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This is by far the biggest producer I've ever worked with. I copped a couple beats from Illmind back in 2008 - pre-Kanye and 50 Cent - so I got him before he was completely unaffordable lol. It's spectacularly well-produced, and you can tell as soon as it kicks in. The homegirl Aria from Toronto was the girlfriend of my landlord at the time, and we became good friends. She jumped on two tracks on the album and she nailed it. This one is about my Queen, a dedication to strong, intelligent women everywhere.
lyrics
[Hook: Cee & Aria Zenua]
[Aria Zenua] No conversation
[Cee] It's like I dived into her head but homie nothing was said, we had
[Aria Zenua] No conversation
[Cee] I'm looking right into her eyes but all I'm hearing is the silence, there's
[Aria Zenua] No conversation
[Cee] And not a word was uttered, our bodies had a discussion, there was
[Aria Zenua] No conversation
[Cee] And word life, I'm just glad we involved, so I’ma let it evolve
[Verse 1: Cee]
Yeah, coz all I'm wanting is a partner y'all,
Someone who can hold me down, and I rely upon,
Not a woman whom respect that I might accord,
I'm tryina find a Megan Good type that I be dyin' for,
She got a strong mind and man she challenge me with it,
Independent, yeah she embody the definition,
Cool and suave, she smooth and calm me,
When the stress is getting too hectic, dude she got me,
Uh, on the real, I can picture it now,
The cameras flashing when we out on the town,
With her hand in mine and god damn she fine,
And folks is staring, I don't care because I'm lost in her, I'm staring too,
Honey let's play life like its Monopoly,
Stuntin’ off of nothin’, but the love we do it properly,
Ma, we got the whole world waiting for me and you,
And yo I didn't say a word, it's like she already knew it, we had
[Hook: Cee & Aria Zenua]
[Aria Zenua] No conversation
[Cee] It's like I dived into her head but homie nothing was said, we had
[Aria Zenua] No conversation
[Cee] I'm looking right into her eyes but all I'm hearing is the silence, there's
[Aria Zenua] No conversation
[Cee] And not a word was uttered, our bodies had a discussion, there was
[Aria Zenua] No conversation
[Cee] And word life, I'm just glad we involved, so I’ma let it evolve
[Verse 2: Cee]
Yeah, so I'm thinking I done found her y'all,
It's like she heard what I was sayin’, she all of that and more,
Dude my head swayin’, this chick is a 10 here,
Feels as new as 10 days, as comfortable as 10 years,
And ain't a need for those subliminal hints,
Man we even seem to agree on all the trivial things,
I guess my luck just amped up, and what,
I'm sayin’ she beyond any standards, she everything a man want,
Sometimes we getting to talking until the high is landing,
And other times we be chillin’, we have an understanding,
I swear she hit me like a slow addiction,
Keep the conversation light, Speak Easy, Prohibition,
Yeah, words are overrated anyway,
And how I see it, why talk when I can demonstrate?,
So I figure I’ma keep this one,
Mouth shut, dog she knowin’ what's up, no doubt we had
[Hook: Cee & Aria Zenua]
[Aria Zenua] No conversation
[Cee] It's like I dived into her head but homie nothing was said, we had
[Aria Zenua] No conversation
[Cee] I'm looking right into her eyes but all I'm hearing is the silence, there's
[Aria Zenua] No conversation
[Cee] And not a word was uttered, our bodies had a discussion, there was
[Aria Zenua] No conversation
[Cee] And word life, I'm just glad we involved, so I’ma let it evolve
[Verse 3: Aria Zenua]
Communication, 90% body language,
You know (you know), like I know (like I know),
After staring in your eyes, it’s gonna be you and I,
Love the stimulation,
Yes I, prefer no conversation,
You make it real for a woman like me (like me)
Rough with the right amount of sensitivity (ooh wee),
Align with my vision and creativity,
You know you got me (you got me), you got me (you got me),
I make it real for a man like you,
Standing by your side while you do what you do,
Keeping the loving real and the energy true,
There was no need for
[Hook: Cee & Aria Zenua]
[Aria Zenua] No conversation
[Cee] It's like I dived into her head but homie nothing was said, we had
[Aria Zenua] No conversation
[Cee] I'm looking right into her eyes but all I'm hearing is the silence, there's
[Aria Zenua] No conversation
[Cee] And not a word was uttered, our bodies had a discussion, there was
[Aria Zenua] No conversation
[Cee] And word life, I'm just glad we involved, so I’ma let it evolve
[Outro: Aria Zenua]
No conversation
No conversation
No conversation
No conversation
credits
from This Is All I Know,
released April 10, 2014
Produced by !llmind for Little Trouble Big China Productions
(Craig Thorn, Aria Zenua, Ramon Ibanga Jr.)
Aria Zenua was recorded by Notion at Ill-Note Studios, Toronto, Canada.