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Every single Thursday until December 19th i will be uploading a new song! December 19th i will be dropping a mixtape "Lobster and Coke"



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“I met Spliff Hemingway back in 2012 at a Beat Fighter/Beat Battle/Hip-Hop event @ 2nd Street Jazz Club in Los Angeles. Good vibes, Good people. First time I came out it was to support one of my artists who was booked to perform. After we stayed around to support the rest of the talent & in between sets we would catch Spliff hop on stage, grab the mic with so much comfortability, & just start flowin'.

I would say about a day after that event, I contacted the event host O-Phrap interested in being a producer in the next upcoming Beat-Battle. Submitted beats & got approved. Fast forward to the day of this event, Walk in, vibe always right; Ashley-Domonique on stage hosting. Beat-Battle goes down. Didn't win but I loved the experience. Ofcourse I stayed around to support the rest of the talent, & like I expected Spliff comes out the cut, gets that grand introduction, grabs the mic, & starts GASSIN! Sometimes getting so into it he's closing his eyes for a minute. For like 5 minutes straight sometimes. The whole crowd would be so magnetic to it and gather towards the stage. Every time. For me & my team just beginning to start performing at that time, it was truly inspirational.

Went home, added bro on Facebook, reached out to find all the music online I could. All I found was one at the time. "Buddha Heads". It was only one joint. It wasn't even that long. But I must've played it all day, on the way home from school, at school, at home. I would randomly come outta no where sayin 'apple heads, cherry heads, yo' Lol. Me being a producer & an artist myself, you can tell when an artist & a producer have a good relationship just from hearing the music. Duke Westlake crafted that beat in tone with Spliff to match with clarity. 

I kept up with the movement all those years. Every music video. Every major move, including theVans Warped Tour. (Wish I could've made a show) Every single. Flighted feat. Agallah. Mr. Hemingway. Every year he mentioned his album "Water" that was coming soon. In my mind I was like how can someone hold something back for so long; because in this generation so many artist are used to making music & dropping it repeatedly. But something of this quality deserves all the time to be perfected; which I think is exactly what Duke Westlake & Spliff Hemingway did.” 

-N3 (LA On Lock)

"Wherever you go, leave a trail of light so others can find their way."          -Forces Unknown

Lil Bit of Heaven is a new single from Southern California-based artist, Forces Unknown . A member of Smashpop Collective, which also features artists like Recworm, L.O.R.D., Dominic Bowen, and DJ Limegreen. Forces Unknown has been musically involved since 1995 and blessed to perform on the same stages with the likes of Wutang Clan, Immortal Technique, Dilated Peoples, Living Legends, RA the Rugged Man, Atmosphere, Sage Francis, The Shapeshifters, Gift of Gab, Freestyle Fellowship, Mr. Brady, Cypress Hill, Psycho Realm, Far East Movement, Typical Cats, The Visionaries , Masta Ace, Jeru da Damaja, etc...
This latest track boasts a surreal, synth-driven backing that’s brimming with melodic appeal. The beat has just the right amount of bass and balances nicely with the enchanting, music. The lyrical delivery is high octane and engaging. Forces Unknown rhymes with a determined intensity. His style reminds be a bit of slam poetry, with its charismatic energy. His voice is powerful, and you could tell people would still listen to this even if there was no music at all.
As the title implies, Lil Bit of Heaven incorporates spiritual metaphors into its message of courage, love and perseverance. There’s actually some really phenomenal singing on this track, which was pleasantly unexpected as I was expecting this to be just a straightforward hip hop jam. The vocals are beautiful and deliciously soulful. Lil Bit of Heaven delivers plenty of action, while somehow managing to retain an insightful and endearing innocence.
-July 19, 2021 Anastim Ducray for StepKid Magazine

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