Born in Queens, New York into a family of missionaries, Abra spent her first eight years in London, where her parents built the church they would ultimately work in. Her introduction to singing came from that church, too, where her father was pastor and her mother oversaw praise and worship. After London, her family settled in the quiet suburb of Lilburn outside Atlanta. At 14, Abra began playing guitar. She attended Parkview Highschool and was an active member of the drama department, graduating in 2007. Later in her teens, she began uploading her acoustic covers of rap songs onto YouTube. This led to her being discovered by Awful Records founder and rapper Father, who encouraged her to make original music. She later joined the label in 2014.
Her first EP, BLQ Velvet, was released in 2015. Her second EP, Princess was released by True Panther Sounds on July 15, 2016. It is her first release on a major label. The song "Fruit" off the album Rose was featured in an article on the best R&B songs of 2016 by The Guardian.
Regarding Abra's style of clothing, Vogue commented in 2016 that "deliberate contrasts are part of her artistic identity on the whole: Abra is a member of the mostly male-dominated Awful Records coterie, an outlier crew swiftly taking over Atlanta with a sound that stands apart from ATL's rap oeuvre".
Abra is one of the stars of the 2018 film Assassination Nation and plays Em.
VEGAS
Abra Lyrics
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Always wanna go, wanna ride, can you keep up?
Give me one of those, tell me that you gone buy me one?
I get you and I get you into so much trouble, hot gun
Walking at the top I don't stop I don't give up, no
No one's left behind
Walking on the edge, I do my best to do you right
Right, right, right, right
If you wanna roll the dice on me, okay
If you think you can afford it
Come play, come play
I'm lady luck let me Kiss that chain
One night with me in Vegas
If you wanna roll the dice on me okay
If you think you can afford it
Come play come play
I'm lady luck let me kiss that chain
One night with me in Vegas
If you wanna roll the dice on me okay
If you think you can afford it
Come play, come play
I'm lady luck let me kiss that chain
One night with me in Vegas
If you wanna roll the dice on me. okay
If you think you can afford it
Come play, come play
I'm lady luck let me kiss that chain
One night with me in Vegas
Walking at the top I don't stop I don't give up, no
No one's left behind
Walking on the edge, I do my best to do you right
Right, right, right, right
Right, right, right, right
I do my best, do you right
I do my best, do you right
I do my best, do you right
I do my best, do my best
I do my best, do you right
I do my best, do you right
I do my best, do my best
I do my best, do you right
I do my best, do my best
I do my best, do you?
I do my best, do you?
I do my best, do you?
I do my best, do my best
I do my best, do you right
Do my best, do you right
Do my best, do you right
If you wanna roll the dice on me, okay
If you think you can afford it
Come play, come play
I'm lady luck, let me kiss that chain
One night with me in vegas
If you wanna roll the dice on me, okay
If you think you can afford it
Come play, come play
I'm lady luck, let me kiss that chain
One night with me in Vegas
If you wanna roll the dice on me okay
If you think you can afford it
Come play come play
Im lady luck let me Kiss that chain
One night with me in vegas
If you wanna roll the dice on me okay
If you think you can afford it
Come play, come play
I'm lady luck let me kiss that chain
One night with me in Vegas
If you wanna roll the dice on me okay
If you think you can afford it
Come play, come play
Baby let me kiss that chain
Marry me in Vegas
The song VEGAS by AbrA talks about a carefree, spontaneous lifestyle of living in the moment and taking risks. The singer is portrayed as a person who always wants to go, ride and have fun. Being a "live one" the singer challenges the listener to keep up. The song then delves into expressing the singer's high-risk actions and how they do not leave anyone behind while walking on the edge. The chorus acts like an invitation to the listener to take a chance with the singer; to roll the dice and play with her in Vegas, where she is the lady luck who will kiss your chain. The pre-chorus and the chorus repeat several times throughout the song, highlighting the spontaneity and lifestyle of taking risks.
Line by Line Meaning
Well I'm a live one
I am an energetic person
Always wanna go, wanna ride, can you keep up?
I always want to be active and moving forward, can you keep up with me?
Give me one of those, tell me that you gone buy me one?
Can you buy me something?
I get you and I get you into so much trouble, hot gun
I get you into trouble and excitement
Walking at the top I don't stop I don't give up, no
I'm always pushing myself to be the best and never give up
No one's left behind
I make sure no one is forgotten or left out
Walking on the edge, I do my best to do you right
I take risks to do what's best for you
Right, right, right, right
Affirmation and emphasis on what was just said
If you wanna roll the dice on me, okay
If you want to take a chance with me, that's fine
If you think you can afford it
If you believe you can handle the risk
Come play, come play
Join me and enjoy the excitement
I'm lady luck let me Kiss that chain
I'm like lady luck, so let me bring you good fortune and luck
One night with me in Vegas
I'd love to spend one night with you in Las Vegas
If you wanna roll the dice on me okay
If you want to take a chance with me, that's fine
If you think you can afford it
If you believe you can handle the risk
Come play come play
Join me and enjoy the excitement
Walking at the top I don't stop I don't give up, no
I'm always pushing myself to be the best and never give up
I do my best, do you right
I'm always trying my hardest to make things right for you
If you wanna roll the dice on me, okay
If you want to take a chance with me, that's fine
If you think you can afford it
If you believe you can handle the risk
Baby let me kiss that chain
I want to show you affection by kissing your chain
Marry me in Vegas
Let's get married in Las Vegas
Writer(s): gabrielle mirville
Contributed by Josiah S. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
@rayday726
🙏🏽💯🎹🙌🏽🔥🔥🔥🔥
@purplewonky
had an idea to do a similar video with this song and just found this. Great work.
@EternalFunk-vw1ct
ME AS A WOMAN LUV U ABRA AKA LOVE ME 1ST HAHAHAHAH PEACE PUMA 1:44
@EternalFunk-vw1ct
I love you Abra witha BIG L from DAY 1 PUMA BRXXELLAS BELGICA CAPITAL OF U ME I N I PEACE 1:44 EVE
@EternalFunk-vw1ct
puma 1:00
@shiriyahroyal8037
Awesome yeeeessssssssss
@EternalFunk-vw1ct
I DO MY BEST TO DO YOU RIGHT NAOMIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII 2:23
@EternalFunk-vw1ct
1:44 2:22 come back
@EternalFunk-vw1ct
To Me 4:55 4:44
@after_care
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