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Low​-​budget High

by Happiest Kid in the World

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1.
True Love 03:07
Hoping I get free, yo Scoping out the real So away from geeks acting phony on the media Gulping down beats like "Bon Appetit!" Point my bone at her meat, she's exploding like the death star Far from them rugrats, they must've ran from Reptar, I'm stomping down the sidewalk as loud as I talk And they think that I'm a cyborg, how I speak to soundboards Brewing up a cloudy storm, to grow up all these flowers Sweet like an R&B singer, but start with me, I'll sting ya Get cooked to lasagna, gonna wish I never met ya It's just me, my partners, and anyone who accepts this Sneak into my garden and a punch is what's expected You're lunch, and I'm breakfast, I get them up in the morning No yawning at my tracklists Roy did a backflip on the beat, I match it with some rap shit X-ACTO how i stab into the pocket, and it's prolly in my genes I do this for my Billie Jeans I've had the same pants for years now Been tryna save cash for years now Fuck your taste, relax your ears pal Nothing's great unless you make it Nothing's great unless you make it Everything is such a tedious effort, no wonder had a deathwish I think i'm just being mental, I'm under her impressions You talking shit? lemme know, I'm tryna be direct But they jump over like Mario I said I'm always on the go, got a catalogue of flowin' beats, Still I'm far from gold the way I see it 'Cause I'm tryna reach these fucking people I guess I'm just not casual enough, I'm always pro Artistry is hard, I know I can't fault your soul, but I can't bargain with foes I been heartless before, but I see stardom's the goal Family always supports, and we all been through stones I'm all in the zone, I'm going hard for your core, and so far from the surface Raw in every verse and I see the superficials get nervous, that's perfect It works with my plan like the plants and the earth do Ran with some serpents and they taught me a lesson that's worth learning Not everybody can understand everybody and really Most of these people don't wanna know what they're not used to I was raised by the internet since six Slowly realized every little world is pretty big Some just might assume you meant what they want you to It's often why a person feels upset when they get confused Yes, just a simple dude blessed with a bigger view Yet to be hated by a guest that was in my tune I've had the same pants for years now Been tryna save cash for years now Fuck your taste, relax your ears, pal Nothing's great unless you make it Nothing's great unless you make it
2.
Clear View 02:09
I've done had it since a badass little kid I just have to practice living with it, glad I always is Is it magic? Well, imagine that, my glasses on the fritz from that question Blasting through this life just like a math quiz Back in the past, I had to ask to relax Nowadays I'm left on my own to chase the feel, what's real? Heart's got a razored shield, and I ain't playing in your field Hard, but I make it still, made it chill, stating facts Fuck these niggas, I'mma spare anything but these niggas I swear to everything, fuck these niggas, I'mma be anything but these niggas I ain't playing with ya, and I be making it known An eighth I toke away in smoke, while I'm facing my soul I'm playing goalie, no futbol, es el camino a el queso Necesito mas pesos, no leech on my payroll And nobody owe me Consolidate on the daily, I'm tryna see my fam eat I know my face in the mirror, I hold my place for the dearest And try to be the man she can see I'm tryna be brand new like Aretha Fran Easy plans stormed up in my ego's land World can't be the same, and I weep to that Least I can see a stack We tryna be less sad 'cause when her son is happy, she's relaxed We tryna see a track onto a path where we don't need rehab Fuck these niggas, I'mma spare anything but these niggas I swear to everything, fuck these niggas, I'mma be anything but these niggas
3.
Shout out my brother tryna get a job Sometimes I think I'm lazy, but I'm simply not I just stray away to my own pace Mama still tryna see my grace Though I tend to grow angry at them shitty ways I'm seeing money all over the place, going to waste Seems like the only way I'm gonna stay okay though Life caught my brodie slippin', had to lose his pay It's embedded in our brain, "a wage is not worth pain" "A wage is not worth pain, so try to keep our sane" But how's a nigga gon be fly, with no jet plane? Wanna see homies on the mic for some bars to lay But most people got their eyes on a place to live I'm holy, know that I'm a guy to never fake or fib Afraid of shit, nah, my last tape cemented this I got a friend or six, that's all I need And in reality, bros see no Hammurabi's code I'm emo, so that's why I'm taking shots like free throws But even for that, I need dough All I know is my momma keeps me focused Wasn't for her, I know a nigga would be homeless And for the bro, I know my love will always hold him Same with the crew, and I don't care if no one noticed I hate money, really wish I didn't need it I make the music to reach solace and reach you kids When I'm famous, use the money to see us at our best Okay with change, I had to learn niggas leave just to have left I speak to me in my dreams, wake up and struggle to breathe breath I dunno what to do with my life but what's next I dunno what to do with my life, but what's next?
4.
They be like "I promise when you hit hollywood, shit'll all be good" But honestly, I'll be in the woods, their shit don't change the world Obviously I'm no Mandela, but when I live forever just like him You'll see my effect on internal endeavors motivating effort Tryna show that patience to myself Hating on me now is a mistake you'll see streets down While we're piercing streets ahead, you'll see your mates just fake you out I be pacing to and fro, tryna make my whys and hows Catch me blazed while bae's in bed, mixing sonics with the mouse Us gods give honesty a shout, Hollywood gon' kick us out They be playing with your brains just to milk the cash cow When you make it, keep your sane, don't let them buy you. When you make it, keep it sane, don't let them buy you Appraising your value, to take it and squash it, deep fry it like food Every haiku, you get like 5% if you're lucky or some shit I'm taking every drum kit and mixing it myself Fuck these publicists, managers, and otherwise bitch-types Who swipe mind and get hype Leave me with ashes in my pipe when I had a ki, ain't happening to me I'm glad to take these leaps on my own if I have to I'll bring home every morsel until my platter is full, sir Can't flatter me to roll over and flatten me This is my passion, dipshit, eat a bag of feces And while you're at it, keep from contacting me This ain't an act, you fat-cat bastard thieves You can @ me but you can't have my beats Even after I'm deceased, so eat that, you cheap rats Pete's a fabulous piece So peace
5.
Lil Man 04:15
Realized we were little ever since middle school Universe getting bigger, while we still alive Can't hold it like the feelings that I get inside I'm rambo on my mission, is you finna ride? Ten toes on the ceiling, I turned upside down Still the same, like the human brain, dude Me and you too, no matter what they pay you I'mma make music, til I grow 180 old Never gotta prove to a soul, you alone, lil boy I don't know the name of this road, but it turns how I like it, so I'mma keep hiking And my glasses might break again, I'll just have to take it Eyes burn 'cause I'm tired, but I'mma keep trying, lil boy Seen shit and all it is the worst to the point I don't even think to talk about it's worth the time Joy is earned, open your mind, it's not in the sky That stuff's rain, and rain is a blessing, lil boy Recognize the pain leads to lessons, lil boy You ain't gotta pay me no attention, lil boy He ain't gon' be with you when it's death, lil boy She don't want just sex, lil boy Ain't nobody really owe you nothing, lil boy You're the one who makes up what's impressive, lil boy Money is the way not the destination, boy Better make sure niggas stay, lil boy Lotsa shit you don't know, hoe Watch how your friends come and go and change There's lotsa shit you don't know, bro Just yesterday I was pained Niggas still tryna hate! Oop! They just did it again I'm just tryna elevate They don't want no happy end Then I think of you Then I think of you You don't know shit You don't know shit We don't know shit No way my wage gon' stay light Ain't no damn time ain't hold mates high A goal that stayed the same since age five Even fakes can't say that HK ain't tried, lil boy No way to play the game right, lil boy But you ain't gotta pay me no attention, lil boy He ain't gon' be with you when it's death, lil boy She don't want just sex, lil boy Ain't nobody really owe you nothing, lil boy You're the one who makes up what's impressive, lil boy Money is the way not the destination, boy Better make sure niggas stay, lil boy

about

This project is a microcosm of HKITW’s perspective in the first few years of a new decade. "Low-budget High" is about feeling rich on the inside.

Remember your inner worth when times get tough.

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released February 14, 2022

recorded between July and October 2021.

1) True Love (prod. Roy)
2) Clear View (prod. Roy)
3) Fate Boulevard (prod. SOLACE)
4) Hollywood (feat. P-Tree) (Prod. Lil Cloud)
5) Lil Man (prod. SUZUME)

Executive produced by SOLACE

deroy.bandcamp.com
linktr.ee/Nerdii
www.audiotool.com/user/ray_duncan/

Album cover by Solace Bowden.
RIP Pinocchio 9/29/18 - 7/11/20.

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