BagUpRy – “11 PM in Raleigh”

“11 PM in Raleigh” hits different. A midnight confession, BagUpRy bares his soul, Known for keeping it raw and honest, this rising artist based out of Raleigh taps into the pain, confusion, and quiet power that come with walking a lonely road toward greatness.

Built like a journal entry but delivered like a movie monologue, the track captures the emotional weight of trying to stay focused when everything around you falls apart. Through vivid lines and piercing reflection, BagUpRy turns late-night thoughts into lyrical therapy. With Its2ezzy riding shotgun on production.

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Lyrics:

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11 PM in Raleigh

Written by BagUpRy

Being an artist

Man, that shit just mean a lot

Like I really can spill my heart out in this shit, you know

And like, I was never the best at expressing myself

But through this music

It just come naturally

They turn they back, I’ve been ballin’ without a team

I got this eight around my neck like Zach Lavine

Feel like a star in this movie, let’s make a scene

I’ve been feeling like I’m color blind ’cause all I see is green

I’ve been trying to stay awake ’cause shit get wicked in my dreams

And I know you’d probably break if you had seen the shit I seen

If you left, then stay away, no, you don’t need to intervene

Feel like my mind and heart at war—but what’s a soldier to a king?

What’s a monster to a demon?

What’s a life without a soul?

What if I run out of breath when I’m still tryna chase my goals?

What if I really froze to death when they had left me in the cold?

I was asking for directions, still ain’t know which way to go

This shit don’t get easy as the days go by

I wish that you could see the way I feel inside

Nah fr…Like, y’all don’t see the long nights you put into this shit

Early mornings, long nights, stayed up

Didn’t know if we was gonna make it

But through faith in God and perseverance—we made it here, so

They turn they back, I’ve been ballin’ without a team

I got this eight around my neck like Zach Lavine

Feel like a star in this movie, let’s make a scene

I’ve been feeling like I’m color blind ’cause all I see is green

I’ve been trying to stay awake ’cause shit get wicked in my dreams

And I know you’d probably break if you had seen the shit I seen

If you left, then stay away, no, you don’t need to intervene

Feel like my mind and heart at war—but what’s a soldier to a king?

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About:

BagUpRy is Clayton, NC rising voice—bringing flows and real-life experience to every bar. After making waves with his 2024 project “How You Feelin’” (featuring standout tracks like “2020” and “My Twin”), he’s back with a new project anchored by “11 PM in Raleigh” and “What It Was.”

Lyrics from “What It Was”:

“Said I slipped and lost my footing, I ain’t think I was gon fall foreal

Now they see me hooping, they ain’t think BagUp would ball foreal

I know that we ain’t speaking, if you need me you can call me still

My brother killed his brother, just imagine how my dawgy feels

Life too short to hold a grudge

Let that shit be what it was

Remember all my clothes were dirty

We got this shit out the mud

Remember we were boiling water

Just to wash up in the tub

Now I’m stacking pape, my hundreds blue,

but shit, my brother blood”

This track is pure reflection—real street poetry laced with emotion and experience. BagUpRy opens up about hardship, brotherhood, and survival in a way that cuts through. Paired with the introspective 11 PM in Raleigh, where he confesses “Feel like my mind and heart at war, but what’s a soldier to a king?”, this project shows that BagUpRy’s grind is deeper than ambition—it’s therapy, testimony, and purpose all in one.

This latest Project isn’t just another release—it’s a timestamp. A real, late-night moment of clarity. A reminder that even in the darkest hours, there’s purpose in the pain. BagUpRy doesn't just make music—he tells truths.

Note: “11 PM in Raleigh” is for the dreamers who don’t quit and the fighters who’ve been doubted. Sometimes, you have to be your own team.

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11 PM in Raleigh (feat. Its2ezzy)

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