Kats and I have been building together via tracks for the past 3-4 years. We met through my homie Nathaniel, a mutual friend of ours who had a dope hip-hop blog, HipHopLinguistics.com. (We need you posting again Nat!) Kats has always been creative with his content and flow – he was the perfect addition to this track.
First verse:
Take a good look / every scar a tall tale / so far who came for the belt / they all failed / emcees packaged in bubble-rap / so frail / a bunch of glass jaws smashed / ball game! / so when the call came / I ain’t let it ring twice / I can spit a gutter ugly rap before i sing nice / my persona king sized / what you think holmes? / You won’t catch me with my mink on, fight night, ring side… / think twice / but blink once and miss the whole show / best approval ratings of my life is what the polls show / fo’ sho’ me and scholarman got the all pro / dope flow / got the crowd jumping like a pogo / plus the ice cream’s free and organic / we got joints in the vault so don’t panic / soganic music is known to all damnit / all around the globe and all planets
Second Verse:
I got tough alligator skin / haters been / steady trying to fade my kin / but we’re too great within….
so label him conscious rap / me? i’m that obnoxious cat / show up uninvited if i find out where your function’s at / so action-packed they say my catalog’s the cadillac of battle raps / and scholar swings a mean battle axe / I splatter tracks, matter of fact, examined closely or just at a glance /
ain’t another motherfucker bad as kats
I met JonBlaq via Silent War; a few conversations about future projects prompted War to recommend Blaq’s music – Im glad I checked him out. Just as War, Blaq is a dope lyricist with a new project out, “The Book of Jon.” Check out his lyrics from Search below.
I see you search / you lurkin to find fame /swerving inside of your lane / what I feel inside of my veins / its so significant / me and the mic are intimate / find the heartbeat of the track inside of my sentences living inside the booth / while your roaming around the premices /still admire my penmenship / waiting for me to finish it /ending it aint an option or even a possibility so toxic the opposite of a remedy /hoping you’ll see it visibly / dealing with opposition / rap is like a sport / one eye on the competition / God given wisdom / Im driven by his ambition /had to learn to listen and find out what I was missing / pride is like poison / I needed an intermission /thats why I write rhymes like Im holding an intervention / JonBlaq Im the leader of the resistance / still I gotta holla at Scholar to keep em guessing / yall just see the symptoms we dealing with the infection / this is old testament evidence of a bigger plan / I understand what I never knew I could comprehend / everything you hearing is something I probably bottled in
Today’s verse of the day is by my homie Silent War. War and I met via my Facebook page almost two years ago and have been building over tracks ever since. He was on my album ExiSTANCE and also worked with me on a couple of my free projects. As always, he dropped some ill poetics on this track.
I’m like Gator wit’ a new dance / 2 stepping to life / who ripping the mic tonight / WAR, Scholar, Blaq …the life / of the party / by Nature I’m Naughty / hardly your average MC / soul of a griot / story teller on beats / lyrically guided by the force / divorce childish ways / married to my manhood / I got a son to raise / I raise my feet to blaze the beat / I run lyrical marathons / inspiration’s my water, the strength to carry on / on deck is the resurgence of the lyricist / cause dudes is sounding real wrist bent like Deliverance / I’m a full grown man / with full grown plans / to disband the brand of the ignorant black man son / I’m like Coltrane with a gold chain / rap enthusiast / clap to the music / just…feel the vibe / and come alive like Lazarus / cause to your mental health / a lot of music is hazardous / I’d rather just sit back and listen to Sketches of Spain / Embrace Horizon / eyes is on the prize mayne / WAR…the artist currently known as unknown / so I grind hard / define God through poems and microphones…Yeah.
Today’s verse of the day is by my longtime friend and fellow lyricist TrueBless. Bless and I have been releasing projects and songs together since 2002, it doesnt seem that long. As always, when I asked him to jump on this track, he killed it.
Truth is contagious / life is a lesson / walking thru the darkness / pure light in its essence / fighting my own thoughts / I write with agression / my mentals like ginsu / what I write is a weapon / I can thank you or bang you / gank you or shank you / puncture your torso and Polo till it stain thru / sound painful dont it / them same dudes pay no dues but stay frontin / fuck it / dont do me any favors / your crew is truly flagrant / you famous / but so was Andy and Amos / I beat the pavement / bangin on enslavement / freeing your mind with one rhyme making the game shift / real quick / real slick / feel this / real shit / I know your feenin for / metaphoric meaningful / never ever seen before / eye and eye / iron Mike / tempurpedic flow / Biggie Unbelievable / the livest one / representing hip-hop to the fullest / yall spitting bullshit / strictly for the paper / first hip-hop now T. Davis / and we need saviors
Today’s verse of the day is by my cousin and fellow lyricist/producer Lagbara. After a few years of focusing on just producing, Lagbara is back in the booth working on projects. He took the time to jump on this song “Contagious” with TrueBless and I from my latest album.
I’m looking to the future / we building now / another black man in Georgia / murdered by the state / in the face of oppression / he doubled his faith / I’m doubling mine / looking for some inner inspiration / cause these fuckers are racist / guilty allocations / death row placements / loading them nine’s / cock back in the studio / loading them rhymes / its just a matter of time before God defeats the devil / trapped in a whirlwind where the issues never settle / occupying the street / at the feet of the beast / born in the struggle / built in the streets / its contagious / corporations out for the greed / low wages so a nigger forced to rob and thieve / we need the power of the people / to stop the hunger / a two party system that continues to fumble / its a rumble / of backward thoughts, progressive ideas / peace to the soldiers locked up for years / its contagious / corporations out for the greed / gotta work two jobs / provide for the seeds / single mothers cant find the help that she need / forced to rely on the system / subject her creed …
I decided to post up the entire new album for preview. Enjoy! Drops February 2012. I appreciate the support. Many thanks to Lagbara, Marques, TrueBless, Kats, Silent War and JonBlaq for the assist.
My homie Marques Green of Que Films has recently completed his short film titled “The Bluest Note.” I was fortunate enough to be a part of the film as well as had the pleasure to meet the star – Len Xiang. Check out one of Len’s tracks “Turbulence” that I believe will be in the film below.
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