Je Me Souviens Lyrics in English by Booba, Kennedy

Below, I translated the lyrics of the song Je Me Souviens by Booba from French to English.
Hop hop hop, hey, tu t'en souviens ou pas?
Hop hop hop, hey, do you remember or not?
Quand les négros n'étaient pas à la mode
When n*ggas weren't in fashion
Ah, peux pas faire deux pas sans qu'on t'dévisage
Ah, can't take two steps without being stared at
Impossible d'serrer une blonde, même avec un défrisage
Impossible to pick up a blonde, even with straightened hair
La sère-mi
Misery
B2O
B2O
Avant Michael Jackson et l'arrivée de la drogue
Before Michael Jackson and the arrival of drugs
J'me souviens quand les négros n'étaient pas à la mode
I remember when n*ggas weren't in fashion
Parait qu'on puaient, qu'on étaient pauvres, le zen épaté
Apparently we stank, that we were poor, mind blown
J'me souviens des yen-cli d'coke, le zen éclaté
I remember the coke customers, mind shattered
À 10 ans en GAV, j'suis c'qu'ils appelent un vandale
At 10 in police custody, I'm what they call a vandal
Un peu plus tard comme Joey Starr, j's'rais un Boss of scandale
A bit later like Joey Starr, I'd be a Boss of scandal
14 ans, mon premier joint, ma première foufoune
14 years old, my first joint, my first p*ssy
20 ans, j'suis en prison, mahliche, la roue tourne
20 years old, I'm in prison, never mind, the wheel turns
J'me souviens du mitard, de ceux qui s'ouvraient les veines
I remember solitary confinement, those who slit their veins
Des Manouches, des Beurs, des Corses et des Ritales
Gypsies, Arabs, Corsicans and Italians
Mentale irritation, mon héritage, le coeur vide les cohones pleines
Mental irritation, my heritage, empty heart, full balls
Le futur nique sa mère pourvu qu'ça paie en espèces
F*ck the future as long as it pays in cash
Mon premier bolide, R19, 16 soupapes
My first fast car, R19, 16 valves
Course poursuite avec les keufs, plaide coupable
Car chase with the cops, plead guilty
Ma première vitrine, ma première victime
My first shop window, my first victim
Destiné mon premier hit, single Desert Eagle
Destined my first hit, single Desert Eagle
J'me souviens d'l'année du forum comme si c'était hier
I remember the year of the forum as if it were yesterday
Quand j'avais dehors salit la dinde, que Hihlia f'sait pas la prière
When I messed things up outside, that Hihlia wasn't praying
Tu voulais test, fallait pas, on te massacre
You wanted to test, you shouldn't have, we'll f*ck you up
T'aurais des flashs de quelques haches, quelques macaques
You'd have flashes of some axes, some macaques
Aujourd'hui, beaucoup parlent de la street
Today, many talk about the street
J'ai fait ci, j'ai fait ça, ouais c'est ça
I did this, I did that, yeah right
MC sincèrement tu fais pas l'poids, t'as jamais prié
MC honestly you can't compete, you never prayed
Avant d'sortir un disque, nous on s'rappelle pas d'toi
Before releasing a record, we don't remember you
Te souviens-tu ta première gifle, ta première casquette?
Do you remember your first slap, your first cap?
Ton premier jugement, aller-retour en boite en taxis-basket?
Your first judgment, round trip to jail in police vans?
Ton premier KO, premier 16 à l'assaut des ondes hertziennes?
Your first KO, first 16 bars attacking the airwaves?
Ta première go ta-ta-ta première chienne?
Your first girl, your first b*tch?
Ta première pote-ca, ta première rotte-ca?
Your first condom, your first rip-off?
Ta première heineken? Kennedy, B2O
Your first Heineken? Kennedy, B2O
Sincèrement tu fais pas l'poids, t'as jamais prié
Honestly you can't compete, you never prayed
Avant d'sortir un disque, nous on s'rappel pas d'toi
Before releasing a record, we don't remember you
J'me souviens mon premier Lacoste
I remember my first Lacoste
Quand toute la France dansait le mia comme Akhenaton
When all of France danced the Mia like Akhenaton
J'passe mon temps à m'bagarrer à l'époque
I spent my time fighting back then
Parc'que le soir mon daron cognait ma daronne, s'prenait pour Mic Tyson
Because at night my dad hit my mom, thought he was Mike Tyson
12 piges, roule l'spliff, la vie a un gout d'pisse
12 years old, roll the spliff, life tastes like p*ss
16 ans, la rue a remplacé mes parents
16 years old, the street replaced my parents
Capuche sur la tête j'traîne dans les rues du 94
Hood on my head I hang out in the streets of 94
Je souris jamais (jamais), la vie m'a mis des grosses claques
I never smile (never), life hit me hard
J'me souviens la K'1 Fry Mafia, Mansa, Lasna
I remember the K'1 Fry Mafia, Mansa, Lasna
Yézi l'escroc m'a fait croquer des scal-pa
Yézi the scammer made me bite into some places
Entre bagarres et gardav', la vie a fait d'moi une caillera
Between fights and custody, life made me a thug
J'ai eu un flingue avant d'avoir un portable
I had a gun before I had a cell phone
Oh, j'ai vu la drogue ravager le quartier
Oh, I saw drugs ravage the neighborhood
18 ans, c't'année, 3 potes à moi se sont fait canner
18 years old, that year, 3 of my friends got killed
Comme chaque rabzouz est né-né-né-gro
Like every Arab is born a n*gga
J'ai l'instinct de survie dans l'ghe-ghe-ghetto
I have the survival instinct in the ghetto
Au lycée, les surveillants viennent me voir pour pé-cho du popo
At high school, the supervisors come to see me to get some weed
Hé, prend ton shit et casses toi, boloss
Hey, take your sh*t and get out, loser
Entre poisse et galère, sa mère
Between bad luck and hardship, f*ck it
Des mains faites pour l'or et elles sont dans la merde
Hands made for gold and they're in the sh*t
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Ali Toure, Elie Yaffa, Gregoire Dubois, Sacha Unger
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sère-mi — misery / poverty

Sère-mi is a verlan term for "misère," which means misery or poverty. Verlan is a French argot that inverts syllables of words, often used in hip-hop and youth culture.

In the context of the song, Booba uses sère-mi to evoke the harsh realities and struggles of his past, highlighting the difficult environment he grew up in. It's an interesting word because it's a slang term that reflects a specific cultural and social context, making it unique and engaging for learners.

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