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Joseph Benjamin Hutto was born in Blackville, South Carolina, United States, the fifth of seven children. His family moved to Augusta, Georgia when Hutto was three years old. His father, Calvin, was a preacher and Hutto, along with his three brothers and three sisters, formed a gospel group called The Golden Crowns, singing in local churches. Hutto's father died in 1949, and the family relocated to Chicago. Hutto served as a draftee in the Korean War in the early 1950s, driving trucks in combat zones.
In Chicago, Hutto took up the drums and played with Johnny Ferguson and his Twisters. He also tried the piano before settling on the guitar and playing on the streets with the percussionist Eddie 'Porkchop' Hines. After adding Joe Custom on second guitar, they started playing club gigs, and harmonica player George Mayweather joined after sitting in with the band. Hutto named his band The Hawks, after the wind that blows in Chicago. A recording session in 1954 resulted in the release of two singles on the Chance label and a second session later the same year, with the band supplemented by pianist Johnny Jones, produced a third.
Later in the 1950s Hutto became disenchanted with music, and gave it up after a woman broke his guitar over her husband's head one night in a club where he was performing; during the next eleven years Hutto worked as a janitor in a funeral home to supplement his income. He returned to the music industry in the mid-1960s, with a new version of the Hawks featuring Herman Hassell on bass and Frank Kirkland on drums. His recording career resumed with, first, a session for Vanguard Records released on the compilation album Chicago/the Blues/Today! Vol. 1, and then albums for Testament and Delmark.[8] The 1968 Delmark album, Hawk Squat!, which featured Sunnyland Slim on organ and piano, and Maurice McIntyre on tenor saxophone, is regarded as his best work on album up to this point.
After Hound Dog Taylor died in 1975, Hutto took over his band the Houserockers for a time, and in the late 1970s he moved to Boston and recruited a new band which he called the New Hawks, with whom he recorded further studio albums for the Varrick label. His 1983 Varrick album Slippin' & Slidin', the last of his career and later reissued on CD as Rock With Me Tonight, has been described as "near-perfect". J.B.Hutto also Lived in Harvey in the Marshfeild Ave as a step Grandfather while together with Lula Bell Black, he practice with his Guitar in his hands and his step Grandson on his patting feet, I remember him as good man, he was all ways good to my Grandmother.
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I don't know why
J. B. Hutto And The New Hawks Lyrics
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I’m never on my own, always got a crew I never leave at home,
Always rolling deep, 21 but you’ll never hear a peep,
We not loud with the violence, have you get hushed out in silence,
Escorted with a nigga that’s licensed, out the door for VIP clients,
Rumour has it I’m the guy, rumour has it you been copying my style,
Rumour has it that I’m doing well, fucking London bitches that talk like Adele,
Multiple income and it shows, you don’t work haha, yeah you broke, (haha)
I just like to toy with you, no need to cry someone hand the boy tissue,
You should see what I turned my room at savoy into, you ain’t still wearing all that alloy is you?
[Chorus]
I don’t know why they start shit, niggas act funny till I catch em being sweet
They outside looking star-ish, till I find they ain’t really what they say they be,
Talking bout how they hard shit, but they ain’t really out there runnin in the streets
I’m always down for a sparring, I ain’t never lost a match hosted on a beat
[Bridge]
They say when you lose someone close, your heart goes cold,
Guess what nobody knows, my hearts been froze,
[Verse 2]
As cold as a December in Glasgow, since Johnny Depp was Donnie Brasco,
Since Diani died in that crash so, I’ve been covering shit up like a manhole,
Got a bit of a dark side, devil in me been preppin' for an uprise,
So don’t compete when I’m in this mood, the forbidden fruit, snakes slither to,
You know I see a bitter you, thinking my success is gona hinder you,
Well success is my motif, so I don’t give a fuck you can hold these,
You wouldn’t give an arm not a damn prosthetic, I know you afraid the way I wax poetic,
Shakespeare in my pencil, cause the pens mightier than the Ginsu
[Chorus]
I don’t know why they start shit, niggas act funny till I catch em being sweet
They outside looking star-ish, till I find they ain't really what they say they be,
Talking bout how they hard shit, but they ain't really out there runnin' in the streets
I’m always down for a sparring, I ain’t never lost a match hosted on a beat
[Bridge]
They say when you lose someone close, your heart goes cold,
Guess what nobody knows, my hearts been froze
The song “I Don’t Know Why” by J.B. Hutto and the New Hawks talks about the rapper's lifestyle and how he deals with people who are fake and just talk about being tough. The first verse discusses how the rapper always has a crew with him and how they are always out and about. He doesn’t like loud violence and prefers escorted entrances as VIP clients. The chorus talks about how he doesn’t understand why people start trouble, and he always ends up being the winner when it comes to rap battles. The bridge reveals that his heart has gone cold due to losing someone close to him.
The second verse discusses how the rapper has a dark side and that he has been covering up things like a manhole. He mentions how he is prepping for uprise and that people shouldn't compete with him when he’s in that mood. He ends the verse with a reference to Shakespeare, stating how he wields his pen better than a sword, and that he has the power to move people with his words.
Overall, the song is about the rapper's lifestyle, his strength in rap battles and how he deals with people who aren't genuine. It ultimately speaks to themes of competition, loss, and power through literary references.
Line by Line Meaning
I’m never on my own, always got a crew I never leave at home,
I always have a crew with me and never go anywhere alone.
Always rolling deep, 21 but you’ll never hear a peep,
I have a large group of people with me, but we don't cause trouble.
We not loud with the violence, have you get hushed out in silence,
We don't create a commotion with our violent actions, we handle things quietly.
Escorted with a nigga that’s licensed, out the door for VIP clients,
I have someone licensed to make sure I am safe when I go out for VIP events.
Rumour has it I’m the guy, rumour has it you been copying my style,
People say that I'm the one to look out for and that you've been copying my style.
Rumour has it that I’m doing well, fucking London bitches that talk like Adele,
People say that I'm successful and I date London women who have a similar accent to Adele.
I’m out on every coast, always doing the most,
I travel to different coasts frequently and always go above and beyond.
Multiple income and it shows, you don’t work haha, yeah you broke, (haha)
I have multiple sources of income and it's apparent, while you don't work and are broke.
I just like to toy with you, no need to cry someone hand the boy tissue,
I enjoy messing with you, but there's no need to get upset.
You should see what I turned my room at savoy into, you ain’t still wearing all that alloy is you?
You should see how I decorated my room at the Savoy hotel. Are you still wearing that cheap alloy jewelry?
I don’t know why they start shit, niggas act funny till I catch em being sweet
I don't understand why people start trouble and act tough until I confront them and they become nice.
They outside looking star-ish, till I find they ain’t really what they say they be,
They appear famous and important until I realize they're not really who they claim to be.
Talking bout how they hard shit, but they ain’t really out there runnin in the streets
They talk about being tough but they're not actually out there in the streets.
I’m always down for a sparring, I ain’t never lost a match hosted on a beat
I'm always ready for a rap battle and I've never lost one.
They say when you lose someone close, your heart goes cold,
People say that when you lose a loved one, your heart becomes cold.
Guess what nobody knows, my hearts been froze,
But nobody knows that my heart has already been frozen for a while.
As cold as a December in Glasgow, since Johnny Depp was Donnie Brasco,
My heart has been as cold as a December in Glasgow since the time of the movie Donnie Brasco, which starred Johnny Depp.
Since Diani died in that crash so, I’ve been covering shit up like a manhole,
Since Princess Diana died in that crash, I've been hiding or covering things up like a manhole cover.
Got a bit of a dark side, devil in me been preppin' for an uprise,
I have a dark side and the devil in me is getting ready to rise up.
So don’t compete when I’m in this mood, the forbidden fruit, snakes slither to,
Don't try to compete with me when I'm feeling this way, you'll only attract trouble like a sinful or tempting fruit that snakes slither to.
You know I see a bitter you, thinking my success is gona hinder you,
I see that you're bitter and you think my success will hinder yours.
Well success is my motif, so I don’t give a fuck you can hold these,
Success is my motivation, so I don't care what you think, you can hold these lyrics and beats.
You wouldn’t give an arm not a damn prosthetic, I know you afraid the way I wax poetic,
You wouldn't put forth the effort, even if you had a prosthetic arm. I know you're afraid of the way I express myself poetically.
Shakespeare in my pencil, cause the pens mightier than the Ginsu
I have a talent for writing like Shakespeare, because the pen is mightier than the sword.
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