This is the first track off my upcoming EP "Lover's Pain", which is dropping on February 10, 2020, and it's also a remix of last year's "No Game" with Yangsta. Joining both of us on this remix is the super talented LEX the Lexicon Artist!
Pre-orders are still up for "Lover's Pain," and you can get this single and one extra bonus track for FREE when you pre-order it on Bandcamp! vadellgabriel.bandcamp.com/album/lovers-pain-ep
lyrics
(Verse 1: Vadell)
Divine shine, back to impress with the best flow
But lemme make it clear that this ain’t no manifesto
Or a pitiful plea, it’s just me on the remix
Got no time being a incel “nice guy” extremist
Last time, I went on about my dating woes
And all the times Yangsta was acting like a *cough*
Blocking more shots than Mutumbo, then giving me the finger
Wasn’t really trying, yet the bitterness still kinda lingers
I figured it was just cuz of the game I was lacking
But hate and fraud syndrome is what really got me trapped, man
And so lately, I’ve been trying to better myself
Getting back in shape, and working on my mental health
But I’m still a Squirtle in a sea of Charizards
So why catch someone basic when you can catch a star?
But that’s how I’m seen, and there’s no one to blame
But me, cuz I still got no game, know what I’m saying?
(Hook: Vadell & Yangsta)
No game (No game!)
No game (None!)
They say "Yo, Vadell, man, you're such a shame with no game!" (Ha!)
(No game!)
No game (None!)
They say "Yo Vadell, man you're way too lame with no game!" (x2)
(Verse 2: Yangsta)
My bad, bro, I did again
She callin' me "bae", and said you're just a friend
It wasn't my intention to take all the honeys
I'm just naturally funny, and got a little money
But truth be told, I got mixed emotions
I'm too outta control, taking all the fish in the ocean
I don't mean to run interference, my mistake
But these girls peep game, they got good taste
(Verse 3: Vadell)
Man, get out my face! You always flexin'
Stealing other guys' girls so you can get some sex, and
Always tryin' to rap, and flauntin' stacks
But tell me when's the last time you put out a hot rap?
And "naturally funny?" You're the joke, Yangsta!
Last I heard, your biggest fan dissed you for another man
You claim it's unintentional, but your mind's one dimensional
Look for a single girl, man, be sensible!
You're supposed to be my bro, but you're acting like a ho
Steady tryna be a freak, but you ain't JoJo
We're supposed to be a team tryin to gain some fame
But instead, you take advantage, cuz I got no game
(Hook)
(Scratches: LEX)
Peep Game!
(Verse 4: LEX)
Peep Game, suckers
Make way for the ugly duckling
Came up struggling with self esteem
Now can’t no one touch me for nothing
With all the bluffing and stunting I had to do
I’m glad there’s truth, in the fake it till you make it attitude
True, I do acknowledge the awfully common platitude
to confidently amplify all my positive attributes
in absence of the competence, knowledge or proper aptitude
Some may call it dishonest, well I just call it an act, my dude
‘Cause all the world’s a stage, all the people merely rappers too
We all have alter egos, there’s no need to deal in absolutes
Fronting, and acting tough is just what we have to do
So I’m strutting, while walking up Lexington Avenue
on a Saturday afternoon cause believe me the way you act
can impact what’s on the inside, it’s as simple as that
And perhaps, one day the fact and facade will be the same
That’s the day that you can tell the whole squad to peep your game, yeah!
(Hook til fade)
credits
released January 15, 2020
Written & performed by Vadell Gabriel
Produced & engineered by Vadell Gabriel & Yangsta
Additional production & engineering by DJ Chidow
Composed by Vadell Gabriel and Yangsta
Guest verses from Yangsta & LEX The Lexicon Artist
Scratches by Ryan "R$ $mooth" Somers
Contains elements of "Peep Game", by LEX the Lexicon Artist
Cover art by Sean "D.T." O'Holleron, with additional edits by DJ Chidow.
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