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A Family Affair

by IVAN MAKVEL

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1.
Mofeezy, yes We need to party hard, and drink until dawn comes We need the poppers the lockers, we need the clubs You need to shake your ass and boogie down I know you need the Funk, we’re back in town It’s a brotherhood, the syndicate of Funk We represent the underground from L.A. to France It’s a family affair, and we just don’t care We only wanna stay here and play the Funk for you It’s a family affair, and we just don’t care We only wanna stay here and play the Funk for you When Mofeezy is on the track, everybody wanna party Go Mofeezy drop the bomb, everybody’s gonna party The bull is back, and we stand up We got no money, we don’t give a fuck We do it for passion and love, Essential Funk Just putting blood in the wax, and having fun It’s a brotherhood, the syndicate of Funk We represent the underground from L.A. to France It’s a family affair, and we just don’t care We only wanna stay here and play the Funk for you It’s a family affair, and we just don’t care We only wanna stay here and play the Funk for you When Mofeezy is on the track, everybody wanna party Go Mofeezy drop the bomb, everybody’s gonna party Out yes, play that bass muddafonka! It’s a family affair, and we just don’t care We only wanna stay here and play the Funk for you It’s a family affair, and we just don’t care We only wanna stay here and play the Funk for you When Mofeezy is on the track, everybody wanna party Go Mofeezy drop the bomb, everybody’s gonna party
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Let this groove get into you Ain’t nothing that’s quite the same Let it do what it wants to And how you move will show the way This is what they can’t take from us You could take my money or the keys to my vehicle They tried it but they couldn’t take nothing So we gone keep it moving till the moment that you see me go   I move like I found out, that we on a countdown Ain’t got a second to waste So if you not contributing, the minimal minimum You best not step in my space And if it’s not feeling right You got to find your vibe Search all you want to But what you must not do Is come interfering with mine Let this groove get into you Ain’t nothing that’s quite the same Let it do what it wants to And how you move will show the way This is what they can’t take from us You could take my money or the keys to my vehicle They tried it but they couldn’t take nothing So we gone keep it moving till the moment that you see me go They say that nothing is certain I would have to disagree The way that this shit gone move ya You won’t be missing a beat Been moving a whole lot Can’t stop and won’t stop We do this infinitely Just give it a minute they’ll see I do say this definitively Let this groove get into you Ain’t nothing that’s quite the same Let it do what it wants to And how you move will show the way This is what they can’t take from us They tried it but they couldn’t take nothing
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Let’s boogie to the boogie Come on and dance with me Let me play with the music Everybody moving all around Shake it like a doggy We need this vibes on it I feel your melody, You gotta get down with me Boogie down Mamacita Dancing all the nights You’ll be mine for life Boogie down Mamacita Dancing all the nights You’ll be mine for life Get down, on the floor tonight Get down, I’m a Bboy for life Get down, on the floor tonight Boogie down, let’s just do it for life Mami you are a queen Let’s dance togheter ‘till The night is over and then You’ll be the one for me Mama let’s take a drink And Just forget the rest I wanna see you dance Get down and show your best Dancing all the nights Days and night, baby You’ll be mine for life Boogie down Mamacita Dancing all the nights Days and night, baby You’ll be mine for life Get down, baby get down, get down, baby get down with me Get down, on the floor tonight Get down, I’m a Bboy for life Get down, on the floor tonight Boogie down, let’s just do it for life Boogie down Mamacita Dancing all the nights Days and night, baby You’ll be mine for life Boogie down Mamacita Dancing all the nights Days and night, baby You’ll be mine for life Get down, on the floor tonight Get down, I’m a Bboy for life Get down, on the floor tonight Boogie down, let’s just do it for life
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Somebody’s always out there lookin for me, but it ain’t no tellin where I might be (ohh-no) Put out a Bolo on me tryin to see  if I go this way, that way  Got’em lookin down on they knees Don’t even try to catch up It ain’t gon’ do you no good  Oh, I’m slicker than your average  Get away like a bandit And, you will never see me again, I’m gone I got it, they won’t it, can’t have it Never gonna take it from me, yeah, no If I told you, oww, oww what they wanted You might want it; so I’m not sayin nothin They always callin my phone I just let it ring Cause it ain’t no tellin who it might be  Just because you got my number that don’t mean I’m obligated to be having conversations at the drop of a dime  Don’t even try, to catch up  It ain’t gon’ do you no good  Stop banging my line Every time you think about what you want from me, ooh wee, heyyy 
I got it, they won’t it, can’t have it Never gonna take it from me, yeah, no If I told you, oww, oww what they wanted You might want it; so I’m not sayin nothin Doo doo doo doo doo doo doo oh I’ll tell you somethin’ I’m not sayin’ nothin’ I don’t never tell the left hand what the right do  And, I don’t even look down when I buckle my shoes  But, I like to get it in that’s true  Have a ball when I’m hanging with my friends I do But it ain’t that many only a select few Big love to the west and the east coast too, midwest, down south, Japan, the EU Y’all know how it is when you gotta make a move on’em like  Don’t even try to catch up It ain’t gon’ do you no good  Oh, I’m slicker than your average  Get away like a bandit And, you will never see me again, I’m gone I got it, they won’t it, can’t have it Never gonna take it from me, yeah, no If I told you, oww, oww what they wanted You might want it; so I’m not sayin nothin I got it, they won’t it, can’t have it Never gonna take it from me, yeah, no If I told you, oww, oww what they wanted You might want it; so I’m not sayin nothin
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Hey Temu, ce l’hai la nota? Uno, Due, Tre, Quattro Tell me if you ever get enough Get enough of that essential funk Here’s something that’ll get ya up Get you up on that essential funk Tell me if you ever get enough Get enough of that essential funk It goes on and on wont do ya wrong Here’s something that’ll get ya up Get you up on that essential funk We can get down anywhere we don’t care Essential funk so good for you and me From the mornin’ to the eve Everyday is the way it should be Don’t you agree Yes! That essential funk so good for you and me From the mornin’ till the eve Every hood around world should see Said ya know Its so essential Haaa! Said you gotta get up before you  Get on down Get on down, stop messing around! Haaa! Said you gotta get up before you  Get on down Cause it’s so essential Essential Funk Quintessential Funk Existential Funk So essential Essential Funk Quintessential Funk Existential Funk Tell me if you ever get enough Get enough of that essential funk It goes on and on wont do ya wrong Here’s something that’ll get ya up Get you up on that essential funk We can get down anywhere we don’t care Essential funk so good for you and me From the mornin’ to the eve Everyday is the way it should be Don’t you agree Yes! That essential funk so good for you and me From the mornin’ till the eve Every hood around world should see Said ya know Its so essential Haaa! Said you gotta get up before you  Get on down Get on down, stop messing around! Haaa! Said you gotta get up before you  Get on down Cause ya know it’s so essential yea                              Said you gotta get Get on down La,la,la,la,la La,la,la,la,la La,la,la,la,la So essential yea La,la,la,la,la La,la,la,la,la La,la,la,la,la Said it’s so essential
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We are here to rock your party So come on everybody and shake your body All the boys, the girls and the mamas too We are here to rock your party So come on everybody and shake your body All the boys, the birls and the mamas too We come to jam, we come to jam, we come to jam Are you ready? We come to jam, we come to jam, we come to jam Are you ready? Every morning there's this traffic in the streets I turnin on my radio and listen to those beats There is this special song with Makvel on the keys I really dig his sound from my head to my feets This special kind of music gonna make me feel so good I really can tell ya, Makvel is the dude! Everybody in this place do you really let it run! Ozone is gettin down with his talkbox that means fun.... Yeah We are here to rock your party So come on everybody and shake your body All the boys, the girls and the mamas too We are here to rock your party So come on everybody and shake your body All the boys, the birls and the mamas too We come to jam, we come to jam, we come to jam Are you ready? We come to jam, we come to jam, we come to jam Are you ready? Ivan, Mofak, Ozone XL Middleton, Moniquea, Temu, Bougito Maya Killtron, yes, Gil Masuda and shout out to Sin2 We come to jam, we come to jam, we come to jam Are you ready? We come to jam, we come to jam, we come to jam Are you ready?
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I remember the first I met you Snowing slightly and running to come there in time Running to you, baby baby baby My mind was flying to the sky Cause I already knew Oh yeah, shu du du du doap That you were the funky woman I was looking for So let me tell you, let me tell you How you make me feel It’s so unreal But that’s for real, for real How you make me feel It’s so unreal But that’s for real For real baby And you’ve been on my mind Before even knowing you Oh yes my baby, you’ve been on my mind Since I saw you, we’ve been people, cause you’re my equal I can feel everything when I stay with you You, you, you, when I stay with you baby You’re my soul, you’re my Mami, you’re the only one So let me tell you, let me tell you How you make me feel It’s so unreal But that’s for real, for real How you make me feel It’s so unreal But that’s for real For real baby You’re on my mind, you’re on my mind, you’re on my mind You You’re on my mind, every days and nights, you’re on my mind How you make me feel It’s so unreal But that’s for real, for real How you make me feel It’s so unreal But that’s for real For real baby How you make me feel It’s so unreal But that’s for real, for real How you make me feel It’s so unreal But that’s for real For real baby
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Lookin’ down to see what you like Warm and round honey paradise More than a mood it’s a whole new position Forget the rules it’s a whole new condition Stop it, all that doubt in your tone It’s not enough to let them make us feel alone Take it, all that pride in your step You’re gonna cruise and move this forward Cause I know Make it more than What can happen You are made for anything Feel your power Light your shadow Nobody can tell you About yourself Unfair changes, paying your dues Nothing is equal that much is true You’ve got your will and a big voice to shout it It won’t be easy, bitter sweet thing about it Stop it, all that doubt in your tone It’s not enough to let them make us feel alone Take it, all that pride in your step You’re gonna cruise and move this forward Cause I know Make it more than What can happen You are made for anything Feel your power Light your shadow Nobody can tell you About yourself Find your people and hold them tight Make yours waves and keep shinning bright Need to face forward let the past fade but shape you I like your chances and can’t wait to see what you do Make it more than What can happen You are made for anything Feel your power Light your shadow Nobody can tell you About yourself Make it more than What can happen You are made for anything Feel your power Light your shadow Nobody can tell you About yourself
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I Got Funk 03:09
Oh yes, I think I got funk Yes, yes, we got funk And that’s crazy The funk is good Now call me the bull I got funk and i’m gonna make you move It’s pop and locking coming straight out of the hood From the hood You know I like to party, and see your body groove Don’t stop the music, and shake your booty to the moon I got the funk, I got funk You got the funk, you got the funk We got the funk baby baby I got the funk, I got funk You got the funk, you got the funk We got the funk baby baby Oh mamacita, come on with me Come on with me Mi mamacita, let’s dance for me Oh yes for me Oh mamacita, show me your boogaloo Oh baby baby baby I just wanna dance with you Baby I got some funk for you Oh mama you got so much groove Baby I got some funk for you Oh mama you got so much groove I got the funk, I got funk You got the funk, you got the funk We got the funk baby baby I got the funk, I got funk You got the funk, you got the funk We got the funk baby baby I got the funk, I got funk You got the funk, you got the funk We got the funk baby baby I got the funk, I got funk You got the funk, you got the funk We got the funk baby baby We went to Paris, and then L.A. Oh yes L.A. In every parties we was vibing all the way All the way Another drink for me, another drink for you Oh mama please don’t stop to move this wine is crazy good We got some popping shoes You do some locking moves We got the funk, mami italians can just break the rules We colorize the world, we colorize the funk And i go crazy every single time you dance my song I got the funk, I got funk You got the funk, you got the funk We got the funk baby baby I got the funk, I got funk You got the funk, you got the funk We got the funk baby baby
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Keep movin’ Keep movin’ They always tell you never change though But if you never do it  then ya can’t grow They looking foolish as they try to duplicate though I was GTA and they was Saints Row Everywhere I go you would swerve next Tryna set up shop but got no permits I know it seem like I am tripping, on the surface He must be having a bad day, that was ya first guess But I’m not tripping, I just got to let this steam go On this number pad I am still entering the g-code Control my words like I try to control my ego But I could still snatch yo bitch like I was King Kong Really though it’s not even a single thing wrong I still ain’t lost the keys to my kingdom Fuck what ya thought cuz ya tendency is to think wrong I’m staying cool that’s why I dropped this shit in sing song Keep movin’ Never let em tell you even one single thing at all Keep movin’ Always on my toes, can’t be having busters gettin’ involved Keep movin’ Sorry if it seem like I’m speaking from behind a wall Keep movin’ Sticking to the code and that’s why you never seeing me fall You know a moving target is hard to hit I know a couple fools against me and that’s part of it But it’s also the desire to not sit Not let, no dust collect accumulating cobwebs I can only think of progress, cuz we ain’t famous So if we fall behind a little, we could turn to vapors So we turning pages Yall oughta read the book so yall don’t turn to soot like you burning papers You don’t appreciate what hit ya and it kinda shows This is free game like Yahoo Dominoes   It's Cali shit, come and pay us a visit So breezy, feel like the top down when it isn't Listen, don't start none Then it won't be none, just pay attention to when ya part come And I'm a leave y'all with this Player you cannot do things like a boss if you are one Keep movin’ Never let em tell you even one single thing at all Keep movin’ Always on my toes, can’t be having busters gettin’ involved Keep movin’ Sorry if it seem like I’m speaking from behind a wall Keep movin’ Sticking to the code and that’s why you never seeing me fall Keep movin’ Keep movin’ Keep movin’ Keep movin’ Keep movin’ Never let em tell you even one single thing at all Keep movin’ Always on my toes, can’t be having busters gettin’ involved Keep movin’ Sorry if it seem like I’m speaking from behind a wall Keep movin’ Sticking to the code and that’s why you never seeing me fall
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Wild 03:31
Yo, check it out, you’re the one for me Had to travel the world to find you baby Every single day was so crazy But you know how to make me wild Baby I, I wanna stay with you I’m talking about, the way you look at me When you dance Nobody could know, that makes me be free This touch that you got when you’re on top of me It’s magic like a low low, bouncing on the street With this groove, with your move Sensual feeling like how we can do Cause you, you are the one for me Had to travel the world to find you baby Every single day was so crazy But you know how to make me wild Baby I, I wanna stay with you And I know, oh I know Is a matter of souls, playing around And that moment i touched yours Was everything, everything for me Baby, don’t stop your moves Like you do We got just this moment to be what we want to be You make me feel free Had to travel the world to find you baby Every single day was so crazy But you know how to make me wild Baby I, I wanna stay with you Had to travel the world to find you baby Every single day was so crazy But you know how to make me wild Baby I, I wanna stay with you
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Wild 03:31

about

As the brains and the muscle behind The Sleepers Recordz, Ivan Makvel stays busy, having kept a steady stream of street dance-oriented releases flowing into the ears of modern funk connoisseurs internationally. Yet, the majority of these releases have come from other artists, with Makvel's own music taking a back seat while he forged a unique lane for his label. No longer, as he brings you his first full-length in years - A Family Affair.

It's a fitting concept for an artist/producer/talkboxer who has put so much energy into the release of music by others. Many of those who can claim projects on The Sleepers join him, allowing this Family Affair to live up to its name. Mofak blesses the album's title track, a thunderous p-funk inspired opener, while XL Middleton shows up on two songs, dropping raps on "Keep Movin" while alternating between singing and vocoder on the electro boogie cut "Show The Way." On "Get Down," Bougito shows up to share production duties over a funk track sure to become a staple among poppers and lowriders alike. Moniquea sings and raps on the decidedly-left coast "I'm Not Sayin Nothin," while Funkmaster Ozone brings electro vocoder sensibilities to a disco-tinged boogie track on "We Come To Jam."

Temu offers his polished vocal style on one of the album's high points, "Essential Funk," a simultaneous nod to a pandemic-stricken world and a declaration that the party must still continue. Gil Masuda of Toronto's Love Touch Records is featured on the house-inflected "How You Make Me Feel," and fellow LTR artist Maya Killtron lends her unique vocal and violin one-two punch on "About You." Ivan only ventures out fully solo for two songs on the album, "Wild" and the previously-released "I Got Funk" - A move to be expected from an album designed to bring an entire funk family together.

credits

released January 15, 2021

--- CREDITS ---

Mixed, Mastered & Executive Produced by Ivan Makvel
Artwork Drawn by Raffaella Boobi Siano
Published & Distributed by The Sleepers RecordZ
Man's Suits inspired by real models from El Pachuco Zoot Suits
www.elpachuco.com

- A Family Affair ft. Mofak -
Music Composed by Mofak
Vocals, Lyrics & Talkbox by Ivan Makvel

- Show The Way ft. XL Middleton -
Music Composed by Ivan Makvel
Synth Brass, Vocoder, Vocals & Lyrics by XL Middleton

- Get Down ft. Bougito -
Music Composed by Bougito & Ivan Makvel
Vocals, Lyrics & Talkbox by Ivan Makvel

- I'm Not Sayin' Nothin' ft. Moniquea -
Music Composed by Ivan Makvel
Vocals & Lyrics by Moniquea

- Essential Funk ft. Temu -
Music Composed by Ivan Makvel & Temu
Vocals, Lyrics & Talkbox by Temu

- We Come To Jam ft. Funkmaster Ozone -
Music Composed by Ivan Makvel
Electric Guitars by Ivan Redondo
Talkbox & Lyrics by Funkmaster Ozone

- How You Make Me Feel ft. Gil Masuda -
Music Composed by Ivan Makvel & Gil Masuda
Vocals, Lyrics & Talkbox by Ivan Makvel

- About You ft. Maya Killtron -
Music Composed by Ivan Makvel
Violins, Vocals & Lyrics by Maya Killtron

- I Got Funk -
Music Composed, Talkbox & Lyrics by Ivan Makvel

- Keep Movin' ft. XL Middleton -
Music Composed, Talkbox by Ivan Makvel
Vocals & Lyrics by XL Middleton

- Wild -
Music Composed, Vocals, Lyrics & Talkbox by Ivan Makvel


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