Back in the day, when I was dancing professionally, one of my fellow hip-hop dancers told me about how she met this guy online. She explained how great he was...and also how he always wore baseball caps in all his online pictures.
They end up going out on a date and low and behold, the baseball cap comes off and all of a sudden, she gets a shiny surprise.
Needless to say, she wasn't into bald-headed guys and even though everything was great, she just couldn't get past it. And so, that was the end of that.
Her story and Du Damage's beats inspired my lyrics for "1 Thing". The song is pretty straightforward, but there are a few words or phrases that you might not get. Here's a little help...
Whoo whoos: http://ping.fm/OlbbU
Kizzle: http://ping.fm/wL8ka
Jizzle: http://ping.fm/REeML
Hot breath: bad breath
Sweatin' ellipticals: Refers to working up a sweat while exercising on the elliptical machine...http://ping.fm/qFlqp
UA threads: Under Armour Workout Clothes...http://ping.fm/ISqjO
Swole-ass stud: http://ping.fm/2YZ4Z
Max glutes: Word play with the scientific word for buttocks...Glutius Maximus.
Tread: HAHAHAHAHA! Here's a nice example...http://ping.fm/KqBJA
Uni: Unibrow...http://ping.fm/Br4F4 Birthday suit: http://ping.fm/GCBOR
Combover: http://ping.fm/A4nMl
Smokin' on that stick: Reference to cancer sticks or cigarettes...http://ping.fm/Ck3Tu
Weed Thrasher: http://ping.fm/IMjyG
LYRICS
Ah. Yeah.
Ah. Uh uh.
Ah. Yeah.
So get a load if this...
I was walking down the street
Passed the whoo whoos and the whistles
This guy looked krispy clean
So off I went to kizzle Jizzle
He was into me so quick
He hit me with them hazel eyes,
Pulled me close, he was so hot
So was his breath. It made me cry (Ewww! Oh no!)
BRIDGE:
It's just too bad (bad)
When it seems so right (right)
The perfect thing you had (had)
Just got messed up by that 1 thing (1 thing)
No second chance (chance)
Your target was in sight (sight)
But you just had to pass (pass)
'Cause he was messed up by that 1 thing (1 thing)
CHORUS:
OH oh oh (Oh)
Yeah ah ah (Yeah)
You've been had by
Just that 1 thing (By that 1 thing)
OH oh oh (Oh)
Yeah ah ah ah ah (Yeah)
You've been had by
Just that 1 1
Sweatin ellipticals at the Gold's
Lookin fly in my UA threads
See swole-ass stud from the rear
Poppin max glutes on the tread
Switched up to make my move
Faked a trip to catch his eye
Then when he locked his eyes on me
He rocked a uni, aye aye aye (Ech! Hell no!)
BRIDGE:
It's just too bad (too bad)
When it seems so right (so right)
The perfect thing you had (perfect)
Just got messed up by that 1 thing (that 1 thing)
No second chance (chance)
Your target was in sight (in sight)
But you just had to pass (I'll pass)
'Cause he was messed up by that 1 thing
CHORUS:
OH oh oh (Oh oh oh)
Yeah ah ah (Yeah ah ah)
You've been had by
Just that 1 thing
OH oh oh (Oh oh oh)
Yeah ah ah ah ah (Yeah ah ah ah ah)
You've been had by
Just that 1 1
I was surfin the social networks
Spotted hottie, straight bill capped
He had a certain style and he wore
His jeans just below the crack (Ooooh!)
So we met up on a date
Make-out session fast ensued
As we donned both our birthday suits
His hat fell off. Combover...oooh. (giggle)
S.U.B. of Tha Pak:
You sexy, and I'm sexy, too (What?)
I can show you what sexy do
Suit, Pepsi Blue. My sex is right
I'm fresh to death and afterlife
And, we don't have to fight
We can chill to the morning, come back to life
I'm a dude that you have to like
And did I tell you that I have a wife. Is that okay?
BRIDGE:
It's just too bad (bad)
When it seems so right (right)
The perfect thing you had (had)
Just got messed up by that 1 thing (1 thing)
No second chance (chance)
Your target was in sight (sight)
But you just had to pass (pass)
'Cause he was messed up by that 1 thing (1 thing)
CHORUS:
OH oh oh (Oh oh oh)
Yeah ah ah (Yeah ah ah)
You've been had by
Just that 1 thing (by that 1 thing)
OH oh oh (Oh oh oh)
Yeah ah ah ah ah (Yeah ah ah ah ah)
You've been had by
Just that 1 1 (Just that 1 thing)
Do you want some gum (gum)
Maybe a mint (mint)
Maybe you should stop (stop)
Smokin on that stick (stick)
Do you want some gum (gum)
Maybe a mint (mint)
Maybe you should stop (stop)
Smokin on that stick (stick)
Get offa me unibrow
Ima take a Weed Thrasher to that thing
And you!
Whatchu savin those last strands for?
Shave it off!
Own it
Copyright (c) 2009 Malaya Mai
All rights reserved
CREDITS:
Producer - Du Damage
Featured Rapper - S.U.B. of Tha Pak
Lyrics & Melody - Malaya Mai
Location - Du Damage Studio, Oakland, CA
Thursday, November 19, 2009
Tuesday, November 17, 2009
About "Flip The Coin" & Lyrics
Despite what people might think, when I wrote these lyrics, I wasn't addressing any certain guy. The song is an ode to the daring of independent women. Flip The Coin is my way of relating to other women of confidence and experience. They choose to go against the social norm of waiting around for men to take the lead in the gamble of love. Experience has given them the upper hand and they choose to claim their winnings on their own terms...in the sweetest way possible, of course. ;)
LYRICS
Hey! It's Malaya!
I need a little change.
'Cause I'm about to flip it.
You're lookin' mighty fine
What's your number can I call you up
I'm not like the other girls
I know exactly what I want
Like a deer in my headlights
Fight or flight, baby, don't be stunned.
And lookin' like it's the Cali state
Lottery that you won
BRIDGE:
Don't be scared baby
I'll show you how it's done
Put your hands in mine
I'll show you real fun
You're like a stop sign
Can't pass you up
Let me flip this coin
Heads you lose
Tails I win this one
CHORUS:
I'm 'bout to flip, flip, flip this coin on you
I'm 'bout to flip, flip, flip this coin on you
I'm 'bout to flip, flip, flip this coin on you
I'm 'bout to flip, flip, flip this coin on you
Fly straight, low key & quiet
You're the kind of man that'll last
I've seen it all baby
Done the chicas, champagne & flash
It's time to get down to it
What you got, I'll better than match
You better step it up, boy
If you're not game, then I'll pass
BRIDGE
CHORUS
And STOP!
Can't pass you up
You know I called it
You won me over
It must be luck
It's much too much
Too late for you
Cashin' it in
Nothin' that you can do
Nothin' that you can do
Nothin' you can do!
CHORUS
(2x)
Heads you lose
Tails I won
Too bad for you
I won't flip another one
(REPEAT TO END)
CREDITS:
Producer - Clayton William McChesney
Lyrics & Melody - Malaya Mai
Location - Above the Bar Studios, San Francisco, CA
LYRICS
Hey! It's Malaya!
I need a little change.
'Cause I'm about to flip it.
You're lookin' mighty fine
What's your number can I call you up
I'm not like the other girls
I know exactly what I want
Like a deer in my headlights
Fight or flight, baby, don't be stunned.
And lookin' like it's the Cali state
Lottery that you won
BRIDGE:
Don't be scared baby
I'll show you how it's done
Put your hands in mine
I'll show you real fun
You're like a stop sign
Can't pass you up
Let me flip this coin
Heads you lose
Tails I win this one
CHORUS:
I'm 'bout to flip, flip, flip this coin on you
I'm 'bout to flip, flip, flip this coin on you
I'm 'bout to flip, flip, flip this coin on you
I'm 'bout to flip, flip, flip this coin on you
Fly straight, low key & quiet
You're the kind of man that'll last
I've seen it all baby
Done the chicas, champagne & flash
It's time to get down to it
What you got, I'll better than match
You better step it up, boy
If you're not game, then I'll pass
BRIDGE
CHORUS
And STOP!
Can't pass you up
You know I called it
You won me over
It must be luck
It's much too much
Too late for you
Cashin' it in
Nothin' that you can do
Nothin' that you can do
Nothin' you can do!
CHORUS
(2x)
Heads you lose
Tails I won
Too bad for you
I won't flip another one
(REPEAT TO END)
CREDITS:
Producer - Clayton William McChesney
Lyrics & Melody - Malaya Mai
Location - Above the Bar Studios, San Francisco, CA
Wednesday, November 11, 2009
Singin' 'Bout Giddy Yups & Grass-Fed Beefaroni at Thread Show
So remember that earlier Leek post "Party With Big Pool Mistaken for Big Party With Pool"? There ain't no pool at Thread Show so there'll be no confusion here!
I really WILL be performing in front of more than 6 people FINALLY! Okay, okay...I'm not headlining or anything, and nobody's really paying to see me, per se, but it's a start, right?
WHERE: Thread Show's Fusion Fashion Show Runway at Fort Mason - Festival Pavilion
WHEN: The 4pm set
FEATURED PERFORMER: Malaya Mai
DESIGNERS: Saaz Designs & jules elin
I'll be singing "Flip The Coin", a Club/Pop song produced by Clayton William (San Jose), and an R&B/Pop song called "1 Thing" produced by Du Damage (Oakland). Both songs were written by yours truly. "Flip The Coin" is about a confident woman who takes lust or whatever you want to call it* by the reigns and giddy yups.
(*Some people call it "love". I would say you just paid cover and got into the club, so whoa, nelly! )
"1 Thing" is about how this guy you're into really seems to make the grade...I mean this guy is just Certified, Grade A, Grass-Fed Beefaroni, right?! Well, think again...Grass-Fed Beefaroni ends up having a unibrow or bad breath or a combover. Take your pick.
Anyways, I digress. The point is, I really want you to see me sing about these things. And if you have a unibrow, bad breath or a combover, please come, too! We'll all laugh! It'll be fun!
RSVP online via the link below, and you can get in for $2 less ($8 entry instead of $10). And the link also says that if you donate clothes or valet your bike, you can also get in for $2 less. $6 might be the price with the possible cumulative savings. Whether it's cumulative or not, I don't know yet, but as soon as I find out, I'll let you all know.
THREAD SHOW - RSVP HERE
http://bit.ly/ThreadShowSF
FORT MASON - FESTIVAL PAVILION, DIRECTIONS & MAP
http://www.fortmason.org/aboutus/visitor-information/directions
See you from the runway!
:)
Malaya
I really WILL be performing in front of more than 6 people FINALLY! Okay, okay...I'm not headlining or anything, and nobody's really paying to see me, per se, but it's a start, right?
WHERE: Thread Show's Fusion Fashion Show Runway at Fort Mason - Festival Pavilion
WHEN: The 4pm set
FEATURED PERFORMER: Malaya Mai
DESIGNERS: Saaz Designs & jules elin
I'll be singing "Flip The Coin", a Club/Pop song produced by Clayton William (San Jose), and an R&B/Pop song called "1 Thing" produced by Du Damage (Oakland). Both songs were written by yours truly. "Flip The Coin" is about a confident woman who takes lust or whatever you want to call it* by the reigns and giddy yups.
(*Some people call it "love". I would say you just paid cover and got into the club, so whoa, nelly! )
"1 Thing" is about how this guy you're into really seems to make the grade...I mean this guy is just Certified, Grade A, Grass-Fed Beefaroni, right?! Well, think again...Grass-Fed Beefaroni ends up having a unibrow or bad breath or a combover. Take your pick.
Anyways, I digress. The point is, I really want you to see me sing about these things. And if you have a unibrow, bad breath or a combover, please come, too! We'll all laugh! It'll be fun!
RSVP online via the link below, and you can get in for $2 less ($8 entry instead of $10). And the link also says that if you donate clothes or valet your bike, you can also get in for $2 less. $6 might be the price with the possible cumulative savings. Whether it's cumulative or not, I don't know yet, but as soon as I find out, I'll let you all know.
THREAD SHOW - RSVP HERE
http://bit.ly/ThreadShowSF
FORT MASON - FESTIVAL PAVILION, DIRECTIONS & MAP
http://www.fortmason.org/aboutus/visitor-information/directions
See you from the runway!
:)
Malaya
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