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Written by Ransom
Produced by Nicholas Craven
Mixed & Mastered by Roberto Viglione
Artwork by Stack Moolah

Nicholas Craven & Ransom - American Made

You Only Die 1nce

Cosmo Freestyle

Martyr's Prayer III

JPay

The Outcome

I See (feat. Player K)

Token of Appreciation

Birds Eye View

Fail Proof

Thank God

Big Paws on a Puppy

055 (feat. Stove God Cooks)

Running Late feat. Boldy James (prod. Nicholas Craven)

Alphabet Highway

Finishing Touches

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Written by Boldy James
Produced by Nicholas Craven
Mixed & Mastered by Roberto Viglione
Artwork by Gallery Provence

Nicholas Craven & Boldy James - Nice Try Wrong Guy

Choosing Shoes

(Verse)
How I took off on them boys thought that we was rockets 
Young Apollo 99problems  but this is not a problem 
All black day to day bitch but I ain’t saving Gotham 
Pants sagging trying to imitate my idols hella trifle 
It’s a cycle build and fall off from the over hype 
I’m not me nomore I’m a poltergeist 
I’m staving it used to be lil Debbie for my appetite 
I’m deep reading booty magazine by candle light 
I’m sleep still making more money that’s what I’d envision my heaven like 
If I fall off it’s to climb back for the exercise 
Full bred pit I eat dog food in my damn diet 
Evolve when the pressure high huh 
I done got tithe double cup trying catch a vibe 
How the fuck I’m on the phone with same same hoe I’m trying to avoid 
Always kicking shit like I don’t spoil her 
If I’m in the bricks I’m stopping by Scott to get my fix 
Gang sitting on the curb she nervous you know he keep the blick
I’m stopping by he know i merch a lot so I’m worth the risk 
Over prepped I’m in the dojo daily for my confidence 
Snake lips politicking he wanna be a popular kid 
Congress local office or president school government same shit 
Stare out the window I recreate images places 
Faces head splitter grave shift 
In the clutch Reggie miller from the pacers 
Rolling blunts with the Reggie just plotting on a space shit 
I bet they jaws when they see me get a face lift 
World is cold you know how it get 40belows perfect weather 
Or Jordan fours I’m just a carnivore on two legs 
The boy with the golden voice yeah I’m super bad 
By thee winter end I be up again I ain’t even mad 
I was down but now I’m up again I was playin dead 
The boy with the golden voice I sung to the dead 
…super bad 
By winter end I’m up again I ain’t even mad

Super Bad (my name is Evan not Jimmy’s brother)

Preferring a literate style over simple hooks or radio-friendly fodder, Detroit rapper Boldy James delivers sharply focused rhymes that describe drug deals in acute detail. Some of his best-received work, including 2013's My 1st Chemistry Set and 2020's The Price of Tea in China, has been produced by the Alchemist, whose minimalist production befits Boldy's cold, unflinching narratives. 2020's Manger on McNichols, a jazzy collaboration with Sterling Toles, represented a new height in his artistry. He followed it with the Griselda-issued The Versace Tape and further Alchemist productions such as 2021's Super Tecmo Bo. A prolific 2022 included efforts with Nicholas Craven (Fair Exchange No Robbery) and Cuns (Be That as It May). The Conductor Williams-produced Across the Tracks appeared in 2024, followed by The Bricktionary and 2025's Permanent Ink.

Born in Atlanta but raised in Detroit, where his parents were originally from, James Clay Jones III established Boldy James as his stage name in tribute to his friend Boldy, who was murdered. The cousin of rapper/producer and Cool Kids member Chuck Inglish, Boldy made appearances on Cool Kids mixtapes before releasing his first tape, Trapper's Alley: Pros and Cons, in 2011. Consignment: Favor for a Favor, The Redi-Rock Mixtape followed in 2012, and the EP Grand Quarters preceded My 1st Chemistry Set, Boldy's Alchemist-produced studio debut, issued by Decon in 2013.

Boldy became one of the first signees to Nas' Mass Appeal Records in 2014. His output for the label included the 2015 mixtape Trapper's Alley 2: Risk vs. Reward, 2017 EP The Art of Rock Climbing, and 2017 mixtape House of Blues. He went independent with 2018's Live at the Roxy (Tabs & Caps), then linked back up with the Alchemist for 2019's Boldface EP and 2020's full-length The Price of Tea in China. Soon after the album was released, Buffalo-based Griselda Records announced that they had signed Boldy. Following Manger on McNichols, a jazzy and long-gestating LP made with producer Sterling Toles, Boldy released his Griselda debut, The Versace Tape. He capped off an especially prolific period with Real Bad Boldy, his fourth full-length project of 2020, self-issued by album collaborator Real Bad Man. 

Two albums with the Alchemist, Bo Jackson and Super Tecmo Bo, were released in 2021. Numerous Boldy albums appeared in 2022: Killing Nothing, a second effort with Real Bad Man, appeared in May, followed in September by Fair Exchange No Robbery, with Nicholas Craven. Mr. Ten08, with Futurewave, was released in November, and the year closed with a collaboration with Cuns titled Be That as It May. In 2023, Boldy released Indiana Jones with RichGains, followed by the EP Prisoner of Circumstance with ChanHays. Penalty of Leadership, another collaboration with Craven, appeared in early 2024. Also that January, he worked with Conductor Williams, producing the full-length Across the Tracks. He returned in November with The Bricktionary, and he kicked off 2025 with Permanent Ink, albums that underlined his knack for marrying moody grooves with indelible lyrical portraits of urban life. ~ Paul Simpson & David Jeffries, Rovi

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