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 Length: 3:10Format: Digital Download, CD SingleRecorded: 2012Released: August 3rd, 2013Produced By: DJ Two StacksWritten By: Tealiyah PhuongLabel: UnsignedBackgroundFollowing the release of her promo single, 'Pay Ya Dues', the new and rambunctious female rapper, Liyah, took to twitter to announce she'd be releasing her first official single from her Fall mixtape. The rapper gained instant success with her single and generated a newer, bigger fan base as compared to before when she was a ghost writer. Liyah's promo single became one of the most downloaded songs on the internet [Via WorldStarHipHop.com] and gave her the buzz she needed in order to release a second single, her official one. Although her music is a hit, Liyah has gained popularity among fellow artists because of her carefree and silly nature as well as random tweets which have garnered thousands of Retweets a day. She is one of the new faces of hip hop who has already made a name for herself in just a matter of months. She teamed up with DJ Two Stacks as the producer of the track which was recorded in 2012. The single will be the first sent to radio stations and appear on official charts. Description'What I Know' is a rap song recorded by Asian-American recording artist Tealiyah 'Liyah' Phuong. The song is 3 minutes and 10 seconds in length and was produced by DJ Two Stacks. The song starts off with Liyah speaking as she often does now in her singles, and a weird mixture of sounds being heard in the background that invite us to the beat for the rest of the song. The mix of synthesizers, sequencers and the drum beat gives it an old school type feel to it, another specialty of Liyah. Her voice has been described as a little nasally, possibly due to her braces as well but it makes for a nice effect for her voice. It's not too soft but not too hard that it turns the listeners off. The beat continues to build for a few seconds as she sings the hook, a simple repetition of two sentences, 'I'm lookin' to my left and I'm lookin' to my right/Not puttin' on no show, Cus this is what I know'. Getting into the first bar of the song, Liyah jumps right in to her accusations against other females not being at all what they appear to be. She claims she is a top notch female and puts herself in the category of a "bad ass bitch" as compared to some of her counterparts. It then goes on to explain her mission is to chase after 'green' what could be a reference to Marijuana. This is also when the drum beat kicks in, completing the simple beat for the song. She also makes a play on words, rapping about having 'special pills' and 'pushing around her weight' which could mean she's been a drug dealer before and might still be but she doesn't go into any further detail. Once she raps up the first verse, she goes back into the hook where she maintains her laid back demeanor once again.
Going back into the next verse, Liyah starts off with the hook, emphasizing that she's not making anything up, she's going from personal experience. She reiterates that she doesn't care what people think of her or her rhymes with the lyric, 'Oh, you didn't like my verse? I put my fucks all in my purse/So you can go ahead with that and take that rental diamond back'. The synthesizer turns off for a second, leaving only the drum beat and then once it comes back on, Liyah continuously raps without stopping, almost at a fast pace but keeping her flow. She speaks on the ever so infamous topic about how many artists have confrontations on Twitter or Instagram with people that don't like them and why they continuously speak to them anyway. She ends with her own personal confidence about her songwriting saying, 'You heard a hit, I wrote that shit, they play it on the radio/Can't nobody tell me nothing till I say so/I'm on my own planet with my own star/I got them dudes lining up all across the yard'. Another few plays of the beat and Liyah is singing the hook again, speaking on the outro. Lyrically, the song is about Liyah's credibility as an artist having been through all that she raps about. It's almost like a diss track to her naysayers yet a redemptive track to her fans, allowing them to understand why she has so much confidence in herself as an artist and as a person.
[Lyrics]
[Spoken]
Ayeee, clear the room all lame bitches
Make room for all the bad bitches
Pretty Asian Gang, stand up!
Let me help clear em' out
Yo, Yo
[Hook]
I'm lookin' to my left and I'm lookin' to my right
Not puttin' on no show, Cus this is what I know
I'm lookin' to my left and I'm lookin' to my right
Not puttin' on no show, Cus this is what I know
[Verse 1]
Simple ass bitches come and go like it don't matter
But bad ass bitches always sittin' on the ladder
We always at the top, we lookin down at all the fakes
We stay takin' ya man while he tryna get that cake
Can't nobody phase me, Too busy tryna chase the green
Yo homeboy always pass it out and then I take it to the trees
Bitches always starving, they wanna act hard but
Look at me, look at you, and boo boo I'm just starting
Suckin' on this popsical, your thinking is illogical
Smoke a little bit of this I'm thinkin' that I'm magical
Hit a couple strip clubs, throw a buncha dolla bills
Ty be hittin' up my phone and know I got them special pills
I pay for all my shit, don't even know my name
I was working hard and still had time to push around my weight
Still, just hate the game don't hate this sexy player
I make em' wanna taste my Asian flavor
[Hook]
I'm lookin' to my left and I'm lookin' to my right
Not puttin' on no show, Cus this is what I know
I'm lookin' to my left and I'm lookin' to my right
Not puttin' on no show, Cus this is what I know
[Verse 2]
I'm lookin' to my left and I'm lookin' to my right
Not puttin' on no show, Cus this is what I know
Stop, you sayin' all this stuff in my ear
But I think it's pretty clear, you aint had no dick in years
I let them lames walk pass me, chunk deuces like I'm classy
These bitches eat so pretty but they all just fuckin' trashy
Oh, you didn't like my verse? I put my fucks all in my purse
So you can go ahead with that and take that rental diamond back
You like a rat, always snitchin' bout the city
You say you got some goons but trick I got infinity
You say I don't matter, yet you always on my twitter
Then checkin out my instagram, them pics making you bitter
You heard a hit, I wrote that shit, they play it on the radio
Can't nobody tell me nothing till I say so
I'm on my own planet with my own star
I got them dudes lining up all across the yard
[Hook]
I'm lookin' to my left and I'm lookin' to my right
Not puttin' on no show, Cus this is what I know
I'm lookin' to my left and I'm lookin' to my right
Not puttin' on no show, Cus this is what I know
[Outro]
Ayee, and this one is dedicated
To anybody that didn't know
Who I was until now
Read my lyrics, sing my song
Let's get this shit live!
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