Name: Nothing You Can Do
Duration: P00H03M16S
Description: This is the second song I wrote and recorded for the album, back before I really knew what I wanted this album to sound like. The first song (which I co-produced) didn't make the cut because it was just too much of a departure from my norm. The female vocals on the song belong to one of my closest friends who I was very surprised was okay with being on the song.

Nothing You Can Do

from A Subtle Reminder by Mallz

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This is the second song I wrote and recorded for the album, back before I really knew what I wanted this album to sound like. The first song (which I co-produced) didn't make the cut because it was just too much of a departure from my norm. The female vocals on the song belong to one of my closest friends who I was very surprised was okay with being on the song.

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No apologies
Firm in my word you herbs shouldn’t have started me
When will you learn you’ll get burned like glazed pottery
Obviously you try to keep up but you can’t follow me
Gotta be his team because his nonchalant demeanor
Makes it hard for cats to read him. Serious as a subpoena
See this spark that’s in my pupil. Tell you this moment’s crucial
Survived the wildest times but I left with a couple loose screws
Still morning Guru and Phife but now it’s DOOM too
I moved from a soldier to ruler like Chaka Zulu
Nothing else to prove you can keep your carnival prizes
I know that I am the livest. Surprising I’m steady thriving

Rising to the peak, fist up like uhuru
Blacker than the queen mother practicing her voodoo
American nightmare, visions of Cthulu ‘cause there’s

Nah not a damn thing
Nah not a damn thing
Not a damn thing
Not a damn thing
Nope. Not a damn thing
Nah. Not a damn thing

Earthseed. Cursed from the nursery
First it was merchant fleets. Purchased the birth of me
Now it’s mass incarceration and murdering by the state it feels there’s
But I stay vigilant, militant as I ever been
Anything I put effort in flourishes no exceptions
This is self-affirming music for positive motivation
The lazy ones think it’s rappity-rapping for a playlist
Amazing how I take this from complex to the basic
Journalists underrate it. I feel like it’s all been wasted
Hate it when I’m like this but then I’m always reminded that…
And I’m all about progression. Keeping on moving forward
Leaving behind the dormant, feeling blessed every morning
Thoughts come out disjointed then pieced together enormous
Taking the ugly truth and when I put it down, it’s gorgeous

Not a damn thing
Not a damn thing
Not a damn thing

Not a damn thing
Not a damn thing
Not a damn thing

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from A Subtle Reminder, released April 19, 2023
Lyrics: Mallz
Beat: Sharp Cuts
Mixing and mastering: Sharp Cuts
Recorded at Sharp Cuts studio, Cary, NC and OP3 Studio, Raleigh, NC

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Originally from northeastern North Carolina, Mallz has called Raleigh home since 2010 & has been a staple in the state's indie hip hop scene. His tireless work ethic and DIY attitude has brought him success with an extensive catalog - three mixtapes, five LPs and 12 EPs. He's collaborated and shared stages with artists like Rapper Big Pooh, Nappy Roots, Cappadonna, and many more. ... more

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