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Temp (Cigarettes unofficial remixes)

LIFE LESSONS POETICALLY 

about the album:

Life Lessons Poetically is a reflection of lived experiences by King Kimbit, born as Nguyễn Anh Thư, daughter of two educators from the Vietnamese “boat people” diaspora whose refuge on turtle island had brought them together. This collection of poems, along with the respective musical arrangements, illustrate the lessons learned and insight gained so far in the quarter century of the journey through intersections. Despite the inevitable presence of oppressive white supremacy and patriarchy, there is beauty in telling stories of life and death, revealing the healing and survival of women and the world. 

“My mission is to instill the vision that still, we glisten, and to continue to remind us that no light can blind us when standing in truth”.     

To watch in silence as the world around you burns to ashes, is to add wind to the fire, helping it grow. No longer can I hold my tongue as ignorance reigns supreme convincing my people there is a drought in knowledge, when in fact there is limitless light abundant in each and every one of us. I know for a fact that if we all lit up together in love and unison, the sun would acknowledge our harmony and shine on us rewardingly. 

To achieve peace, its absence must first be acknowledged. To heal pain, its root causes must be identified and addressed. The collective breath of the universe is escaping from our dialect, swept away to be hidden under the rug of mindless propaganda, along with discourse on our collective trauma. Let us remove the constrictive hands of deception from our necks, and allow ourselves to inhale. I invite you, whenever you are ready, to join me as i learn to breathe.

credits & acknowledgements:

As a resident of Ottawa, Ontario, I would like to acknowledge that most operations for this project have been conducted here, on traditional unceded and unsurrendered territory of the Anishnaabeg Algonquin people. To them, I extend my gratitude. My life, and therefore this album, would not be possible without my parents Nguyen Hong Nhung and Duc Tam. Thank you, mom and dad. 

I would like to thank Anthony Bansfield for encouraging me to apply for the grant that sparked the creation of this album, and a big thanks to Lillian Allen for inspiring you. Thank you to Canada Council for the Arts for granting me the funds, and to the City of Ottawa for the same. Thank you Kahlil and the Lawson family in Mandeville for their generous hospitality during my stay. Thank you Cill Awesumore for the connection. Thank you Thais Davis for the hospitality and connections when I stayed in Georgia. Thank you to the Henry family for allowing and encouraging me to record Dovi’s work. Thank you Wahid Gomes at Dammahum Recording Studio, VinDon at Rudebwoy Studios, Carde Blanche at Audio Valley, Clayton Connell at InHouse Studio, Sergio Guerra at The Grotto, and Maxhole for helping me with the recording process. Thank you Black Wax [Peterson Altimo (bass), Robbie Rigg (guitar), Salah Adam (drums)] for working tirelessly with me on all the band tracks. Thank you everyone who has touched the pen or mic for a piece on the album. All tracks mastered by Phame 1. 

Just as importantly, thank you activists and community organizers for all the work that you do. I wouldn’t be me without you. I’d also like to thank my partner PJ “Buck Zero” Williams for being by my side throughout the creation and production of this album. 

From the bottom of my heart, thank you to everyone who has touched me, encouraged me, and inspired me through the journey, and to those who allow me to do the same for them. Nothing would be possible without you!

Album artwork by Anne-Marie Altimo and Vu Thai

LIFE LESSONS POETICALLY

Produced by Goldstripes

Recorded & Engineered by Quest at Dreamland and by Deflare at Real House of Ensemble

Ottawa, Canada

Lyrics:

[ Intro ] (from 2021 protest led by Association of Palestinian Arab Canadians)

Sarah Wazzi of Palestinian Youth Movement Ottawa: I know that a lot of us come to these protests kind of as a reactionary event.

Peaceful Protesters: 1-2-3-4, we don’t want your dirty war!

Speaker 2: Nous demandons au gouvernement Canada d’exiger un arrêt immédiat de ces actes violents et oppressifs en prenant les mesures suivantes…  

Peaceful Protesters: 5-6-7-8, stop the killing, stop the hate!

Sarah: We all have a duty to organize ourselves.


[ Verse 1 ] Asuquomo

Crier six un trois 
took no ease off the gas to be this way 
Fam I seen this day 
Swear if I had one wish It’d be free ye 

Buh it’s mad
N it’s Stuck in the air 
like we lost one of ours in the yard 

Can’t give up trying * sighs can’t give a flying! 

Felt that heartbreak pierce my heart like a big hole 
Pressed my palm on my chest it was hand-held 
Trade in strength on limited patience
Big sign say go loud like a ban bell

Once it’s peak just know we can’t refrain
Broke that seal then I pose like it’s me day
Took that shot to the head for the delay
Get your mans he got spun by the dj

Dunno when to jump for the replays 
Dunno when to duck for the smoke
Dunno when to catch a vibe 
can’t catch a break
Dunno when to catch a movie reference
Catch a case from Charlie
We acting dangerous are we 
I dun mean to rile you up But 
I’m more like Huey than Riley

You’re just a doughnut 
you're a doughnut muncher with a mid right hook and a piss poor aim… 
you’re not savaged, you’re cooked

Northsidedededeede truly yours
Swear to God I gave up my floors
Been off the wall been bout the cause
Tongue in cheek backs to the wall 
butts getting kicked but hands get put on em
Hands get put on em all 
Hands get on em piggies In brawls 


[ Hook ] Asuquomo & King Kimbit


Fuck 12, fuck 12, fuck 12 
May we be peaceful: Abolish police 
(x12)


[ Verse 2 ] King Kimbit

State of emergency
Give us the money back, we need it urgently
Paying police with our taxes is hurting me
Stacking their pockets while we get no access to services

Watch all the violence expose 
So bright they burn in a screen full of smoke
Sunshine list when you’re on the bankroll
Who pays the price when they put on a show?

Meanwhile I’ll have to fight other artists for a bite
Of some funding from the government if I fit the prototype

We’re applying for grants; 5-0’s granted dollars in the billions by our taxes
I’m taking a stand, can’t stand by passive 
With bloodsucking bed bugs in a mattress
Whoa

I’m unplugging the plastic
These thugs wanna practice running their games
Pretending they’re lame when their homies attack us
They claim to be lacking and say understaffing to big up their asking
But really they’re laughing and fooling what happened, they’re choosing inaction

These hooligans capping and rudely enacting a war on the people who aren’t deceitful
Unwarranted sequels are warnings of lethal attacks on our equals
But we will prevail and any weapon shall fail
Should they be formed against us hidden within the details

[ Hook ] Asuquomo & King Kimbit


Fuck 12, fuck 12, fuck 12 (x4)
May we be peaceful: Abolish police (x8)

Fk12frfr Pt. II ft. Asuquomo

Produced by Goldstripes

Recorded & Engineered by Quest at Dreamland and by Deflare at Real House of Ensemble

Ottawa, Canada


Lyrics:

[ Intro ] (from 2021 protest led by Association of Palestinian Arab Canadians)

Sarah Wazzi of Palestinian Youth Movement Ottawa: I know that a lot of us come to these protests kind of as a reactionary event.

Peaceful Protesters: 1-2-3-4, we don’t want your dirty war!

Speaker 2: Nous demandons au gouvernement Canada d’exiger un arrêt immédiat de ces actes violents et oppressifs en prenant les mesures suivantes…  

Peaceful Protesters: 5-6-7-8, stop the killing, stop the hate!

Sarah: We all have a duty to organize ourselves.

[ Verse 1 ] Asuquomo

Crier six un trois 
took no ease off the gas to be this way 
Fam I seen this day 
Swear if I had one wish It’d be free ye 

Buh it’s mad
N it’s Stuck in the air 
like we lost one of ours in the yard 

Can’t give up trying * sighs can’t give a flying! 

Felt that heartbreak pierce my heart like a big hole 
Pressed my palm on my chest it was hand-held 
Trade in strength on limited patience
Big sign say go loud like a ban bell

Once it’s peak just know we can’t refrain
Broke that seal then I pose like it’s me day
Took that shot to the head for the delay
Get your mans he got spun by the dj

Dunno when to jump for the replays 
Dunno when to duck for the smoke
Dunno when to catch a vibe 
can’t catch a break
Dunno when to catch a movie reference
Catch a case from Charlie
We acting dangerous are we 
I dun mean to rile you up But 
I’m more like Huey than Riley

You’re just a doughnut 
you're a doughnut muncher with a mid right hook and a piss poor aim… 
you’re not savaged, you’re cooked

Northsidedededeede truly yours
Swear to God I gave up my floors
Been off the wall been bout the cause
Tongue in cheek backs to the wall 
butts getting kicked but hands get put on em
Hands get put on em all 
Hands get on em piggies In brawls 


[ Hook ] Asuquomo & King Kimbit


F 12, f 12, f 12 
May we be peaceful: Abolish police 
(x12)


[ Verse 2 ] King Kimbit

State of emergency
Give us the money back, we need it urgently
Paying police with our taxes is hurting me
Stacking their pockets while we get no access to services

Watch all the violence expose 
So bright they burn in a screen full of smoke
Sunshine list when you’re on the bankroll
Who pays the price when they put on a show?

Meanwhile I’ll have to fight other artists for a bite
Of some funding from the government if I fit the prototype

We’re applying for grants; 5-0’s granted dollars in the billions by our taxes
I’m taking a stand, can’t stand by passive 
With bloodsucking bed bugs in a mattress
Whoa

I’m unplugging the plastic
These thugs wanna practice running their games
Pretending they’re lame when their homies attack us
They claim to be lacking and say understaffing to big up their asking
But really they’re laughing and fooling what happened, they’re choosing inaction

These hooligans capping and rudely enacting a war on the people who aren’t deceitful
Unwarranted sequels are warnings of lethal attacks on our equals
But we will prevail and any weapon shall fail
Should they be formed against us hidden within the details

[ Hook ] Asuquomo & King Kimbit


F 12, f 12, f 12 (x4)
May we be peaceful: Abolish police (x8)

Fk12frfr Pt. II ft. Asuquomo (Radio Edit)

Paɪsiːz World (feat. King Kimbit) & Penitentiary Interlude (Prod. by P.Picasso)

Canadian (Ottawa) beatmaker Jeepz returns with his highly-anticipated 50th collection of instrumentals Soul Spins. Celebrating the three-year journey from the first instrumental release in February 2012 to now, Soul Spins features the voices and talents of an array of artists Jeepz has encountered along the way. 

With guest features from an array of collaborators new and old, from longtime partners Just Poets to highly acclaimed Californian emcee Blu, Jeepz has fused the work of spoken word poets, emcees, DJ's, singers, musicians, and visual artists from Canada the U.S. and France, with his ‘vintage futuristic boom-bap’. 

From soulful and mood-setting smooth joints, to gritty and hard-hitting bangers, Soul Spins embodies the Jeepz sound. Lush, layered, and head-nodding instrumentals that feel like classic hip-hop and 2015 collided over dusty drum breaks.
credits


Coda [Ft. Jenna Whiteley & King Kimbit]

Life is love. Love is life.

Purchase: 

Buck Zero: http://www.buck-zero.com/

Klubba Lang Beats: http://klubbalangbeats.com/

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King Kimbit - L.N.W.Y.T (feat. Buck Zero) [Prod. KLB]

Produced by Khamali Jordan https://soundcloud.com/user-796078147
Back-up vocals by Se'lah Genesis http://selahgenesis.com

Songs For A Boy (but none in particular)

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King Kimbit - Smooth Criminal [prod. Khamali Jordan]

Produced by Carde Blanche https://soundcloud.com/cardeblanche

King Kimbit - Next Man [prod. Carde Blanche]

Open Roads - Maxhole Edison ft. King Kimbit https://soundcloud.com/maxandeyeda
Produced by On Ice https://soundcloud.com/on-ice

Released 2015

Maxhole Edison -  Open Roads X On Ice Feat King Kimbit

This is an Eden Tates Remix of Cigarettes, off of Songs For A Boy (but none in particular) by King Kimbit.

Download the original track and make your own remix!
https://kingkimbit.bandcamp.com/track/cigarettes

King Kimbit - Cigarettes [Eden Tates Remix]

Remix of King Kimbit's Cigarettes: https://kingkimbit.bandcamp.com/track/cigarettes

King Kimbit - Cigarettes (Gloria Guns Remix)

HOME w/ Black Wax

Home

19. LOVE IS ft. Buck Zero
 ( Love Is A Pyramid Scheme Remix ) prod. SOS Dynamikz

Written by: Buck Zero & King Kimbit
 | Vocals: King Kimbit & Buck Zero | Produced by: SOS Dynamikz
 | Recorded at: Rudebwoy Studios/ Muziktopia, Mandeville, JA


Mastered by Phame 1

Love Is ft. Buck Zero

Fight For Abdirahman ft. Just Jamaal

17. LEES 

Written by: King Kimbit 
 | Vocals: King Kimbit | Guitar: King Kimbit
 | Recorded at: InHouse Studio, Ottawa, ON


Mastered by Phame 1

Cinepoem!
https://vimeo.com/242003196

Lees

Perspective

15. REMEMBER 
 prod.  SOS Dynamikz 

Written by: King Kimbit
 | Vocals: King Kimbit | Produced by: SOS Dynamikz
 | Recorded at: Dammahum Recording Sudio, Roswell, GA / Muziktopia, Mandeville, JA


Mastered by Phame 1

Remember

Out Bound

10. FK12FRFR ft. Most High & Cannon2x
 prod. G.I.B

Written by: Most High, Cannon2x & King Kimbit
 | Vocals: Most High, Cannon2x & King Kimbit | Produced by: G.I.B 
 | Recorded at:  Dammahum Recording Sudio, Roswell, GA / The Grotto, Hull, QC / Audio Valley, Ottawa, ON / G.I.B Productions, Mandeville, JA


Mastered by Phame 1

FK12FRFR ft. Most High & Cannon2x

9. MISTAKEN IDENTITIES by Rational Rebel / A POEM FOR SANDRA BLAND 

Written by: Rational Rebel & King Kimbit
 | Vocals: Rational Rebel & King Kimbit | Guitar: King Kimbit
 | Recorded at: Maxholes Room, Toronto, ON

Mastered by Phame 1

Mistaken Identities by Rational Rebel // A Poem For Sandra Bland

Poison

7. DEVLO
 with Larissa Desrosiers & RJ Jones

Written by: King Kimbit
 | Vocals: Larissa Desrosiers & King Kimbit | Drum: RJ Jones | Shaker: RJ Jones
 | Recorded at: Audio Valley/InHouse Studio, Ottawa, ON

Mastered by Phame 1

DEVLO

6. WORK ft. Britton Writes
 with Black Wax

Written by: Britton Writes & King Kimbit
 | Vocals: King Kimbit & Britton Writes | Drums: Salah Adam | Bass: Peterson Altimo | Guitar: Robbie Rigg  
 | Recorded at: Audio Valley, Ottawa, ON / Rudebwoy Studios, Mandeville, JA


Mastered by Phame 1

Work ft. Britton Writes

5. MY ODE TO MR. MARTIN
 with Rae Smith

Written by: King Kimbit
 | Vocals: King Kimbit & Rae Smith | Keyboard: Rae Smith
 | Recorded at: Audio Valley/InHouse Studio, Ottawa, ON

Mastered by Phame 1

My Ode To Mr. Martin

4. TEMP
 ( Cigarettes Remix ) prod. Buck Zero

Written by: King Kimbit
 | Vocals: King Kimbit | Guitar: King Kimbit | Produced by: Buck Zero
 | Recorded at: Black Starliner/Blue Lit Temple, Ottawa, ON


Mastered by Phame 1

Temp

3. INSTITUTIONALIESD

Written by: King Kimbit
 | Vocals: King Kimbit
 | Recorded at: Black Starliner, Ottawa, ON


Mastered by Phame 1

Institutionaliesd

2. STILL HERE 
 with Salah Adam & SoulGook

Written by: King Kimbit
 | Vocals: King Kimbit | Drums: Salah Adam | Đàn Bầu: SoulGook 
 | Recorded at: Audio Valley, Ottawa, ON / Poison Stringed Recording Studio, Anaheim, CA

Mastered by Phame 1

Still Here

Purple Hearts

Healing Trauma From The Projects

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