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Hashtag Single

by Arlo Maverick

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Hashtag feat. Riwo - Censored 02:16
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Chorus - Riwo I don’t wanna be I don’t wanna be A hashtag one day I don’t wanna be I don’t wanna be A hashtag one day I don’t wanna be I don’t wanna be A hashtag one day I don’t wanna be I don’t wanna be A hashtag one day Verse - Arlo Maverick Three Fifths of a man Catching six from the Klan Stop tellin’ me to march Like my pleas stand a chance What’s all the hate for You tryn’a start a race war Oh you should pray more Is that what we wait for The morals of our enemy To show some empathy That’s not the remedy And never will it ever be Shot for jogging Imagine that Completely unprovoked And he still got clapped No matter what we do They find an excuse I was scared I didn’t know what to do Protected by courts Lawyers and unions Believe me when I say it They know what they doin’ When there’s consequence They’re more thoughtful in Dealing with arguments And exercise common sense Todd gets irate He’s told calm down Jerome gets upset He gets shot down Can we talk about this man’s life Or will you gaslight Say he didn’t act right Or even, that’s life Get defensive Make it about you Never said you were racist But, what will you do The truths you ignore Are the ones I gotta live Your “get over it” Is the F*** I gotta give My bad You don’t like my skin B That sounds like an ish-you Not an ish-me Chorus - Riwo I don’t wanna be I don’t wanna be A hashtag one day I don’t wanna be I don’t wanna be A hashtag one day I don’t wanna be I don’t wanna be A hashtag one day I don’t wanna be I don’t wanna be A hashtag one day
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Hashtag feat. Riwo - Uncensored 02:16
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Chorus - Riwo I don’t wanna be I don’t wanna be A hashtag one day I don’t wanna be I don’t wanna be A hashtag one day I don’t wanna be I don’t wanna be A hashtag one day I don’t wanna be I don’t wanna be A hashtag one day Verse - Arlo Maverick Three Fifths of a man Catching six from the Klan Stop tellin’ me to march Like my pleas stand a chance What’s all the hate for You tryn’a start a race war Oh you should pray more Is that what we wait for The morals of our enemy To show some empathy That’s not the remedy And never will it ever be Shot for jogging Imagine that Completely unprovoked And he still got clapped No matter what we do They find an excuse I was scared I didn’t know what to do Protected by courts Lawyers and unions Believe me when I say it They know what they doin’ When there’s consequence They’re more thoughtful in Dealing with arguments And exercise common sense Todd gets irate He’s told calm down Jerome gets upset He gets shot down Can we talk about this man’s life Or will you gaslight Say he didn’t act right Or even, that’s life Get defensive Make it about you Never said you were racist But, what will you do The truths you ignore Are the ones I gotta live Your “get over it” Is the F*** I gotta give My bad You don’t like my skin B That sounds like an ish-you Not an ish-me Chorus - Riwo I don’t wanna be I don’t wanna be A hashtag one day I don’t wanna be I don’t wanna be A hashtag one day I don’t wanna be I don’t wanna be A hashtag one day I don’t wanna be I don’t wanna be A hashtag one day
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Hashtag Instrumental 02:16
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Chorus - Riwo I don’t wanna be I don’t wanna be A hashtag one day I don’t wanna be I don’t wanna be A hashtag one day I don’t wanna be I don’t wanna be A hashtag one day I don’t wanna be I don’t wanna be A hashtag one day Verse - Arlo Maverick Three Fifths of a man Catching six from the Klan Stop tellin’ me to march Like my pleas stand a chance What’s all the hate for You tryn’a start a race war Oh you should pray more Is that what we wait for The morals of our enemy To show some empathy That’s not the remedy And never will it ever be Shot for jogging Imagine that Completely unprovoked And he still got clapped No matter what we do They find an excuse I was scared I didn’t know what to do Protected by courts Lawyers and unions Believe me when I say it They know what they doin’ When there’s consequence They’re more thoughtful in Dealing with arguments And exercise common sense Todd gets irate He’s told calm down Jerome gets upset He gets shot down Can we talk about this man’s life Or will you gaslight Say he didn’t act right Or even, that’s life Get defensive Make it about you Never said you were racist But, what will you do The truths you ignore Are the ones I gotta live Your “get over it” Is the F*** I gotta give My bad You don’t like my skin B That sounds like an ish-you Not an ish-me Chorus - Riwo I don’t wanna be I don’t wanna be A hashtag one day I don’t wanna be I don’t wanna be A hashtag one day I don’t wanna be I don’t wanna be A hashtag one day I don’t wanna be I don’t wanna be A hashtag one day

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"Hashtag" featuring Afro-fusuion singer Riwo is a song of protest about racial profiling and police brutality that will appear on Edmonton hip-hop artist Arlo Maverick's forthcoming EP, Soul Merchant. It's being released amidst Black History Month to continue the conversation around the issues that Black people continue to face nearly a year after the global uprising in response to the murder of George Floyd.

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released February 19, 2021

Written by M. Wilson
Arlo Mavericks's Vocals Recorded by Arlo Maverick
Riwo's Vocals Recorded by Aristóteles Jorge
Produced by Jamel “J-Mello” Wharton
Mixed & Mastered by Arteus XO

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Arlo Maverick is a hip-hop MC whose sound explores Jazz, Electro, and Soul yet identifies itself as hip-hop through fusing nuances of hip-hop’s golden era and Jazz theory. Lyrically Arlo Maverick’s music is a poetic narration of everyday life experiences. For Maverick it is as much about moving his audience physically as it is about moving them emotionally. ... more

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