Stolen Lands is Stephanie "Soultree" Camba(nationofthangs)'s coming out story from 2010 expressing her view of the complexities of immigration and her experience of this unfair, broken system. Stephanie has been painstakingly performing this spoken word piece and finding new meanings each time especially in her reflection of what it means to her and her family. This is the official release of "Stolen Lands" as a completed musical production. Produced Kari the Illustrator and Engineered by Substance.

Stolen Lands

Feel So Good by Uran Kabashi feat. LOKARI & Soultree

Lyrics --

i feel good/  man i feel great
wake up early in the morning with a smile on my face
got some eggs pancakes feta cheese on my plate
thank my dad for the hustle/ and my mom for the way
that she raised me/i could be anything if i wasn’t lazy
the fakes & the snakes giving chase/ don’t phase me
if you trine bring it get the fuck up out my face g/
////these days have been amazing
chilling with the chosen fam/ cruising lakeshore
everything is lovely/ we getting paid more
sipping on the bubbly/ I’m feeling quite fly
circle cypher silhouette up in the night sky
feeling like a god when it's my turn to go
yo i tap into the heavens with the dirtiest flow
then i start a conversation with my dude/ he said:
today was a good day/ word up to ice cube

i feel good/ man i feel great
today was a good day/ what can i say
i feel good man/ i feel great
ain't nobody here that can take this away [x2]

ugh i feel great man/ nothing left to say fam
love to hear the story/ so we paint it with a spray can
spot a jake/ warn a brother like space jam
dip out and hit the the show got the place crammed
ima made man/ with the illest family
you got my back i got yours/ that's the strategy
my baby nieces getting bigger by the minute/ they 1000 miles away
but ima have to cop a ticket/ prolific
either shaken or stirred/ so gifted with the words/
yeah I’m setting the curve/ like a black swan
you could never see it happen/at the end of the show
everybody steady clapping/ only hand no gats/
i don’t get down with that/ know that peace is prevalent
giving pounds and daps/ know that love is evident
in the streets i roam/ spit it just as vivid through this chrome microphone

i feel good/ man i feel great
today was a good day/ what can i say
i feel good man/ i feel great
ain't nobody here that can take this away [x2]

Feel So Good

One Love

A fusion of traditional Korean Sijo Poetry and Hip-Hop, Sijo Seas is the one of the first times that these two arts have been synthesized. 

Emcees/vocals : TJ, Uran Kabashi, Monotone, L|O| Kari, Soul Tree 

Featuring joint production by @urankabashi and @djlokari, and bars/rhymes following the traditional Sijo rules and patterns:

3 lines in length, averaging 14-16 syllables per line (for a poem total of 44-46 syllables).
Line 1 introduces the situation or theme of the poem.
Line 2 develops the theme with more detail or a “turn” in argument.
Line 3 presents a “twist” and conclusion.

Look out for Still American, coming soon. Another Sijo and Hip-Hop Fusion. 

Peace. And Love. Elephant Rebellion. 

Sijo Seas [Korean Poetry X Hip-Hop Fusion]

In 2013, 12th grader Roberto Santos of Laredo, TX submitted his Sijo poem 'Sijo American' for the Sejong Cultural Society's Sijo competition. 

His poem centered around identity and culture struggle while living in the United States. 

Here is his poem:
 They say go, return to land that I don't know. It makes no sense.
Born and raised American, so Mexico is still foreign.
Culture kept, but this is my home. Immigrant, no: Hispanic.

Elephant Rebellion put a new and fresh twist on Roberto's poem, while creating our own Sijo's and lacing them over a Trap style beat. Check out Still American and let us know what you think!

STILL AMERICAN

This is part 1 of 3 from Angel Pantoja's Spoken Word Series. 


This piece is titled "Hope" with melodic keys in the background by L|O|Kari . 

HOPE [Part 1]

This is part 2 of 3 from Angel Pantoja's Spoken Word Series. 
This piece is titled "Free Mind" featuring a MO Beats production in the background.

Free Mind [Part 2]

This is part 3 of 3 from Angel Pantoja's Spoken Word Series. 
This piece is titled "When Pain Unites" featuring L|O|Kari again for the final track.

When Pain Unites [Part 3]

BACK IN THE DAYZ SOLO REMIX BY MIKE SPEX. CHECK, CHECK IT OUT

YOU CAN FIND MIKE SPEX ON CDBABY @http://www.cdbaby.com/Artist/MikeSpex

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BACKINTHEDAYZ MIKE SPEX REMIX

Dope track about revolution and those are the spark of these revolutions.

Free Em'All - MIKE SPEX

Yoooo! Here's the beat for the Uprise 6 Cypher. Download the beat, upload your submission to whatever social media joint [youtube, soundcloud, etc.] 

Message Elephant Rebellion facebook, tag on Youtube, or email to elephantrebellionorg@gmail.com to submit it. 

Enjoy the beat and do something dope with it!

Uprise 6 Cypher Beat

"Make no little plans, they have no magic to stir men's blood." - David Burnham

In loving memory of John Vietnam Nguyen, John's family, fiance, and friends posthumously present John's early videos. Some information presented maybe outdated and no longer applicable, such as cypher requests. Thank you.

JVN 1993-Infinity

*Instrumental produced by Delta Waves Beats, check him out and subscribe for new beats at
http://www.youtube.com/user/DeltaWave...

Download link:
http://www.mediafire.com/?ncwnltjjy5z...

[verse.1]
intro/ spection/ wonder whether purpose holds/
(no...) my summer in the undertow
some would show it/ some fold/ others stand tall
i make art/ love one/ others rant on
but they cant quell/ the feel of fire in me
no need for repression/ its just the writer in me
how can i show all/ and let the truth unroll
im tryna find the meanin/ tryna balance on my soles/ so
give me guidance/ give me strength/ complement my consciousness/ 
need to know where my road go/ no conscience threats
keep me clear/ calm/ and on the balanced path
and ill listen/ cause i need to know some answers -
what is purpose or hurt when i write in third person?
what is reason through seasons/ i write some of my worst verses
tryna define this/ why try till i find it?
i cant neglect/ of what im constantly reminded

[hook]
(vietnam speaks) i like that deep music/
put it on repeat/ just so i can sleep music/
i like that calm music/ balm for your mind music/
and right wrongs in the song with the psalms music

[verse.2]
this is for the days i missed/ and sittin reminiscin
stress persistent/ while im makin new decisions
whether wrong or right/ this is the life that we livin
i made a choice/ stand up for what you spittin
hopin that this content will compliment this onset/
(i operate on spirit)/ and not the concept
flip these abstractions had to face the reality/
now im ready with the motive and the faculty
if life is what you make it/ life is hard its hard to face it/
i got respect for them people tryna make it
but most of the time they implement the system to ensure that we
will never make it through or even find a way to cure disease/
im slowly slippin from this world with the pain it brings/
whats worse is that we dont know/ be ashamed to think/
but this is where we stay/ so be aware of what this drama holds
keep calm, carry on, and watch where karma go/

John Vietnam - Vietnam Speaks Remix (Prod. MO Beats)

BOATS TO RICHES

ELEPHANT REBELLION
FEAT. TJ GT - MIKE SPEX - KABASHI - L O KARI - MONOTONE

PRODUCED BY MO BEATS - MIXED BY DC

THIS ONE IS FOR ALL OF THE IMMIGRANTS, REFUGEES, AND ANYONE PERSECUTED IN THE WORLD. WE MAY NOT BE RICH MATERIALLY, BUT WE ARE RICH IN OUR PASSION FOR A BETTER LIFE FOR OUR FAMILIES. THIS ONE IS FOR ALL THE HARD WORKERS, WHO EXCEL AND SUCCEED EVEN THOUGH ALL THE ODDS (& THE SYSTEM) ARE AGAINST YOU. ONE LOVE. 


Lyrics:

Mike Spex Verse-

my great grandparents dey was mad poor
left the motherlands cuz of savage wars
hopin dey grand kids might b havin more
slappin all the feudal lords n Fascist Gods
across the atlantic dey would sail
prayin dey might survive ta tell
the stories to dey grand kids alive n well
still america like a paradise in hell
but we Unify da CHI rep da I-L
Elephant Rebellion we rock dem bells
wake our peoples minds up out da spell
uprising against all u Gargamels

Kabashi Verse -

Bombs over Kosovo/ eyes under covers tho
Fly just to find the hope/ why would I buy a boat? 
God with the dopest flow/ God/ why the twisted fate for my fam off top?
It's okay though/ break down the facade
I'm still rich but I don't got a lot
Upward mobility no you can't stop
The brain has been drained/ We the cream of the crop/ 

1 time for the immigrants/ they afraid of
2 times for the pedigree that we made of 
3 times for the undocumented with love
4 times for the refugees man we had enough- this the 

Kabashi & TJ - 
My daddy crossed these seas!
My momma is an OG
We straight came from the village!
They straight up tries to kill us
We got the the major key!
But we still stay please
The whole gang made a killing!
Gotta add up the difference
My daddy crossed the seas!
My momma is an OG
We were kings in the boat!
Now we flying coach
Now we got that cheese,
Still rocking white tees
Now we kings in the vote!
  
No Choice

Monotone Verse:
dribble through a jungle full of high hats,
 brain running like a cracked ipad
gotta watch your back 
snakes always plotting in the high grass  
gotta digress, 
and i packed-and landed on a land made of blood baths 
and the sand fell 
thru a crack in a hour glass - 
been trapped in this  place called states 
 culture vultures they just love my taste

Boats to Riches

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