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about
David M. Valerio, Director of Partnerships at BeatClub, and I met at The Legacy Ball where he was the keynote speaker. We sat at the same table, broke bread, talked music and music business with his good friend and business partner C Alexander Seniche, and after the event we had a few meeting of the minds type conversations that would always get cut short due to time. And at the end of one of those strategic planning and visioning conversations, David said, "bro, I gotta send you beats." And he followed through so I did what I normally do when I haven't written in months. I brain dumped everything I was experiencing, and it was alot as I was transitioning into being a full-time artist for the first time in my career. Enjoy these new bars! I literally started writing and couldn't stop. That's the real beauty of this craft. Hip Hop never gets old when you're inspired.
lyrics
Paul Willis Verse: (44 bars)
You can't front on someone who knows their value
I can give you IP and run circles around you
What makes you think I need you when I done this without you
My work speaks, won't ever have to talk about you
I already won in life, but I feel like I'm on the cusp
Call Khaled let him know I got another one
Chasing the bar that I set, that's another rung
Language of leadership is my mother tongue
It's a $1000 key note, people
Better get me now before the price go up cuz of my ego
Change the narrative, Nah, Create the ethos!
Shout out to Chino, re-election when we keep votes
The beauty, from the start, I had ugly in it
Wore my pain for so long, I got comfy in it
Now if you want success, you gotta plug me in it
Talking bad but you know I'm bout my business
Whats the key to life? Money power respect
Lessons learned from The Lox, washed those down w/ regret
Mother needed 12 steps, I walk with the same size
They confused but the answer always been in plain sight
Fall seven, get up eight times, late night train rides
Taking the long way home to escape fire
I've been tested and that's where their mistake lies
Sprinting full court, hands slapping the baseline
Ain't no surprise when I pull up for game winners
It's going down, like November to next December
You wanted to be my opp, it's best to reconsider
I'm BIG now and I'm bout to be BIGGER
Nah I gotta chill, sponsorships from Audible
Let me leverage the product and the dollar bills
When you come from it, you know where the bottom is
Aiming for the top, something gotta give
The process in my world is like oxygen
I see yall at a distance trying to box me in
I built the foundation, you wonder who got me in
Spent a lifetime learning keys, you just copy them
The love ain't the same, Amy sang "Love is a Losing Game"
You burning the butter, gotta reduce the flame
Simple and plain, when you trained in technique
You know the difference tween chopping onions and chopping leeks
Michelin stars for my plots and synopses
Throwing 3s for the Bean, but you not in green
You claim you got a chop cause you lock and squeeze
But that ain't beef, that's vegan chopped cheese from Rhythm N Wraps
credits
released January 2, 2024
Lyrics written and performed by Paul Willis (@paulwillisishiphop)
Music produced by David "Dvalor" Valerio (@cantstopdvalor)
Recorded, mixed and mastered by Sammy Rosario (@sammyrosario_) at Phoenix Down Studios (@phxdownstudios)
Cover Art by Paul Willis (@paulwillisishiphop)
Cover Photography by John Washer (@jwashervisuals)
