His latest release is the 2012 album, Paraplegique which has been re-released with some bonus tracks a bit later.
Mailler
Niro Lyrics
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Eh, dix mille, cent mille, un llion-mi, c'est pas assez
Pour mes homies, j'dois dépasser mes insomnies
Me déplacer loin des thos-my
Des bras cassés et des comiques
All eyes on me, j'vais repasser, j'leur ai promis
J'suis repassé, y avait sonne-per, j'me suis cassé
J'leur ai fait peur comme le futur
J'reviens sur eux comme le passé
Quitter la rue sera le plus dur
Et j'pourrai pas tout effacer
Ta liberté a le bracelet
J'suis détaché, c'était tracé
Tu m'embrassais, tu t'attachais
J'me suis lassé quand j'ai craché
Fallait qu'j'aille mailler, mailler, mailler
Fallait qu'j'aille mailler, mailler, mailler
Mailler, oh, mailler
Fallait qu'j'aille mailler, mailler, mailler
Mailler, oh, mailler
Fallait qu'j'aille mailler, mailler, mailler
Mailler, oh, mailler
Fallait qu'j'aille mailler, mailler, mailler
Elle veut m'marier, si y a moyen
Quelques millions ou se noyer
Pour les miens, j'veux le meilleur
Faut qu'on s'mette bien (faut qu'on s'mette bien)
J'veux voir autre chose
Faut tout niquer, y a pas d'autre choix
Réveil brutal, on passe trop vite (trop vite)
Du rêve au cauchemar (du rêve au cauchemar)
Tu me parles d'eux comme un coup d'cœur
Ils m'parlent de toi comme un coup d'queue
J'sais plus qui croire
Garde tes histoires, j'les écoute peu
J'mets un coup d'rein puis un coude
Pour mon bout d'pain, t'as ton bout d'beuh
Je sais d'où j'viens
J'vois tout rouge vif comme un coup d'feu
J'vais m'tailler (j'vais m'tailler)
J'dois aller mailler, mailler, mailler, mailler
(J'dois mailler, mailler)
J'vais m'tailler (j'vais m'tailler)
J'dois aller mailler, mailler, mailler, mailler
(J'dois mailler, mailler)
Mailler, j'dois aller mailler, mailler, mailler, mailler
(Mailler, fallait qu'j'aille mailler, mailler, mailler)
Mailler, j'dois aller mailler, mailler, mailler, mailler
(Mailler, fallait qu'j'aille mailler, mailler, mailler)
Mailler, oh, mailler
Fallait qu'j'aille mailler, mailler, mailler
In Niro's song "Mailler," the artist talks about his ambition to become successful and provide for his loved ones. The song's title is a French slang term that means "to hustle" or "to work hard." Niro starts the first verse by saying that even if he had ten thousand or a million, it wouldn't be enough to provide for his closest friends, and he needs to overcome his insomnia to succeed. He wants to move away from problematic people, especially those who don't take life seriously or have a sense of humor.
The rapper promises his friends that he will come back successful and obtain everything he ever wanted. But when he returns, he sees that things are superficial and realizes his mistake. He uses the metaphor of "scaring people like the future and coming back like the past" to show that he returned to his old ways. But the hardest thing for him is leaving the streets, and he can't erase his past completely. He talks about the bracelet on his ex-girlfriend's hand, which is monitoring her movement, and how he had to separate himself from her.
In the second verse, Niro talks about wanting the best for his loved ones, and he needs to get rich to achieve that. He wants to leave behind his past and start a new life. But as he moves towards his dreams, he can't help feel like he's moving too fast and sometimes feels overwhelmed. He uses the metaphor of "going from dreaming to a nightmare" to describe his emotions. Niro talks about how people talk to him about his love interests and ignore his apprehension, and he just wants to concentrate on his work.
"Mailler" is a personal and heartfelt song from Niro. The rapper is asking his listeners to join him on the journey of hard work and hustle. The lyrics are also a reflection of how hard life can be for those who choose to live by the street code. Lastly, the song highlights how difficult it is to break free from the past and leave behind the life that you have always known.
Line by Line Meaning
Eh, dix mille, cent mille, un llion-mi, c'est pas assez
Pour mes homies, j'dois dépasser mes insomnies
Having ten thousand or a hundred thousand or even a million isn't enough
I have to surpass my sleeplessness for my homies
Me déplacer loin des thos-my
Des bras cassés et des comiques
Moving away from the losers and the clowns
All eyes on me, j'vais repasser, j'leur ai promis
J'suis repassé, y avait sonne-per, j'me suis cassé
All eyes on me, I'll come back, I promised them
I came back, the cops were there, I fled
J'leur ai fait peur comme le futur
J'reviens sur eux comme le passé
I scared them like the future
I come back to them like the past
Quitter la rue sera le plus dur
Et j'pourrai pas tout effacer
Leaving the street will be the hardest
And I won't be able to erase everything
Ta liberté a le bracelet
J'suis détaché, c'était tracé
Your freedom has the bracelet
I'm detached, it was planned
Tu m'embrassais, tu t'attachais
J'me suis lassé quand j'ai craché
You kissed me, you got attached
I got tired of it when I spat
Fallait qu'j'aille mailler, mailler, mailler
Fallait qu'j'aille mailler, mailler, mailler
I had to go hustle, hustle, hustle
I had to go hustle, hustle, hustle
Elle veut m'marier, si y a moyen
Quelques millions ou se noyer
She wants to marry me, if it's possible
With a few million or drown herself
Pour les miens, j'veux le meilleur
Faut qu'on s'mette bien (faut qu'on s'mette bien)
For my people, I want the best
We have to be doing well (we have to be doing well)
J'veux voir autre chose
Faut tout niquer, y a pas d'autre choix
Réveil brutal, on passe trop vite (trop vite)
Du rêve au cauchemar (du rêve au cauchemar)
I want to see something else
We have to screw everything up, there's no other choice
Rude awakening, life goes by too fast (too fast)
From dream to nightmare (from dream to nightmare)
Tu me parles d'eux comme un coup d'cœur
Ils m'parlent de toi comme un coup d'queue
J'sais plus qui croire
Garde tes histoires, j'les écoute peu
You talk to me about them like a crush
They talk to me about you like a fling
I don't know who to believe
Keep your stories, I don't listen much
J'mets un coup d'rein puis un coude
Pour mon bout d'pain, t'as ton bout d'beuh
Je sais d'où j'viens
J'vois tout rouge vif comme un coup d'feu
I put in all my strength and elbow grease
For my piece of bread, you have your piece of weed
I know where I come from
I see everything in bright red like a gunshot
J'vais m'tailler (j'vais m'tailler)
J'dois aller mailler, mailler, mailler, mailler
(J'dois mailler, mailler)
Mailler, j'dois aller mailler, mailler, mailler, mailler
(Mailler, fallait qu'j'aille mailler, mailler, mailler)
I'm going to cut loose (I'm going to cut loose)
I have to go hustle, hustle, hustle, hustle
(I have to hustle, hustle)
Hustling, I have to go hustle, hustle, hustle, hustle
(Hustling, I had to go hustle, hustle, hustle)
Mailler, oh, mailler
Fallait qu'j'aille mailler, mailler, mailler
Hustle, oh, hustle
I had to go hustle, hustle, hustle
Lyrics © CONCORD MUSIC PUBLISHING LLC
Written by: Nordine Bahri
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