ate6 - crumbs - 2015

ate6 - z-list celebrity - 2015

this is something i started working on in 2011 with the blessings from damian himself to do so. too fans of peasant & people who aren't keen on sampling or hip-hop, i hope i don't offend you by chopping up such a classic song by peasant "the end". much like my friend damian, i myself have struggled with heroin addiction for well over a decade & i started working on this as a beat for a project i was working on "bi-polaroids" & ended up never finishing it as i was in & out of jail, rehab, homeless in philly & allentown, ect. me & damian go back to 2003 when i first met him. we even recorded a demo with him on drums, our mutual buddy colin on guitar & myself on bass as "theodicy" which i will be uploading for nostalgic purposes. from june 2014 to nov 2014, we we're both in b.c.c.f jail untill we transferred to the work release program where i had him move into my cell. despite already knowing him, i really got to know damian on a personal level, spent many night talking life & reveling skeletons. i felt very comfortable around him about topics i still too this day have a hard time talking about. on nov 18, 2015 after a long battle with addiction & being in a drug induced coma since nov 8th, he lost his life & the world not only lost a talented artist but an amazing person who was generous & a thousand other good words too describe him. i loved damian & he is when of the main reasons that i have been able to rebuild a relationship with my 5 y/o son & decided to get back into creating musically due to numerous late night talks we had in that 12 x 8 cell. i will never forget him & promise to keep him alive through song. i will be releasing a full beat-tape of nothing but samples from peasant songs & hope to please his family, friends & fans aswell as introduce him to new fans through his samples/songs. r.i.p damian derose aka peasant, may you rest in peace.