Aloe Blacc

Released: July 2, 2019

Featuring: JID

Songwriter: Willyecho Aloe Blacc JID

Producer: Ryan Tedder

[Verse 1: Aloe Blacc]
This ain't for the money, this is for the love
This is sweatin' through my shirt before the sun's up
Thought that I was shook, thought that I would stop
And now, I got 'em waitin' for the other shoe to drop
Oh, I'm a flame, burning bold in a world that's so cold

[Chorus: Aloe Blacc]
I'm just gettin' started
I been makin' moves before the dawn
Cuttin' through the darkness
Pray nobody say it don't be long
I'll be the first shot heard, then you run for cover
Take my word, ain't no other
Now, I'm just gettin' started
And I can go on, and on, and on, and on, and on

[Verse 2: JID]
I'ma drink from a winner cup, mixin' hard work with beginner's luck
If I fall first, then lift me up, never call curtains, common courtesy
Curiosity, it killed the kitty, but he got to work for me
Inadvertently, I manifested something great, but it's still to determine the fate
I'ma turn the tables, from the cradle to the grave
Heavyweight leg day, steady pray
Heavy head, wear his crown way down every day
Here now, make a way, clear foul, lane change
Breakin' out the crazy house, or whatever them people was sayin' 'bout me
Hit the leverage, you're not on my level, the engine is revvin'
I'm ready, I'm ready, I swear, you gon' hear about me

[Chorus: Aloe Blacc]
I'm just gettin' started
I been makin' moves before the dawn
Cuttin' through the darkness
Pray nobody say it don't be long
I'll be the first shot heard, then you run for cover (Run for cover)
Take my word, ain't no other
Now I'm just gettin' started
And I can go on, and on, and on, and on, and on

[Bridge: Aloe Blacc]
I can see the future, it ain't no mystery
I'm on the throne, lookin' down, makin' history
While you was smellin' roses, I was puttin' work in

[Chorus: Aloe Blacc]
I'm just gettin' started
I been makin' moves before the dawn
Cuttin' through the darkness
Pray nobody say it don't be long
I'll be the first shot heard, then you run for cover
Take my word, ain't no other
Now I'm just gettin' started
And I can go on, and on, and on, and on, and on

Aloe Blacc is a rapper/singer and ½ of the group Emanon with producer Exile. His real name is Egbert Nathaniel Dawkins III. He signed to legendary hip-hop label Stone’s Throw in 2006 and released his debut Shine Through the same year. It featured mostly singing (a move away from the rapping Aloe had done in his Emanon days) and was entirely self-produced except one track which was produced by Madlib.

His second album, Good Things, propelled him to international success due to the single “I Need a Dollar” which reached #2 on the UK singles chart and was certified platinum there.

Blacc’s next success came in writing the massive Avicii hit “Wake Me Up” which went number one in most European countries as well as hitting #4 on the Billboard Hot 100. Aloe released an acoustic version of the track on his third studio album, Lift Your Spirit. This album contained the massively successful song “The Man” which peaked at #8 on the Billboard Hot 100 and was supposedly played 108 times during the 2014 NFL draft.

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