Every so often a new artist comes along with a sound so innovative, they are able to help reshape the barriers that confine mainstream music. Meet Outasight, the Yonkers, New York bred musician who brilliantly weaves together the cadenced sounds of popular hip-hop and indie rock with the poignant sensibility of classic pop and soul music to create a fresh, new sound that is all his own. “People are conditioned to see certain images for different genres of music,” says the 27 year-old songwriter. “So if something looks or sounds out of the norm, it’s more difficult to understand at first.”
Growing up an only child in the suburbs of New York City, Outasight’s parents encouraged his insatiable love for making music from a very young age. When he was 8 yearsold, he taught himself to write songs on a guitar passed down from his father. “I was surrounded by thousands of records as a kid,” says Outasight who grew up emulating the diverse sounds he was surrounded by all his life. “I listened to a lot of classic rock, and pop, like the Beatles, Jimi Hendrix, Led Zeppelin, The Who, and also soul artists like Stevie Wonder and Marvin Gaye. My friends and I would form bands and practice in someone’s basement and then I would go to school and write raps and spit raps on the playground. They were like duel personalities in a sense.”
During his junior year of high school, Outasight started venturing into the city, seeking out open mics where he was able to fine tune his own material in front of live audiences. “I used to perform a lot in Brooklyn at a place called Sputnik,” says Outasight. “It would be a very diverse crowd and I would rap and start singing and they would be like, what the hell is going on right now? Who is this White kid acting all crazy? But there were always people that liked it so I always took any type of acceptance as the fuel to go further.” After performing in the big city for a couple of years, the resourceful young artist started to gain confidence and create some extremely valuable music industry connections. He toyed with the idea of going to college but after taking classes on and off for close to five years, Outasight realized it was foolish not to capitalize on the name he had created for himself in the City’s burgeoning independent music scene.
In 2006, he decided to drop out of college for good and pursue music full time. The following year, he released a mixtape called Employee Of The Year with the help of his friend and business partner Dre Bond. The two started a new company to help promote Outasight appropriately named Daily Grind Music. After promoting the tape on Myspace and up and coming music blogs, Outasight and Daily Grind released his second project, Radio New York in June of ’08 which was featured on the Myspace Home page for three consecutive days—a tremendous feat for any new, unsigned artist. “The amount of people that I got exposed to was incredible,” says Outasight. “We were getting like 50 thousand plays a day! Dre and I made a video for one of the mixtape’s songs, ‘Good Evening’ that fall we got the video on MTV after winning the MTVU Freshman competition.”
In March of 2009, Outasight released his third mixtape, From There To Here, with world renowned hip-hop DJ Mick Boogie and a month later was asked to open for Ryan Leslie at NYC’s SOB’s. After winning over the packed house with his live show, Outasight’s manager, Norman “Storm” Bell of Purfek Storm Management, secured a meeting with Asylum Records CEO Todd Moscowitz who was instantly taken by the multi-talented MC’s growing body of work. That October, Outasight signed a deal with Asylum. Soon after his signing, Outasight released his latest mixtape Further. The project was sponsored by LRG clothing and was his most successful release to date, garnering over a hundred thousand downloads and counting. Due to its overwhelming popularity, Asylum is set to release Further as an EP exclusively on ITunes in March 2010 while Outasight continues to craft his first full length commercial release, the aptly titled, From Here to Eternity. “The concept behind my album is one person’s quest from the present moment to being timeless,” he says, “It’s something that lives way beyond me, it’s about the quest.”
On August 17th, 2010, Outasight released his latest mixtape, Never Say Never, again to much critical acclaim.
Let's Go
Outasight Lyrics
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Wherever
Back then everybody got a plan
Everybody got a chance
At their hollow dream
Bright lights big city
Go ahead take a step and get up on that screen
Cause so called friends
Start showin' colours at the end
Honestly
So le let's go,Don't be afraid
Of the unknown I cannot tell
If this is real
Or really hell
Anything not nailed down
let's sell Away and not look back
Cut and paste And overlap
Any moment I'm bout to crack
with no way to glue it back.
Whenever
Wherever
Does leaving make it better?
Let's go, Let go, let's go, let's go
if what you say is true.
Whenever, wherever
If leaving makes it better, Let's go x4
And Count me in with you
I remember when no one cared and people just stared and doubted me
Feels like nothing much has changed except my own sanity
Can't put my finger on, What it could have been or what it had to be
huh, Its all hearsay now so when I paint my masterpiece
All that glitters ain't gold, another story gets told,
Bout an underdog trying to overcome some issue they cant get a hold,
Of, and moving right along to another sad place and another sad time
Put a quarter in the jukebox
And say goodbye to the world you thought was fine.
Someone told me about this place
We don't need a fucking thing
Whose gon' recognize your face
No one's gonna know your name
Call me when you get the guts
Forget about whose to blame
Whenever ever you want to leave I'll leave
The main theme of "Let's Go" by Outasight is the idea of leaving behind the past and embracing the unknown. The lyrics describe the feeling of wanting more out of life than the mundane and predictable, and the desire to take a risk and explore new opportunities. The song speaks to those who may have once had a plan or a dream, but have since lost their way and are searching for something more.
The lyrics also touch on the idea of not trusting those around you blindly, as some may not have your best interests at heart. The references to "so-called friends" and their true colors being shown at the end indicate a sense of betrayal, and the need to surround oneself with trustworthy individuals.
The chorus of the song, "Whenever, wherever, does leaving make it better? Let's go, let go, let's go, let's go if what you say is true. Whenever, wherever, if leaving makes it better, let's go, let's go, let's go, let's go and count me in with you," repeatedly urges the listener to take the leap of faith and move forward, knowing that there may be challenges ahead.
Line by Line Meaning
Whenever
Irrespective of any particular time or moment
Wherever
Irrespective of any particular place or location
Back then everybody got a plan
In the past, everyone had a plan for their life goals
Everybody got a chance
Everybody had an opportunity to pursue their dreams
At their hollow dream
Their dreams were superficial and without any real substance
Bright lights big city
A metaphor for a big and glamorous lifestyle
Go ahead take a step and get up on that screen
Take a chance and put yourself out there to be seen
Don't start to believe everything you see you better watch your company
Don't blindly believe everything and be aware of the people you surround yourself with
Cause so called friends
People who are believed to be friends but are not genuine
Start showin' colours at the end
Their true intentions are revealed at the end of the day
Honestly
Speaking truthfully without any concealment
So le let's go,Don't be afraid
Let's move forward without fear
Of the unknown I cannot tell
The future is unpredictable
If this is real
Questioning the authenticity of something
Or really hell
Expressing the possibility of something being very unpleasant
Anything not nailed down let's sell
Selling off everything that is not essential
Away and not look back
Leaving everything behind without regrets
Cut and paste And overlap
Mixing up different things in life
Any moment I'm bout to crack with no way to glue it back.
Feeling like a breaking point is near and there is no way to fix it
Does leaving make it better?
Questioning if leaving a situation can make it better
if what you say is true.
Asking for confirmation of the truth
Let's go, Let go, let's go, let's go
Encouraging to move forward and not be stagnant
If leaving makes it better, Let's go x4
If leaving can make a better future, then let's go for it
And Count me in with you
Expressing willingness to join someone in their journey
I remember when no one cared and people just stared and doubted me
Recalling a time when no one cared or believed in oneself
Feels like nothing much has changed except my own sanity
Feeling like not much has changed except for oneself, who has regained sanity
Can't put my finger on, What it could have been or what it had to be
Unable to identify what could have been or what should have been done differently
Its all hearsay now so when I paint my masterpiece
It is all just talk now, so when I achieve my goals, it will be my masterpiece
All that glitters ain't gold, another story gets told,
Things are not always what they seem and there is more to the story
Bout an underdog trying to overcome some issue they cant get a hold,
About someone who is struggling to overcome a problem they can't seem to solve
Of, and moving right along to another sad place and another sad time
Moving on to other unpleasant experiences
Put a quarter in the jukebox And say goodbye to the world you thought was fine.
Accepting the reality that things are not fine and leaving behind that world
Someone told me about this place
Referring to a new opportunity or place they have heard about
We don't need a fucking thing
Implying that they don't need anything of excessive value
Whose gon' recognize your face
Asking who will notice or remember them
No one's gonna know your name
No one will know their identity or existence
Call me when you get the guts
Asking to be notified when the other person is ready to take a bold step
Forget about whose to blame
Letting go of the past and not blaming anyone
Whenever ever you want to leave I'll leave
Offering to leave together at any given time
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
Written by: WILLIAM LOBBAN-BEAN, RICHARD ANDREW CONTE, JOEL ALEXANDER VAN DIJK
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
Den I//Noble Russkie
AMAZING! This is honestly one of my favorite songs of yours so far! You deserve Top #40, if not Top #1!
Federico Bonderlands
Outasight uno de mis artista favorito <3
Glen Skahill
Outasight, the best music artist on existence, ALWAYS cheers me up ^^
Kokotienko
This song is SO BADASS, i love the guitars, strings and backing vocals, its SO good. this is why i love outasight. yes i like tonight is the night and now or never, but this is something completely different.
Shawn Radcliffe
Hell. Yes. One of the best tracks ever! This needs to be on the radio RIGHT NOW!
Sara
Love it! ♥
Kamui Gon
This sounds like the "Further" Outasight. Awesome production. Good lyrics as always. So good seeing OS being finally recognized . One of my fav artists!!
PrettyBluePeople
Love it! Nice job :)
ArtistoftheWeek
I will always love Let's Go because it is the song that introduced me to Outasight.
takuya473
I wasn't a fan of Tonight is the Night, but this song is great. Don't change to mainstream sounds.