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For You, For Me Too

by Drew Kid

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samuelshishkebab The title describes it perfectly, a range of moods expressed deeply in waves of bras instruments, pianos and percussion instruments representing the ever flowing emotions in our minds in modern-day society, from happy to sad, from overwhelmed to frustrated, from melancholic to jovial, this track has it all, of course in a live recording. Favorite track: The Madness - Live @ Bohemian Caverns.
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welp welpington Incredible job, Andrew! You fucking killed it Favorite track: Motherland.
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Johannes Duckeck A soulful, emotional journey celebrating the beauty that is life, while not glossing over the pain.

Peace, love, vibes, and blessings. Favorite track: Find Your Way / Arrow.
Larry Sun
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Larry Sun Thank you so much for this beautiful album.
Croissant James
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Croissant James A great thing to hear when you're in your mid-late 20s Favorite track: Wherever You Are (feat. Deborah Bond).
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I want you to know That I feel all around I want you to know That I fear all around This was for you But it is for me too This was for you But it is for me too I want you to know That I feel all around I want you to know That I fear all around 6.15.15 - 6.18.17.
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The Muse 06:29
You speak, I wanna sing In my soul I am listening If I could mean all the things to you That give me so much life Divine I find is the time I spend with you All that I can be Honest for you to see In all its entirety My life, you inspire me Good morning, dearly departed... You leave, I wanna stay A child I can’t be today My mind cannot hide the way I feel Though my heart may be blind We’ll find when time will unwind Will you still know? All that I can be Honest for you to see In all its entirety My life, you inspire me Good morning, dearly departed… 12.1.14. - 8.3.17.
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Don’t you think I won’t forget this feeling? Don’t you think I want you in the right way? Don’t you think I know that you’ve been feeling... Don’t you think I know you feel some type of way? Let’s spend some time Get in your mind Save that day And all the ways... Don’t you think I won’t forget this feeling? Don’t you think I want you in the right way? Don’t you think I know that you’ve been feeling... Don’t you think I know you feel some type of way? Don’t you think I won’t forget this feeling? Don’t you think I want you in the right way? Don’t you think I know that you’ve been feeling... Don’t you think I know you feel some type of way? Don’t you think I won’t forget this feeling? Don’t you think I want you in the right way? 1.?.15. - 7.23.17.
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Wherever you are Is where I wanna be When you come along Everything Ain’t as ugly You and I both Know how cold the world can be But it’s always warm whenever I’m where you are Trying to act like I ain’t got no sign of time Or that it ain’t far away from me to get wherever you want If halfway you can meet me, that’s a sign You’re worth the journey to me Wherever you are Is where I wanna be When you come along Everything Ain’t as ugly You and I both Know how cold the world can be But it’s always warm whenever I’m where you are Who must I be that, darling, you’d make the time? You wouldn’t flake or fake any given day the minute I call? Should I put my trust in thee, or hold the line? You’re all that I wanna see 2.4.15. - 7.23.17.
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Other People 03:10
Seconds of now feel more like a minute So what does an hour mean for our limit? Would you have a doubt In your mind I see where it’s headed On me you take it all out Top of the world I feel when I’m with you But you can’t see me past all your issues So you’re heading out Felt that high ‘til bye was imminent I know now it can’t be that type of party But it ain’t all ‘bout you... There’s other people here too Ain’t gotta say what’s true... But I feel the need to Can’t find the words to say how you’re feeling Fine looking all the while but concealing what you’re about In your eyes I see that it’s ending But tears won’t need to fall down Spent no time to flesh out the painting But couldn’t hang cause you couldn’t frame it, now we’re throwing it out Ain’t no lie gonna hide what you’re facing Alone can you still be life of the party? …Oh, you thought I was talking ‘bout you?... There’s other people here too At first this was for you… But it’s here for me too 3.12.15. - 7.31.17.
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Big Rube: We of this realm Blessed enough to be posted at the helm Can consciously captain a nation by responsibly navigating our own ship Safely taking our own trips and understanding the journey An undemanding existence would weaken me How bright can a beacon be without darkness to dissipate Without the experience of trial and error However could I anticipate the obstacles that lie before me Unseen to the untrained eyes of a mundane imagination Unstained with aggravation, pain, and scars How can I know how far is the reach of my limitations This cannot come through imitation Each of us possesses the fire to illuminate the haze That obscures the paths and trails we blazing With potential to be amazing Yet we continue to dwell in a maze of disgrace crippled by ignorance Consumed by self hatred Entombed in our own doubt we’ve become just about faithless Doomed to become faceless unless we open our mind’s eye to who we are And openly embrace this identification Hope can replace despair and love obliterate hatred Dismembering this twisted matrix that encapsulates the ones who made it Poetically it’s just us Freedom isn’t where you live but how you live It just is Just causes should be stood up for Injustice never put up with The phrase ‘good enough’ should have never existed Cop outs are what let cops out of taking responsibility for abusive position The truth forever has been and ever shall be the ultimate mission Make a decision… Right now (Chorus) Drew Kid/Deborah Bond: We of the world Got a lot to do But as strong as we are We're still vulnerable We don't want the slice Bigger appetites Gotta follow my hopes towards an antidote given capsulized We of the world On a constant move We don't complain take the pain no thang Daily we doing what we gotta do Learned to love the fight So we prove with pride Should've asked about my past Backtrackin' still tryna find out who am I yU & Kev Brown: This is why my arms stay lifted to the sky Grateful for genuine things they don’t make no more On the road to mature, made mistakes galore Bumpin’ my head Allah was saying, “Be patient, boy” From scratch again, got nothing to base it off Creation = doing, ain’t no tracing joy Good news is something I could use So much going on what happened to the rules What happened to the jewels with the truth when you hear the blues Glass ceiling with the elevator to the roof I’m not amused, I need a muse Take my shoes and put ‘em on, see if you can show and prove Grow is what I’m known to do since I used to go to school I done wrote a song or two, still feel like it’s more to do Waiting for the next line, waiting for the next move Maybe on the flip side, if not this time… Grap Luva: In struggles of life and love there’s always change Some people they play the game and get caught in the flame The world moves without warning, days dawning bring the sun and the rain Like life brings the joy and the pain Beautiful words emerge making powerful thoughts I take issue with discrepancies that I was taught I use the 16’s to clear the minds that are cluttered And hope we discover the beauty in one another My brothers and sisters, they been calling for change But the fact it falls upon deaf ears is not strange The people they send to rep the truth be so lame While the line blurs between real life and playing games See life can offer you much or nothing at all I’m not living my life to ball until I fall I’m living my life walking in the light of The All Sh*t’s deep but still we gotta answer the call… Evolution: Tuari Bilal-Willingham/Adonis Hook/Drew Dave/Charlie Ross 11.13.12. - 8.3.17.
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Motherland 14:00

about

Originally a small collection of love songs, this project grew into an exploration of self. Written in the confines of my piano room at home, in school practice rooms, in New York rehearsal spaces, at my brother’s dorm in Boston, on buses, on planes, walking around aimlessly in Paris, arriving to me in dreams and in the quiet moments of the morning. Encapsulated in this recording are internalized emotions and acknowledgement of the dissonances within: the yearning for love, wonder at the promise of new life, pain for lives lost to brutality and ignorance, the guilt of disconnect with my origins, my search for purpose and struggle to maintain conviction in a time of hopelessness and apathy, my crippling isolation, and my dreams for freedom in a new day.

This is for all who understand.

12.1.14. - 4.30.18.

credits

released April 30, 2018

Executive Produced, Composed & Arranged by Drew Kid except where noted

Mixed by Dunc at Rum Runner Records Studio B, Bowie MD
Mastered by James Kang at The Blue Room, Hollywood CA
Art Direction & Design by Courtney Leonard
Self-Portrait by Drew Kid

01 For You, For Me Too
Written by Drew Kid
Published by Afrocentric Asian Music (BMI)
Recorded by Dunc at Rum Runner Records, Brentwood MD
Vocal/Piano/Hi-hats: Drew Kid
Bass: Austin Cody Flores
Drum Programming: Dunc

02 The Muse
Written by Drew Kid
Published by Afrocentric Asian Music (BMI)
Recorded by Dunc at Rum Runner Records, Brentwood MD/The Dojo, Silver Spring MD
Trumpet: Andrew Velez
Tenor Saxophone: Zet Harris
Vocal/Piano/Wurlitzer: Drew Kid
Bass: Malik Hunter, John Daise
Percussion & Drum Programming: Slimkat78 & Drew Kid
Drums: Austin Cody Flores

03 Some Kinda Way (feat. Deborah Bond)
Written by Drew Kid
Published by Afrocentric Asian Music (BMI)
Recorded by Dunc & Colin Delzell at Rum Runner Records, Brentwood MD
Supporting Vocals: Deborah Bond
Tenor Saxophone: Smokin’ Joe Whitney
Flugelhorn: Ben Malick aka BBB
Vocal/Fender Rhodes/Hohner D6 Clavinet/Wurlitzer/CP: Drew Kid
Bass: John Daise
Guitar/Percussion/Drums: Austin Cody Flores

04 Wherever You Are (feat. Deborah Bond)
Written by Drew Kid & Graham Doby
Published by Afrocentric Asian Music/Phantom Lover Publishing (BMI)
Recorded by Dunc at Rum Runner Records, Brentwood MD
Supporting Vocals: Deborah Bond
Trumpet: Andrew Velez
Tenor Saxophone: Zet Harris
Vocal/EP/Hohner D6 Clavinet/Synth Bass: Drew Kid
Bass: John Daise
Drums: Graham Doby
Drum Programming: Slimkat78, Kev Brown, Austin Cody Flores & Drew Kid
Party People: Jedi JD, Cheakaity, Rachel, Dunc, 4-JAX
*contains resung lyrics from “Nobody But You” written by P. Coleman, T. Jones, P. Douthit, K. Hinnant and published by Big Pooh Music/Imagine Nation Music/Music of Windswept/Veoris Music (ASCAP)

05 Other People
Written by Drew Kid
Published by Afrocentric Asian Music (BMI)
Recorded by Drew Kid at Rum Runner Records, Brentwood MD
Trumpet: Andrew Velez
Tenor Saxophone: Zet Harris
Vocal/Keyboards & Synth Bass: Drew Kid
Drum Programming: Slimkat78 & Drew Kid

06 Today's Work (Sun Shines Down)
Written by Drew Kid
Published by Afrocentric Asian Music (BMI)
Recorded by Dunc & Colin Delzell at The Dojo, Silver Spring MD
Additional Vocals: Alena Alegrado
Piano: Drew Kid
Bass/Drums: Austin Cody Flores
*contains reharmonized elements of “Wine (Précis)” written by Anthony Alvarado

07 The Madness - Live @ Bohemian Caverns
Written by Drew Kid
Published by Afrocentric Asian Music (BMI)
Performed by Thad Wilson - Kindred Soul
Recorded live by Slimkat78 at Bohemian Caverns, Washington DC
Trumpet: Thad Wilson
Tenor Saxophone: Elijah Easton
Piano/EP: Drew Kid
Bass: Philip Ambuel
Drums: Kelton Norris
Ghost Flugelhorn: Ben Malick
Ghost Tenor: Smokin’ Joe Whitney

08 What Will You Do?
Written by Drew Kid
Published by Afrocentric Asian Music (BMI)
Recorded by Drew Kid at The Dojo, Silver Spring MD
Keyboards/Synth Bass/Drum Programming: Drew Kid
Drums: Austin Cody Flores
Barz: Uncle Mike

09 Outsider's Guilt (The Now)
Written by Drew Kid
Published by Afrocentric Asian Music (BMI)
Recorded by Drew Kid at Rum Runner Records, Brentwood MD
Keyboards/Synth Bass/Casio/Crybaby: Drew Kid
Voices: the people of Binangonan, Rizal

10 We, Of The World (feat. Big Rube, Deborah Bond, yU, Kev Brown, & Grap Luva)
Written by yU, Drew Kid, Big Rube, Kev Brown, & Grap Luva
Published by yU Makin Music/Afrocentric Asian Music/Death To The Fakers (BMI)/Dingy Brown Music/Omari’s Uncle Publishing (ASCAP)
Drums recorded by Austin Cody Flores at Rum Runner Records, Brentwood MD
Vocals: Big Rube, Deborah Bond, Drew Kid, yU, Kev Brown, Grap Luva
Trumpet: Andrew Velez
Flugelhorn: Ben Malick
Tenor Saxophone: Smokin’ Joe Whitney
Piano/Keyboards/Synth Bass/Univox Drum: Drew Kid
Drums: Austin Cody Flores
Pencils & Music Stand: Slimkat78
“Scratches”: Grap Luva
Evolution: Tuari Bilal-Willingham, Adonis Hook, Drew Dave, Charlie Ross

11 Find Your Way / Arrow
Written by Alena Alegrado for the PCN production of “Nawawala: Find Your Way”
Published by Blueberries (ASCAP)
Arranged by Drew Kid
Recorded by Dunc & Colin Delzell at The Dojo, Silver Spring MD
Trumpet: Andrew Velez
Tenor Saxophone: Zet Harris
Piano/Organ/Wurlitzer/Synth Bass: Drew Kid
Drums: Austin Cody Flores

12 Alone
Written by Drew Kid
Published by Afrocentric Asian Music (BMI)
Recorded on an iPhone 4 in some classroom
Piano: Drew Kid

13 Does Culture Die With Me?
Written by Drew Kid
Published by Afrocentric Asian Music (BMI)
Produced by 4-JAX YUNG SWIZZA MANE
Recorded by Landover Calrissian at IN DA LAB Studios
Score performed by the Steely Faingaz Symphony Orchestra
Pyrotechnics & Audio-Visual Presentation performed by STANK_LEON
Bird calls & Wah-wah Pedals: Timoteo the Tenderloin Trappa
Wind: Oko Yono
Samples and Drumbreaks you ain’t got: Joey $candalz
364 Barz of Fiyah Flamez: YUNG WHITEWA$HED
Adlibs: The Pimp Trick Gangsta Clique feat. Druelz Santana
Theremin: Katzumoto Jazayaki and his assistant, Ronnie the chinchilla
Noodling in between tunes: The Keeyatz University Jyeahzz Combo
White Piano on Wheels: Finessa Carlton
Vibe Engineer/Party Catalyst: Romanov Poppinoff
Gentrifiers who called the cops during the making of this recording: Debra, Skyler, Ally, and Chad
*contains elements of “Return of The Mack” written by Mark Morrison...oh wait, nevermind...no...that's a lie

14 Motherland
Written by Drew Kid for Josefina Cerafica Flores
Published by Afrocentric Asian Music (BMI)
Recorded by Dunc at The Dojo, Silver Spring MD
Piano: Drew Kid
Bass: John Daise
Drums: Austin Cody Flores

A Beautiful Discovery
Written by ???
Published by Afrocentric Asian Music (BMI)
Recorded by Dunc at The Dojo, Silver Spring MD
Piano: Drew Kid
Drums: Austin Cody Flores


All thanks to the Creator for the gift of life and music. I miss my mom and my aunt so much. Their spirits sustain me. My brother’s love sustains me as we both continue to grow through life. Cody, I am so proud of you. You built this. The care you bring to every instrument you play! You are a true inspiration to me. I can’t wait for the world to know your voice through all of your creativity. I love you so much, man. Dunc, thank you for everything! Your patience, diligent ears, and wealth of knowledge made this possible. Thanks for being a true friend in this journey and encouraging me. How can I express the immense gratitude I have for every individual that brought this record to life on stage and in the studio? I’m forever truly indebted to yall: Cody, Dunc, John Daise, Brother Spanky, Hayling Price, Andrew Velez, Zet Harris, Slimkat78, Dre King, Malik Hunter, Cecily, Philip Ambuel, Kelton Norris, Elijah Easton, Thad Wilson, Deborah Bond, Graham Doby, Ben Malick, Joe Whitney, yU, Kev Brown, Grap Luva, Drew Dave, Charlie Ross, Tuari, Anthony Alvarado, Alena Alegrado (thank you for allowing me to put “Arrow” on this album, the spirit of your song is life-saving), Big Rube, Adonis, Rachel, Jedi JD, Cheakaity, Colin Delzell, James Kang. Thank you to Rum Runner Records (my “home” in PG). Thank you to Blue Room Studios. Thank you to Andrew Smith for your guidance! A million thanks to Courtney Leonard for your patience and beautiful execution of design. Special shout out to: The Cerafica & Flores Families, Silky Hands, Sleepy Gonzales, Brotisserie, {all other FCA fam I can’t fit here}, Jedi Master Rachel, Ben Jackson, Pati, Charlie Himel, Dave Robinson & CFJB, Betty Scott & The Strathmore Artist-In-Residence Program, The entire GMU Jazz Department, Atomic Music, Bohemian Caverns (Rest In Peace), and every therapy session, every physical therapy session, every album I absorbed, every podcast I listened to, every show I went to, every place I could escape to, every friend who lent an ear and a word in my time ‘away’. Thank you to all the great artists and wonderful people in my life that have been an incredible source of light. Thank YOU, especially, the dear listener—I hope this music helps you any way it can.

Love,
Drew Kid

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