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  Length: 3:10Genre(s): Hip Hop/RapRecorded: 2012Released: April 19th, 2014Produced By: Hit-Boy, Marvin Hagler & Noah "40" ShebibWritten By: Tealiyah PhuongBackground & DescriptionJust Because is a Hip Hop/Rap single by Liyah. The triumphant and close to sounding like Rocky's theme song but dipped in a dose of hip hop, was produced by Hit-Boy, Marvin Hagler & Noah "40" Shebib. Along with the set of songs that didn't make it to the album, this potential single was later decided as the last song to complete the EP. Part of the song's likeability comes from it's silly lyrics and reflecting on some of her triumphs today. She pokes fun at some of the diss songs aimed at her in the past few years, "Had bitches thinkin' of me, dedicating they songs/Response not needed you can just check my credentials/For real though." Production wise, it focuses on the trumpets being played, giving it a very victorious sound and almost reminiscent to the 'Rocky' theme. Other than that, the production is kept simple without complex sounds to disturb it, until towards the end of the track where there's an almost random mixture of chopped up sounds which take you from the beat for a few seconds, then gets back on course with the song.
Lyrically, the song is a mixture of triumphs and accomplishments, as well as an explanation to Liyah's behavior, singing, "Just because, just because, just because/I don't got no real reason for just what I does." There is a balance of calmness and playfulness when she's rapping, almost coming off cocky but not overly doing it. Some critics say that, "From the beginning to end, Liyah's energy never ceases and she creates an energy in which you just want to listen to her and see what she says. The song makes for a great club banger or even just for driving down a highway." Another says, "Liyah has a very distinctive voice and nature about herself. Although people may credit her only with Lotus, she definitely has her own personality and talents to her, which will give her the attention and admiration, if she can stay on the right path, in the future."
[Verse 1]
Had them yellin after Li Lang
Throwing up my sign from my airplane
Line these bitches up like it's a gun range
You can spit some shit but bet they know the difference, On another level
Like Kato I left my imprint
You wasn't on, you just held my place, for real though
Yo whole life is something that I don't condone, for real though
Sit back and watch this knowledge that I will bestow, for real though
Since day one not a fuck was given, for real though
Had bitches thinkin' of me, dedicating they songs
Response not needed you can just check my credentials
For real though
[Chorus]
Just because, just because, just because
I don't got no real reason for just what I does
I just hop up out the bed, throw on J's and go
Just because I can, I take this shit with no control
So just because, just because
I do whatever I want, just because
Dont need a reason when you hot
It's just because
Say anything these bitches stop
Just because, just because
[Verse 2]
How I'm living you would swear it's show and tell day
I don't really like to brag so it's on display
Life's a wedding you can go and catch the bouquet
Take my pick cus this industry's a buffet
Saw my first hundred at age 15
Convinced myself that that was my beginning
Now I rock shit that bitches can't say
Now I'm taking bathes in white champagne
Have the option to ride anywhere in limos
I'm the champion stallion you just the pinto
Quick two piece then I hand yo ass a pillow
Response not needed you can just check my credentials
For real though
[Chorus]
Just because, just because, just because
I don't got no real reason for just what I does
I just hop up out the bed, throw on J's and go
Just because I can, I take this shit with no control
So just because, just because
I do whatever I want, just because
Dont need a reason when you hot
It's just because
Say anything these bitches stop
Just because, just because
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  Length: 4:57Format: Digital Download, CD SingleRecorded: 2013Released: June 18, 2013Produced By: Rico Love, Jim JohnsinWritten By: Tealiyah PhuongBackgroundTealiyah Phuong began her music career as a ghost writer for other artists until early this year, she began to venture out into her own into the world of Hip Hop. Although Liyah comes from humble beginnings, she used her money earned to pay for studio sessions to record after writing. She cited the experience as 'Really dope and crazy. I had never imagined I'd be writin' songs for myself instead of other people.' After she recorded the first track, she continued her writing process which led into recording an entire mixtape. Liyah decided to start promoting herself in hopes of being signed so she could continue with her music. "I love music, I love the whole vibe of it, especially Hip Hop. It's like....you can say whatever the fuck you want and people get mad and shit but you're on this high and you don't care." Liyah recorded her first promo single, 'Pay Ya Dues' with producers Rico Love and Jim Johnsin. She wrote the song in about 5 hours then recorded it in 2 days. Liyah chose the song as a way of introducing herself to the industry. "I want people to know who they're dealin' with. When you go somewhere you're not familiar with, you gotta let em' know what's up. It's all about the delivery and the presence of the artist."DescriptionThe track kicks off with sound effects of rain drops falling down and thundering being heard as Liyah speaks over the track. After she gets finished, it goes into the first verse with Liyah's voice switching up into a more aggressive nature. Her delivery to rap is very laid back and calm which is also accompanied by vocal distortions. The beat sounds very old school yet able to produce a more modern feel to it that listeners can relate to. Although it sounds like a simple track, it's quite different to the sounds being heard right now and different than expectations. She speaks about her upbringing while running into trouble as a young teenager and claims New York was the city that made her into what she is today. Liyah gives off the vibe of being tough yet still able to keep her cool and have a good time as sung in the hook, "Get loud, it's time to celebrate/Stay wild, don't you ever, ever change/Don't ever change". The track slows down, sounding distorted as her voice sounds in a high falsetto. When she comes back, the beat also switches back to it's original sound. Liyah maintains the same momentum as she raps, a harsh beat being heard now. Halfway into the verse, the beat stops and you can hear sirens as well in the background until she goes back into the hook again. Liyah uses her rap/speak technique for the outro, still in her laid back manner as she talks about her song becoming a hit and being played on all types of radio shows. She also states her 'Live every day as your last' mantra in the song in the line, "Live my life to the fullest and I don't regret it". She sings the hook one more time before the beat just plays for the rest of the track until fading out slowly.
[Lyrics]Italics = Sung[Intro: Spoken]
Mama used to tell me that I ran up out her womb
I was already ready to take over the world
I just chose the hardest path I could
But...I never been one to run scared (Laughs)
[Verse 1]
I used to run with all these chickens, Get high and never listen
Till the day they caught my ass, Thought that I was goin to prison
But thank god that I didn't, Had a 'get outta jail free' ticket
Cause my life was monopoly, No resistance did you ever see
Whatever was said was gone be done, Any scared bitches always had time to run
But never me nope, I chose this life, Aint got no time to be somebody's wife
I raise my middle finger to the law, they can all suck a dick and get it raw
Used to fear for my life in the NYC, but its the only city that ever made me
Came across the water, not no border, but this aint a diss
Get money how the fuck you want and never have to make a wish
I seen the babies walk and crawl, kids dying, I done seen it all
My nana used to beg to me and pray for me but I didn't see
No change, all I saw was change, enough for me to get this pinky ring
But I kept doing the same thing, never did gang bang
But I might as well have cus the streets of BK never let me stay away
And now it's fuck you get money all day
[Hook]
Get loud, it's time to celebrate
Stay wild, don't you ever, ever change
Don't ever change
She'll pick up the lucky reigns
Because, it doesn't matter what you do
Just pay ya dues, Imma pay my dues
[Verse 2]
I stay reppin' my city cause they saw my motherfuckin' shine
Now I'm gone stay in my city till that motherfucker mine
Every chick that's on that corner, they all my ride or dies
Always built this bad bitch up when she came up with them rhymes
I never introduce myself, I let my paper talk show it in my walk
Fuck what you thought, or what you heard throw that shit to the birds
A spoken word, everything I learned
You aint got no spine like a fuckin' worm
All these bitches need a fuckin' perm
Aint got time for that, as matter of fact
Aint gotta wear tracks, cause I got it like that
Light a few, puff puff pass got them lookin' at my ass
But I'm Asian so its non existent, I can feel the water tricklin'
So I take a few drinks to the head
Never promised to be perfect, but swear to god I'm worth it
You do ya dirty work and meanwhile I'm tryna stay lit
Done with the strugglin', can we please pass out the hearses?
[Hook]
Get loud, it's time to celebrate
Stay wild, don't you ever, ever change
Don't ever change
She'll pick up the lucky reigns
Because, it doesn't matter what you do
Just pay ya dues, Imma pay my dues
[Outro]
Turn up all my shit, she be singing to my hits
And I'm gone, but we wildin', every day we in this bitch
Liyah gettin' rich, wear my gold on my wrist
Live my life to the fullest and I don't regret it
[Hook]
Get loud, it's time to celebrate
Stay wild, don't you ever, ever change
Don't ever change
She'll pick up the lucky reigns
Because, it doesn't matter what you do
Just pay ya dues
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