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Not My House

from Ends by LV & Joshua Idehen

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‘Not My House’, a relentless slice of digi-dancehall sorcery, with a flawlessly slinky beat, as Idehen intones in delicious AutoTune, like a ragga MC, about his dual identity, Nigerian and East Ender. The track evidences Idehen’s gift for delivery: “They say go back to where you came from / They say don’t rise above your station,” he sings, referencing that well-known racist rhetoric, then deadpans: “I got an oyster / I don’t belong in one station.”

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they wanna touch man crown
they wanna push man around

I’m from naija, I’m from hackney
I am not fine and i am not dandy breh

They say go back to where you came from
they say dont rise above your station
I got an oyster
I don’t belong in one station
Better be careful what you say son
Chineke me

Not my house
I bring the gold
Not my house
I put on the show
Not my house
Na so you wan show
Not my house

I’m from naija, I’m from hackney

top marks in the school of hard knocks
slap a nazi with a red passport
Dont cook what your mouth cant chop
it’s all fun and games til you get slapped up

Somebody tell this breh
tell him I’m not his breh
tell him to watch it yeh
Finity frere ferr feer
Tell him we domt compare

this is my house
Fuck you yes this is my house
take off your shoes when in my house
Watch how you do when your in my house

this is my house
I just arrived this is my house
I got ma jobs this is my house
I got a good house get out of my house

they wanna push man around

Dont talk to man about reason
you dont want to see man as human
Got no decorum no restraint no kumbaya nah we're aint the same
We aint the same nah were aint the same
White black brown nah we aint the sam
Stop and search nah we aint the same
Drop that search nah we aint the same

Who gets the handcuffs we aint the same
Who gets the warning we aint the same
Who gets the handouts we aint he same
Who puts the work in we aint the same
Who gets to work less we aint the same
Who gets the success we aint the same
You drop the bomb hes wrong in the brain
i drop the bomb yeah we all the same

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from Ends, track released May 11, 2021
Lyrics: Joshua Idehen
Performed by: Joshua Idehen
Produced and Composed by: Will Horrocks and Simon Williams
Mastered by: Transition Studios
Artwork by: Ivan Hadzhivelikov (concept), Yonko Patev (art)
for Stretch

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LV London, UK

South London duo LV, made up of Simon Williams and Will Horrocks have been at the forefront of UK electronic productions since 2007, beginning their musical endeavours together around 2000 while at university . Formerly a trio, including Gervase Gordon (Okzharp), LV have again and again shown an inventive flare for distinctly unique sounds. ... more

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