big time voice. smooth dreamy vibe. that synth with your voice, perfect.

REAL NICE...REALLY LIKE THE LITTLE DRUM ROLL THERE INTO THE  DROP

Written, performed, mixed, and mastered by Jed Lapp.
Cover art of our house at Skate Haven Farm.

Welcome to Skate Haven Farm
2 acres of Portland charm
This is where we have settled
Out here in the country calm

All of us in this giant house
My kids and my spouse
My son in law and the animals.
Runnin around and gettin down.

Merey and Korey livin upstairs
With Arlo that cat of theirs
And adam living in the giant suite
Waiting for his house repairs.

Lydia also living upstairs
With her cat called Cloud
livin 3600 square feet
no worry about an overcrowd.

Downstairs is me and Crissy
Livin life large
And our dog Charlotte
Playin frisbee in the yard

And lydia’s kittens, Hazel and Luna
Growing up to be our mousers.
So much energy runnin around
Like a couple of rabble rousers.

And those funky chickens
Outside and in the coop
Learning to take care of them
Sure has been a hoot

The surviving chickens out there
Laying all those eggs
Lucille, Eliza, Hilde, Gwendolyn
Feel those silky feathers.

Rest in peace to the chickens
That didn’t make it through
A hawk attack and natural causes
Sent them to their doom.

Peggy, Leona, Angelica, Jolene
Now we have a rooster.
Russel Crow watching over our flock
If only it were sooner.

Now we’ve been here for a year
Learnin to live the country life
It’s so peaceful for all of us
Specially me and my wife.

Rockin on our rockin chairs on the porch
Watchin the weather go by
Livin the peaceful life with my wife,
Man that’s so fly. yea!

Now we’re shakin and bakin at Skate Haven Farm
Plantin all the bamboo.
Soon it’s gonna be a bamboo paradise
You  too can walk throooooooough...

Skate Haven Farm, 2023, Hilde had a chic, Tristan comin to visit. in Hillsboro Portland Metro, Skate Haven Farm 2023

Skate Haven Farm

Chaos

Sentiment

Rappers in order of appearence:
et al.
DJ Real
Cozmo Jethro 
Percussion, Doom Patrol
Keyboard, Cozmo Jethro

(et al.)

stoner rock doom metal
welcome to the party
we got a playlist queue just started
did you bring your bass guitar
coz we have only drums
and we need strum strums
we need strum strums
for the dumb dumbs
tryna get some some
they become one
better run run
fore the hum hum hum
turns to hmm hmm hmm
and the tune gets reviewed
by a few elitist cartoon readers
future leaders
industries captains
i hope they crash the ship
i hope they crash the ship
and it turns to shit
and it turns to shit
i hope they crash the ship
and it turns to shit
and the world don't work the way did
i hope the world don't work the way did
and i hope DJ Real does the next bit
i hope DJ Real does the next bit

(DJ Real)

This right here, my statutory declaration.
DJ Real presents state of the nation.

I told you, Be careful what you wish for.
et al. asked , I deliver, like dash door,
Or door dash as it's called down under, 
let me deliver the insight that you wonder.

The world is worse than what you been told.
The ships already crashed but the news is gold.
This is as shit as it gets. This is as shit as it gets.
Now that you know that its shit, It can only get better yes.

(Cozmo Jethro)

et al., you want strum strums?
I’ll give ya dum dums.
Just a little of the one.

And DJ Real, the world’s unreal.
What the fuck is happening here?
Our world is dyin, I aint lyin,
So we keep flowin, writin, and rhymin,

In my country politics suck.
Scared of the next election, fuck.
Half of the country loves Trump.
Trump sucks like a fuck dumb truck.
If Trump gets elected again, the world is fucked.
91 felony charges on Trump.

Trump is a threat, yes.
But it aint over yet.
The ship aint completely crashed.
Do we have time to reset?

I think we do, boom!
And I think we will, whooo!
And when that time comes.
We’ll all rejoice some.

So et al. and DJ Real
And me feelin the real deal.
So everyone feels appeal.
And the world can heal heal heal heal…

Shit As It Gets (feat.  DJ Real & et al.)

Rappers in order of appearance:
DJ Real
Cozmo Jethro (Jed Lapp)
Paste (James Ashburn III)
Beat and scratching by DJ Real.
Mixed and mastered by Cozmo Jethro.

(DJ Real) 

This is for the rappers in retirement
Get up off your assess and come on represent
Show them how it's done, the eighties nineties have thought you well
Let's blow up hip hop
bring back your emcee selves
Forget your 50s something life, locate your glasses for your sight
Let's get together for the life that made you who you are that right
You are the ones that took the mic, you are the ones that rocked the night
You wrapped the cord around your hand and held it tight that’s right
You wrote the rhymes, delivered on time with nothing more than DJ finds
You managed to climb on stage smile and freestyle whatever came to mind
The vibes were dope, the crowd was pumped, the dj scratched the speakers pumped
And it was the place, shaken by with bass That shook in the stage, DJ displaced
Coins on stylus arms to stop the 1200 technics skips
And stage surrounds taped down the cords of fallback and pyro-technics
Just for the extra effects of your hair on fire
And now that DJ real has placed the challenge here for you
All you got to do is be courageous too
and step up to the mic and be the emcee that you were now I want to hear the raps from you.

(Cozmo Jethro) Jed Lapp

DJ Real, Rockin the Rhymes
Creatin the beat, right on time.
Retired emcees, busy bees on a rhyming spree.
Straight outta the 80s, right into the 90s.
Into the 2000s, I accept the challenge.
An old school jewel, yea we all rule.

I was born in the Bronx.
Grew up in Little Rock.
Back in the 80s.
Learnin to hip hop.

Moon walk, pop and lock
On a rooftop or a table top.
Was it pop? Naw. Underground hip hop.

I loved hip hop all day hey.
Since a baby in the 70s.
Messin with it, feelin it
As a wee little me.

Me and my buddies.
Rockin out to Whodini, Run DMC and Biz Markie.
As we got into the 90s, Tupac and Biggie, ya see.

In the early 90s.
Me and the Dodomyte Posse.
In highschool we be what we wanna be.
In the hip hop clubs we blew it up, yup.

Now modern hip hop.
Some of it I can feel.
And much of it is still the real deal.

But the old school rap still hold the appeal.
Gotta give a shout out to my homie DJ Real.
And next on the mic a conscience Dodomyte.
My boy Paste, give em a little taste.

(Paste) James Ashburn III

Noi na na noi na noi na noi noi.
Now I’m no average suburban whitey.
From a little known place.
Yup yup. That’s a wee bit mighty.

Piggidy Piggidy Piggidy, the Pacific Northwest.
Writin lyrics, no college rule.
And spittin some bars with my Cozmo Jethro.
Look Good!

I’m crazy, allow me to amaze thee.
Yo! (yo) 
Rappin to the beat as your gramps did.
Humina humina humina humina, Oohhhh!

Zip it happy meal. (aw.)
Now you two mumble mouths. (what?)
Rappin about bein retired.
I’m gonna say it like Doc D I Deed.
I’m in my prime.

Old School Jewel (feat. DJ Real & Paste) (beat. DJ Real)

Written, performed, mixed and mastered by Jed Lapp.

Why Do I Do This?
Why do I create this music?
Why do I put myself out there?
My stories are they lame?.
What do I have to gain?
Why do I do this?
Why do I create this music?
Am I a slapstick lunatic?
Or am I just acting big?

I had a guy rip into me
On Soundcloud the other day.
I was like man, what the hell.
Whys he gotta be that way?

Ghost808 tryin to rip me a new one.
I’m not a pro, calm down, I’m just tryin to have fun.
Not actin hard, not tryin to be a gangsta.
That just aint me, that’s not what I’m tryin to be.

I’m not connected
don’t know folks in the industry.
Just doin this for the love.
None of that bothers me.

I’ve always loved hip hop.
And this is my hobby.
I have a blast making music.
So I’m gonna be me.
And if you don’t like it.
That’s fine, you don’t have to listen G.

Not tryin to be nasty.
Or perpetuate negativity.
Just tellin my life stories.
Maybe when I’m gone
This could be my legacy.
My hope is my decendents will listen
And through that they can know me.

Why Do I Do This?
Why do I create this music?
Why do I put myself out there?
My stories are they lame?.
What do I have to gain?
Why do I do this?
Why do I create this music?
Am I a slapstick lunatic?
Or am I just acting big?

Of all the tracks I’ve made.
Not one professional paid.
All my features are friends and family.
I’ve never made a dime.
And that is perfectly fine.
I got no reason to whine.
Like I missed a shot from the foul line.

My most prolific feature 
is my daughter Lydia.
She’s been in 8 of my tracks.
Cause she’s got it like that. 

Her first feature was when she was 4 years old.
I love hearing her voice in my tracks yo.
My wife, Crissys voice is in 5 of my songs.
Rockin the beat with me all along.

In fact every member of my family features.
My daughter Merey, sons Adam and Tristan
Even recorded our cat in one sample.
My sister amber sang in 4 of my tracks.
She sounds amazing, never wack.

My wifes friend Jennifer
And her son Uriah
And our family friend Mark
A real newscaster.
  
My son’s friend Marco
Who goes by the name DJ Polo
Made me a phat beat 
that Lydia and I rapped to.

Even my parents made cameo appearances.
In a couple of my songs.
Now that was cute and strong.

More recently DJ Real, et al. and me.
And my buddy from our Dodomyte Posse
Paste, AKA James Ashburn III.

So to all my family and friends who feature and to those who listen and support. I appreciate you.

Why Do I Do This?

Written and performed: Nasty Tha Mc and Cozmo Jethro
Beat: Nasty Tha Mc
Fx and samples: Nasty Tha Mc and Cozmo Jethro
Mix and Master: Nasty Tha Mc and Cozmo Jethro

Kickz (feat. Nasty Tha Mc)

Written and Performed: Nasty Tha Mc and Cozmo Jethro
Beat: Nasty Tha Mc
Fx and Samples: Nasty Tha Mc 
Mixed and Mastered: Nasty Tha Mc and Cozmo Jethro

Lyrics:

(Nasty Tha Mc)

Rocking some fly kicks,
Doin what it do, getting down to this.
Rocking some fly kicks,
Doin what it do, getting down to this. (Aww Yea)
Rocking some fly kicks,
Doin what it do, getting down to this. (Let’s hoop it up)
Rocking some fly kicks,
Doin what it do, getting down to this.

Cross over on a bozo, AI (watch me, watch me)
In the game, oh yea what I be, EA (EA baby.)
Fly kicks on my feet.
What I’m rockin’ yea ya see. (smokin’)

Laced oh yea, all the way up,
Tie it tight, hu, that’s right (that’s right)
So I put the boogie in ya slide.
To the beat, get electric that’s it (woo)

Watch me oh my, do my move, oh yea watch me. (watch me)
Now I’m getting down.  Check it out now. (now)
Cross over on you, that’s it (that’s it)
With some skills that be made. (woo)

Magnificent and awesome. 
Yi, drainin’ 3s like Curry. (Splash)
I’m makin’ a splash up in here. (You know)
I told you what I be up in here. (Listen)

Rocking some fly kicks,
Doin what it do, getting down to this.
Rocking some fly kicks,
Doin what it do, getting down to this. 
Rocking some fly kicks,
Doin what it do, getting down to this. 
Rocking some fly kicks,
Doin what it do, getting down to this.

Aight now, you all laced up?  (Aw yea)
You all laced up? (Let’s do it)
Let it go.

(Cozmo Jethro)

Uh oh, here I go (uh huh)
Rockin’ them kicks again Cozmo. (Ok)
And Nasty shootin’ them hoops. 
On the court listenin’ to Too $hort. (Too $hort)

As I lace em up, feelin’ alright.
Droppin’ 3s like KD all night. (Swish)
Then I’m slashin’ to the basket.
Jam it through the hoop, bloop. (what?)

Naw, I wish. Try to dunk the ball.
Ahh Ankle twist. (damn son.)
Now I’m writhing on the ground in pain.
Awww shit. (You aight? You aight?)

Nasty comes over, scoops me up.
He’s like, 

(Nasty The Mc)

Everything gonna be ok, what. Uh.

Let me take over. O my.
I got this last minute. 
With my fly kicks on. 
Drainin’ a 3, over here ma. 

Rocking some fly kicks,
Doin what it do, getting down to this.
Rocking some fly kicks,
Doin what it do, getting down to this. 
Rocking some fly kicks,
Doin what it do, getting down to this. 
Rocking some fly kicks,
Doin what it do, getting down to this.

(Cozmo Jethro)

Now I’m sittin’ at my house.
My ankle hurts and I’m like where’s my kicks?
Did I leave my shoe at the court?
Shit, I’m one shoe short.  (Aw mayne)

Today I shouldn’t have played ball.
Lost my shoe and took a fall.
Next time I play ball.
Not gonna dunk, yo, and that’s all (that’s all that’s all…)

A Hoop Story (feat. Nasty Tha Mc)

Written, performed, mixed and mastered: Cozmo Jethro
Chorus vocals: Jenny
Cuts by DJ Real
Roy Ralston voice: Korey Reed

Album art picture taken at Barton Colisseum in Little Rock, Arkansas, USA in 1984. My dad, Forbes Lapp, seated in the foreground on the left. Ronnie Kestenbaum, standing to his right.

Lyrics:

This summer I took my 86 year old dad across the country to meet up with folks I hadn’t seen since 1984 when I was 8 years old.

A little background on this story.
About my Dad and his buddy Ronnie.
A couple ball players from the Bronx.
Back in the 50s they would light it up.

In the 70s they coached together
at Stevenson HS in the South Bronx.
Which was ground zero
for the birth of hip hop.

Together they won back to back
NYC HS basketball championships.
Refining their skills and teachin the kids.
Setting their sights on the next level they did.

They moved together to D1 college
at University of Arkansas at Little Rock.
Won 2 conference championships during their stay
Than in '84, they went their own way.

Traveling back to the past.
Make sure you got your boarding pass.
Across the country, see old friends at last.
And at the bash raise your glass.

So this summer it was
Ronnie’s 80th Birthday party.
He was holding a bash in Florida
All the way on the other side of the country.

I was like Dad, yo we gotta go.
You gotta go see your old buddies.
So we packed our stuff and
hopped a couple of planes right across the country.

As we walked into Ronnie’s house.
With his family and friends
it was like being in NYC again.

Everybody’s loud, talking at the same time.
With their NYC accents.
Then Russel, Ronnie’s son walks in,
He’s deaf, and his talk is so distinctive.
Instantly transformed back to '84.
When me and Russel used to play together.

The next night at the bash.
I sat with my Dad and Kevin Brown.
One of my Dad’s players from Bronx.
He also DJed during the birth of Hip Hop.

It was enlightening talking with Kevin Brown
who was involved in that scene.
Involved in hip hop,
since it's infancy.

Another old D1 player who attended, Roy Ralston.
A rowdy, big, loud country boy, fit in well with the New Yorkers.
He picked me up almost over his head, shaking me and shouting,
“Jeddy you’re a kid! Jeddy you’re a kid! Jeddy you’re a kid! Jeddy you're a kid."

Traveling back to the past
Make sure you got your boarding pass.
Across the country, see old friends at last.
And at the bash raise your glass.

I remember all these people
As larger than life figures when I was a kid.
Seein them this summer, bein on their level.
That was something really special.

It was like traveling back to my past.
At long last it was actually a blast.

Meeting My Past (feat. Jenny) (cuts. DJ Real)

Album art picture of Christina Matamoros-Lapp
Written, performed, mixed and mastered by Jed Lapp

Lyrics:
She’s the one that I want for all time.
My internal rhyme, my prime time dime.
Like fireworks goin off in the sky.
I love her so much now let me tell you why.

It’s been 20 years and the love just aint fadin.
It all started while we were rollerskating.
When we first kissed I was so nervous I was shaking.
She thought that was cute and we were off to the races.

Crissy, I’m in it for the long run.
The one to warm you when there’s no sun.
Always write songs for you, my number 1.
Like a rollercoaster the ride is so fun.

Goin up and down throughout the years.
Through all the tears the fear and the cheer.
Your always my cheerleader and I’m always yours.
There’s no one I’d rather be with on the dance floor.

Back in the day, some people thought this wouldn’t work.
Thought I was like the others and I couldn’t break the curse. 
We wouldn’t be here if we listened to them.
The love I feel for you has proved them wrong again.

Those guys from your past have left a mark.
They caused trauma and left you in the dark.
I promise to always be the light.
And keep it bright even through the night.

I’m not like the guys who came from your past.
Those guys were not built to last.
I won’t be like those that came before.
I love you so much more. 

I wanna reassure you that the love will never fade.
Away.
We’ll have our problems and we’ll have our days.
But I want you to know that I will always stay.

Like 50 first dates on valentines day.
If you couldn’t function I’d be there every day.
If something ever happened to you.
I’d still be here, I’m yours through and through.

Back in the day, some people thought this wouldn’t work.
Thought I was like the others and I couldn’t break the curse. 
We wouldn’t be here if we listened to them.
The love I feel for you has proved them wrong again.

This track is comin straight from my heart.
Your my favorite subject to rap about in my art.
I’ll rap about you till the day I die.
And after that we’ll get together and fly.

Through the cosmos and look back on our days.
The fun we had in so many ways.
The things we did and the things we would say.
This is Jeddy Bear, I love you always.

Sentiment

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