Perfect Timing, by Akil Pratt & K1NG ELJAY

Perfect Timing

by Akil Pratt & K1NG ELJAY

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1.	Deja Vu 03:19	lyrics
(Verse One - K1NG ELJAY) I'll set the scene real quick Feel free to interchange anything to your scene if it fits You get off work at a quarter to six Your homeboy say he know a couple shows in the city to hit Let me interject before I forget Imagine this is well before the pandemic, now right back to the script You just want some dope vibes and to mingle with chicks Maybe find some dope rappers so you pull up at ten And the event is already beginning You dap up with ya partners and head into the building but then it hit you That you seen this artist last time you were there Same song, same content, same nonsense Same six people front row gassing him up And suddenly you regret that you even appeared But ye'en tryna be rude to the rapper up there So you just nod your head and act like you care But in your mind you probably thinking (Hook) I swear that I heard that before In the last couple tracks that you rapped Bring it back, bring it back I swear that you did that before But it's fine if the crowd gon' react Bring it back bring it back Ain't nothing new under the sun But you ain't even trying its sad Bring it back, bring it back Feeling like Deja vu Whenever I press play on the cap Bring it back, bring it back (Verse Two - Akil Pratt) They say it's no country for the old tribe What If i told you that we invented lo-fi I had my arm extended to you the whole time Hung out to dry, so then i turned it to a clothesline Hip hop is fruit from the same vine show it love It's no shame in showing who you're the little bro of Life is all cyclical, recycle importance Yalls past distorted like you ain't still buying Jordans Players and the pimp stuff Eighties with the synth stuff Loving trap rappers that prolly grew up with backpackers When greatness walks in the room act natural Have your own thoughts while waving in the same talent pool You overthinking it shooting or shoulder leaning it Sizzurp or lean in it's our culture that's deeming it cool Pay respect when it's due, whether it baps or it booms Just keep the snares on the fours and the twos and if you happen to use (Hook) A style that i heard once before cause you feel you inspired to do it Bring it back, bring it back Find true fans of ya music if not then you're in the wrong group Bring it back bring it back Cause nothing's new under the sun long as you try to grow and improve Bring it back bring it back Feeling like deja vu and this music's my fountain of youth Bring it back bring it back
2.	Slowing Me Down 03:14	lyrics
(Verse One - Akil Pratt) Getcha bets settled, know that I don't mud wrestle Won't pocket-check you wondering 'bout where the real fans at You can tell by the mail, Zelle, and the Cash App And who took their time to put their numbers into Bandcamp I'm forever grateful to the faithful Paypals, and I say, thank you But being reduced to panhandling I can't do Especially with utilities, loans from the bank due Sent a beat pack out, but I ain't tryna chase you Understand that with my presence I ain't gotta grace you Tryna get some free labor, but ain't that what slaves do You out of you cotton pickin' mind Pat you on your back, while they be robbing n*ggas blind I want the cheese, but got to deal with house cats and mouse traps Cold world like it's ten below Gotta stop biting my tongue I worked for FedEx for twelve years, so it ain't nothing for me to push an envelope (Hook) Ya slowing me down, yeah, ya slowing me down Slowing me down, yeah, ya slowing me down Ya slowing me down, yeah, ya slowing me down Slowing me down, yeah, ya slowing me down (Verse Two - K1NG ELJAY) Ladies and gentlemen, Häagen-Dazs flows, here's the scoop Redefined the RDFND, to cut some ideas loose Needed a different canvas to properly flex my tools L1TEWORK, but every plug needs an outlet with some juice Know in the past the static's what I been attracted to Shocking to think the fuse in my brain could've blew Now I look and laugh and keep on walking past, I'm amused Drinking liquor to create or stimulate as a muse Ain't really the safest way, but I can't chase after you Love you man, but understand I'm doing what I have to do Got these ideas that gotta manifest so I can't fool With you if you chasing vices, your mental is apt to lose Hopefully you hear this verse and know you had one in your crew That truly cared but God's got you now, so I just have to move I just feel sad for you, you ain't even have to choose Nerds got you bout to perish but I think I always knew Best of luck to you and you (Hook) (Outro - ELJAY) God bless you, man… See I know who I am and that in turn has shown me who you are. I can't dim my glow to Help you shine, that's not how light works. And I've got more to do until I'm back in the earth. So while I'm above It, I- well, we - move intentionally. It's perfect timing, truthfully. And if that's something you can't see, either as business partners or as friends? Then hopefully 'peace' takes on a double-meaning.
3.	Home 03:44	lyrics
(Verse One - Akil Pratt) Mama saying don't leave the front yard Well on this patch of grass I'll teach a masterclass Expand my mind now we on the asphalt Forgot to take the trash In bed hear I them brakes squeaking In the evening playing tonk tryna break even Envy the homies with both parents, but they had more to prove they was the most Daring Old folks staring, stingy with the knowledge That's when I went off to college With the west in my rear view Putting down deposits for that upstairs two bedroom Across the other side of town With more headroom but don't know how to fold a towel Boy you still a child You just got bills now I'm thinking bout my old house so I drive around And what I found was a brother, sister, mother, and a dad playing tag on that same Patch of grass Wasn't flabbergasted life has a way of recasting Although I'm grown I guess I'm missing home (Hook) I've been around the world seems like a thousand times Shook many hands, gave lots of hugs, and said goodbyes But no matter where, know my Heart always goes back home, home (Verse Two - K1NG ELJAY) Two hours in at my job around these White folks Feeling empty, sort of hollow though Checked my Samsung, I received a video Something like a minute and a half ago From my sister and her fam in Georgia More specifically, my nephew Saying that I'm always working And don't interact with him or his older bro Same thing the wife say, same thing my parents say They probably not wrong though Maybe I just push this content to get the same feeling back then When we all used to live on Hitching Post Or even further when Tuskegee, Shorter and Hardaway, Alabama seemed connected And we took our bikes through back roads to the candy store Or the corner store, shooting basketball in rims with no nets But sipping Peach Faygo Smooth as Kyrie off the glass with the finger roll Back when I used to ride to Fort Valley To watch my cousin put up 24 and 10 with that midrange Or link with the family and hit McDonald's, then hit the den to play Halo Fighting on the trampoline on Thanksgiving Day though Or even playing Tonk with my Dad That ain't a rhyme, think I miss that the most Sitting with him Christmas night, Temptations playing on Bose Who would've thought it take this long to realize that home Ain't a place you confine under a roof (Hook)
4.	A Rap Song 02:38	lyrics
(Verse One - Akil Pratt) I ain't got no interest in trying to rewrite my history All the L's I took, translated them to wins for me Stronger mentally I accept the fact that I'm very odd, yet interesting I stay locked in a timeshare with God Ima quick study, so many unread in this room Better get buddy fo' he end up on the news Songs sounds like an episode of fix my life Just for yall to listen and tell me the mix ain't right Just know it's magic when I spit a bar I survived the worst like it was magic when he hit it raw Used to read David and judge like, you know that wasn't right of that king Next scene had me looking at a Spiderman meme Ye'en seen these kinda skills, sick with it They saying I'm green around the gills Glide through these .wavs like a fish did it Once I wreck it Felix can't fix it I'm the king on this island of the misfits (Hook - K1NG ELJAY) I'm used to hearing the "Nas" like I'm Esco Now you see I'm special This is where the Hook go I'm just thriving with waves, cause I'm blessed folk And yall niggas just float This is where the Hook go Don't really care who you thinking is next bro I'm just here to flex though This is where the Hook go I used to need all the love, but that's dead so Hugs, kisses, X, O's This is where the Hook go (Verse Two - Akil Pratt) Respect to Drake, but all my songs can go uncharted When I stopped playing games that's when the fun started In my own zone, wavelength, frequency I'll be long gone before ya pace can compete with me I'm the OG you're just emojis, know more than I say just tryna keep it low key That's until I OD I done tapped into my genius again Mind on Venus again, like Kyrie for the win Or 37 in the 3rd from Clay, and when I come back down ima be looking for them birds of prey When skies are purple and grey, know that's the sun just testing you Rain tryna lecture you, wind bring out the best in you Keep that energy and give it to whoever next to you Vow to always move intentionally Cant be so sensitive either I ain't pretending to like nothing Cause yall shole ain't pretending with me (Hook)
5.	Celerity 03:23	lyrics
(Hook - Akil Pratt) I'm the type to stay down and build, here's some clarity Trying to compete with myself, so beware of me Grab an idea make it airtight technically No real thoughts about becoming a celebrity But I feel the pressure Since time is a commodity that's precious So I move with celerity Fresher than some celery, God knows what best for me Infinity pool with the flows, don't go testing me (Verse - K1NG ELJAY) Always had the recipe Dating back to when I used to review mixtapes and LPs as my specialty Thankfully I dared to dream Covering music that ain't age well truthfully just turned into some stress for me Now I take the pen out and flex to free Up my mind a bit It's like a stretch to me to craft the lyrics carefully Effervescent, F'n up a beat to make it rest in peace Ghostwriting the script at its tombstone or effigy Yeah it free my mind to write, but it ain't right to do this free Im'ma need a fee to drop these freestyles so flawlessly Unless its ChriStyle calling a favor in don't message me Or even Akil, I guess that's how I'm even present, b Dawg, I'd rather focus moving forward with my company L1TEWORK, tryna be the best on Alabama scene Wait I mean, tryna be the best that Bama seen Wait I mean, tryna be my best so Alabama's seen The schemes too clever, not even aware of competitors Several levels ahead of them leave 'em dead and beheaded Via the words and the lyrics I said Godbody flow, so if you quote a king Make sure you inking my writtens in red Kintsugi mode, I break everything apart And fix it back with more value than it had from the start This a different kind of hunger leaking through my art from my heart Back when I used to fast track ideas at Railroad Park Q would smoke weed I'd sit on that park bench and smoke beats Funny how it's lit no matter how I choose to proceed Mama asked me if I found my calling, guess we gone see Plant my feet to channel my aggression and then sow seeds Spirit of a champion you seek? See that's on me So don't get too spooked when you see the way I ghost these People tryna leech and ride the wave, hope you drown, we Nowhere near the same caliber, but I'm gone teach You a lesson anytime you challenge, boy I'm top three Aint a rapper in the city consistent as young K1NG Griselda's success initially used to slow-sting Because that's the same idea I had for the old team Then Matthew 11:28 thru 30, it hit me That all who are weary can come to me And I'll give you rest, cuz the burden is easy And that yoke is light, now you get it I ain't gone leave, but do me a favor, make better music That ain't a bar, I just wanna see if you can do it I ain't missed since 2016, and I can prove it Hit my bandcamp and tell me how I keep improving CLVRFLD LP, Process, Triptych Graduation, Second Page, K1NG, Royalty Tape Freeverse, Kintsugi, Writing Prompts Trilogy Show me any () with a catalog that's trill as me in Bama, dawg (Hook)
6.	Superhero 03:38	lyrics
(Verse One - Akil Pratt) You are not ready for this altered beast alter-ego The part of me that's part amigo-part foe, the hero's nemesis arch I traveled to many moons and sent my mental to mars Put insurmountable odds in front of me, then forget it tomorrow I need a breath of fresh air like a cabinet with Barak Obama or Dr. Bronners, I'm a mess with it Say I'm a back packer, I don't mesh with them Too many holes in ya story to be the best of friends Crew on stage trying to set the standard One episode of Bruce Banner next scene I broke the band up It's hard to stand up when you feel God ripped your plans up Like ashes in the fire, got me asking all these why's and I'm like (Bridge) Standing tall I smile and grin But then I'm falling down again My friend, you would not understand Look down on me and wondering What is this joy that I have found I feel His love is shining down Beside myself, now I'm alive It seems hard to believe, but I'm alright (Hook) This that Superhero theme music Sometimes we cry, sometimes we sing to it But you can gone head and dream to it Breakthrough break free music Yeah this bad feeling's nothing more than a glass ceiling This gone be the best day of my life, God willing Gone and getcha healing, you rocking with the realest Gone and getcha healing, gone and getcha healing (K1NG ELJAY verse) These words are (immortal), its hard to be cordial When I feel like a Phoenix(Fenyx), rising higher to scorch you Bars are harder than iron (Ubisoft) you be softer than a Number Two at Taco Bell after its flushed down the toilet No need for me to just hold it, y'all see the drive is imported How he clutch up when he slides on tracks like his angels escorting him With his cape in the wind he must think he's kinda important I just know who I am with no need for weed or endorphins Powers were dormant but now I blow with the Lord's endorsement Rephrase, the Most High said it's cool if you try to snort this I'm making it shake like I'm part of Aqua Teen Hunger Force I'm absorbing up all the hate to inflate and just elevate Come and fly with me, L1TEWORK, he too bright really You can feel he's different, wonderfully and fearfully made Doper than yay in your inner city No caping unless you able to create this quickly (Bridge) (Hook) (Outro - K1NG ELJAY) It's crazy how God works. Regardless of circumstances, there's at least a stanza or two to be said when two goal-oriented family men set their eyes on a prize Never ignoring the signs... Moving forward towards their prime... Managing their personal storms by residing in the eye... Middle fingers to Poseidon by creating our own waves... It's no cliche but it's safe to say this is a result of what some may call a heavenly alignment... We just prefer the phrase perfect timing...
7.	Move Different 03:19	lyrics
(Verse One - Akil Pratt) Everybody saying stay safe, keep it at home base Packing guns in the safe round the waist chrome case Confederates want revenge the rest of us wanna binge Who's watching? We're being reduced to a profile My folks still getting profiled with dispositions like we still on a boat now We losing heroes, pioneers, they say it comes in threes though We don't cry a tear, hotels and the casinos Hospitals overrun and he can't get his chemo, and I just heard that screech gone We can't travel like we want, now everybody gotta pivot Change our appetites, now we thinking more bout the afterlife Legacies back to life realities Now we see that time is our biggest commodity Praying more we need God to see How can we keep going possibly More than ever, know we won't live forever so we (Hook) Pay respects to the fallen, sending a text and calling To all the ones we love now while they still up and walking Stop rejecting our calling, only passionate projects Cause we don't know the day when our casket is dropping Tryna to live in the moment, all while seeking atonement Same life new mission, I'm tryna move different (Chant) (K1NG ELJAY verse) Life's the funniest teacher Just tryna breathe when I receive a Text about a friend of the family that Married me and Alisha, Contracted covid-19 and never came off the respirator either See that R.I.P.? It stings to me Saw him like a month ago and waved but didn't think to speak Figured I'd see him later on, he's always on my street Always nice when on the scene Always tryna invite us to come over to chat and eat Ironically last time we spoke he asked about my j-o-b And at the time it was [T-Mobile] and he laughed at me Said it was a stepping stone and I agreed So it makes sense for me to [drop bars in every single line] I speak I used to care about [reception] more than anything But now I'd rather be [connected] while the ideas [ring] I see my [calling] for greatness and whether I [sell(cell)] or not I plan to follow God's [plan] to my plot, so let us (Hook) Pay respects to the fallen, send a text and a call in To all the ones we love now while they still up and walking Stop rejecting our calling, only passionate projects Cause we don't know the day when our casket is dropping Tryna to live in the moment, all while seeking atonement Same life new mission, I'm tryna move different...
8.	Trees 03:47	lyrics
(Verse One - K1NG ELJAY) What if a suicidal kid figured life out What if he was dealing with depression, but never enough to cop out And every time he experienced pain art popped out But so did every one of his doubts Amassed a team but let them fallout Because his unbelief made him drop out What if his hope faltered whenever it got dark out And he started yelling "light" to manifest it in his own house What would you say to him if he was talking to you right now (Verse One - Akil Pratt) Oh you walking a fine line between tripping and Einstein Formulations from your own mind and watch the world embrace it Things happen in their own time God's grace is The reason you could turn ya pain into a playlist I relate to this, candles lit tryna make a wish That I could carry this baggage without having to make a trip Just focus on the near and dear that you got favor with And may the Lord the Giver plant us by the river while we're saying (Hook) What if somebody from Troy made the Tesla And Birmingham was the center for Wall street investors And I was everything that I'm inspired to be And you turned out nothing like them lies you believe Yeah, in the rooms with the 'movers' and the 'shakers' Now we're more than influencers, entertainers Anything that we tryna to achieve Sprout like trees and pass it down to your seeds (Verse Two - Akil Pratt) Empath with a dim past Walked over and I took it on the chin and laugh Gloss over the fact that his life is out of tune plus could use a hint of jazz Tryna let it go but I ain't no Pendergrass The negative thoughts I tend to grab But it only makes sense when I put the pen to pad Overwhelmed with uncertainty/question folks' concern for me before I sink into a relapse, I need some feedback (Verse Two - K1NG ELJAY) You know I peeped that, I seem to recall similarities Reading through the Bible and discovering some clarity Seeing David, like "that ain't right of that king" Next page like a Spider-Man me-you said that earlier My point is, it's funny how we seem to overthink Instead of letting God redeem Because if he can flip a lying suicidal teen into a mouthpiece for kings Then he can give you the wherewithal to do the same thing Just think (Hook)

about

A Standing 8 idea that turned into something more.

Akil Pratt and K1NG ELJAY present "Perfect Timing", a project that was written in seven days. With Akil helming the production side of things and splitting microphone duties with ELJAY, the two deliver eight tracks that show off their abilities while making quality music that you can play for whatever mood you're in.

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Now that's out of the way, I had fun creating this with Akil, and I'm glad we get this opportunity. It's really perfect timing how it all happened; hopefully that translates to the music for you. Enjoy.

Also, be sure to connect with Akil for more quality music:
akilpratt.bandcamp.com

credits

released March 26, 2021

All writing done by K1NG ELJAY and Akil Pratt
All production and mastering done by Akil Pratt
- artwork photo by Sarita Lee
- artwork edit by Melvin Burch

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I just want to make music you can feel.

Based in Alabama for now, but feel free to check out the releases on the page (which are all available for free), and tell a friend to do the same thing.

Feel free to pay if you rock with it, but no pressure.

I appreciate you for even giving this a chance. I won't disappoint, I promise.

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