It just has that vibe of a bike lazily loping through the hood...while music blasts from the speakers of a boom box strapped to the handle bars...People yelling off the street..

"Yo...somethin wrong with your speakers!"

Ride the Neighborhood

BRING - THE - SALT ShAKER PAIN (EXPLICIT) LIVE

Work in progress...just uploaded it so I can live with it for a while!

Feel - This - Groove

Into the Mirror

A more current work in progress from Feb 2025

Drip Drip

Having some fun with rhythmic and interwoven themes

You be You (I'll be me)

I guess it's an anthem for those who are looking forward to better days. Channeling a little Aaron Copland vibes.

There Will Be a New Dawn

This is a piece I wrote as an introduction for a DJ's set to play before he took the stage and so that he could mix in his first beat.  It's an reportedly an old African proverb

The Law of the Jungle (Remaster)

Press go to start...then get your dance on.....Level 1

Shriek & Yell

FIRST ....I am NO RAPPER....nor would I ever claim to be.  I had an incredibly talented dude ready to write and record the rap...through no fault of his he couldn't make my deadline and encouraged me to "give it a shot" That was many years ago now.

I LOVE hip-hop.  Always have and this is meant in no way to be disrespectful.  I didn't try to be anyone but me.  I wrote what I thought the hook was saying to me. 
The vocal doubling effect on the rap is a nod to Jam On It by Newcleus...one of my absolute favorites.

This remaster correct volume problems and several other minor issues I had with the original mix.  I hope you enjoy it!


J. Hamilton Hatch