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9​:​SUMMERS

by Dean Risko

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A restless ode to Los Angeles.

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9 summers in Los Angeles
14 deep in this rap shit tryna master it
Im no novice, some say its god-flow
but Im no profit
I dont preach I just practice
Im just in that pocket
This aint for you if you fall for hat-tricks
No bullshit in my bio I dont get much traffic
Been to busy with real life
Almost forgot what it feels like
I looked in the mirror like.. What happened to you?
Unplug the noise and tap into the truth
Its been a minute but Im back up in it
Back to business, tag a critic
Guess Im too in-love with rap to quit it
Even if it dont love me back, thats addiction though..
Been snappin' since I had the cricket phone
Im someone that my OGs know and respect
I usually aim for the heart, rarely over the head
and do it all for the art
but like a side-chick sometimes you just go for the neck

9 summers, 9 summers
Sometimes I wonder
Was it worth it? If I could reverse it
Would I wanna do it over?
Try to make it perfect
Cuz my fuck ups made me and gave me
This crazy 9 summers

Migrane like a train hit, same shit
No memory of last night
Just another bad night
Bleeding into a day-shift
Fuckin running out of patience
Waking up hand swollen and bruised
Looking at my wife like "I dont know what to do"
I dont wanna fail but I feel like the world is a jail
and Im just doing time here
Spent the last 9 years
Watching the evolution of my peers
Like damn! Im getting left behind here
A couple breakups, a couple burnt bridges
A couple comrades turned bitches
Im just tryna be what Lila see's
When she looks through those innocent eyes at me
All I know is Imma die with my hands busy
I got my fingerprints all over the damn city

9 summers, 9 summers
Sometimes I wonder
Was it worth it? If I could reverse it
Would I wanna do it over?
Try to make it perfect
Cuz my fuck ups made me and gave me
This crazy 9 summers

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released December 6, 2019
Written / Performed by Dean Risko
Produced by Beau Willie
Recorded / Mixed / Mastered by Blake Borisoff

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Dean Risko Los Angeles, California

Born in JHB, South Africa.. Raised in SLC, Utah.. Reside in LA, California. Singer, Songwriter, Rapper.

IG: @deanrisko

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