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R​+​B

by NYALLAH

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1.
Take me home (How?) Take me, take me, take me, take me (I said) Take me home, home (I said) Take me, take me What is home When you're miles away From the land that you played on As a lil kid? (Where is home, home, home?) Where is home When you're miles away from The land you came from? (came from) The land you came from? Yeah, hey... Mmm, mmmmmm-ooh-ooh Take me home, take me home I always felt that I had a special destiny And there were times where I'd go outside in the nighttime And look up at the stars And I'd say yes, I've been chosen It was very dramatic, I mean I just knew I was gonna do something in my life
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It's not the same thing Going back and forth, like pacing There's no fucking point in racing Cuz what is for me will come in the end Second chances Countin' all em up, it's taxing But I have learned that to relax is To release all that's all out my control Maybe I should wait Or I could just go Should I take a break? I don't even know It's a passing fad? Maybe something more I don't even, I don't even know I don't even know Second chances I've already gone that way Self enchantment I'm already in the phase No more antics I ain't the one for the chase Cuz it's not the same way or thing, yeah Cuz it's not the same way or thing, yeah (What eye leave behind has a life of its own I've said this about poetry, I've said it about children Well, in a sense, I'm saying it about the very artifact of who eye have been) Maybe I should wait Or I could just go Should I take a break? I don't even know It's a passing fad? Maybe something more I don't even, I don't even know I don't even know
4.
BBI 03:40
I ain't one to compete Just ride in my lane Switch up my flow, I ain't never scared to change Remember before, I was nervous night and day Freaking out, worried, and second guessing my own strength Stressed about the things that don't even fucking matter Overthinking, questioning, stuck in old patterns Should've done this Oh, I should've done better But now I recognize and I got my shit together So I can't beat myself up for the last time No use in looking back, and hitting rewind Best believe I can't be wasting no time And I'll be goddamned if I waste another rhyme Best believe I, best be-, best believe I (yeah yeah) (Best believe I) Best believe I, best be-, best believe I (Best believe I) Best believe I, best be-, best believe I, yeah Best believe I, best believe I, best believe I Best believe I, best believe I, best believe I Best believe I, best believe I, best believe I (Ya) Fucked up my mood? Fuck out my face! I'm not the one to hold the blame I don't adhere to foolish games Watch me hit reply, and send a fade (fade) Get out my room! Get out my space! I'm not the one you want to play See I don't adhere to foolish games See honey? No, I am not afraid I've always been this way As I'm shedding, I'm learning Growing and burning Actively floating Out of the matrix, No-more-participating, yeah Best believe I, best be-, best believe I (Be-best believe, yes) Best believe I, best be-, best believe I (yes, I'm 1 of 1 indeed, yes) Best believe I, best be-, best believe I (And you don't wanna cross or test me) Best believe, yes (Me and my people? Yeah we blessed, yes! yes!) Best believe I, best be-, best believe I (Be-best believe, yes) Best believe I, best be-, best believe I (yes, I'm 1 of 1 indeed, yes) Best believe I, best be-, best believe I (And you don't wanna cross or test me) Best believe, yes (Me and my people? Yeah we blessed, yes! yes!) (Ooh, ooh, ahhh)
5.
CRAZY 03:52
You said you wouldn’t play games like the other niggas Yet you ain’t open to the bigger picture I know trauma might be eating you inside But I ain’t the one! to take out on And sometimes I wondered if you even trust me When I said “wait a second, just breathe” Why were you pressed When I just needed space? Need the space… You said you wouldn’t be like this But now I hear ya talking yo shit You quick to run up on a new — ah! (Wait!) I’m not gonna call those girls yo’ bitches But honestly, yeah I could lowkey see That you baby, had low low self esteem With all the drama that you gave me Almost had me feeling crazy Crazy…crazy… Baby…baby… Crazy…crazy… x2 (Yeah, yeah… interlude You pried I swear I didn’t wanna fight (Yet you tried) To overstep and justify I didn’t like it, shawty was wildin’ (wildin’…) To be fair I know she said she really cared But how dare, she raise her voice or try to compare me? To the ones before? Please. You said you wouldn’t be like this But now I hear ya talking yo shit You quick to run up on a new — ah! (Wait!) I’m not gonna call those girls yo’ bitches But honestly, yeah I could lowkey see That you baby, had low low self esteem With all the drama that you gave me You almost had me feeling crazy HOOK Crazy…crazy… Baby…baby… Crazy…crazy… x2
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NAS 03:07
Slow down, slow down She ain't never act right, no Let's get it Well I've been up late reminiscing, yeah I've been up late reminiscing But lately this shit feel like second guessing Like did this nigga even see my fucking message? Intuition got my sixth sense feeling reckless I tried to try again I thought she was my best friend It's just too hard to comprehend When all she do is play pretend Well niggas ain't shit (Shit!) Pull up to the crib (Crib!) And smoke on all ya shit (Spliffs, I swear) I swear, yeah these niggas ain't shit (Ain't shit) Be all up in your biz- (In ya bizz) Then sneakin' like a snitch, (Bitch) I swear, yeah These niggas, niggas, nigga niggas!) Niggas, niggas Said, these niggas ain't shit Ooh ooh ohh, yeah Said niggas, these niggas, these niggas See they ain't never act right (Act right!) But thought they could be better (Ooh, ooh) Ya must be from a past life (Past life!) Cuz you ain't in my future, yeah (Ooh, ooh) But tell me, how do you expect somebody (Pect somebody?) To lay around and just take the bullshit? Well I don't know, but I won't, (Know...won't) Jump through ropes or the fire no more (Through...yeah) (Ooh...ooh...ooh-woah) Ooh-oh, yeah these These niggas, niggas (nigga niggas!) Niggas, niggas Yeah, these niggas ain't shit Pull up to ya crib Sneakin' like a snitch I swear, I swear I do...
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NOVEMBER #9 04:20
They don't know nuthin' bout me! They don't know who I am! These days my mind's on a vacation I'd rather smoke than entertain the Naysayers and their allegations, cuz- (They don't know nuthin' bout me! They don't know who I am!) Ain't keen on petty conversation Passive aggressiveness is dangerous Lemme sit back and roll my jay up, cuz They don't know nuthin' bout me! They don't know who I am! Baby (They don't know nuthin' bout me! They don't know who I am!) They don't know nuthin' bout me! They don't know who I am! They don't know what I've seen! What I did, how I live Y'all ain't known nuthin', well (Oooh, oooh, ooh) Well miss me with the he said she said Gossip, back and forth, shit Some niggas claim they love me But ain't never shared a portion How can ya claim we homies, You ain't learned me as a person? They don't know nuthin' bout me! They don't know who I am! They don't know nuthin' bout me! They don't know who I am! Yeah, yeah yeahhhh They don't know nuthin' bout me! They don't know who I am! They don't know nuthin' bout me! They don't know who I am! Ooh, woah They don't know nuthin' bout me! They don't know who I am! (I no longer) I no longer, chase or even beg For someone else's lovin'! (Else's lovin') I'm no longer second guessing What is for me! (What is for me) So best to come correct Or get to stepping from me (Or get to stepping from me) You can't be stepping to me! (You can't be stepping to me!) (I just wonder) I just wonder, did any of em Hear me when I said that I'm stuck? And sick and tired of being tired I want it to stop! (I want it to stop) I get it bruh, I got the strength But can I be soft? (Can I be soft) Well miss me with the he said she said Gossip, back and forth, shit Some niggas claim they love me But ain't never shared a portion How can ya claim we homies, when we wasn't? Wasn't, ohh? Oh no They don't know nuthin' bout me! They don't know who I am! Don't know who I am! Well imma keep doing my thang, yeah (Oooh) I could care less what people saying (Ohh, wooo) Well imma keep doing my thang, yeah I could care less what Well imma keep doing my thang, yeah (Thang yeah) I could care less what people saying (People saying) Well imma, well imma be the the (Well imma be the the the one) No no, yeah No no, no Well imma, well imma be the Well I'm gonna, be the one (Be the one)
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HNAHS 03:16
Said I, I'm no longer fighting I'm no longer hiding Certainly, in love with the Imperfectly divine, I (I) Will not be persuaded, Pushed or motivated To go against or overstep (Go against, overstep) Girl, you know you ain't right (You know you ain't right) Must I remind? Remind? I said I wasn't gonna go I said I wasn't gonna go back next time Back next time, yeah (Yeah) And you don't! get another chance To spend up all of my patience, hell nah. (Hell nah) Hopefully this ain't another heartbreak song, baby (Baby) Hopefully this ain't another heartbreak song, baby (Baby) Hopefully this ain't another heartbreak song, baby, baby (Baby, baby) This ain't the same page (Page!) You claim I'm to blame (To blame) Started off so happy (Woo-ooh) But one day everything changed (Things changed!) I craved and chose ease You laughed and sucked your teeth Either way I'm not the one To second guess my needs I am saving all my Love, compassion Watch me call it back to me! (Back to me!) You can't keep! (You can't keep!) No more of this loving (No more of this loving) You don't deserve me, hey Hopefully this ain't another heartbreak song, baby (Baby) Hopefully this ain't another heartbreak song, baby (Baby) Hopefully this ain't another heartbreak song, baby, baby (Baby, baby) (Baby, baby) (Baby, baby)
9.
LATELY 03:33
I close my eyes, pictured for a second Wasn't long ago that I was second guessing Had a choice, had to work for better things Hustled hard, ended up with a degree Now I open my eyes, and I see all the blessings My dreams multiply, with every learned lesson But I gotta be careful, the devil keep testing Oh I gotta be careful, he know I'm relentless Ya, ya No longer tripping No longer bugging, yeah Ya, ya Don't second guess it Recognize yo blessings, yeah Lately I'm not feeling crazy I'm not fucking lazy I'm not wasting no time Lately I'm not feeling crazy I'm not fucking lazy I'm just taking my time So I recognize that I got (all the power) If I bitch or whine, (that don't mean I'm a coward) Its alright, it's okay there gon be days When I struggle to, power thru the pain Born on the westside, so I'm forever high (the westside, so I'm forever high) I can't even deny, sometimes it's hard to cry But I gotta (be careful, the devil keep testing) Oh I gotta (be careful, he know that I'm relentless, yeah) Ya, ya No longer tripping No longer bugging, yeah Ya, ya Don't second guess it Recognize yo blessings, yeah Lately I'm not feeling crazy I'm not fucking lazy I'm not wasting no time Lately I'm not feeling crazy I'm not fucking lazy I'm just taking my time Lately I'm not feeling crazy I'm not fucking lazy I'm not wasting no time Lately I'm not feeling crazy I'm not fucking lazy I'm just taking my time Aye, ah, aye, ah, aye-ah Aye, ah, aye, ah, aye-ah Aye, ah, aye, ah, aye-ah-aye Aye, ah, aye, ah, aye-ah Aye, ah, aye, ah, aye-ah Aye, ah, aye, ah, aye-ah-aye Tiiiiimmee, time, time...

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R+B is the latest offering from Brooklyn-based vocalist, lyricist and producer NYALLAH after a 3 year hiatus. Labeled as “music for the gays, femmes, and thems who love R&B,” NYALLAH’s latest offering, R+B provides a fresh take on the classic yet ever-evolving sounds of R&B. Created during recovery from a near-death experience, NYALLAH utilizes fluidity as a vehicle for introspection, celebration, personal expansion, and self-actualization as a Black queer non-binary person.

NYALLAH’s signature sanguine jazz vocal style paired with essential elements of Jazz, Hip Hop, Neo Soul, and West African music; ultimately creates a classic yet alternative soundscape that listeners won’t be able to get enough of.

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released September 14, 2023

written, arranged + performed by NYALLAH
produced by NYALLAH + AKARI SAGE
feat. add'l production by LUXE.WAV + VAHN BLACK
feat. add'l lyrics by J.SCOTT
add'l vocals by NYALLAH
recorded by LIGHTFOOT
mixed by GOODBOY
mastered by AKARI SAGE

photography by ALEX WEBSTER
wardrobe by JUNES TAILORING
makeup by DEMI VEE
hair by LOCEDBYCHELNYC
nails by SHE NAILS IT

logo by JASMINE LOREN

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NYALLAH Brooklyn, New York

NYALLAH (they/them) is a Sierra Leonean non-binary queer multidisciplinary artist based in Brooklyn by way of Los Angeles. They are a vocalist, songwriter, music and events producer.

NYALLAH’s upcoming record, R+B, provides a fresh take on the classic yet ever-evolving sounds of R&B. Arriving September 14th, the record was created during their 3+ month recovery after a near-death car accident.
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