There are those who understand that they don’t know everything, and those who believe they do. Our lives are a series of transitions between these states and for many, the destination is another point of departure.
We’ont Know Everything is a series of revelations about the experiences of black men in America.
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Credits
Released June 19, 2017 © Gold Standard Creative. Executive Produced by Dave Giles II & Christopher Butler. Creative Direction by Dave Giles II. Art Direction by Aaron Amado.
ANoTHER DAY featuring The Sophant
(Margel Overton, David Giles II) HANDS INTL (ASCAP)
Production by The Sophant & Dave Giles II for HANDS INTL (ASCAP). Additional Production by Hayling Price. Recorded by Dave Giles II. Keyboards by Margel Overton. Programming by Hayling Price. Recorded in a Brooklyn Basement, NY. Mixed & Mastered by Christopher Butler.
UNCLE DoSIA
(Aldosia Bridgman IV) HANDS INTL (ASCAP)
Production by Aldosia Bridgman IV for The Bridgman Chronicles. Mixed & Mastered by Christopher Butler. Recorded on an iPhone in St. Louis, MO.
DRoPPIN’ oFF CHECKS
(David Giles II, Jehan Giles, Nelson-Mandela Khaltim Nance) HANDS INTL (ASCAP)
Production by Norvis Junior for SwimmmersEar, LLC. Recorded by Dave Giles II. Mixed by Zachariah Wise. Mastered by Christopher Butler. Recorded in a Brooklyn Basement, NY.
HoL UP REMIX featuring Nelson Bandela
(David Giles II, Anthony McLean) HANDS INTL (ASCAP)
Production by DJ Clean (ASCAP). Vocals by Norvis Junior. Mixed by DJ Clean & Christopher Butler. Recorded in a Brooklyn Basement, NY by Dave Giles II & Christopher Butler. Mastered by Christopher Butler.
oN DAT FIY REMIX featuring Nelson Bandela & Columbia Nights
(David Giles II, Hayling Price, John Daise, Jason Edwards) HANDS INTL (ASCAP)
Production by Hayling Price (ASCAP), Jason Edwards (ASCAP) & John Daise (BMI) for Columbia Nights. Additional Production by Norvis Junior for SwimmmersEar, LLC. Additional Vocals by CEEverything. Engineering by Nelson Nance & Christopher Butler. Mixed by Hayling Price. Recorded in a Brooklyn Basement, NY. Mastered by Christopher Butler.
No WAY featuring Sulaiman & C. Rich
(David Giles II, Courtney Richardson, Sulaiman Shabazz, Derek Cannon) HANDS INTL (ASCAP)
Production by DC (ASCAP). Vocals by C. Rich & Sulaiman for Specialuxe. Recorded in a Brooklyn Basement, NY & a Studio in Chicago, IL. Engineering, Mixed & Mastered by Derek Cannon & Christopher Butler.
INNERLUDE featuring Blake Symphony & Saedi
(Blake Murphy, Aaron Amado) HANDS INTL (ASCAP)
Production by Blake Symphony (BMI) and Saedi (ASCAP) for HANDS INTL. Engineering by Aaron Amado. Recorded Somewhere in Bed Stuy, NY. Mixed & Mastered by Christopher Butler.
YoUNG NEGUS
(David Giles II) HANDS INTL (ASCAP)
Production by Dave Giles II for HANDS INTL (ASCAP). Engineering by Dave Giles II. Mixed by Zachariah Wise & Christopher Butler. Recorded in a Brooklyn Basement, NY. Mastered by Christopher Butler.
YoU DA SHIT GIRL REMIX featuring Sam O.B., Columbia Nights, CEEverything & Cor.Ece
(David Giles II, Hayling Price, John Daise, Samuel Obey, Christopher Butler, Corece Smith) HANDS INTL (ASCAP)
Production by Hayling Price (ASCAP) & John Daise (BMI) for Columbia Nights and Sam O.B. (ASCAP). Additional Vocals by CEEverything (ASCAP) & Cor.Ece (ASCAP). Additional Vocal Production by CEEverything for HANDS INTL (ASCAP). Engineering by Christopher Butler. Mixed by Samuel Obey, Hayling Price & Christopher Butler. Recorded in a Brooklyn Basement, NY & Groove Central, NY. Mastered by Christopher Butler.
FRoMNA SIDE featuring CEEverything
(David Giles II, Christopher Butler, Dane Chadwick) HANDS INTL (ASCAP)
Production by Dane Chadwick. Additional Production by Dave Giles II (ASCAP) & CEEverything (ASCAP) of The Paxtons for HANDS INTL (ASCAP). Recorded at Groove Central, NY. Engineering, Mixed & Mastered by Christopher Butler.
FREEDoM featuring CEEverything & Cor.Ece
(David Giles II) HANDS INTL (ASCAP)
Production by Dave Giles II for HANDS INTL (ASCAP). Vocal Production by CEEverything for HANDS INTL (ASCAP). Additional Vocals by CEEverything & Cor.Ece for HANDS INTL (ASCAP). Mixed by Zachariah Wise & Chris Butler. Recorded in a Brooklyn Basement, NY. Recorded & Mastered by Christopher Butler.
BEHIND THE WALL PART 1 with CEEverything
(Christopher Butler, Anthony McLean) HANDS INTL (ASCAP)
Production by DJ Clean (ASCAP). Additional Production by CEEverything for HANDS INTL (ASCAP). Vocal Production by CEEverything for HANDS INTL (ASCAP). Recorded at Groove Central, NY. Recorded, Mixed, Mastered by Christopher Butler.
Lyrics
ANoTHER DAY featuring The Sophant
[The Sophant]
It's time to lay you down to sleep
I pray The Lord your soul to keep
His love to guard you through the night
And wake you with the morning light
It's time to lay you down to sleep
I pray The Lord your soul to keep
His angels guard you through the night
It's time to lay you down...
[DAVE.]
If I should live another day, I pray The Lord to guide my way 6x
If I should live another day, Dear Lord please guide my way 3x
DRoPPIN’ oFF CHECKS
Pride came before fall. Winter we went on a tour.
Now every season is summer and some of you niggas will never get warm
Now every meeting is money an money is time and that shit be passing like Kidd
So it's blow up like the challenger or blow a calendar paying to play on them gigs
Free need diapers (right there) Je got half the rent (right there)
So ima need half up front and the rest behind or you ca have a seat right there
The fuck we got ta talk about? You ain't met my mama, can't get me no money, wunt there when the
floor was falling out. Now the flow thru the ceiling and niggas been hearing the vision
Of course they calling out -- Neither-name-nor-number-changed-nigga just time
and that's another conversation for another rhyme less the currency exchange next to a j&js
next to a food and liquor over on the east side right there by the lake otherwise I'm fine
If you aint paid tiiiiithes you probably ain't know like yes. Y'all the best, that's all of my time gah bless
I was sixteen dropping off checks
I was sixteen dropping off checks
I was sixteen dropping off checks
Pay me what you owe me baby, pay me my respect
I was sixteen dropping off checks
I was sixteen dropping off checks
I was sixteen dropping off checks
Pay me what you owe me baby, pay me my respect
Pride came before fall. Spring was when free was born.
J'd down a je in the summer nah none of these weak hoes can get on
Now every meeting is time and time is money, so why I got more of the latter?
Feeling like Jacob was fighting my faith for so long now none of that petty shit matter
Finding my way been like finding the remote --- that's a pretty good quote gotta jot that.
Nigga what you need always under yo nose, shit I never really prayed til the day my pop passed.
Good weed always helped me cope
and good genes always helped me grow
The high road less paved but it's on my way let em crane they neck like a car crashed
And it's hard plastic on fire.
concrete, black tar, glass but I'm fine,
tall black name all caps and lm back like bra straps and y'all lack that fire
Make a nigga run for it
That's a god damn hook
Make a nigga run for it
That's a god damn hook
Said make a nigga run for it
Thats a gaaadamn hook
HoL UP REMIX featuring Nelson Bandela
How you gon grow sumn with no core, grind sumn with no board, build sumn with no bricks,
How you gon see sumn with no shore, win sumn with no war, start sumn with no bench,
How you gon stay afloat with no or, open sumn with no doors, stand out with no niche
How you gon live right with no laws, live life with no cause, smarten up and grow rich
Ima get paid, ima make it on, ima change the game,
ima put on for my niggas I ain't playin,
im just saying what they told me.
Ima tell it how they told me
Ima make waves, ima run the road, ima switch lanes,
ima stunt on all these niggas and these lames,
I'm just saying what they told me.
Ima tell it how they told me!
No room for no weak mogs on my team god hold up
Activated my shit round thirteen dawg hold up
Gave up on that skit round oh three like hold up
Came back with a whole god damn team dawg hold up
Played stages these fuccboys can't dream god hold up
Paid dues these huff blogs ain't seen dawg hold up
Made news from LA to NYC dawg hold up
But page views ain't paid out much green wait hold up
Pay pub, press merch, mix and buy beats nigga for whut?
You ain't got no plan to make back fees boy slow up
Pay to play the game same way that you seen mogs blow up
But everything ain't the way it say and that way it stay sown up
Whole time yo day to day ain't the same as there's so bruh
Do this shit on yo own, define what's on and then show up
Work it off like a zone, re-up and indulge only so much
Invest in yo squad, publishing, law, nigga own up
No room for no weak mogs on my team god hold up
Turnt up my shit at like twenty three dawg hold up
Four years, six tapes then came Free like hold up
Came back with that plan, Sam and OG dawg hold up
Ima get paid, ima make it on, ima change the game,
ima put on for my niggas I ain't playin,
im just saying what they told me.
Ima tell it how they told me
Ima make waves, ima run the road, ima switch lanes,
ima stunt on all these niggas and these lames,
I'm just saying what they told me.
Ima tell it how they told me!
How you gon grow sumn with no core, grind sumn with no board, build sumn with no bricks,
How you gon see sumn with no shore, win sumn with no war, start sumn with no bench,
How you gon stay afloat with no or, open sumn with no doors, stand out with no niche
How you gon live right with no laws, live life with no cause, smarten up and grow rich
oN DAT FIY REMIX featuring Nelson Bandela & Columbia Nights
I wake up, blaze. Walk thru a maze.
Caught me a wave. Balance.
Pouring up a chalice
Everybody know I don't need stylist
Ugh I got the stylus, the pen
I come thru with the zen
My mind on another cloud my money on the yen
I be up early in the morning for the paper
I be up early in the morning for the paper
I be up early in the morning for the paper
I be up early in the morning for the paper
I be up early in the morning for the paper
Stretch and let a yawn out when I wake up
Water on the green from a dollar and a dream
Step out on my lawn hello to my neighbors
Early in the morning for the rent
Blow it down money well spent
Get me out the do, help me let it all go
Free my mind hit the clouds then I vent
Early in the morning for the lick
Deep off in the dungeon where I went
Charging for the code, but the bars for the low
Running specials at the moment don't slip
Early in the morning in the stuy
Five on every corner I know why
Gotta go to work and that shit drive me berserk
So I know they knowing I be on that fiy
OG told me never tell no lie,
yet I'm at the table, listening to fables.
Never sold kane. Always been abel.
Grew up on that Aesop. Shit be changing asap.
Niggas brought the fade back. Beckies bringing braids back?
Hmn... how they gon explain that?
I just keep it real, they don't really want that.
I be up early in the morning for the
No WAY featuring Sulaiman & C. Rich
(David Giles II, Courtney Richardson, Sulaiman Shabazz, Derek Cannon) HANDS INTL (ASCAP)
Production by DC (ASCAP). Vocals by C. Rich & Sulaiman for Specialuxe. Recorded in a Brooklyn Basement, NY & a Studio in Chicago, IL. Engineering, Mixed & Mastered by Derek Cannon & Christopher Butler.
YoUNG NEGUS
(David Giles II) HANDS INTL (ASCAP)
Production by Dave Giles II for HANDS INTL (ASCAP). Engineering by Dave Giles II. Mixed by Zachariah Wise & Christopher Butler. Recorded in a Brooklyn Basement, NY. Mastered by Christopher Butler.
YoU DA SHIT GIRL REMIX featuring Sam O.B., Columbia Nights, CEEverything & Cor.Ece
(David Giles II, Hayling Price, John Daise, Samuel Obey, Christopher Butler, Corece Smith) HANDS INTL (ASCAP)
Production by Hayling Price (ASCAP) & John Daise (BMI) for Columbia Nights and Sam O.B. (ASCAP). Additional Vocals by CEEverything (ASCAP) & Cor.Ece (ASCAP). Additional Vocal Production by CEEverything for HANDS INTL (ASCAP). Engineering by Christopher Butler. Mixed by Samuel Obey, Hayling Price & Christopher Butler. Recorded in a Brooklyn Basement, NY & Groove Central, NY. Mastered by Christopher Butler.
FRoMNA SIDE featuring CEEverything
[DAVE.]
Ok them pannies by Victoria on that floor next to them lo boxers
No calls, no answer for that door knocking. That iPhone on
I'm gon tape it then gon watch it, she still tippin on all fours
Iont know how I'm long I'm gon last but this long ass dick that's all yours
Them legs back, that's too deep. Cuz she ain't had it like two weeks
Fourth night of that fortnight and that's phone sex til we lose sleep
She say she want it. She say she miss it. Fast forward
To fornication folded in all positions. I'm forward
As Scottie Pippen, she for it that forest green in my system
No Forrest Gump to be frank but that ocean was made for swimming,
We solely skinny dipping, the water's fine
Meaning I know where she at when she sleeping because it's mine
Real nigga shit
[Refrain]
Slim waist stout so I'm knowing she can ride
If she throw I can catch it so you know it's going down
Ima real ass nigga I ain't gotta tell lies
Eat that pussy hella good while I'm looking in her eyes ungh
You a killa in that fucking margiela
H&M but it fit like maison, might facilitate
A whole night of fornication, maybe not if you get tired
In the morning let me hit from the side
[Hook]
Let me hit it from the side 2x
Been a minute since I hit it
Bet that pussy know it's mine
Let me hit it from the side 2x
I can't eem do nun with it
Less you buss it open wide
This shit don't get old. do it? That's why I get to it
Like this new-shit. Last night? Yea we was tired, we was snoozing
So that spooning you was doing all night, it’s only right
That you let a muhfucka slip them panties to the side
Dip inside of that--ooh--it's... difficult to accurately
describe. So what I can't put in words I try to put in yo
mind with that stroke. On all that I know.
It's another dimension I enter when I enter in yo
pretty little center ain't no sense in waiting til you wake up.
Helluva beginning to the day before we cake up.
Motivation while I'm in the jungle hunting down licks
I can't wait to get back to it, where it at give it here
FREEDoM featuring CEEverything & Cor.Ece
(David Giles II) HANDS INTL (ASCAP)
Production by Dave Giles II for HANDS INTL (ASCAP). Vocal Production by CEEverything for HANDS INTL (ASCAP). Additional Vocals by CEEverything & Cor.Ece for HANDS INTL (ASCAP). Mixed by Zachariah Wise & Chris Butler. Recorded in a Brooklyn Basement, NY. Recorded & Mastered by Christopher Butler.