Homeroom Hero
by Mario Marcaida / CTRL ROOM

A mixtape memoir of late bells, lunchroom stories, and scotch-taped cassettes.
From blacktop dreams and rice stains on white uniforms, to doodles in margins and mixtapes played in crowded classrooms.

This album isn’t just about public school — it’s about every note passed, every transfer slip collected, and every quiet moment where you felt unseen but kept writing anyway.

Fast raps, Tagalog jokes, cafeteria slang, and city kid chronicles blend into a coming-of-age soundtrack straight from the Sco (San Francisco).
The first chapter before “Higher Education” — an echo from the CTRL ROOM.

Still scribblin’. Still spittin’. Still here.

Calculate That

Fog and Faders

Two Timelines isn’t just an album. It’s an open file, a raw confession, and a late-night conversation with the parts of ourselves that question everything.

“USA Inc.” is an artistic exploration of how it feels to live in a system that measures us in numbers and paperwork. Inspired by stories and theories that question who really holds power, this song doesn’t claim historical proof. It asks what if there’s truth in how it feels.

Whether or not the paperwork truly enslaves us, many of us do feel more like products than people. This track, and the album as a whole, is about that questioning spirit. It isn’t about proving facts, but about the deeper truth behind our frustration, skepticism, and longing for real freedom.

From the reflective honesty of “Cute Numbers,” counting every real play and human heartbeat, to the confrontational fire of “USA Inc.,” this album traces two timelines: the official story we’re taught and the hidden narrative that keeps us awake at night.

It isn’t here to give answers. It’s here to ask louder questions.

Real plays over fake millions. Truth over silence. Read between the lines or live blind for life.


Fog and Faders

Mario Marcaida, Jr.

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