Official Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U6mQcvnkn-w
Lyrics: http://genius.com/Cshreve-the-professor-fade-away-lyrics
And when we write strong, I don't know what to say. All I know today is I ain't tryna Fade Away. #TwentySixteens coming 4.20.16
Production by Handbook. Mixed and mastered by EG Engineering. 
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C.Shreve the Professor - Fade Away (prod. by Handbook)

Just another person who enjoys some good music.

Born and Raised in Bedford, Virginia,  Jeramie Terence Nellum has always been a true hip hop head. Growing up around the golden eras of hip hop was just the inspiration he needed when he first started rhyming at age 12. He helped form a group alongside two of his cousins at age 15 that were known as the Funk Dwellaz. Although the group was short lived, Nellum continued to perfect his rhyme skills and stayed rooted to the hip hop music that was considered his inspiration. After high school, he would eventually become an army veteran who served 10 ½ years and within those years he spent 5 years participating in Freestyle battles in areas such as New York, South Korea, Tennessee, and any other areas where he was stationed. He was given the name Da Hip Hop Marauder (D.H.H.M) simply because of how well he was rooted in not only finding good hip hop music when others gave up looking for it but how supportive he was with a lot of hip hop artists that are heavily respected in underground hip hop. Also having to network and stay connected with underground hip hop artists that continue to motivate him even to this day, the decision was made to let it be known that his focus was now to perfect his craft as an emcee rather than continue with the freestyle battles.

After he was honorably discharged from the United States Army, he came back to home to where he took a chance of participating in a cypher at Club 24’s last show where he was given small praises and words of encouragement from such hip hop artists such as Poe Mack, Range da Messenga, Fhat Rob, Magnetic, Mr. Dynamite and Canadian artist Eternia. This eventually lead to him to meet up with Marro formerly known as 100% Blaq who was also a true hip hop head and was already making big waves as an emcee/producer.  Their first collaboration was “Still There” received good reviews throughout the region but it was the second single “Everyday Music” that opened the ears of everyone that love hip hop to this day. The duo is currently working on Nellum’s debut album entitled Kick Rocks: The Do Me Factor which will be definitely drop soon so stay tuned.

NC Hip Hop. All That I Feel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=35Iv4cJIGk0 Carolina Proud: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3OEYu3i7LJw It's The Beat [video]: https://bit.ly/2L4N9Mz The Toast [video]: https://bit.ly/2uU0K05 Lost Love Found: https://open.spotify.com/album/49OGicnwO8u2QEZup0DMjc
Catacombs [video]: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FmIEoJk4_wk 1234 [video]: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qa53v-XN1W4
https://soundcloud.com/CShrevePro & company search to find... http://soundcloud.com/good-shepard http://soundcloud.com/longlivelive https://soundcloud.com/unrealjet 
Mike L!VE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NX-sIsudvGo
Summer Ransom Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8KoCO3qPGsk
The Feast Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bZUeHSQfEm8
Crews' Corpses Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uBra7yObnxk
What It Do Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T5L-GlWTtqM
UAINDOPE @ The Orange Peel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rQw-E7dHzCA
Dogfight @ The Orange Peel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vdD6LyVTgcs

hand picked beats + mindstates outside the maintstream = ______________

Free the Optimus (FTO) is a North Carolina hip hop collective comprised of C.Shreve the Professor, DJ Jet, Mike L!VE, Phil Dangerous, Ill Will, She Carretta, Good Shepard, and other affiliated collaborators including Double A, Pragmaddix, Tuscon, Phlo Deli, ILe Flottante, Jerrel Moore, P.U.R.P. and Beek the Sneak. The focus is on raw food for thought packed full of phytochemicals.

we put em on whats up
they try to pull us down 
they love to interrupt but they never stop the sound

I am not longer who I was 
I'm just a shell of it 

C.Shreve the Professor - Fade Away (prod. by Handbook)

Free The Optimus