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KYLE

Keep It Real

Release date: 2nd February 2013

From Beautiful Loser
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About This Track

Kyle builds 'Keep It Real' around a single, unshakeable claim: that he will not compromise his authenticity regardless of circumstance. The track moves through a catalogue of pressures and distractions, from adolescent conflict to police attention to the noise of lesser rappers, each one deflected with the same steady refusal. He positions himself as unmoved by comparison, by trend, by the weight of expectation, his voice cutting through with the kind of certainty that either convinces or exhausts. The production sits spare and direct, letting the lyrical argument breathe. Kyle's delivery is conversational where it might have been boastful, which makes the song's central stance feel less like braggadocio and more like a simple statement of principle. The chorus locks the idea in place with repetition that borders on mantra, each iteration of "I keep it real" functioning as both declaration and reassurance. It is a song about integrity that trusts its own integrity to carry it.

"Keep It Real" is a track by KYLE, from the album Beautiful Loser, released 2nd February 2013. Full lyrics are available below.

About the Artist

KYLE

KYLE

Lyrics

Keep It Real

[Verse 1]

A'ight look

Ever since I was thirteen

I been surrounded by hurt dreams

And fake niggas who threw shots, but none of that shit could hurt me

Police investigations, but the police couldn't chirp me

High school, couldn't nerf me

The New boyz couldn't jerk me

Aye!

Hey wake up like everyday

Someone got something to say

They all N.W.A.'s

Niggas ain't gettin' no play

Not in my city, no way

Go outside, get some sun, grab some shade

Hydroplane!

Niggas can't keep in they lane

It ain't no thang

My shit so biggity, biggity bang!

Yup!

Bang nigga!

K-I doing my thang nigga

Young boy he done upgrade from that Cavalier to that Range, nigga

Best believe I'm that same nigga

K.i.D but don't play, nigga

You're lowkey like Japan, dude

All you look the same, nigga

Dude, this is the shit I do

Spell it out for these dumb niggas, haiku

Weak rappers like you, are so bad for my mood

Bet, y'all better watch your step

Asians kid test

I'm coming correct

Really there's no contest

Getting it right till there ain't shit left

[Chorus]

Uhh, well I keep real and I don't think I'll ever, change

I'll never lie if you could look me in the, face

I swear to God that weak shit isn't in my, veins

I'll never change

I keep it real, (Keep it real, nigga)

I keep it real, (Keep it real, nigga) my nigga

I keep it real, (Keep it real, nigga)

I keep it real, (Keep it real, nigga) my nigga

I keep it real, (Keep it real, nigga)

I keep it real, (Keep it real, nigga) my nigga

I keep it real, (Keep it real, nigga)

That's how I feel, my nigga

This beat is real

[Verse 2]

Aight look

Real nigga since day one

So fuck you if you hate me

Been a working nigga since day two

And a rich nigga since day three

Learned this shit on my own,so

What the hell could you teach me?

Kyle Harvey's no clone, you

Couldn't see me with HD

With a telescope

With a microscope

Nigga in the dark

With a lot of phones

I'm over rappers who smoke weed with white girls, and get Emma Stoned

I'm not saying they're weak

I'm just saying they're not me

And if like, I'm fuckin' great

I mean like, what else could they be?

Ya know?

They say that I sound like Drake

I don't

Your daughter thinks I'm great

I know

Your motherfuckin' CD package needs to come with a bar of soap

Cause honestly, your verses stink

That shit puts me straight to sleep

Even if I didn't have a nose, I could tell that your verses reek

But its filled with all this shit about

Spots you've never been

And about

Girls you'll never do

And about shit you never did

And all the niggas you killed

And all the caps that you've peeled

Well all you niggas are millionaires, so come on, let's be real

[Chorus]

Uhh, well I keep and I don't think I'll ever, change

I'll never lie if you could look me in the, face

I swear to God that weak shit isn't in my, veins

I'll never change

I keep it real, (Keep it real, nigga)

I keep it real, (Keep it real, nigga) my nigga

I keep it real, (Keep it real)

I keep it real, (Keep it real, nigga) my nigga

I keep it real, (Keep it real, nigga)

I keep it real, (Keep it real, nigga) my nigga

I keep it real, (Keep it real, nigga)

That's how I feel, my nigga

This beat is real

Uhh, well I keep and I don't think I'll ever, change

I'll never lie if you could look me in the, face

I swear to God that weak shit isn't in my, veins

I'll never change

I keep it real, (Keep it real, nigga)

I keep it real, (Keep it real, nigga) my nigga

I keep it real, (Keep it real)

I keep it real, (Keep it real, nigga) my nigga

I keep it real, (Keep it real, nigga)

I keep it real, (Keep it real, nigga) my nigga

I keep it real, (Keep it real, nigga)

That's how I feel, my nigga

Just keep you real

Track details

From Beautiful Loser

2013
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    Credits

    Production & Engineering

    Writer
    Gordo, KYLE
    Producer
    Gordo
    Video Camera Operator
    Jakob Owens
    Video Director
    Jakob Owens, Nolan Smith (US)
    Video Editor
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