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"Needing To Win" is a song from my friend Joe Levi's project "A Love Story For Nowalata," and I perform a guest verse. His project used beats from 14KT's "Nowalataz." "A Love Story For Nowalata" is available for free download at
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lyrics
[Joe "3rdEygree" Levi]
This song goes out to my Cypher Affiliated Affiliates and Tree City Representatives, ’10 Til Infinity really is, literally the source for my sentences, this is for those that know what they want, and equally for those that don’t, so Obie just hold your own, appreciate your kind words, just know it could’ve gone unspo-kindred spirits, cause I know your worth, and big ups for getting Coach Brown to show some work, cause we all know he got it, we just gotta give him his time so he can vibe and we can then get product, huh, Out The Gate, inside joke, but it’s no laughing matter to get shine for, the work you put in, when you spit rhymes dope, but still can’t get replies in your inbox, nope, trying to get played, you just get played, producers say they will but never produce when name, is all that matters, so all that chatter of super group big fame, is tall as ladders, tales that we buy into, sales are final and you find yourself yelling to hell with all the people you thought was in your corner, yeah, until you moonwalk into a loner, questioning your path, and who could be sought to put you on, cause, you know you got it, that last part was for Walt because he’s on it, I’m just saying we’re moving to win, like Sean, up in the Chi all by his lonesome...
[Sean Riddell]
Moving to win...
Grown from the roam done, like a Roman.
Had a bad omen, and almost told my soul, "Don't come."
Still I struck out on the home run.
Triple-meaning, rolled into one.
Written in stone from
the black box of the plane of existence I was thrown from
like a king. Enlightening shone sun.
Opened up to my father when the phone rung.
I've known none like Joseph,
Ryan, Danny, Walter, and Obie Iyoha,
Branch Out, Two$z, and Gostbustaz.
We're all trying to blow up, but
it's so tough, when the only explosive
is the low-hum tone from the cones in my '01.
But that's how I gotta show love,
'cause you all got shows and I can't even show up.
Still, needing to win...in 2010...
credits
released August 31, 2010
Lyrics and Vocals: Joe "3rdEygree" Levi and Sean Riddell
Production: 14KT (from "Nowalataz")
Engineering: Joe "3rdEygree" Levi
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