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TB Respect - how are you  (third eye unlocked quest to immortality) [half demon half angel]

[Verse 1]
Yeah, I see you out there, with the chains and the flash
Chasing the easy money, living in a crash
You think you're a gangster, a king on the street
But all I see is a coward, heading for defeat
They glamorize the violence, they glamorize the theft
But they never talk about the time that you have left
Behind a cold concrete wall, with nothing but regret
A ghost in the system, a life you can't reset

[Chorus]
What's so great about being a criminal?
What's so great about a life that's minimal?
You're chasing the fame, but you're living in a cell
Trading your freedom for a brand new kind of hell
What's so great about being a criminal?
What's so great about a life that's minimal?
The only one you're hurting is the one in the mirror you see
Trading your future for a memory

[Verse 2]
You talk about the glory, you talk about the rush
But you're selling your soul, turning it to dust
Every single score, every single wrong
Is a brand new verse in a broken-down song
They told you that the game was the only way to win
But they lied to your face, and let the darkness in
So you can have your chains, you can have your fame
'Cause I'm too busy building, playing a different game

[Chorus]
What's so great about being a criminal?
What's so great about a life that's minimal?
You're chasing the fame, but you're living in a cell
Trading your freedom for a brand new kind of hell
What's so great about being a criminal?
What's so great about a life that's minimal?
The only one you're hurting is the one in the mirror you see
Trading your future for a memory

[Bridge]
Yeah, the pain is a teacher, the struggle is a test
And the only way you win is to give it your best
So put down the pistol, put down the disgrace
And look in the mirror, see a brand new face!

[Outro:] "Criminal, criminal..."
What's so great?
Yeah... what's so great?

What's So Great About Being a Criminal?

On episode 3 of HALFAWHOLE Radio, I catch up with Pink Siifu and talk Ensley, living all over the USA, and how it feels gearing up for his first European Tour. Use the hashtag #halfawholeRADIO when sharing on socials.

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Woodgrain Feel (feat. @PinkSiifu)

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BOSS UP! (feat. ThugYeezy) [prod. spvced]

'PREFIX' is a compiled group of demo-tracks foreshadowing some of the projects / collaborations to be heard in the near future. all tracks produced, mixed + mastered by brainorchestra & dubbed on cassette. enjoy these new raps from yours truly + the homies!

SHOUTS OUT
LORD CARTEL
JAH MONTE OGBON
GRIMM DOZA
IZZY 973

ARTWORK BY THUGMOM
ORIGINAL PHOTO BY WELLCNNCTED

SURGICAL SHIT FT. JAH MONTE

I Beg Your Pardon?
Performed by Semiratruth
Produced by Since93

I Beg Ya Pardon? (Prod. Since93)

PRiDE & PiTY

'GET A BOAT' OFFICIAL VIDEO SHOT BY JORDIE ROMEO

VIDEO : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DKMIeSvZmPE&feature=youtu.be

E-TOWN GENERAL // COPENHAGEN CRATES // FEBRUARY 4TH 2021

PRODUCED, WRITTEN & RECORDED BY BRAINORCHESTRA
MIXED & MASTERED BY BEN HIXON

ALL INFO - BRAINORCHESTRA.NET/ETOWN-GENERAL

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40° 39' 57.8088'' N - 74° 12' 3.5064'' W

Elizabeth. E-Town. Eastwick. The birthplace of Brainorchestra. A melting pot of a city in North Jersey. Cold winters accompanied by Gore-Tex Northfaces & Sour D in dutches. Summers with humid attitudes & frozen ice pops.

Within a city of vast culture & “fast” growing, living builds character in ways any city would. But the gift & curse about being from somewhere like Elizabeth is the rawness of life itself - feeling stuck & figuring a way out of a hole everyone is stuck in. Constant repetition of life & comfortability within the city that caters to everything we need.

It isn’t much like NYC, Cali or other states that have bigger opportunities since we have to gain imaginary respect from these places. But the reality is - it’s a blessing to be wherever you are from & representing the best way you can.

In this way, Brainorchestra keeps Eastwick NJ on his back with positive intent. Continuing to represent & slowly help those around him push forward is beyond what most have done for him before.

This is what legends do. This is what the truth in the flesh sounds & looks like. This is what Brainorchestra is displaying for you the people, worldwide, what it is to be from The Wick. The Garden State. Dirty Jerz - “the shadow of NYC”.

Take this record & respect it. Listen to it as if it’s you, from where you are from, & the difficulties it took to have people around the world respect & love your creations.

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Get A Boat · (OFFICIAL VIDEO IN BIO)

lyrics written & performed by I Self Devine (C. Mkali)
produced & engineered by Medium Zach (Z. Bagaason)

cover art: 
"Universal Solidarity" (2020)
painting by José Parlá
joseparla.com | instagram.com/joseparla



"The Disruptor Suite" is one of many creative reflections from democracy TBD, a series of scenario planning working groups designed to help the Democracy Fund keep pace with the rapid and unpredictable changes to social, political, and economic systems. Democracy Fund wanted to start thinking through how the current pandemic, racial unrest, and election concerns might spark a cycle of disruption and reorganization. Which aspects of our democratic system might prove more resilient, and which might be fundamentally altered.   This working group consisting of architects, professors, journalist, organizers, urban planners, strategists, futurists, artists, policy directors, and researchers were led by Democracy Fund, Dot Connector studio, and 8 bridges workshop in two facilitated discussion sessions.   The first session was around events that could trigger systems level disruptions. Participants picked a disruptor to think and imagine across the STEEP+C sectors which is looking at the possible intended/ unintended negative and positive impacts of a disruptor from a Societal, Technological, Environmental, Economic, Political, and Creative lens.   In the second session there was reflection on the potential impact of a given disruptive event using the Democracy Funds Healthy Democracy Framework. The disruptor chosen for this song was defunding the police state. The soundscape created by Medium Zach is a suite consisting of six parts capturing all of the elements of the STEEP+C sectors. This song was done in the spirit of Gang Starr’s “I’m the Man”, and “Speak Ya Clout”  .

I Self Devine - The Disruptor Suite

Listen on Audius: https://audius.co/bstfrnd/album/devotion-expansion-28889
Buy on Bandcamp: https://bstfrnd.bandcamp.com/album/devotion-expansion

Had to get some tings off my Chest. This one goes out to the frustrating intricacies of love.

1. Anahata
2. Between You and Me...
3. Migration
4. Claddagh