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1999 Feat. Explory, Hoog​$​traten

by Jordan Vanderwerf Feat. Explory, Hoog$traten

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This is a song about coconuts, and transcendence.. enlightenment or what-have-you..

And.. well.. bling, being dope AF, and enjoying the F outa life. I hope it takes your mind away to sunny days at the beach with the lush sounds of nature at your ear-tubes.. and pure joy.

flashing back to my childhood memories, contrasted against what it was like when I started grinding towards my dreams. Seeking peace - as well as wholeness and radical self expression.

This track talks about the struggles of inner conflict which results from our self judgements that "unless we achieve" this or that, then we can't truly be happy. Well.. fuck that. I know it's not true and so do you.

BLESS UP.

And I'm rooting for your ultimate happiness and success. You can do AND be anything you want. Anyone you want. But for fuck sakes, at the end of it all - BE YOUR SELF.

I love you.

P.s. - This track is my first collaboration with the AWESOME RAPPER - Explory! - He is an amazing France based hiphop artist who writes DOPE ass AND positive minded hiphop - often with his lil bro SINAI.
He raps in English too. But I insisted he write in French for the sheer beauty of the romance language, as well as his keen ability to FLOW in his home language.

DO CHECK out his solo music.

2nd on the collab train is my beautiful and wonderful partner in life, Hoog$traten. I really pushed for her to write a verse for this song, and it woun't be the same without it! I LOVE YOU MORGAN.

Feat. Canadian West coast Seagulls, Eagles, Waves, and wind. I also laced this backtrack with some POPIN samples of ...???? Guess that chorus vibe sample, and you could win something! (maybe just my undying love.. idk)

Also BIG SHOUTOUTS AND APPRECIATION for
Dun dun dun DUUUUUNNNN...

.aimless

Who allowed me to use his instrumental boombap track to begin this whole project.

Yes I wrote this hook in my mom's basement, a good while back. That is all.

lyrics

CH1
I be on my grind like it's 1989
Yellin at the beat like get off of me and mine
I aint find the time, since i been - been on the grind
Huntin up some dimes wishin’ it was ‘99

I be on my grind like it's 1989
Seldom got the time, like the record on rewind
I aint find the time since i been - been on the grind
Seldom at the beach - the coconut and the lime

CH1 - alt
I be on my grind like it's 1989
Yellin at the beat like get off of me and mine
I aint find the time, since i - been on the grind
Huntin up some dimes wishin’ it was ‘99

I be on my grind like it's 1989
Until I lost my mind, like the sun refuse to shine
I aint find the time since i been - been on the grind
Seldom at the beach - the coconut and the lime


V1 - j
Yoo.. I been layin low, sayin yes to my soul
Mappin out my rhymes, lookin for the way to grow
I’ve been sayin no, and snappin out of time
I been feelin my, connection to divine

Been lookin for the flow, oh no learn to let it go
Listen to my soul, like you listen to us all
i listen for your call - like the wind blows chimes
Like my sins lows highs - intuition comes and goes

Too emotional get control - the path to freedom holds
…what you see within the lights - Like the seems between the folds
As he who never knows - Every moment is like gold
Collecting up my dimes, only to lose what I owed

A pocket full of eyes for every truth and a lie
A pack full of smiles, with the knapsack and the vinyl
Walkin through the pines, like I don’t give one I-owed-a..
Something somethin somethin, somethin.. you’ll know when you’re olda..


CH2
I be on my grind like it's 1989
Yellin’ at the mic while my vinyl skippin lines
I aint find the time since i been on the grind
Lettin out a sigh wishin’ it was ‘99

So.. I be on my grind like it's 1989
Until I lost my mind, like the sun refuse to shine
Yeah I be on my grind like it’s 1989
Seldom at the beach the coconut and the lime

V3 - Explory



Sous le regard du ciel,
Me guette son soleil,
J'ai mis l'instant en parenthèses
Pour me rapprocher des mille et une merveilles
Que la nature incarne.

Nous ne sommes que de passage
Sur un chemin où se rencontrent les âmes
Qui s'inspirent et aspirent à vivre, en déposant les armes
Au fil de l'âge,
L'arbre a grandi, le pâturage a fleuri,
Tant d'amours avant d'y savourer le fruit.

C'est l'innocence d'un moment doux,
Comme un souvenir d'enfance qui réunit le tout.
Un peu de bravoure et un brin de folie
Pour jouir de la vie et continuer de sourire,
Même dans l'intempérie.

C'est le périple à tes risques et périls,
Bien que le fruit se périme,
C'est la suite logique d'un cycle qui se poursuit.
Entre deux siècles, l'histoire se répète,
Les vagues continuent de me bercer.
Quelles images resteront ancrées dans ma tête,
Avant de rejoindre le sommeil léger
C3 - alt
Under the gaze of the sky,
Its sun watches over me
I have put the moment in parentheses
To approach the thousand and one wonders
That nature embodies.

We are only passing through
On a path where souls meet
Who are inspired and aspire to live, laying down their weapons
As we age,
The tree grows, the pasture blooms,
So much love before savoring the fruit.

It's the innocence of a sweet moment,
Like a childhood memory that brings everything together.
A little bravery and a touch of madness
To enjoy life and continue to smile,
Even in inclement weather.

It's a journey at your own risk, Although the fruit will spoil,
It's the logical continuation of a cycle that continues.
Between two centuries, history repeats itself,
The waves continue to rock me.
What images will remain anchored in my mind - Before joining a light sleep

(Now) - Nothin’ on my mind, like it’s 1999
Life is oh so fine, cuz I been so inclined
Life is os so fine, like it’s 1999
Often at the beach the coconut and the lime

Yeah - Nothin’ on my mind, like it’s 1999
Life is oh so fine, like the sun begin to shine
Peace in my mind, like it’s 1999
Often at the beach the coconut and the lime

V - MORGAN (6 bars)
You say it's time for shining! Breathe in the sun
We've been busting ass for days! Now it's time for some fun!
Hey! We know the way - to go on holiday
Underneath the canopy - Monkeys over head and we

Just sit and smile, Cause the gift is in hand
And the moments full to bursting, If we give it a chance

V2 - J
So every moment I’m alive.. Domo arigato in my mind
Nono left behind, was her goal in life to shine
And so I been making mine - transcended beyond time
Never made it by design, I’m MO “O”

‘Riginal, vision grows, hits ya dome, lift ya whole
Body high, no body lie, no body dies, bodies rise

Heaven knows, who never goes, the limit in the moment knows
That it’s like gold; you’ll remember when you’re old
The one that you can’t hold, You’ll remember when your old
Every moment is like gold, the one that you can’t hold

A pocket full of miles for every movement and style
A pack full of laughter, with the knapsack and the vinyl
Walkin through my dreams, like I don’t give one I-owed-a..
There’s nothin like this moment but you’ll know it when you’re olda..

BREAK - Nothin on my mind.. Nothin on my mind…


CH4
Now - Nothin’ on my mind, like it’s 1999
Life is oh so fine, cuz I been so inclined
Life is os so fine, like it’s 1999
Often at the beach the coconut and the lime

Yeah - Nothin’ on my mind, like it’s 1999
Life is oh so fine, like the sun begin to shine
Peace in my mind, like it’s 1999
Often at the beach the coconut and the lime

credits

released January 1, 2024
Vocals: Jordan Vanderwerf, Explory, & Hoog$traten
Beat: Hammock - aimless

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Jordan Vanderwerf Kimberley, British Columbia

Conscious HipHop/Lofi/Jaz/Boombap/R&B/Soul/instrumentals/and more.

Live Singer/Songwriter/Studio Musician.

passionate visionary poetry.

"what epic samples & sweet flows he will hit us with next!?"
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