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Ke'Vonne LP

by Roman The Writer

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Adam's Ale 06:49
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Red is the blood smoothly running through Orange is the vitamin His creatures consume Yellow's the joys of isles remote Green is the lea in which His fauna can grow Blue is the sea (Father God, wash over me) His indigo children receive (With your myriad streams of thee, aquamarine) And until we're crowned His violet kings Let's all consume what He brings (Lo 'donai, come!) For we are all human beings (Lo 'donai, come! O Sai!) Ready, set, one, two My body's up when the sun's up too As my spirit to comes to I look around and I wonder what's new Swim around in the coastal cypress Crystal by the crown, gotta cleanse the mindset Table of fruit and flora, dairy, and white bread Read the blessed verse of the Lamb 'til I'm fed As we each blossom like day spring There's a little black boy who can't sing His vocals been stolen by the hate And he's breaking, said the world's gone crazy Maybe we should start equating Instead of discriminating God does not consider rankings And bias when He's creating Children, a composition of His dust, His breath, His love Free of the brother blood that we don Unaware of the hatred we spawn Forget what man told us and reclaim We all bathe in and consume the same Sea of the Lord (Water of God) Sea of the Lord (Water of God) Sea of Adonai Himself What makes me different from you? Cuz I like men as well? Does my harmless self-expression Mean I get sent to hell? What makes me inferior? My third-place-medal skin? Does the music I make and enjoy Mean I'm friends with sin? This is our planet, man we all on the same boat Moonlit dancers and lions drinking lavas from lakes So why do you feel the need to be repulsed by a rainbow When it's a sign you can take off your raincoat When the pain goes? Children, a composition of His Dust, His Breath, His Love Free of the brother blood that we don Unaware of the hatred we spawn Forget what man told us and reclaim We all bathe in and consume the same Sea of the Lord (Water of God) Sea of the Lord (Water of God) Sea of Adonai Himself Isn't it wonderful to see Familiar blood when we bleed? As precious as coral, and happy to need Water running clear, if at all Apples to consume when they fall Isn't it wonderful to see Familiar blood when we bleed? As precious as coral, and happy to need Water running clear, if at all Apples to consume when they fall Let me try this one again Red is the rotten tomatoes they throw When they hate my performance It's something about my flamboyance They don't find appealing like an orange They wanna see Roman yellow-bellied But I try my hardest flourish Why is everybody too busy staring at green trees? Now we can't see the forest My cerulean heart is enormous I got love like water overflowing From my purple stone to the purple throne Everybody's of equal importance Throw away the black and white And paint the world with the colors before us Colored skin, colored love Colored clothes, and colorful auras If they don't like what to them is unknown They work hard to get rid of it Shooting the gun on the soil of a planet Taken over by the bigoted Under that soil are peculiar flora That refuse to be inhibited A polychromatic array of community And support is what's exhibited Yuh! I was born to be harlequin It's in my cards to be variegated I come from the ruby red state of Texas I expect them to be aggravated They can believe that it's calculated Like I'm working under an agenda They can keep thinkin' we don't drink their water Cuz we gon' be swimming forever (Amor non odium) Oh, why don't we all separate from skin And let the water overflow? (Seperate from skin and let the Water run all over you) Why don't we all separate from skin And let the water overflow? (Seperate from skin and let the Water run all over you) Why don't we all separate from skin And let the water overflow? (Seperate from skin and let the Water run all over you) Why don't we all just let the water Overflow all on us? (Let the water run all over) (Amor non odium)
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Teenage Verona 03:01
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Baby, do you have any weed? I'm trying to feel that feeling Every teenager needs Oh baby, I think I'm one with the beat I see the notes on the ceiling I feel the bass in my feet Teenage Verona spending my summers chasing highs Falling in love with any girl, clinging to every word But don't think that I'm better than nothing because In a minute, I'll begin to feed my lover lies Saying "I'm feeling better now" So she can help me out Maybe I need a new method of loving Darling, I wanna soak in your heat And be the air you breath in The salt in your sea Oh darling, why are you asking to leave? I thought I gave enough reasons To see me as the boy of your dreams Sorry for dreaming of you My apologies for not thinking it through I know I'm probably not something of meaningful use I'm on my knees just awaiting my punishment It's incredible the way I feel like a man When I'm under you and you're below my hands Baby it's up to you; how about you give me a chance? I could drop all my plans and kiss your face for the fun of it Teenage Verona spending my summers chasing highs Falling in love with any girl, clinging to every word But don't think that I'm better than nothing because In a minute, I'll begin to feed my lover lies Saying "I'm feeling better now" So she can help me out Maybe I need a new method of loving Teenage Verona spending my summers chasing highs Falling in love with any girl, clinging to every word But don't think that I'm better than nothing because In a minute, I'll begin to feed my lover lies Saying "I'm feeling better now" So she can help me out Maybe I need a new method of loving myself
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Paint The Town Red 03:25
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Blue Prince 03:17
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Check it! 'Nother lesson from Yung Dorado Aficionado of music, call me Roman Apollo OHMYGOD! I'm the beast, I'm the bomb, no Colorado Adam driver with the way I Flip the script and change my motto From "Trust the guy" to "Free my mind"–Germanotto With art and pop I'm leading horses to water like I'm Pablo Picasso with the pen Y'all don't phase me, Shit Ain't Sweet No gato, but I'm snatching Souls out of Vatos like Morado No Rey, I'ma call you Do Re, cuz you'll never be ahead of me I'm so far in the future I'll never stop till I'm 77 Stay away from the water I rule the 7 seas F with me if you wanna, I bet ya life i want let her breathe! These niggas is pussy, no hysterectomy Jealousy is a deadly disease and I got the remedy Medically help you sleep longer, lessen your life expectancy Mess with the recipe, your destined for death like a Kennedy I'm in this bitch, I'll make it big like Dallas I'm so potent, y'all some rodents on that 6ix9ine status Talking shit but when I post up, they bid white flags Cuz first they love you then switch, yeah they switch like… I still got 91 niggas all on my dick like Got 9 of your bitches beating my meat like it's a fist fight I set fire to your diamonds, melting ice is what I drip like I party with past presidents, y'all ain't got the invite Card blacker than midnight, Rolie diamonds are Trip-white Talkin' 'bout he's your person? Miss Thing that shit don't sit right! Lil sis wanna bark? Well Roman just took a big bite Steady killing these bitches, I guess I'm the Mike Vick type Can't Stop Won't Stop, Playtime Is Over I'll ease up on these niggas 'fore I pop them like a Cola 'Bout as sick as Ebola. When you see me tell me "Hola!" A deuce is what I throw up like Trippy with panocha peligrosa with a side of soda "Dame salchichón" when I come over I'll leave Christian in a coma! I wanna make sure that it's understood That I could whoop that ass better than your mother could! You kiddies crossed the line like a color book! I'm the G.O.A.T like Black Phillip, leave your body Underwood Cuz I carry the Cannon, I'll do more than Nick you When I get you, you'll probably get to go ghostin' and call it brotherhood Have you chilling with SOPHIE, shooting baskets with Kobe Say my condolences and end it with a casket emoji Bitch that blue heart is mine, and you may think that I'm joking, But watch you wake up with a scar because your real one was Stolen! Kahuna King about his dollar, better cough up like COVID I'm Disrespectful with No Warning, call me Carla The Poet Bitch I ain't knockin' on no doors, I'm 'bout to cock and unload it Such a motherfucker, I come and make ya Pops become homeless! Nigga stop with all that gloating, you are not my opponent! I'm past you hoes, my flow's progressive, dust you off of my shoulder The star of the show, I'm shining, my frozen rocks turn to boulders Now these bodies getting colder, tell the cops it was Roman! Carried for the hundredth time Money always on my mind Leavin' niggas blue as fuck I make them realise they can't rhyme Blue Prince never reveals His coveted steps See how everyone dies When nothing is left? Why don't you start telling her before you tell me? Why do I get all the TripleShit updates? Cuz you're my best friend I- Okay fine Exactly What's so funny about that? Who says that? My mama!
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Ke'Vonne 03:23
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Roman Candles 03:49
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Svengali 03:08
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Hollister Laguna (feat. T.R.I.P) 03:46
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Vantablack 04:05
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Icons And Legends (feat. Jaylon Sanders) 04:25
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Volantis 04:00
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Water Pushes Water Away 04:12
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O Liquesco 03:50
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I Forgot How Happy You Make Me 03:50
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Glass Of Blue Milk 04:09
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Stay Trippy Little Hippie 03:14
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Ke’Vonne LP is the rehabilitation; the return of happiness, the regaining of confidence, the reunion of two lost puzzle pieces, the “better-than-ever” reconstruction of your home after a hurricane comes and confuses you.

In 2021, I was completely lost. I went through an extremely toxic relationship and suffered in silence. I locked myself in my room and struggled with addictions. I walked around with a very bruised self image. I stayed up countless nights crying, afraid that I was losing my best friend. I'd lost the love I had for making music and didn't put effort into creating anything with heart or cohesion. I knew this was ultimately the result of self neglect; I was too dissociated from my body and too engrossed in the character which left the physical form to rot. I cared little about the person or everything around it until it was too late. Not only did it feel like the revival of a previous “worst year of my life”, it eventually took the title.

After I screamed into a microphone to the most distorted kick bass imaginable, I felt a release. The emotional and electronic explosions that occurred were the only way I knew how to cope, especially when I felt alone. It didn’t take long for me to go outside and look around after that, finally feeling the oxygen provided by the trees three feet away from me. I started walking more and listening to more calming and positive albums in an attempt to let the music reintroduce itself to me.

That form of meditation made me realize something important: The physical form is not an it, it’s a he, and his name is Joshua Ke’Vonne Stewart. He was born on February 11, 2004 in Dallas, Texas. He loves eating Spicy Sweet Chili Doritos with some A&W Root Beer. He loves watching RuPaul’s Drag Race. He loves to listen to hip hop and British indie folk music. He loves going to arcades and winning at Grand Piano Keys. He has friends and family that he loves and loves him back. He is talented. He is smart. He is capable.

The alias takeover was very real for me. There was an extreme difference between Roman and Joshua and it messed with my mental and emotional health. During the creation of this album, they have reconciled and are becoming whole again. There isn’t much of a difference anymore.

The journey to get here was very difficult yet important. I still experience some negative emotions to this day and don’t have every facet of myself figured out, but I believe the healing I needed has made itself shown in these sixteen tracks from the past year and a half. I talk about the things I love about myself, the things I hate about myself, the love I have for those close to me as well as the fury I experienced when I felt I was losing them. I bring back some songs from that poisonous time in my life and put life and color into them. I face the discomfort head on and musically/lyrically go places that I’ve never really gone before. I’m the most honest I believe I’ve ever been in my almost six years of making and releasing music.

So here it is: “Ke’Vonne LP”, an album about the journey of Roman’s return to his love of music and repairing his sense of self.

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released April 7, 2023

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Joshua Ke’Vonne Stewart, professionally known as Roman The Writer or Roman Svengali, is a hip hop musician based in Dallas, Texas. Roman has found a unique way of using a wide array of instruments and genres to create diverse yet cohesive bodies of work exploring various themes such as identity, cockiness, love, frustration, heartbreak, and many more. ... more

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