Egbert Nathaniel Dawkins III (born January 6, 1979), known as Aloe Blacc (/ˈæloʊblæk/), is an American soul artist, vocalist, songwriter, actor, record producer, businessman and musician. He is best known for his singles "I Need a Dollar", UK No. 1 single "The Man", and for writing and performing vocals on Avicii's "Wake Me Up", which charted at #1 in 22 countries.
Early life
Egbert Nathaniel Dawkins III was born in Southern California's Orange County to Panamanian parents. Growing up in Laguna Hills, he began playing a rented trumpet in third grade. When it made more sense to buy the instrument, Blacc had what he later described as a "very specific moment" in his evolution as a musician. "It forced me to be serious about it. I couldn’t just do it to get out of the class room," he said in a 2010 interview. His exposure to LL Cool J in fourth grade was equally significant. "It wasn’t too far off from the trumpet moment...I had a Hip Hop moment and a musician moment."
2nd Debut, the proposed second album by The Sinceros, produced by Paul Riley was test pressed but then recalled, shelved and was essentially reworked into, Pet Rock under the guidance of producer Gus Dudgeon.
Track listing
"Sleight Of Hand" (Lyrics and Music by Mark Kjeldsen)
"Disappearing" (Lyrics and Music by Mark Kjeldsen)
"Socially" (Lyrics and Music by Mark Kjeldsen)
"As The World Turns" (Lyrics and Music by Ron François)
"I Can't Stop" (Lyrics and Music by Ron François)
"Falling In And Out Of Love" (Lyrics and Music by Mark Kjeldsen)
"Are You Ready" (Lyrics and Music by Mark Kjeldsen)
"Nothing Changes" (Lyrics and Music by Ron François)
"Come On Out And Play" (Lyrics and Music by Ron François)
The lead single released from the album is "Ordinary Girl", which charted on the Billboard Hot 100 at number ninety-one. "Are You Ready" and "Gonna Get This" were both released as promotional singles from Hannah Montana Forever. The latter also managed to peak at number 66 on the Billboard Hot 100. The album was also promoted via exclusive releases to Radio Disney.
Background and composition
The opening track "Gonna Get This", a duet with British Virgin Islander Iyaz, was written by Niclas Molinder, Joacim Persson, Johan Alkenas, and Drew Ryan Scott. Iyaz claimed he listened to Cyrus' music very often and that Hannah Montana was among his favorite television series with others from Disney Channel. "I've been watching the show for a very long time, and finally got the opportunity to do a song with Miley", he said. "Gonna Get This" was recorded in April 2010 rapidly, according to Iyaz, because of his appearance on an episode of Hannah Montana. At first, he arrived to the studio not knowing what to expect and became hesitant but in the end could not believe they "pulled it off". Iyaz described "Gonna Get This" as a track with an edge, claiming Cyrus added her usual signature style while he put an "island twist" on it. The track leaked into the Internet in July 2010, entitled "This Boy, That Girl".
D-Generation X - Are You Ready? (Extended Version) [Entrance Theme]
D-Generation X - Are You Ready? (Extended Version) [Entrance Theme]
Buy on iTunes: https://apple.co/2F4gFhM
Listen on Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2LPoxFv
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Lyrics
Are you ready?
You think you can tell us what to do?
You think you can tell us what to wear?
You think that you're better?
Well you better get ready to bow to the masters...
Break It Down
Degenerate into something fool
We just got tired of doing what you told us to do
and that's the breaks boy
Yea, that's the breaks little man
Break it down
D-Generation X
D-Generation
You think you can tell me what to do?
Do you know who you're talking to?
Better get used to the way the ball bounces'
I see what you got and it measures in ounces'
But that's the breaks boy
Yea, that's the breaks lit...
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Are You Ready?
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Il ballo della vita
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Released on: 2018-10-26
Composer, Lyricist: Damiano David
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D-Generation X - Are You Ready? (Extended Version) [Entrance Theme]
Buy on iTunes: https://apple.co/2F4gFhM
Listen on Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2LPoxFv
Listen o...
D-Generation X - Are You Ready? (Extended Version) [Entrance Theme]
Buy on iTunes: https://apple.co/2F4gFhM
Listen on Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2LPoxFv
Listen on Apple Music: https://apple.co/2TNmMiM
Lyrics
Are you ready?
You think you can tell us what to do?
You think you can tell us what to wear?
You think that you're better?
Well you better get ready to bow to the masters...
Break It Down
Degenerate into something fool
We just got tired of doing what you told us to do
and that's the breaks boy
Yea, that's the breaks little man
Break it down
D-Generation X
D-Generation
You think you can tell me what to do?
Do you know who you're talking to?
Better get used to the way the ball bounces'
I see what you got and it measures in ounces'
But that's the breaks boy
Yea, that's the breaks little man
Break it down
D-Generation X
D-Generation
You think you're a big man?
I'll treat you like a little man
Yeah
Break it down
Can you tell me what it's like to be half a man?
Must break your heart to see what I am
But that's the breaks boy
Yea, well that's the breaks little man...
Break it down
D-Generation X
D-Generation
You think you can tell me what to do?
Do you know who you're talking to?
Just stop wanting me to be someone else
Put away like a book on a shelf
that you can’t read boy
yeah that you can’t read little man
D-Generation X - Are You Ready? (Extended Version) [Entrance Theme]
Buy on iTunes: https://apple.co/2F4gFhM
Listen on Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2LPoxFv
Listen on Apple Music: https://apple.co/2TNmMiM
Lyrics
Are you ready?
You think you can tell us what to do?
You think you can tell us what to wear?
You think that you're better?
Well you better get ready to bow to the masters...
Break It Down
Degenerate into something fool
We just got tired of doing what you told us to do
and that's the breaks boy
Yea, that's the breaks little man
Break it down
D-Generation X
D-Generation
You think you can tell me what to do?
Do you know who you're talking to?
Better get used to the way the ball bounces'
I see what you got and it measures in ounces'
But that's the breaks boy
Yea, that's the breaks little man
Break it down
D-Generation X
D-Generation
You think you're a big man?
I'll treat you like a little man
Yeah
Break it down
Can you tell me what it's like to be half a man?
Must break your heart to see what I am
But that's the breaks boy
Yea, well that's the breaks little man...
Break it down
D-Generation X
D-Generation
You think you can tell me what to do?
Do you know who you're talking to?
Just stop wanting me to be someone else
Put away like a book on a shelf
that you can’t read boy
yeah that you can’t read little man
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Are You Ready? · Måneskin
Il ballo della vita
℗ 2018 Sony Music Entertainment Italy S.p.A.
Released on: 2018-10-26
...
Provided to YouTube by RCA Records Label
Are You Ready? · Måneskin
Il ballo della vita
℗ 2018 Sony Music Entertainment Italy S.p.A.
Released on: 2018-10-26
Composer, Lyricist: Damiano David
Auto-generated by YouTube.
Provided to YouTube by RCA Records Label
Are You Ready? · Måneskin
Il ballo della vita
℗ 2018 Sony Music Entertainment Italy S.p.A.
Released on: 2018-10-26
Composer, Lyricist: Damiano David
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D-Generation X - Are You Ready? (Extended Version) [Entrance Theme]
Buy on iTunes: https://apple.co/2F4gFhM
Listen on Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2LPoxFv
Listen on Apple Music: https://apple.co/2TNmMiM
Lyrics
Are you ready?
You think you can tell us what to do?
You think you can tell us what to wear?
You think that you're better?
Well you better get ready to bow to the masters...
Break It Down
Degenerate into something fool
We just got tired of doing what you told us to do
and that's the breaks boy
Yea, that's the breaks little man
Break it down
D-Generation X
D-Generation
You think you can tell me what to do?
Do you know who you're talking to?
Better get used to the way the ball bounces'
I see what you got and it measures in ounces'
But that's the breaks boy
Yea, that's the breaks little man
Break it down
D-Generation X
D-Generation
You think you're a big man?
I'll treat you like a little man
Yeah
Break it down
Can you tell me what it's like to be half a man?
Must break your heart to see what I am
But that's the breaks boy
Yea, well that's the breaks little man...
Break it down
D-Generation X
D-Generation
You think you can tell me what to do?
Do you know who you're talking to?
Just stop wanting me to be someone else
Put away like a book on a shelf
that you can’t read boy
yeah that you can’t read little man
Provided to YouTube by RCA Records Label
Are You Ready? · Måneskin
Il ballo della vita
℗ 2018 Sony Music Entertainment Italy S.p.A.
Released on: 2018-10-26
Composer, Lyricist: Damiano David
Auto-generated by YouTube.
Egbert Nathaniel Dawkins III (born January 6, 1979), known as Aloe Blacc (/ˈæloʊblæk/), is an American soul artist, vocalist, songwriter, actor, record producer, businessman and musician. He is best known for his singles "I Need a Dollar", UK No. 1 single "The Man", and for writing and performing vocals on Avicii's "Wake Me Up", which charted at #1 in 22 countries.
Early life
Egbert Nathaniel Dawkins III was born in Southern California's Orange County to Panamanian parents. Growing up in Laguna Hills, he began playing a rented trumpet in third grade. When it made more sense to buy the instrument, Blacc had what he later described as a "very specific moment" in his evolution as a musician. "It forced me to be serious about it. I couldn’t just do it to get out of the class room," he said in a 2010 interview. His exposure to LL Cool J in fourth grade was equally significant. "It wasn’t too far off from the trumpet moment...I had a Hip Hop moment and a musician moment."
[Chorus] [Verse 1:] The key to everything, everybody here in America Is the money. Some say that it's the root of all evil; Brings wars and other cells of upheaval. Leaves family in the streets with nothing to eat; Little baby boys and girls No shoes on their feet; All the men who leave home dying in the war zones And the women do it all they own. It reminds me of the ghettos right here And the hoods that I see, Everywhere that I've been in the is country. Stop bailing out the banks and give the Franklins to me I guess my piece of the pie ain't free, can you free. Ooooh [Chorus] [Verse 2:] He don't care and she don't care; They both got brand new clothes to wear And they ain't worry Cause they don't know What it's like to be left out in the snow The dirt The filth The gutter The grime The pain The strain The hustle The climb The struggle to fight The conflict The crime I don't bye that line that it's nature's design You different, You ugly, You evil You wrong You stupid You dumb Your mind ain't too strong Your daddy ain't from here So you don't belong And the list goes on and on and on and on...