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What You Want Intro
04:37
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Lyrics:
(Chorus)
What you want, what you want want, what you want want, [what you really want] (x hella times)
I know ya
I will hold ya
Ah, go forward x2
Don't play small, don't play dumb
They tried to tell us all that we are not enough
Ain't gotta take another's just to get you some
What do you want the most
Grow or be comfortable
Have you running on the track like three laps
When it call you back, don't relapse
We are not the same, we are different
I been in my lane, where you been
I know I frustrate when I do this
Set the record straight, where the tunes is
You can't hide it long, we know right from wrong
We know you deserve what you been missing huh
(Chorus)
Welcome to this EP,
This is the second of the First Friday series
Where I'm dropping a three-track project every First Friday for six months
With a different producer
This producer is Taylor Aye, y'all
Super talented, multi-talented in fact. Make sure to check out his work.
I'm so grateful to be here on this track right now
In the middle of this this journey as an emerging artist
Thank you for all the support with the first one, here we go
This is about us deserving what we want
And you have to really ask yourself
It takes bravery to admit to yourself one: what your dreams are
And even more courage on top of that to go for it
To go for whatever you want, however you want it
So this is me asking you as many times as I possibly can,
"What you want?"
"What you WANT want?"
This is me challenging us to go for it and not settle on anything in our lives
Because we deserve it. We are worthy.
So I hope you enjoy these vibes. Dive right into this tape, and the catalog that came before it, and stay tuned for what's next
If I am blessed to continue to wake up and keep doing it.
Thank you for being here.
Alright, oh and my name is Jada Imani. I'll be your MC. peace!
(Chorus)
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Divide
02:12
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(Chorus:)
Divide, divide
Why do we gotta divide? x3
Cause I don't like you
And you don't like me
I won't fight you
But you wanna fight me
Until I fight you
And I'm what you make me
We digging just a hole for ourselves in between, yea
I wanna stay on the wave
Don't wanna crash when we wake up
Don't wanna get in your way
Don't want the passion to break us
I don't be feelin' no way
No more that's you let's make up
But if it's principle and community I can't let up
(Chorus)
Won't make you see nothin'
I won't be nothin'
Nothing to prove to you, won't jump through hoop for you
When I do me honey, you M-A-D, honey
Well that's too boo for you, maybe try to for you
When you got what you need
No you don't need validation
You will not need me upon this play that you stagin'
Oh, why don't we cut the noise?
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Ticket
03:32
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They wanna give me ticket but I'm living, oh
I think they here to test me!
x2
I wanna be an adult, adult but
I don't I don't cause
When I was younger
My mind was grown up
I cannot say that
I do not know, uh
Because I do better
Why I did not do better
I'm on CP time
Kicks me in behind
Who gon' back me up
When I get this fine
Nobody, dolo shawty
But watch me when I pay it, no the court can't tell me nothing, oh
(Bridge)
Who can catch me there's no price tag on my spirit, oh
I been laughing like a child I'm with them chirrens, oh
I can pay, I can pay
But will I pay But will I pay
I yield my ways to the future
I still might throw it in a U-turn
I can pay, I can pay
But will I pay, will I pay
(Chorus)
Why we gotta tiptoe round these laws
Most/all our people behind bars
Cause the slavery never ended, no they turned it to a shopping center
We are not the center
We the margins
But somehow what we are
Seems to spread around the world
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Jada Imani California
Jada Imani is an East St. Louis-born, Bay Area-raised rapper and MC. With dreamy melodies with a gritty lyricism, the 22 year-old artist has charted bold directions as a voice in hip-hop and neo-soul. As a community organizer in the Bay Area, she has collaborated on projects with Adidas, the Oakland Museum of California, and the ACLU, and has curated over 200 music showcases. ... more
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