Remember The Name – English Lyrics

• By: Fort Minor
• Album: The Rising Tied

Lyrics & Translation

Learning a language can be a journey of dedication, much like the path to success described in Fort Minor's 'Remember The Name.' This song is special because it breaks down complex ideas into a memorable, formulaic chorus. For English learners, it offers a fantastic opportunity to learn vocabulary related to perseverance, ambition, and the components of hard work, all within a powerful and motivating track that will stick in your mind.

[English]

You ready?!

Let's go!

Yeah

For those of you that want to know what we're all about

It's like this y'all (c'mon!)

This is ten percent luck

twenty percent skill

Fifteen percent concentrated power of will

Five percent pleasure

fifty percent pain

And a hundred percent reason to remember the name!

Mike!

He doesn't need his name up in lights

He just wants to be heard whether it's the beat or the mic

He feels so unlike everybody else, alone

In spite of the fact that some people still think that they know him

But fuck 'em

he knows the code It's not about the salary

It's all about reality and making some noise

Making the story

making sure his clique stays up That means when he puts it down Tak's picking it up!

Who the hell is he anyway?

He never really talks much

Never concerned with status but still leaving them star struck

Humbled through opportunities given despite the fact

That many misjudge him because he makes a living from writing raps

Put it together himself, now the picture connects Never asking for someone's help, or to get some respect

He's only focused on what he wrote

his will is beyond reach And now it all unfolds, the skill of an artist

This is twenty percent skill

Eighty percent fear

Be a hundred percent clear cause Ryu is ill

Who would've thought he'd be the one to set the west in flames

Then I heard him wreck it with The Crystal Method, "Name Of The Game"

Came back dropped Megadef, took em to church

I like bleach man, why you had the stupidest verse?

This dude is the truth, now everybody's giving him guest spots

His stock's through the roof I heard he's fuckin' with S. Dot!

This is ten percent luck twenty percent

Skill Fifteen percent

concentrated power of will Five

percent pleasure fifty percent pain

And a hundred percent reason to

remember the name!

They call him Ryu, he's sick

And he's spitting fire And mike got him out the dryer he's hot

Found him in Fort Minor with Tak

What a fuckin' nihilist porcupine

He's a prick, he's a cock The type women want to be with, and rappers hope he get shot

Eight years in the making, patiently waiting to blow Now the record with Shinoda's taking over the globe

He's got a partner in crime, his shit is equally dope You won't believe the kind of shit that comes out of this kid's throat

Tak! - He's not your everyday on the block He knows how to work with what he's got

Making his way to the top He often gets a comment on his name

People keep askin him was it given at birth

Or does it stand for an acronym?

No he's livin proof, got him rockin the booth

He'll get you buzzin quicker than a shot

of vodka with juice

Him and his crew are known around as one of the best

Dedicated to what they doin give a hundred percent

Forget Mike

Nobody really knows how or why

He works so hard It seems like he's never got time

Because he writes every note and he writes every line

And I've seen him at work when that light goes on in his mind

It's like a design is written in his head every time

Before he even touches a key or speaks in a rhyme

And those motherfuckers he runs with, those kids that

he signed?

Ridiculous, without even trying, how do they do it?!

This is ten percent luck

twenty percent skill

Fifteen percent concentrated power of will

Five percent pleasure

fifty percent pain

And a hundred percent reason to remember the name!

This is ten percent luck

twenty percent skill

Fifteen percent concentrated power of will

Five percent pleasure

fifty percent pain

And a hundred percent reason to remember the name!

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
luck /lʌk/ A2	noun - success or failure apparently brought by chance rather than through one's own actions.
skill /skɪl/ A2	noun - the ability to do something well; expertise.
power /ˈpaʊər/ A2	noun - the ability to do something or act in a particular way, especially as a faculty or quality.
will /wɪl/ B1	noun - the faculty by which a person decides on and controls their own actions and impulses. verb - expresses intention or determination
pleasure /ˈplɛʒər/ B1	noun - a feeling of happy satisfaction and enjoyment.
pain /peɪn/ A2	noun - physical suffering or discomfort caused by illness or injury.
remember /rɪˈmɛmbər/ A1	verb - have in or be able to bring to one's mind an awareness of (someone or something that one has seen, known, or experienced in the past).
heard /hɜːrd/ A1	verb - perceive with the ear the sound made by (someone or something).
making /ˈmeɪkɪŋ/ A1	verb - form (something) by putting parts together or combining substances; create.
talks /tɔːks/ A1	verb - speak in order to give information or express ideas or feelings; converse or communicate by spoken words.
leaving /ˈliːvɪŋ/ A1	verb - go away from.
writing /ˈraɪtɪŋ/ A1	verb - mark (paper, cloth, or other surface) with patterns of letters, symbols, etc.
connects /kəˈnɛkts/ B1	verb - bring together or into contact so that a real or notional link is established.
focused /ˈfoʊkəst/ B1	adjective - able to concentrate one's attention.
artist /ˈɑːrtɪst/ B1	noun - a person who creates paintings or drawings as a profession or hobby.
clear /klɪər/ A2	adjective - easy to perceive, understand, or interpret.
flames /fleɪmz/ B2	noun - a hot glowing body of ignited gas that is being emitted from something that is burning.
truth /truːθ/ B1	noun - the quality or state of being true.
sick /sɪk/ A1	adjective - affected by physical or mental illness. adjective - (slang) excellent; first-rate.

Key Grammar Structures

• For those of you that want to know what we're all about

  ➔ Relative clause with "that"

  ➔ The word "that" introduces a relative clause describing "those of you". It's used here to specify which group of people the speaker is addressing.

• He doesn't need his name up in lights

  ➔ Third-person singular present simple negative

  ➔ The sentence uses "doesn't need" which is the negative form of "needs" (third-person singular present simple). It indicates that this person does not require fame or public attention.

• It's not about the salary, It's all about reality and making some noise

  ➔ Emphasis with "It's about"

  ➔ The structure "It's about" emphasizes what is important. The sentence contrasts salary with reality and making noise, highlighting the speaker's priorities.

• Making sure his clique stays up

  ➔ Gerund phrase as a complement with "sure"

  ➔ "Making sure" is a gerund phrase that complements the action of ensuring something. It's about ensuring his group thrives.

• Who would've thought he'd be the one to set the west in flames

  ➔ Conditional perfect with "would have" + past participle

  ➔ This phrase utilizes a conditional perfect structure. "Would've thought" implies a past unreal condition - something that was unlikely or unimaginable but is now a reality. The full structure helps express surprise or disbelief about a past event.

• I heard he's fuckin' with S. Dot!

  ➔ Present continuous for future arrangement (informal)

  ➔ "He's fuckin' with S. Dot" uses the present continuous tense to indicate a future arrangement or collaboration. It implies that plans are already in place.

• What a fuckin' nihilist porcupine

  ➔ Exclamatory sentence with intensifying adjective

  ➔ The use of "What a..." followed by an adjective (nihilist) and noun (porcupine) is an exclamatory structure expressing surprise or strong emotion. "Fuckin'" intensifies the description.

• He's not your everyday on the block

  ➔ Idiomatic use of "everyday"

  ➔ "Everyday" as an adjective means ordinary or typical. The phrase emphasizes that this person is unique and stands out from the average person in that environment.

• People keep askin him was it given at birth

  ➔ Indirect question with omission of "if/whether"

  ➔ The sentence presents an indirect question, rephrasing a direct question (Was it given at birth?) within a statement. The conjunction "if" or "whether" is omitted, which is common in informal speech. The correct grammatical structure should be “People keep askin him if/whether it was given at birth”.