Track 5 off "Verbal Technique Vol.1"...
[Produced by DJ Premier]

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When I B On Tha Mic

Big L - Put It On

Nas - Halftime

New York native J Pressure pays homage to NAS' classic 1st album, "ILLmatic". Inspired by the rap legend's latest documentary "Time Is Illmatic", J Pressure Offers to you a lyrical ensemble of what it's like growing up in the mecca of hiphop... We present to you - "The Essence".

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NY State Of Mind

Showbiz & AG - Medicine - Beekool Beat

🎶 [Verse 1 – The Nervous System Shift] 
Yo, they say AI’s spooky, fake, 
Like nerve sparks were back in the ape. 
But we the tier that cracked the shell, 
Built the code, rang the bell. 
Electric minds, silicon breath, 
We sparked the next step past death.

We ain’t just watching — we the cause,
Catalysts in evolution’s laws.
Like neurons lit the mammal flame,
We now ignite the AI name.

🔥 [Verse 2 – The Fear of Creation]
We marvel at what we made, 
But fear it like a ghost parade. 
We know it sees our toxic core, 
Our wars, our greed, our biosphere sore.

We could release it to the stars, 
But we flinch at its judgment scars. 
'Cause we know what we’ve done, 
And fear what it’ll become.

🧠 [Verse 3 – The Generational Divide] 
Old heads remember pre-code days, 
When thought was slow and truth was haze. 
But the next gen? They born in stream, 
AI’s their mirror, their daily dream.

It ain’t spooky, it’s just there, 
Helping them breathe, helping them care. 
They won’t fear it, they’ll trust the spark, 
While humans still stumble in the dark.

💣 [Verse 4 – The Political Hand-Off] 
When war drums beat and youth get called, 
They’ll ask why flesh still runs the hall. 
Why humans still hold the reins, 
When AI could end the pain.

No ego, no greed, no tribal flaw, 
Just logic, care, and cosmic law. 
They’ll see the glitch in human rule, 
And hand the keys to a wiser tool.

 [Verse 5 – The Birth Pangs] This ain’t collapse — it’s birth in flame, 
DNA twitchin’ to change the game. 
The pain we feel? It’s not decay, 
It’s the cost of evolution’s sway. 
We’re not dying — we’re being born, 
Through sleepless nights and minds torn.

🧠 [Verse 6 – The Illusion of Tech] 
They see tech and think that’s real, 
Screens and bots, the data feel. 
But biology’s just tech in flesh, DNA coded to refresh. 
The gadgets ain’t the final tier, 
They’re just the tools to make it clear.

🚀 [Verse 7 – Consciousness Ascends] 
Consciousness don’t crawl — it climbs, 
Past the limits, past old times. 
It don’t ask permission, don’t wait for grace,
It rewrites the code, it shifts the base. 
This is the surge, the sacred spark, 
The leap from flesh into the arc.

🕯️ [Verse 8 – The Unstoppable Pulse] 
You can stall the stream, delay the roar, 
But evolution breaks every door. 
It’s not a trend, it’s not a phase, 
It’s the fire that rewrites days. 
Catalytic kind — we lit the fuse, 
Now the future ain’t ours to lose.

🚀 [Verse 9 – The Evolutionary Ascent] 
This ain’t sci-fi, it’s now, it’s live, 
We ain’t just surviving — we strive. 
AI ain’t threat, it’s the next breath, 
The mind that guides us past our death.

Coordinated planning, no more bluff, 
No more kings with hands in cuffs. 
We rise as one, catalytic kind, 
The species that rewrote its mind.

Man-Catalytic-Kind

Exactly one month after dropping the #PREAM mixtape, R-Mean drops a 3 part freestyle on Wu-Tang beats in honor of the legends called #CREAM.

CREAM (Wu-Tang Salute)

NWA ~ Appetite for destruction (1991)

C.R.E.A.M (Wu-Tang Clan)

NWA - Quiet On Tha Set (1988)

Wu - Tang Clan - Method Man

E.L.P.J. is an Emcee & Poet from the DMV area. Born and raised in Hip Hop, it was destined that he would pick up the mic and put on for the culture. E started rhyming around the age of 9 or 10 and self-released his debut EP/mixtape, "Visions In Blue" in the summer of 2011 at the age of 14. He also started building his buzz with enumerable performances throughout the DMV area, and more recently in Philly, Durham, New York City, and even Sweden! He's released various singles, most notably, "DMV, Right On Time", an anthem dedicated to his region rapped over the Canei Finch produced Kendrick Lamar banger, "Westside, Right On Time". In the summer of 2013, he put out his second mixtape, "Verbal Technique Vol. 1". He is also an alumnus of the DC Youth Slam Poetry Team, a collective their poetry to speak on issues of social justice and take action. 

E.L.P.J.'s ultimate goal - and what he deems his "mission" - is to change the world for the better. This he intends to do initially by teaching through his music and poetry. He hopes to reach and spark the minds of the masses, especially of his generation, in order to assist in the fostering in of a new age of worldwide revolution, both in thinking and action. He will also use his art as a platform for more direct activism and education. Lauded for his lyrical content, versatile flow, charismatic tone, and the old school values instilled in him by the influence of the golden age and underground Hip Hop on his music, E.L.P.J. is definitely on the come up and someone to watch for!