Lyrics:

You see me working hard for this
Borderline stressing out for this
Paying dues 
Trynna eat from this
Yeah, me, my team, we gonna to win with this

That’s why, that’s why
I, I don’t wanna waste my time 
I don’t wanna waste my time
I’m working late and sacrificing 
Hours spent inside
That’s why I’m not gonna waste my time
Not gonna waste my time
Ain’t no need to talk about it

Oo, Oo, Oo, Oo 
Imma work a bit harder
Yeah, Oo, Oo, Oo, Oo
Imma push a bit harder
So when you see me that’s the
Hustle, hustle, hustle
Yeah, that's the 
Hustle, hustle, hustle
You see my 
Hustle, hustle, hustle
Cause that’s the 
Hustle, hustle  
Ah-

You see me driving late for this
Most days I’m crossing states for this
Pushing paper
Getting paid for this
Yea imma show you I was made for this 

That’s why, that’s why
I, I don’t wanna waste my time
I don’t wanna waste my time
I’m working late and sacrificing 
Hours spent inside
That’s why I’m not gonna waste my time
Not gonna waste my time
Ain’t no need to talk about it

Oo, Oo, Oo, Oo
Imma work a bit harder
Yeah, Oo, Oo, Oo, Oo 
Imma push a bit harder
So when you see me that’s the
Hustle, hustle, hustle
Yea that’s the 
Hustle, hustle, hustle
You see my 
Hustle, hustle, hustle
Cause that’s the 
Hustle, hustle
Ah 

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So when you see me that’s the
Hustle, hustle, hustle
Yea that’s the 
Hustle, hustle, hustle
You see me 
Hustle, hustle, hustle
Cause that’s the 
Hustle, hustle, hustle

Flip that, turn it up, 
Everybody hustle up
Hustle, hustle
Hustle up 

Flip that, turn it up, 
Everybody hustle up
Hustle, hustle
Hustle up

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Message from Eli:

Q: What is "#Hustle" about?
A:  “#Hustle” the culmination of one day when I was frustrated about you know my journey through the music industry, the ups and downs of it all, and I needed a way to express that frustration. It's about the hustle, the struggle, and the fact that regardless, I know I'm going to make it.

#Hustle

Just touch down
Just touch down
Just touched down in Atlanta
Just touched down in Atlanta
Dirty birds like we moving packs
Ball hard, but we had to plan it
Whole team ain't nothing but family
Don't play fowl, but they call us savage
Was down at first
Now we see the scheme
Now we on the scene
Can't come in second
Oh woah
Almost slipped on this
Yo woes
Got no drip like this
Like water
And we built like this
Like war
Hold on, woah
Hold on, woah
Walk like, talk like
Hold on, woah
Red light, green light
Hold on, woah
Shoot like, shoot like
Hold on, woah
Wait a minute
Hold on 
 
Get out the way for us
Gon make way for us
Living life dangerous cause he make waves for us
No, you can't take from us cause we don't take too much
No, we don't play
Get out the way
Gon make way for us
 
Count us out
Counting up
Try ya best 
Blessed enough
Mess us over then you messing up
Like you need a ride
Boy you getting stuck
Share my time and invest my bucks
I’m stretching out
Can’t flex enough
Dropping gems 
Them things are tough
Bout to body this
Just warming up
 
Get out the way for us
Gon make way for us
Living life dangerous cause he make waves for us
No you can't take from us cause we don't take too much
No we don't play
Get out the way
Gon make way for us
 
Sticks and stones may break some bones
And what you say can hurt
Got it out the mud
Had to find the suds
Lord knows I did dirt
Hopped on the scene
Fresh and so clean
Had to put in work
Don't mess with a whole lot
We OutKast like nerds
Oh woah
Almost slipped on this
Yo woes
Got no drip like this
Like water
And we built like this
Like war
Hold on, woah 
Hold on, woah
Walk like, talk like
Hold on, woah
Red light, green light
Hold on, woah
Shoot like, shoot like
Hold on, woah
Wait a minute
Hold on, woah
 
Get out the way for us
Gon make way for us
Living life dangerous cause he make waves for us
No, you can't take from us cause we don't take too much
No, we don't play
Get out the way
Gon make way for us
 
Almost slipped on this
Got no drip like this
And we built like this
Hold on, hold on
Walk like, talk like
Hold on
Red light, green light
Hold on  
Shoot like, shoot like
Hold on
Wait a minute
Hold on, woah
 
Get out the way for us
Gon make way for us
Living life dangerous cause he make waves for us
No, you can't take from us cause we don't take too much
No, we don't play
Get out the way
Gon make way for us

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The inspiration for Touch Down is to give a voice to the voiceless. The song is about underdogs making their own way in pursuing their endeavors.

Touch Down

Touch Down, Released 10/01/19

Atlanta, I’m here baby 
My time, my year, baby 
Let me make things clear 
I ain’t got no time for you haters in my ears, la—dies 
Let me tell you one thing 
If you let him smash 
Ask about the bands 
No, not bens 
But I’m talking wedding rings
If he ain’t rocking with ya 
Then it’s on to better things 
Uh, yeah 
All in my soul just to get it 
But some sold their souls 
Which is silly 
So my eyes and my dome to the ceiling 
Praying that the Lord staying with me 
Cause you know that they’re trying to make a killing 
Oh, what a wonderful feeling 
Know that the Nawf rockin with it 
Never fold 
Never bending 
Go with the flow 
I’m winning 
I’m Nicole 
I’m chilling 
All about my business 

Afro Baddie, yeah 
Call me Zaddy, yeah 
Afro Baddie, yeah 
Call me Zaddy yeah 
We so cold, yeah 
Skin like gold, yeah 
C’est la vie, yeah 
Respect the Queens, yeah

Afro Baddie, yeah 
Call me Zaddy, yeah 
Afro Baddie, yeah 
Call me Zaddy, yeah 
We so cold, yeah 
Skin like gold, yeah 
C’est la vie, yeah 
Respect the Queens, yeah 

They say I’m out of my mind 
Well, I say stay out of mine 
Nah, matter fact go ‘head hop inside 
Take a joyride in this Audi of mine 
Stress out thinking about all the wasted time 
Thinking about extra knots that my soul has tied 
Like a 5 year old, better stay in line 
In a concrete jungle with an abstract mind 
Yeah, so I hang from the vine
Monkey see, monkey do
Nano chips for the blind 
Cheaters bear false witness 
Yeah, we call that lying 
Oh my, pride preying on who to divide
Pete sake please state all the peaks I climbed 
Pete state, these days don’t deny my God 
Cheapskate these days only want free rides
Cheapskate these days only want free rides?
No

Afro Baddie, yeah 
Call me Zaddy, yeah 
Afro Baddie, yeah 
Call me Zaddy yeah 
We so cold, yeah 
Skin like gold, yeah 
C’est la vie, yeah 
Respect the Queens, yeah

Afro Baddie, yeah 
Call me Zaddy, yeah 
Afro Baddie, yeah 
Call me Zaddy, yeah 
We so cold, yeah 
Skin like gold, yeah 
C’est la vie, yeah 
Respect the Queens, yeah 

--

The inspiration for Afro Baddie is to give credit to all the Queens out here. This song is about women empowerment.

Afro Baddie

Afro Baddie, Released 03/20/20

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More than Famous (feat. Eli)

Lyrics: 

I’m coming in hard 
but you boys are soft 
I am trying to avoid 
Can’t really afford taking a loss (mhm)
You fake and you flake like frost Flex on the gram like yah 
Golden cause I got big Yahweh Singing in this thing like Sade Send shockwaves 
Laying low like shawty
Here’s a TIP if you want beef That’s RIP if you come for me 
Not serving you 
So it ain’t serving me 
Im laying it down like surgery 
Im bussing heads need a paralegal 
Im top gun like a desert eagle
If you’re trying to work 
Come get a feature 
You don’t even want these hands Missed the call that’s danger 
You don’t even understand 
Speak a whole new language 

My boyz my boyz my boyz 
bigger than you boyz 
my boyz my boyz my boyz tougher then you boyz 
my boyz my boyz my boyz 
my boyz my boyz my boyz 
bigger than you boyz 
my boyz my boyz my boyz 
my boyz my boyz my boyz
Tougher then you boyz  

I come in this thang shaking my head 
Foot on your neck if you mess with my check 
Not about money but give me respect 
All about freeing my people from debt. 
Not about crime but mob for everything 
Legacy/ equity give us our CRED That last stanz was for Atlanta Country grammar 
But I got some manners 
So pardon me but a part of me 
Gotta handle that what they can’t handle 
That’s crooked smile’s and handouts 
That panhandling never pans out Want to fight for something?
Then fight for something 
Don’t stand up just to stand out Want to ride for something?
Then ride for something 
Don’t hop in just to hop out

My boyz my boyz my boyz 
bigger than you boyz 
my boyz my boyz my boyz tougher then you boyz 
my boyz my boyz my boyz 
my boyz my boyz my boyz 
bigger than you boyz 
my boyz my boyz my boyz 
my boyz my boyz my boyz
Tougher then you boyz 

Hurry up I need it chop chop Butcher this like a chop shop 
My bars are mean 
If we got some beef 
I pray we meet no Halal 
Dem Rastas with the Rara 
I ride around with Rockstars 
Me tee or Kim /Keira 
Taking trips to see Africa 
Taking off like an astronaut 
Hate interviews cause they ask a lot 
No attitude but my inner views And what I’m into on interludes 
In other news I got good news 
He chose death for me and you You believe or not 
You got to choose 
And that’s up to you 
My boyz

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Inspiration: 

My Boyz is a double entendre. In the physical, it’s a proclamation to the world that my people are not to be messed with. While on the other hand, it’s a warning to the opposing spiritual forces who comes against the Highest Company.  There is no competition. We are no rival.
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Song Details:

Artist: Nini Nicole
Producer: AyeKPlayDat
Engineer: The Art Teacher

My Boyz

My Boyz, Released 09/08/20

Lyrics:

Quarantine gotta me wanna do a lot tings 
Wanna to Fly to Caicos just to lay low
Wanna twerk in the Turks just to say so
Find the time & the wine just to wine slow
If you really wit me
We can hit the city
Top down/ masks up
Still feeling pretty
Hair is out / air it out
Cus I’m bout it bout it
No limit/ hot box
Feeling Rowdy Rowdy
Ride wave
Ride wave
Get it shawty shawty
Get away
Get away
New Clyde & Bonnie
It’s a new weekend
Air b n b it
No island/ Long Islands
Trying to catch a feeling 
Pool side / ocean view
We can still swim it
Sipping on a jita 
Need a couple liters
Corona free / Hot Summer
Had to catch to a fever
Hypnotize by the vibes
& It’s getting heated

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Inspiration:

Summer time meets quarantine. This pandemic will forever be marked in history and so will this song as a time period piece where a lot of people would like to be doing what I write about in this song, but the reality of quarantine is ever present at the moment, thus the imagery of the bed and clouds as if one is dreaming about going out, enjoy the get away. 
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Song Details:

Artist: Nini Nicole
Feature(s): Hickman L.A., Lil Tiff 
Producer: AyeKPlayDat
Engineer(s): The Art Teacher, Sherwood Rahming 

This is a collaboration between creatives from Atlanta, Los Angeles, North Carolina, Jamaica, and the Bahamas.

Summa-tine (feat. Hickman L.A. & Lil Tiff)

Summa-tine (feat. Lil Tiff & Hickman L.A.), Released 08/28/20

V1: (Eli)
Gave you years of my life to give you love babe
And now you act like you don’t know my worth babe
Done messed around I called you on your bluff
You gon’ have to earn my trust 
Now I-

Hook: (Eli)
Man I don’t even know if it’s real
Got me yellin’ thru my tears
Oh Lord, tell me if it’s real
Reversin’ all these years
Boy I thought you loved me
Don’t try to get me all alone
And don’t you try to tell me I was wrong
Cause now I’m all crying on the phone
I’m wishing you was gone
Boy I thought you loved me 

V2: (Nini)
Thought you really loved me for a minute 
Only time told that you didnt
Cause even when you said it 
you ain’t mean it
And your words really smooth 
but your actions really speaking
Dang, man. 
And its crazy I ain’t see it 
had read between the lines 
should have known you were creepin
had I known you were lying 
wouldn’t never told my secrets 
Had known all the signs 
wouldn’t never caught me Slippin 

Hook: (Eli)
Man I don’t even know if it’s real
Got me yellin’ thru my tears
Oh Lord, tell me if it’s real
Reversin’ all these years
Boy I thought you loved me
Don’t try to get me all alone
And don’t you try to tell me I was wrong
Cause now I’m all crying on the phone
I’m wishing you was gone
Boy I thought you loved me 

But can’t nobody touch me like you do babe
Don’t have me out here lookin like a fool now bae
Those situations that you put me thru
Got me questioning the truth
Show me what you tryna do babe

V3: (Nini)
Why you keep telling me  you  feeling me words not aligned with your energy 
And even introduced you to my family 
The saddest part about it 
man my sister caught you playing me 
Man and I’m tired cause I never sleep 
staying up all night 
cause I wishing  that you’re next to me 
praying if I fight 
that I’d never have to let you leave 
now I got to figure out 
how love became my enemy

Hook: (Eli)
Man I don’t even know if it’s real
Got me yellin’ thru my tears
Oh Lord, tell me if it’s real
Reversin’ all these years
Boy I thought you loved me
Don’t try to get me all alone
And don’t you try to tell me I was wrong
Cause now I’m all crying on the phone
I’m wishing you was gone
Boy I thought you loved me 

But can’t nobody touch me like you do babe
Don’t have me out here lookin like a fool now bae
Those situations that you put me thru
Got me questioning the truth
Show me what you tryna do babe

V4: (Nini)
This one cut a little bit deeper
cause the crazy part about it 
we were fighting all our demons 
giving me that look 
every time I tried leaving 
and I’m giving you that love 
that I thought you really needed
Saw the king in you 
you ain’t see the queen in me
So I had to figure out 
that I had a greater meaning 
had to charge it up 
had to find a different kingdom
And even though it hurt
I finally found my freedom 
Man

Hook: (Eli)
But can’t nobody touch me like you do babe
Don’t have me out here lookin like a fool now bae
Those situations that you put me thru
Got me questioning the truth
Show me what you tryna do babe

(Man I don’t even know if it’s real)

(Tell me if it’s real)

(Boy I thought you loved me)

(Boy I thought you loved me)

Now I’m crying on the phone
I’m wishing you was gone
Boy I thought you loved me

(But can’t nobody touch me like you babe)
(And can’t nobody love me like you do babe)

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Q: What's the inspiration of the song? A: Show Me came from a place of heart break. This is a modern day “love me or love me not” song. Many people can relate, because sometimes it’s easier to give love than to be shown love. At the end, this song helps shows healing after the heartbreak.

Show Me

w/Eli - Show Me, Released 09/25/2020

HAHA (feat. JAVI & KR1)

HAHA (feat. KR1 & JAVI)[EXPLICIT], Released 10/25/20

Rhythm and blues artist Elieyeam is a quiet storm of cool. While she is a self-taught guitarist, her voice is an instrument within itself. It is calm yet commanding; delicate yet dense; and cultivated yet raw. 

Her heritage is unique; music is in her DNA. Her mom is a singer and her dad is a musician and producer, as are her siblings. Hailing from a small town in North Carolina, she grew up accompanying her parents to studio sessions, as well as listening to them record in their home studio. Becoming an artist fulfilled a family legacy. 

A quiet and shy kid, Elieyeam channeled her thoughts through writing poetry, which eventually developed into lyrics. At 15, she became a reference vocalist alongside her brothers and four years later made her debut as a Jazz performer. Those combined experiences taught Elieyeam that some creative ideas can’t be fully executed without living life. In order to grow as an artist, she needed to grow as a person. The young talent took a hiatus from the spotlight to explore other opportunities, some of which ranged from yoga instructor to painter, but they all fostered her passion for the arts. 

In 2016, Elieyeam found her niche. Her multifaceted skills attracted the attention of a manager who secured her acting projects while she worked on music and in 2019, she made her triumphant return as a songstress. That same year, Elieyeam was nominated and won a Carolina Music Award in the Jazz category. At the top of the year for 2020, she performed at the first annual World Day of African and Afro-descendant Culture festival in Costa Rica at the request of Sophia Morris, daughter of Stevie Wonder. As the year progressed, Elieyeam was nominated and won for best R&B Singer of the Da Stage Radio awards, which recognizes the best independent R&B and Hip-Hop talent worldwide. 

Before needle meets groove on any of Elieyeam’s recordings, you can expect truth. You can expect words that have a holistic effect creating a space where love and vulnerability co-exist and flourish. Recognizing that storytelling connects her inner vision with the outside world, she pens her lyrics carefully. And as a result, her material is empowering. She communicates her messages the same way she talks because authenticity is important to her. Inspired by the genius of Amy Winehouse, Sade, Natalie Cole and Jamie Cullum, the intense emotions and psychological depths of these artists resonate throughout her music.

Another essential part of Elieyeam’s magic is her ability to mesh diverse genres like hip-hop, rock, heavy metal and country into a cohesive sound that establishes her own identity. While she experiments, she never moves too far away from the sources of her inspiration. This philosophy is expressed on her single “I Am Eli,” where she strips herself of anything that is in conflict with the essence of who she is. The sparse, mellow instrumentation is dramatically arranged, serving as the perfect backdrop to Elieyeam’s poetically beautiful messaging. 

Upon relocating to Atlanta in 2016 to further pursue her acting career, an entrepreneurial-minded Elieyeam began exploring new territory and building with local artists and tastemakers. One of her collaborative partners was Rahzel Brown, Jr., whose father is one of the original members of the hiphop collective The Roots. She also began performing on festival stages like A3C and Music Business Empowerment Conference, as well as virtual showcases in New York, Los Angeles and London which took place in 2020 during the Covid-19 pandemic.

Effortlessly sophisticated, Elieyam is an anomaly possessing the kind of staying power few contemporary artists have demonstrated in the new millennium. She’s an artist of the people, by the people and for the people.

Written by Tamiko Hope in 2020

#Hustle

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