Dante Thomas-Miss Califonia

Dante Thomas almost gave up on his dream of becoming a singer like Donny Hathaway or Stevie Wonder. On his first attempt, straight out of high school, he left his hometown of Salt Lake City, UT, and hopped a bus for the Big Apple, where he didn't know a soul. He spent his first night in New York on a bench at the Port Authority bus station. The singer made some headway but soon discovered that New York wasn't for him. He went home to Utah with thoughts of finding a regular job. His dream continued to pull at him, however, and he decided to give it a second chance. Fortune rewarded Thomas' persistence. He scored a big hit with his first single, "Miss California." The release went gold in France, Sweden, and Germany, and sold exceptionally well throughout all of Europe. When it hit the airwaves in the U.S., the record claimed a place on the charts in the Top 20. A tour that billed Thomas alongside 'N Sync further broadened the vocalist's fan base.



His success owes a big debt of thanks to a chance meeting with Pras. The New Jersey-born rapper, of Fugees fame, discovered the young singer at the Hit Factory while Thomas was making a demo. Pras told Thomas to call his assistant, and they would get together at a future date. Thomas, his persistence coming to the forefront, decided that there was no time like the present. He gave an impromptu audition on the spot, belting out something from Stevie Wonder. Pras immediately liked what he heard. The two men started working together that night. Thomas went on to record Fly, his debut CD, for the rapper's label, Rat Pack. Thomas penned the title track, a ballad, in collaboration with Sam Hyman. The album was produced by Vada Nobles, who has worked with Lauryn Hill, another New Jerseyite who came up through the ranks with the Fugees.

Miss California

(feat. pras)

[pras (dante)]
Uh, I mean I’m just sittin right here (california)
Ckeckin out these ladies right here, baby you hot
(this is where he saw her)
I mean you sexy, oh my god,
(I long to love her)
Imagine one question: where you from anyway?

[dante]
She’s miss california, hottest thing in west l.a.
House down by the water, sails her yacht across the bay
Drives a marinello, hollywoods her favorite scene
Loves to be surounded with superstars that know her name

She’s a rich girl from the top of the food chain
Love and material things, kinda lonely
’til I met her at the grammys, ten mil on a diamond ring
She invites me, to spend a day on the jet skies
At first it didn’t mean a thing, then she told me
I’m the one that she searched for, it was hard to believe

She’s miss california, hottest thing in west l.a.
House down by the water, sails her yacht across the bay
Drives a marinello, hollywoods her favorite scene
Loves to be surounded with superstars that know her name

In a couple a days she had me a bracelet made
From harry hinstons’ place, went horseback
Up to the mountain top, showin me the land she’s got
Well it’s alright but somthing else is on your mind
Looking past all that shines, now the tears are running too
All those things are nice but it’s not why I’m here
I will wipe away your tears, simply by just loving you.

She’s miss california, hottest thing in west l.a.
House down by the water, sails her yacht across the bay
Drives a marinello, hollywoods her favorite scene
Loves to be surounded with superstars that know her name

She’s miss california, hottest thing in west l.a.
House down by the water, sails her yacht across the bay
Drives a marinello, hollywoods her favorite scene
Loves to be surounded with superstars that know her name

[pras]
Ah, aha, nah, yo yo
Ayyo she first saw me bling at the source awards
Toll the money in a fame when the world is yours
Til a ghetto superstar and I love to floss
Talk a player, bring my clique you bring yours
Bros’ nah bitches want to miss lidas
Breathes cheetas and tell us they don’t need us
Midas up in the spot no skieses please believe us
We can get strange evas, street g’s

She’s miss california, hottest thing in west l.a.
House down by the water, sails her yacht across the bay
Drives a marinello, hollywoods her favorite scene
Loves to be surounded with superstars that know her name

She’s miss california, hottest thing in west l.a.
House down by the water, sails her yacht across the bay
Drives a marinello, hollywoods her favorite scene
Loves to be surounded with superstars that know her name

[pras]
Uh uh uh, by the way I lick my lips
Cause you can tell I talk slick
Move like a pimp when I go to pick
Throughs my women like an unfill draft
First round second round, this is a no craft
Como estas senorita? , cock back cristal
Sip my corida, have some ice
But never I’m caressin, and you act raw nice
My flight with paris, street g’s

She’s miss california, hottest thing in west l.a.
House down by the water, sails her yacht across the bay
Drives a marinello, hollywoods her favorite scene
Loves to be surounded with superstars that know her name