RIYASA, by Rio Thomas

RIYASA

by Rio Thomas

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1.	Time Capsule (Intro) 00:49		buy track
2.	Clearance 01:44	lyrics	buy track
I don't deserve a medal, although I would love to give her a pair of stilettos/ But lyrically I'm just a vessel my essence I let go/ But the clergy never spare me but clearance I don't need/ Verbally I grow seeds, in new bars I see the old me/ N vice versa, topics might resurface/ But I'm quite certain this mic I worship, but not blasphemous this bastard just, got a habit that's not average/ But a saint I never claimed to be, but funny how these so called angels'll always aim at me/ their brains are weak, I hate to say it/ If it were up to me I wouldn't even have to speak/ I laugh at the days where I thought I was near my peak/ of the ganja I still wreak, beats I still eat/ Rappers lookin like treats/ Low I'm still stayin sayin isms, veganism to paganism it's your decision/ Muslims n Christians all could witness my vision/ Heart to mind, paper to mouth, its like a quadruple portal/ constantly transforming although I'm just a mortal/ I'm just a mortal/ I'm just a mortal/ I'm just a mortal/ I'm just immortal/ I'm just immortal/
3.	Know It's Real 02:24	lyrics	buy track
[Chorus:]- Yo I had a tainted perception of danger/ My friends were really strangers changing like clothes n hangers/ uh My page is filled with pain n anger all bangers delivered at odd angles/ yo (Repeat) Don't believe what you see but can you believe what you feel/ That's how you know it's real, uh yo/ That's how you know it's real, uh yo/ That's how you know it's real, uh/ (Repeat) [Verse:]- Labels n markets they target the artist/ The one who controls the play n the pay holds the weight n usually moves smartest, I hate to say/ They know the power of the music n they abuse it/ Use it to confuse us n ultimately lose us/ Still hangin niggaz whether or not, by the nooses/ You must be out ya damn mind, if u think I'ma spend another dime of mine/ Just to hear another black man glorify, black on black crime/ Matter of fact I prolly wouldn't waste my time/ I couldn't lie, a lot of you cats is nice wit ya rhymes/ But you fighting the signs, n I'm through fighting the times/ My legacy manifesting I'm just confessing mine/ It's divine/ Yo yo/ It's divine/ [Chorus:]
4.	Dame Dash Interlude 00:06	info
5.	Agenda Driven (Unforgiving) 01:37	lyrics	buy track
Keep spittin ya hypotheticals, aiight just let it go/ Too many distractions I gotta take action/ All about a gain but all of a sudden I started subtracting/ Tired of gettin all of these improper fractions/ No calculator this year I'm paper stackin, no lackin/ It feels good when you thumbing through the backend/ These tracks I'm trapped in, Tap in/ (yo) Tap in/ (These tracks I'm trapped in, yo) [Bridge:]-I ain't tryna blow overnight but when the time is right? You niggaz agenda driven/ My pen's unforgiving/ For more than ends I'm livin/ Yo/ I had to make a decision/ (Repeat)
6.	Waitin For God (Interlude) 00:44	info	buy track
7.	Cape Town 02:57	lyrics	buy track
[Hook:]- I’m smokin a spliff in the middle of Cape Town, South Africa, dont bring ya raps out we might laugh at chya/ u amateurs lack stamina we rap like we on camera all times/ i gave u hard lines but u all blind/ U rap for frauds i rap for god/ Don’t get, caught up in the rapture boy/ I’m actually listening to, anita baker/ I gave u haters major flavors i’m thru with doin all of the favors/ We still ballin like the lakers smoking unbleached hemp papers/ I’m in the city watching sky scrapers/ I see u still rappin for them papers but we got elaborate schemes of cream from the capers while we steaming the vapors/ Wondering where these rhymes takes us i kno we got our minds made up, good luck to those who tried to play us/ Serving u like waiters i told u its major u cant emasculate us no more u was so sure of ya self till u heard raps galore/ I bet u wonder what u rapping for/ We gotta, spectacular rhyme display/ Fine wine n a jay runnin mad laps around rap cats/ uh hunnid miles a day/z Switch the, flow hunned times a day/ Which, one of my rhymes u wanna bite today/ I hope these lines make your tooth decay/ I’m at the crib smokin haze, smoke stupid J’s n roc stupid jays, i’ll give u the scoop we in the hooptie tight as a coupe shawty pussy wet thats soup for days/ Swear i got some stupid ways/ [Hook:]-
8.	Cali (Fashion District) 02:45	lyrics	buy track
[Chorus:]- Out in Cali in the fashion district/ Swag ballistic mad specific, raps terrific man I'm gifted/ uh (Repeat) Man I'm gifted/ Man I'm gifted/ Man I'm gifted/ And I'm lifted/ Yo/ Tape after tapes we just fillin the crates the skill is innate/ Oh you still in the race? One thing I hate/ When niggaz start showin me they femine traits/ Every smoke pack at least 10 G's worth of weight, every drop worth the wait/ Hot like a dinner plate/ I was thinkin I might've lent you a lil sauce since you but naw dawg, this style too raw/ I rather cut you off/ (Repeat 3x) Cause you lost/ [Chorus:]
9.	E(nd)terlude 01:19	info	buy track
10.	Home Town 04:06	lyrics	buy track
[Verse:]- When I listen to my old shit I see a big difference/ But I'ma keep spittin cuz pieces of the puzzle is missin/ Truth is I spoke a lot of hardship in to existence/ I spit that hard shit that's why in this game I'm still existing/ I love to see Black Kings go from rags to riches but as far as lyrics, I'ma bit more principle driven/ Can't half ass with the skills I was given/ In the kitchen of the mind cookin meals for the children/ In the kitchen of the mind cookin meals for the children/ In the kitchen of the mind cookin meals for the children/' That's food for thought if you didnt get it/ I hope you wit it/ Let's get it, let's get it/ Exquisite/ [Chorus:]- No love in your home town, now you on your own now shit is wild/ I was actin like a grown child, had to simmer down but we winners now/ Rich in spirit so we winning now/ (Repeat) [Verse 2:]- Niggaz scared of a lil competition wit precision I'm jotting my strongest convictions/ For days that I didn't, I was spittin wit the wrong intentions, that was the wrong decision/ My ego creates haunting visions at night/ Crash collision with my thoughts, take a walk in my life/ I don't argue what's wrong or right/ Cuz I was in the dark when I found light/ I was in the dark when I found light/ [Bridge:]- Had to stop lying to myself, it's like hiding from myself denying myself/ Demons I'm supplying to myself/ yo (Repeat) I need some help/ [Chorus;]- (Repeat) No half steppin, whatchu reppin kid/ Depression is a weapon cuts way deeper than skin/ Drains power from the source within/ The source of ya regimen/ Tested by subliminal messages/ Messin wit ya heavenly essence, ignorance is bliss/ Although I still don't know shit/ I remember days when I wasn't affected/ huh When I was a kid All this money spent on dead stocks, just for them to dry rot/ Ball hard nigga why stop?/ Well reasons I got a lot/ Need to see things for what it is/ Instead of what it's not/ yo
11.	Words From Malcolm.. 00:20	info
12.	Outro 01:14	info	buy track

about

Recorded in L.A., Summer 2019,
We began recording two nights before my departure, the last record was recorded less than 2 hours before my flight home. I barely made it, we had a blast though. Peace to Rhys n Will (IYASA) preciate yall holding it down letting me stay there, when I was down bad. Much Love Always. To the listeners and supporters, friends and family, I love you, enjoy.