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Nametag Alexander brings special instructions for Summer 2019 with his latest single “Work. Win. Repeat.” featuring Junii of the hip-hop duo Better In Black. Nametag paces the song over the Black Bethoven production with contemplative bars and internal rhymes while the assisting MC/Producer takes a rapid fire approach to the order of the day. The outcome is equal parts hood mantra and hustler commandment. Listen/Download “Work. Win. Repeat.” and/or purchase official Work. Win. Repeat merchandise and stream Nametag Alexander’s latest release Hello Victory.
Follow on IG: @nametagalexander x @dearjunii x @blackbethoven
lyrics
Yea yea yea
Yea yea yea
1st verse
The champ is here! The champ is here!
I crossed the line on to the other side of
Fear, yea I'm shinin' bright my inner guided Light is ultraviolet could cause blinded Sight...behind the mic, I am like Iron Mike, From-the-free-throw-line flyin' Mike like a Private flight my head above the clouds
If you ain't bout growth you'd say I dumbed
It down bars for bullets, not one 'dummy Round...show you how to do this, spit a haiku Full of Ryu hadukens, language of confidence
I speak it fluent, can't be no teacher if you Wasn’t a student, you in the bleachers while
We out here shootin', who us, true us, work From the sun up to dusk, Tag
Hook
That champ life, yea
Gon’ show you what a champ like, uh
Damn right we gon’ shine on, bet you
Ain’t gon block a champ’s light, nah
That champ life, yea
Gon’ show you what a champ like, uh
Damn right we gon’ shine on, bet you
Ain’t gon block a champ’s light that’s why
You feel me You feel it or not
A walk in the forrest is more than important When human and nature collide part of me Hoping but part of me opened when nothing Was working and junii was choking and i Wasn’t feeling the wave of emotion when Darker was better the moment was golden
The body was focused the secret unfolded
I stepped up never stepped out never spoke
Up but still left out i was under sea till i finally Got to swim out i was in between hidden in Between everything you seen was a lie I would Live and let die but the world is a leech and They love when i bleed i would never leave
I would never need nothing from you I would Never need much time to recoop, June
Hook
That champ life, yea
Gon’ show you what a champ like, uh
Damn right we gon’ shine on, bet you
Ain’t gon block a champ’s light, nah
That champ life, yea
Gon’ show you what a champ like, uh
Damn right we gon’ shine on, bet you
Ain’t gon block a champ’s light that’s why
Detroit’s hip-hop scene has a storied history and a bright future, and Nametag Alexander has one foot in each place. His
career origins include records alongside hometown legends like Slum Village, while his solo efforts have earned him a rep around the country as one of the city’s brightest young voices....more
Soul-searching hip-hop from this Florida rapper, with lyrics that dig deep and take an unflinching look at life’s questions. Bandcamp New & Notable May 1, 2023