Just decided to jump on Grant's beat, show him your support: https://soundcloud.com/grant-ainley

A Whole New World (prod by Grant Ainley!)

I know what you're thinking, trust me when I say I'm not one of "those rappers" this is all I really have to say about these conspiracy theories... but if this gets deleted off soundcloud, we'll know why.... :o

The Illuminati Song

Be sure to pick up your copy here: https://tripled.bandcamp.com/releases

Tracklist:
0:00- Timeless
0:13- Hatching
0:27- Dumb it Down
0:42- Interrogation
0:57- Biohazard
1:12- Dead Daisies
1:27- Keep Seeking
1:42- Urtopia
1:56- Wonderful
2:10- Trophy
2:26- New Kid

You'll be able to stream and purchase the full, 11 song project for $4.99 here: https://tripled.bandcamp.com

Album Preview!! (NOW AVAILABLE!!!!!)

I wanted to conserve minutes on my soundcloud without talking so fast that people's heads hurt so I asked the Tasmanian Devil to summarize my message. 

Translation:

"TripleD hopes you had a Merry Christmas and wishes you the best for 2015. The first song off his newest mixtape will be releasing this Saturday. If you haven't heard it yet, you can download the full project for free by clicking the link. Hope you enjoy, stay tuned. God bless."

Link: http://www.datpiff.com/mixtapes-detail-2015.php?id=750726

The Tasmanian Devil's PSA (link in description)

Free Mixtape: http://www.datpiff.com/tripleD-Three-Dimensional-V2-The-Next-Dimension-mixtape.750726.html

Show Binz Nakama some love: https://soundcloud.com/binznakama

Always On The Run (prod by and ft Binz Nakama)

New song! 
Lyrics: 
(Verse 1) 
Hey, how’s it going, know you’ve been wondering
If we really exist or just live in your head
Truth is, we’re your friends, there ain’t no hate
We want what’s best for you, that’s why you hear what we say
Know how you look back on old rhymes as mistakes?
That’s how you’ll feel about this mixtape
Your songs you make now will sound strange one day
That means you’re growing, yes, but your music will never not be lame
Here’s why, what you’re trying to be, original
Isn’t at all how hip hop culture rolls
It’s cool you keep it personal and got a unique flow
But you don’t curse or brag or talk trash and expect the same results?
You couldn’t even battle or freestyle yo
Even the right rhythm got you practicing an hour or so
Just saying, I know you’ve changed and ain’t banking on trying to make it
But you’re headed for devastation the way you stay motivated

(Chorus)
I don’t care what you think, I do this for me
What I gain from this is something you can’t see
This is who I am, just as true as can be
I do this for me, yeah I do this for me

I don’t care what you think, I do this for me
What I gain from this is something you can’t see
Cuz pursuing who you be is all that you need
I do this for me, yeah I do this for me
 
(Verse 2)
I got a question tripleD, have you seen R4C?
Sorry to strike a nerve there, you thought he was history
Those sketchy years on the webcam m-i-c
Back when you actually used to mention C-h-r-i-s-t
Don’t worry, I didn’t say his name, I know you’re ashamed
Oh wait, you claim you contain faith more than you need to portray
And listeners are open hearted when you do it this way
And who you are in Him is something in music can’t be faked
Ok, whatever you say, but I know your old fans
Who liked you for a day before they saw you take a stand
If you’re asking me, I’d say you’re trying to win them back
By acting more relatable on these tracks
Don’t embarrass yourself, like I said, we want what’s best for you
There’s countless reasons we can think, and you know it
For you to quit, but it’s still something you choose to pursue
Your silly passion is the only thing that keeps you going

(Verse 3)
Sorry, I didn’t get the chance to hit you back
And when I say that I mean a literal smack
You’re just a dislike on a video got me wondering why
It doesn’t break me, just keeps questions building up inside
Creating you personified, got bigger problems on my mind
Like how I’m convinced every evil thing the Devil’s behind
The only way I stay in line is when I’m tracing these lines
Rapping is the fuel, the Divine’s the engine to drive
And the simple fulfillment I get from co-creating, side by side
Is more important than people pretending to like my rhymes
That’s all I’ll ever need to satisfy, so I’ll try and try
To do it just the way I like, until I can’t hear any lies
Whether someone relates or hates cuz I ain’t mc
Or go entirely unheard, ain’t up to me
The main thing is I never stop doing me
To me, all I gotta do is do it for me

(prod by Raynbow)

I Do This For Me

Lyrics: 
If I'm not sitting on a bus, not sitting in class
Not pretending studying on my lap top
Not working 8 hours at the back of your restaurant 
Then I'm laying in bed waiting for another day to begin
Man, I knew I was gonna miss high school
Had it so good, but that took some getting used to
Always adapting to new situations, over coming frustrations
I see a pattern taking shape here
I've been alive for 18 years
And a fraction of that was spent living in fear
Another fraction was the innocence I cherish so dear 
And life is what you make when it ain't looking so clear
Spinning outta control, everything turned upside 
Watching the loose things with no roots falling out
That's when you hold onto the few you know that matter
And they only grow stronger as you face getting battered 
So hold on through the storm although it seems endless
When the wind tries to bend it
You spend every second you're getting nurturing them
So when they say you're just a dreamer, you thank them
Cuz dreams are what the world needs now
No one knows your ocean so it seems shallow
But stand out
Who you are can't be denied
Fight the ticking clock long as your heart beats inside
Cuz which is gonna stop its rhythm first?
Time keeps going when you're in a hearse
And it ain't over when I'm in the dirt, I believe
Wanna leave a mark after my birth, more than skin deep
More than good similes, which you're gonna need to repeat
I wanna live a life you can't repeat or at the least   
Know that I went for every leap that I was free to try
With nothing more to leave behind, only dream left inside 
Is seeing my Savior's eyes when I close mine
So before I die, you'll find your boy killing time 
Get through what they expect you to 
Long as you don't lose sight of what you were meant to do
A little cynical but it's true
If you aren't killing time, it's killing you

(prod by Eisenhauer beats)

Killing Time

Another new song. Enjoy! 

Lyrics: 

Uh, I feel pressured to step out, getting shoved 
Cuz I don’t fit in, no hands in your glove
You’re pointing your finger but it ain’t outta love
If not for that, what are you living for, bruh?
Huh? Can’t hear me, too high up
Uh oh, who gave you the right to judge?
You know all about my life, where I’m from?
You think what I got in my heart ain’t enough?
Hold up, this is my life, my life
You don’t hear me giving my advice, my advice
Cuz I’m different from you, we may hold the same truth
Different views, does it matter, we find light, find light
Maybe you’re right, maybe I’m wrong, maybe you’ll find yourself singing these words to this song
Maybe we’ll wind up in the same place, for better or worse, on the same path all along but

(Chorus)
You go your way and I’ll go mine
I ain’t messing with you, I got enough on my mind
I’m doing me, and that’s just fine
Maybe not perfect, outta 10, I’m a 9

9, 9
Outta 10, I’m a 9
9/10, boy that’s 90%
9, 9
Outta 10, I’m a 9
Maybe not perfect, outta 10, I’m at 9

I know you got all the answers, Mr. Holy roller
So what do I know, telling you to get lower?
I’m like an ant from where you sit, thought you’d quit stacking bricks
I’m speaking from experience, nothing can knock your tower over?
Aw nah, it’s built too strong for that
We can’t seem to budge it (budget), cuz our pockets ain’t fat
Banking on the hand we see reaching, nothing more, nothing less
Call it 52 pickup, who’s playing with us full decks?
Not a lot up our sleeves, like my Ts 
Not the one with my leaves, the lowercase one cut from a tree
I know I don’t deserve to cast my desperate needs
At its feet, bending knee, it’s all grace, you getting me?
Right, that 10% needs improving
But what’s it gonna cost, the other 90, I’ll be losing 
Hahaha, I don’t know if I’m wrong
But I’m pretty dang good so I’mma stick with what I’m on!

(You know what it is man
There’s always a time to listen
But there’s also a time to just ignore 
If someone claims to know more than you and doesn’t seem to like the way you’re living
They better step back 
You just keep going
Stick with what you know
Maybe not perfect, outta 10 I'm a 9)

(prod by Jp Soundz)

9 Outta 10

Yup. 

Lyrics:
(Chorus)
I still don’t know what the heck I’m doing here 
All I know now is get yourself a good career
You’ll discover yourself by the end of fourth year
But I’m feeling like they’re stealing from my American dreaming 

(Verse 1)
Here we go, it’s another semester 
Study hard, go to lecture, and don’t mess up
I sleep as much as I can, making time go by faster
Still don’t feel I rest enough, huh
Study five hours, man I thought that I knew this
Barely get 60%, throwing my textbook like screw this
No gap year, just a full time student
I hate everything here, I don’t wanna do this 
Working weekends, the harder I push through this
I never felt so lazy and stupid
Someone asked me bout my social life, you know I had to laugh
Can’t remember the last time I messaged friends back 
Walking around campus, music up, headphones on
Don’t talk to me, don’t look at me, I’m in my own zone 
Yeah I hate the way I’m living, but I gotta make a living
This seems to be the only path provided by the system

(Verse 2)
I just wanna write stories and rhymes, no essays 
I just wanna live for something more than just get paid 
I just wanna see my friends again and laugh like we used to
Do something more meaningful then posting this on youtube
I know I probably should care a little bit more
About God, about others, about anything at all
But I can’t, I don’t like this, I didn’t choose this 
How can I help someone win if all I’m doing is losing
Pour it all in my music, that’s what’s keeping me going
The only time I feel alive is when I’m finally flowing
All I hear is hit the books, man I’m going crazy
Took me til 18 to learn I have ADD
What most people consider as a step on their stair case 
Is a mountain to me, I fall, land on my bare face
Still forced to get back up and try harder next time
No one understands except for God and these rhymes 

(Verse 3)
How long can I get away with bs-ing?
I’m lost with no sense of direction
All I know is all I want are all the things that don’t matter 
You won’t make it as a rapper, you wanna climb up the ladder?
Conform to these rules, then maybe you’ll be fine
Stop trying to be creative, wipe off that real smile
Welcome to reality, if you wanna survive 
It’s all about paying your debt and meeting those deadlines
Speaking of deadlines, we’ll all be dead in time
And most of us who climbed realized we have regrets with our lives
And the way we spent our time, but pay that no mind
Just educate your mind on how to pay every dime
That’s way more important than focusing on your strengths
Dreaming big, and loving people and enjoying simplicity 
You know what’s better than that, most people seem to agree
Is giving up what you love for the American Dream

(prod Rey Topol)

American Dreaming

New song!

Lyrics:
I used to believe 
That you first start off on this earth perfect and pure and eventually 
Somewhere along the line you swerve, hit the curve, fall to the curse but now I see 
That evilness was always inside of me, just as a seed
With nothing but a matter of time, before you even know
It starts to grow quick, tripped, entangling, picked you by the throat 
Now it’s in control, the mastermind behind your functions 
 Got you wondering, how did it come to this? It’s stopping at nothing
To get what it wants, demands that I sit in silence
Call up twenty one pilots, this blurry face is double sided
But I’ve decided I ain’t hiding it’s gonna have to face me
You know what your biggest problem is? You just ain’t me 
So stop fronting, acting like you’re already rid of me 
You must be kidding me, you hearing me? I’m still in this g
Go ahead and push me out your way, all you did is made me furious 
What am I finna do bout it, why, you curious? 

(Chorus)
Saint and sinner in my soul (hybrid, hybrid) 
Yelling at me right from wrong (hybrid, hybrid)
The line in my mind that I draw keeps winding
No point in trying to hide this, I’m a hybrid  

Who I really am keeps getting pushed out of control center
By this twisted version of myself who won’t let anyone enter 
One day he’s gonna watch everything he built crash down
Until then he takes advantage of every second he wears the crown 
All he wants is to do damage, that’s his only intention
To get away with the desires too disturbing to mention 
It’s a back and forth struggle for power, light vs dark 
During this life, who’s gonna get to drive this sightless heart? 
I’ve been up for days devising a plan of attack 
How I can win the position I was destined for back 
Two different hands on the same wheel, and they fight to the death
One thing for sure, this’ll continue til the driver’s last breath 
You don’t know the inner battle, just march to the beat of the drum
Won’t let you see me defeated until I see kingdom come 
You don’t know whose voice is whose, it could be me or the tyrant 
If you ever feel conflicted, it’s because you’re a hybrid 

(prod by Markezi)

Hybrid

Lyrics:

(Chorus)
I got a lot up these sweater sleeves
But I'm not here to bother with no sucker MCs
Instead of tryna prove nada, I'mma do what I wanna
I'm feeling like the Mr. Rogers of hip hop
Obviously ain't a G, cause my rhymes are rated G
I'm not here to bother with no sucker MCs
Don't really care who's hotter, I'mma do what I wanna 
I'm feeling like the Mr. Rogers of hip hop

(Verse 1)
No sense in debating what I am or am not
I'll be swinging for the fences like I'm from the Sandlot
I like the beat when it drops and rocking with a band a lot 
But they asking for another banger like Camouflage, so
Bring that beat back, I like the old school sound
Its off the scale, but still, you could say it pounds
Battle rappers know I can't freestyle, but funny how 
Turn up the piano 'cause my forte is making it loud
Or better yet, kick the xylophone melody
I came into the game, they weren't ready for me
Pretty soon, they'll know the name and what I came here to do
I be rhyming for the kids but I ain't Dr. Suess
I won't stop til everybody knows they're one of a kind
And being you makes you bright as the sun when it shines
Welcome to this neighbourhood, but its the one in my mind
Turn on any song of mine and you can come for a while

(Verse 2)
I got a story to tell, continuing as long as I'm living  
My biggest advantages are the ways that I'm different
Shout out to 4d for supporting the vision
Til my story is finished, keep recording, I'mma get it 
I like banana peppers now, a little less scared of spiders
Don't need much more than a fanta to make the boy hyper
My thoughts are so random, but can still be deciphered
Call my rhymes skinny jeans, they couldn't be tighter
Label this as my cypher, I'm only 2 records deep
The latest one on a label and independent previously
I wanna make my life count like 1,2,3
Even if half of these similes are cheesy
I'm just trying to be me, I've always done it honestly 
Since I was barely a teen, whether I'm on or off the beat 
If I ever lose track, I play the tracks to catch the tempo
Who I am is the flow, and life is the instrumental 

(Prod by Rey Topol)

Sweater Sleeves

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