MANE – English Lyrics

• By: GloRilla, Pooh Shiesty

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the rhythmic flow and unique dialect of Memphis rap with 'MANE.' By listening to this track, you can learn regional slang, observe authentic rhythmic cadences, and experience the high-energy delivery that makes Memphis hip-hop a distinct and powerful subgenre.

[English]

How happy have you been since I left?

I made the beat.

I stand by that.

>> [music]

>> Stomp it, [ __ ]

What's up?

Let's go.

>> Dizzo down, the kizzo hit the stizzo,

get [music] a blunt, mane. Pop out with

that dog [ __ ] That just [singing] how

we stunt, mane. He look, he took this to

the end of the book, and now them [ __ ]

blind, mane. All my diamonds [music]

super clear. I'm shining like the sun,

mane. [ __ ] total purge in my t-shirt

every time I drum, [singing] mane. You

can't pick the wrong one. Everybody

[music] lit that chopper gang. South

Memphis to the north screaming, "Aye,

mane. [singing] Say, mane." [ __ ] you

gave it. [ __ ] you giving it. That's

not the same thing.

I just gave [music] it. They talking

about it's giving. I walk with a limp.

I'm pimping. Just made two mil, just

chilling. They thinking I fell [music]

off, they tripping. Put a bow on that

[ __ ] it's gifted. He bragging he

[ __ ] a biggie, ya'll. He said so

tight it be gripping. But I'm nutting

in, baby, you tripping. [music] [ __ ]

coming for me, who got

her? Put a [ __ ] right on my platter.

Whole track full of assuming I passed

it. Thought it was mine, whole [music]

thing fast. [ __ ] playing out. Stop

capping. Holding straight to hater from

class. I've been solid before I went

platinum. I don't stand out in [ __ ]

what's happening? Can't lie, [music] I

got it on. I'm fresh from the club.

As soon as I walk through the door, told

Shredda to pull up, [ __ ] [music] You

put Lil Uzi Vert P on the track, just

know it's going to go up, [ __ ] Don't

matter how late I be, as long as I show

up, [ __ ]

>> Dizzo down, [music and singing] the

kizzo hit the stizzo, get a blunt, mane.

Pop out with that dog [ __ ] That just

how we stunt, [music] mane. He look, he

took this to the end of the book, and

now them [ __ ] blind, mane. All my

diamonds super clear. I'm shining like

the sun, mane. [ __ ] total [music] purge

in my t-shirt every time I drum, mane.

You can't pick the wrong one. Everybody

lit that chopper gang. South Memphis to

the north screaming, "Aye, mane. Say,

mane." [ __ ] [music] you gave it.

[ __ ] you giving it. That's not

[singing] the same thing. And all them

hundreds don't make you real, [ __ ] I

know rats with some money. And that kill

don't make you gangster, [ __ ] I know

snitches with bodies. See them meals in

[music] hands, my juice. I was a

[ __ ] folk thang. You ain't made

no name in all this time, [ __ ] You

going to die lame. I've been GG since

elementary. Let's try like Leverstein.

[music]

My city ain't want to sell my gang out,

it's a household name. Who run Memphis?

Bread Gang. I got [music] rich off gun

slanging. Body drop, they get the name

and me and them smackers I bang with. I

can pimp [music] a renegade. See, I can

sell a tub soap. .45 full of bald heads,

my bullets look like Dudaloo. BJ blew up

Shawty Lo [music] when we found out he

was tryna fresh out the feds, but they

still watching. Twist up my fingers and

pull. I had two options. Take the charge

[music] or get us hit with a RICO. I

rap, but I still shoot folk. And all my

phones got polish [music] toes. All my

jewelry all gold. Fight night in Vegas,

I'm front row. Chinchilla Frank Lucas

post picture came with stars and the

dough.

>> Gizzo down the kizzo, hit the stizzo,

kid [music] a blunt, man. Hop out with

that dog [ __ ] That just how [singing]

we stunt, man.

>> He look, he took this to the end of the

book and now them [ __ ] [music] broke,

man.

>> All my diamonds super clear. I'm shining

like the sun, man.

>> Pistol total [music] purge in my t-shirt

every time I drum hang. You can't pick a

wrong one. Everybody lit [music] this

chopper gang. South Memphis to the north

screaming, "Aye, man. Say, man." [ __ ]

you gave it. [ __ ] you giving it.

That's not the same thing.

>> [music]

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
diamonds /ˈdaɪəməndz/ A2	noun - extremely hard, transparent precious stones
stunt /stʌnt/ C1	verb - to show off, perform acts to attract attention
shining /ˈʃaɪnɪŋ/ A2	adjective - emitting or reflecting light; glowing
chopper /ˈtʃɒpər/ B2	noun - slang for a semi-automatic or automatic firearm
limp /lɪmp/ B2	noun - a difficult way of walking due to injury
pimping /ˈpɪmpɪŋ/ C2	verb - acting as a pimp or living in a flashy, confident style
tripping /ˈtrɪpɪŋ/ B1	verb - acting irrationally or overreacting
gifted /ˈɡɪftɪd/ B1	adjective - having exceptional talent or natural ability
bragging /ˈbræɡɪŋ/ B2	verb - talking with excessive pride
platinum /ˈplætɪnəm/ B2	adjective - achieving high sales record status
solid /ˈsɒlɪd/ B1	adjective - reliable, dependable, or authentic
screaming /ˈskriːmɪŋ/ A2	verb - shouting in a loud, high-pitched voice
snitches /ˈsnɪtʃɪz/ C2	noun - people who inform on others
gangster /ˈɡæŋstər/ B2	noun - a member of a violent criminal organization
elementary /ˌelɪˈmentri/ B1	noun - the school level for young children

Key Grammar Structures

• How happy have you been since I left?

  ➔ Present Perfect Tense

  ➔ Used "have you been" to describe a state continuing from the past until the present moment.

• I've been solid before I went platinum.

  ➔ Contrast between Present Perfect and Simple Past

  ➔ The speaker uses "I've been" (duration) to show a long-standing trait, contrasted with "went" (completed action).

• I just made two mil, just chilling.

  ➔ Past Simple vs Present Participle

  ➔ Uses "made" for a finished event and "chilling" (participle) to describe a concurrent state.

• They thinking I fell off, they tripping.

  ➔ Omission of the verb 'are' (Colloquial AAVE)

  ➔ In African American Vernacular English (AAVE), 'are' is frequently omitted in "they (are) thinking" and "they (are) tripping".

• Don't matter how late I be, as long as I show up.

  ➔ Subjunctive/Habitual 'be'

  ➔ The use of "I be" indicates a habitual state or occurrence, common in AAVE.

• I know rats with some money.

  ➔ Prepositional Phrase of accompaniment

  ➔ "with some money" modifies "rats" to describe the characteristics of the people being referred to.

• You going to die lame.

  ➔ Future simple construction (informal)

  ➔ The colloquial contraction of "You are going to" into "You going to" removes the auxiliary verb.

• My city ain't want to sell my gang out.

  ➔ Negative auxiliary 'ain't'

  ➔ "Ain't" acts as a versatile negative auxiliary replacing "doesn't" in this context.