From Brooklyn to Birdland
by Brooklyn Beatz and CandaceK
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From the Ground Up
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In the Sun
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Malcolm X Boulevard
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Let it Go
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Whispers (Interlude)
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Go Blind
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One More for the Road
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about
Teaming up to travel from Hip-Hop to Jazz, BrooklynBeatz and CandaceK begin on Marcy Avenue and take listeners on a trip to the famed jazz club as it was during its heyday just north of 52nd Street in Manhattan.
As in life, detours, triumphs, and confusion all play a part in the struggle to find a place where you belong. But what you learn from the journey will enrich the destination. The struggle enriches the finale.
With classic sounds from both of ends of the spectrum, jazz vocal stylings, story-based lyrics, and vintage instrumentation and vocal production, the project wouldn't be complete without a touch of soul.
Come on down to Jazz Avenue, by way of Brooklyn.
As in life, detours, triumphs, and confusion all play a part in the struggle to find a place where you belong. But what you learn from the journey will enrich the destination. The struggle enriches the finale.
With classic sounds from both of ends of the spectrum, jazz vocal stylings, story-based lyrics, and vintage instrumentation and vocal production, the project wouldn't be complete without a touch of soul.
Come on down to Jazz Avenue, by way of Brooklyn.
credits
released 18 February 2013
All beats by BrooklynBeats a.k.a. JayRetro (soundcloud.com/d-jay23)
All lyrics, vocals, and melodies written by CandaceK
Lyrics and rap verse on "44th Street" by An0maly
Creative zen, recording, mixing, and mastering by Timothy "Septembers1st" Williams
Special thanks: Outlawed Beats and the SoulKnowmadz (MadzLove)
We would like to dedicate this album to our dearly departed grandfathers.
All beats by BrooklynBeats a.k.a. JayRetro (soundcloud.com/d-jay23)
All lyrics, vocals, and melodies written by CandaceK
Lyrics and rap verse on "44th Street" by An0maly
Creative zen, recording, mixing, and mastering by Timothy "Septembers1st" Williams
Special thanks: Outlawed Beats and the SoulKnowmadz (MadzLove)
We would like to dedicate this album to our dearly departed grandfathers.
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CandaceK, a singer and songwriter since the tender age of 2, CandaceK pulls her style from a plethora of inspirations,
ranging from Aretha Franklin and Etta James to Dinah Washington, Koko Taylor, En Vogue, and Muddy Waters.
A true believer in being true to oneself, her heartfelt lyrics and soulful delivery tells her story, one song at a time.
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- Track Name: From the Ground Up
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I'll get there, I will get there
Going from the ground up
I'm going there, I'll go straight there
Going to that place I love
I'll get there, I will get there
Going from the ground up, going from the ground up
I'm going there, I'll go straight there
Yeah
I've been asleep for too long
Going about this all wrong
The darkness smothered all the light
Moving fast so got to hold on
I'm shaky, but my will is too strong
Don't let the doors close, let me breathe
I'll get there, I will get there
Going from the ground up
I'm going there, I'll go straight there
Going to that place I love
I'll get there, I will get there
Going from the ground up, going from the ground up
I'm going there, I'll go straight there
Yeah
Go, stop, go, stop
Which stop?
Which stop?
Go, stop, go
Go, stop
Which stop?
Go
Which stop?
Go, stop, go - Track Name: In the Sun
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As I emerge out of the darkness underground
Vision becomes so sharp and light is all around me
Feel so electric now I feel like I can fly
Nothing can touch me, yet I know I can touch the sky
Yeah
Sun's warmest ray
Wash my fear away
Sun light up the day
I'm on my way
In the Sun
My pathway looks so bright, direction's crystal clear
Feels like it took a lifetime to end up right here
Illuminated sidewalks lead me on my way
The Sun follows my movements through the city scape
In the Sun
Sun's warmest ray
Wash my fear away
Sun light up the day
I'm on my way
In the Sun
In the Sun - Track Name: Malcolm X Boulevard
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I feel so displaced now
I took off
Running down the boulevard of dreams, or so I thought
Curious to see if a detour could save me time
Could elevate me, but my priorities realigned
You were the definition of temptation
I took a bite
Suspended my journey halted like a DONT WALK sign
I got tangled in the traffic jam inside my mind
I dismissed my dream, but now I swear to you I've gotta try
Ooh, I gotta do what I gotta do
You gotta do what you gotta do
Gotta do what I gotta do
You gotta do what you gotta do
So now I stand at the crossroads and I'm so confused
You came and turned me around and I followed just like a fool
Gotta find a way to eliminate distractions
Gotta find a way back to the main attraction
Yeah
I was on my way then lost my memory
Made me forget there's somewhere that I'm supposed to be
Now that I'm so lost and frozen
Kicking myself for choosing the boulevard I've chosen
Ooh, I gotta do what I gotta do
You gotta do what you gotta do
Gotta do what I gotta do
You gotta do what you gotta do
Ooh, I gotta do what I gotta do
You gotta do what you gotta do
Gotta do what I gotta do
You gotta do what you gotta do
I feel so lost I'm all turned around
Feel so low I'm back underground - Track Name: Let it Go
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When you hold onto
Feelings they'll eat you
When you keep it all inside it's only hurting you
So baby let it out
If you gotta scream and shout (eh- yeah)
Release the inner troubles that keep you awake at night
Let it Go
Let it Go
Don't hold it in, just
Let It Go
Let it Go
Let it Go
Don't hold it in, just
Let It Go
Don't be afraid to confront the demons that are haunting you
Consequently, the only thing holding you back is you
You can rise and fly and take over the world
If you learn to let it go
Let it Go
Let it Go
Don't hold it in, just
Let It Go
Let it Go
Let it Go
Don't hold it in, just
Let It Go
Let it go
Let it go
Let it go
Let it out Let it fly Let it Go
Let it out Let it fly Let it Go
Let it out Let it fly Let it Go
Let it out Let it fly Let it Go
Let it Go
Let it Go
Don't hold it in, just
Let It Go
Let it Go
Let it Go
Don't hold it in, just
Let It Go - Track Name: In the Middle / Down by Jazz Avenue
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The storm has passed and now I'm back on track
Going to a place with all the things I lack
Decision's made, I'm determining my own fate
Keeping a steady pace
Don't wanna make my entrance too late
You are now a memory of a time long gone
You'll remain a remnant of the path I once was on
Making my way down the middle and it suits me just fine
I've made my mistakes, but every wound will heal in time
Now I'm on my way down to Jazz Avenue
My heart is beating to match my steps
Feeling more in love than I have ever felt
Awake and dreaming of what I'll see
To get that feeling of the love surrounding me
Warm and tender; intense and chilling
The mesmerizing, the harmonizing, the thrilling
Making my way down the middle and it suits me just fine
No more missteps I'm on the right track this time
Now I'm on my way down to Jazz Avenue
Scat
Now I'm on my way down to Jazz Avenue - Track Name: 44th Street (featuring An0maly)
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Feel so tired from the rollercoaster race I've run
Always another mile to go
Bout the time I think I’m done
Almost there and I can see the door so clearly now
Headed up the block got to find strength to get there somehow
An0maly:
I'm gonna get there
I don't even know how
But profound and hustling through this old town
Life's a steady race
I'm on my second leg
Hope I don't catch a sprain
or just some heavy rain
Whoa, I'm gonna slip if I run faster
They told me patience is a virtue
So if it doesn't hurt you as you work through then it doesn't matter
Just as long as you don't run backwards
I been hustling, bustling, no discussion loving
I'm above in the covenant no does what I does it
Kinda fun to know that all this other struggling part of it
I'm an artist who art is nothing comparable hardly it's
Something that's different, a magician my carpet is
Like Aladdin's, my castle, is quite the magic apartment
They told me stay away from rap like it's arsenic
But I made the race and left the speaker shaking like Parkinson's
Yea we gonna make it
Feel so tired from the rollercoaster race I've run
Always another mile to go
Bout the time I think I’m done
Almost there and I can see the door so clearly now
Headed up the block got to find strength to get there somehow
CK:
Completion (before)
Depletion (let’s go)
Finish line so close I can feel it
So weary (keep on moving)
But I'm nearing (keep on going)
The place where I belong, can y'all hear it?
So close
Gotta keep on going
Almost finished
Bout to get it in yeah
Feel so tired from the rollercoaster race I've run
Always another mile to go
Bout the time I think I’m done
Almost there and I can see the door so clearly now
Headed up the block got to find strength to get there somehow
Outro:
Yeah, yeah-eeh yeah
When I get there I will know oh, oh - Track Name: Go Blind
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I go blind every time you cross my mind
I go blind every time you cross my mind
Overlooking what’s in front of me
I fixate on the hopeless daydream
When you’re on my mind
It’s like nothing else exists (oh-oh-oh)
And my vision
Trades reality for bliss (oh-oh-oh)
The world could disappear and I would never know
I’d still be blinded by my fabrication
I go blind when you cross my mind / I go blind when you cross my mind
I go blind when you cross my mind / I go blind when you cross my mind
I go blind every time you cross my mind
I go blind every time you cross my mind
Overlooking what’s in front of me
I fixate on the hopeless daydream
I’m content in the darkness
It feels like a second home oh
I can’t help but to feel blessed
With this loop that I’ve been thrown
When everything you do goes directly to my head
The fantasy drags me right
Reality goes left
I go blind when you cross my mind / I go blind when you cross my mind
I go blind when you cross my mind / I go blind when you cross my mind
I go blind every time you cross my mind
I go blind every time you cross my mind
Overlooking what’s in front of me
I fixate on the hopeless daydream
Oooh, finally
Oooh, finally - Track Name: One More for the Road
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We're drinking, my friend
To the end of a brief episode
So make it one for my baby, and one more for the road
I know you know the routine
So throw another sample
On the machine
I'm feeling so bad
I wish you'd make the music
Easy and sad
Could tell you a lot
But you got to be true to your code
So make it one fo my baby and one more for the road
That long, long road
