From the moment you start listening to the intro to the new Portals album by Mr. Forge, you quickly understand that this is not just another album, this is an experience, a full aural immersion taking you on journey through different dimensions of this auditory movie-like world that has been created.

From love to pain, joy to sorrow, losing yourself only to be found again, each track on "Portals" represents a different dimension and brings you straight into the heart and mind of Mr. Forge. Produced entirely by Southern California's very own ARIANO, Portals mixes breakbeats with live instruments, moving effortless between underground hip hop vibes and pop melodies, creating a canvas for Mr. Forge to lay down verses in his signature philosophical style.

Songs like "Paper Cuts" and "We Love You" are raw stories about painful moments which weave in and out of this album. Mr. Forge is not only elevating his sound on tracks like this but serving up an unfiltered honesty with the rasp of every vocal delivered, making you feel the turmoil of the moment.

Then there are songs like "Pills" and "Rings," which talk of a love gone wrong and the longing to find something to fill the void. Mr. Forge delivers his verses with a controlled ferocity, the lyrics heavy and introspective.

While on its surface, Portals lends itself to being a dark and moody album channeling all trials and tribulations of a life lived, there are moments of levity and optimism sewn into the fabric of the album. "Dreams" delivers a distinct upbeat reggae-esque vibe, while "Oasis" finds peace in the music, and "Solar Motivation" drops hopeful introspection on the listener.

Every track is tied to the next by a carefully laid interlude, a door into the next portal. Portals is truly a reflection of real life lived in progressive hip-hop.

Strap yourself in, because this is a journey.
Welcome to Portals by Mr. Forge & Ariano


Stream: Portals (Album)
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released December 13, 2021

Lyrics by Written by Mr. Forge & Ariano
All Produced, Mixed and Mastered by: Ariano @Arianomusic
Mr. Forge vocals recorded by Madd Maxx - Luminary Sounds, Manassas, Virginia, USA

(c)all rights reserved

EXITING PORTALS

EVERYONE featuring ARIANO

LOST (Portal)

RINGS featuring ARIANO

OUT OF SIGHT

UPLOAD (Portal)

PAPER CUTS

FORGE PORTAL (Interlude)

WE LOVE YOU featuring ARIANO

LETTING GO (Portal)

SOLAR MOTIVATION

WELCOME TO PORTALS

GOD WEAK (BABY) {Produced by 1ST SPAWNED} - off upcoming album "RUMBLE SHIPS"

Produced by 1st Spawned
Engineering by: 1st Spawned
Recorded at The Spawn Nest
Design by: Eskimo

GOD WEAK {Produced by 1st Spawned}

BMI Songwriter/Guerrilla Republik Warrior -  MR.FORGE the Cosmic Chicano, a Hawthorne (Los Angeles) California Native who resides in Northern Virginia/D.C. Forge is characterized by dualities. He is The Maker, and a true warrior. 

A proud Chicano, growing up in Inglewood and Hawthorne, California, he naturally had an analytical, mature and surreal perspective for life. Sharing a love for both poetry and music at any early age, he began to explore writing and spoken word, developing his emceeing abilities.

Receptive, through these years, through mazes of the reality of life and circumstantial lessons, Mr. Forge has gained a respect and humbled understanding of his reason for existing. A mission if you will, to vividly describe his view of the world to the world through hip hop.

Forge also known as THE COSMIC CHICANO is an emcee whom many can relate to on more than one platform.

Forging many unique styles of abstract, analytical, philosophical, and spiritual content while still capturing the realness of the hip-hip genre delivering his cool and collective lyrics in both English and Spanish.

Passionate about his mission, Forge holds true to his willingness to conform to a self-motivational mantra. 

Express, Encourage, Educate & Expand.


"Express ones views while still holding true to encouraging the human soul and educating to those to know how to discern truth to expand the minds of the youth." -=- Mr. Forge

(Courtesy of Cosmic Chicano Music/Unda Earth Entertainment/ Guerrilla Republik)

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