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Bodega Rap

by DLP x Denzil Porter

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1.
JUST STANDING THERE: A lot of movement and cold sweats when I go rest Night mares My eyes ain’t closed yet Visions and premonitions, Mental prisons, conditions Have your soul pressed When guys stay, moving side ways like you got no left No trust, matter fact just as much as I’m gon’ thrust I’m done crying over spilt milk... let it soak up They bully but it ain’t bout the noogie It’s how they choke us They fully know it ain’t bout the hoody it’s how that bro looks By that bodega, I was just standing there see That camera clear They ran up on me so I ran in fear Feeling safe, Until they... broke in my place Go check their camera gear, Face down, while my family & grandma there It was by that bodega I was no drug dealer I was no thug with a Gang and some guns with em It’s just sometimes To help the kids I might try to sell some cigs They got a hold on me Then go on me and Pressing on my ribs Ni**a can’t you see I’m big Please! I can’t breath ! I can’t move ! I can’t see! I can’t live! It was by that bodega, I was just standing there See my hands is clear I’m unarmed but that never mattered Like black lives Can’t see the loop unless your reflecting it’s like a black eye Gon’ see the truth if you get the message don’t let it pass by If that guy, Just wants to drip, Then get him baptized But making blue faces is how new blacks ride Starting up business, and making millions in hurry it got em’ worried But that ain’t yo problem, go get your money Cause’ It was by that bodega, The apartment was over it so I’m over it now hot pockets wasn’t just where the oven is, We was growing with Stolen whips Now we own the sh*t Went from broken smiles to diamonds scattered in them Golden tips That bodega Where I became a man Refused to wait and stand Doing that hand to hand Upgrade from bagging grams To laundry bags Took that made a bidness & create someone to call me dad Never killed nobody yet they call me bad I keep my, Foot up on the gass There’s no proof that this’ll last, By that bodega... is where I met my future and my past I take a poof and then I pass It ain’t stupid if I ask That bodega, Could probably tell the future from your past
2.
RIP Rasheed 00:35
3.
Bodega Rap 02:53
BODEGA RAP: I’m on some Florida coast With important folks Like imported coke Looking Fresh to the morbid joke Know where my power ranges just sometimes I be morphing slow But the more it glows Y’all see I hold the bars like I’m storing soap But I’ll never sink as if the faucets broke May sink inside a foreign hoe And tapping how we speak as if it’s Morris Code And if the ratchet must occur I'll make a rabbit from a bear You see my past is all a blur My backgrounds is like in portrait mode They back down When I’m back round Like how a corset go We carry heat Incase of fire Well then of course it’s smoke Rose from the concrete, you where orchids grow This dudes are only woman with an orchard throat But I ain’t gone drag it nah I see them flopping like they force the fall Distracted in the tropics watching Argentina Vs Portugal I need 1 mill A day that’s Denzil Porters goal So if you got a plan I am the pro to call V2 They can’t get it like me and y’all could see that Say they got the bag in the passenger maybe he crashed I keep punnany around, that's if it's e class Got the Joy stick that got the ladies over D pad Quit playin games Quit faking shame and start making gains Quit taken aim just to quit again and start saying names Quit the involvement if you can't manage the problems and repercussions that follows That couple dollars that come with change I'll done your reign as if the summer came I see them walking in the runners lane Catch me on the scooter With the backpack and the back of that is either booty or shooter Either I’m showing off or going off Of The bars I’m legendary, already Tony Hawk With a skin that’s more lunar I’m thinking more Mula My more dula wish I thinked it more sooner But it’s alright I gotta get it while a can tho And b the one the B’S just want to sax on like they anglo
4.
Indi Air 02:35
INDI AIR: Before i brush my teeth you know i gotta put one Even after i eat you know i gotta put one Before i hit the streets you know i gotta put one After we hit the sheets girl we gotta put one Indi Air, Indi Air, Indi Air I gotta put one. Indi Air Indi Air, Indi Air I gotta put one Indi Air, Indi Air, Indi Air I gotta put one Im feeling real good tho Zooted, to the moon is where I could go Dropped outta school to make the books grow (nah nah nah) Dropped the top down to let the hood know (Thats better) Make your money now For later days Enjoy your night, and on the wake just grab a Gatorade Hang over till u love drunk Or until you love drunks Keep your feet just like your head Don’t crush on the love bugs Said that I’m her pic that’s when I hit her with the thumbs up The piece sign, The east side, The cheap smile The guns up No I’m not poser, not the one to model life like I’ve been on the post, since everyone was tryna be like mike Think your favorites growing till I show ya that he bite size Fight or flight, homie lookin up like, I like skies What?!! Either we make it happen, or it doesn’t Either we make connection or it’s fuzzy Let that download As we go Indi Air, Indi Air, Indi Air I gotta put one. Indi Air Indi Air, Indi Air I gotta put one Indi Air, Indi Air, Indi Air I gotta put one Im feeling real good tho Zooted to the moon is where I could go Dropped outta school to make the... (Nah i said imma take that out) Dropped the top down to let the hood know In di clear So Im in thee air And this kind of crash you can’t simply flare But I fly straight like I’m indi hair And I only land for the gas, fix the gears And I’m up again They asking what's up with him He smile a lot Homie probably down on his luck again Rabbits foot to step again Might just need a leprechaun If ones already salty might as well put some peppers in While most y'all are sleep cycle I'm pedaling While most of y'all are sheep, I'm out here German Sheparding Sitting at the top, steady burnin the medicine I'm with the the new height and I ain't talking bout measurements I'm talking bout Indi Air, Indi Air, Indi Air I gotta put one. Indi Air Indi Air, Indi Air I gotta put one Indi Air, Indi Air, Indi Air I gotta put one One. Indi Air Indi Air, Indi Air I gotta put one Indi Air, Indi Air, Indi Air I gotta put one Indi Air Indi Air Indi Air I gotta put one
5.
The Keep Up 02:22
THE KEEP UP: Where's that pepto bismal Cause haters always pull up when I’m eating New money I be bawling like I’m teething You crawling that’s your weakness We keep them pieces running till the knee stiff And my favorite presidents done met the reeper I see you tryna keep up, that route working? Oh how perfect, that spout splirting Your mouth surface cause you clout thirsty I win so much i could be cloud surfing And if her mouth worth it, nah she ain’t a groupie just a proud person You see this investment Returns clean, even my clothes rock im disinfecting We burn trees that we hash down And pass out like a pop quiz to a class clown You missed a section Now Pay attention Queens sitting through bitter Kings digging through litter Bitches living through bitches And niggas living through Liqour Know that who you are to them May not be who you are to me I see it’s hard to balance being who you are and are to be They just do it for the gram, they became what y’all perceived And your minds already trained, if there’s cameras y’all believe Some gone do it for they gang to rep they block They play spots And get you for your chain like they Ray Kroc They stay hot Y’all still playing ball well I play stocks Built a portfolio so my rainy days stops Starting umbrellas with my conglomerates Y’all work hard for them Prada kicks Im bout to buy that building where yo mama lives. While y’all was kicking rocks I was on bitches blocks Slinging cock Waves spinning like it’s out that singing box Yea And porters far from a saint But I’m done fucking with bitches that’s discouraging, that’s harder to think I ain’t traumatized I’m drama tied Jail time, them couple of baby mama guys Not all could avoid it Better yet not all could afford it Not all could just alter their calling And foil it Assault on a fault that you failed and you spoil it It’s all just annoying I’m brave and just faking the joyous But I’m sinking guess my balls isnt boyant I said im sinking guess my balls isnt boyant But you know what We dont float we fly
6.
Apparition 02:19
APPARITION: You were like a dream to me The perfect persons what u seem to be The kind with good views and come with scenery But That could back fire like dry wood Some times shook And only trust as far as my eyes could But You seen pased that till I beat the feelings You beating demons You Sam and Dean'n You super_natural and decent With yo' mamas features With a vibe that’s like an open freezer You know which season The hottest one I want summer you But win_ter spring or fall back? Weather Or not to think bout all that Put on my thinking cap and Ponder something Cause the only time I’m grounded is when I’m on to something, feel me I guess its feasible people do change like Seasons do That x ray screen ain’t what I seen in you Skeletons in your closet got your heart in your pocket bumping that Gangsta shit Might as well have a pistol by your pancreas But as the rain falls The days dark The waves get high Illuminate stars It feel like the moon it ain’t too far away I said it feels like the moon it aint too far away, Dont it The Milky Way Just got this sour taste Am I_ outa line or am I outa place Am I_ outa time or am I outer space Am I_ out her mind now that I’m out her space Ok I feel this force We on a collision coarse Decisions yours Be careful what you wishing for I see your cup is running full try not to spill it all Need so much space you see the moon and you don’t feel it’s far I should have seen it in the smile Demons scheming on the prowl Should have seen, when I’m in need that this being wouldn’t be round Sometimes visions smeared But it’s crystal clear that you Disappeared How this appeared, I'de get through this air Like a missile squared Guided by your guidance just to hit the mat and be a dud Speeding a what the mind is, if it go off track it be In mud Now I’m spinning out, tires thinning out, I ain’t Winning now Hold up What the fuck am I thinking bout... You were just a dream to me The perfect person what you seem to be The type with good views and come with scenery You were just a dream to me You ain’t disappear on my worst days You were never there in the first place
7.
OUT ON A LIMB: F*ck That lets get back to the disrespectful shit Your cup is running full, Libation then drank the rest of it Seen him getting loud when the police was standing next to him Now his drive more quite like how teslas get You could bring your squad, we’ll end that march like where the winter went Bullet eyes like cookie size, any time it Entenmanns Money power respect, when its all about the benjamins And now it run the ring as if it aint ready to wrestle yet Even off the whim I often win That’s how I often think I call my friends We kick it with this awkward spin On corners just to reach the goal Ask for peace to each is own I fucks with peace but need it whole Plus the beast beneath the soul It fiends to breach and cease control I be the goat If im a dick, im deep until I see’s the throat Sex symbol, bitches look at me as if they reading scrolls Next window, if you seen my views its like you seen a ghost Pressed into feeling far from home that’s why you keep it close They keep coming round dog We’ll have to put them down dog Hit their corner, pull up n’ Spring like we was ground hogs Been known we couldn’t be friends ni**a your pounds soft With your little buzz as if your sound off N**a WAH!? Im king Midas ni**a Income like a spider n**a You couldn’t be where my carbon if you was fiber n**a You aint the Sh*t you just a piece of one See em’ trying to go out on a limb until you see the jump My N**a Wah? Jump My N**a Yea Straight up 238 waddup! Aye Aye! Yea
8.
Only Me 01:40
ONLY ME: Got a big dog but keep my gun close Around beef, I raise the steaks as if its rump roast How I’m raised it was done so Smell the haze if you come close The grabba change it to gun smoke Sitting at the top like repunzel, I be long hair Aww yea Book savvy and street smarts Pockets like my high school sweetheart Shit fat now, that’s now Never with sweet tarts, I’m not that nigga If I get the kit_ kats be running out they snickers My chicks apartment like Vietnam My dick bomb Even stand up comedians wanta sitcom Back on my dog shit Getting bitches heated and ticked off Even my miss you’s more like I miss y’all A trouble maker from humble makings Nappy boi, hear like how crumble cake is But I’m wearing it proud They made me feel It was a curse But not it feels like a crown I been fly, been awhile since I been feeling the ground I’m looking up like where my ceiling is now No limitation Flattered by imatation They be stealing it how? Nigga its me & only me Straight up

about

Bodega Rap is an ode to the
corner stores that watched some
of us grow up. The Bodega is the
place where a lot of us lived &
died. If the Bodega could speak, it
could tell you the history of the
neighborhood. Some places call it
a corner store, deli, but when I
hear Bodega, it reminds me of
home and thatʼs what Bodega
Rap reminds me of. Trunk rattling
baseline sauced over boom bap
driven drumlines topped with
poetic brainfood. Bodega rap
should be on every gourmet deli
menu!
Remember that girl/guy you met
at the store...Bodega Rap speaks
from the eyes outside of the Deli.
From the cypher style approach
of “The Keep up”, to the groovy
reunion feel one might have when
listening to “Indi Air”. Bodega rap
reminds us of the people weʼve
met, a venture weʼve started,
better yet a story that was
sparked by that Bodega. Behind
the witty, gritty wordplay & bars
there are messages all over this
project that may or may not be
caught on first listen. “They bully,
but it ainʼt bout the Noogie, itʼs
how they choke us/ they fully
know it ainʼt bout the hoodie itʼs
how that bro looks/by that
Bodega...” Porter speaks through
the eyes of Remarley Graham &
Eric Garner in “Just Standing
Motivation & Creation
My mind was already in
HomeTown mode... I was already
in the mood to lay some heavy
bars on some gritty dark beats. In
comes DLP, he sends me an email
with about 4 beats, I ate them all
at once thus Bodega Rap began.
The title was inspired by a trip I
made to the Bodega on 237th &
White Plains road. The owner
happened to be at the register
and as he bagged my items he
chuckled a little and asked
“howʼs your brother”
I responded “heʼs Good man,
making moves”
-you donʼt remember me do you?
I couldnʼt recall at the moment,
but this was the man who owned
a couple of Bodegas around the
area. He basically watched us
grow up... I left the store
reflecting on the things he might
of seen, and the growth of the
neighborhood. What if the
Bodega could speak... I wanted to
tell stories that happened in front
of the bodega, recreate that
feeling in audio. The time when
the car door is wide open,
bumping instrumentals as we
share our wildest bars or when
the police pulled up and shook up
everything, honor the lives lost
and created in front of that
Bodega...

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released March 11, 2020

Written By: Denzil Porter
Produced By: DLP #RespectTheProducer

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