Something [NEW]... as a THANK YOU...
Thursday, July 22, 2010
The [PRE]lude
*Pardon me, "Maybach Music III" plays in the background...*
Months, maybe even weeks from now, I'll probably be able to tell you how I feel about my first mixtape. I can't tell you how I feel because I haven't fully soaked it all in yet. This was a LABOR of LOVE and I don't even feel that 13 tracks have said all I needed to say. I kinda consider this is a PROLOGUE... a PRELUDE for things to come. You gotta understand, I've been writing since I could remember, and I only started rapping, like seriously RAPPING, seriously RAPPING since I was 18. "Feel Like A King" was the spark. I remember nervous as fuck around BLU and everybody from WSB [Westside Bethea] I never really did this shit before... But once he hit record, I was off and running...
"The theme song to the sopranos, rhymes in the key of life of my mental piano" I remembered how niggas looked when I said that line. PRICELESS. I put everything I had into this. Being stressed out, just wanting everything to be good. I didn't care about a contract, I just wanted people to hear what I had to say. So I gave you insight on my life... I gave you a preview of my thoughts. I wanted you to see where I was coming from.
20 downloads? I didnt know 20 people cared...
50? close to a 100? Wait a minute... this is becoming a movement.... Its not everyday you see a line you wrote as someones status on FaceBook. A girl told me she loved "Portia James Music" because of its honesty... A lot of niggas love "On" or "Power 2.0"... I never expected this response... I thank you all from the bottom of my heart... I appreciate it.
Dont ask me when the next one is coming out though! LOL...
I'll say this... When it does... It'll be "N PLANE SIGHT"...
Monday, July 19, 2010
Friday, July 9, 2010
[CHANGES]come...
I knew I would change the track-listing... But I didn't know when... I feel like an actual artist tryna outsmart somebody tryna leak my shit... But actually, I just heard new beats and it put it in another place... I just had to write over em... And I'm glad I did. The HARDEST thing about this album is STAYING the course. The album has a theme, and the songs are like chapters. Its nothing but a journey. With, "Believe in Make Believe", there isn't an absolute theme. I just really wanted to make some DOPE songs. And certain songs have a lot more meaning than others. Pre-writing the album, I talked about discontent with the Marine Corps, discontent with myself...and discontent with others [women for one]. But after, I didn't really wanna delve that deep into those situations. "Best Laid Plans" clearly goes there about one particular person, but really I felt that I had to go into detail. I had to get all of that out. That and "Regrets" are the most songs I allowed myself to get personal on. Others are just more fun... and just showing I can rap.
So the new track-listing goes like this:
- What's the word? [intro]
- Grand Introduction
- Who Dat
- Exhibit N
- Light Up
- Big Sh*t
- Something About Us...
- On
- Power 2.0
- Aint Nothing on Me
- Best Laid Plans
- Going In For Life
- Champion Requiem
- Regret
- Up
- .... @ 1st Sight
- Fireworks
- Believe in Make Believe
- Far from Gone...
Tuesday, July 6, 2010
Best [LAID] plans lyrics...
I don't know if my words can help this...
I should've known this by now...
But you know how much I wanted to say it...
It's probably useless anyhow...
So if you wanna go... That means you didn't really wanna know...
They say things are never perfect...
And I wonder if its worth it...
They say its easier when you don't fight it
The 2nd time isn't anything like it...
But I dont even feel it anymore...
All this time I wanted to be your man
Its just better off a best laid plan...
Better than its ever been...
So if you wanna go...
Will these words even help?
Damn, its crazy... I swear you're the only girl I've adored
So I'm confused when you tell me don't text anymore...
Damn, of all the things you could've said...
Doesn't compare to all the games that we played
I'm having trouble sleeping, I wonder if you sleep alone
In that bed, does he warm that cold heart you call your own?
Its been a minute so I know it sounds crazy
I still hear echoes of your voice saying "baby"...
Drake say that the first love is the sweetest
Cheryl Crow say the first cut is the deepest
You tried to hold us together and I was holding onto secrets
I realize you were only tryna save me from me...
I'm getting older but I'm still young and unlucky...
So if you wanna go...
So if you wanna go...
They say things are never perfect...
And I wonder if its worth it...
So if you wanna go...
So if you wanna go...
They say things are never perfect...
a minor [SWITCH]up
Due to the writing process, and things that I've experienced or thought about... Whether it be alcohol or just my brain moving too fast... I decided to switch some songs around... and add some new ones... As it stands right now... the tracklisting part 2 is as follows:
- Grand Re-introduction
- Power 2.0
- Who Dat
- Exhibit N
- Light Up
- Big Sh*t
- Thank You & You're Welcome
- On
- Aint Nothing on Me
- Best Laid Plans
- Going In For Life
- TeeTee's Interlude
- Regret
- Up
- ... @ 1st Sight
- 9pm in Oceanside
- Miss Me?
- Believe in Make Believe
Knowing me, it'll probably change a couple days from now... But I'm pretty sure I'm fine with it for the moment.
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