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Building Blocks EP

by Antwan Valentino

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1.
Bump Bum 02:56
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Lyrics: [Verse 1] Wiggle to the waggle when I walk up in the room Microphone in hand and I start to rock the tune I'm an opportunitist and this moment's opportune So I'm bellowing my lungs like I perform in opera rooms Feel the crowd rock with me they followin my zone Ever since I grabbed the mic I can't leave it alone Adrenaline is pumpin and I'm jumpin out my bones Cuz I feed off creativiy, know nothing bout the clones All the fake artists want the mic now that I started Riots all across the room, but soon they'll be departed Dearly from this life so if it seems like it is haunted Just remember that they took their own life cuz they felt daunted When I say it's over then the show will end abrupt- ly So I can rest my dome, lay down and get all tucked Neat between the sheets when I wake up I start to suc- ceed And if you think that you can topple me good luck (Chorus) Dope...dope, dope, dope Too dope you'll never know Dope...dope, dope, dope Too dope forever flow I've been rappin too long Can you hear me? [Verse 2] My first run at hip hop I knocked on the door Knew it wasn't locked, never walked in before I pulled my tape out, straight dropped it on the floor Knew it wouldn't pop, but they balked at it more Got back on the horse, once again I sattled up Put my game face on, told these bitches paddle up Not me or my cousin, ain't no one gon' battle us And come out on top, you get scrambled into dust Took a chance, it didn't work, I redivised a plan Make ya verses lean and only leave like five percent Weeded out some words with a weed pipe in my hand When I'm done I'll tell my bowl that, we will light again But first I must lay down vocals that I've written Flavor with no puncture wounds so no it wasn't bitten I spend my time mixing, I ain't out chasin no kitten That's the way I'll stay with fame cuz things won't be no different (Chorus) Dope...dope, dope, dope Too dope you'll never know Dope...dope, dope, dope Too dope forever flow I've been starvin too long Can you feel me? [Verse 3] I'm like a dead goldfish floatin to the top You're like a wooden boat that just rowed into a rock If I have to break it down well it means ya flow stopped After this encounter you won't have no job One less competitor to stand in my way From monopolizing hip hop and brand it in my name Who's your favorite rapper keep him in ya mind frime Now picture that rapper on the mic slain Crazy if you think it can't happen to the best of em Nobody's except maybe you should take a lesson from The greats who pack weight in their words when they're professin em Aim to knock his teeth out, go ahead and make a mess of em We sound like animals we just do it for respect To be the pack leader, ain't no need to protect The throne when it's on you gon' bleed from yo neck Wanna test ya meddle, get this settled, we are the best
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Brass Balls 02:27
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Lyrics: [Verse 1] Gritty are the teeth of a man that chews Through jazzy beats it's sad to see him damage blues Musically illiterate, I understood a little bit Now I make beats and rap and I don't play an instrument Except the mic I rip it, record it then I mix it Bring heat you can't contain with some flame retardant liquid Ask around my town it's like a ghost appeared They never woulda guessed that I live close to here Cuz I rap with a passion, now they're just askin, if I'm doing shows But I'm down to a Jackson, need to put gas in, my car and then I'll flow Lay it down free of charge, tighter than some leotards Paint a picture with the words I blurt cuz I got scenic bars Watch the story of a young man unfold Born and raised in SLO county, twenty one years old Who appreciates the art but still raps stone cold And takes a stand for the music till his backbones pulled [Chorus] Hip hop is in the house who wanna get a piece Hop up on the mic, hold it tight and don't release Unless your inner beast hungry, better let him feast Better never be led by the scent of cheddar cheese These rappers... Always blinded by the truth These rappers... Never find em in a booth These rappers... Always picking up recruits Think they're sick up in a group, but I'm stickin to my roots [Verse 2] I'mma get it in so I don't procrastinate Sharp enough to cut through beats, believe I lacerate You wanna see the future you don't need a magic 8 Ball to shake, you all are fake, exposed that is ya fate So give my elbow room, you got the plague so keep ya distance Made the beat, rapped and mixed it, I don't need assistance Pack the track with so much flavor that it bleeds delicious If you wanna bite it, try it, but I leave it vicious So it might attack you back, leave you with regrets Laced it with some battle rap, it's feedin off ya threats Ya answer back was wack, in fact it's feeble at its best I inject adrenaline like needles in ya chest I keep emotions bottled up like energy within Till I blow the booth up, messy with the pen Smearin lyrics on the walls aggressively again In a fit of rage, I fill the page, my recipe to win [Chorus] Hip hop is in the house who wanna get a piece Hop up on the mic, hold it tight and don't release Unless your inner beast hungry, better let him feast Better never be led by the scent of cheddar cheese These rappers... Always blinded by the truth These rappers... Never find em in a booth These rappers... Always picking up recruits Think they're sick up in a group, but I'm stickin to my roots
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Curb Stomp 03:12
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Lyrics: [Verse 1] Rearranging feng shui is how I do my business Your energy was shifted like your jaw, go see a dentist I focus my attention on what's movin like kinetics Then I give your teeth the boot like I'm movin out some tenants You don't wanna see me cruise, boomin with the ten inch Black car, dark skin, oooh is he a menace? The only way to get me off your case is with incentives Green backs don't mean jack, I'mma get inventive I'm sorta like the Jigsaw, so often maniacle Put you through the torture test, give you somethin to die for No easy outs, handguns, or silly rifles No knives, or, dynamite, we goin tribal We ain't afraid of death, so life is what we strive for Bittersweet rivals, probably contrived for The sake of entertainment and claim that it's for survival But once ya eyes roll, back in ya skull there's no revival [Chorus] Damn! Goddamn! Antwan is the man But he's hard to understand Damn! Goddamn! Antwan is the man But he's hard to comprehend [Verse 2] Dangerous schematically, my brain is workin graphically Similar to Ghost Hunters, draw it out happily Give me more soul to feast on before I rest Where's my pencil a beast songs inside my chest Cuz in my heart I know it's true, I may never live on Past my dying day, so may I deliver these songs And leave it up to fans ears, even if they can't hear They can still feel it like I'm holdin up my hand near Light receptors, like professors trying to help you grow Mic ingestors, like the peasants always with the flow Going with the grain so the pain you'll never know What it's like to have to hold ya head up at ya show Cuz they booin you, fans misconstruin you in fact What they do to you? Timid, but you usually attack And it's true that I have never been accused of bein wack Cuz I said it from the jump I will abuse you with my craft [Chorus] Damn! Goddamn! Antwan is the man This song it is the jam Damn! Goddamn! Antwan is the man And I think that he can dance [Bridge] You caaaan't do what I do Maaaan I challenge you To staaaand up here and Sing. a. song. verse Rules, caaan't control my views I smaaaash and batter fools Not aaaaskin put your Teeth. on. the. curb [Verse 3] It's hard to be dynamic when your thoughts are always dope I'm the kidney killer, my fans livers cannot cope Go up in your system with intoxicating rhythm Here's my vision, your decision is to seek an antidote Fortunately for the fools who are not intelligent It's easy to escape my rap style is not prevelant But please understand if we're speakin man to man Where I stand, your whole life is regarded as irreverant Disrespect is so contagious, just the proof we go through phases Maybe one day they'll show love for these tons of notes and pages I won't hold my breath, no not even for a sec I take steps to progress, on my quest I'm going places [Chorus] Damn! Goddamn! Antwan is the man Now he got another fan Damn! Goddamn! Antwan is the man Could you please give him a hand
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Feelin' Ill 02:06
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Lyrics: [Verse 1] Ain't nothin harmin me, especially not a pharmacy I come equipped with killa kush, that's what I call an armory Pills sayin swallow me, I'll turn this day to Halloween Goblin, ghouls, and ghosts gonna get ya while ya wandering Through the forest, through the streets Through the chorus, through the beats Zonin while ya scopin all the dope up in my new release Fantasies and true beliefs, Anthony just drew a piece Of art, scribble a part, of my thoughts and then I grew a crease In ya brain for acquisition, knowledge got you acid trippin Easy flowin, easy goin, showin you a slackers vision Deep within the ag division, came a little bad emission Puffin on smoke, lovin to quote, the lyrics from the raps I listen Slowly leak the antidote, I got the upperhand and wrote A humble little hymn to hold me down so I don't stand and gloat Returnin back to manic mode, don't need for you to panic though Luscious lyrics linger round ya lobes, so intangible [Chorus] Feel, so ill, that drugs will never stop Whether man concoct-ed it or it is pot Still, a will, can overcome a lot That is if it not, diseased or worse distraught Feel, so ill, that drugs will never stop Whether man concoct-ed it or it is pot Still, a will, can overcome a lot That is if it not, diseased or worse distraught [Verse 2] Workin for a petty fortune, not just heated, steady scorchin They want for me to smile bigger, problems I'm already forcin They don't know behaviors origin, brain is where it stays important Don't care what's coursin through mine, as long as I just stay the course and Don't talk to mo-bile personnel, you know I'll Only get distracted and I'll end up gettin thrown out My temperament is so mild, sometimes I wanna go wild Fulfill all of my fantasies and rhymes that I have wrote out They're on my case, "Improve or leave, and I don't care what you believe" I seen it for myself, a scene where the soul had grew diseased Sell you somethin you don't need, I'm against it true indeed Humans helpin humans, that's a language I speak fluent-ly Guess they need Rosetta Stone, we're only guests we're never home An individual with intellect and I was never cloned They're tryin to pick my clever dome, but act like you have read a poem With words of wisdom, birth a mission, shout it on the megaphone [Chorus] Feel, so ill, that drugs will never stop Whether man concoct-ed it or it is pot Still, a will, can overcome a lot That is if it not, diseased or worse distraught Feel, so ill, that drugs will never stop Whether man concoct-ed it or it is pot Still, a will, can overcome a lot That is if it not, diseased or worse distraught
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Speedy Gonzalez 02:28
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[Verse 1] Wiggle to the waggle when I walk up in the room Microphone in hand and I start to rock the tune I'm an opportunitist and this moment's opportune So I'm bellowing my lungs like I perform in opera rooms Feel the crowd rock with me they followin my zone Ever since I grabbed the mic I can't leave it alone Adrenaline is pumpin and I'm jumpin out my bones Cuz I feed off creativiy, know nothing bout the clones All the fake artists want the mic now that I started Riots all across the room, but soon they'll be departed Dearly from this life so if it seems like it is haunted Just remember that they took their own life cuz they felt daunted When I say it's over then the show will end abrupt- ly So I can rest my dome, lay down and get all tucked Neat between the sheets when I wake up I start to suc- ceed And if you think that you can topple me good luck (Chorus) Dope...dope, dope, dope Too dope you'll never know Dope...dope, dope, dope Too dope forever flow I've been rappin too long Can you hear me? [Verse 2] My first run at hip hop I knocked on the door Knew it wasn't locked, never walked in before I pulled my tape out, straight dropped it on the floor Knew it wouldn't pop, but they balked at it more Got back on the horse, once again I sattled up Put my game face on, told these bitches paddle up Not me or my cousin, ain't no one gon' battle us And come out on top, you get scrambled into dust Took a chance, it didn't work, I redivised a plan Make ya verses lean and only leave like five percent Weeded out some words with a weed pipe in my hand When I'm done I'll tell my bowl that, we will light again But first I must lay down vocals that I've written Flavor with no puncture wounds so no it wasn't bitten I spend my time mixing, I ain't out chasin no kitten That's the way I'll stay with fame cuz things won't be no different (Chorus) Dope...dope, dope, dope Too dope you'll never know Dope...dope, dope, dope Too dope forever flow I've been starvin too long Can you feel me? [Verse 3] I'm like a dead goldfish floatin to the top You're like a wooden boat that just rowed into a rock If I have to break it down well it means ya flow stopped After this encounter you won't have no job One less competitor to stand in my way From monopolizing hip hop and brand it in my name Who's your favorite rapper keep him in ya mind frime Now picture that rapper on the mic slain Crazy if you think it can't happen to the best of em Nobody's except maybe you should take a lesson from The greats who pack weight in their words when they're professin em Aim to knock his teeth out, go ahead and make a mess of em We sound like animals we just do it for respect To be the pack leader, ain't no need to protect The throne when it's on you gon' bleed from yo neck Wanna test ya meddle, get this settled, we are the best

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This is the first and only project that I created entirely by myself. I made all of the beats (not impressive), wrote and recorded the lyrics, edited and mixed everything, and I even drew the artwork!

I know, a jack of all trades is a master of none. Well, that's why I called this project Building Blocks. It was a learning experience, and with these foundational tools, I forged ahead!

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released December 10, 2013

Lyrics, beats, and mixing done by Antwan.
Mastered by Neks.

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Antwan Valentino California

Hailing from SLO County, CA.

I have previously, as well as currently, rap my ass off, and I will continue to do so in the foreseeable future.

Your support ensures I win the never-ending battle with existential depression.

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