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A4E

by Nicklaus Gray

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1.
*knock knock knock* G: Come in! (DJ Haterade walks into the room to raucous canned applause. Gray smiles, looking mildly nonplussed at the entrance of his long time collaborator.) H: Well look who it is! I thought I’d never see yo bitch ass again nigga! G: (to himself) That's… not appropriate…. (clears throat) welcome in Haterade, how you been? H: Oh you know, hating without reason cause these niggas aint eating and tis the season. Same shit, new toliet. Now, no one can get enough, but lets pause on Haterade and talk about Mr. Gray. (chuckles) I never thought you would release more music to be honest. G: Hah, yeah, I can be a little bit… H: (interrupts) Bitchmade? G: …Indecisive. But! I feel really good about the work i’ve been doing recently. I think my writing matches my production matches my mixing and… I haven’t felt that in a long time. H: Got it! So you stopped being a ho about this shit! That’s tight, that’s tight. So why am I here? G: Well, Haterade, I was hoping… H: (interrupts AGAIN) that I would host your project like an old school mixtape and add that sauce you need with ad-libs! (he proceeds to plop down in the nearest office chair contentedly) I gotchu bitch! So we got some Yoga Flames on this bitch? A couple Cigarettes?? G: ….wow, i am suddenly filled with an immense amount of regret. Uh actually, I was hoping you could listen to some of these tracks and maybe give me your thoughts on them? I’ve started writing more from life so i can hopefully connect with my listeners a bit more? H: Wow. Sounds gay. G: Haterade, you can’t say that. H: (eyerolls) Oh my bad, sounds bisexual G: That is somehow worse. Look, I really trust your opinion on things of this nature. (poignant pause) Are you down to help? H: Alright you Charmin ass nigga, you know im just Drake and Joshing with you. I’ll listen to your project. (with robotic emphasis) And possibly add my voice in addition to greatly increase the quality henceforth. And some notes. G: Thank you Haterade. H: I gotchu nigga. What’s first?
2.
Distance Far as the eye can see with 20/20 vision I saw where I wanna be In the distance So come here next to me, I only wanna close up any distance in between Me and You (you and I) Me and You (you and I) Me and You (you and I) Me and You (you and I) Me and You (you and I) Me and You (you and I) Me and You (you and I) Me and You (you and I) I need more from You need more from I need more from You need to come close and close this Distance Far as the eye can see with 20/20 vision I saw where I wanna be In the distance So come here next to me, I only wanna close up any distance in between Me and You (you and I) Me and You (you and I) Me and You (you and I) Me and You (you and I) Me and You (you and I) Me and You (you and I) Me and You (you and I) Me and You (you and I)
3.
Running Down 02:52
One time for the movement, from the base to the center line You know that pride makes your skill more incentivized No excuse if you ain't energized I'm in sync with this ink, I've arrived because my pen alive If Geppetto couldn't pen a lie, then I'm him cooking life from nothing and I still don't get penalized My discipline's from these penal eyes Never sold coke but got to white money like it's gentrified Don't get wise bro it's just a line The best ever bet it's gonna be me, like I'm justified Put yo hands up in the air if they ain't in the sky I'll live forever through these rhymes, I ain't finna die The flight Coming round On the way Running down Running down Two times for the new verse Working overtime I've learned the top brass should be usurped I've worked with kids that are doomers Tryna teach em that the sky ain't the limit if you do work See to win you gotta lose first I dun turned L's into lessons like Nick Jr So young me would be astounded Cause now i'm paid to rock shows like Medusa had viewed ya Views from the future, a faint smell of ozone Designer clothes with too many logos Living through the photo, generalized madness Two steps forwards and three steps backwards Fighting for inclusion, don't let you own your masters though No busters Still suffer But we buffer For new ways away from complacency Switch the scene, context and erase the beat wait Ohhh wait a minute nigga did you do a beat flip Oh you kinda going crazy Yeah Our young protagonist finds himself in the action The aftermath of the masses retaining attention actually asking the question What does it matter if music's atrophied If I can dance to it and put some content in packaging Suppose nothing in capitalistic majesty Rich get wealthy, the poor make a fool of themselves for money Percentage shortened for profit, monopolize what they want And bet all of a sudden being the jester just isn't funny I'm catching a vibe, it's not algorithmically sound I just be making for me in hopes that my people are found Peep, it's a legion around Unconnected to lan, I hope that your funeral's full 100K on the Gram Life is just grains of a sand Sifted through goddess' hand You caught me thinking aloud This an elaborate front The manor's façade to the north And windows are facing the sun I'm basically saying you shine When you just live how you want That's within reason Wha-what wha-what Don't be an asshole Yu-yup Yu-yup That's within reason Wha-what what-what If you take it literally, you dumb, you dumb Ha
4.
Reset 01:04
Can we get a reset Can we get a reset Can we get a reset We can start over Can we get a reset Four leaf clover we can start over R e s et R e s et R e s et
5.
The amount of utility you are getting outta these flips is kinda nuts But is it hard Yeah, i'm glad that you here I'm glad that you took your time I'm glad that you don't bite peers I'm glad that you don't ice wear I'm glad that you built who you are From the things that at first you feared I'm glad that you don't hate mirrors I'm happy with the person that you is, Instead was not a prophecy You done let loving get inside your heart my friend, why I feel like ain't shit stopping me again The balance a challenge cause talent's a bitch But amount that you cooked with your mind on the end Unbeatable sitting on the edge of my bed Planning days that can't be wasted with me stuck in my head cause now Bet i'm just happy putting the rent up 'Cause I was unhappy having to live bruh I'm closer to being ready for love now But there's gotta be you before there is us So i'm gonna love you But it start with me Bet i'm just happy putting the rent up 'Cause I was unhappy having to live bruh I'm closer to being ready for love now But there's gotta be you before there is us So i'm gonna love you And it start with me Wrote a song to remind me to find me when it's all wrong To be kind and speak mighty and mindful for the right one 'Cause it's you and you made it, not a damn thing you aint ready to face yet Remember you a gem when yo vision get jaded, for real though I'm closer to being ready for love now But there's gotta be you before there is us So i'm gonna love you And it start with me Bet i'm just happy putting the rent up 'Cause I was unhappy having to live bruh I'm closer to being ready for love now But there's gotta be you before there is us So i'm gonna love you And it start with me
6.
Build It Up 03:16
Your body respond to love Stayed single right after us I'm down to rebuild your trust Build it up Build it up Build it up Your mind is so marvelous They'll waste it they're not enough I taste you its on my tongue Build it up Build it up Build it up Hands on a different frame I tried but it's just not the same Can never forget where I came from Forever I'm thinking your name, love They want what they want but it's not real Smoke and I sip just to not feel Surrounded and still so alone I lose, it's not like when I'm with you When i'm with you When i'm with you When i'm with you When i'm with you When i'm with you When i'm with you When i'm with you Your body respond to love Stayed single right after us I'm down to rebuild your trust Build it up Build it up Build it up Your mind is so marvelous They'll waste it they're not enough I taste you its on my tongue Build it up Build it up Build it up You brought the feeling I must confess I want your love and I want your sex I want your past and I want what is next I'll be your present never your When i place my hands on your waistline It's just us two and the bassline We dance and the stance could erase time When i'm with you When i'm with you When i'm with you When i'm with you When i'm with you When i'm with you When i'm with you When i'm with you Your body respond to love Stayed single right after us I'm down to rebuild your trust Build it up Build it up Build it up Your mind is so marvelous They'll waste it they're not enough I taste you its on my tongue Build it up Build it up Build it up
7.
Hydrate 02:31
I got work to do but damnit I won't do no work today I would rather play some smash with chicken tacos on my plate I be bummy on occasion that don't mean that I aint great I'm back on it in the AM but for now I vegetate Post up, bitch i'm koolin Hydrate, drink some water Post up, bitch i'm koolin Hydrate, with some water Post up, bitch i'm koolin Hydrate, drink some water Post up, bitch i'm koolin Hydrate, with some water Look all that effort's for the birds, sometimes you just gotta chill Global warming cannot make a kool nigga hot for real Stressing bout it ain't the movement bet that you just gon feel worse On occasion just say fuck it like I did writing this verse But well versed getting to the bag Nights when the rock get handed off They say that the cycle never end Then at least i'mma put this ho on pause I be grinding moving working every hour every way This aint PTO it's SMD i'm bout to take a, break I got work to do but damnit I won't do no work today I would rather play some smash with chicken tacos on my plate I be bummy on occasion that don't mean that I aint great I'm back on it in the AM but for now I vegetate Post up, bitch i'm koolin Hydrate, drink some water Post up, bitch i'm koolin Hydrate, with some water Post up, bitch i'm koolin Hydrate, drink some water Post up, bitch i'm koolin Hydrate, with some water Post up, bitch i'm koolin Hydrate, drink some water Post up, bitch i'm koolin Hydrate, with some water Post up, bitch i'm koolin Hydrate, drink some water Post up, bitch i'm koolin Hydrate, with some water
8.
Tucks 02:31
Look Grizzy in it tough You know I can't get enough Call out many many bluffs Big bet imma clean it up He got many many plugs In the cribby making juggs Aint saddity giving love If you wit me then it's up like Ooh wee, ooh wee You know Grizzy in it tough They know I can't get enough like Ooh wee, ooh wee Aint saddity giving love If you wit me then it's up like If it's up then it's up If you knuck, imma buck Flow is wavy as hell On the sea like i'm cuh In the Dino with dinos, this shit jurassic as fuck I'm still the dopest to do it I got immaculate tucks Tucked in like I need sleep Got the keys nigga beep beep In that thang and i'm knee deep They mail the check cause i'm CC'd I need bread, I don't need sleep Fuck with me i'm really Nick I do it all I get you really rich So have my pay ready you silly bitch Aint no C or A or P Sign that ho with Grizz it's all me And imma get this work, this long road Said if you got a voice then talk to em So I tell em you know Grizzy in it tough You know I can't get enough Call out many many bluffs Big bet imma clean it up He got many many plugs In the cribby making juggs Aint saddity giving love If you wit me then it's up like Ooh wee, ooh wee You know Grizzy in it tough They know I can't get enough like Ooh wee, ooh wee Aint saddity giving love If you wit me then it's up like Only song with my producer tag lol
9.
Renaissance 03:25
Run through ashes of burnt bridges like a sandstorm You crane your neck to see the ruins of the last war They knees weak cause of deals taken in backdoors My knees weak cause of everything that I stand for, i'm never folding Effortless spokens, i'm forever golden Kintsugi, I'm better broken fix it with better focus Better direction plus better mixes and better motives Make for better looks and much better bread in direct deposits Fuck it we taking over David Chappelle, we smoke this shit so casually think i'm in Castro wit it Molotovs are adjectives to greatly build this accumen Magic man's mana is immaculate, i'm Donald bitch The dun dada, bomb diggity mixed with Rumchata No chaser to my solutions nigga, I want problems Cause what's life without conflict, boring I got ADHD and my palms itch for more of this So we running it back The only way to get it is to get in your bag Little long division split the chicken in half And divvy with the niggas that aint holding you back Cut more for less A sordid flex, assorted checks afford the foreign specs The out the ordinary told yo life is boring without it A new experience, a struggle, a triumph over the pressure Breaking personal records while putting it on a record yup I got motives Any minute in this bitch it all could go up Be aware or you get put up on a poster Lions, tigers, bears, goblins and some ogres And some more stuff Niggas go nuts But don't chase dreams, cause they don't want much I'll be damned I die before I leave a Mona Say they don't feel it then them niggas do not know us You know I got Motives For this Motion Honest Money get my stack on Comfy like i'm back home I be in the pocket like I got a pair of slacks on But never ever slack on I'm back on You know I got Motives For this Motion Honest I be Making Movement Often You can bet it's Black owned, Bitch i'm on a roll Slide on the side of the north, ain't riding or dying bitch i'm alive to get nice at the sport of timely recited retorts Since 9 I was fly as a hawk at times I was likely to soar At times I got tired of sky, still got to the chopper you whore I'm down like I get to the fourth and actually active for shit to actually happen bitch I will Mario Kart to the course Lucario aura of sorts that's meant to be marquee aboard, Malarkey I fall in the war I know what i'm battling for to master my mastery more no bastard could pass me but fuck I care I aint glance at the score And that's it Hahahaha nigga what the fuck This is so much better than your old music What the fuck Nigga, at the very least bro, you get an A4E You know I got Motives For this Motion Honest Money get my stack on Comfy like i'm back home I be in the pocket like I got a pair of slacks on But never ever slack on I'm back on You know I got Motives For this Motion Honest I be Making Movement Often You can bet it's Black owned, Bitch i'm on a roll Yeah nigga you might have really done something here Like I was not expecting this to sound like this but you get an A for effort You get an A for execution, you get an A for excelling you see It's really some shit going on here bro This might be the start of something big

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Nicklaus Gray, an eclectic polymath that's more comfortable rhyming Lupin the 3rd references than a 31-year old NEET from rural Alabama feels hugging his Hatsune Miku plushie in soiled undies.... has come up from out of the insipid grasp of (preferred) non-existence to put together his latest project A4E. An 8 song self-produced journey dedicated to making it out to the other side of life incarnate! We all know a little effort goes a long way and this project goes the distance. Inspired by artists such as Common, Westside Gunn, PinkPantheress & more, Gray and his creative benefactor DJ Haterade invite you to experience the spoils of work with none of the exertion!

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released October 10, 2023

Written, produced, performed, illustrated & engineered by Nicklaus Gray

Addt. background vocals by DJ Haterade

"Tucks" Music Video shot by Oh Gosh Leotus with Griselda

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