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The Maestro

by D R U O V A N N I

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I'm buzzin', straight shot with no chaser/ tick tock, tha french suit with no blazer/ laid back, tha time's right, it'z my hour/ talk power, flippin' that amaretto sour/ boss playa, cat daddy, tha Maestro/ Druovanni, (yea) wherever I go/ it'z new jack, my nu trackz be off tap/ a new cat iz not I, so move baaaaaaack....
2.
Angel 04:10
In these timez of savagery, faggotry and bigotry, peace iz just a fallacy/ tryna keep my sanity, removed from all tha vanity, cuz catz'll be, all about they personal/ it'z nuthin' personal, see I just keep it versatile, for sumthin' that iz critical/ to me, individualz don't care to see tha visual, it'z pivotal/ from tha streetz into your livin' room, I speak it how I live it, sh*t iz vivd, extra lyrical/ In these here timez of judgement, and public humiliation on a mass scale, we catch hell/ for spittin' reckless, inciteful on vinyl or digital, to f**k with tha 'Invisiblez', still they call us criminalz/ me, i'm just a blue collar, true scholar of this here game called "Life", feelin' restless/ how these n*ggaz breathe when they got so many questionz, chillin' at the strip club, rubbin' on these breasts's/ I ain't one to mess with n*ggaz quotas, i'm just tryna question people's motivez, take a look around g/ Ain't no symmetry, where there used to be history and infamy, now it'z industry/ intrinsically and critically and painfully they sacrifice their art to a dollar, they ain't none to follow/ realtalk, me, i'd rather step back into squalor, instead of lookin' bigshot - acting like a sucker... (Angel) See, I done seen a lot and been around tha block/ and you can tell I felt tha pressure from tha bottom to tha top/ studied "watcher" from the Doc, that'z "The Chronic" n*gga stop, used to hit tha chronic, hit tha phonics on tha spot/ now i'm on that next level, dice game, flesh devil, deeper than tha resevoir, repetoire's cold metal/ but that'z irrelevant, feelz like i'm tha rennaissance, apprentice of this long-standin' house of representativez/ caught up in some bulls**t, now I gotta prove s**t, I don't give a f**k if it'z my last, I gotta do s**t/ been a couple yearz steady-chillin' on this cruise ship, watchin' az tha world crumblez, bowing to a pulpit/ some 'a try to illustrate, hit em with tha dinner plate, tell em it'z some action, not tha wordz that really penetrate/ f**k tha jake, I cut tha snakez around me, cut tha wolvez, cut tha rulez if these n**gaz try clown me/ I set tha plan in motion, so much damn emotion, what they doin' 'dumbin' down' till tha fanz be soakin'/ never knowin' how tha system got em open, how we s'posed to cope when everything iz kinda hopeless/ see, i'ma push tha buttonz, hit tha f**kerz up, stir a ruckus up, now my numberz up, I guess tha jig iz up/ put them fingerz up, just tha middle onez, tell these little dunz, i'm spittin' versez hotter than a little sun... (Angel) (Angel) yeah, what we need's a.. (Angel) whole world, Africa to Indonesia (Angel) losin' our humanity to vanity (Angel) greed for tha green till insanity (Angel) nuthin' left original (Angel) typical, we pray for a miracle (Angel) look to tha skyz for a signal, or sign, tha neverending search for tha divine...
3.
Well It Iz 03:01
Well it iz, hot up in this mutha, get tha cubez in some ice water, listen to tha 'nightstalker'/ yea, me, i'ma be that light for ya, i'ma hold that mic for ya, you could be my bag-porter, sort'a/ cuz I be in this till it'z finished, you kno i don't get to finish, cuz they all up in my business like../ Dru, like, "when you gon drop one", "when you gon drop some", "give it to em hot son"/ yeah... I say leave em, what they gon say, industry iz full 'a girlz, Iggy, Nicki, 'Yonce/ you kno, I could get it when I wan' play, never one to stargaze... believe me/ indie artist, tryna get his shine on, yea i'm tryna get my grind on/ cuz you kno I could be that witty-type, luv them city lightz, but i'm Han Solo with saber lightz../ just take a trip with that nu sh*t, flip verbal gymnasticz all up in tha news clip/ when was tha last time you flipped? when you heard an artist az fresh az a Druovann-blitz/ see i'm broadband with no limitz, 5 g'z, ya'll be crazy with show gimmickz/ so timid, I could take ya flow spin it into sumthin' first class, superior, infinite/ I split your melon inhalin' these vibe-venomz, serenade with violinz and we rushin' to hit tha night chemist/ I ain't gotta try to be tha right menace, I just put my life in this see, I got my wife in this/ so why so serious blood? there's a lot of wayz to get it, don't be fearin' us cuh/ I got my own lane, it'z workin' for me and, most catz I kno ain't workin' for free/ and this tha real definition of industry they, took it to a level from way back in tha streetz/ and this a dream to me, see I kno what it'z like comin' up tryna break free/ especially in O.Z where, tha gatekeeperz of rap be pluggin' tha scene/ and I ain't just a thug in some jeanz, this iz life or death baby, I be hustlin' for meanz/ take it however you wan' take it but, i'ma keep it real, a half of you ain't gon make it/ I flo tha opposite of basic, that'z right you muthaf**kaz should really take tipz...
4.
Money Man 04:23
[hook] 3 cheers for tha money man, (tryna get their handz on that money man) Gotta feelin' they won't understand, (gotta move fast on that money man) [x3] Got them treez, light, smoke em in tha air.../ delicious, I be decked out, never stressed out/ call me D-chill by tha way I be way up by tha refill, bada-bing, bada-boom/ butter-soft tone, butter flo like a fondue, never shackled like Django, tha James Franco of this game/ got me all up in tha range, I be flexxin', sexxin', all up on your brainz, yea... (gotta feelin' they won't understand)/ I be in tha corner pocket, big ballz n*gga stop it, yolo, lol, omg, rock sh*t, toxic tha way these fallout boyz drop sh*t/ to tha death I be reppin' that Pac sh*t, BIG sh*t, Bone sh*t, Dre sh*t, Snoop sh*t, Dilla sh*t, many more, come to tha dealership... (gotta move fast on that money man)... [hook] .... Ayo my stomach on E, don't be runneth on me, he a livewire underground g, lowkey/ very definition, merry disposition, cuz I kno what I do, I ain't lookin' at you boy/ go figure, even Rick ain't slicker, hit tha town, put it down wit a chick like shakira/ top-notch liquor by tha bar, I ain't finna wait for these shotz, tell em i'ma buy tha bar.. Maestro/ everytime we hit tha heightz yo, nice clothez, nice flo, ice glow, light dro/ let a n*gga roll deep, comin' up through these streetz, now I... (gotta move fast on that money man)/ yea, recognize a real n*gga, yea he called 'new money', used to wilin' out but, now that sh*t'z too funny/ yea he got cred ay, rep really tight now, now they all kno with a bark there's a bite now... [hook] ....
5.
Come Widdit 04:15
[hook] Come widdit, come widdit/ you better come widdit, come widdit../ comin' from tha southside, and it been a long ride, but it'z bout to get better now/ [x2] it'z bout to get better now, yea i'm all about my chedda now/ come widdit... better come widdit/ Give me half a second now I be all up in tha mix, a n*gga got myself together I don't need no petty trickz/ I got my mind upon my muthaf**kin' biz-nii-ee yea, word around town none got it like me/ bottom line, I'd be lyin' if I didn't think so, next level, 2 bottle n*gga, pour my drinkz slow/ headed for tha lounge, smooth n*gga on tha bounce, I done tabbed a couple roundz, bring em out, put em down now...uh/ type a sh*t to make or levitate a n*gga pronto, drop me in tha dropzone/ soon a distributor, you could call a n*gga Rondo, flo with tha heat, I back em down a-like Alonzo/ recognize I got tha linez, they call him 'ryhmezone', by tha 2nd round I got em kissin' on my rhinestone/ f**k I like tha way tha beat done got me flyin' though/ yea I got my f**kin' head up in tha cloudz yo... (high)... [hook] .... Been a minute, different problemz, independent, still tha same azz dude tryna handle all this business/ I decided time to get my f**kin' head up in tha game, at least if I could show tha world this n*gga flyer than a plane/ I ain't tryna, I don't wanna, take nobodyz lane, yeah on tha real, I could really show out a couple thangz/ like an elevator, innovator, animator, infiltrator, got a feelin' they gon wanna see me later/ I been criticized, ill-advised, never cried, none though, sho, I done seen a fair amount one-and-done though/i'ma be that n*gga you can f**k wit on tha real, cuz I keep it real, that'z just how a n*gga s'posed to feel/ this iz life, unadulterated, and i'm all about it, ain't no other way that I can say it/ been around tha game for too long... never bout tha money, alwayz bout tha f**kin' hit song... [hook] .... Can't be just some fly-by-night, I take this way too serious/ and if I could just take you away, would it be an experience, oh yes...
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[refrain] Can't be thinkin' bout nuthin', success iz all in my mind/ feelz so close I could taste it, just one step at a time/ late night session on tha weekend, smokin', drankin' and kickin it/ two bad honeyz in my vision, gotta be one of them girlz down to get trickin', oh yea... Talk a good one, now I come to get it done/ pocketz on swo, got tha flo, holla 'ready son'/ ya'll don't get to judge me, been here already dun/ call a n*gga 'sniper', cuz I hold a steady gun/ and like I told ya, gotta be that recipe/ take it all back, like this music come marry me/ we can live tha goodlife, f**k with these celebrities/ ticket to tha top, from tha block, hear tha best of me.. [hook] [Caprice Quinn] Oh, you and I could get lost in tha possibilities.. (no one can find us) Oh-oo, maybe reckless but we out here chasin' dreamz.. (no one can find us) [refrain] .... Born a bonafide n*gga, that'z why I dream bigger/ on my own trip, till I feel tha trackz bounce back/ in tha stu, i'm a fool, gin and juice/ watch a smoove n*gga in tha booth gettin' loose/ tell me how it feel, what tha deal/ witness a suave muthaf**ka give a girl tha chillz, on my g though/ i'ma tap this verse then i'm finished, next iz my apprentice, that'z how it'z gotta be though... [hook] .... [refrain] .... Guess what (what?), I be like Bill in Kill Bill on that muck, I be like Fif and Lloyd Banks, 'gettin' buck'/ pullin'up slo got tha weaponz on tuck, you get struck in tha gutz till you g-up/ I been on my grind for a minute, never put tha product out, till them sh*tz finished/ had to do a slow cook, blind without tha cookbook, till I found a way to get tha muthaf**kin' hood shook n*gga... [outro] We here now, I ain't tryna play/ 'game-certified' iz where we gonna stay/ don't you luhh that, don't it feel nice since i'm really bout that extraordinary life/ see tha bright lightz, tha big-city dreamz, in tha fast lane, got tha jazz gene/ tell me you don't want that, don't it feel nice, tell tha truth, now I got you in tha mood right... [x2]
7.
Still 03:39
I had to, recollect my stepz, flip it to tha past, look upon tha reasonz why we didn't last/ cuz tha way you look with him, I swear I wanna smash, iz he good, iz he tha type to appreciate what he has?/ I kno I come across az a jerk, but what do I do, it'z really simple, see i'm young so gettin' confused iz part of my rep/ and mistakez iz what i'm used to, but since 'us', i've been a saint, and had to push through/ iz this deja'vu? you lookin' real crazy, sexy, cool, word to my left eye, gotta be tha luckiest n*gga, he feelin' fresh high.../ now i'm up, up in this jam feelin' hopeless, ain't no luck, I see you smile, i'm losin' focus/ wonder "does he do it like us?" we was tha dopest, Bonnie & Clyde till we die, they couldn't hold us/ now you got a brand new thang, I bet ya happy, I only wish that could'a been me, i'm soundin' tacky/ take it how you wanna, i'm proud of you, you're a stunner/ word to mutha, you look amazin' and I still love ya... [hook] Girl you kno what it do.. I still love ya Girl you kno what it do.. and I still want ya (word to mutha you look amazin' and I still love ya) [x2] Don't be scared, i'm chill, i'm just quite impressed, I can imagine how this must feel/ see between us there's a lot of regretz, but I kno we also built a lot of respect/ and through tha yearz I vowed that I would cherish you more, but you and I ending was sumthin' I never saw, so/ with that in mind, i'd like to chill reminisce, bout tha way we was, laughin', all of that 'goofy sh*t'.../ 'pologies for my choice of wordz, I remember you was more than just some ditzy girl, yea/ dreamin' bout that glitzy life, and all tha dreamz we had that would never materialize, now/ flashin' right before my eyez, like tha way you'd smile even after we used to fight/ now look at just how far you came, while tha memories of 'us' still remain... [hook]
8.
Realize 04:08
Starz burn bright, Night skies take flight, In tha shadow of darkness, Away from moonlight, Grew a rose, red in concrete, Ever luscious and rich, Tender whispered enchantmentz, Just waitin' to be picked... Girl if I told you how I feel and when you kick it with me, there ain't nobody else or nowhere else that i'd rather be, I can't be wrong girl.. I can't do wrong girl... And all tha timez we spent when we hooked up, you kno that was real, I can't be creepin' placez, livin' shameless, girl that ain't me, I can't be wrong girl.. I can't do wrong girl... [bridge/hook] Tryna get through, and so you will realize, that i'm all about us, I ain't like them other guyz, while they talk about us, we be talkin' bout life, gotta stay chill, I ain't messin' with ya mind babe.. (oooh) x4 Girl if I told you, you and I would be like Bonnie & Clyde, no matter world against us, through adventures, just you and I, that can't be wrong girl.. we can't do wrong girl... And all them timez they doubted, we stayed down and you kno that was 'us', we built this strong foundation, our creation through love and trust, that can't be wrong girl.. we can't do wrong girl... [bridge/hook] .... [Rap] So what'z love? or what'z tha definition or divine meaning? that'z tha question/ i've been on tha other side tryna vibe witcha, nine to five witcha, on my mind witcha, on tha sly witcha I been messin'/ since we locked in, we been tight famz, let you run tha brand, got my handz on ya, like them rubber wrist bandz/ on tha real, we connect and chill, f**k what they say, ever since tha first day it'z 'ride or die' baby... Realized love, What a feelin' she felt, Cuz he constantly gave her, Every part of himself, (realize) All she could ask for, Az tha winter departz, Was tha gift that he bore her, Was tha key to her heart...
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Let's cut to tha chase we got what you needin' right here/ 's no beef boilin', my peepz callin', got nuthin' but luv for my peerz/ we from B-R-I-S you kno, so no one mistake you out here/ it'z that cool sh*t and my smooth lipz, got em scratchin' head in my rear.. (hold up)/ and in case you ain't kno by now, Caprice and that Druovanni, like that mix you light and smokin', remember that? kemosabe/ and I nominate my next album, word to Dalvin, DeVante' Swing, K-Ci, Jojo, that'z my doja, whatever this conquest bringz/ cuz i'm all action, straight-relaxxin' all over that backin' track'n/ yellow jacket, catch me slackin', never that, i'm auto-mackin'/ see I, be high, like B-I-Double-G-I-E, don't mind me, just luv to vibe, we on nine to five, we stay tantalizing like... [refrain] [Caprice Quinn] Ooohh - Let me get you in tha right mood, (baby, baby) let me get a grip wait a minute.. (let me get a grip, let me get a grip, say) I kno, I kno, that you're liking this vibe, I kno, I kno you wanna jump on this ride, cuz where we headed, iz so far from reality, we let tha music take control and live our fantasy/ you kno, you kno, that I got this, i'ma make your body feel so good, just like a first kiss/ gonna make them sparkz fly, gonna get you tongue-tied, so good, gotta be bad, make you feel like you need an alibi, oh... [Yung Yanny] I got that dolla $ign migraine, feelz so good, like gettin' good brain/ switchin' gearz up in my own lane, now they wanna hustle me in tha mainframe/ I done been workin' wit no lamez, got my homiez Caprice and Druovanni, we bussin' hard like em gunshotz, alwayz on tha grind and we won't stop/ ay, I, started way deep under, had a mind that'd wonder, yea they see me comin', I be lookin' like a stunner/ strike like lightning, bussin' like thunder, started from tha bottom, so you kno we on tha come-up/ we do for tha love so we never gon give up, ay-ay, ay... Never been on no fake sh*t, been strugglin' but we makeshift/ with these laced spitz, we can taste it, two sidez of this game slick/ it'z like 'fine wine & that choice cut', that red smooth, but that meat tough/ but I keep seasoning, keep seasoning, keep feedin' em moist cutz/ so why not now, success iz just around a-my way, Capo on tha track, Yanny on tha track, Dru ain't never gon play/ I can hear em callin' my name ("get a grip n*gga, it'z all in your brain"), that'z that dolla $ign migraine, chill relax and get blazed with me/ wish I could slow it down, just kno i'm all about bizness, most these rapperz do for amountz that i've never witnessed/ so switch it down to my laid-back stylee, i'm on this rally for tallyz, i'm out here chasin' that plastic like i'm in Silicon Valley... [outro] oh-ooo.. (let me get you in tha right mood) (baby, baby) Dolla $ignz on my mind, mind twisted tryna find, what it takez to get me by.. get me by... [x2]
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Dru> This world's a hard place son, you kno you've gotta be prepared to face some hard timez.. DeV> But you're alwayz gonna be with me dad.. right..? Dru> I'll try.. DeV> You're a good person dad.. Dru> Yea, y'kno I do my best, no onez perfect.. You kno you gotta make tha best of what you've been given in life DeVante'.. DeV> Are we lucky dad..? Dru> Yeah, we're lucky.. Lord knowz we're very lucky.. some people struggle everyday cuz tha pressure of the world iz too great... DeV> Dad..? Dru> Yes.. DeV> Why iz life so hard..? Dru> Cuz it has to be.. You wanna kno tha true meaning of 'good', you have to experience tha 'bad'.. You wanna see tha sun shine sometimez you gotta stand through tha rain.. That'z 'life' boy, that'z it.. y'kno what i'm sayin'...?
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When darkness hitz I feel legit, tha crypt lid flips and I exit to get my fix, so/ malevolent a force that animates my bonez, now my zone iz harder than Mr. Al Capone/ I don't swing through treez, please, I fly at night/ I don't flash no cheese, I just take me a bite/ I don't talk bout planz, or take commandz/ i'm Alpha, Omega (huh) and The Boogeyman, yup... I got an appetite, real hungry-like, a f**kin' ravenous protagonist, i'm prone to bite/ on any given day, or matter fact at night, well you might find a n*gga swallowing some b*tchez life.. This tha part of dinner beginners can be excused/ I might stay for dessert, cuz winners rarely lose/ if I could feed you this high, then how can you refuse/ to give an honest man his respect, cuz he paid his dues../ so i'ma tell you sumthin', might alter your point of view/ it only happenz rarely, az rare az a full moon/ along comez an entity, chosen among a few/ destined to be tha greatest, a leader for me and you... [light] I was too damn close (pray for me), see, in this darkness my angelz ran away from me/ couldn't help how I was feelin', it was now or never/ sweared to god I couldn't fight, i'd have to fight forever/ I made a pact, a matter fact, like it was nuthin' left/ tha rain was pouring, I was mourning, I was close to death/ for seven yearz, I cried these tearz to give my son tha best/ and now i'm thankful, now i'm grateful, now i'm feelin' blessed... Every, single, step, I take, I break a sweat cuz I respect what'z on my dinner plate/ I wasn't, silver, spoon, fed, a mixed-bred from a country where my people bled/ 's why i'm hungry, sh*t ain't alwayz fun g, but that'z tha type of truth that makez me question what I want, see/ I couldn't see a way, I couldn't pass a day, without thinkin' bout "there'll never be a yesterday"/ never be a yesterday, never be a yesterday/ without thinkin' bout "there'll never be a yesterday" Nope, we can't all be 'diamondz', see 'diamondz' are known to be bought via violence/ and we are all just productz of our environment, strugglin' to find a place in this "wasteland of pirates"...
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The Maestro 01:51
Ayo it'z hard to separate, tha realness from tha fake, see growin' up was alwayz taught that "life was what you make"/ but I ain't really thought about it, saw tha doubt from one end, but kept persisting, put on tha headphones, didn't wanna listen/ never had nobody askin' "man, you right?" plottin' on my Legacy, to take over in two bitez/ Druovanni, tha name would live on forever, came up with a clique a n*ggaz, thought we'd rise together/ but time passed, saw my last friendz dash for new pasturez, left an*gga caught up, two sons, a daughter, no answerz/ but this iz where I take my chances, I played tha underdog too long, despite my life and cicumstances... Now music's all I got here, music's all that'z left here, tha way I feel about it I would kill, give up my left ear... Ay, ayo it'z hard to comprehend, every story got an end/ but this ain't one-a-them, I don't break, scratch or bend/ I just learn what i'm s'posed ta, burn what i'm s'posed ta, all tha pain passed now, I throw em to tha vulturez/ now right here, this tha birth of precious metal, I ain't referencing me, nah i'm just a vessel/ took a lil while to exercise my true potential, so they could recognize, I got tha mark of sumthin' special...

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The official debut album for the quietly developing artist/producer, Druovanni Defoe. A selection of songs that lays the foundation for this reclusive artist and his albums to come.
Equal parts deep and meaningful, old school fun and subtly romantic, Druovanni showcases his versatility.

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released November 11, 2016

Executive Producer: Druovanni Defoe

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C A P O V A N N I Brisbane, Australia

Caprice Quinn & Druovanni Defoe.
Independent Recording Artists and Music Production Duo.

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