DAWN has been one of music’s most distinctive voices and songwriters since … Read Full Bio ↴DAWN has been one of music’s most distinctive voices and songwriters since 2004, as a member of Danity Kane and then Diddy-Dirty Money, releasing the cult R&B classic Last Train to Paris. However, it’s as a solo artist that she’s really soared.
Across three solo albums, DAWN has honed a style of music that she describes as “genderless and genreless”.
DAWN’s 2019 album New Breed was her most successful to date. Showcasing her home city New Orleans and the Carnival Indian culture makes her latest album a one of a kind masterpiece. Her vocal and dance ability are matched with her production and songwriting skills making her one of most extraordinary talents of our time. New Breed was named as one of the year’s best albums by Pitchfork, Rolling Stone, Vogue, FACT, LA Times, Spin, Rap Up and many more. DAWN continues to push the boundaries of music and visual technology with her videos and live show, becoming the first artist to perform live in 360 on YouTube. She has also released a VR album debuted by WIRED as well as collaborated with her long time partners Adult Swim making her the first black female singer to do so. What makes DAWN a unique pop sensation and a phenomenon is that she does this all DIY. Being completely Independent with no label or team she has broken ceilings for women, POC, LGBTQ, and so many others. DAWN is more than just her music, she is a movement.
Across three solo albums, DAWN has honed a style of music that she describes as “genderless and genreless”.
DAWN’s 2019 album New Breed was her most successful to date. Showcasing her home city New Orleans and the Carnival Indian culture makes her latest album a one of a kind masterpiece. Her vocal and dance ability are matched with her production and songwriting skills making her one of most extraordinary talents of our time. New Breed was named as one of the year’s best albums by Pitchfork, Rolling Stone, Vogue, FACT, LA Times, Spin, Rap Up and many more. DAWN continues to push the boundaries of music and visual technology with her videos and live show, becoming the first artist to perform live in 360 on YouTube. She has also released a VR album debuted by WIRED as well as collaborated with her long time partners Adult Swim making her the first black female singer to do so. What makes DAWN a unique pop sensation and a phenomenon is that she does this all DIY. Being completely Independent with no label or team she has broken ceilings for women, POC, LGBTQ, and so many others. DAWN is more than just her music, she is a movement.
we diamonds
Dawn Richard Lyrics
New breed
Stop calling me ambitious when I dream farther than Curry's three point range
It's not a compliment when you doubt my success in a polite way
I'm used to being the underdog 'cause black girls who have minds and a cause are stifled with leashes and clichés
But we new breeds
We run over insults and fuck niggas like Bobby Boucher
We new breeds
We coast over doubts like Tony Hawk in the prime of his X Games
I had to be the one to learn the shit the hard way
Pick up the pieces even though I wasn't the one to blame
No excuses 'cause it only made up my game
Grind up, gotta keep my grind up
I wasn't chasing nothing that was never mine to take
Rockin' the best, dressed head to toe in my mistakes
I got that type of shit, that type of shit don't ever fade
Shine up, gotta keep my shine up
So won't you put that pressure on me?
'Cause then you'll see the best in me
Darling, you ain't notice
But that don't mean we ain't diamonds
And even though we're broken
That don't mean we ain't diamonds
I know that we ain't polished
But that don't mean we ain't diamonds
We rough around the edges
But that don't mean we ain't diamonds
What I got up in my pocket don't come easily
I had to drop it off gwaf it ain't pleasing me
Never play with people that's prepared to cheat on me
Eyes up, got to keep your eyes up
I wake up every morning and I'm feeling hella free
Paid my dues so I can do this shit the way I please
I've been on my grind, I've been waiting patiently
Hustle up, gotta keep your hustle up
So won't you put that pressure on me?
'Cause then you'll see the best in me
Darling, you ain't notice
But that don't mean we ain't diamonds (That don't mean we)
And even though we're broken
That don't mean we ain't diamonds (We)
I know that we ain't polished
But that don't mean we ain't diamonds (That don't mean)
We rough around the edges
But that don't mean we ain't diamonds
We were made under the weight of mountains
So we can take whatever you throw at us
Darling, you ain't notice
But that don't mean we ain't diamonds
And even though we're broken
That don't mean we ain't diamonds
I know that we ain't polished
But that don't mean we ain't diamonds
We rough around the edges
But that don't mean we ain't diamonds (No, no, no, no, no, no)
Stop calling me ambitious when I dream farther than Curry's three point range
It's not a compliment when you doubt my success in a polite way
I'm used to being the underdog 'cause black girls who have minds and a cause are stifled with leashes and clichés
But we new breeds
We run over insults and fuck niggas like Bobby Boucher
We new breeds
We coast over doubts like Tony Hawk in the prime of his X Games
I had to be the one to learn the shit the hard way
No excuses 'cause it only made up my game
Grind up, gotta keep my grind up
I wasn't chasing nothing that was never mine to take
Rockin' the best, dressed head to toe in my mistakes
I got that type of shit, that type of shit don't ever fade
Shine up, gotta keep my shine up
So won't you put that pressure on me?
'Cause then you'll see the best in me
Darling, you ain't notice
But that don't mean we ain't diamonds
And even though we're broken
That don't mean we ain't diamonds
I know that we ain't polished
But that don't mean we ain't diamonds
We rough around the edges
But that don't mean we ain't diamonds
What I got up in my pocket don't come easily
I had to drop it off gwaf it ain't pleasing me
Never play with people that's prepared to cheat on me
Eyes up, got to keep your eyes up
I wake up every morning and I'm feeling hella free
Paid my dues so I can do this shit the way I please
I've been on my grind, I've been waiting patiently
Hustle up, gotta keep your hustle up
So won't you put that pressure on me?
'Cause then you'll see the best in me
Darling, you ain't notice
But that don't mean we ain't diamonds (That don't mean we)
And even though we're broken
That don't mean we ain't diamonds (We)
I know that we ain't polished
But that don't mean we ain't diamonds (That don't mean)
We rough around the edges
But that don't mean we ain't diamonds
We were made under the weight of mountains
So we can take whatever you throw at us
Darling, you ain't notice
But that don't mean we ain't diamonds
And even though we're broken
That don't mean we ain't diamonds
I know that we ain't polished
But that don't mean we ain't diamonds
We rough around the edges
But that don't mean we ain't diamonds (No, no, no, no, no, no)
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
Written by: Dawn Richard
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