Yonas

OFFICIAL POSTER

yonas — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 18:37:54 +0000

“The Proven Theory” Poster is now available for individual purchase!

$7.00

“Pumped Up Kicks”

yonas — Wed, 21 Sep 2011 12:53:45 +0000

CHORUS (2X):
All the other kids with the pumped up kicks/
You better, better run, outrun my gun/
All the other kids with the pumped up kicks/
You better run, better run, faster than my bullet/

VERSE 1:
all the other kids with the pumped up kicks/
best to run fast when I pump up this/
musical glock and the shots go firing/
no lyin’, man I run this shit/
life’s a movie man I run my script/
similar to hustlers that be runnin’ their strips/
i shouldn’t say similar ’cause similar is equal/
I ain’t similar to niggas they ain’t nothin’ like this/
I found a bottle with a note in there/
it said “the worlds broken go repair it”/
but it seems that no one cares/
so I threw the bottle in the ocean, yea/
I never chose my gift/
my gift chose me, I don’t owe y’all shit/
just GOD and a gun and a loaded up clip/
and voice full of soul and it goes like this/

CHORUS:
All the other kids with the pumped up kicks/
You better, better run, outrun my gun/
All the other kids with the pumped up kicks/
You better run, better run, faster than my bullet/

VERSE 2:
Lights…. Cameras/
life is just so scandalous/
but still I paint with honesty/
that’s why they love what’s on my canvas/
I’m like Pete….. Sampras/
my service is so enchanting/
i took a song by Foster The People and fostered it into Yonas’ anthem/
nigga I’ma beast…. Panther/
and I don’t know no answers/
thought I lost my soul, 15 years ago when lost my father to cancer/
but I’m here… shit/
and I refuse to quit/
just GOD and a gun and a loaded up clip/
and voice full of soul and it goes like this/

BRIDGE:
(Whistling)

CHORUS (2X):
All the other kids with the pumped up kicks/
You better, better run, outrun my gun/
All the other kids with the pumped up kicks/
You better run, better run, faster than my bullet/

“Summers End”

yonas — Wed, 07 Sep 2011 06:01:58 +0000

VERSE 1:
Ladies on the block, homies bring their rides out/
Sneakers not in stock, they just sold your size out/
I’m good up in the north, on occasion I fly south/
to shut down the club, and party like it’s my house/
I love what I see, and everything I feel/
I make sure to focus on everything that’s real/
feeling like there’s nothing that the Summer can’t heal/
holding on to every moment ’cause the winter’s on its heals/
sittin’ here thinkin’… Fall got me trippin’/
school’s in session, but I think I’ll skip it/
thoughts of the summer makes life worth living/
may the beautiful sins of the season be forgiven/
hopefully I’ll make it, to see another Summer/
to see a girl count cash nails full of colors/
to see kids let loose on the fire hydrants/
and tourists hit the city wide eyed, and silent/ ’cause it’s summer time…

CHORUS:
Summer time, I’ve come to find/
Brings the best times in my life/
Summer time, I’ve come to find/
Brings the best times of my life/

VERSE 2:
Hey there pretty lady, let me buy you a drink/
I swear this shit was written like life supplied you with ink/
the kind of love we have, it’s not required to think/
and it’s gone in a second, I don’t advise you to blink/
summer time madness, the best you can have shit/
you can add and divide but you’ll find it ain’t average/
chillin’ with my crew, bar hoppin’ with a passion/
toast to success watch the air fill with glasses/
we’re tryna reach the masses/
cigarettes burn leave our worries in the ashes/
had the best teachers, want to thank y’all for the classes/
thank you to the haters for the kisses on our asses/
close your eyes and imagine/
beautiful memories dress my mind no fashion/
forget the past, I’m passed it/
I’m just tryna find more sun to bask in/ it’s the summer time…

CHORUS:
Summer time, I’ve come to find/
Brings the best times in my life/
Summer time, I’ve come to find/
Brings the best times of my life/

BRIDGE:
Ayo I know this is a hit ’cause everybody’s tellin’ me/
I’m the engine in the hood feel the energy/
I know this is a hit ’cause everybody’s tellin’ me/
I’m the engine in the hood feel the energy/

CHORUS:
Summer time, I’ve come to find/
Brings the best times in my life/
Summer time, I’ve come to find/
Brings the best times of my life/

VINTAGE

yonas — Sun, 28 Aug 2011 21:22:30 +0000

As some of you may know, I’m addicted to Vintage/Exotic frames… ^ Making this purchase Fall 2011

BOSTON

yonas — Sun, 28 Aug 2011 19:50:27 +0000

Footage from an amazing night in Boston! Subscribe to the newsletter HERE for more tour dates

STRENGTH

yonas — Sun, 28 Aug 2011 17:18:16 +0000

Some wise and strengthening words, courtesy of my beautiful lady @Shae1yn

THE PROVEN THEORY

yonas — Wed, 17 Aug 2011 11:00:34 +0000

Physical Albums of “The Proven Theory” are now available! Special thanks to ARTEK Designs for the amazing art work! (Click image to view full Album Art)

I couldn’t be more proud of the quality of this this project.

$12.00

LIMITED EDITION TEE

yonas — Wed, 17 Aug 2011 01:07:35 +0000

The Official “City Of Dreams” T-Shirts are now available! This is a limited edition item, so only 50 shirts will be sold. (Click image for full design)

UPDATED QTY: SOLD OUT!

100% Cotton, Crewneck Tee featuring ‘City of Dreams’ graphic print on front; logo tag on back left hem. Limited Edition products will come with a set of Free Buttons

$25.00

“Push ‘Em Back”

yonas — Tue, 28 Jun 2011 11:42:05 +0000

VERSE 1:
Yo, I’m movin’ on the scene/
The nicest on the Mic since Martin Luther had a dream/
born in America, but I am from a place/
where genocide could turn around and wipe a city clean/
usually I stay away from sending out shots/
but my vocal box is like a fully loaded glock/
so when I say hit the deck, I don’t mean a Yacht/
I mean you should duck or you can say hello to Pac/
all I know is go, I never learned stop/
the artist painting hits and I don’t need to wear a smock/
I love my whole city, I could never claim a block/
so goodbye to the bottom, and hello to the top/

CHORUS:
You can’t hold me, the streets don’t own me/
I’m pushing you back for the last time/
I said, you can’t hold me, the streets don’t own me/
I’m pushing you back for the last time/
’cause I’m gettin’ away, I’m getting away/
I’m gettin’ away while I can/
I said, I’m gettin’ away, I’m gettin’ away/
I’m gettin’ away while I can, yea/

Verse 2:
I would rather break up bread, than make war/
I’d rather have one real friend, than a fake four/
I am never satisfied with things that I achieve/
’cause the truth is I’m obsessed with the idea of getting more/
Yep, you got it. ain’t nobody dope as him/
my Mom is from Uganda but my Dad was Ethiopian/
so what I’m hoping is to inspire the rebels/
and be loved by the ladies you can see their hearts opening/
I’m feelin’ like the score’s in my favor/
I’ve got the juice now, and “CAUSE” is the flavor/
when I make it, don’t call me a savior/
call me the Indie artist, that can ball with the Majors/

BRIDGE (2X):
This is for my Ethiopian Brothers/
This is for my Ugandan Rebels/
The world’s in trouble right now/
It’s calling on us to make a change, yea/

“The Last Hope”

yonas — Tue, 28 Jun 2011 11:38:23 +0000

CHORUS (Andreena Mills):
I gotta make it, gotta move quickly/
can’t allow the past to restrict me/
Bet this time around they won’t skip me/
I am the last hope/
Won’t hesitate not even for a second/
the hustle has become an obsession/
I’m on the front lines with my weapon/
I am the last hope/

VERSE 1:
they say ive become a little obsessed with success/
I could give a fuck less failure makes me upset/
I am so close I could touch next/
focused on my dreams while these twitter fiends focus on a touch text/
Mr. Bloomberg I know I bring the city drama/
but im closer to a .45 than a Dhali Lama/
I’m closer to a murder victim than I am hope/
and I’m am not complaining dude I’m just sending you a note/
I know you’d never understand the stuff I’m going through/
a young black male no father figure to…/
protect me from the game nor school me to the rules/
so I made my own agenda finding comfort in the booze/
I dont think they get it when you’re feelin’ like a menace/
without the jail bars it’s a life long sentence/
I love everybody that I’ve met along the way/
hopefully we’ll meet another day/ Hey…

VERSE 2:
now everybody’ss out here looking for a reason/
funny how you could be dead even when you’re breathing/
me? I’ma live it to the fullest every season/
when I’m gone, please dont waste time grieving/
looking at my life I want to make my people proud/
silently positive never negatively loud/
legible food for thought that’s edible to the crowd/
packing for my future ’cause allegedly the time is now/
the power I’ve been given I can never take for granted/
I share my bare emotions in attempts to save the planet/
running towards the light it seems I cant escape the damage/
I’m forever lost I guess I’m just a slave to the enchantment/
who was I to think that I’m ammune to this hustle?/
so I wave goodbye with some tunes and a duffle/
Sorry baby girl, ’til November I’ll be gone/
just remember one thing, I love you/ Yeah…