Produced, composed, arranged, and performed by Nikki Grace.
Artwork by Theng Chai.

Lyrics:
[v1]
I've been making a mess,
- hands off the frets;
Fretting and fidgeting.

Conceptualizations and
Realizations,
Non-considering.

I've been  
Breaking a sweat;
Watching cartoons
To help me forget -

On that real shit;
Feeling it;
Accusations, 
And wicked bitterness, 
Yo -

I'm mass manufacturing 
A series of bad times 
That I've been catching.

Trying to cling on 
To my last remnants 
Of my understanding.

The people I work with will often 
Call me demanding;

What do you expect, 
When I'm standing 
On the shoulders 
Of the people who'd reprimand me?

[chorus]
'cause this one's for the missing -
The slipped between the cracks,
Or had to bullshit for a living.

The voices never heard despite 
How long and loud they're singing;

The fucks never returned 
Despite how many that we're giving.

And;
This one's for the mess-ups -
The ones who roll their eyes 
When someone tells them 
'Keep their heads up'…

The ones who carry on each day
As if they're playing dress-up.

The ones who do the best
To make the most
Of what they're left of.

[v2]
I separate myself 
From being vindicative,
This shit has been twisted;
Been doing my best 
To not stay constantly lifted.

Been wracking myself
For a description
That’s fitted
A worse version of me
Than I could have 
Possibly ever pictured.

Try to build up my clout
By removing my doubt;
Stay out
Of trouble;
But bad habits are hard 
To get settled.

Concrete, feeling
weighed down with both feet,
Depression’s a weapon, 
That turns my discretion 
To ammo against me.

Majesty / Misfits (Nobody's Bullshit)

Produced, composed, arranged, and performed by Nikki Grace.
Artwork by Theng Chai.

[v1]
Fuck it, 
Shit’s so sick,
Fetch me the bucket,
Sending me into conniptions,
It’s time for your comeuppance -

I’m a twisted sister -
I deliver lines
Set to fuck with your mind -
With a corrupted design, 

Like bad cops, 
Signing your rights off;
Mentally turning the lights off -
I criss-cross on wack thoughts,

Patrolling, controlling the masses,
Disasters, addressing the factors,
I’m speaking the future,
Like weather forecasters -

Broadcast it -
Sending a message
On every possible 
Channel and method -

Hear me address it;
Catch me wearing  
These peculiar dresses - 

I’m fessin’, I’m messing,
With anything but typical sessions,
Minus the brethren.

Wish I was pressing -
The wax’s black; 
I track stats, but enemies 
Seem to come back

React
Upon facts - 
Nothing but heresy;
Daring me,
Nothing but a flock of 
Red Herrings I see.

[v2]
A vex upon my destiny - 
Can you see;
I do my best rep the set 
Professionally, exceptionally;

Lyrics transmit like telepathy -
Ineffably;
Bring the full force,
Catch it inevitably. 

Lowering your life expectancy;
Raising my pedigree,
Motherfuckers never
Getting the better of me -

How can you disagree?
Rappers can’t even
Be music enough to 
be finding their ‘Middle C’

Agressive - 
Holding up all of these fucking weapons
Moving directions from bullshit,
Practicing indiscretion;

I’m moving through ruins
And negative doings,
Making a movement,
Improvement
While practicing mediative
introspection;

Learning my lessons;
I’ve been making confessions 
and I’ve been progressing
To some better directions

I’m making corrections,
Analyzing rap for introspection,
Don’t care for the objections,
I'm ready for insurrection.

Red Herring

The third in a series of five five-track mixtapes by Toronto queer hip-hop producer/rapper Nikki Grace. 'Communications' exhibits technical growth including the introduction of turntablism, explorations of new genres, and heightened production techniques.

Yikes (She Scares Herself)

Darkside

Foolish Things

Majesty / Misfits

The first in a series of free demos under the title 'Boundaries', from Nikki Grace.

Produced, composed, arranged, performed and mixed by Nikki Grace.

Contains a sample from 'You Took Advantage of Me' by Ella Fitzgerald.

Contains a sample from Stanley Kubrick's 'Lolita'.

Contains a sample of 'Lolita Ya Ya' by Nelson Riddle.

Contains a reference to 'Don't Get Lost in Heaven' by Gorillaz.

Contains a reference to 'Seventeen' by Ladytron.

Lyrics:

[v1]
Hi kids! 
Do you like violence?
Do you like smiling? 
Go ahead, try this:
Just take a little sip,
Make you feel better quick;
Like the doctor gives you when you feel sick.

Uncle Harvey's got your back,
There's an extra room to crash,
If you need it, I can get it in a flash.
Don't you worry 'bout a thing,
And hey, I've heard that you can sing:
If you do a favour, 
Maybe I can pull a couple strings?

Oh, hey, me, too,
Up on YouTube - 
Talking 'bout abuse,
And the shit that we've been through;

While they all walk free,
Talking on TV,
Like a rapist is a special thing to be, uh -

You can trust me,
I'm Bill Cosby,
Wrote the book on Fatherhood,
I'm right up in your memories -
I'd expect you all to stand up and defend me!
Bitches only want me for my fame and my money! 

[chorus (round - Gorillaz - 'Don't Get Lost in Heaven')]
Don't get lost in heaven -
They got locks on the gates.

Don't go over the edge -
You'll make a big mistake.

[chorus (round) - Ladytron - Seventeen]
I only want them when they're seventeen -
When they're 21,
They're no fun.

I take a polaroid and let them go,
Say I'll let them know, 
So come on...

[v2]
Hold on -
Let me spit a little bit,
Got a feeling y'all are gonna take me
As a hypocrite - 

I'm a lover, not a fighter, 
Are we ready to admit,
That we like 'em while they're young -
Ain't that some real shit?

We can fetishize youth in the Industry,  
Make a little cash, off that ass, 
Are you feeling me?

Hyper-sexualize youth on the TV,
Blind eyes, realize, real lies, real-time -

Back-slide -

As I smack her on the back-side;
'I do this shit to everyone', 
Catch me in my fly ride -

I don't think that it's my place,
To really criticize;
What people find attractive, 
That's the beauty in your own eyes -

You like girls, you like guys,
Like 'em tall, like 'em wide,
Like a couple on the side?
That's great -

But that don't mean that you 
Have to stoop to child rape;
Haven't y'all heard,
Of a little thing called 'age play'?

Boundaries

Lolita (Boundaries, pt. I)

Nikki Grace - My Chain (Violations, Pt.II)

Produced, composed and performed by Nikki Grace.

Lyrics coming shortly.

Violations

Desperate Measures (Violations, pt. IV)

Nikki Grace is a transgender, lesbian, female rapper / producer / turntablist / occultist from Toronto, Canada - featuring old-school beats with sleek modern production, a unique flow and lyrics often ridden with pitch-black humour.

Her first mixtape 'Boundaries', released on all major streaming platform, achieved more than 100,000 listens on Spotify alone since it's release in summer 2019. 

Her second mixtape 'Violations' will be released over June 2020.

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