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On My Block

CHANCE'S DEBUT ALBUM SURF, RELEASED 5/28/15

Sunday Candy

(Beat: Heavy bass, gritty snares, eerie synths, slow tempo, raw street vibe)Intro
Yo, this for the streets, where the system don’t sleep,
Where the dreams get crushed and the shadows run deep.
No sides, just truth, from the block to the grave,
This the voice of the lost, still fightin’ to be saved.  

Verse 1
Born in the struggle, where the pavement’s my cradle,
System’s a vulture, pickin’ bones off the table.
They promise you freedom, but the chains stay tight,
Welfare checks just a leash in the dead of the night.
Corruption’s the preacher, sellin’ hope for a dime,
While the kids slang rock just to eat one time.
Politicians in suits, they don’t walk these blocks,
They buildin’ new jails while the poor stay locked.
Institutions crumble, leave us fightin’ for scraps,
Every corner got a body, every soul got traps.
The hustle’s eternal, but the game stay rigged,
You either dodge bullets or get buried with pigs.  

Chorus
Concrete chains, yeah, they bind my soul,
Broken systems, man, they takin’ their toll.
Survive in the dark, where the cold winds blow,
Street’s my religion, it’s the only truth I know.  

Verse 2
Poverty’s a cycle, like a noose on repeat,
Kids inherit the struggle, no shoes on they feet.
The school’s a pipeline to the pen or the grave,
Teachers burned out, ain’t no heroes to save.
Crime’s the only job when the factory’s gone,
Mama prayin’ to God, but the devil stay strong.
Betrayal in the air, you can’t trust no one,
Your brother might snake you for a crumb or a gun.
Government’s a ghost, only show for the votes,
Leave us drownin’ in the flood while they sailin’ they boats.
Resilience my armor, but it’s forged in pain,
Every scar’s a story, every loss a chain.  Chorus
Concrete chains, yeah, they bind my soul,
Broken systems, man, they takin’ their toll.
Survive in the dark, where the cold winds blow,
Street’s my religion, it’s the only truth I know.  

Bridge
Anger in my veins, but my heart stay cold,
Truth’s a heavy load when the lies get sold.
They build glass towers while the hood stays cracked,
Every promise they make just a knife in our back.
Survival’s a gamble, roll the dice in the dirt,
Every day’s a war, every night’s a hurt.
Mistrust in my eyes, I see through they game,
The system don’t love us, it just fannin’ the flame.  

Verse 3
From the block to the cell, it’s a one-way road,
They taxin’ our breath, puttin’ weight on our load.
The preacher, the mayor, they all in the same,
Sellin’ dreams to the poor while they playin’ they games.
The streets talk loud, got a voice of they own,
Screamin’ through the sirens and the cracks in the stone.
We hustle for survival, but the deck stay stacked,
Every move’s a risk, ain’t no turnin’ back.
Cold truth in my bars, like a blade to the chest,
The system’s a beast, and it don’t let us rest.
But we rise from the ashes, though the fire still burns,
The street’s where I learned what the world never learns.  

Chorus
Concrete chains, yeah, they bind my soul,
Broken systems, man, they takin’ their toll.
Survive in the dark, where the cold winds blow,
Street’s my religion, it’s the only truth I know.  

Outro
Yo, this for the lost, for the ones still here,
For the hearts that bleed, for the ones that fear.
The system don’t break, it was built to oppress,
But we still stand tall in this concrete mess.
Gangsta shit. Real shit. Truth.(Beat fades out with distant sirens and a low, haunting synth hum)



Concrete Chains

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Reasons

Get "Coaster" when you pre-order “American Teen”
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Coaster

Watch the Official Video here https://youtu.be/vlMI9gz-p7E
In my previous projects I’ve always seen myself as a pro at writing songs about the rough times in romantic relationships. Whenever I did  write Love songs it was always about an imaginary relationship (with either Rashida Jones or Aubrey plaza). I always took the approach of writing love songs from the view of someone who has never been in love before, because let’s face it Love isn’t all it’s cracked up to be and the idea of love from a person imagining it before experiencing it is always more pure and grand than the actual thing. Also I haven’t Really been in love with something other than Music in a long time (and that’s probably the NON-philosophical real Reason).  Then Bam! After one swipe right on tinder on a Saturday morning, one of those “this is too good to be true” swipes, I met MY girl and here we are almost 3 years later. She always asks me “how much do you love me?” Not so much questioning it but just because she liked hearing it. I ran out of cool lines like “I love you as much as rick Ross loves wing stop” & decided to right this song about her so whenever she needs to be reminded she can put it on. Every single line in here is real, it all happen and meant it all (sometimes she’s mad at the candidness of talking about having Sex in certain places we shouldn’t but hey!)

Levels [ Featured in On my block ep. 10 on Netflix ] (Official Video link in Description)

Prod by The Kompetition

Mixed By; RazsyBeats & B-Hall

Glitter

Figures, a Reprise

Figures, a Reprise (feat. Daniel Caesar)

Bottle Rocket (From The Netflix Series "On My Block")

Stream/download "Broken" (feat. Jessie Reyez): http://ad.gt/broken

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Broken (final)

Broken (feat. Jessie Reyez)

Had this piano melody sitting in my FL Studio Mobile on my phone for a while. Finally put it on something!

Marshmello Ft. Khalid - Silence (TONNIC Remix)

Season 2 of On My Block comes out at midnight and I got to catch up with Brett Gray, aka Jamal, and Jason Genao, aka Ruby, to get as much as I could out of them on what to expect (spoiler, didn't get much lol). But Brett and Jason were so much fun to hang with and we talked about how close the cast got, how they learn their lines, what it was like for them living together, and more.

Brett Gray & Jason Genao talk all about On My Block and Season 2

Ratatá (Leave No Trace) (from The Netflix Original Series On My Block)

Sober

BEFORE LOVE CAME TO KILL US

COFFIN (feat. Eminem)

Take You Back (Feat. Kehlani)(Prod. By Russ)

Stars In The Sky (feat. Jhené Aiko)

This is my Bio. I was gonna write it in 3rd person but i wanted to directly tell you my story.



         I was born in Brooklyn NY, in the 80's. Before hipsters & bike lanes. If you road thru my hood on your bike you might end up walking back. I've had bullets fly thru my apartment door. I remember stepping out my front door as a kid and seeing everything from blood stains , crime scene tape and crack vile’s somewhere along the walk to school. I remember learning the difference between the red and blue tops of the crack bottles during 4th grade lunch room conversations.

         Hip-Hop was my first love.I Wrote my first rhyme at age 9. In high school It was dreads, fatigues and Timbs until a friend of mine played me "father of mine" from EverClear. Next thing you know I'm walking thru the hood with neon green hair and an eyebrow piercing listening to powermac 5000 and Marylin Mansion. 

          I knew music was what I wanted to do, so I majored in composition in community college. I took up the guitar because I wanted to be Mike Eisinger from Incubus. I was still Rapping at the time and got tired of doing my songs over other artist beats until one day I realized that this music "composition" I've been studying was the same thing as beat “production". Something was missing though. I was a rapper who's music collection consisted of the arctic monkeys, avenged sevenfold , Cold War kids and whichever album Kanye released that year. I was playing guitar on  the  beats I made, but everything Changed at a show one night when i decided to grab a guitar and freestyle while i was playing. That was it. It connected and made no sense and perfect sense at the same time. 

I've never fit in. I was never bullied tho. 

When I showed up to  play hip hop shows they always thought I was an R&B singer 

When I show up to play at rock shows (with a guitar on my back mind you)I always get asked 

If I'm Dj'ing  

Thru all of that , I can't recall one situation where I wished I fitted in, or wished I looked or

 sounded like "everyone else"


        Fitting in is corny to me. I remember playing a show and someone came up to me after and said "I heard you playing from outside and it drew me in, when I saw you I was shocked because you look nothing like you sound"

I took that sideways comment as a compliment. There is nothing doper than being yourself. Yes I'm black, yes I grew up in the hood in Brooklyn, But  yes I like John Mayer, yes I like 2Chainz, no I can't play basket ball, yes I watch WWE, and no I don't drink, snort or smoke. 

       The time in between the last show and the next show whether it be hours ,days or weeks can not ever pass quick enough. The connection made &the transfer of energy in the room is addictive. I write these songs alone, in solitude & when I take the stage to perform them they become  OUR songs. The recordings that you play  to re-call the feelings of the night and to learn the words so you can sing along next time we are together become YOUR songs. Sing along in the front, mosh in the middle, dance in the back,  it's all vibes.

I write songs about relationships. Relationships of all kinds. Relationships with lovers, exes, friends, enemies, & my relationship with New York City. The good, the bad, and the ugly. I've never been good at dealing with heavy issues. I'm usually the one who cracks the joke to break the tension in the room, sometimes it's right on time and sometimes it's in bad taste. so every "joke", "punchline" or "wise ass remark" you hear in my lyrics is my awkward way of dealing with some serious Sh%t.

 I’m not telling you my story expecting you to be amazed by it. Be amazed at the fact that my story is the story of millions of kids and even adults out there and if your story is something like mine, just know you aint the only one. My story is our story, My songs are our songs.

Levels [ Featured in On my block ep. 10 on Netflix ] (Official Video link in Description)

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