Stoned Ape is still a relatively new artist to the Seattle scene. Formerly HD Thuro of Stoned Ape Theory, the collaboration of himself and producer Ill Pill, releasing an EP in 2013. Stoned is now going solo, starting with this single produced by renowned local Nima Skeemz. Waves comes off of his upcoming This is Not for Your Entertainment EP which should be released this summer. 

Waves (Prod. Nima Skeemz)

There's something swimming in the water undertow
Following me out to a private archipelago
I tried to let it get a hold and pull me under
See if I could hold my breath
Down to the bottom of the ocean
Where the waves and the whales rest

But I know where the skies meet the water like my Mother or my Father
I was raised by the sea
And every day the tide pulls away only to return again 
Like a breath traveling in and out of me

I need to breathe.

I hear the waves crashing overhead
I see the sky through an aqua lens
I feel the current take me where it pleases
This journey gives me something to believe in

But I know where the skies meet the water like my Mother or my Father
I was raised by the sea
And every day the tide pulls away only to return again 
Like a breath traveling in and out of me

I need to breathe. 

I remember days sitting in the sand
Letting the sun burn our skin
I remember days swimming through the waves
Drifting away

I know where the skies meet the water like my Mother or my Father 
I was raised by the sea
And every day the tide pulls away only to return again 
Like a breath traveling in and out of me

I need to breathe. 

Recorded and Mixed at The Ruby Room in Seattle, WA
Artwork by Jordan NIcholson

Breathe

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Stoned Ape - The Sound


Produced by Ill Pill
Recorded, mixed, and mastered at Ruby Room, Seattle, WA.
Additional production/instruments by Elan Wright and Nima Skeemz.

Stoned Ape - The Sound

Bouncy Hype rap beat with hype synth lead melody

Skies MP3 (Prod Stradfather)

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From the lo-fi beat archives. 

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Piano Days - Lo-fi beat

Remixed I Get the Bag by Gucci/Migos. Beat came together using a sample from #Splice and some interpolation. Then I hopped onto YouTube, came across this acapella, and everything fell into place.

<3 if you want the instrumental uploaded

Mixed/mastered by Elan Wright at the Ruby Room, Seattle. 
Cover design by Fadeev Egor @fadeev.lab (on instagram)

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Gucci Mane feat. Migos - I Get The Bag (Ill Pill Remix)

An emcee is more than an entertainer, more than an orator, more than a poet. Training in philosophy has allowed me to dissolve borders between ideas and let my mind wander freely. I rap because, like my mind, verbal expression has no boundaries. My songs and their lyrics are the most accurate expression of my mental states and processes. I write with no clear goal or direction, for to do so is to narrow my scope. I can only open my mind and show you what’s inside. That is how I let you know that I’m real.