Lyrics & Translation
Explore the shifting dynamics of fame and friendship through Dave's insightful track, "Wanna Know". This song offers a glimpse into London's rap scene and everyday slang, enriched by Drake's collaborative verse . Learn how success changes relationships, and discover a unique blend of UK rap and grime .
[English]
Them man wanna send for meEnvy and jealousy, it's everything I wished upon my enemies
See me doing well and now they're telling me they're getting me
I just fly west and link Melanie
Times I was selling green
Now I've got more stones on my watch than a cemetery
Girls can remember me, F you and your memory
Jussy, what you telling me?
Come we fly to Nike, and trust me everything we're getting free
Everything we're getting free
From crack fiends and hella b
To rap beats and melodies, athletes will never see
Chat chatting 'bout us man, they'll never be us man
They'll never be
'Cause all my man are running to the money
We be running like ay, ay, ay, ay
And all my man are running from them hoes on the roads
Like whoa whoa whoa, whoa
Like whoa, a month ago you didn't wanna know
But now I'm seeing dough, these catties they be calling off my phone
All these mandem, they applaud me on the road
I put corn in for my bros
Mandem keep on talking on the low
Mandem keep on talking on the low
But, all my man are bros
And all my man, and all my man are bros
My mandem have your mandem on the ropes
I'll have mandem on your road
Mandem in a batch or on their own
With a bat or with a pole
I've got mandem that will slap a man with both
Nike jacket on my back, I'm looking cold
It's funny how these catties wanna know
'Cause all my man are running to the money
We be running like ay, ay, ay, ay
And all my man are running from them hoes on the roads
Like whoa whoa whoa, whoa
Like whoa, a month ago you didn't wanna know
But now I'm seeing dough, these catties they be calling off my phone
All these mandem, they applaud me on the road
Look, I came in late
Two bottles in my hand, I think it's looking like I'm waved
I'm searching for a brown skin girl with a body
Or a lightskin chick with a smile, good style and a pretty little face
I used to spend a grand a week, stuntin' on some hoes
But Prada boy retired, I don't rock designer clothes
I put £40 on my H&M jeans, and the rest came free
I told my mom I'll give her everything I own
The hell you mean you haven't heard of us?
F a guest list, 20 man is how I'm turning up
Swear I saw that girl last year, she tried to curve me
Her boyfriend's in cunch 'cause he's broke
That's a joke, tell your man to come and work for us
Trapping's still alive, my brother I know you've heard of us
Said you gonna ride my brother but you ain't burst at us
Guys have got five times five times five, that will send you to the sky
My brother, no you ain't hurting us
My lifestyle's exciting, imagine being the reason that two girls are fighting
Both hands swinging nonstop like a Breitling
So sorry to my brown ting from Loughton
And sorry to my white ting from Brighton
'Cause all my man are running to the money
We be running like ay, ay, ay, ay
And all my man are running from them hoes on the roads
Like whoa whoa whoa, whoa
Like whoa, a month ago you didn't wanna know
But now I'm seeing dough, these catties they be calling off my phone
All these mandem, they applaud me on the road
I put corn in for my bros
Man they keep on talking on the low
Man they keep on talking on the low
But, all my man are bros
And all my man, and all my man are bros
My mandem have your mandem on the ropes
I'll have mandem on your road
Mandem in a batch or on their own
With a bat or with a pole
I've got mandem that will slap a man with both
Nike Jacket on my back, I'm looking cold
It's funny how these catties wanna know
'Cause all my man are running to the money
We be running like ay, ay, ay, ay
And all my man are running from them hoes on the roads
Like whoa whoa whoa, whoa
Like whoa, a month ago you didn't wanna know
But now I'm seeing dough, these catties they be calling off my phone
All these mandem, they applaud me on the road
Key Vocabulary
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Key Grammar Structures
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See me doing well and now they're telling me they're getting me
➔ Verb + object + gerund (see + object + gerund); present continuous (they're telling, they're getting)
➔ The verb **see** is followed by the object **me** and the gerund **doing**. The clauses **they're telling** and **they're getting** use the present continuous tense.
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Now I've got more stones on my watch than a cemetery
➔ Present perfect (I've got); comparative structure (more ... than ...)
➔ The contraction **I've** stands for **I have**, forming the present perfect **have got**. The phrase **more stones ... than a cemetery** uses the comparative **more … than**.
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Girls can remember me, F you and your memory
➔ Modal verb can + base verb (can remember); imperative (F you) – slang
➔ The modal **can** expresses ability in **can remember**. **F you** is an imperative formed with a slang verb.
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I'll have mandel on your road
➔ Future simple with will (I'll have); contraction of I will
➔ The contraction **I'll** stands for **I will**, forming the future simple **will have**.
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I put £40 on my H&M jeans, and the rest came free
➔ Simple past (put, came); contrastive conjunction and; idiomatic expression came free
➔ Both **put** and **came** are in the simple past. The coordinating conjunction **and** links two contrasting ideas. **Came free** is an idiom meaning “was obtained without cost”.
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I told my mom I'll give her everything I own
➔ Reported speech with future in the subordinate clause (I'll give); verb of communication (told)
➔ The verb **told** introduces reported speech. Inside the quoted clause, **I'll give** is the future simple, kept unchanged because the speaker is still planning the action.
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Said you gonna ride my brother but you ain't burst at us
➔ Colloquial future (gonna = going to); negative contraction (ain't); informal past participle usage (burst)
➔ The phrase **gonna** is the informal contraction of **going to** (future). **Ain't** is a negative contraction meaning “are not”. **Burst** is used here as a non‑standard past participle meaning “attack”.
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We be running like ay, ay, ay, ay
➔ Non‑standard present continuous (be + verb) used for habitual action; present participle running
➔ In many urban dialects **be** can be used before a verb (**be running**) to indicate a habitual or ongoing action, similar to “We are constantly running”. The verb **running** is the present participle.
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Mandem keep on talking on the low
➔ Phrasal verb keep on + gerund (keep on talking); idiomatic expression on the low (secretly)
➔ **keep on** is a phrasal verb meaning “continue”. It is followed by the gerund **talking**. **on the low** is an idiom meaning “secretly” or “quietly”.
