Melissa Jefferson (born April 27, 1988 in Detroit, Michigan, U.S.), known p… Read Full Bio ↴Melissa Jefferson (born April 27, 1988 in Detroit, Michigan, U.S.), known professionally as Lizzo, is an American rapper and singer. She is a founding member of indie hip hop groups The Chalice, Grrrl Prty, The Clerb, Ellypseas, and Absynthe. Her debut album, Lizzobangers, was released in 2013. In 2015, she released her sophomore album, Big Grrrl Small World.
Born in Detroit in the late 80’s, Lizzo spent much of her formative years in the church, where she was raised on the gospel sounds of The Winans, The Clark Sisters, and Fred Hammond, along with mainstay secular artists such as Stevie Wonder and Elton John. At the age of 10 her family moved to Houston, TX, and Lizzo was exposed to a wide array of emerging Southern musical styles, from the trademark chopped and screwed rap tracks of the underground, to the progressive and polished R&B sounds of groups like Destiny’s Child that were raising the city’s national profile to new heights. In fact, it was after she stumbled across a Destiny’s Child performance at Wal-Mart that Lizzo—then a 5th grader-- was inspired to start writing music on her own. Over the next decade that decision would take her through the trenches of some of the most varied musical genres: R&B girl groups (I.N.I.T.I.A.L.S., Cornrow Clique), progressive rock bands (Elypseas), solo rap ventures, and electro-pop duos (Lizzo & The Larva Ink).
In 2011 she made the move to Minneapolis with Larva Ink in order to be a part of that city’s blossoming and collaborative musical community. Lizzo & The Larva Ink was well received there, and the group earned a few encouraging nods from the press. Lizzo was soon introduced to Sophia Eris and Claire de Lune, with whom she would form The Chalice, the three-piece all-female rap/R&B group that would elevate Lizzo’s profile and reputation. In 2012 The Chalice released We Are The Chalice, an album that would gain them instant local success amongst fans and critics alike, garnering City Pages’ prestigious Best New Band and Picked To Click accolades in the same year.
The success brought setbacks, though, and a falling out soon led to the demise of Lizzo & The Larva Ink. Feeling discontent with the loss of one group and the hurried blur of success of another, Lizzo was creatively drained from writing We Are The Chalice in two short months. She found herself in the throes of her first full-blown case of writer’s block. Unable to create music for herself, she began listening to several different local albums in hopes of finding inspiration. It was LAVA BANGERS, a 20-track instrumental mixtape from Doomtree producer and Minneapolis music vet Lazerbeak, that ultimately caught her ear. Beaks’ beats proved the fix for Lizzo’s problem. “I sat at home and listened to LAVA BANGERS, and when “Lift Every Voice” came on, my writer’s block was cured,” says Lizzo. “I think it revived my gospel roots. I wrote pages and pages of songs, and finally reached out to Lazerbeak, not thinking anything would come of it.”
Her timing could not have been better. Beak, impressed with Lizzo’s output with The Chalice, as well as her guest appearances on several other local releases, was looking for a change of pace from his daily Doomtree production and business responsibilities. He immediately signed on to work on some demos. Beat tapes were exchanged, songs were written, and mutual friend and musical collaborator Ryan Olson (Totally Gross National Product founder, Gayngs/Marijuana Deathsquads mastermind) was brought on board to creatively oversee the project. Olson recorded and edited all 15 tracks in his bedroom studio, bringing in laid back hype-man Cliff Rhymes along the way to add even more layers to Lizzo’s dynamic vocals.
LIZZOBANGERS is the culmination of that four-way collaboration, an album that manages to capture all of the varied musical influences of Lizzo’s upbringing and combine them with the forward-thinking experimental production style of Beak and Olson. The end result is a brave new project that encapsulates the best parts of both the familiar and the future.
Born in Detroit in the late 80’s, Lizzo spent much of her formative years in the church, where she was raised on the gospel sounds of The Winans, The Clark Sisters, and Fred Hammond, along with mainstay secular artists such as Stevie Wonder and Elton John. At the age of 10 her family moved to Houston, TX, and Lizzo was exposed to a wide array of emerging Southern musical styles, from the trademark chopped and screwed rap tracks of the underground, to the progressive and polished R&B sounds of groups like Destiny’s Child that were raising the city’s national profile to new heights. In fact, it was after she stumbled across a Destiny’s Child performance at Wal-Mart that Lizzo—then a 5th grader-- was inspired to start writing music on her own. Over the next decade that decision would take her through the trenches of some of the most varied musical genres: R&B girl groups (I.N.I.T.I.A.L.S., Cornrow Clique), progressive rock bands (Elypseas), solo rap ventures, and electro-pop duos (Lizzo & The Larva Ink).
In 2011 she made the move to Minneapolis with Larva Ink in order to be a part of that city’s blossoming and collaborative musical community. Lizzo & The Larva Ink was well received there, and the group earned a few encouraging nods from the press. Lizzo was soon introduced to Sophia Eris and Claire de Lune, with whom she would form The Chalice, the three-piece all-female rap/R&B group that would elevate Lizzo’s profile and reputation. In 2012 The Chalice released We Are The Chalice, an album that would gain them instant local success amongst fans and critics alike, garnering City Pages’ prestigious Best New Band and Picked To Click accolades in the same year.
The success brought setbacks, though, and a falling out soon led to the demise of Lizzo & The Larva Ink. Feeling discontent with the loss of one group and the hurried blur of success of another, Lizzo was creatively drained from writing We Are The Chalice in two short months. She found herself in the throes of her first full-blown case of writer’s block. Unable to create music for herself, she began listening to several different local albums in hopes of finding inspiration. It was LAVA BANGERS, a 20-track instrumental mixtape from Doomtree producer and Minneapolis music vet Lazerbeak, that ultimately caught her ear. Beaks’ beats proved the fix for Lizzo’s problem. “I sat at home and listened to LAVA BANGERS, and when “Lift Every Voice” came on, my writer’s block was cured,” says Lizzo. “I think it revived my gospel roots. I wrote pages and pages of songs, and finally reached out to Lazerbeak, not thinking anything would come of it.”
Her timing could not have been better. Beak, impressed with Lizzo’s output with The Chalice, as well as her guest appearances on several other local releases, was looking for a change of pace from his daily Doomtree production and business responsibilities. He immediately signed on to work on some demos. Beat tapes were exchanged, songs were written, and mutual friend and musical collaborator Ryan Olson (Totally Gross National Product founder, Gayngs/Marijuana Deathsquads mastermind) was brought on board to creatively oversee the project. Olson recorded and edited all 15 tracks in his bedroom studio, bringing in laid back hype-man Cliff Rhymes along the way to add even more layers to Lizzo’s dynamic vocals.
LIZZOBANGERS is the culmination of that four-way collaboration, an album that manages to capture all of the varied musical influences of Lizzo’s upbringing and combine them with the forward-thinking experimental production style of Beak and Olson. The end result is a brave new project that encapsulates the best parts of both the familiar and the future.
Easier
Lizzo Lyrics
We have lyrics for 'Easier' by these artists:
5 Seconds of Summer Is it easier to stay? Is it easier to go? I…
Ainjel Emme A dark light Fell over him Hands like water Wind like kni…
Amanda Kind Nobody else can take your place I'm moving forward But I can…
Amber Liu I know if I just disappear, I could do what…
Ane Brun Ohh what a feeling I have inside today No lack of…
Ane Brun (feat. Tingsek) Ohh what a feeling I have inside today. No lack…
Ane Brun Feat. Tingsek Ohh what a feeling I have inside today No lack of…
Avenged Sevenfold (It's easier to just walk away) (I know you'll see brighter…
Bernard Park Don't know what to do anymore Delusions I have, they feel…
Carame/ Make it easier That I can make it Make it…
Dameer Girl come on Tell me what is wrong I'm on…
Dan and Rachel I want you to know it's easier to go than…
Derek Ted Backlit by candle light Torn between your spirit breaks wai…
Do-Pe Would it make things easier if I were gone Would it…
EBONY IVORY She's a beautiful woman She's hard to please She makes me cr…
Ej Jackson Yeah Girl I’m on my way, but you seem so far Girl …
Errunhrd You were there You were there inside my head again And I…
Faith Evans This song is dedicated to my brother Patrick O'Dell Reilly …
Feems Slammed the car door When I Left Said you'll never see My fa…
Found I'm losing my mind Everytime it's around the corner Just lik…
Fred Hammond i don't wanna move too fast, is it alright to…
Glen Phillips I was 18 and so were you I was that birkenstock…
Grizzly Bear I know, I know, the doors won't close, The pipes…
Grizzly%20Bear I know, I know The doors won't close The pipes all froze …
Heart / Soul Every my step is really dangerous for me I don’t wanna…
J-Will Beats I’m so fucking tired of driving with the sun in…
J.SPRING It's never been a problem for me It's what I've always…
Jason Gray (Holiday) It's easier to give a gift of gold Than to give…
Javailin I gave your clothes back Just for you to put them…
Jesse Labelle My beautiful love I'm sorry You can't find your way My beaut…
Joe Mac & Eman What do you want, what are you looking for What do…
Joe Purdy You say that you ain't been happy Say that you should…
Joey McIntyre What do you want, what are you looking for What do…
Josh A (Ooh-ooh) (Ooh) I won't die if they put me in a casket I'll…
Kama Linden VERSE 1 I try to talk, I try to help I try…
Kandi This song is dedicated to my brother Patrick O'Dell Reilly …
Kandi Burruss I was in misery without you I could not imagine life…
Kandi duet w/ faith evans This song is dedicated to my brother Patrick O'Dell Reilly …
Katrina (Formerly of Katrina & The Waves) Easier Said Than Done_128BPM_Dmaj Pulverized You pound my he…
Katrina Leskanich So far, year after year The same old secret I′ve been…
Kevin Ross Just the way you are Every time you lay right beside…
KIDZ BOP Kids Is it easier to stay? Is it easier to go? I…
Lee Rogers By the station side, trying to buy some time Stubbed…
Lisa Stansfield I woke up early And I can't see the light My back…
LIVING ROOM - Grizzly Bear I know, I know, the doors won't close, The pipes…
Loviet Constantly a piece of me Your apathy I can't feel anymore…
Lowswimmer Field the floor i said it wasn't stable Are you worried…
M-Hunt Still can't believe that we're apart We struggled year after…
Mad Rassi She said it's easier To leave than to love She said it's…
Magnus Tingsek feat. Ane Brun Ohh what a feeling I have inside today. No lack…
Manic Drive Every single step The further I get doesn't seem to get…
Mansionair Face up, untouched Gazing at the celiing Game's up, never br…
Mansionair SHAED Face up, untouched, gazing at the ceiling Game's up, never b…
Marra Here it comes rippling down my spine It's still on my…
Meriwether Find your way out of this masquerade Where we are all…
Michael Medrano I had a breakdown today Somehow you always know what to…
Nia Hendricks I don't think about you often Since you said you couldn't…
Nico Vega I've seen the way that you reach when you're all…
Nini & Ben You're laying on your bed, the lights are low You can…
Null Device Tell me one thing, she said Do you remember what we…
O.D.D. I’m so fucking tired of driving with the sun in…
P.J. Pacifico I could write about my feelings and I could write…
PARKWILD It's easier to hate you than to miss you I'd rather…
PEGGY-SUE I never had a favourite colour till i met u Standing…
Pitty Sing You want to make things easier This isn't the way to…
Quadeca I want you ′cause you're easier than nothing, babe I want…
Radford What's your point fighting me You should save your energy 'C…
Raised By Swans We were never meant to be apart Every step we take…
Ramandhika They said it gets easier with time (But time never heals…
Reese Lansangan Give me a chance I promise I will listen Let me hold…
Rives I heard things get easier This home we've built feels emptie…
Shaker Yeah, ayy Bitch where you at? It's been past 3 in the…
Siames SCARS OF WINTER AND MY DOUBTS ON THIS SATURDAY MORNING WELL…
Sin Fang I couldn't stop myself from changing the colors of your…
slenderbodies I can stay here for a while In this heat we…
Soja It's never been a problem for me It's what I've always…
Soldiers of Jah Army It's never been a problem for me Is what I'm always…
Sons of Bill When you came behind the counter you moved just like…
Superlove I never feel enough When life gets kind of rough Does…
taffeite Do you realize What you're doing to yourself? Don't you know…
Teitur & Glen Phillips I was 18 and so were you I was that birkenstock…
The Crane Wives If you woke and I was gone From the house that…
The Panic Division The feeling aint the same. Now the treasure has a name. And…
Tingsek Ohh what a feeling I have inside today No lack of…
Tingsek (feat. Ane Brun & Martin Hederos) Ohh what a feeling I have inside today No lack of…
Trinix You’ll see the difference now If we change it, you’ll know…
Ultraísta Heavy handed and never changed Tell them they got what they…
veridian I'm so tired of falling down I split open my knee…
Vundabar Godsend, shouldering the burden of lightness Shaking all my …
Weval when the words tastes like vinegar but we're grown-ups now …
ƎTANG I keep asking about you Or hoping to hear your name In…
We have lyrics for these tracks by Lizzo:
1 Deep I stopped talking to my mama for three months No eye…
2 Be Loved Sheesh Mm-mm Girl, I'm 'bout to have a panic attack I did t…
About Damn Time (Anyway) It's bad bitch o'clock, yeah, it's thick-thirty I'…
Ain't I Uh, uh, uh, I'm in the, I'm in the, I'm…
B.G.S.W We can take over the earth We can take over the…
Batches Cookies I got my batches and cookies I got my batches and…
Batches and Cookies I got my batches and cookies, I got my batches…
Be Still Woo (yeah) I wake up every morning feeling like slapping a…
Betcha My ni-hick-a, momma hiccup Got to pick up the whole damn Che…
Better in color Black, white, ebony All sound good to me Two tone recipe Got…
bIrthDAY gIrl Is it your birthday, girl? 'Cause you lookin' like a present…
Bloodlines My great-grandmomma ain’t a slave My great great great great…
Bother Me Have you ever been to Paris at night? Say something French O…
Boys Ay, boy, whatcha say, boy? You tryna play coy like a…
Break Up Twice I talked to my girlfriends yesterday They reminded me of whe…
Bus Passes and Happy Meals What you looking at? With your lookin ass Time goes by prett…
Coconut Oil I remember back, back in school when I wasn't cool Shit,…
Coldplay Look at the stars, look how they shine for you And…
Cry Baby Pull this car over babe Don't pretend like you don't know A…
Crybaby Pull this car over babe Don't pretend like you don't know …
Cuz I Love You I'm cryin' 'cause I love you, oh Yah yah yah, yah…
Deep (I feel) I feel off, I might love you, baby,…
En Love Like my hands in the air Fingers kiss the sky Smile on…
Everybody’s Gay 1 AM and the night just keeps on callin', ooh We…
Exactly How I Feel That's exactly how I feel That's exactly how I feel That's e…
Faded (I'm faded, faded, faded, faded) (I'm faded, fa-faded) It's…
Fitness Independent, athletic I been sweating, doing calisthenics Bo…
Go Wake up in the morning and stop Feeling like the world’s…
Good As Hell I do my hair toss Check my nails Baby how you feelin'? Feeli…
gRrRlS (Girls) bitches, um Bitches, hm, uh-um Hold my bag, bitch, …
Heaven Help Me Heaven help me If love ain't dead I'ma kill it 'cause…
Hot Dish I got a lot on my chest, so here's my…
Humanize I try, I try, to try, can see the love…
i lOVE yOu bItCh I'm under pressure and it's all on me Don't want to…
If You Love Me (Ooh) (Ooh) (Ooh) Ooh I've learned to love me as myself But…
Jang A Lang Uh, yeah Melanie, Melanie, you made a facsimile, uh Big boot…
Jerome Woo, oh Here we go again Uh-uh, hee-hee Uh, look, listen, sh…
Juice Mirror, mirror on the wall Don't say it, 'cause I know…
Let 'em Say Let 'em say what they gonna say They gon' feel how…
Like a Girl Uh Go Woke up feelin' like I just might run for President E…
LINGERIE (Yeah) Damn Hair down, moonlit Look at my lipstick So thick…
Lizzie Borden Inspiration?- let me think about it Violation?- no doubt abo…
Make Way [Hook] Something's got a hold on me Drowning I can’t barely …
My Skin Learning to love yourself and Like learning to love your bod…
Naked Welcome to my body, I know it's nice to meet…
Never Felt Like Christmas Never cared for jingle bells or Picking out a tree I would…
New Eyes In the quiet of my room I gather up my thoughts…
Pants vs. Dress Aw yeah, ha-ha-ha South west alief Texas not born but raise…
Phone Uh, where the hell my phone? Where the hell my…
Pink When I wake up in my own pink world I get…
Ride Yeah, uh LA caroling with Caro-line Caro-LINE but I had to m…
Rumors They don't know, I do it for the culture, goddamn They…
Scuse Me Woo, look up in the mirror, oh my God, it's…
Soulmate True story No glory, let's go Yeah, the old me used to…
Special (Ba-ba-ba, ba-ba-ba) (Ba-ba-ba, ba-ba-ba) Special Woke up t…
Stayin' Alive Ah, ah, ah, ah Stayin' alive, stayin' alive Ah, ah, ah, ah…
T-Baby Tar baby, goAnnotatet it in the bag Kiss me on my…
Tempo I've been waitin' for this one Turn it up Slow songs, they…
The Fade Full of fried food and fatigue, uh Full of fried food…
The Realest (Make it harder) (It could all, it could all be so…
The Sign Hi, motherfucker, did you miss me? I've been home since 2020…
Truth Hurts Why are men great 'til they gotta be great? Woo I just…
W.E.R.K. Part II Work, work, work, work Work, work, work (work), work (work) …
W.E.R.K. Pt. II Werk! Werk like a Boss Talk talk talk talk talk talk…
W.E.R.K., Part II Werk! Werk like a Boss Talk talk talk talk talk talk talk T…
W.E.R.K., Pt. II Werk like a Boss Werk like a Boss Werk like a Boss Werk…
Wat U Mean Wat u mean? Been up in this thing so long…
Water Me I am free, yeah yeah Come water me, oh oh Love you…
Worship Oh, here it goes I feel like fire, I feel like…
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A
[Verse 1]
Black, white, ebony all sound good to me
Two tone recipe, got good chemistry
J. F. Kennedy's, kiss hood celebrities
Don't matter to me 'cause I like everything
[Chorus]
You can be my lover
'Cause love looks better in color
(Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, tell 'em)
[Verse 2]
Big dick energy (Tell 'em)
Tastes like collard greens (Tell 'em)
Big ass patty cake (Tell 'em)
Hey, happy days (Tell 'em)
Bitch, don't label me (Tell 'em)
I'm me, famously (Tell 'em)
Nobody's safe, nobody
You and you and you and
[Chorus]
You can be my lover
'Cause love looks better in color
(Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah)
[Post-Chorus]
Color
Love looks better
Love, love looks better (You know it do)
In color, ooh
If I try to tell you, then you try to hurt me
Ya'll don't hear me
[Verse 3]
Sick six piston (Tell 'em)
Tiptoe kissin' (Tell 'em)
Catcall kittens (Tell 'em)
Whole milk lickin' (Tell 'em)
See my vision (Tell 'em)
Rainbow smitten (Tell 'em)
It's easy, baby, got the whole world for the pickin'
[Chorus]
You can be my lover
'Cause love looks better in color
(Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah)
[Post-Chorus]
Color
My whole world o' color, babe
Love looks better
Love, love looks better
In color, ooh (Rainbows and shit)
Oh, if I try to tell you then you try to hurt me
I'ma tell your momma
[Bridge]
Color me, color me, color me, color me
Color me, color me, color me, color me
Color me, color me, color me, color me
Color me, color me, color me, color me
[Chorus]
Yeah, you can be my lover
'Cause love looks better in color
(Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah)
It's dark under the covers
But love looks better in color
Leonardo Correia
Black, white, ebony
All sound good to me
Two tone recipe
Got good chemistry
J. F. Kennedy's
Kiss her celebrities
Don't matter to me
'Cause I like everything
You can be my lover
'Cause love looks better in color
(Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah)
Big dick energy
Tastes like collard greens
Big ass patty cake
Hey, happy days
Bitch don't label me
I'm mean, famously
Nobody's safe, nobody
You and you and you and
You can be my lover
'Cause love looks better in color
(Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah)
Color
Love looks better
Love, love looks better
(You know it do)
In color
Oh, if I try to tell you then you try to hurt me
Ya'll don't hear me
Sick six piston
Tiptoe kissin'
Catcall kittens
Whole milk lickin'
See my vision
Rainbow smitten
It's easy baby, got the whole world for the pickin'
You can be my lover
'Cause love looks better in color
(Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah)
Color
My whole world o' color, babe
Love looks better
Love, love looks better
In color (Rainbows and shit)
Oh, if I try to tell you then you try to hurt me
I'mma tell your momma
Color me, color me, color me, color me
Color me, color me, color me, color me
Color me, color me, color me, color me
Color me, color me, color me, color me
Yeah, you can be my lover
'Cause love looks better in color
(Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah)
It's dark under the covers but love looks better in color
Gabe Williamson
Came here from the new iMac advert, so happy to see Lizzo's lesser-known songs getting mainstream rep 🧡
Langton Mwanza
same
Louis
Sameeee lol 😂 I surprisingly love this song
emm
came here for the same reason
Padraic Whiu
BRUH why are they choosing such good songs for their ads
Patricia Manning
Same
Ben Roq.
I love how she lifts up people of all colors without tearing one down
Wyhatt
I know right? She spreads positivity without putting anyone down
Golden express ciao ciao
Except for colourblind people
Milk Courier
We not gonna talk about her body shaming. Aight