Alicia Keys + Goapele = Un-Thinkable (I'm Ready)

Drake ft Tems + Mary J Blige = Fountains

Wizkid ft Tems + Color Me Badd = Essence

MUTT energy [mashup]

“Vanishing Hope” (Emotional Suite) is a multi-movement emotional cipher — a lyrical autopsy of a relationship that didn’t explode, but eroded. It documents the gradual collapse of intimacy, the disintegration of shared language, and the final reckoning with emotional truth.
This isn’t heartbreak as rupture — it’s heartbreak as drift, delay, and misalignment. The suite moves from whispered beginnings to spoken farewells, tracing the arc of a love that once felt like empire but now flickers like a dying candle.
Narrative Movements
Intro – Spoken Word: The speaker sets the tone — love built from passion and quiet codes now reduced to ash. Hope isn’t gone yet, but it’s fading.
Verse 1 – The Drift: Communication falters. Ciphered connection turns to static. The speaker feels the emotional sabotage — not through confrontation, but through silence, dodged calls, and emotional withdrawal.
Hook – R&B (melodic): The emotional centre. A lament for what’s slipping away. The metaphor of dancing in fire becomes a memory — now they barely stand.
Verse 2 – The Conflict: Attempts to decode pain and hold the line are met with resistance. The speaker gives space, but receives walls. Intimacy becomes misaligned — hugs hollow, kisses off-tempo.
Verse 3 – The Reckoning: The mirror moment. The speaker sees himself as the one who stayed, while the other chose the exit. The love becomes performative — a script they both recite without meaning.
Bridge – R&B (falsetto): The emotional release. No more pretending. No souvenirs. Just clean departure and quiet mourning.
Verse 4 – The Last Stand: The speaker reclaims agency. No begging, no chasing. The love is archived, the pain etched. The empire they built is now smoke and stone — and he walks away alone, but clear.
Final Hook – Stripped: The last heartbeat. The final fade. Hope isn’t shattered — it’s vanishing, slow and deliberate.
Outro – Spoken Word: A candle flickers. Strings fade. The silence becomes the final truth.

Vanishing Hope  #Hip Hop storytelling  R&B

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Ashanti + Tim And Bob = Rock Wit U

The master of mash ups @DuncanGerow blends some of FE's finest releases with classic R&B acapellas

With this one Duncan blends @letjoux's "198-4 Impala" (https://soundcloud.com/first-ear/letjo-198-4-impala) with Ušher's "Good Kisser"

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artwork by @roevicious

Duncan Gerow - Letjo + Ušher = Good Kisser

Usher + Timbaland = Stranger

usher + dj mustard = u make me wanna

Aaliyah + Kanye West = Rock the Boat

w/ "Pick Up the Phone" prod by Vinylz & Frank Dukes

Usher ft Young Jeezy + Travis Scott & Young Thug = Love in this Club

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Usher + Timbaland = Stranger

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