Released: December 13, 2011

Songwriter: Abstract

[Interview: Mac Miller]
Nah, but I'm sayin'
They just do that, like, they jump to conclusions
You know, they're just like... "White, rapper" (Eminem)
Like, "poppin'," Eminem

[Interview: Tyler, the Creator]
"Does the hype change your view on life?"
Yes, it kinda sucks
'Cause people are expecting shit
But they don't know anything
Because it's just hype
They don't really know history or anything
They just know one song and then
Go based on that
And that shit sucks

[Interview: Mac Miller]
I don't really care, like, what the whole comparison thing is
'Cause I expected that, you know
When I, when I started rapping, you know
People were like, "Oh, so what? You're gonna be, like, the next Eminem?"
And it was like, no (Annoying, right?)
I'm just gonna be, like me (Me)

[Interview: J. Cole]
So what exactly is on your chest?
Man, it's a lot of things
It's a lot of uhh, personal things
Um, whether it's family or just stuff that I'm goin' through
You know, in my career
And it's a lot of things people are goin' through (Yeah)
That I feel like other rappers might not discuss
So, that's—those are the things that I wanna talk about
Just, things that you might—that other rappers might smack themselves and be like, "Aww, why didn't I make a song about that?" (Yeah)
You know what I'm sayin'?
That's the type of music I make

[Interview: Angela Yee]
Anybody who's gonna be a rapper, an emcee
You have to think like, I'ma be huge—or else why would you do it?

[Interview: J. Cole]
If you're a rapper and I'm your favorite rapper
You're gonna obviously, you know, step your game up lyrically
So I feel like in essence, I can change the game
And probably in a way that I don't even know

[Interview: Mac Miller]
In my eyes, and what I wanna do is
When, when I leave, like
I wanna be remembered forever
For, for changing music as a whole
Not just rap, not just whatever
Not just some white dude
Like, I wanna change music
I want to be a part of music forever

[Interview: J. Cole]
Like, of course—we're always—we're rappers
It's in our nature to just talk about money and cars and, and women
That's, that's, you know, that's the nature of the music
It's party, it's fun
But at the end of the day, there's also a creative and artistic part that like, goes further than that
And I feel like that's what I'm diving into on a lot of these songs

[Interview: Mac Miller]
Man, no—you—it's hard to ever—
Did you ever think you were gonna make it this far—far—far?

Abstract

Growing up in New Jersey, Luke Terkovich, otherwise known as Abstract, was involved with music at an early age. Learning how to play piano, electric guitar, and the drums were Luke’s first involvement with music — and he did it all before 6th grade. With a move across country from New Jersey to Jackson, Wyoming, the distance between learning and playing new instruments got larger. It wasn’t until several years later that Luke began to mess around with freestyling during his high school years spent at Jackson Hole High. Evolving his newly found musical expression into Raised in Jackson, WY, Abstract is known for his immense musical versatility and affinity for providing uplifting music for a turbulent world. With a knack for storytelling, he provides introspective motivation to all who take the time to dive into his work. Notably known for his remix of Ruth Bs Lost Boy “Neverland” which has garnered hundreds of millions of plays on YouTube, his work with Drumma Battalion and Roze, and his 2016 album Something to Write Home About. He heads a collective known as “A Team Worldwide” 5 musicians from 4 different countries. Producers Drumma Battalion of Norway, Blulake of Sweden, Cryo Music of Scotland, and Abstract. Coming off his first overseas tour with YONAS, the ATWW collective is gearing up to drop Abstracts new album/experience late summer 2018.writing detailed lyrics, he began to find that he could vent the stresses of his everyday life through creating music. Slowly progressing through the years of his new town where he calls home; balancing school, life, and music developed Luke to become Abstract.

Trying to find his sound was a young teenager who just looked to get something written down and then translated into music, and eventually rap. Still in his caterpillar stage of metamorphosis was a young Abstract who released his first ever collection of songs, properly named The Dream.

In 2012, through YouTube, Abstract met Craig McAllister, a producer from Glasgow, Scotland. During that period, Abstract was in the midst of working on On My Own Time and was the first time Craig showed up with Abstract. Afterwards, the duo started to mesh extremely well and produced the five projects, Under Lights & Microscopes, A Life To Live By, Dreaming With Eyes Open, The Science Of Feeling Tall, and We Are The Artist.