Originally these songs were drafts for "Don't Get Involved" but due to the sound changing for the album, I decided to make it its own project. This is a more laid back feel good version of the project in my opinion. It was a way to throw things at the wall and see what sticks, I wanted to experiment more with more melodies in my writing and also using this as a way to get off emotions i've felt from over this past year. I didn't want to name it the same thing because of its drastic difference in sound, instead the meaning behind the title for this project is, I've had to pivot so much during my creative process and its broke me at some points but thats The Way Life Goes. You just have to keep pushing til it all works out.

The intro is me explaining how I don't like people interfering with my life. Its always rubbed me the wrong way when people insert themselves into things I've got going on but they have no business being there. I want to be as great as I can possibly be both in my craft and for those around me. If you can't contribute to that or at least sit quiet, then why are you here? You can really see the influence of "Don't Get Involved" as a title in this track.

Danny had originally sent me the beat but at the time I didn't know what to do with it lmao.  Nat said he'd give it a shot and did a freestyle over the beat. Eventually since he said he didn't know where else to take the beat, I gave it another try. I modified a little bit of his freestyle for the hook and his verse and then he did another take where he took my reference to create his own. Its always dope to work with my homies fr, Danny knows our sound and what we flow well on, Nat got the nonchalant vocals and Elysium always gon bring his confidence through. 

Whats funny about this song is that its a Westside Gunn x Clairo type beat so just picture Westside Gunn doing adlibs in the back. But nawww i didn't see the vision, it def sounded like a more melodic track rather than a cook a brick in the air fryer type track. My inspiration for the writing was sometimes i'd search for properties with my dad on our way home or on our way to work and if we saw one we liked then we wrote down the number on the sale sign. So i took the landlord metaphor and ran with it in the perspective of a love song. 

This song was always meant to happen. Didn't know what direction i would take, but the minute Danny sent the beat i was like "yeahhh this bout to be a banger". He sent it in like july of 2024, and it took me til like end of winter to begin writing it as a whole. This one day I had gone to Repo (Record Store), and as i made my way back home i was over here ripping the plastic off the CD case. I was missing the feeling of being in a relationship at the time, so when i looked up and i saw this girl walking by, I was still battling whether i was even ready for a relationship again. Sweet Tea & Call My Phone were a variable of what i wanted my life to look like. Guess i didn't have to wait too long before i got it lol.

This is like a chill crashout type song. Its like i want to be left alone but also want to reach out for help, but then i also dont want to be helped. I don't know how to explain it cause it doesn't make sense on paper but if you've been there you'll understand. So that was the overall premise for the song. I also wanted to incorporate more melody to it rather than just raps to test the waters. I met La Rue during open mics i've attended before and she's made lots of amazing music. Im happy to see her thrive in the philly scene.

The original tracklist was a little darker ngl, I wanted to make a song that lightened up the mood from the previous track to end off on a good note (I forgot what it was called but it was abt suicide). So thats the kinda headspace i was in while trying to find a beat and write the lyrics. By now I was considering scrapping or making this a different project of its own and eventually thats what i settled with. Still Broke to me is just that, yes im still going through stuff but im better off than i was a while ago you know? I've made friends doing what i love and found a larger purpose to what i do so it doesnt bother me that i am still broken in that sense. I don't hold that against myself as much as i once did.