT UP HOLD ON, SHUT UP ♪

♪ WHO REMEMBERS MY HATERS WHEN I WAS KEEPING IT G? ♪

♪ CUZ I DON'T REMEMBER THEM BITCHES ♪

♪ BUT THEM HOES REMEMBER ME,♪

♪ HOLD ON ♪

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
gang /ɡæŋ/ B2	noun - a group of people, often involved in criminal activity
bang /bæŋ/ A2	verb - to strike or hit loudly verb - slang: to have sexual intercourse
hoe /hoʊ/ B1	noun - slang for a promiscuous woman or prostitute
cocaine /ˈkoʊkeɪn/ B2	noun - a strong stimulant drug derived from coca leaves
propane /ˈprɒpən/ B2	noun - a flammable hydrocarbon gas used as fuel
spark /spɑːrk/ B1	verb - to emit small flashes of fire or light noun - a small particle of fire; a flash of light
remember /rɪˈmɛm.bɚ/ B1	verb - to keep something in mind; to recall
broke /broʊk/ B1	adjective - having no money; financially poor
haters /ˈheɪtərz/ B2	noun - people who strongly dislike or criticize someone
starship /ˈstɑːrʃɪp/ C1	noun - a spacecraft designed for interstellar travel
tattoo /tæˈtuː/ B1	noun - a permanent design made on the skin with ink verb - to make a tattoo on someone’s skin
Antarctic /ænˈtɑːrktɪk/ C1	adjective - relating to the South Pole region
carsick /ˈkɑːr.sɪk/ B2	adjective - feeling ill due to motion while traveling in a vehicle
float /floʊt/ A2	verb - to rest or move on the surface of a liquid without sinking
sin /sɪn/ B1	noun - an act considered morally wrong or a transgression against divine law
hate /heɪt/ B1	verb - to feel intense dislike for someone or something
Versace /vərˈseɪsi/ C1	proper noun - an Italian luxury fashion brand founded by Gianni Versace
machine gun /məˈʃiːn ˈɡʌn/ B2	noun - an automatic firearm that continuously fires bullets while the trigger is pressed
dwarf /dwɔrf/ B1	noun - a person of unusually short stature due to a medical condition noun - a small, stunted plant or celestial body

Key Grammar Structures

• I DON'T GANG BANG HOE, I JUST GANG BANG THESE HOES

  ➔ Present Simple (Habitual Action) + Pluralization

  ➔ "Gang bang" shows habitual action (Present Simple). "Hoes" (plural) contrasts with "hoe" (singular) to emphasize multiple people.

• WHO REMEMBERS MY COME UP?

  ➔ Rhetorical Question + Phrasal Noun

  ➔ "Who remembers" is a rhetorical question expecting no answer. "Come up" is a phrasal noun meaning 'rise to success'.

• CUZ I DON'T REMEMBER THEM BITCHES BUT THEM HOES REMEMBER ME

  ➔ Contrast Conjunction + Slang Pronouns

  ➔ "But" contrasts two ideas. "Them" replaces 'those' in slang. "Hoes" is vulgar slang for women.

• I GOT VERSACE ON, VERSACE LIGHTS

  ➔ Ellipsis + Repetition for Emphasis

  ➔ Omits "I have" (Ellipsis). Repeats "Versace" to emphasize brand obsession. "Got" = possess.

• ALL BARK NO BITE, ALL RAP NO WHITE

  ➔ Parallel Structure + Idiom

  ➔ Parallel phrases (All X no Y). "All bark no bite" = threatening but harmless. "No white" = no cocaine/money.

• SAY YOU DON'T LIKE ME, NIGGA, YOU KNOW ME, NIGGA

  ➔ Imperative + Vocative + Repetition

  ➔ "Say" is imperative (command). "Nigga" is vocative (direct address). Repeats structure for rhythmic emphasis.

• AND AIN'T LIVE THE SHIT, THAT'S FAKE

  ➔ Double Negative + Slang Contraction

  ➔ "Ain't" = haven't (slang contraction). "Live the shit" = experience hardship. Double negative implied in context.

• HOLD ON, SHUT UP

  ➔ Imperative Commands (Abrupt)

  ➔ Repeated imperative verbs. "Hold on" = wait, "Shut up" = be silent. Shows authority/aggression.