Best R 0's

Hit up Ryako for a vibe
She was like "Bet". Yo she got me
What a time to be alive
Every week been feeling shocking
Look it’s Kadesh. I'm in stride
With that style that you cannot copy
Everything I make is hard
Hidetaka Miyazaki

Look If your soul’s growing dark
from the trauma of the moment
I can’t blame you. It’s been hard
I went from playing studio gigs 
hit these shows ya boy was rising
Grinding carried by emotion
I’d just glow like moisturizing
After clarifying lotion

Felt so close to boasting how
I had been married with devotion
To the process always daring to keep focus
(triplets)

Now it’s all broken
Financial security from my art
Was something I had finally gripped and was holding
Grinding relentlessly seemed to be paying off
All opportunities seemed to be golden


I handled everything in my umbrella 
But this was above me. I couldn’t control it
Government failure. The death had me hopeless
Couldn’t get out of my bed I was moaning
Had to reach into the depths of me
My ambition runs deep like abyss of the ocean
Fight through the pain
And the anger and dread
Took all that I had to keep vision in motion


Check on your strong friends

Check on everybody


Hasn’t been that long
But it seems like it’s been forever
So many bonds I’ve had to sever
Just to could keep my mind at peace

People swear that I’m strong
Talented, brilliant, clever
That I don’t fold under pressure
But I’m so close
So close


The last year has been a course on deep breathing
Therapy sessions and holistic reading
Random investments and incessant grieving
Attempting to smile when your heart is bleeding

All social timelines would rip you to pieces
Friends turned to cultists who pledge blind allegiance
Having to settle for lesser 
With hopes I have time to save up, pack my bags and just leave it

All behind
I don’t know how to stop the sense
That we’re destined for imminent apocalypse

At least for yours and mine
Unless I end up hopping ship
And starting all over on different continents

I need to say goodbye
But what if I don’t got the chips
Get stuck in the fire cuz of the cost of it
Terrified that my future is second fiddle to popping clips
War against people I used to be rocking with
Gotta Dip


Check on your strong friends

Check on everybody

Check on your strong friends

Check on everybody

Check on your strong friends

Check on everybody

Check on your strong friends

Check on everybody

Hasn’t been that long
But it seems like it’s been forever
So many bonds I’ve had to sever
Just to could keep my mind at peace


People swear that I’m strong
Talented, brilliant, clever
That I don’t fold under pressure
But I’m so close
So close

VPC 7 Round 0

DeshKo [Kadesh Flow, Ryako] - Check In

Osiris Green, Riot on the Beat - Green Lotus

A Quick Nerdy jam from the boys. Part of our running content series Funk Bars, in which Hook Shot whips up a beat, and Arson spits some fire bars.

1up Funk - Funk Bars World 3 - 2 - Without The Algorithm

A Sick Remix of the ASAP Rocky track Big Spender. Hooky and Arson Jumping off of Goobas and Oompa Loopma mumble rams!

1up Funk - VPC Round 0 Big Spender Remix

Our works from the VPC 6 contest.  
Each round provided a new challenge and a list of parameters to work within. VPC is a fantastic boot camp for any vocalists or producers who want a challenge.

Review This

The 1up Funk boys are back with a track all about their favourite subjects, THEMSELVES! They take you thgough their journey in the VPC 6, and drop some dope bars about Batman. Enjoy!

Ask About Us

[skit]
Euge: Did you say that the VPC is happening again!?
Ax: It sure is dude.
Euge: Well, will you be my partner?
Ax: I ...uh. well...

[hook]
Line Em Up (x15)
Let's go!

[Ax verse]
You already know the game we're named after.
Four square shapes falling down from the rafters.
Gotta get 'em all nuzzled up real tight.
Fill every single column, from the left to the right.
Watch the way that me and Huge Euge do it.
So easy we make it look stupid.
VPC is ours and we're here to stay.
Here's our round Zero, AKA Exhibit A.

[0:52]
God dammit Ax! Get your balls out my vision.
Let's do work so we can get out the kitchen.
I'll bring the flavors of vanilla and unseasoned.
Ax, you be the savior. My Neo, my reason.
Tricks up our sleeve. Carrot-top's cock is a problem.
Or Peewee in the theatre, jerkin off in a sock.
We are the Light and Ryuk of this competition.
And we're coming for ya all. Tap into submission!

[skit]
Ax: Whoa whoa whoa! Hold on dude!
You're uh... hey hey! You're rapping about cocks.
I said we were gonna rap about blocks, like Tetris,
like the blocks in the game.

[hook]
Line Em Up (x15)
Let's go!

[Euge Verse]
I don't need Merriam-Webster and I count on my fingers.
My inspiration comes from running with scissors.
Now let me tell you 'bout Ax. He's the one who knocks.
The muscle of our narrative. Ben Linus from Lost.
Our team of squares is two-fold. Just being truthful.
We'll serve you up a headache, a yawn, and a Moogle.
If you think you have us beat, well you probably do.
We'll still flex with the best. This much is true!

[Ax Verse]
Who the judges gon' be? How many
blackmails, bribes, and nudges I'ma need?
I can probably do a little fast rap, 
but I'd rather cashapp and that's that.
Scratch that. Instead let me pitch this.
Link me to your amazon wishlist.
Basically this is a month-late Christmas
The best song that we'll make the whole competition.
Yup, and thank you all for listenin'.

VPC7

SiRTET [Huge Euge, Ax] - Line Em Up

The Southern Demon Nerd  [Smokee B, Taco Supreme] - Rolling With The Demons

Gotta keep it simple, don't know it like that
That's right jack, beats hit me man I fight back
I'm all small jabs (jabs) I got no hands (hands)
Not known through all the lands or the labs
I'm the type who might just panic and run
But I shouldn't because damn it's just fun
A master of none, jack a slanderous tongue
Meditating on my words I am one with the puns (ohm)

Rap amature but fluid as a manowar
I overthink it and I just get rattled more
I faceplant, here's your new challenger
The fuse is lit so why am i trying to hold a candle for
I just wanted to know if you were on tour
Like, subscribe, and click here to learn more
Like why am I trying to say these words for
Like where did you get that nerdcore at the turd store?

Verse Two and it's like I'm doing over time
Tripping on this little mic chord of mine
Wrestling with a whole damn load of lines
Pin em down I might get over fine
Rhymes with the lack of experience
I hope somebody there wants to be hearing this
I say this with the utmost sincerishness
This is me trying so hard to be serious

But I'm not known around here though
I want to be like a loud Mirio, like a renowned hero,
I unleash the noun arrows
Hope it sounds clear though this is round zero
Let's party maybe loan me balloons
Cursed snacks, bologna rangoons
Might be better than your homie assumes
It's VPC 7 just show me your moves.

Obvious Corruption [Obvious Lee, Cosmic Ray Corruption] - Idea 3

Night City Glitches [NoShoes, #raccune] - Round Zero

obsessed with finding the right vibe
to replace the sudden lack of nightlife
twins tamin a ragin bull is my sign
wreckage of a china shop in hindsight
here's a tip to readjust your spinal cord
get al dappered out and try to dance with dinosaurs
in a land where i even dream in trainwrecks
hand in hand, live streams, bed ain't made yet
zero track and i wonder where my life is goin
hero's back to plunder when the time is flowin
lookin back cause it's all just memories
from my fall and they don't wanna let me leave
so many legs of this journey like a centipede
pretend it's dope cause we in bold lettering
back in the day i used to say it was unsettling
all lost in love letters that you'll never read

chorus:
and these days when i'm writing songs
it's like i'm looking at an accident...

on the real there's not a lot of contenders
keepin it lit like a small uncle fester
chimeras bite stylesa, pretend to be the head nerd
cross me on the mic now all they say is "Edward"
whole crew fell off like lepers
beggin on your fans to act more like investors
all ass out and penniless
now nobody wanna grow up to be mc shhhhh...
racists on the rise, white rappers on the fence
cause they got ignorant fans they don't wanna offend
false profits and some culture vultures
expand portfolios and they money folders
little turtle heads out and they getting bolder
see that winter's coming and i'm getting colders
so much so feels like a blizzard when i'm speakin'
so much snow see the blizzard as a beacon

Dappersaurus [An Hobbes, 2Ton21] - Molly Ringwald

ayo we over limit
so hot but they won't admit it
and we fully wicked forging the papers ya get commited
what I see is vivid
so seamless it must scripted 
all the verses are the sickness and nobody's got a gimmick
but then we gotta pivot
reality nonexistent
put RAP inside the thumbnail so everybody mimic
and we never timid
when everything has been shifted
we're going for a ride I hope your ass has got a ticket
know we cybernetic, stole it from optimus give em credit
I'm the greatest of the second gen though nobody has said it
been addicted
reach feelings that you encrypted
trophy has been lifted before anything's submitted
yo it's been a minute
i'm warning you that we in it
so often gotta sit it but we never gonna quit it
little bit a visit, i'm hopeful you don't forget it
everybody getting bodied, this is just the first exhibit 
mp3 of your track : added to email

Muscle Laughing Shrimp [Beefy, Tanner4105] - Garbage Day

I'M ONLY RHYMIN' WHERE THE FUN IS AT
JOEY'S BACK Y'ALL, EMPTY OUT YOUR MONEY BAGS
FOLKS PLAYING GAMES AIN'T LEAVIN' WITH THEIR THUMBS INTACT 
IT'S GOD'S FAVORITE RAPPER / ONLINE FUNNY MAN
(ME!!!!!!!!)
ALREADY WON THE ROUND BEFORE THE BELL RANG
CHECK THEM WHITE TILED FLOORS, THIS THE CELL GAMES
JOEY Z & BIG FAKE, Y'ALL DONT WORK AS WELL
BACKFLIP OFF THE CLOTHESLINE, THAT'S A PERFECT SELL
BETTER MAKE SOME BIG ADJUSTMENTS TO YOUR BATTLEPLANS
Y'ALL ABOUT TO WISH I KILLED ME WHEN I HAD THE CHANCE 
ME & ADELINE CAN'T LOSE WHEN WE GOT AN &
SO IF ANYBODY BEATS US THEY CHEATED, THERE'S SOMETHING WRONG WITH THEM
IT'S JUST A GAME YOU WEIRDO, WHAT'S WRONG WITH YOU?
THOUGHT I RETIRED, YOU MUST HAVE LOST YOUR MARBLES, FOOLS
I WAS CHILLIN IN MY ZONE PLAYIN MARVEL 2
STONED, EATING BBQ
SORTING THRU MY MOLECULES

Perfect Cell [Joey Z, Big Fake] - Round 0

Floe Riden [Storyville, DJ Taiyouken] - The Prelude

1up Funk, Nerdy Swag Wizards, 2 lyricists, Hook Shot and Bobby Arson. Hooky's on the beats, and Arson's on the cuts. Jazzy, Funky, Synth Heavy Nerdcore,  from the West Coast of Canada.