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Greetings, 
it has been quite sometime.. 

Music hasn't been flowing in the same way.. but as is the way of the universe, energy is always moving, transferring. 

A new job, other artistic outlets, and study keeps me occupied completely.(and games and shit too).
I very much appreciate all the new follows and support that comes fourth each day. While I toil in mundane affairs at the day job It genuinely surprises me that people still continue to show love, and follow. 

I don't know where you come from, do tell me. I am very interested to know. 
I wanted to share a project that was long in the works, but still released some time ago. 

Teaming up with @https://soundcloud.com/mpadrums The track is part of a larger work, a international collaborative effort. Limited press 12 inch viny, this track is entitled 'Da flow' and I'm the only English speaking MC on the piece.
Myself on the vocals recorded in the bedroom, Mpadrums did virutally everything else.

I suppose if one were to infer, the notion behind the song is about martial things in aspect. Improvement, combat, skill & strategy. 

A small part of the ShinobiStyle. 

-------------------------------------------------------------- LYRICS BELOW ---------------------------------------------------------

VERSE1
I CLEAR THE ROOM, 
AFFIRMATIVE-
THE FLASH-BANG, BOOM-
FLASHBANGBOOMING-
CONCUSSION-WAVE BRUISIN- &THEN IM MOVIN,
THROUGH THE BLINDSPOTS IN YA VIEWING, 
OPPONENTS-I'M WEAVING THROUGH THEM, 
CALM & SMOOTHLY, 
WITH THE VERBAL BLADE&UZI, 
READY TO LET OFF A SHOT, TO WAKE-UP
THOSE WHO-SNOOZIN,
I'M INDUCING, SILKY FLOW SOOTHIN, SO-OOOO 
YA CAN'T REFUSE IT, 
THE WAY THAT THE STYLE-IMPROVING- 

VERSE 2
THE RHYME ADVANCER, 
ATTACKING THE RUSHERS, LIKE A LINE BACKER, TIP TOE TAPPA, 
TAPPIN ON THE BACK'-OF, 
THE MIND- I'M NEVER LACKING WITH THE RHYME, 
NOR THE STYLES, MY DESIGN- GREATER, 
TASTEBUD TASTER - COMIN WITH THE ILL FLAVAS 
SALIVATING, &I SAVOR - UPON THE VAPOR, 
OF REEF, WRAPPED SLOW BURNING PAPERS, 
MY STYLE NICE, 
NOT BECAUSE OF TALENT, 
BUT BECAUSE OF LABOR, ----- DROP

PRACTICING THE FORM- 
----OF LINES, 
THAT I WOULD MAKE UP, 
&MADE UP MY MIND,  TO FOCUS ON THE ART OF EVERY KIND, 
THE TYPE THAT TINGLE, UP THE SPINE, &REDEFINING WHAT IS 'NICE', 
CHANGING WHAT YOU SEEK, &WHAT YOU HOPE TO FIND, 
THROUGHOUT THE SEARCH OF YA ENTIRE LIFE, 

MALEV I SPARK THE LIGHTER, 
TO SHINE THE LIGHT, 
IN THE DARKEST TYPAH DUNGEON OF THE MIND. 

VERSE 3 
WHO WANT IT? 
DOG'GONN'IT, MALEV, THERES NO FRONTIN, 
WHEN IT COMIN, TO THE RHYME I'M BUSTIN, WITH THE FUNK I BE'S A BUMPIN, 
I SAY, 
DUCKS FOR COVER, 
DUCKS FOR COVER, BECAUSE MY STYLE IS IN-COMING!! 
SHINOBISTYLE - CUNNING, 
&LINGUAL CAN BE FUNNY, THE RHYME THAT I WOULD SUMMON, 
FILL THE TUMMY, 
MAD MIGHTY-
PACKIN LUNCH, NICE & TIDY, THE FLOW, &STYLE INVITING, 
SO MOVE YA SELF&PACK&PARK  THE HEINEY, 
&CHILL &LISTEN UP, 
CUZ I'M ABOUT TO ERUPT, &KICK THE STYLE ABRUPT, &UP &UP, &UP I JUMP, 
GETTIN HIGH UP OFF THE BLUNT, 
NOT FOR FUN, GETTING RIGHT, BOUT TO BUST&BUMRUSH, 
SHINOBI SILENT, LIKE A HUSH
SO LET ME THINK UP.  
SO LET ME GET A BIT OF PUFFS, JUST TO HUFF, 
JUST TO HUFF, 
OHH YEE-
JUST TO HUFF
THE WORD UP OUT THE LUNG, 

VERSE 4
YO, 
IT ONLY TAKE A MOMENT, TO GET BACK MY COMPOSURE, 
ADJUSTMENT TO A MIND STATE, NO LONGER SOBER, 
YO, 
CUZ I'M NOW I'M TOKED UP, OH YES, THE SHINOBI-SMOKER BOUT TO THROW -THE, STYLE, 
RAPPIN WITH, &WRAPPED IN THE FERVOR,  
I KICK IT WILD, 
BUT I'M NO BERZERKER, 
IT'S FROM THE SHADOWS I OBSERVE YA, IN&OUT WITH NO DISTURBANCE, 
SO TELL YA CO-WORKER, WITH A, MURMUR
///------------------------------- DROP 
HOW YOU AN I BE THINKIN, 
INTRICATELY SPEAKIN,  INFINITE THINKERS, 
SEEKING, -NOMADIC DREAMERS, THE SLANG-RHYME WEAVER, 
WITH THE REEFER, GOT ME MEDITATING AND REFLECTING DEEPER, 
TO DECIPHER THE DEMEANOR, 
OF SHADY FIGURE & PUBLIC SPEAKERS,
THEIVERS, PLAY-FOR-KEEPERS, REACHING WITH DIRTY FINGERS. 
DON'T GET CAUGHT, IN THE SCHEME-OF, 
THINGS, THAT LEAVE YA, DECIEVED- YA. 
FIN,
Much peace and love,

Malev

Da Flow: Produced by MPadrums [Lyrics in Description]

Greetings, It is that time once again - for a new jammo to emerge. 

This piece is a collaborative effort, Track 7 or on the vinyl B.1 from @https://soundcloud.com/devaloop's New Album From the Bits to Cosmos. 
Vocals: Malev Da Shinobi 
Production: devaloop
Mastered by B-Side
The EP will featuring production work from Devaloop, and include a number of international emcees on the tracks. As a preview type jam - I hope that this song serves to entice ones interests for what is to come on the EP. 

A throwback joint. Something I might make some what of an annual thing, if the future permits. Even though the reference to which I am throwing back to is over 3 years old now... :soundcloud.com/malevmc/shinobistyle 

I wanted to make a more traditional type song once more, but something that signified to my minds eye that of sneaking throughout the night, throwing all types of shadowy raps at enemy ninjas. 
The lyrics are still spiced with a bit of introspective content, referinng to heritage, and self mastery. 
The other flavors within the words are hints of more boastful skill based lines, loose popculture references, inserted with rythmic structures that I find fun to listen to, and even more fun to throw. 

I wanted to signify, and solidify the Shinobi Style once more, with a new anthem. Using/Updating the hook section from the older jam, and flipping it with the newly learned ryhme techniques. 

The shinobistyle isn't an interesting or fun name, or something that I use for the sake of outward appearance. Though there are many inspirations - 

It comes from a learned & applied/interpreted personal belief system that I have developed through many different readings based on the spirtitual/cultural teachings of the first ninja people during the 15th century; with the inclusion of other practiced spiritual systems, both ancient and contemporary. 

In spirit, that is what this song is about. 

Much love to devaloop for thinking of me for this work. The same gratitude is extended to B-Side for the mastering work, I am completely stoked on the final rendition of the song, well worth the wait. 

Follow devaloop for information on the upcoming release: http://devaloop.bandcamp.com/releases
https://www.facebook.com/Devaloop?pnref=lhc  

Check out B-Sides instru's and remixes: https://soundcloud.com/b-side-production 

I very much hope that you enjoy 

Thank you, 

much peace. 



SHINOBI STYLE 2

VERSE 1
I OPEN UP MY EYES, 
TO SEE A LITTLE BETTER, TO PEEP & SEEK THE SPLENDOR, 
MY ATTRIBUTES REFLECTIN, MY HOROSCOPE,
THE VIRGO, PROFESSOR, BORN UP IN SEPTEMBER, &I'VE GOT MY SWORD AND SCEPTRE, 
&I'M ABOUT TO START QUESTIN -, 
BUT FIRST, TO REACH THE DEEPER SENTENCE,  
DEEP INFLECTION, 
MEDITATION IN ON EVERY LESSON, 
IN THE EYES OF MY ANCESTORS, 
A STROKE OF THE WRIST, 
I WRITE TO REACH THE NEXT LEVEL, 
TO MASTER, MYSELF, EVERYDAY, - BECOMING BETTER,
&MY LIBRETTO BUST THE PLETHORA IN EVERY MEASURE,  
WITH EVERYLETTER, THE PATTERN &THE SPOTS CHECKERED, 
-IN LYRICALLY'WITH SPEED, AGILITY LIKE A LEOPARD, 
OR DA
CHEETAH, COMIN'AH'WITH THE SPEED'AH
OH, I MIGHT BE THE-
SNEAKY, SNEAKER, PUERTORICAN SPEECH-SPEAKING LINGUALLY- UP INSIDE THE SOUND, 
MALEV, SHINOBI STYLE!! 

VERSE 2 
IT'S MALEVOLENT, ABOUT TO LECTURE, l
PEEP THE TEXTURE, 
LINE-ARCHITECTURE, I'M AN EXPERT,  
WITH THE WORD THAT I INVESTED,
VESTED IN EVERY SENTENCE, 
I BESTED, 
THE BEST OF THE BESTEST, &THEIR BEST EFFORTS, 
I BET-YA
YOU NEVER RECOLLECTED 
MY STYLE WAS SO MAJESTIC-
BUT THAT'S WHAT HAPPEN WHEN YOU LEAVE UNATTENDED, 
SO BEST REMEMBER, 
I'M SPIFFY, &SPLENDID- 
RIPPIN THE-RHYME-REGARDLESS,
IF THEY-UN-INTERESTED- 
IN-AH-THE WAY-AH, I FLIPS THE SENTENCE, 
WITH THE RHYME, I INVENTED,
NEVER CONDENSED IT-- 
PEEP'AH-DA EXPRESSION, -
LYRICAL-LUST, LEARNIN LESSON-SEEKPROGRESSION--
NEVER STOP- 
THE HIGGORY-DIGGORY-DOCK, BOP-
BOOM-BAP-RHYME-BOPPER, 
LINE DROPPER, BAKIN'THE STOCK'UP LIKE BETTY CROCKER. 
BAM-BAM-CLOBBER, 
THE STYLE--
WITH A MIXTURE, OF THE OLD & THE MODERN,
RODGER RODGER

From the Bits to the Cosmos

Pre-Order !

SS 2         : Produced by devaℓoop.  [Lyrics in Description]

AÇÃO DE GRAÇA prod. KAFOFU RECORDS

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AΦTER

Much peace my friends, 
It's been a long time in the making but this track is finally ready for the light, much love and peace to https://soundcloud.com/truffelmusic for letting me on the project, which is out now from Ozone Records.
Originally written back in 2014, my out look and feelings have remained concerning this songs message and meaning. 

Fate has a somewhat solidified meaning thanks to pop-culture largely, in movies and media when referencing fate, it's often a of narrow definition that ironically beckons the inevitable negative reaction. 
The writers of these scripts write both the question and the answer and it makes the concept of 'fate' in a movie production or book ultimately meaningless to ones every day life; But yet this is the most common interaction I think most of us have with the concept of fate or destiny.  

Bruce Lee has been quoted many times for saying 'Be like Water my friend', in his eloquent analogy on how water does not have a shape, but takes the shape of everything around it; How water can flow calmly, or crash violently. 

This song is about my perception of the concept of fate injected with Bruce Lee's water analogy philosophy; The first verse talks about self mastery, collaboration and awareness of self and surroundings. 

The second verse focus on raising the level of that self mastery, about going deeper that you ever have before, about truly opening up the mind and eyes to concepts that were once hidden from you, and that under heaven and earth there is but one family. 
 
When you begin to track your progress of knowledge, and do not get personally caught up in the process, you begin to understand how simple learning can really be. 

The hook of the song is simply spoken: In a Sea of change, you must flow with the waves. The waves of life, the waves of the moment. Don't get caught, and do not drown. 

Be water my friends, 
Malev


PURCHASE HERE: https://truffelthephunkyphaqir.bandcamp.com/album/make-fate-b-w-we-get-live-12

Mixed by: Truffel the Phunky Phaqir and Mellifluous Jesse Jeff 
Mastered by: Ivo Statinski (Statinski Mastering)

------------------------------------- LYRICS ---------------------------------
EY'YO, 
WELL IT'S MALEV, UP OUT THE SPEAKERS, 
IN THE MOONLIGHT-
&I BE SEEKING DEEPER, SO-PEEP'SDA-
SEASONSINGS, GROWN IN SEASON,
SPRINKLED INDA PEACE-PIPE,  
PASSED FOR PEACE-KEEPING, 
FREAKIN-
UPON THE BEAT-WHEN, 
I BE FEELIN-THAT-SPECIAL FEELIN, 
I GET TO SNEAKIN, 
SHINOBI CREEPIN- THE FUNKY, PUERTO-RICAN, LEAPING- 
UP OUT THE SHADOWS, 
CONTINUALLY INTRIGUING, WITH THE WAY THAT I BE SPEAKIN-
THO I BE SEEIN ALL THE WAC 'EMC'IN-- AND,
I'M OF MIND TO BE BELIEVIN,  
THAT THEY NEED TO CEASE WITH ALL THE BURGARLY AND THEIVIN
DOOME'D TO KEEP REPEATING, 
THE GRAND-ERROR-
MY BRAIN-ADVENTURE, TRANSMIT BEYOND-SPAN-OF-ANTENNA, 
REST IN PEACE,  
INSPIRED BY MANDELA-
IN THE FACE OF GRAND-TERROR,
NO HATE-NOVENDETTA. 
THIS BE THE MESSAGE TO DELIVER

HOOK 1 
IN A SEA OF CHANGE, 
YOU CAN'T CONTROL & ARRANGE, 
SUBJECT FOR THE REMAINDER
-OF TIME, 
IT'S DEFINED, 
SO MAKE-UP, THE MIND- 

IN A SEA OF CHANGE, 
YOU MUST FLOW WITH THE WAVES, 
PRONE-- BUT NOT A SLAVE-
FOR THE REMAINDER 
-OF TIME, 
YOU DEFINE-
SO MAKE FATE&MIND

VERSE 2
ALL THE DETAIL EMBOSSED, 
I FEEL IT BECOMING-CLEAR&SHARP,
WITH EYES JUST LIKE THE HAWK, 
NEWFOUND-POTENTIAL* NEW SKILLS TO UNLOCK*, 
&I'M ONLY JUST BEGUN-CONNECTING ALL THE DOTS, 
WHERE DA X MARKED THE SPOT, 
LANDMARK-ON DE MAP, 
TO SEE WHO REALLY CALL THE SHOTS, 
WHO BE THE BOSS, CONTROLLIN ALL 
FROM BEHIND A THINVEIL-OF-GLOSS, 
I BET IT WAS NOT, THOSE,
YOU THOUGHT THAT IT WAS, 
THAT BE THE AVERAGE*, 
CONCEPTION*, 
DESIGNED TO KEEP US LOST, 
UNTIL WE FIND- 
WHAT IS GOOD IN LIFE, FROM THE VIEW-OUTSIDE-YA EYES. 
IF I ASKED YOU TO SPEAK YOUR MIND? 
WOULD YOU BE SPEECHLESS? OR WOULD YOU CONFIDE? 
A GIFT FOR-FELLOW MAN-KIND, 
EXPERIENCES IN YOUR, TIME. 
IS TRULY DIFFERENT FROM MINE, SO LETS COMBINE-

Make Fate: Produced by Truffel The Phunky Phaqir [Lyrics in Desc. OUT NOW!]

Selo: kafofurecords
Gênero: Reggae
Data de lançamento: Dec 29, 2016
Somos 1 
ISRC BR-0P8-16-00010
Música single que fará parte do próximo álbum de Kiuadadaua.
Produzido por Ledread
Vozes: Kiuadadaua, Jah Dartanhan e Robson Lira
Guitarra por Kiuadadaua
Mix e master: Kafofu Records
Conexão São Paulo - Sergipe
Damos graças a Jah RastafarI por mais este trabalho realizado.

AΦTER

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