Abstract

Released: December 25, 2012

Songwriter: Abstract

Producer: Cryo Music

[Verse 1]
Yeah, take this back to the old-school with new rules
Details my brain blessed with kill fools
Ain't no other option, man, born to be causin' problems
Testin' all these rappers who be so anxious to try to solve 'em
Watch my plan, understand
It's all the proof, it's true that I can
Multiply the fans, tootsie hands spread across the land
Resurrect the lost art this generation's torn apart
Stop rappin' out of the pockets, bring it right back to the art
That lyrical lyricism, game's been lackin' them heavy hitters
Only ones I respect is the ones who was currently with us
Go—pose to be the most versatile
Any beat you boast to toast get burned if you too close, you know
Spittin' heat, volcano flow, to put it out gon' need some hose
Ha, just kiddin', it's just how you livin' when this particular talent's given
Every subgenre [?]
Not like Sinatra or John Lennon
The pen is speakin' just how I want to

[Break: Bane (Tom Hardy)]
It doesn't matter who we are
What matters is our plan
It doesn't matter who we are
What matters is our plan

[Verse 2]
Doesn't matter who I am
Those opposed stand no chance against what I plan
Take the game, shape it, and mold it
Grasp the crown when I'm holdin' it down
To all naysayers, I'm sayin', now hear me out
Be famous or be respected, I'da keep it calm and collected
One gon' take some work but the other could be done in a second
We write some corny flows, we know radio quick to fuck with those
Illuminati probably gon' rob me of what I'm holdin' close
With devils who specialize in the sellin's of souls
Lose who I am in the music just ain't one of my goals
Keep it real with the mainstream feel; that's direction I'm goin'
Independent, all with no deal; still with the way that I'm flowin'
I got that boombap to electro
Past, present, and future flow
Got the game cornered, so I ain't leavin' without the throne
Marchin' on my enemies, conquer like I was [Zuckerberg?]
Ready for whatever's ahead of me, let it be known

[Break: Bane (Tom Hardy)]
It doesn't matter who we are
What matters is our plan
It doesn't matter who we are
What matters is our plan

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.

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