No trendy features or huge co-signs – just teamwork, and good music. It’s proof of the DMV’s enduring legacy and will hopefully inspire other people to make art about what matters instead of what sells. (Goldlink, Noisey)
Continuing the pattern, today I am writing about another song brought to you by Colors. DeAnthony Carlos a.k.a. Goldlink is an American rapper from Washington D. C.. His interest towards hip-hop surfaced when he was 19 and now, he is poised to become the DMV's biggest musical expert. At least when it comes to his mix of house, R&B, and rap. For those wondering, DMV stands for "DC, Maryland, and Virginia". He is very proud to represent the DMV and he is also proud of the music being produced in the area. Since his debut in 2014, he has released several acclaimed songs such as "Dance on Me", "Crew", and "Spectrum". Among them, "Crew" stands out for earning him a Grammy nomination. For some reason, when listening to this song, all I can picture is a talk with good alcohol and old friends about past loves.
I personally hate how many artists have been sucked into making shallow and basic trap. And apparently Goldlink and I have that in common: "You know, because the music I make wasn’t a thing here. The area was infatuated with trap, so I seen a lot of great rappers compromise they art trying to fit into what the status quo was, and I never was going for that shit." (Goldlink, Noisey). It only makes me like him more.
[Intro]
Uh-uhm-uhm
Yeah
[Verse 1: GoldLink]
Had to go to LA for the winter
Had to vibe out, Just caught a charge had to hideout
Real nigga talk slick to ya
Told ya bring your girlfriend, tell her bring her friends too
Tell me Hollywood kinda weird
You don't really like it but you gotta play the biz
Yeah met ya last June
By next June we were all in love and wanna fuck now
Fell in love at the wrong time
Spent a night at my high rise
Or hit me late on my hotline
Telling me you miss my homies and your mama cry
Late night you're my boo thing, yeah
Your mercedes with the blue tint, yeah
All praise to the most high leader
Dipped off in the Hills wouldn’t wanna be ya
[Hook: April George]
Girl you're gone now
And oh baby
Don't call me, don't call me no more
Girl you're gone now
And oh baby
Don't call me, don't call me no more
[Verse 2: GoldLink]
Went back to the homeland
Had to tell the niggas what I did in your hometown
Everybody know we probably woulda made it last
But there you go, started tripping never hit me back
Real nigga went back to the pimping
Started getting groovy with the women I was hitting
Got a gold chain and a nose ring
And a new watch, no tick but I always do time, yeah
Black boy with a black fade, yeah
Got mad when you did things
You was fucking and you did dirt too
We was talking but you never hear my phone boo
Moved up and I feel good shit
Roll palm trees and I made a hit for ya
Billboards around the city with your face on it
But they never ever really know bout what you been through
Stay asking where the hoes at, huh?
Why your homies gotta go there, huh?
I ain't trip when I see you I would dance at a show back in Feb
You trip but we don't talk much
Girl you got me fucked up
Real nigga gotta get it when he fucked up
Fake niggas like a new man
Just a little side joint
Always been a side joint
Alright joint
[Hook: April George & GoldLink]
Girl you're gone now
And oh baby
Don't call me, don't call me no more
Girl you're gone now
And oh baby
Don't call me, don't call me no more
[Hook: April George & GoldLink]
Girl you're gone now
And oh baby
Don't call me, don't call me no more
Girl you're gone now
And oh baby
Don't call me, don't call me no more
Sources:
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GoldLink
- https://noisey.vice.com/en_uk/article/yw58wg/what-a-time-what-a-year-its-been-for-goldlink
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