"Ode To Maya, From an Empty Shell" contains excerpts from Dr. Maya Angelou's New Year's Eve 2013 interview with George Stroumboulopoulos. She hasn't left this world empty handed nor did she leave it without having changed it while she was here. We have lost a pioneer and now, MAYBE NOW people will truly respect, revere and understand her.

Dr. Angelou, I always wanted to meet you and have some tea and talk about things. I can only hope that you love this as I feel empty now that you're gone.

Ode To Maya, From An Empty Shell (Maya Angelou Tribute)

Written and produced by The IZM. (Drowning Ophelia Music/BMI). Recorded and engineered by Travis Daniels for Trace Studios, Alpharetta, GA and Dave Jackson for Umbrella Coded Music Group. Mastered by Vespertine for Garden Studios, Durham, NC. 

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Blazed Out

"UnUsual sent me the track around 11:45pm. I woke up in the middle of the night to get water, checked my phone, it's 3:00am and there's a new beat from UnUsual. I jumped out of bed, got something to drink and dove directly into the beat. By 4:15am, the whole song was complete. By 5am, he had a rough demo in his email. By 12pm, the whole song was recorded. Seems like this is a thing with us. Knocking shit out the park." 

-The IZM. on "Drunk on the LIGHT"

credits

released May 4, 2017 
Produced by UnUsual for The Monster Within (thisisunusual/BMI). Written by The IZM for Drowning Ophelia Ent. (Anthony Lawrence Peterson/BMI). Recorded, engineered, mixed and mastered by UnUsual at The Purple Room, Union City, NJ.

Drunk on the LIGHT (w/ Dark Alley Echoes)

"Fast As You Can (#FREEFIONA Club Dub)" contains samples of "Fast As You Can" and "Anything We Want" as written and performed by Fiona Apple. NO COPYRIGHT INFRINGEMENT INTENDED. Remix produced by The IZM for Drowning Ophelia Entertainment. Fiona Apple Tabernacle 10/3/2012. The IZM Redlight 10/6/2012. http://theizm.bandcamp.com

Fast As You Can (#FREEFIONA Club Dub)

I've always been in love with ballroom beats so I wanted to experiment and do my own personal interpretation. Hope yall dig it. Peace and love to all the ballroom legends.

Issit Innit (Haus Of IZM Ballroom Edit)

Happy C-Day to the King. We love you Nip.

1time4Nip

Thank you to Jay Light, J'Fuzion, Trey Stylez, Marcus Green, LmbrJck-T and VSPRTN for taking my little idea and making the #BeatItChallenge a real thing. This would not be possible without you all. I am in debt to you for your time, talent and slaying the fuck outta my little song. I love y'all.

Beat It (VSPRTN MiX)

Beat It Vs. Trey Stylez

Beat It (J'FUZION'S RETROMYX)

Beat It Vs. Marcus Green

Beat It (Dancejawn Mix)

Beat It (Jay Light Remix)

Beat It (VSPRTN ReMiX)

***Featured in Spike Lee's Da Sweet Blood of Jesus. Soundtrack available via Epic Records***

For lyrics and a FREE copy of the mixtape, which includes a 22-page digital booklet and desktop wallpaper, visit http://theizm.bandcamp.com/album/king-for-a-day

I Don't Feel God (from Spike Lee's Da Sweet Blood of Jesus)

For lyrics and a FREE copy of the mixtape, which includes a 22-page digital booklet and desktop wallpaper at http://theizm.bandcamp.com/album/king-for-a-day

In Winter

The IZM. straddles musical genres and crosses lyrical boundaries that no man dares to. Born Anthony Lawrence Peterson into a Southern family, he was raised in different cities of New Jersey, absorbing pieces of each place along the way. The IZM.'s musical taste heavily influences his artistic choices and direction in which he takes his music. Be it hip-hop, pop, or rock, The IZM. is always sure to create the most entertaining music, defying the current commercial market.

Currently wrapping up his 7th album, the house-influenced Black Boy Wonderment, slated for a July 2019 release.

The IZM.

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