Catalyst - Young Wren Boy 98 (Official Audio)
4Back it again with another new song, and this one is already a classic.
It's a fun, nostalgic sounding track where I rap over a brilliant beat I discovered from "tunedlink", a talented guy I follow on Twitter. I liked it so much, I bought the beat off Beatstars for $40 and wrote a whole song around it, and overall it's some of my best stuff yet. Plus the 140 BPM is a staple in British rap music, especially Grime.
I added a few things myself to the production side, like add some kicks, brighten up the EQ, a siren to build hype at the start, and some cymbals at the end of each chorus, and other than that I'm not 100% involved in the production side, which is an anomaly since I usually make the music for all my stuff. So yeah, a nice, breezy summer track. I hope you guys enjoy it!
Special thanks to @Tunedlink for the instrumental, you can follow him on Twitter, and I paid for the beat 100%.
https://twitter.com/tunedlink
Hold tight @Ink1980Baby on Instagram for his sick anti-system duck graffiti, and giving me the blessing to feature his work on the cover. You see his stuff a lot in London and the photo was shot last year in Tottenham, January 2022.
https://www.instagram.com/ink1980baby/
Listen to more of my music on all good streaming platforms
Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/artist/5lcy37Yl6JDoHemwMsj3fF?si=sb31h7b_Q5qZRUICG277Jw
SoundCloud - https://soundcloud.com/catalyststalbans
Apple Music - https://music.apple.com/gb/artist/catalyst/1478689773
Lyrics:
Yes… This that 2007, Nintendo DS vibe y’know?
I’m going in, I said I’M GOING IIIINN!
(Chorus)
Aye, In Tottenham, they love me like I’m Pochettino
Everywhere I go I’m making friends while rocking a brand new pair of chinos
Aye, In Bristol, I’m an underground legend like Banksy
And I’ve got girls ringing me up all day ‘cos they wanna come gimme some hanky panky
It’s mad, I swear, day in the life of a Wren Boy
It’s mad, I swear, day in the life of a Wren Boy
It’s mad, I swear, day in the life of a Wren Boy
Can you keep up? Can you keep up?
Just another day as a Wren Boy
(Verse)
Look, I mix the old with the new
Yesterday’s important to me that’s true
In my wallet, I’ve gotta couple Lizzie’s and Charlie’s
I whip em out & get them two faces kissing
I’m a beast, them lot are chickens
I’m a high as fuck but I ain’t flying no rocket
Love it or hate it, I’m a star here in Britain
You say bills, we say NHS,
Yes, It’s the cockney rhyming Sam
“Gertcha cowson!” said Chas & Dave
I’m chilling with my mates, at the rave
We drinking Maggys nah we don’t like Thatchers
So much swagger; Lil B in 2010
I’m given free clothes ‘cos I’m highly gifted
See me online, interview my girlfriend
And she’ll tell you that I’mma a boss, real king shit (King shiiit!)
(Chorus)
(Outro)
Yeah, I’ve got one!
Shoutout to all my fans,
Anyone whose given me a listen
Within the past couple years
It’s been a wild ride
But I’m telling you… the future is hot
Wren Boys for ’23, And the Wren Girls too
Come on… YIH!
Catalyst – Young Wren Boy 98
Recorded – November 21st 2022 to April 5th 2023 at "Bartlett's Palace" in Highams Park, London & "Wren Boy Studios" in St Albans, England
Genre – Hip-Hop, Rap, UK Chill, Plugg, Cloud Rap
Writing - Samuel Wren
Production - Topgunleo (@Tunedlink on Twitter), Co-production by Samuel Wren
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