SugLawd Familiar and CHICO CARLITO lead ‘Longiness Remix’ with Awich. OHZKEY, Riza Penjoel, and Vanity.K write sharp verses about authenticity. The production team crafts a relentless, island-infused beat.
Released: December 16, 2022
Longiness Remix
Chico Carlito | Suglawd Familiar
Longiness Remix Lyrics English Translation by Chico Carlito | Suglawd Familiar
Awich describes chasing hollow success. The artist notes a ‘reasonably polished finish, but it’s just a transparent imitation.’ The song uses Okinawa’s 098 area code as physical grounding for its warning.
Yo yo yo yo is this mic onYo, yo, yo, yo, is this mic on?
The youth dem going hard on the nationThe youth are going hard on the nation,
Giving them pure realizationGiving them total realization,
It’s the rockIt’s the rock.
The Ryukyu the OkinawaThe Ryukyu, the Okinawa,
098098 ‘Okinawa’s area code’,
All night and dayAll night and day,
Saglawd familia chico cahlittoSaglawd Familia, Chico Carlito.
And awichAnd Awich.
Riizunaburu na kanseido sukesuke makuri no imitationA reasonably polished finish, but it’s just a transparent imitation,
Aitsu ni naritakute mogaite moEven if you struggle, desperate to be like them,
Sokonashinuma no you ni shizundeku yoYou’ll just keep sinking like you’re in a bottomless swamp.
Riizunaburu na kanseido sukesuke makuri no imitationA reasonably polished finish, but it’s just a transparent imitation,
Nickelburn shite hi tsuketeIgnite the Nickelburn and set it ablaze,
Kimi no kokoro ni otosu imaginationDropping that imagination straight into your heart,
Girigiri de furai dekizu jigokuokuri saBarely missing the flight, you’re headed straight to hell.
Kimi ga tobenakatta riyuu o hitotsu oshietarou kaShould I tell you the one reason why you couldn’t take flight?
Sore wa me no mae no puroppusu ni kokoro yuragi chikamichi shita kekkaIt’s cause you chased the props right in front of you and took a shortcut,
Dareka no ato o tsuketeru dake datta kara saBecause you were only ever following in someone else’s footsteps,
Mada wakaranai ka saisho wa kizuitedaDon’t you get it yet? You should’ve realized from the start.
Shiranu furi shite jibun no michi da to iikikasetaFeigning ignorance, you told yourself it was your own path,
Hoka wa damasenai orijinaru o kanadenai toBut you can’t fool anyone if you don’t play an original sound,
Kako no jibun ni ashi o hippararete taijouDragged down by your past self, you’re forced off the stage,
Ore to omae to no sa wa idenshi reberuThe gap between us is down to the genetic level.
Ore o kuruwaseta fubo sofubo ni wa kansha shiteruI’m grateful to my parents and grandparents who drove me crazy,
Sarani migakiageta jibun jishin ni mo kansha shiteruI’m also grateful to myself for polishing my craft even more,
Na no ni nanka shiteru kimi sa ga hanareteku uchi niWhile you’re just messing around, the distance between us grows,
Zetsubou o kanji douse rappu yameru yoYou’ll feel the despair and probably quit rapping anyway.
Gonengo iya yonengo kore wa yomei senkokuFive years, no, four years—this is a terminal diagnosis,
Genjou ni manzoku shite ibatten noAre you really satisfied with the status quo, acting all big?
Orera hattentojou demo kakkee zoWe’re still a work in progress, but we’re still looking fly,
Riizunaburu na kanseido sukesuke makuri no imitationA reasonably polished finish, but it’s just a transparent imitation.
Aitsu ni naritakute mogaite moEven if you struggle, desperate to be like them,
Sokonashinuma no you ni shizundeku yoYou’ll just keep sinking like you’re in a bottomless swamp,
Riizunaburu na kanseido sukesuke makuri no imitationA reasonably polished finish, but it’s just a transparent imitation,
Nickelburn shite hi tsuketeIgnite the Nickelburn and set it ablaze.
Kimi no kokoro ni otosu imaginationDropping that imagination straight into your heart,
Nakamatachi to aruite kita kokusaidooriWalking down Kokusai-doori with my crew,
Ippo ippo demo chijimete itta risou to no kyoriClosing the gap with my ideals, one step at a time,
Maji de nani hitotsu nakattan da yo touji Oh sh#tSeriously, we had absolutely nothing back then, oh s.
Ima de wa naha young ogNow I’m the young OG of Naha,
Tagayashita dojou wackmc josouI tilled the soil and weeded out the wack MCs,
Rap dake wa no joke ore mo hattentojouRap’s no joke, and I’m still a work in progress too,
Dakara shinai josou maru de rarufu no rogoSo I don’t need a run-up, just like the Ralph logo.
Ohzkey to kyousou gonengo choushi douCompeting with Ohzkey, how you feeling in five years?
Ore ni wa katai shinrai uragiranai sekaiichi no furenzuI’ve got solid trust in the world’s best friends who won’t betray me,
Sofuto na yatsu no baasu ja asadachi mo shineeA soft guy’s verse won’t even give me a morning wood,
Mukashi tachidomari nagameta b#tch no muneUsed to stop and stare at some b’s chest.
Ima kono shima kara ugokasu ze ichiokuenNow I’m moving a hundred million yen from this island,
All my people put ya middle fingerAll my people, put your middle fingers up,
I say omae no enemy mikaeshinaI say, show your enemies what you’re really made of,
Kuchi dake yori kekka o tsumiageroStack up results instead of just talking big.
Jimoto southside hi o tsukete buchiageroHometown Southside, light the fire and blow it up,
Riizunaburu na kanseido sukesuke makuri no imitationA reasonably polished finish, but it’s just a transparent imitation,
Aitsu ni naritakute mogaite moEven if you struggle, desperate to be like them,
Sokonashinuma no you ni shizundeku yoYou’ll just keep sinking like you’re in a bottomless swamp.
Riizunaburu na kanseido sukesuke makuri no imitationA reasonably polished finish, but it’s just a transparent imitation,
Nickelburn shite hi tsuketeIgnite the Nickelburn and set it ablaze,
Kimi no kokoro ni otosu imaginationDropping that imagination straight into your heart,
Imagination kara realizationTurning imagination into realization.
Yoku kamikudaki informationChewing it well, breaking down the information,
Good mind ryuukyuu kyoukun denshouGood mind, passing down the Ryukyu teachings,
Wakaru yatsura ga kaeteku nationThose who get it are the ones changing the nation,
Jibun janai hoka no dare ni naru tame yarun janaiI’m not doing this to become anyone other than myself.
Afurederu kotoba hade ni bunmawasuSwinging these overflowing words around wildly,
Kono koe ga katana da kara takaraka ni sengenSince this voice is my blade, I’ll declare it loud and clear,
I am meI am me,
Miushinau koto mo aru imadaniI still lose sight of myself sometimes even now.
Hajimete maiku nigitta fourteenFourteen years old when I first gripped the mic,
Ima ja ariina de nerau guramiiNow I’m in the arena, aiming for a Grammy,
Madamada mikansei kono storyThis story is still far from finished,
Nani ga attemo nigeyashinai saNo matter what happens, I’m not running away.
Te o age kachaashii de put ya light upRaise your hands for the kachashii and put your lights up,
Uta to odori de shinoide kita shima no namida o nomihoshiDrinking down the island’s tears that we’ve survived through song and dance,
We never back downWe never back down,
Riizunaburu na kanseido sukesuke makuri no imitationA reasonably polished finish, but it’s just a transparent imitation.
Aitsu ni naritakute mogaite moEven if you struggle, desperate to be like them,
Sokonashinuma no you ni shizundeku yoYou’ll just keep sinking like you’re in a bottomless swamp,
Riizunaburu na kanseido sukesuke makuri no imitationA reasonably polished finish, but it’s just a transparent imitation,
Nickelburn shite hi tsuketeIgnite the Nickelburn and set it ablaze.
Kimi no kokoro ni otosu imaginationDropping that imagination straight into your heart.
Longiness Remix Music Video
What does ‘Longiness Remix’ mean? The lyrics reject imitation for original sound. This Okinawan rap track features Awich and CHICO CARLITO’s confident delivery.