This is a tale about the dreams of Rapper upon entering the hip-hop industry and the pitfalls that soon await those who are not prepared for them. On first listen you may think I’m talking about myself, but on review I am merely asking the question "Is this the life of an unknown artist?" ... who is actually… still dreaming...
lyrics
Intro / Still dreaming [x4] / No reason to still be dreaming / Verse One / Remember everything they told me while I’m smoking this “rollie” / I kick back and note they tell me cos they can’t really show me / so once again I feel lonely but they can’t throw me / if only the pages of my lyric textbook speak for me / a demo gets cut, a record label calls me / they sign me then put the record out and then they tour me / on stage they applaud me / shorties coming to my dressing room to have an orgy / such a fabulous story / it’s the life of an MC, successful paid but stressful / no longer have to live the life that the rest do / God bless you, other rappers wanna pester you / the same people who didn’t like you are standing next to you / but beware, fake nigga’s cut you just like a vegetable / now you rocking hip-hop in heavy metal festivals / is this the life of an unknown artist? / Trying his hardest to reach the dreams that he started with? / Chorus / Still dreaming of the record deals, fast life / money stacked up, but it feels like your still dreaming / of the parties the females, sign a contract screw the details / your still dreaming of the fame and celebrity / you made it to the top so you could never be still dreaming / and it seems like there’s no reason to still be dreaming / Verse Two / Studio schedule intense, making more money than sense / record label put your best joints on the bench / need you more mainstream, now you second guessing should have kept this as a daydream / plans ain’t coming together the way the A-Team do / on one side it’s team record label, other side is team you / and it’s not that clear, none of this is see through / got strangers trying to say the best way to be you / creatively you ain’t get a look in / and record sales dying so you ain’t getting bookings / and producers no longer wanna see what’s cooking / and no more messages from Tokyo to Brooklyn / the game giving you the cold shoulder / now a little older and refusing to believe that it’s over / is this the life of an unknown artist? / Trying his hardest to reach the dreams that he started with / Chorus / Verse Three / The game, lied it’s like it blindfolded my eyes / I learnt the hard way and never had a pleasant surprise / so I can hardly recommend the stress and the lies / it’s too ungodly, whatever made me think I’d be fine / bamboozled, this ain’t what I’m used to / now I’m like a puppet doing all the things I’d normally refuse to / screw loose, people in my ear like Bluetooth / new youth, everybody talking “he the new truth” / sitting on the outside, thinking bout the inside / regular nine to five job, I would have been fine / too late, now I can’t be a Marty Mcfly / eighty eight MPH struggling to get by / still rhyme but impossible to have the passion / cos even when you dope it seems they put you out of fashion / is this the life of an unknown artist? / Trying his hardest to reach the dreams that he started with? / Chorus /
credits
from Blackcurrent Jazz 2,
released July 20, 2011
Produced by Funky DL for Washington Classics 2011
Funky DL is regarded as one of the most legendary and significant MC's and Producers to come out of the UK. Now globally known for delivering albums with both musical and lyrical finesse...
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Holy crap this is such a nice chill beat. get that bass thumping with surround sound speakers. and my God. your whole neighborhood will be chilling to this beat. dangerous-puffin
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Happy Anniversary! Love this entire album, and only chose this as my favourite track as it has such a triumphant, hopeful feel and wraps everything up so nicely. djscribe