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HARD WORKING MEXICAN

by CHEBAKA

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1.
Moonlight 01:37
We’re Moonwalking in the moonlight (aye), Don’t let a rumor, Ruin our movement, Spoil our moment (aye), I’m often thinking of you when you’re not with me, If I’m not with you, Could you find me, Can you come and get me, I know my love is fickle, Text message a purple pickle, Believe me, I want you, If you need me, Because I love you Picture perfect where’s your frame at (aye), I’ve been thinking of you and I don’t want my brain back (aye), Put on my starter cap, Here’s to a new start, I wanna be wherever you are, I wanna give you all my kisses, Cause your lips taste delicious, Don’t be so vicious, But even if they were poison, I would still enjoy them, Like an encore, I’d want more, What I’m bouncing off wall, When I’m OFF WHITE, Like Virgil, Now go and throw that ass in a circle, Let’s have some babies, I said babies that’s plural, That’s a little boy and a little girl, I hope she has your curl and your smile, It's been awhile
2.
It’s always the ungrateful, That are hateful, It’s been this way since grade school, You sour like a grapefruit, Honestly I’m a great dude, But you out here bringing fables to the table, When my pancakes need maple, Syrup, Wanna go back to Europe, But you can’t face reality, You won’t even look in the mirror, Fuck the bullshit, I just want the credit where the credits due, And when they talk about Classicks, They never mention you, I did everything that I said I do, I did everything I set out to do, College dropout teaching kids in the school, So many lies man but I’ll tell you what isn’t true, A lot of you owe me a thank you, Shit if you were me you’d fucking hate you, It could all be so simple, All be so simple, Open the door for them, Now I’m climbing thru the window I got so much love to give, Baby, You know I, I got so much love to give, But you hate me, And I don’t know why, I got so much love to give, Baby, You know I, I got so much love to give, But you hate me I’ve never been religious, But I don’t call women bitches, Paint pictures, With my ideas, Fuck you think that this? No I ain’t a saint, Blame it on the paint, Or maybe buy a ticket, And visit places I’ve lived in, But that’s no excuse, For physical and verbal abuse, So I grab an instrumental and use it all as a muse, Grab another pair of shoes, Hang in there like a noose, I’m out here tryna choose, Between a duck and a goose, I’ve been thinking about my exes, So many were disrespected, If I told them I was sorry, Do you think they would get the message, Look I know you’re very happy, I’m very happy for ya, If I ever saw her again, I would tell her I still adore her, Do you think she would ignore me? Perhaps I should ignore her, Use to sleep in my arms, Now we don’t talk no more, What a difference a year can make, Cause it was all good just a week ago, And now we don’t speak no more I got so much love to give, Baby, You know I, I got so much love to give, But you hate me, And I don’t know why, I got so much love to give, Baby, You know I, I got so much love to give, But you hate me I love you
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American Me 02:20
I wish I could, Look in the sky and, Fly away, And I wish I, Could look at the sky and fly The world is ending, The sky is falling, This guy is calling my phone, I don’t wanna talk to my dad right now, I wanna walk around and feel sad right now, I miss my Beach, Thought I found Jesus, Thought we started a new religion, Who were we kidding, Nothing feels different, A beautiful mind, Fine, But why you wasting my time, No pun intended, The thing about friendships, If I told you I love you, I really meant it, Relationships are never over when you think they’re over, 2 years removed still looking for closure, Still smoking doja, Still could be gone in 60 seconds or less, Learned a lot of life lessons in death, People fade to dust, Quicker than if you made them up, And it sucks, And it hurts, And it only gets worst, How much pain, Can one brain contain, At one time? How you gonna complain when there’s sunshine? So mad my dad crashed when I was 13, I’ve seen my Superman crippled, Cocaine’s my kryptonite, So is fucking, Whip my dick out when we fight, It’s nothing, I miss my cousin, I love you Maine, Even if the love wasn’t always the same, But maybe it was and I let my buzz keep us apart, It don’t matter who you was, Just be who you are, And Everything”s Gonna Be Okay, Cause everything could always get worse, I wonder if my birth was a curse, I’ve been cursed since my birth, Eat my hamburger first, Then my french fries, Hate to see friends lie, Traumatized by homicides, Tears cried, When my mama died, You wanna talk pain, But wouldn’t look into my eyes I wish I could, Look in the sky and, Fly away, And I wish I, Could look at the sky and fly And I know one day it’ll all make sense, But until that day I’m still tryna make rent, Pockets got a lot of lent, No a cent, You plotting my revenge, I thought we were friends, I know how the game goes, But I’m a pour sport, The ball’s in your court, I brought it to your front door, If you want more, I don’t want war, It’s all love on this side, I wish I could close my eyes, And swallow my pride, But I can’t let that bullshit slide, So let’s ride, If one’s in it, Then we all in it, Until we all splendid, Until we all in the mall spending, Shopping bags, Poppin’ tags, That’s what we called winning, Since we were small children, Live everyday like an audition, To be better, I wanna see forever, Not sleep forever
4.
$ 2 02:06
This little light of mine, I’m gonna let it shine, This little light of mine, I’m gonna let it shine, Let it shine, Let it shine, Let it shine I think I can, I think I can, When it’s time to sink or swim, You gotta think the win, Think again, Think again, I think therefore I am, Ah, I think of flowers when I’m thinking of you, I dream in color, Dream in pink and a blue, Dream in yellow like Pikachu, Pick and choose, Stick and move, Sniff a stick of glue, Point out the bitch in you, Woo, I say that while I’m looking in the mirror, You wanna battle me find, You’re going against 4 dudes in 1, I’m out my mind, I’ll fuck trump in the ass, Stuck in the past, While your girl is sucking my ass, I’m not gay tho, And if I was that be okay tho, Get knocked out like K.O. Sonya Blade to Kano, You okay bro? Annie, are you okay? Shoot up the place like Annie Oakley, In my Oakley’s, If she kicks me out her garden like Charles Oakley, I’ll rebound like Charles Barkley, I’m gnarly like Gnarls Barkley, Get the fuck off me man I don’t know you, Don’t fucking touch me I don’t know you This little light of mine, I’m gonna let it shine, This little light of mine, I’m gonna let it shine, Let it shine, Let it shine, Let it shine My attitude is fuck the world dawg, I’m going nuts over here, Feel like a squirrel dawg, You care more about a dog than a kid in a cage, I’m spitting venom and rage, I seen a brown man drown man, You saluting a con man, So tell me who’s the clown man? You don’t know me, So don’t you touch me, You got everything, Well fuck your money, Fuck your people, I got my own money, I don’t need you, I don’t need nothing, I keep going and I keep going
5.
There’s a whole lotta people in my head, I got these all white jumpers on my feet, I got two pockets and they’re both filled with pills, I know a dude and he gets it for the cheap, Excuse me miss, You can’t tell me I’m not the man, When everybody in this bitch knows who I am, My only homie is this dude we call him Chief, I talk to Chief but Chief don’t ever really speak, You think a caged bird dreams of being free? From my greenroom all you hear are screams, I use to think that’s what I wanted with my life, Was going crazy searching for the spotlight Always feel like somebodies watching, Look over my shoulder but no ones there, Maybe my minds playing tricks on me, I don’t know, Is that a ghost? Getting close, Coming to take me away Now who’s afraid of the Big Bad Wolf? Howl at the sky when the moon gets full, Owooooo, Coming for ya, Coming for ya, Owooooo, Coming for ya, Coming for ya, Tell me who’s afraid of the Big Bad Wolf? Howl at the sky when the moon gets full, Owooooo, Coming for ya, Coming for ya, Owooooo I always feel like someones watching me, I always think that someones watching me, And I have no privacy Now who’s afraid of the Big Bad Wolf? Howl at the sky when the moon gets full, Owooooo, Coming for ya, Coming for ya, Owooooo, Coming for ya, Coming for ya, Tell me who’s afraid of the Big Bad Wolf? Howl at the sky when the moon gets full 1, 2, Coming for you, 3, 4, Lock your door, 5, 6, Get your crucifix, 7, 8, Stay up late, 1, 2, Coming for you, 3, 4, Lock your door
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about

The origin, the idea, and the music that launched No Sé Discos can be traced to CHEBAKA’S HARD WORKING MEXICAN EP, coming out May 1st on No Sé Discos. As the story goes back to 2017 CHEBAKA reached out to Allá about the possibility of working together on a project. Allá had never produced music for another artist and CHEBAKA had never worked with a “band”. Being fans of each other’s music seemed reason enough to give it go. By 2017 Allá had amassed a wealth of unreleased songs and demos which were shared with CHEBAKA as a way to test the artistic waters. CHEBAKA quickly went to work and produced verses for the track's hooks on his phone which immediately impressed and inspired Allá. What really brought this project life was enlisting legendary engineer Matt Dewine and recording it at his Pieholden Studios 2018-2019. He would eventually mix and master the EP.

Adding to the already dense sound of samples, found sounds and electronics, musicians Christiaan Dageforde (saxophone) Sam Rock (bass) Angel Ledezma (Allá + drums) provide a human dimension to the sound. Chicago MC/Producer J.Arthur adds the silky smooth vocal on Big Bad Wolf, CHEBAKA’s idea. Those desperate dog barks at the end of Big Bad Wolf were recorded by CHEBAKA at a southside dog pound. With the EP finished in 2019, the idea of shopping around this record seemed absurd as both parties had enough bad industry experiences to know there had to be another way. Thus No Sé Discos was born out of necessity, from the spirit of the working class emerging from the sheer will of its participants. You put in the work to do more work. The title makes that very clear.

Thank you to all who participated in the creation of this record. The dawn and start of an era.

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released May 1, 2023

Written and performed by CHEBAKA
Produced by and for No Sé Discos 2023
Engineered, mixed, mastered by Matt Dewine Pieholden Chicago 2018-19
Photo by C333N9
Design By No Sé Discos

Christiaan Dageforde - Saxophone
Sam Rock - Electric Bass
Angel Ledezma - Drums
Jorge Ledezma - Electronics

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