August 2008

By Vortex Flo

On Rapaissance

Released on February 11, 2025

Thumbnail

Verse 1:

It was October 2005 the first time

That I tried to write a song and couldn’t come with a rhyme

I watched a freestyle video of 2 rappers on stage

I rewrote their words was in a lyrical cage

And in December 2005 in one night

Had a panic attack but my mind was so bright

Lyrics came to my head like credits on screen

Line after line like in an ending movie scene

My first time at the studio Feb 2006

I didn’t really know what the tricks behind the mix

And the next day I woke up as a different guy

A strange feeling of achievement I was touching the sky

June 2006 my first show in front of school

My friends were making fun of me for trying to be cool

They joked about stupid lyrics of a teenager

At the bottom of the league dream of making it major

Gonna fight the storm not gonna stop at the bay

That’s between backing up and goin’ all the way

Cause in July 2006 was on my table

A response letter from a big record label

Chorus:

But it goes straight to August 2008

I had flashbacks and visions of the fate to create

Throughout my failure my success my rises and falls

I watched videos on MTV and planned out my goals

Between looking way far and finding who you are

The calendar blows like wind on a cigar

Papers disappear like leaves and the words stay

Like earth and sky that has just turned gray

Verse 2:

June 2015 the release of my first single

I felt excitement somehow a bit of a tingle

My head was in the clouds but my feet were on the ground

I wondered what are the responses of my mastered vocal’s sound

In November that year my first video I shot

It was fun sitting down and creating the plot

In the shoot I was arguing with the cameraman

I got a good result I guess it was

Just part of the plan

The director had no experience but he was creative

Had good ideas but in music he wasn’t native

His videos mostly a promotional campaign

His resume I guess life not simple as a plain

They made an article about me late 2016

A good producer and PR I guess this is how you win

July 2018 I was performing at someplace

One girl was so lit she felt like outer space

October 22’ interviewed radio station

I was live and stressed but handled the situation

A month later in November number 4th on the chart

Going step by step to the top doin' it smart