Christopher Ries aka (Young Chris) starting rapping in middle school. At th… Read Full Bio ↴Christopher Ries aka (Young Chris) starting rapping in middle school. At the age of 15, is when the greats recognized his and his partners talents. The Young Gunz were started and quickly became a Grammy-nominated rap duo from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. They were signed to Roc-A-Fella. Records. Young Gunz' debut single, "Can't Stop, Won't Stop", was one of the top 20 on the Billboard charts of 2003. It's song and video received major airplay on hip-hop radio, MTV2, and BET and reached #14 on the U.S. Billboard 200 chart and #6 on the Billboard Hot Rap Tracks chart.The duo worked with the biggest artists and producers in the game from Jay-Z, Swizz Beats,Kanye West, Nelly and more. The exposure expanded beyond music to numerous movies and international modeling ads from Paris to Times Square, New York.

In 2005, Jay-Z told Young Chris to start recording his solo album. Since this time, Chris has taken to the Internet to solidify himself as a top solo artist, with his YoungChris.com Social Network, hitting the remix circuit, mixtape classics like "The Network" Mixtape series hosted by DJ Don Cannon and creative international campaigns that has built his global audience. On November 20th, 2010 Young Chris release - The Re-Introduction.

Hold You To It
Young Chris Lyrics

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Girl, you wear the hell out of that dress
I can hardly catch my breath
When I see you look this way
And I've been sitting here all night long
Waiting on your favorite song
It's finally starting to play

Baby, do you feel that bass line pumpin'

Tell me, can you hear that kick drum thumpin' on the 2 and 4
Let's get on that floor
Love to hear the slide of the guitar ringin'
Melody's saying everything I'm thinking
And I'm starting to
To think you think it too
I love the way you're movin'
Feel the back-beat groovin'
I wanna hold you to it

Damn, when you start to sway your hips
I start thinkin' about your lips
On mine and mine on them
And I love dancin' with you so much
I ask the DJ to turn it up
And keep playin' that song again,
And again and again

Baby, do you feel that bass line pumpin'
Tell me, can you hear that kick drum thumpin' on the 2 and 4
Let's get on that floor
Love to hear the slide of the guitar ringin'
Melody's saying everything I'm thinking
And I'm starting to
To think you think it too
I love the way you're movin'
Feel the back-beat groovin'
I wanna hold you to it

Baby, do you feel that bass line pumpin'
Tell me, can you hear that kick drum thumpin' on the 2 and 4
Let's get on that floor
Love to hear the slide of the guitar ringin'
Melody's saying everything I'm thinking
And I'm starting to
To think you think it too
I love the way you're movin'

Feel the back-beat groovin'
I wanna hold you to it

Overall Meaning

In "Hold You To It," Young Chris expresses his admiration for a woman through his observations of her movements on the dance floor. He starts by complimenting her dress and how it enhances her beauty. He then goes on to highlight how her dance moves make him feel as he waits for his favorite song. When the song finally comes on, Young Chris invites her to dance with him saying, "Let's get on that floor," and describes how the different instruments in the song make him feel.

Chris also begins to have more romantic thoughts and desires towards the woman as their bodies move in sync. He starts envisioning kissing her and wanting to hold her to the moment as he continues feeling the rhythm of the music. The song concludes with Chris urging the woman to continue dancing with him and enjoy the moment.

Overall, "Hold You To It" is a song about a man who is captivated by a woman's beauty and how her dancing makes him feel. He wants to hold onto that moment and continue dancing with her while expressing his romantic feelings towards her.

Line by Line Meaning

Girl, you wear the hell out of that dress
I find you incredibly attractive in that dress

I can hardly catch my breath
Your beauty takes my breath away

When I see you look this way
Your appearance captivates me

And I've been sitting here all night long
I've been waiting for you patiently

Waiting on your favorite song
I'm anticipating the moment you'll hear your favorite song

It's finally starting to play
Finally your favorite song is playing

Baby, do you feel that bass line pumpin'
Do you sense the deep bass line thumping?

Tell me, can you hear that kick drum thumpin' on the 2 and 4
Can you hear the kick drum hitting on the second and fourth beat?

Let's get on that floor
Let's dance together

Love to hear the slide of the guitar ringin'
I love the sound of the guitar slide

Melody's saying everything I'm thinking
The melody speaks to how I feel

And I'm starting to
I'm beginning to

To think you think it too
I suspect you feel the same way

I love the way you're movin'
I love the way you're dancing

Feel the back-beat groovin'
I feel the rhythm moving me

I wanna hold you to it
I want to follow through on this moment and hold you to it

Damn, when you start to sway your hips
Wow, you look amazing when you sway your hips

I start thinkin' about your lips
I start to imagine kissing your lips

On mine and mine on them
I want to kiss you and have you kiss me back

And I love dancin' with you so much
I really enjoy dancing with you

I ask the DJ to turn it up
I request the DJ to increase the volume

And keep playin' that song again,
I want to hear that song again and again

And again and again
I want to hear it multiple times

Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Spirit Music Group, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: Christopher Young, Josh Osborne, Shane Mcanally

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