here are some exclusive looks from a collaboration between International Playground, the indie boutique in the lower east side, fotographer, Leslie Van Stelten, and myself. i've been modeling more lately and think it's intriguing and fun. more coming soon!
hope you like this sick remix by Jeremy Henry of Haus of Glitch fame. it's the first remix ever done of an original song of mine, so holds a place close to my heart.
and this marks the end of my little lyrics and video upload project i started on christmas eve. congrats to me for a fast turnaround, which can be hard sometimes.
in the time since releasing this song, i've found people often misunderstand it, or make a judgment call about it based on the title alone. everyone enjoys things at their own level, so that's quite alright but i did want to post the lyrics here to anyone that's interested in finding out more.
hope you enjoy them!
lyrics:
fun boyz wanna have
fun boyz
what it is? pay attention cause here we go
i'm a live boy reppin' in the castro
i be colorful, my name is KID AKIMBO
i know that you don't know so, so i'm here to tell yo'
i be coming up so listen to my flow
boys these days seem to want a line to tow:
picket fence and other things so hetero
material seems to slow the path of our potential
i see the boys these days
their heads locked in a haze
for cash and money crave
things not ours, not yours
fun boyz wanna have
fun boyz
let me run, let me run, bucky's done gone with it
but AKIMBO just done got started with it
i live to laugh, i dance for fun
and when i start to twerk on the floor i don't see no one like me,
like the way it seems it used to be
when we were confident, radiant, more creative beings
we held outside status as worth something
let's not lose that, until then i'll sing:
i see the boys these days
their heads locked in a haze
for cash and money crave
things not ours, not yours
the world turned to a maze
the man makes you his slave
don't give your life to save it
not ours, not yours
fun boyz
wanna have fun
boyz. fun boyz wanna have fun
boyz
ever stop to wonder
that we be goin' under?
the world's been torn asunder
and we've been taught to plunder it
Mac, Ed Hardy, Dolce, Dior
when'd we become so insecure
that we bought buying as the cure?
are you a man, or are you a whore
or are you a fun boy whose mind's mature
who wants fun boyz?
who wants to have fun
boyz, who wants to have fun
boyz, who wants to have...
(chorus)
i see the boys these days
their heads locked in a haze
for cash and money crave
things not ours, not yours
the world turned to a maze
the man makes you his slave
don't give your life to save it
not ours, not yours
here's a disco remake of the samba classic by composer, Baden Powell, wonderfully remixed by my producer and co-writer, Daniel Riera, with fotos by Rami Hyun.
another one bites the dust in my video upload project. just one more and i'll be done with all of my current releases. :) feel free to comment on the YouTube page!
lyrics:
quem é homem de bem não trai
o amor que ele quer seu bem
quem diz muito que vai, não vai
e assim como não vai, não vem
quem de dentro de si não sai
vai morrer sem amar ninguém
o dinheiro de quem não da
é o trabalho de quem não tem
capoeira que é bom não cai
más si um dia ele cai, cai bem
capoeira me mandou
dizer que ja chegou
chegou para lutar
berimbau me confirmó
vai ter briga de amor,
tristeza, camará
when he plays that bow and string
what magic he can bring
so sing, my berimbau
send my song across the sea
and tell my love for me
i need him, berimbau
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