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First collaborative single from an international, soulful duo consisting of Tampa, Florida MC Mike Mass and Polish producer Tuelv. Inspired by the sound and message of the late great Gil Scott-Heron.
The motto at present is keep it movin
Sick humor, product of clever discreet amusement
Hear and feel, give em my two cents, my blueprints
Scribbled on receipts and the tattered corners of newsprints
Different when you be on the tattered corners in news clips
Catty-corner to horror stories causing a mood shift
Blackened hearted youth ratchet on 'em lookin to catch a nigga slackin', guarded wit Mac or more, like: I'm finna pop some tags
Let go of them dreams of coppin' jags
So for cream for survival it seems they swappin' bags
One is money, the other fill in the blank
A hole in the soul is heavy my niggas fill it wit dank
and some niggas need it stronger, po' up and fill it wit drank
Grow up and you start to notice we copin' wit inner states
It's Beyo and Young Paris in the States
Natali quality music, I know what they prolly think
Why i rap like that
and kicks the facts like that
and spit to old school boombap
and trap like that, they like
do that, do that, do do that that that, they like
do that, do that, do do that that that
2X
Character imagery packed in similes
The essence of those I met before in my metaphors
Exes like why the hell I met her for
Similarly symmetry to friends that i've rejected or expected more
Out of in the sense that core morals interlock wit, yo conscience,
Act and cant reverse it when the clock tick
Yo niggas do you dirty, turn your circle to a dot quick
Fertile projects giving birth to further progress
Ever learn - slash and burn in social studies
From the ashes earn, better learned and vocal sons
We need to raise up as a village and show
The way to go, I hit the L and ponder days from before
When we would flow inside the whip until we faded, fa sho,
It's time to get it final minutes in the game and its fo', seconds remainin',
I know I'm steppin' to greatness, a flow that's next to the pavement
and yet it's so elevated and effortless, catch 'em sayin' -
Why i rap like that
and kicks the facts like that
and spit to old school boombap
and trap like that, they like
do that, do that, do do that that that, they like
do that, do that, do do that that that
2X
credits
released June 28, 2016
Lyrics, rap: Mike Mass
Production, mix, master: Tuelv
An international duo consisting of Tampa, Florida MC Mike Mass and Warsaw, Poland producer Tuelv. Soulful, lyrical hip-hop inspired by the greats such as Gil Scott-Heron or Nas.
Recorded at the rapper's Brooklyn apartment during lockdown, this album offers poignant reflections on the uncertain decisions defining the uncharted territory of today's reality. Bandcamp Album of the Day Jul 21, 2020