Having just come off a 7-date headline tour for his recent single, Impulse, Canberra rapper Kirklandd has just announced his follow-up single, ‘knowbody’, an upbeat anthem of self-discovery and the challenges that come with it.
knowbody showcases Kirklandd’s rapid-fire delivery over Mac Miller-GOOD A.M-inspired production from frequent collaborator, Cam Bluff. A culmination of their previous projects, knowbody features Kirklandd’s flair for storytelling in a concept that explores the power of social media in navigating mental health.
After an explosive appearance at Groovin’ the Moo in his hometown, Kirklandd has just announced a fresh run of headline dates to accompany the single.
Spawning across Sydney, Melbourne and Canberra, including an appearance at Spilt Milk, knowbody is set to affirm Kirklandd as a grounded member of Australian hip hop’s new wave.
lyrics
Hook
See it from a mile that I’m not (that I’m not)
Better when I’m coming with the crop (with the crop)
Forget it I don’t know nobody
Til I get to know myself, I don’t know nobody
Verse One
She don’t even know I don’t play those
Playing with my heart, like it’s play-doh
Every time we talk it I’m away though
We ain't really talking bout the same though
Monkey on my back and I can’t get it off a me
Came with the flex though it don’t mean a lot to me
When my vibe hit the ground
It’s crazy how my favourite things are life are stressing me out
We done moved on from the good days
Don’t know how to spit a flow when the hook pays
Now you standing in line with the shook face
Try run the game homie that’s an old race, so I just wait
And smile when they be showing fake love
Power truth and currency, need me all of the above, yeah
Verse Two
She don’t even know…
I never play with my goals
Running this shit I’m the most
When im alone
Only feel good if I post, wait
Now I’m so full of the stamina
See who I am in the cameras
You are not looking as sad as her
I need to talk to the manager
(What I need though?)
Got these dreams and I can’t slow down
Only be things that I see when I’m down
Go from a nike fitted to a crown
And they be talking they can’t chalk it up to me though
When she was throwing me the vibe, like a free throw
I don’t feel good if I care
Tryna maintain, grin at myself in the mirror
Til I see everything clear, I disappear into the night
On a search for who I was
Power truth and currency, need me all of the above, yeah
Hook
Bridge
So I chase it for a minute and I’m talking like I’m woke
I can never face these feelings take a sip and then I toke
Now I’m back off that Bacardi, back to dreams of whipping raris
Since the day I fucking started I don’t really know nobody
Hook
Who am I?
credits
released September 20, 2019
Produced by Cam Bluff
Mixed by Citizen Kay
Mastered by Xiro
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