Terrace Martin

Featuring: Tone Trezure Wiz Khalifa

[Verse 1: Wiz khalifa]
Yeah, this's for the 412
All the rhyming, all the grinding, all the time I do it all for you
Cause you raised me, never played me
And when a nigga needed money, you paid me
Mixture with Jamaican crazy, you make me
Niggas been tell me not to fuck with you lately
But I can't see
The day I ever turn my back on where I'm from, there might be some but that ain't me
I love you to death, though at times you get crazy
I ain't gonna lie, sometimes it feels like you hate me
But don't get it fucked up, I know that this's tough luck
And true appreciation's what you don't get enough of
And you can trust, that I put nothing above you
Scream out your name so I'll make everyone love you
As much as I love you, it shouldn't surprise you
I rep where I'm from nigga, you know how I do
I'm from Pittsburgh

[Chorus: Tone Trezure]
The street lights, keep calling
I can see the mirrors falling
In front on my face I see him
Reaching out for me
The wind blows, so subtle
This is in my streets like chatter
If I don't take this chance, they might not come around again

[Wiz khalifa]
Yeah, a lot of new blood in you, but you got an old soul
The summer you hot, in the winter you so cold
And most people don't know, that you got a star
When I be on the road, they ask me who you are
Never seen you before, but I'm letting them know though
I didn't mean to leave you out and getting that show dough
And I always come back to you put my soul in this music when I rap to you
Bleed the track for you
Yeah, you got a habit of making the young nigga's dream
Take a look at all he got in one bigger thing
For you I'd give anything
And it's a shame to say, that sometimes you don't feel the same way
But everything's still everything
I'm just grinding for a time where my city see better days
And I swear we'll never separate
Everywhere I go, I let them know
I'm from Pittsburgh

[Chorus]

Beginning his career as a rapper and producer, Terrace Martin has lent his skills to artists such as Snoop Dogg, Busta Rhymes, Lalah Hathaway, Raphael Saadiq, Charlie Wilson, Stevie Wonder and the legendary Emotions, just to name a few. Martins big break came when he produced a Power 106 radio drop with Snoop Dogg. Shattering the acknowledged rules of hip-hop production, he samples everything from funk to jazz to classical to create fresh and original tracks. His productions have made him one of the most sought after upcoming producers on the streets of Los Angeles.

Born to father, a jazz drummer and mother, a singer, Martins birthright was music. Growing up listening to everyone from Coltrane to Parliament, he began playing the piano at the age of six. Producing his first tracks on his Casio CZ101 Keyboard and an E-mu SP-1200, Martin decided to broaden his musicality and picked up the saxophone. At Locke High Martin became first chair of the All-State jazz band.

From jazz to hip-hop, Martins role models include Miles Davis, Charlie Parker, Jackie McLean, John Coltrane, Herbie Hancock, Sonny Stitt, Grover Washington, Jr., Dr. Dre, DJ Quik, Cali Boyz, DJ Premier, Pete Rock, and 1580 K-Day. Martin says, I started producing hip-hop tracks because it was the music of my time, but I never lost my love for jazz.

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