Say Her Name (Hell You Talmbout)

"**Say Her Name (Hell You Talmbout)**" is a remix song by American singer and actress Janelle Monáe in collaboration with the African American Policy Forum's #SayHerName Mothers Network. It was released on September 24, 2021, and is named after the social movement founded by Kimberlé Crenshaw that "called attention to the black women who have died at the hands of US police."

Monáe stated, "This work is too important to do alone and can only be sustained through our collective voices. We take up this call to action as daughters ourselves trying to create a world where stories like these are no longer commonplace. This is a rally cry." The song features vocals from Alicia Keys, Zoë Kravitz, Kimberlé Crenshaw, Chloe x Halle, Tierra Whack, Brittany Packnett Cunningham, Alicia Garza, Beyoncé, Britanny Howard, MJ Rodriguez, Nikole Hannah-Jones, Jovian Zayne, Asiahn, Angela Rye, and Isis V.

## Names invoked

* Rekia Boyd
* Latasha Nicole Walton
* Atatiana Jefferson
* Kendra James
* Priscilla Slater
* Yuvette Henderson
* Renee Davis
* Kyam Livingston
* Cynthia Fields
* Kindra Chapman
* India Kager
* Shelly Frey
* LaJuana Phillips
* Kisha Michael
* Dannette Daniels
* Crystal Ragland
* Pamela Turner
* Latandra Ellington
* Crystalline Barnes
* Korryn Gaines
* Michelle Cusseaux
* India Cummings
* Sandra Bland
* Symone Marshall
* Yvette Smith
* Margaret Mitchell
* Mya Hall
* Tyisha Miller
* Alesia Thomas
* Kayla Moore
* Alberta Spruill
* Breonna Taylor
* Aiyana Stanley-Jones
* Nizah Morris
* LaTanya Haggerty
* Layleen Polanco
* Shereese Francis
* Sheneque Proctor
* April Webster
* Kathryn Johnston
* Michelle Shirley
* India Beaty
* Tanisha Anderson
* Sandy Guardiola
* Shukri Ali Said
* Duanna Johnson
* Eleanor Bumpurs
* Jessica Williams
* Sarah Riggins
* Charleena Lyles
* Sharmel Edwards
* Deborah Danner
* Joyce Curnell
* Natasha McKenna
* Darnesha Harris
* Pearlie Golden
* Miriam Carey
* Tarika Wilson

## Lyrics

**Lyrics**
[Chorus]

Hell you talmbout

(Hell you talmbout, Hell you talmbout), (Hell you talmbout, Hell you talmbout)

(Hell you talmbout, Hell you talmbout), (Hell you talmbout, Hell you talmbout)

[Verse 1: Alicia Keys]

Rekia Boyd, say her name

Rekia Boyd, say her name

Rekia Boyd, say her name

Rekia Boyd, won't you say her name!

Latasha Walton, say her name

Latasha Walton, say her name

Latasha Walton, say her name

Say her name, won't you say her name!

Atatiana Jefferson

Atatiana Jefferson

Atatiana Jefferson

[Pre-Chorus]

Say her name, say her name

Say her name, say her name

Say her name, say her name

Say her name, say her name

Say her name, say her name, AH!

[Chorus]

Hell you talmbout

(Hell you talmbout, Hell you talmbout), (Hell you talmbout, Hell you talmbout)

(Hell you talmbout, Hell you talmbout), (Hell you talmbout, Hell you talmbout)

[Verse 2: Zoë Kravitz]

Kendra James, say her name

Kendra James, say her name

Kendra James, say her name

Kendra James, won't you say her name!

Priscilla Slater, say her name

Priscilla Slater, say her name

Priscilla Slater, say her name

Priscilla Slater, won't you say her name!

Yuvette Henderson, say her name

Yuvette Henderson, say her name

Yuvette Henderson, say her name

Yuvette Henderson, won't you say her name!

[Pre-Chorus]

Say her name, say her name

Say her name, say her name

Say her name, say her name

Say her name, won't you say her name!

[Chorus]

Hell you talmbout

(Hell you talmbout, Hell you talmbout), (Hell you talmbout, Hell you talmbout)

(Hell you talmbout, Hell you talmbout), (Hell you talmbout, Hell you talmbout)

[Verse 3: Professor Kimberlé Crenshaw]

Kisha Michael, say her name

Kisha Michael, say her name

Kisha Michael, say her name

Kisha Michael, won't you say her name!

Dannette Daniels, say her name

Dannette Daniels, say her name

Dannette Daniels, say her name

Dannette Daniels, say her name

Crystal Ragland, say her name

Crystal Ragland, say her name

Crystal Ragland, say her name

Crystal Ragland, say her name

[Pre-Chorus]

Say her name, say her name

Say her name, say her name

Say her name, say her name

Say her name, won't you say her name!

[Chorus]

Hell you talmbout

(Hell you talmbout, Hell you talmbout), (Hell you talmbout, Hell you talmbout)

(Hell you talmbout, Hell you talmbout), (Hell you talmbout, Hell you talmbout)

[Verse 4: Chloë x Halle]

Renee Davis, say her name

Renee Davis, say her name

Renee Davis, say her name

Renee Davis, won't you say her name!

Kyam Livingston, say her name

Kyam Livingston, say her name

Kyam Livingston, say her name

Kyam Livingston, won't you say her name!

Malissa Williams, say her name

Malissa Williams, say her name

Malissa Williams, say her name

Malissa Williams, won't you say her name!

[Pre-Chorus]

Say her name, say her name

Say her name, say her name

Say her name, say her name

Say her name, won't you say her name!

[Chorus]

Hell you talmbout

(Hell you talmbout, Hell you talmbout), (Hell you talmbout, Hell you talmbout)

(Hell you talmbout, Hell you talmbout), (Hell you talmbout, Hell you talmbout)

[Verse 5: Tierra Whack]

Cynthia Fields, say her name

Cynthia Fields, say her name

Cynthia Fields, say her name

Cynthia Fields, say her name

Kindra Chapman, say her name

Kindra Chapman, say her name

Kindra Chapman, say her name

Kindra Chapman, say her name

[Pre-Chorus]

Say her name, say her name

Say her name, say her name

Say her name, say her name

Say her name, won't you say her name!

[Chorus]

Hell you talmbout

(Hell you talmbout, Hell you talmbout), (Hell you talmbout, Hell you talmbout)

(Hell you talmbout, Hell you talmbout), (Hell you talmbout, Hell you talmbout)

[Verse 6: Brittany Packnett Cunningham]

India Kager, say her name

India Kager, say her name

India Kager, say her name

India Kager, won't you say her name!

Shelly Frey, say her name

Shelly Frey, won't you say her name!

Shelly Frey, say her name

Shelly Frey, won't you say her name!

Lajuana Phillips, say her name

Lajuana Phillips, say her name

Lajuana Phillips, say her name

Lajuana Phillips, won't you say her name!

[Pre-Chorus]

Say her name, say her name

Say her name, say her name

Say her name, say her name

Say her name, won't you say her name!

[Chorus]

Hell you talmbout

(Hell you talmbout, Hell you talmbout), (Hell you talmbout, Hell you talmbout)

(Hell you talmbout, Hell you talmbout), (Hell you talmbout, Hell you talmbout)

[Verse 7: Alicia Garza]

Pamela Turner, say her name

Pamela Turner, say her name

Pamela Turner, say her name

Pamela Turner, won't you say her name!

Latandra Ellington, say her name

Latandra Ellington, say her name

Latandra Ellington, say her name

Latandra Ellington, say her name

Crystalline Barnes, say her name

Crystalline Barnes, say her name

Crystalline Barnes, say her name

Crystalline Barnes, won't you say her name!

[Pre-Chorus]

Say her name, say her name

Say her name, say her name

Say her name, say her name

Say her name, won't you say her name!

[Chorus]

Hell you talmbout

(Hell you talmbout, Hell you talmbout), (Hell you talmbout, Hell you talmbout)

(Hell you talmbout, Hell you talmbout), (Hell you talmbout, Hell you talmbout)

[Verse 8: Janelle Monáe]

Breonna Taylor, say her name

Breonna Taylor, say her name

Breonna Taylor, say her name

Breonna Taylor, won't you say her name!

Aiyana Stanley-Jones, say her name

Aiyana Stanley-Jones, say her name

Aiyana Stanley-Jones, say her name

Aiyana Stanley-Jones, say her name

Nizah Morris, say her name

Nizah Morris, say her name

Nizah Morris, say her name

Nizah Morris, say her name

[Pre-Chorus]

Say her name, say her name

Say her name, say her name

Say her name, say her name

Say her name, won't you say her name!

[Chorus]

Hell you talmbout

(Hell you talmbout, Hell you talmbout), (Hell you talmbout, Hell you talmbout)

(Hell you talmbout, Hell you talmbout), (Hell you talmbout, Hell you talmbout)

[Verse 9: Beyoncé]

Sandra Bland, say her name

Sandra Bland, say her name

Sandra Bland, say her name

Sandra Bland, won't you say her name!

Symone Marshall, say her name

Symone Marshall, say her name

Symone Marshall, say her name

Symone Marshall, won't you say her name!

Yvette Smith, say her name

Yvette Smith, say her name

Yvette Smith, say her name

Yvette Smith, won't you say her name!

[Pre-Chorus]

Say her name, say her name

Say her name, say her name

Say her name, say her name

Say her name, won't you say her name!

[Chorus]

Hell you talmbout

(Hell you talmbout, Hell you talmbout), (Hell you talmbout, Hell you talmbout)

(Hell you talmbout, Hell you talmbout), (Hell you talmbout, Hell you talmbout)

[Verse 10: Professor Kimberlé Crenshaw]

Margaret Mitchell, say her name

Margaret Mitchell, say her name

Margaret Mitchell, say her name

Margaret Mitchell, say her name

Mya Hall, say her name

Mya Hall, say her name

Mya Hall, say her name

Mya Hall, won't you say her name!

Tyisha Miller, say her name

Tyisha Miller, say her name

Tyisha Miller, say her name

Tyisha Miller, won't you say her name!

[Pre-Chorus]

Say her name, say her name

Say her name, say her name

Say her name, say her name

Say her name, won't you say her name!

[Chorus]

Hell you talmbout

(Hell you talmbout, Hell you talmbout), (Hell you talmbout, Hell you talmbout)

(Hell you talmbout, Hell you talmbout), (Hell you talmbout, Hell you talmbout)

[Verse 11: Brittany Howard]

Alesia Thomas, say her name

Alesia Thomas, say her name

Alesia Thomas, say her name

Say her name, say her name

Kayla Moore, say her name

Kayla Moore, say her name

Kayla Moore, say her name

Say her name, say her name

Alberta Spruill, say her name

Alberta Spruill, say her name

Alberta Spruill, say her name

Say her name, say her name

[Pre-Chorus]

Say her name, say her name

Say her name, say her name

Say her name, say her name

Say her name, won't you say her name!

[Chorus]

Hell you talmbout

(Hell you talmbout, Hell you talmbout), (Hell you talmbout, Hell you talmbout)

(Hell you talmbout, Hell you talmbout), (Hell you talmbout, Hell you talmbout)

[Verse 12: Janelle Monáe]

Korryn Gaines, say her name

Korryn Gaines, say her name

Korryn Gaines, say her name

Korryn Gaines, say her name

Michelle Cusseaux, say her name

Michelle Cusseaux, say her name

Michelle Cusseaux, say her name

Michelle Cusseaux, say her name

India Cummings, say her name

India Cummings, say her name

India Cummings, say her name

India Cummings, say her name

[Pre-Chorus]

Say her name, say her name

Say her name, say her name

Say her name, say her name

Say her name, won't you say her name!

[Chorus]

Hell you talmbout

(Hell you talmbout, Hell you talmbout), (Hell you talmbout, Hell you talmbout)

(Hell you talmbout, Hell you talmbout), (Hell you talmbout, Hell you talmbout)

[Verse 13: MJ Rodriguez]

Latanya Haggerty, say her name

Latanya Haggerty, say her name

Latanya Haggerty, say her name

Latanya Haggerty, say her name

Layleen Polanco, say her name

Layleen Polanco, say her name

Layleen Polanco, say her name

Layleen Polanco, won't you say her name!

Shereese Francis, say her name

Shereese Francis, say her name

Shereese Francis, say her name

Shereese Francis, say her name

[Pre-Chorus]

Say her name, say her name

Say her name, say her name

Say her name, say her name

Say her name, say her name

[Chorus]

Hell you talmbout

(Hell you talmbout, Hell you talmbout), (Hell you talmbout, Hell you talmbout)

(Hell you talmbout, Hell you talmbout), (Hell you talmbout, Hell you talmbout)

[Professor Kimberlé Crenshaw]

Michelle Shirley, say her name

Michelle Shirley, say her name

Michelle Shirley, say her name

Michelle Shirley, won't you say her name!

India Beaty, say her name

India Beaty, say her name

India Beaty, say her name

India Beaty, say her name

Tanisha Anderson, say her name

Tanisha Anderson, say her name

Tanisha Anderson, say her name

Tanisha Anderson, say her name

[Together]

Say her name, say her name

Say her name, say her name

Say her name, say her name

Say her name, say her name

Hell you talmbout

(Hell you talmbout

Hell you talmbout)

[x2]

[Nikole Hannah-Jones]

Sandy Guardiola, say her name

Sandy Guardiola, say her name

Sandy Guardiola, say her name

Sandy Guardiola, won't you say her name!

Shukri Ali Said, say her name

Shukri Ali Said, say her name

Shukri Ali Said, say her name

Shukri Ali Said, won't you say her name!

Duanna Johnson, say her name

Duanna Johnson, say her name

Duanna Johnson, say her name

Duanna Johnson, won't you say her name!

[Together]

Say her name, say her name

Say her name, say her name

Say her name, say her name

Say her name, say her name

Hell you talmbout

(Hell you talmbout

Hell you talmbout)

[x2]

[Jovian Zayne]

Sheneque Proctor, say her name

Sheneque Proctor, say her name

Sheneque Proctor, say her name

Sheneque Proctor, won't you say her name!

April Webster, say her name

April Webster, say her name

April Webster, say her name

April Webster, won't you say her name!

Kathryn Johnston, say her name

Kathryn Johnston, say her name

Kathryn Johnston, say her name

Kathryn Johnston, won't you say her name!

[Together]

Say her name, say her name

Say her name, say her name

Say her name, say her name

Say her name, say her name

Hell you talmbout

(Hell you talmbout

Hell you talmbout)

[x2]

[Asiahn]

Eleanor Bumpurs, say her name

Eleanor Bumpurs, say her name

Eleanor Bumpurs, say her name

Eleanor Bumpurs, won't you say her name!

Jessica Williams, say her name

Jessica Williams, say her name

Jessica Williams, say her name

Jessica Williams, won't you say her name!

Sarah Riggins, say her name

Sarah Riggins, say her name

Sarah Riggins, say her name

Sarah Riggins, won't you say her name!

[Together]

Say her name, say her name

Say her name, say her name

Say her name, say her name

Say her name, say her name

Hell you talmbout

(Hell you talmbout

Hell you talmbout)

[x2]

[Angela Rye]

Charleena Lyles, say her name

Charleena Lyles, say her name

Charleena Lyles, say her name

Charleena Lyles, say her name

Sharmel Edwards, say her name

Sharmel Edwards, say her name

Sharmel Edwards, say her name

Sharmel Edwards, say her name

Deborah Danner, say her name

Deborah Danner, say her name

Deborah Danner, say her name

Deborah Danner, say her name

[Together]

Say her name, say her name

Say her name, say her name

Say her name, say her name

Say her name, say her name

Hell you talmbout

(Hell you talmbout

Hell you talmbout)

[x2]

[Isis V]

Joyce Curnell, say her name

Joyce Curnell, say her name

Joyce Curnell, say her name

Say her name, won't you say her name!

Natasha McKenna, say her name

Natasha McKenna, say her name

Natasha McKenna, say her name

Say her name, won't you say her name!

Darnesha Harris, say her name

Darnesha Harris, say her name

Darnesha Harris, say her name

Say her name, won't you say her name!

[Together]

Say her name, say her name

Say her name, say her name

Say her name, say her name

Say her name, say her name

Hell you talmbout

(Hell you talmbout

Hell you talmbout)

[x2]

[Professor Kimberlé Crenshaw]

Pearlie Golden, say her name

Pearlie Golden, say her name

Pearlie Golden, say her name

Pearlie Golden, won't you say her name!

Miriam Carey, say her name

Miriam Carey, say her name

Miriam Carey, say her name

Miriam Carey, say her name

Tarika Wilson, say her name

Tarika Wilson, say her name

Tarika Wilson, say her name

Tarika Wilson, won't you say her name!

[Together]

Say her name, say her name

Say her name, say her name

Say her name, say her name

Say her name, say her name

Hell you talmbout

(Hell you talmbout

Hell you talmbout)

[x2]

[Isis V]

Ma'Khia Bryant, say her name

Ma'Khia Bryant, say her name

Ma'Khia Bryant, say her name

Ma'Khia Bryant, won't you say her name!

Bettie Jones, say her name

Bettie Jones, say her name

Bettie Jones, say her name

Say her name, won't you say her name!

[Together]

Say her name, say her name

Say her name, won't you say her name!

Say her name, say her name

Say her name, won't you say her name!

Say it!

Hell you talmbout

(Hell you talmbout

Hell you talmbout)

[x4]

## References

1. ↑ Cho, Regina (September 28, 2021). "Janelle Monáe Shares Powerful New Track "Say Her Name (Hell You Talmbout)"". *Revolt*.
2. ↑ Curto, Justin (September 24, 2021). "Janelle Monáe Released a 17-Minute 'Say Her Name (Hell You Talmbout)'". *Vulture*.

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