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sometimes we get lost in the middle of nowhere. but sometimes in the middle of nowhere we find ourselves living and now nowhere turns into somewhere

No Matter What (Prod. Russ)

"Been That Way" on Apple Music: https://itun.es/us/7NtE9?i=1031355369
"Been That Way" on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/track/1WMsg4czBrLv1dC05l6ClQ
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Been That Way

universe...

LYRICS : 

I love it when you talk like that
I love it when you move like that
I love it when you talk like that
I love it when you move like that

Ok I've been around the world 
With my squad goin up 
And I wake up with the check 
Everyday they showin love
And it's just me getting started forreal
I'm tryna get this money
I can't lie that shits important
Lost a couple people
I'm just tryna do it for em
It's bigger than me forreal

(universe)

I love it when you talk like that
I love it when you move like that
I love it when you talk like that
I love it when you move like that

In less than 360 days 
My life did a 180
Feeling like I sipped 5 40's
I'm still spinning it's been crazy
Pop Pop died 
My girl got pregnant
Thank God it wasn't mine tho 
She played me but still 
I wouldn't press rewind tho 
Label offers 
Crowd surfin 
Damn it's been a blur
Sold out shows around the world
And it's just me getting started forreal

(universe)

I love it when you talk like that
I love it when you move like that
I love it when you talk like that
I love it when you move like that

Like That (Prod. Russ)

Off Elle's new album "4 Letter Word", coming soon.

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Birthday

Birthday (feat. 50 Cent)

i aint make the deans list but i bet i make the...

LYRICS : 

Takin shots like its my occupation
I call the shots of my operation 
Obligation of a boss 
That's just something that you're born with 
I ain't make the deans list but I bet make the Forbes list 
Couple corpses that I dated
Them bitches dead to me 
I'm tryna upgrade from local hoes 
To celebrities 
Get some fucking millions before my mom loses hope 
Cop a castle for the queen that comes equipped with a moat 
I ain't worried if all eyes are on me yet 
Cuz I know imma turn my Nissan into a p jet 
I deflect any doubt thrown my way 
Cuz there's a whole lotta fucking people who know my name 

We gon be alright
Money on the way we gon be alright
Drinks on me we gon be alright 
You aint gotta worry we gon be alright
We gon be alright
Money on the way we gon be alright
Drinks on me we gon be alright 
You aint gotta worry we gon be alright  

Im tryna build a skyscraper 
Why you comfortable with condos?
This world can't swallow me 
I'm fuckin up its tonsils 
Quatros anos 
It's time for a new president 
If hype is what's sellin
Someone tell me who's sellin it 
Nah fuck that russ is organic 
I'm showin you how to build 
I'm showin you what my floor plan is 
More cameras 
More groupies 
More stans it's all happening
I'm trafficking this magic 
Getting cash for being passionate 
Gotta half of fifth up in my system 
Hip hops got plots but ya boys twistin
You dreadin my arrival 
I'm exposing where the bar is at 
Pointing in the mirror tryna show you where the star is at 

We gon be alright
Money on the way we gon be alright
Drinks on me we gon be alright 
You aint gotta worry we gon be alright
We gon be alright
Money on the way we gon be alright
Drinks on me we gon be alright 
You aint gotta worry we gon be alright  

Forbes List (Prod. Russ)

hope I'm not the lick

LYRICS : 

Cameras on its lit
Youre just what I want
Hope Im not the liiiiickk
Liiiiiiickkkkk
Cameras on its lit
Youre just what I want
Hope Im not the liiiiickk
Liiiiiiiickkkkk

All alone livin in the A
Shes illegal so shes sellin yay
Pretty face gets her what she wants
Even freedom from the local cops
So she hears somebody wants some weight
And of course they wanna cop from her
So she tells her homies time to ride
And go and hide
Cuz we're about to hit a liiickkk

Cameras on its lit
Youre just what I want
Hope Im not the liiiiickk
Liiiiiiickkkkk
Cameras on its lit
Youre just what I want
Hope Im not the liiiiickk
Liiiiiiickkkkk

I could feel you from across the street
Look both ways before you crossin me
You gassed cuz you ride around bussin come ups 
But pump yo brakes and lift yo tongue up
Cuz Im not the lick 
That opportunist smell didnt take long to permeate
djsfahladsjfhlasdkjf 
Im nervous wait 
Im tryna put her in her place and tell her
Stop killing these dreams 
You just fuckin up the murder rate

Cameras on its lit
Youre just what I want
Hope Im not the liiiiickk
Liiiiiiickkkkk
Cameras on its lit
Youre just what I want
Hope Im not the liiiiickk
Liiiiiiickkkkk

Lick (Prod. Russ)

i think its time to level up

LYRICS : 

Sippin liquor till i call an ex
Fuck this game i been callin next 
Thats how it goes when youre about that
Facin bottles Steve Stoute that 

Lately i been ballin 
You cant guard me 
Im the brand new 23
Lately i been ballin
Get up off me 
I been goonin since 17

Ridin with them thaaanngggsss
Mmmmmmmmmm
Ok im ridin with them thangs
Yea yea yea yea

I think its time to level up yea yea
Smokin strong just hit it once yea yea 
I been livin like i know no limits
Imma have a real photo finish

Lately i been ballin 
You cant guard me 
Im the brand new 23
Lately i been ballin
Get up off me 
I been goonin since 17

Ridin with them thaaanngggsss
Mmmmmmmmmm
Ok im ridin with them thangs
Yea yea yea yea

Dont be suprised when i turn up on you
I been predicting all along 
All along 
All along 


Level 23 (Prod. Russ)

maybe you can be somebody...

LYRICS : 

Maybe you can be somebody
Something outside of the party
You run around the streets like all day
You cant do that and complain
But maybe you can be somebody
Oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh
Oh oh oh oh oh oh oh 

Lately i been feelin like
This what i been workin towards
If you aint tryna be the boss
Then tell me what you workin for
Certain doors were closed but now they opening up
Celebratin with some shots
Maybe poke on a couple sluts
Russells up next and i got this
Crazy like Britney and her loves so toxic
Got a wall up im tryna infilitrate her conscious
Takin 12 shots like where the cops is 
Come on 

You aint gotta sell yo sex baby
I know that you tryna get a check baby
But you got talents you should pursue
You pushed me out when i pushed you
You aint gotta sell yo sex baby
I know that you tryna get a check baby
But you got talents you should pursue
You pushed me out when i pushed you

Maybe you can be somebody
Something outside of the party
You run around the streets like all day
You cant do that and complain
But maybe you can be somebody
Oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh
Oh oh oh oh oh oh oh 

I only see you when im drunk and lonely, lonely 
Dont take it to serious 
You dont know me, know me 

Ride around Atlanta got drugs in the back like a pharmacy
Thoughts clogged up like an artery 
Out all night like you homeless
You a dog so you go where the bone is
And a house aint a home 
Unless that house is where the dope is
So you trappin tryna not lose focus 
On what the end goal is
Hood presidents are compelling 
Even if they all felons now you hopeless but

Maybe you can be somebody
Something outside of the party
You run around the streets like all day
You cant do that and complain
But maybe you can be somebody
Oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh
Oh oh oh oh oh oh oh 


Be Somebody (Prod. Russ)

everybody...

LYRICS : 

Laid back contemplating chess moves
Life heating up I just need someone to vent to
Cup full of stress so I'm sippin like the rents due
Dialing the number for my visions hope I get thru
10 2 seaters in the driveway
Chains on everybody
Welcome to the ice age
Murdering the moment makes me money I guess crime pays
You probably have to leave your state to change your mind state
Blind dates with my journey everyday I wake up
Runnin thru these hoes
Never trippin keep it laced up
Cuz all of them got cardboard signs
Saying save us
But after the last one I chose to hang the cape up
Focused on myself
Ain't no time for distractions
Sometimes I can't believe it all
Like how'd the hell this happen
Gotta keep it movin tho
Ain't no time to look around
Jab you with the raps
Then knock you out when I bring the hook around

Everybody here I am
Everybody here I am
Tanqueray cups got me woozy
Posted up lookin for some floozies
Devils get up off me like Boosie
Imma always keep my first hoopty

Imma pro juggler lately my life's a circus
I spent about 10k on purses
And every cent was worth it
Once i saw her eyes light up
It's me myself and I who the fuck wanna fight us
Dreams overlapping now
Lines keep blurring
Drunk off my accomplishments
I keep slurring
And nowadays my contact list
Is stocked with enough weapons
That I'm pointin at the game like bomb that shit
Saddam that shit
And bring me back the loot
Hit the dealership
Go head and bring me back a coupe
I ain't got no time to hang
These hoes are lookin like a noose
And I ain't got no time for exes let alone an excuse

Everybody here I am
Everybody here I am
Tanqueray cups got me woozy
Posted up lookin for some floozies
Devils get up off me like Boosie
Imma always keep my first hoopty

Hold up 
I don't hear you talkin when I roll up 
Where's that shit you poppin when I roll up 

Here I Am (Prod. Russ)

shoutout mouf & shyrene for the hotel studio hook up in Tampa

LYRICS : 

When I roll up I aint gotta say too much I'm good
I'm good
When I roll up better act the way you fuckin should
You should
When I roll up I aint gotta say too much I'm good
I'm good
When I roll up better act the way you fuckin should
You should

If only you could see me now
You would wanna press rewind
Everybody is a star
Some just don't know how to shine
I've been DIY forreal
I've been makin myself hot
Women throw themselves at me
All your girlfriends getting caught
I just take it as it comes
Gettin bigger by the day
I just focus on the signs
You should probably do the same
Ain't no tellin when I'm poppin
But I know it's coming soon
You can feel it in the air
When I step into the room

When I roll up I aint gotta say too much I'm good
I'm good
When I roll up better act the way you fuckin should
You should
When I roll up I aint gotta say too much I'm good
I'm good
When I roll up better act the way you fuckin should
You should

I've been wrapped up in myself
I've been living like a mummy
Self belief unlocked the door
On the other side is money
I believed and got it crackin
I ain't need to see it happen
Making something outta nothing
You could say I'm doing magic
I might lose myself in this
But I'll always be a winner
Feelin stronger than this gin
This is something for your liver
Confidence mixed with ambition
Everything will fall in place
What I think about I bring about
I never have to chase

When I roll up I aint gotta say too much I'm good
I'm good
When I roll up better act the way you fuckin should
You should
When I roll up I aint gotta say too much I'm good
I'm good
When I roll up better act the way you fuckin should
You should

The Formula (Prod. Russ)

you may not be there yet, but...

LYRICS : 

Baby i can see you got potential
Baby i believe in your potential
But ive been done so wrong
I just hope im not wrong
Baby i can see you got potential
Baby i believe in your potential
But ive been done so wrong
I just hope im not wrong

You may not be there yet
But i just cant fall back cuz
I know what you could be 
I know what you should be
I just hope you wake up
Embrace what God gave ya
Focus on yourself girl
What the fuck are haters?
I know that you want what i want too
Yea i know that you want what i want too

Baby i can see you got potential
Baby i believe in your potential
But ive been done so wrong
I just hope im not wrong
Baby i can see you got potential
Baby i believe in your potential
But ive been done so wrong
I just hope im not wrong

You may not be there yet
But i just cant fall back cuz
I know what you could be 
I know what you should be
Im not slow i peep shit
You cant keep no secret
You say you wont budge though
I say you should leave it

I know that you want what i want too
Yea i know that you want what i want too

Baby i can see you got potential
Baby i believe in your potential
But ive been done so wrong
I just hope im not wrong
Baby i can see you got potential
Baby i believe in your potential
But ive been done so wrong
I just hope im not wrong

Potential (Prod. Russ)

this is easy and im only gettin better....

LYRICS : 

I'd rather die on my feet than live on my knees
You livin your fears
I'm living my dreams
I was just seventeen
Focused on my game around five ish
Damn time flies but I don't mind cuz I'm the pilot
Definitely had turbulence
Week long molly binge
Luckily that got old quicker than the floppy disk
I ain't gonna lie I fell for girls that I shouldn't have
But if I didn't date a hoe and get arrested
There's a classic rap song with a couple million views that I wouldn't have
Lookin back
With zero regrets
But no more superhero S on my chest
My ego thought it was bulletproof
Till she shot through the vest
But it was all for the best
I had to leave who I was
To become who I am
Moving militant
I just had to switch up the camp
Staying diligent
They might say they'll get around to it but
If my ship doesn't come I'll just swim out to it
I wanna talk to pop pop
Wish I had the power
I wish heaven implemented visiting hours
But here I am
Just tryna do my best
In a game where people win
Cuz they buyin off the refs
All these people wanna fuck with me
Half of me is flattered
But the other half remembers last year I didn't matter
How convenient for you
You get to swoop in
And make bank off something I've been grooming
For nothing less than 10 years pursuing
Childhood fantasies like Mike Jackson
Believed in myself that's when real life happened
Goliath is looking more and more and more like David these days
And depending on who you ask I'm getting famous these days
I got this mapped out
Go ahead and ask bout
The one that makes the whole industry ask how
This is easy and I'm only gettin better
This is curry at Davidson
I dropped outta college still bringing the majors in

Davidson (Prod. Russ)

my streak is impossible to break....

LYRICS : 

Tours overseas
Couple million on the table
By the time I'm 24 I'll be sellin out staples
I got big plans
Sing and rap
I can switch hands
Crossover killer
Labels know that I'm the hitman
Women all on me
Tryna give me sex favors
Take your clothes off you're a starter not a bench player
Then I gotta go
I won't say I'm heartless
But after dating hoes
I began to use my heart less
Had to pump the brakes
Cuz my drive got GPS
Sometimes I feel like the only real genius left
I'm tryna hit the blunt with Snoop on GGN
Even my blind hoe say she wanna see me win
Even my ex girl got my old CD in
Rotation you gon wish you didn't leave me when
I go and cop a little mazzi maybe cut the roof off
Cuz I'm all about the drop like EDM
I got my first arena show
I'm on the flight there now
I use to dream about the life that I'm livin right now
Makin money in abundance
Cuz I do so much for free
I don't work for the money
I make the money work for me
But the family going through it
That's a lotta my stress
Momma asking where's my iTunes and Spotify checks
It's funny cuz she use to ask when I was goin back to classes
Now I'm paying off her debts off of melodies and raps
It's fun takin south beach trips every month
Spend a mortgage on my sister by the time we eat lunch
Just to let her know no matter what her big bro got her
No dudes can trick on her
No Harlem globetrotters
Entry into my circle is more selective than a Rhodes scholar
Ship is sailing already so don't bother
But I do business
So if it makes sense
We can talk change
Just play your role and do it well just be like John Wayne
I'm Tom Hanks except I always remain captain
In Atlanta I don't dance but I always remain snappin
Cash in quantity
In less than a year I dropped your favorite rappers entire discography
I did every single beat
I mixed every single song
Walked in as the opener
But turned it to sing a long
Rapping on my beats got it sounding like a gospel
I take my hotel rooms and I turn em to a brothel
Women in rotation
Made it out the basement
Bank account lookin like a fucking donation
No amazement
I been patient
I've been cookin for so long I swear that I can taste it
This is laced with
Yung DiMaggio
My streak is impossible to break
Dropping hits everytime I'm at the plate
I might go away soon tho
Strategize the debut
Link with label
I see y'all playin I'm tryna play too

Just know I know what I'm doing and Imma always call the shots...


DiMaggio (Prod. Russ)

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Level 23 (Prod. Russ)

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