Mention Me – English Lyrics

• By: Cortis

Lyrics & Translation

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[English]

They gon' mention me

Every time my name be ringing bells (Yuh)

They gon' mention me

Every time they gossip with their friends (Yuh, yuh)

They gon' mention me

Yeah, yeah (Phew)

They gon' mention me

Yeah, oh (Let's go)

Yeah, oh, I'm the shortest in this game, yeah

Oh, you're so tall, you're too tall, yeah (Way too tall)

Uh, we don't talk, we don't blame you (Uh, uh)

Oh, you know you better pass the ball to me (Let's go)

Yeah, give me that ball, give me that ball, yeah (Let's go)

Oh, I'm 'bout to push up, take that ball, like, "Yee"

Oh yeah, now your friends are talkin' all 'bout me (What?)

Oh, so now you know that, know that, know that

They gon' mention me

Every time my name be ringing bells

They gon' mention me

Every time they gossip with their friends

They gon' mention me

Yeah, yeah (Let's go)

They gon' mention me

Yeah, ayy

They gon' mention me (Yuh)

When they talk 'bout how I run up a stack

They gon' mention me

Every time they talk 'bout "Who is that?"

They gon' mention me

Yeah, yeah (Let's go)

They gon' mention me

Yeah, yeah (They gon')

Yeah

They gon' mention me, every time they talk 'bout "Who is that?"

Yeah

They gon' mention me, me, mention me, me

Ain't got benefits, I made it by myself straight from the jump

Ain't got benefits, I came up with the crew, and made the cut

Nobody mess with me, yeah, uh

Nobody mess with me, and matter of fact, 'cause I be cleanin' it up, phew

I can't be a stranger, like, "Who's in the mirror?"

Top class, ballin', 'ready sold out big arena (Yee, yee)

They call me legit, but I've been killing like misdemeanors

And I pull up in food coma, shame you missed me eat up

So I'm back, I pulled up way faster than a Bimmer (Yeah)

Only first place 'cause I'm a leader (Yeah)

Only top class, I might need a (Oh, yeah)

Little more space next time we meet up

They gon' mention me (Yuh)

Every time my name be ringing bells

They gon' mention me

Every time they gossip with their friends

They gon' mention me

(Let's go) Yeah, yeah

They gon' mention me

Yeah, ayy

They gon' mention me

When they talk 'bout how I run up a stack

They gon' mention me

Every time they talk 'bout "Who is that?"

They gon' mention me

(Let's go) Yeah, yeah

They gon' mention me

Yeah, ayy (They gon')

Yeah

They gon' mention me every time they talk 'bout "Who is that?"

Yeah

They gon' mention me, me, mention me, me

Yeah

They gon' mention me every time they talk 'bout "Who is that?"

Yeah

They gon' mention me, me, mention me, me

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
mention /ˈmɛnʃən/ A2	verb - to refer to something or someone briefly
gossip /ˈɡɒsɪp/ B2	verb - to talk about other people's private lives
blame /bleɪm/ A2	verb - to assign responsibility for a fault or wrong
stack /stæk/ B1	noun - a large quantity (often of money)
benefits /ˈbɛnɪfɪts/ B1	noun - an advantage or profit gained from something
stranger /ˈstreɪndʒər/ A2	noun - a person whom one does not know
legit /lɪˈdʒɪt/ B2	adjective - conforming to the rules; authentic
misdemeanor /ˌmɪsdɪˈmiːnər/ C2	noun - a minor wrongdoing
coma /ˈkoʊmə/ C1	noun - a state of deep unconsciousness
leader /ˈliːdər/ A2	noun - the person who leads or commands a group
arena /əˈriːnə/ B2	noun - a level area surrounded by seats for spectators
mirror /ˈmɪrər/ A1	noun - a reflective surface
cleanin' /ˈkliːnɪŋ/ A1	verb - making something free of dirt
faster /ˈfæstər/ A1	adjective - moving at a high speed
space /speɪs/ A2	noun - an area or room

Key Grammar Structures

• Every time my name be ringing bells

  ➔ Subjunctive / Habitual 'be'

  ➔ In African American Vernacular English (AAVE), 'be' is used to describe an habitual or recurring action.

• Oh, you're so tall, you're too tall

  ➔ Intensifiers ('so' vs 'too')

  ➔ 'So' expresses a high degree, while 'too' implies an excessive degree often with a negative connotation.

• I'm 'bout to push up, take that ball

  ➔ Contraction of 'about to'

  ➔ ' 'bout to' is a colloquial reduction of 'about to', indicating an action that will happen in the immediate future.

• Ain't got benefits

  ➔ Negative contraction 'Ain't'

  ➔ 'Ain't' is a non-standard contraction that can replace 'do not', 'does not', 'have not', or 'has not'.

• I made it by myself

  ➔ Reflexive pronoun 'myself'

  ➔ 'Myself' is used to emphasize that the speaker performed the action without assistance.

• I've been killing like misdemeanors

  ➔ Present perfect continuous

  ➔ The present perfect continuous is used here to show an action that started in the past and continues to the present.

• I pulled up way faster than a Bimmer

  ➔ Comparative adjectives with intensifier

  ➔ 'Way' acts as an intensifier for the comparative form 'faster', meaning 'much faster'.

• Every time they gossip with their friends

  ➔ Relative time clause

  ➔ 'Every time' introduces a clause that functions as an adverbial of time, indicating frequency.