[Intro: Wande]
Avila
ARCiTEC
Yeah
[Chorus: Wande]
I've been down, tell me what you see, I-I (What you see?)
I've been laying low to scope the scene, I-I
I've been up, tell me what you see, I-I (Ayy)
I've been reachin' up because they need light
[Post-Chorus: Wande]
I come down, I ain't stoppin', I'm on go
God filled sounds, I'ma fill 'em with that hope, uh
Gon' peep the sound, I don't keep it on the low
I'ma put it in my flows, 'cause my people need to know, ooh, yeah
[Verse 1: Wande]
Ayy, I hop on the scene, you know it's a scene, you know we in action (Okay)
I really believe since I was a teen, I don't do no actin' (Oh yeah)
I'm teaching 'em things, see, what is unseen is what's everlasting (Ayy)
Deliver sixteens, One One Sixteen, you know it's no cappin'
I really hop on the flow just to get em delivered He's comin', I cannot delay
I see the cards I was dealt, but my God always winnin', so line 'em up, I wanna play
I cannot sit on the side, yo, I got this inside of my soul, I'ma tie up the lace
I gotta get up and go, when I'm feelin' below
Try again man
There's too much at stake
[Chorus: Wande]
I've been down, tell me what you see, I-I (What you see?)
I've been laying low to scope the scene, I-I
I've been up, tell me what you see, I-I (Ayy)
I've been reachin' up because they need light
[Post Chorus: WHATUPRG]
I came down, I ain't stoppin', I'm on go (Holy)
God filled sounds, I'ma heal 'em with the hope, uh
Goin' with the sound, I don't keep it on the low
I'ma put it in the flow, 'cause they really gotta know, uh
[Verse 2: WHATUPRG]
Uh, Cookout 2 A.M., it's either that or Waffle House, uh
I been on a mission, I been workin' on the bounce, uh
Labels lookin' at us wanna know what this about, uh
How the young prophet makin' change with the sound, uh
This that new era, new era, new wine-skin
I ain't even tryin' anymore, man I'm just vibin'
Back when I was youngin', I was pluckin' on the violin
God was orchestrating everything, man, I can't hide it
[Chorus: Wande]
I've been down, tell me what you see, I-I (What you see?)
I've been laying low to scope the scene, I-I
I've been up, tell me what you see, I-I (Ayy)
I've been reachin' up because they need light
[Post-Chorus: Wande & nobigdyl. ]
I come down, I ain't stoppin', I'm on go (Go)
God filled sounds, I'ma fill 'em with that hope (Hope)
'Gon peep the sound, I don't keep it on the low (Dyllie)
I'ma put it in my flows, 'cause my people need to know ooh yuh (Look, ayy)
[Verse 3: nobigdyl.]
Dropped the label, then I dropped the tape (Tape)
If it ain't 'bout Yahweh, I don't conversate (I don't talk)
Hoppin' off the sprinter van, yellin' "God is great" (Praise the Lord)
Yeah, you got plenty fans, but they oscillate (Oscillate)
Hold up, wait, look, wait, holdup
Hair long like I'm Hebrew (Hebrew)
We got rings like Gollum, if you hate, you look like Sméagol (Yes, you do)
Titans jersey clean, blue and white like R2-D2
Might be ridin' in a Regal and I'm righteous and I'm regal, Dyllie
[Chorus: Wande]
I've been down, tell me what you see, I-I (What you see?)
I've been laying low to scope the scene, I-I
I've been up, tell me what you see, I-I (Ayy)
I've been reachin' up because they need light
[Post-Chorus: Wande]
I come down, I ain't stoppin', I'm on go, uh
God filled sounds, I'ma fill 'em with that hope, uh
Gon' peep the sound, I don't keep it on the low
I'ma put it in my flows, 'cause my people need to know, ooh yeah
Wande alludes to the scripture of 2 Corinthians 4:18 where the author Paul writes:
While we look not at the things which are seen, but at the things which are not seen: for the things which are seen are temporal; but the things which are not seen are eternal.
This means that when Christians focus on the spiritual things they have eternal or “everlasting” worth rather than the things in this natural world that will eventually fade.
Wande signed to Reach Records, a record label primarily focused on Christian Rap/Hip-Hop, on April 11, 2019 being the first female signee from the label. Lecrae (co-founder of Reach Records) announced the signing at the Orlando, Florida show from the Unashamed Forever Tour. Following the announcement on the same day, she released her first single on the label titled “Blessed Up.”
Reach Records has built an establishment on the scripture Romans 1:16 written by the author Paul, which states:
For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ: for it is the power of God unto salvation to every one that believeth; to the Jew first, and also to the Greek.
The label goes in-depth of what this scripture means to them and for their listeners:
Romans 1:16 has always captured the essence of our beliefs. It’s the heartbeat of who we are and for 15 years we’ve been on a journey to discover how to live that out in music and in culture.
Wande released a late 2019 double single titled, No Limits including the songs: “No Cap” alongside “No Ceilings”
Gollum is a fictional character in Middle Earth, a fantasy world created by the author J.R.R. Tolkien. He was first introduced in The Hobbit and later was an important figure in The Lord of the Rings trilogy. Originally being a hobbit himself named Sméagol, he discovered a ring (part of “the seven rings”) that took total control of him and transformed him into a hideous creature.
Sméagol/Gollum has a quite displeasing and ugly appearance described in the books written by Tolkien and animated in The Hobbitand The Lord of the Rings trilogy movies.
Using the analogy of the fictional character Gollum, nobigdyl. compares the creature to his haters.
nobigdyl. grew up in Bell Buckle, Tennesee and gives a nod to the NFL team, the Tennessee Titans who sport a blue and white jersey.
He compares the Titans blue and white jersey to R2-D2, a fictional character in the Star Wars franchise.
A physical fan “oscillates” to bring forth wind. The swaying of the wings on the fan produce wind together.
Besides the mathematical and scientific definition of “oscillating,” the term can also be used to describe someone who sways back and forth in opinions, actions, or emotions.
nobigdyl. uses the symbol of a fan oscillating to represent someone’s large fanbase oscillating in opinions. He proves that it’s better to have a few solid fans rather than a large crowd of fans that just sway or “oscillate” in opinions/thoughts.
nobigdyl. was signed onto Capital CMG Records, but he eventually left the label in 2019 and returned to being an independent artist.
Afterwards, he released a mixtape entitled LOWERCASE TAPE. on November 8, 2019. On one of the songs included in the project, “TWO WEEKS NOTICE,” where he reveals how and why he left the label and decided to take full control of his independent advantages.
In Matthew 9:17, Jesus uses the analogy of putting new wine-skin into old wine-skin to represent His teaching versus Traditional Judaism.
Neither do men put new wine into old bottles: else the bottles break, and the wine runneth out, and the bottles perish: but they put new wine into new bottles, and both are preserved.
In the same way, RG uses the analogy of wine-skins to represent his sonically “new era” of music.
WHATUPRG put out a tweet highlighting how he wants to eat healthier but ends up eating from Waffle House :
A Buick Regal is a luxury vehicle usually in sedan-form designed by Buick, General Motors. General Motors has planned to discontinue the Regal after the 2020 model year.
Both words: “righteous” and “regal” hold similar definitions. They both are adjectives to describe someone or something who is powerful or held to a high moral standard.
The righteousness of God is described various times throughout the Bible. In Romans 3:22 the apostle Paul specifically discusses the righteousness of God and how it is acquired by faith in Jesus:
Even the righteousness of God which is by faith of Jesus Christ unto all and upon all them that believe: for there is no difference.
nobigdyl. is using the representation of a Regal car to symbolize the righteousness of God he has obtained.