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Person of Color

by Happiest Kid in the World

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1.
My favorite type's the type to stick around Sick of clowns quick to quit and ditch when sitches get you down What now? I'm flipping hits like bricks and spitting style by the pound Lotsa sticklers tryna push, but I don't foul I don't know who's bout to cap, I watch my back like an owl Keep a gap, like diastema smiles, away from rest Do you! I'll do me til my day of death Niggas say that I should act my age, bitch I'm ageless Say less My heart's in every move I'm the product of my pain, can't barter with the truth I know trauma bring us strength, been taught the hard way since a youth Back when momma hit the station for cartons of them newports I cherish all I got to lose, aware of lots I got to gain Carefully watching for mistakes I ain't shit yet, but I improve with grace Been raising my own bar like I'm bench pressing Heavy as my grin lets me, I can see a Benz already Got me some ends, I just need a friend Most of y'all ain't been ready, blame the internet But for me and mine, it's a far way that we go back Pete and I remember days when we were praying for a check I don't have a clue, mad confused at how we managed to pay for boof The eighth abusers, nowadays I'm way more lucid Tryna save dubloons, praying to the music You ain't my momma, so it's zero fucks what you think I stray from drama, don't care what's in the cup that you drink Okay like Lama, except there's fewer bucks in the bank But I'll be up in his ranks if not stuck in a grave first Yeah, baby Getting rich later, or just having fun now? I think I'd really rather have a middle ground I'm chilling when I can and selling sounds to my crowd Working shifts and getting........ I'm just reaping all my perks for the now I been sleeping good, back ain't really hurt in a while I been trying best to laugh since I learned how to smile Killing beats fast, they be dead on arrival Dead like my rivals Sometimes I feel like I'm ahead of my idols One mind healing in a bed, tryna write notes late nights up at three Bout to birth some rappers but I don't want their custody I don't want their company, just kidding, I love being inspiring If you as well, I'm hanging round like a tire swing I'm tired of snakes, no time to waste 'Cause I'm tryna make my empire a thing And I just might take you with me, if you're with me right now Throw away all the doubt, dip your face in the clouds, Get a taste of life! And I just might take you with me, if you're with me right now...
2.
I don't really give a fuck, that's the way People don't have the skill to love, I mastered faith Keep the light shedding, diamond in the rough, no acetate Life's heavy, plus a little tough, I match the weight Tryna ready up for bigger stuff, slashes wait Mind steady, never giving up, leave that to fate I be getting farther from their ugly plastic taste Yo, things change... Used to have a buddy, but he's catching cases now Used to get my stuff for free, but i'm past the age of child Tryna escape the sad, I'd love to ask a lady how I can't evade my past, trust the fact I faced my trials Trash on my name you howled, that's a flagrant foul And I know you hate my laugh while you fake your smiles I'll just take my path, nigga go get a bag Iphone percentage low, made raps today Life gives you lemons, make lemonade I miss some women, I'll be okay I'm on a mission, give the fam some aid People stay, people go People change, people won't People hate, people love People fake, people don't People wait, people grow People can't, people won't People fake, people don't People fake, people won't Lost so many partners, loss will make you want Never lost what's in my heart Possum-playing Johns watch and pray to take my job Preying on my art Praying on my downfall with a basket to catch my talent Try snatch it up like Ray Allen I'm half a chug from tracking a gallon jug Anytime I rap on one, I'll make a medallion You're praying for bronze, I'm making it happen I play it like Madden, you play a facade
3.
Nothing's the same!!!!!11 Imagine if this shit was the same, nothing's the same Imagine if this shit was the same, nothing's the same to me Imagine if this shit was the same, nothing's the same Imagine if this shit was the same, nothing's the same to me I'm a person of many colors, pretty unique just like any other We just getting started with these pennies Past left a bad taste with me like Dasani Lessons in my cache really can't be copied Almost got TMJ 'cause I said TMI I wait for the cash to flow like blood in my body I'm grateful that the past's weight lessened on my mind Stress pressed it to a diamond Sessions getting high had me questioning my life They want him on a leash and sick, he's on that Mona Lisa shit, sketching all the time Colors outside the lines tryna guess and paint the answers God did it's thing, now my momma's missing Vodka fifth in me got me tryna keep busy I be riding with the flow until I'm dizzy Life's thrown me for a loop, I'm just wondering what's next in the plan 'Cause nothing's the same Imagine if this shit was the same Nothing's the same Imagine if this shit was the same Nothing's the same to me Imagine if this shit was the same Nothing's the same Imagine if this shit was the same Nothing's the same to me Hi! I'm a person of many styles I know that I'm fire, thanks for the reminder Momma used to tell me whenever we watched the wire Lady's been telling me I'm sick, I need Pfizer Taylor Swift level, Kanye ain't this heavenly Payment's been relevant since 18 So I chase the green medicine, tasting blue dreams Money ruined my life, let's hope it saves me I'm surprised if you heard my rap name And still passed the time away to ask if I'm okay Pals know if I had to hide this pain, my massive mind would weigh So bad my spine would break I miss the Vinewood days I heard there's brighter days I wait for lighter rain at least I made the dreams I chase for me, they rarely understand Certainly other ways, I play the long game though 'Cause my tone's great, don't want any other plan Nothing's the same...
4.
I live in deplorable conditions Room is looking horrible but life has got me smitten I know that there's more to go, that's my definition of living I live in perpetual revision Haters act like they don't know my name is the mission I'm so unrelatable but praying for connection I don't want perfection, just no more exes I don't have a bucket list, just a bunch of setlists Got a lot to wish and I keep it all tucked At the moment, mode's just focused on the small stuff 'Cause if I can't help myself then we all fucked I want a crown on my head til hipsters think I'm starbucks At that level, wins outweigh the losses Some got ammo, all I got is cards to play 'Cause I could have every gun and still not feel safe Shout out to black women Shout out hispanic women Shout out to white women Shout out to trans women Shout out to women, I can't fuck with bitches I remember one, his name was _____ always dissin' Difference tween me and him is when I hear hate, I can listen It's just some criticism and I see myself in others Admissions in the mirror then I tell my self I love him As music plays in the rear of my thoughts I live in deplorable conditions Room is looking horrible but life has got me smitten I know that there's more to go, that's my definition of living I live in perpetual revision I been sittin', bummin' Sipping on some gin and rum and getting hungry Reminiscing shit I've won and shit that numbed me Effervescent chicks that left a mess of me I had to clean up on my lonely Tired of the same old loop, People's brains on mute, Face you saying no truth, I can tell by the way they look at those in cahoots How to make a nigga feel alone in a group Gets me hotter than a bowl full of soup I just cool down by putting notes to a tune, doze off confused Dream of new styles I can show to the crew I don't need you now
5.
Blood's laced with USA's mistakes, mother ain't okay Tryna escape this racist age while Reagan's on the chase Sacrifice is made on black lives for the paper Then the crackers lie with no apple pie on their faces I think I realized what the heartland is Fucking Kansas? This land simply wasn't planned for a man like me Watch how the police so anti-peace Strangers in my face thinking they know me 'Cause what they seen on TV, they think they know my rap Memes on Instagram think they know how I'm black People try predicting how the token's gonna act I see it pretty different from the hope I used to have Hard to even try to live without them holding on to masks Folks act like they finished with the rap shit When they never even started listening to rap They only know the market's image of the game, I can't relate To me it's art in all sizes and shapes I used to think the USA was mostly like New York and LA With Trump supporters but support for every race Then I realized what the heartland is Fucking Kansas, center of the map The farther from the middle, the more democrats But you can only go so far until the coasts stop your tracks 'Cause America is haunted by the ghost of it's past And Gen Z's the first wave to hold us to the facts But even most of them ain't black, so... fuck Even tryna make woke a term is pretty tough So I barely have the words to describe my struggle Hope you understand why feminism's in trouble Isolated man but I like the skin I have I hear you say we're seen the same but that is not a fact We got people tall as basketballs and small as giraffes We got old and young, we got skinny, we got fat We got red and we got blue, bitch of course there's white and black
6.
Unicorn 03:48
I don't think I said it enough Locals ain't messing with us I heard their shit from five years ago, it doesn't hold up Hear my gold from nine years ago, kid is like a miracle Talent's quite a variable, in some eyes I'm rare But I just wish you guys were here, life been spinning like a merry-go Fate just ain't been caring where we go, shit be hysterical Raising stakes, I'm taking aim to raze the game They gon hate the way I play, I'll stay as sweet as tasty strawberries though Life's a scary flow, but there's lessons learned after all Like maybe you're just an asshole if you're an asshole off the alcohol Maybe go on vacation if you're hating on a stranger on the daily Be honest, people ain't that mad that often Lessons lead to lessons constantly Kinda like the times my bonds with people led to modesty on both sides But I don't think I said it enough, the lesson for scrubs Their most hi-fi beats can't beat my lo-fi Their most viral soundpiece can't beat my unreleased A thousand-seven bucks, says they'll never fuckin' step to us But I don't think I said enough, the horse ain't dead enough, nah I've always been the same, I'm always gonna change I've always been the same, I'm always gonna change I've always been the same, I'm always gonna change I've always been the same in the fact that i'm always changing But waiting for the day I win, got me caving in sometimes Contemplating if I'm the same that would save a friend of mine Pontificating how much will change by the fateful end of time Honesty stays, so you may catch me with the mirror In a match that's like a deer in a cage-fight with snakes and rats I state facts, like the times I behaved bad And relay that to the parts of my brain that makes class Relay that to your circle in hopes that they adapt 'Cause I'mma blow the cap like Mr. Tibbets in the bitch My ambition ensnares my vision in the kick and snare What I want is scarce, 'cause there's villains in the mix And the past can't be repaired but my future's getting fixed We all got dreams to catch but most ain't lucid as the kid's Got you looking stupid, you should lose your expectations I've been moving towards greatness since birthday, learning patience I'm a stand-up guy with feet glued to the floor Who was rude as a boy but had a plan to arise Doing what I want now, grew up pretty poor In this land of time where we viewed so many losses It be random when I touchdown, you were worth a lot But we can't amount to much now, truth never rots I got blue and black blotches on my hands from the ups and downs You're jaywalking when you cross my mind I'm a person of many colors Pretty unique just like any other Tryna beat life like I'm Kenny, brother Kung-fu practice off the henny, sis
7.
How accessible are you supposed to be to be successful? I woke up today thinking "what if I grow up today?" It's a wonder I'm not wandering in something stressful Every day another bump, I'm learning so many lessons yo And I could give a damn if you ever catch em I do gotta do my best out of respect for each session I'm doo-wopping and two-stepping 'cause I love myself, it's self-expression You dummies doing impressions, ventriloquist up your rectum Your melodies are irreparable damage to the special deeds that I be doing to the canvas I'm painting pictures daily while each February you can barely manage To be making 6 or 7 tracks, they rarely slap, you're clearly wack But that's just my perspective Ever since a kid, I had my vision set on making this, so it was destined Ever since I did, it gets harder each step as a perfectionist Turbo since genesis, bitch I'm quite unusual, I don't need no funeral Don't need no Wedding Thing to prove that you're my everything Don't need a birthday to show you I'm alive, right? But we still celebrate, 'cause I know we might die We made it to the fire, make sure it stays bright I play shit to inspire This curse be waning like the night-light in the sky Wide eyes show my high, Lower like lo-fi, my fight or flight enclosed I try to pry your prose, but you're inclined to hide with code I see the child in you though, i hope you know Closest by know my pride gets blinded by the snow Hope you see the five-year-old that I suppose was me one time constantly in redesign Words tween you and I redefined as we take the next climb Wall's written lines on call 'cause it's all cliche But he may just live life
8.
Feelins2 02:08
Whole world scared of looking evil to themselves Old girl barely get the memo I mean well So my dome hurt tryna spit the message to myself I feel you, I got feelings too I feel you, I got feelings too I feel you, I got feelings too I feel you, I got feelings too I feel you, I got feelings too Whole world scared of looking evil to themselves Old girl barely get the memo I mean well So my dome hurt tryna spit the message to myself I feel you, I got feelings too I feel you, I got feelings too I feel you, I got feelings too I feel you, I got feelings too I feel you, I got feelings too Music's the only thing about me think I fully love Money's the only thing I keep around that I hate Music's the only thing about me think I fully love Money's the only thing I keep around that I hate Whole world scared of looking evil to themselves Old girl barely get the memo I mean well So my dome hurt tryna spit the message to myself I feel you, I got feelings too I feel you, I got feelings too I feel you, I got feelings too I feel you, I got feelings too I feel you, I got feelings too I feel you, I got feelings too I feel you, I got feelings too I feel you, tryna spit the message to myself "I feel you, I got feelings too" I feel you, I got feelings too I feel you, I got feelings too I feel you, I got feelings too I feel you, I got feelings too Music's the only thing about me think I fully love Money's the only thing I keep around that I hate Music's the only thing about me think I fully love Money's the only thing I keep around that I hate Whole world scared of looking evil to themselves Old girl barely get the memo I mean well So my dome hurt tryna spit the message to myself I feel you, I got feelings too
9.
The supreme court should be aborted Saying you love the lord can't redeem your morals Big brother, big pharmacy, why you so chum? We're raised by giants like fee fi fo fum Rest in peace Ma, blessed be thy ovum The next step ahead for me, I'll never know But Tyler, Childish, and my own mind keep replying "go" I been raised by giants like fee fi fo.. I've met peeps like Pete and Nao Some people wanna fight me, some want me to fight though Life is the sun, the moon and the deep sky We're raised by giants like fee fi... On this wretched earth where predators can sleep at night And hiders never seek, maybe have no time to speak... While water's locked behind walls and cops keep the safety off Giants save you from dying for a fee. Listen, I'm a person of many colors Pretty unique just like any other You’re so much closer to me When you know how I feel When you know how I feel That's how I was raised, I was raised that way I want a crown on my head til hipsters think I'm Starbucks Still won't fuck with police 'cause the law sucks Legalize freedom, legalize all drugs Shout out to Snug's, shout out to Art Club Raise your hand if you've heard of religion ... It's quite a theme, one of life's biggest Like love, family, honor and tradition Even a lack of these things contribute to your eyes People see life in black and white, but it's rainbow You've been colorblind if you ain't know yet Time to tune your mind like a radio...
10.
You're just like a memory! Why you tryna wait til i'm gone to really show you care? I was waiting for a response, then I felt like my mom I put the sound of doves crying on and roamed to where You niggas got no sights on me smoking up with Yogi Bear Here to be your Obi-wan, hope you want emotions shared in open air I'll be the homie there when no one cares Showed you clear, the golden rule's my only social skill I'll hold you down when I can tell you know me well, I toast who will Much love to my niggas laying still finally RIP to my niggas in the field Like peace to the ones who can't live this life But resting in it should be those who gotta miss those guys, right? I love my current girl 'cause she's like looking in the mirror I'd love for you meet her, as well as pal Peter But you don't hit me up or ever call I get it, there's few I trust too but you would love em all As the days get colder Sure your life's over, but you still get older You're just like a memory, helping me sober Fuck what they pretend to be on, you need exposure Why they always wait til you're gone to really show they care? I say "rest in peace" to the ones that we be holding near You been on my mind yo, you been on my mind You're just like a melody
11.
Outro! 02:03
"Hi, yes, this is, um, your mom. I love you and I called Salvation Army, I still have the job. She just has to do all the background checks, I told her... You know, I di- I didn't want her to have any surprises so she already is aware of everything in my past, and she still wants to, um, have me on to work with them... at the Salvation Army. I know it seems like it's never gonna happen but I did call- talk to the- my bo- my new boss, and she said that she's gonna try to run the paperwork as soon as possible. So I just have to wait. Sometimes, uh, life can gi- gives you a lot of games, but your gains will end up giving you a headache. So we're gonna step ahead! Once I don't have to ask- keep asking for money, you can save your money. Um, how I'll have enough money for our little bills and stuff, y'know, after the rent. Anyway, um, things gonna get much better. I know you suffer from depression. I think you suffer from the same type of a depression that I have... and, um, I think we need to pick ea- pick eachother up. W-where- When one is up and the other's down, the other one can keep the other one up, you know what I mean? And I'm gonna try to keep you up because I think I brought you down with my spirit. Um, I love you. Bye."

about

"I'm a person of many colors. Pretty unique just like any other."

From the small privileged town of New Paltz, the Happiest Kid in the World returns to Bandcamp with a collection of journal entries written ever since his life completely changed on April 5th, 2022.

These songs were for therapy and hope as he made home on different couches, dodged negative temptations, learned more than another year's worth of lessons and coped with the inevitable fact that he is truly alone.

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released January 5, 2024

recorded between April 2022 and August 2023

1) Prologue! (feat. Nia Mian & Dana Cee) [prod. SOLACE]
2) Lemonade (feat. P-Tree) [prod. SOLACE]
3) Intro! [prod. SOLACE]
4) High Definition [prod. SOLACE]
5) America's Heartlands [prod. SOLACE]
6) Unicorn [prod. SUZUME & SOLACE]
7) Painting Pictures (feat. P-Tree) [prod. 3008 & SOLACE]
8) Feelins2 [prod SOLACE]
9) Raised by Giants (feat. Nia Mian) [prod. Ovrkast]
10) Just Like a Memory [prod. SOLACE]
11) Outro [prod. SOLACE]

music videos:
Full album visualizer - youtu.be/2W3Fg5FwjN4
Lemonade - www.youtube.com/watch?v=FCZERbKTgYI
Raised by Giants - www.youtube.com/watch?v=DWY0Zb_EaoE

direct inspirations:
Mom
P-Tree
3008
SUZUME
Childish Gambino
JPEGMAFIA
Quelle Chris, Cavalier, Homeboy Sandman
$ilkmoney
Father
Snick Foley, THRONE
Alex G
Nazareth Nocturne
Jay-Z
Lone
Tisakorean
MIKE, Pink Siifu, Mavi
Wilunki
Earl Sweatshirt & Tyler, The Creator
Cities Aviv

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Solace Bowden.
Born 11/12/99.
Artist since 2012.

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