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Keep Ya Drive

by Lefty Van Lowe

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Rap Excellence 01:30
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Allow me to reintroduce myself I'm Mr. Van Lowe I paint the pic like Van Gogh On the Van Wyck I still bump Camp Lo And I got the ammo A.I. way I got it handled And I got the lead just follow me I’m the example Cut through the instrumental like a sample, but I go against the grain different Bandana tilt like Juelz I’m what the game's missing Took so many L's but I fail to be defeated No never been the one to be conceited, bitch Beat the beat the fuck up that reliefs my therapy, bitch Sense of sativa reek the speakers y’all shouldn’t be sleep, bitch Sensitive about my shit don’t try my artistry, bitch Back back if you too negative Back to back wins consecutive Nike should be checking this Fed-Ex should be mailing this Drop it to your residence In the box it’s evidence I became a better me In a world of parodies Told the game to marry me And this is 'til they burry me
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High Beams (Feat. Courtesy of the Goodfellas) 03:43
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Making moves 'til me and my niggas make the offers Money matters I learned that from the shadow walker I like the G Wag, my moms probably do the Porsche or 750i, Chanel blocking her eyes Time flies when you having fun I ain’t having none until I get it Put a bullet in a critic, even if it’s me Not many kept it G whoever did forever eat with equity Remember we had to spilt it We can buy the meal now I ain’t selling nada need my masters with the deal now Steve Stoute shit, ya’ll don’t wanna get money Calling you buddy You just another fish in the stream who generating streams It’s not what seems I’m not the schemes My focus uplifting a kid Bag a bad shorty who probably bad for me But handle the bag for me I just regulate it like I’m warren inside a of foreign And for record make a record for touring, the big stages Got the juice and it’s concentrated Feeling like I’m Omar Epps or maybe bishop For the clout watch y’all step don’t get the mix up These hoes irritating like hiccups, give up Deep like a dish from Chicago Sipping Moet as I drink it out the bottle Kicking back flipping through a Walter Dean novel Sitting in a condo, looking at Movados like I know my time coming I’m old school like calling your homeboy cousin I been nice since giga pets ain’t up for discussion I’m with whatever when they frontin’ My nigga from Castle Hill hold the drum with percussion The rug's Persian, she like to bounce her ass on it I can’t even pass on it Do it with the flash on it Just don’t get the trippin And when we done count the Benjamins I got a flight in like 30 minutes If I’m ever down bad would cha (hold it down) Hermès logo on the bags if you (hold it down) Know it’s loyalty over love when you (hold it down) Cause a when real G pick you up baby (hold it down) K.G. (of Courtesy of the Goodfellas): I hit the scene with some Nubian queens Ones you couldn't sleep with in your dreams Took a date of destiny and intervened Late nights behind the wheel blinded by the high beams Plus my niggas got reach like Kareem Goodfellas mob dinners make toast to the team For the cash and the cream niggas scheme I smoke you like a dro and leave you with a shoulder lean And so it seems that the odds in our favor And plus your mans ain't got no style we can lend him some flavor I lay up with shorty at the crib and I don't even need cable Count these bitches like calendars, the ones that I dated They might be related, might be in Vegas Attitude fucked up but the head was the greatest Conversation evaded, play with the saber like vader And split her down the middle like a Garcia y Vega I had nights with your wife before she said I do Shorties that I turned down became a blessing for you So you should thank me I was focused on 5 mics and a grammy Then to argue with these shorties that would never understand me If I’m ever down bad would cha (hold it down) Hermès logo on the bags if you (hold it down) Know it’s loyalty over love when you (hold it down) Cause a when real G pick you up baby (hold it down)
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Passenger (Feat. Sonni Mai) 03:08
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325i beamer, me and her ride for the moment And the flavor like Lupita melanin skin so golden I’m in awe the allure of a diva got a young nigga so open My passenger or my neighbor just gimme sugar, girl gimme some Don't wanna wait until later Let's live in the now Cruise off in the sun Please don't ask me how I know that we're young So what we don't have it all figured out Let’s just take a vow Can we groove like earth wind and fire What you’ll find is I’ve been in a state of mind I just recline I don’t have time for the bullshit I’m just as good as it gets So good she never forgets Come closer boo give me kiss Come then I go I take trips Do you wanna ride And be my passenger Not only for the night Why would I pass on ya Do you wanna ride And be my passenger Not only for the night Why would I pass on ya Undeniable you a classic Unpredictable above average Had a crush for years can’t pass it So many curves I manage To make you fall like Niagara After me the ass fatter After me no one should matter I’m not your ordinary rapper I’m not just Lefty to you With you I’m in a new groove Us in the coupe big mood Way out the loop in Duluth For you I’ll bring down the moon For you I might jump the broom For you I might just zoom Pass 12 like after noon You are the one that I now desire Light your fire then put you out just like a light I admire and aspire to keep you open Get you higher than the age of someone retired Ain’t no one else is flyer l’ll be the driver Do you wanna ride And be my passenger Not only for the night Why would I pass on ya Do you wanna ride And be my passenger Not only for the night Why would I pass on ya
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Interview (Feat. Rizz Capolatti, Godbody Science, & Courtesy of the Goodfellas) 02:56
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Lefty Van Lowe: You’re more than a face I’m peepin’ ya style Even ya grace Low with the drip, but splashing I’m ridin’ her wave Skin glowing got me looking again, and where is the waist? I ain’t a creep, I don’t do the chase But I run a lap to get to you A lot been weighing on me too Tryna get over 2020 But I’m clear on a few, thangs Been a muse since Jetblue You a dub like Wu-Thang Not a dub like I don’t fuck witchu In the A getting comfortable She a meal and a lunchable Every time I get in front of you I don’t know what fuck to do I just did what I knew Now she dig every move Call me nomad daddy Getting flewed out to you He gon treat you just like a dog That’s what yo nigga do She gon tell you we use to talk That’s what a bitch will do I put in work I do my job when I get in groove Wanna get a interview Can I get a Rizz Capolatti: I’m a go warn you foe’ I get my interview on I might slur words because I’m really too gone I might just trick you if you listen too long And get in ya head just like it is a new song Most beautiful woman you ever seen And why I got my name from the magazine The name playboi don’t play with him I probably could play for your favorite team My bitch could pose for mayballine She made a wish and I became a dream Her and the other nigga I done came between Ran off on the nigga cause his game was green I locked it in, forreal not pretend It came from within, the mind not the pen Lefty Van Lowe: Girl you a gem I ain’t got a gym But I’m tryna bench what you backing in I be on 10 I should probably take it down a notch Godbody Science: You must be a Jet beauty huh Looking like a Vogue model Your boyfriend he the old model You gon need something newer Lift your whole life up no Uber Started with a late night DM Emojis sent back with a greeting Set up for a weekend meeting Now she know about me already I’m beating Lefty Van Lowe: Nobu malibu we eating On you? No boo I’m treating You seeing K.G. (of Courtesy of the Goodfellas): I ain’t the type that’ll play for hoes You the type that’ll pay for those Never see more than they suppose Saving hoes like a cape was on Bring ‘em home like the base is loaded Swing through pull through with a new boo Type chicks that you probably ain’t use to I’m all in her ear like Bluetooth Watch how I come back round like hula hoops Dunks, fleet woods, and 2 coupes Name got hot, they in hot pursuit I had big plans to scheme and get loot She had big plans to scheme and come through Lefty Van Lowe: Late night like it’s the drive in That’s just perfect timing Once we get the wine in Can’t get you off me Know how to love me like I’m phylis Hyman Now she like posdien I went off to dive in Yeah that’s deep sea He gon treat you just like a dog That’s what yo nigga do She gon tell you we use to talk That’s what a bitch will do I put in work I do my job when I get in groove Wanna get a interview Can I get a
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Chips 02:04
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I need a sponsor Been the shit before a toddler The Bronx bomber I do it all for momma In a Malibu cruising through Atlanta like the Marta Ain’t nothing been harder since the 2nd carter What it do, I’m taking off like it’s a departure The playa patna poet in the polo boxers The boy nauseous but staying in a funk is so obnoxious I had to febreze to free up my conscious I made a promise, no way that I could let the devil win Handling the bars and I’m still peddling Paid for the studio Paid for the videos Paid for the publishing I’ll never sell a soul Celibate I don’t see nobody fuckin' with me Looking for a fuck but I couldn’t find any I was in the scope but they couldn’t see it in me You know the industry a little fishy Tell me where were you When the chips fell down Now that I stacked 'em up Everybody wanna come around 1 step forward 2 steps back Like a boomerang I was able bounce right back My boy in a slump right now And I don’t know exactly what I could do but keep supply the groove It’s all critical in this stage in our lives You believed when I didn’t way before the hype When I needed it the most gave the best advice We gon' make it ‘til we never have to see a price We like puff and biggie, dame and jigga Bad boys roc your hoe on the road to get richer A beautiful mixture watch it settle in As I ride my own wave for relevance Won’t end up a waste because negligence So much elegance this is rap excellence If ever came off as being arrogant you probably deserve it Never got support now I curve it Said I couldn’t do it so did it on purpose Never nervous navigating to my purpose Tell me where were you When the chips fell down Now that I stacked 'em up Everybody wanna come around 1 step forward 2 steps back Like a boomerang I was able bounce right back
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G-Wagon 01:28
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I'm all set on gold I need a money rush Ya'll be doing too much and I ain't see enough Y'all be way outta touch don't mean to be abrupt Come on you killing me now riddle me now You making 300 thou and spend it all on leasing a truck Surround myself with the fam when I be in a rutt I divvy up my dividends for bigger bucks Gotta make these end to make a mends, my day was spent Pulling up to Drea's house gotta go pick my nephew up Never gotta call he hear it soon as I rev it up Shorty on my line and yeah she fine but play too much To think I almost stayed with her So now no more of the kissing up on a bitch When I'm on a mission, don't wanna risk Get hooked on to this dick, I'm going the distance You showing your distant, oh gone your dismissed You realize it won't be a me and you again A duplicate could never fill these shoes I'm in I’m acting brand new like I'm a Nubian I want your groupie friends cause that's what type of mood I'm in Got two Peruvians well shit lets make a movie then Don't wanna do the film well fuck it you can sue me then She using you again she know that I'm not to depend I'm in the coup again tomorrow I might do the Benz I might G Wag it (3x)
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Black Buttah 03:21
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That’s on me, I can gamble it This that black buttah hard to handle it Want so much money I can’t manage it She keep coming back the way I Woke up on my good side Right back on the Southside No not in the Altima I skurt off in the M5 I got good drive Only things I provide is honesty and good vibes for a good time And that’s just how a playa move Always keep ya head above the lord gon' make a way for you I’m a always show the love I never threw no hate at you We out to get this money is you coming, I should wait for who? Got some head while my paper grew Know you want my focus girl it’s just not in my nature to I’m just on a mission steady fishing for what I’m meant to do Instead of going half on a baby splitting rent with you Nah, that’s not in my windshield Wasn’t born to ball as if I’m coming out of Springfield So I can’t drop the ball like a nigga playing infield If you don’t know game then we can’t build, word That’s on me, I can gamble it This that black buttah hard to handle it Want so much money I can’t manage it She keep coming back the way I damage it That’s on me, I can gamble it This that black buttah hard to handle it Want so much money I can’t manage it She keep coming back the way I Strutting in my yankee hat And the fit is tailored by my homies you should notice that If I give you 20 I expect you bringing 40 back I was dropping tapes in high school you just learned to rap I’m showing off all my tricks Inspiring all the kids 'fore I no longer exist You get the point god that’s the most greatest assist 06 Nash, the day-date like the sun on my wrist But I’m a shine anyhow You don’t have to get it now I’ll be light years ahead by the time you come around Come on son settle down Self esteem not on Instagram, be a artist and a fan Rather work it with my mans before I’m working for the man Tip and Shawty Lo, a running man with these rubber bands But I spend it right back in the hood like a ceiling fan And I don’t have to do it in front of cameras man, nah That’s on me, I can gamble it This that black buttah hard to handle it Want so much money I can’t manage it She keep coming back the way I damage it That’s on me, I can gamble it This that black buttah hard to handle it Want so much money I can’t manage it She keep coming back the way I
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No Destination 02:38
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I be going nowhere fast, word When life took a left I could’ve quit, but no I bounce back like dryer sheets I’m frying beats Play Mary when it’s love ain’t no limit on it I’m still rapping, it sound different don’t it It’s just passion that’s if they asking Why I still invest my time, I’m in my prime, shit At 18 curiosity became the motive At 28 I get the pic when I adjust the focus Try balancing feeling hopeless with inspiration Keep creating it’s a marathon that I’m racing In due time I’ll reach my destination I know the grass way greener while my girl roll the Gary Payton And I ain’t in it to be to seen just wanna heard And own every single word I know what I’m worth Get crib in the burb where nobody disturbs And leave it for my legacy before leaving the earth I be going nowhere fast Doing 105 on the dash My foot stuck on the gas I’m just tryna make it, make it But I’m a find a way, I’m a find it I be going nowhere fast Doing 105 on the dash My foot stuck on the gas I’m just tryna make it, word But I’m a find a way, I’m a find it (Dave Bryd skit) I ain’t done yet And my God ain’t through with me On the road to redemption I don’t care who with me Wasn’t looking for a handout or 2 pennies Pour it all on the beat I ain’t got much in me I’m simply , a calm nigga just don’t tempt me Put the 40 to your back but no Shawn Kemp B And that’s for anybody tryna get in the way Executing the play I do whatever it takes, cause I be going nowhere fast Doing 105 on the dash My foot stuck on the gas I’m just tryna make it, make it But I’m a find a way, I’m a find it I be going nowhere fast Doing 105 on the dash My foot stuck on the gas I’m just tryna make it, yeah But I’m a find a way, I’m a find it
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Detour (Feat. Vahneil, Lawd P, & Dijon Stylez) 03:36
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Dijon Stylez: What does it mean if all of your dreams Don't turn out to be what it seems Don't think about it Don't ever doubt it or come in between Just take a detour Lefty Van Lowe: Aye what you mean? There's no way I'll give up on my dream Ain't no if and buts or in between's From the bronx, to the A, to the bay back to queens At my pops crib he gon' tell me just like how it is Fuck a shoulda coulda I don't wanna say man if I woulda Gotta look inside the mirror no regrets not a wonder, and uh I use to want the flashy lights you know the braggy type But now I'm grown I just want my paper stacking right Lay it down before the after life You be after hype, acting right, ya'll just act alike This is what the game do, but I found my angle Shooting from my lane, who got a better aim fool? I can't let the plan die I know what I stand by The flow is so first class The hustle you can't buy The hunger so amplified Won't be satisfied 'til the money supersized Super tired seeing my parents work a 9 to 5 Dijon Stylez: What does it mean if all of your dreams Don't turn out to be what it seems Don't think about it Don't ever doubt it or come in between Just take a detour Vahneil: Look, I can not be counted out She wanna know my whereabouts Southside took a different route, I need me a large amount Fuck me like you know me baby Fuck me like I'm one of the greatest On my grandma grave nigga I gotta make it Look, tripled up the hustle seen my momma struggle, damn Even though he blessed my nigga scamming deposited checks Don’t get close he up’in that fye it’s one to your neck I just hope he make it out that jam As a man I had a talk with God Yeah we beat the odds Don't even panic I got 'em they ain't even on our level I just know the closer I get the more I see the devil I just wanna make it It broke my heart you wasn't loyal baby from the start I can't complain I play my hand I bounce back and did a detour I don't need a reward Commas wanna see more Going over seas more I’m chasing my dreams more Dijon Stylez: What does it mean if all of your dreams Don't turn out to be what it seems Don't think about it Don't ever doubt it or come in between Just take a detour Lawd P: Think about shit, think about it My niggas is rich without it Moving on a thousand Why these haters talk and doubt it Shit, this plan is plotted Running on that detour, but I always keep it grounded They racing and speeding I'm pacing and reading Figuring out my reasons Check it out, we just succeeding This shit could feel defeating But I got no time for pennies and dimes Give me all these ladders and I bet you this brother will climb I tell you what it means to follow your dreams You live and learn 'til you reach Just never doubt yourself in the process you gotta do what you believe Fake promoters exploiting my art and told me build my followers Rejected discredit they never lived up to they follow ups But I got no time to fuss Gotta make sure that I trust, in me Shit, my destiny is to be forever free Dijon Stylez: What does it mean if all of your dreams Don't turn out to be what it seems Don't think about it Don't ever doubt it or come in between Just take a detour
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The Memo 03:19
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Never need nobody to validate Cops taking us out like it’s a date Nowadays I feel so out of place It’s like having a heart is out of date Out of mind, out of site, I think we out of time Everybody out of order, everything us out of line My nephew 5 he can see somebody die on the internet I don’t get it yet, nope I don’t wanna fuck the next nigga bitch I don’t wanna drive the next nigga whip Buss down both of 'em oh he lit But if she do the same thing then she ain’t shit You know he a wild card in the deck like uno She gon' hold me down like she know a little judo Yeah the memo Nowadays love is the lust for the euros Too much single parents Too much interference Too much fake appearance Everything right from clearance And how did it become apparent, we just Don’t commit but will submit What marriage is just a myth I give her dick and make her sick Pay the Lyft, call it quits She call me back, we having kids, shit I didn’t get it, great without a gimmick You go viral just for your survival I’m a little late to what it takes To have clout in America nowadays Wouldn’t buy a chain that’s a giveaway Rather buy a island for a get a way Gotta elevate, gotta levitate Pardon me for the drugs that we celebrate It’s hard being the sober friend But you don’t wanna look weird so you pretend In the back of my head where I be in Up and down like a stock in IBM All my favorite rappers have anxiety I’m not surprised look at society Bunch of look a likes I need variety You just need a like and notoriety Nah, I never got the memo (Transition) See I’m elevated, the game I penetrated I masturbated on your favorite record, and for the record you Gotta play it Yea it’s complicated the industry is so constipated Just give me whatever is compensated and duplicate it Flowing in a stream over populated You popular popping off cause you live in these applications I’m actually accurate cause I actually do what I’m sayin Rappers be acting up need to switch up they occupation I’m obligated to make it my business and beat the greatest and be debated In every one of your barber conversations I’ve been waiting, for this moment, motivated Mo’ creative, you can’t hate the way that this is orchestrated Overtime, overrated Coordinate it with the gold chain and the gold frames Lefty Van Lowe say my whole name hoe (Phone/Car skit) Wait until a nigga detonated they’ll be devastated I’m a buy a island so I'm isolated Celebrate it with ones who always kept me dedicated Demonstrate it to the future let em know that they can make it While I’m faded if you doubt it suck my dick and then embrace it Money come and going realest never have to chase it Love the way I’m flowing yeah it’s edible she like to taste it Playa patna poet got the potion and it’s activated This is just a product of the BX but Atlanta made it I don’t have to fake it for nobody I’m authenticated Represent the people baby watch how I just delegate it Yeah I think I’m Warren G I wreck shit and I regulate it Gotta move accordingly 12 wanna investigate it Just because I’m black, dick big she illuminated I give you the fantasy how could you not be fascinated Fuck who coming after me they nothing but just nominated Dripping with juice you know I got it and it’s concentrated This is what I do man you can’t tell me I ain’t innovative

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Yo! My 5th project is here! “Keep Ya Drive” is about continuing to stay motivated on the path to success. There are times where obstacles are in placed so we can create detours to help get to our goals. Similar to traffic lights, stop signs, or even pot holes. We all come close to quitting, but in order to reach our full potential we must keep the drive. Big special thanks to everyone who was involved in helping me bring this vision to life! Give it a fair listen. Hit me with feedback, which songs you love and hate. I’d appreciate it, enjoy!

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released December 26, 2020

Written: Lefty Van Lowe

Features: Courtesy of the Goodfellas, Rizz Capolatti, Godbody Science, Sonni Mai, Vahneil, Lawd P, & Dijon Stylez

Production: Tuamie, Dijon Stylez, Brilliant Mack, Ammar Junedi, Mike D, Blu Majic & Lonestarr

Mixing Engineer: Dijon Stylez

Artwork: BLK MKT Studios

Photography: James Pilkington

Design & Layout: Zack Deus

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