MY NAME IS MY NAME

[Intro]

Yeah

[Chorus]

What's really in a name?

Known as a man of many in theory, but really, I'm the same

But everyone has history and it goes merely as it came

It's the same with your pickni, I'm my father's son like he picked me

Ewe

[Post-Chorus]

At twelve, was fending for self, thought boarding was jail in a cell, poor me

Fourteen, got a bit more keen

Sixteen, got my kicks all clean

Eighteen, had the same regime, but was playin' the game while the game played me

Did plenty at ninеteen and twenty, my name in your mouth, now right on your telly

[Verse 1]

Had drеams of being the man at twelve with a gold Rollie on my hand

Now, the gold Rollie on my hand

Is that a dream or really a plan?

Family callin' me Afam like I'm damned to the role to keep family close

Back when I felt dad was a foe

Then I did, but now, gladly, I don't

It was a feeling I carried alone 'til I landed from Naij like, "Honey, I'm home"

Then I end up changing my name

Glad then, but today, I'm ashamed

They always fucked up my shit in assembly

Then, G, I looked to my sister with envy

'Cause she got called by her English name

And I wished the same

[Chorus]

But what's really in a name?

Known as a man of many in theory, but really, I'm the same

But everyone has history and it goes merely as it came

It's the same with your pickni, I'm my father's son like he picked me

Ewe

[Post-Chorus]

At twelve, was fending for self, thought boarding was jail in a cell, poor me (Buh, buh, buh, buh)

Fourteen, got a bit more keen (Keen)

Sixteen, had my kicks all clean (Clean)

Eighteen, had the same regime, but was playin' the game while the game played me (Buh, buh, buh, buh)

Did plenty at nineteen and twenty, my name in your mouth, now right on your telly

[Verse 2]

Started uni, they like me already like, "Hi, have we met yet? Yeah, my name is Ashley" (Ashley)

My name had a ring, it's catchy, babes thought I was great like Gatsby

But I weren't movin' subtle enough, I already had changed it from Knuckles to Knucks (Knucks)

She pree'd my ID on the first date for my surname, but I covered it up

Now I barely hear Afam at all, but I'm movin' with tact and I'm fashionable

All tellin' the baddies to call man Ash 'cause when talkin' of nyash, I'm catchin' 'em all

Was in the back of the lecture room gettin' my name wrong, feelin' like "A-Aaron"

But now I'm indoors with a bunch of awards, with my long ass African name on

[Chorus]

But what's really in a name?

Known as a man of many in theory, but really, I'm the same

But everyone has history and it goes merely as it came

It's the same with your pickni, I'm my father's son like he picked me

Ewe

[Post-Chorus]

At twelve, was fending for self, thought boarding was jail in a cell, poor me (Buh, buh, buh, buh)

Fourteen, got a bit more keen (Sixteen)

Sixteen, had my kicks all clean (Clean)

Eighteen, had the same regime, but was playin' the game while the game played me (Buh, buh, buh, buh)

Did plenty at nineteen and twenty, my name in your mouth, now right on your telly

[Outro]

Ehn, kedu afa gi?

Kedu afa gi?