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The Destined For Greatness EP

by D-Money

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Destined for greatness Verse 1: Day to day, uh night to night uh I refuse to stop fighting this fight And..If one man can set the world on fire Then you better hope that one man is not a liar What does it mean to be influential? Do you gotta be a rich man with nice credentials? Nah Cuz every man is born on to this Earth To do something distinctive that was destined from birth And if he doesn't do it then it won't ever be done Sometimes I feel like im the chosen one Because I know that I can thrive Beyond my nine to five I gotta to change the world that's the reason I'm alive But I can't ever forget what uncle Ben said Cuz some people use their power for bad instead Of good. Even tho they should, Make the world a better place I'd do it if I could I swear I hear Malcolm, I hear Martin. Doing great things but I'm only just startin Cause like the king I have my own dreams And yes they're bigger than affording a nice pair nice jeans I take my haters and blow em to smithereens but never let my ego blind me like high beams This world is crazy but nothing is as it seems and I'm destined for that greatness I'm talking heroes and kings Chorus: You won't ever bring me down Cuz I'm destined for greatness You won't ever bring me down You wont stop me now cuz im heading for the crown Yea I'm destined for greatness Verse 2: Yea so you know I won't stop I'll keep on fighting until I reach the top I'm not afraid to fail cuz I know I won't flop not accidental, got potnential, presidential like Barack Uh I'm not concerned with the money or the fame I gotta change the world I can I feel it my veins I know I can But I don't know how I just wanna make my father proud Be an example for my kids and my kids kids So they know their possibilities are limitless And when you have the greatness mentality That's when your dreams start to become a reality Chorus:
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Fireworks Verse1: D-money just changed everything Who knew he had such an elegant flow? Watch em spit never quit Watch his confidence grow I just started but don't think that you're stopping this though I'm the cream of the crop to the top I must go yea Because greatness is my vision I know im gonna make it just call it a premonition I dont know all the secrets I'm trusting my intuition I just hope this music overcomes your apprehension yea I'm doing better than they all guessed I know that I got it and the rest of y'all will know next One day this music and these song will return checks So I'm working full speed no rest That's why I'm setting all my goals high I know who I am and I known that I'm a good guy I'm about to open up my wings and fly now I'm aiming for the sky Fireworks Chorus: Today it begins. I've missed it before, but wont miss them again I keep having the same, the same dream And I think that I just realized what it means... Verse 2: I am not the perfect man. Baby take a look at me I always seem to have these women cast and put their hook in me 4 years have past since you were standing on the roof with me On the tallest building in the city You just looked so pretty It was july 4th fireworks in the sky But i only saw the sparks between you and I Under the blanket snuggled close I was kind of shy I knew that you were something special so I had to try Man I was in total bliss And I'll never forget it baby what an experience I thought you were the one (I guess) it wasn't that serious I don't know where you are but I hope that you hearin this That felt good Could've it worked out? The answer's probably no What we had was real I never thought I'd see it go Yea. Life isn't life if it never hurts So now im really going off Fireworks Chorus- Verse 3: Thinking of my parents and I'm worried bout em And im scared cuz i just cant picture life without em They always struggle but they don't make a show about it I asked my dad if he'll retire and he said I doubt it Uh Have you ever lost somebody that you love? I wonder what will happen when my own time is up Last year I lost some people that were close to me But I just hid it hoping that nobody noticed me But Ive decided to control my own destiny I took my thoughts and laid it on this record so that y'all could see And to the haters making fun of my complexion Just know that I am black enough to handle your objections They just want me to stop but I don't care if I'm accepted.. Cuz I don't plan on stopping until I reach that perfection Yea I think it's better if I let you know That D-Money bout to blow fireworks
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Hide & Seek 03:46
Lyrics: Verse 1: I've been every where I've been looking for you babe Search the whole world and I Double back twice Just to end up in the same damn place Trying to find the one can hold me down Looking for the girl that can where the crown Climb every mountain search every peak Looking for the one is like hide and seek Are you hiding from me? feels like I'm just right behind you You can run baby but you cant hide Cuz like Antwon Dawson we gone find you Cuz in today's world It's hard to find one that you can spend your life with Easy to find ones you can spend the night with but I just wanna end up with the right chick Cuz most girls want a big house big Rocks big checks big vacations I want one that's independent She wanna go France and its me she take with Yea she got her own That's why I got a seat for her own the throne Mom and dad loved her when I took her home And she even make me smile when we on the phone her shit together but she likes to have fun- Graduated from her class like number one Summa cum laude Then hit the party Then go to work with the party done Uh and her soul is free And she do everything for Big Daddy D She work that twerk that Damn she fine too Ooh baby girl ima come and find you! Chorus: x2 (Are you hiding from me yea?) Where have you been all my...? (Are you hiding from me yea?) Where have you been all my...? (Are you hiding from me yea?) Where have you been all my...? (Are you hiding from me yea?) Ready or not, cause here I come! Verse 2: I just met you And yea I know this is kind of crazy I really want you to be my lady Your body like B so make me your jay-z Be my wife Where have you been all my life? meet me at the altar with your white dress We aint getting younger lets do this and I won't let you down girl I promise to give you all I have And I'll stick wit you through the good and the bad And I'll never do anything to make you sad Uh yea Ive made mistakes Couple ex girlfriends weren't so great But all them got NOTHiN on you They don't smile at me Like you do girl your style is crazy Love a bad girl dressed like a lady Long hair don't care I'm truth she dare Everything about you girl amaze me our love can stand through all the tests Through dumb fights Even Long distance 300 miles won't make a difference It's all gravy all I need is persistence Just know this I love you You love me If This is true That's all I need And nothing else even means a thing I'm so impressed by the things you do Your smart funny and sexy too Just got one thing left to do Say I'm so I'm so proud a you Aaah! chorus Outro: You see I'm just looking for that one But it's hard to find her out there, the world is crazy But just know that uh, I'm coming for you Yea, It's D$ Shoutout A-swag, shoutout JayBeatz, Jarion You crazy for this beat man!
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Popular! 04:09
Popular Verse 1: Look I just want to fit in Like the pieces of a puzzle I just wanna be popular Break out of this bubble Picture me as a kid back in middle school When I just wanted to be known as a kid whose cool But no love for the nerdy little black guy Acts white real nice but he's kinda shy Never got less than As in his grade book But with the cool kids never got a second look I joined the track team so i ran a couple of laps Now I'm running in the booth with couple raps I always knew that one day i would rise and make it mine i just needed some help to find that switch to make my swagger shine Im Popular Chorus: Yea and they'll call me celebrity I'll be famous for my music and my Melodies Yea ill have the money and the fame And everywhere I go people saying my name: D Yea and ill get standing ovations I want the world to see me as source of inspiration Could it be that this life was meant for me? Well just turn me up and I guess we'll wait and see D$ Verse 2: Ok Now I'm in high school gettin all the honeys It's hard to keep my grades up when the girls is tryna love me I started acting and I found out I was pretty tight What can I say I was born for the limelight The girls love me cuz I started lifting weights Made the football team and I got plenty of dates It's funny how I went from jv to varsity Now all the sudden all the ladies want to talk to me But I'm still the same nerdy kid on the honors list Im tryin go to collge on a full scholarship Cuz my parents couldn't pay for my degree So what? I found a way to make the school pay me Yep but i learned that i was cool on my own I Got my own swag I don't need to get it loaned Cuz Now the Prom queen is like the teen mom queen and I'm just spitting fire in the booth while they all scream I'm popular Chorus: Verse 3: Now I'm in college and I'm out here tryna make it but I only spit that real because I could never fake it There's a crown I'm tryna take it But it's hard when girls are naked I just want be so popular then I'll reach that greatness Ahh In tryin touch someone be somebody's idol When they're down and out I can be revival But this rap game is sorta like a trap game Cuz if you talkin hoes then you just lame But I don't care cuz I do it for my family and for the people that I know is always there for me Cuz while these other haters out here tryna chase those girls I'm out here chasing dreams so that I can change the world And if I do it man these haters gettin nothin Don't be looking mad cuz I got swag and I'm something And If I fail it don't matter I can take it cuz to the people that I love man I already made it Man I'm popular Chorus x 2: outro: Hey man, you're cool on your own You as cool as you wanna be you know? Just be you. Popular
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Intro: (Makes no difference who you are, or what color you happen to be) (As long as you're alive and breathing) As long as you're alive and breathing!! ( This is got to be one of journey) Oooh Oooh You our now listening to the king... Yea, D-mula Oh is this what y'all want? Uh yea look Verse 1: what happens when you got the key to success But nobody else is seeing all the skills you posses Do you quit? Give up? Forfeit? Good day homie be blessed Nah man I keep on going I'm just way too obsessed I confess Im going hard man all this shit got me stressed Yea my flows is hard to stomach yes it's hard to ingest your head is noddin to the beat but man i still ain't impressed How much longer I gotta wait till I can say I'm the best ? Huh Bigger picture my mind working like IMAX Leader of the heroes nick fury without the eye pactch Yea Just try and stop and me each obstacle makes me better I'm dreaming of being the King and the music is my Coretta Go Chorus: uh man is this what they wanted? Something a little crazy yea a killer preformance Huh I'm blowing up Yea baby I'll be your hero Ill have your city moving they'll follow where ever we go Bounce! Now nod ya head to the beat Throw your hands in the air And keep on moving your feet Look, I gave you real that weak rap is done I'm tryna show you that I'm the one man, Is this what they wanted? Verse 2: Cheese bread lettuce my dreams look a subway Hungry for the money I know ima get it some day My days are filled with darkness so I'm praying for a Sunday Gonne get my momma a Benz man bump driving Hyundai Warfare man we killing each other Slitting each others throats when we should really be brothers But the more I open up the more I get hurt But speaking on it doesn't help in fact it makes that shit worse -- Like i had some people that I thought I could trust But they left when times were hard now I'm standing in dust Holding steady legs like spaghetti So paranoid that all of my friends gonna forget me Ok back to the topic man what was it again? Oh yea bump all the haters And I'm this to win Keep your couch, keep your futon, keep your friends, man I've moved on If you with me then come with me man If you not the you can be gone!! Chorus outro: Yea just sit one that for a minute I don't even know what they want from me though So Ima do me, Bounce D mulaaa
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Intro: Yea man I feel this one in my soul Woo! Verse 1: And I don't even know where to begin Spilling my emotions with the ink that's from this pen Should I tell em how I'm feelin or should I just hold it all in? I'm feelin like all my enemies consist of former friends But my missions pure So for sure gotta win I justified my means and then I justified my ends ...Came from nothing but I gained a little something I ain't fronting when I say I'm gonna get my mom a Benz I was 15 when I started to rap But ain't let nobody hear em Cuz they'd think that it's wack Little did they know that this dude was bout to blow The Same ones that diss you want a ticket to your show Looking for something that can set me apart A gateway for expression so my music is art- Use the mic to paint my songs with these words like Michelangelo deaf to all the haters. yea I'm Vincent call me Van Goh It's weird. All the sudden people diss me just want to make amends but I swear that they never missed me My momma told me don't even worry because they jealous So I just keep on rappin don't care what nobody tells us See I'm just trying to make my dreams come true Be somebody that worked hard and then found a way through- I guess when you tryna make it then some people gonna hate you You just gotta make the money but don't let the money make you Chorus: And I know one day I'll see the light And all these places all these faces All these dreams that I've been chasing Oh oh oh And You know...yes You know! One day I will reach that greatness Verse 2: I sweat greatness watch my skin glisten Grateful for the chance to be here in this position They like why u making music if nobody gonna listen? I'm like why you gotta hate when people don't give you attention? All I need is a single believer To turn me from a loser to an over achiever Hip hop is not dead it just need some stimulation I'm a breath of fresh air. The fresh prince. A new heir I tried to tell you i don't do this for myself Im Not the kind of person to sit on a bunch of wealth But cash moves everything around me So I move around until only cash surrounds me Proudly I stand up; my lyrics motivational ..Destined for greatness man I swear I'm sensational Inspirational transformational Outa this world man ima go outer space on em My scholarship sometime make me feel guilty My Sister buried in loans ... And Like how I got a car and she don't even got a liscene But I know that she strong Look I Gotta do it i promise I'm gonna make it Don't worry bout the doubters I promise that I can take it I told you...I don't do it for me You coming with me so I do this for we Chorus: And I know one day I'll see the light And all these places all these faces All these dreams that I've been chasing Oh oh oh And You know...yea You know! One day I will reach that greatness And I know one day I'll see the light And all these places all these faces All these dreams that I've been chasing Oh oh oh And I know...yes I know I know One day I will Reach that greatness Greatness, greatness I'm destined for greatness Greatness Yea Woah oh oh Whoah oh oh

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This is my first ever album. Something I've wanted to do for a long time. I almost thought the day would never come. This is just a look into my dreams. I'm on a quest for greatness, and I'll take you with me if you let me. All of these songs come from a real place. Listen to each word and learn more about me. I hope you enjoy it, download for free. Share it with your friends. Much love, D$

© D-Money records 2012
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This is a product of hard work and determination; no fancy studio, no fancy mics, just a kid with a dream and a MacBook.

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Official Hide & Seek Music Video:
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released December 8, 2012

All songs written and recorded by DeShawn Brown (D$)

Original Beats by:
JayBeatz
J-Money
Drake
Kanye West

Cover art and design by: Raven Brown
Original photos: Dakota Bentz

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DeShawn Brown aka D$ is an up and coming rapper from Greensboro NC. He currently attends NC State University and writes and produces all his music while trying to get a degree.

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