Ihsan Bilal talks about the process of writing and creating the song "Alife" from her album Big Red Box

Song: Alife

Album/Project: Big Red Box

Producer: Ab the Pro

What motivated you to write this song?

Ihsan: Its easier for me to write break-up songs so I just picked up my pen and the melodies just came out. Alife was the name of the beat (my brother AB the Pro produced it) and I thought it was dope fresh so I wrote it in a cool way. I wrote, engineered, mixed, and mastered the song

What message were you trying to convey?

Ihsan:  We all want to be treated right and no one deserves less than that. Im always inspired by others situations. Im a creative person so I can make these stories up in my head and mix it with real life. 

Are there any stories that you would like to share in relevance to the song?

Ihsan: I wrote this song for another artist who was signed at the time. She didn't want it. So I kept it for myself:). I ended up doing a music video for it in my apartment after a photo shoot. It was not planned. My sis Karimah came over and thats who you see in the beginning of the video with me. My videographer/best friend Thomas Mobley edited the video over night that same night and released it to the public (no stress). I had to be to work the in the morning, came home and we had over 1,000 views. Its a fun song and video. 

Check out video for Ihsan Bilal's song "Alife" here

Alife by Ihsan Bilal

No check it out this time

No hear me out this time

No really, check it out

Verse 1

Hop in the car

I’m flying tryna clear my head

I don’t know where you are

Passing time and

In my mind

Thinking that you are gone

I remember when you told me

I was your only one

But you’ll be so sorry when

I walk out the door

Hook

I think I wanna leave

Give me back my keys (walk out the door)

You cant handle me

So I gotta leave (walk out the door)

You wasted all my time

Your love was never mine (I’m a walk out the door)

Now I gotta go

Can you handle me

Walk out the door

door door door

Verse 2

Dont let it hit you when you leave

Along with those memories

Out of my face

No I’m not gonna stay

Why just rewind the tape

No your words dont mean a damn thing

So who you playing

No not me

Dont try to get me back now

See I told you so

You're gonna miss me

Cause I’m gone now

Watch me walk out the door

Hook

I think I wanna leave

Give me back my keys (walk out the door)

You cant handle me

So I gotta leave (I’m a walk out the door)

You wasted all my time

Your love was never mine (I’m a walk out the door)

Now I gotta go

Can you handle me

Walk out the door

door door door

Dont let it hit you when you leave

Along with those memories

Buy Ihsan's latest project T.E.A.L.
https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/t.e.a.l./id680991991

Buy Big Red Box on Itunes

https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/big-red-box/id451909529