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Zion I - Bird's Eye View

I Get Down - Shad

produced by Apollo Brown
vocals by Red Pill & Verbal Kent

After Ugly Heroes' 2013 classic self titled LP, Apollo Brown, Verbal Kent and Red Pill are back again with a new EP coming out August 19th.  The new EP features five new songs (including a Murs feature) and 4 bonus track b-sides.  Ugly Heroes will also being touring Europe for a few weeks this August, starting with the legendary Hip-Hop Kemp Festival before hitting London and a number of other spots (all the dates will soon be up on the MMG Event Calendar).  The new EP will first be available digitally with a vinyl edition to follow late in the year. Original artwork by illustrator Paul Grelet.

Ugly Heroes - Naysayers & Playmakers

The Last One - Heiroglyphics

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/track/2fnCoDS5rlhCMzNP5mi1YM

In 2003 I was sitting on my PC downloading countless gigabytes of Underground Hip Hop, a sub-genre of rap I had recently been introduced to. Somehow I came across this record called the "Two Headed Dragon" by Binary Star. After thinking it was really dope, I found another record called, "Reality Check." I can honestly say that record changed my life.. Shortly after being inadvertently introduced to a brand of Hip Hop i'd never before experienced, I joined a message board for One Be Lo fans where I could keep up to date with the artist's movements. In 2004-2005, I was a freshman in high school walking around campus bumping SONOGRAM in my Sony CD player. That's right kids, a CD player. It was around that same time I first met One Be Lo at a show at the California Polytechnic University of Pomona. After that show I would stay in touch with Lo every so often via the internet. Years later, around 2009, I get an e-mail from dude talking about, "Let's hoop." With no hesitation, I scooped Lo up from Senim Silla's crib out in LA, and took him to the infamous RC Sports Center in Rancho Cucamonga. I ran five on five with him, my boy D, my brother, and this kid Josh. It wasn't till after that game of five on five that I showed the One Man Army my music. Though he gave my CD a real listen and had some encouraging words for me, I truly believe it was really my jump shot that earned his respect. A little over 10 years have now passed since that day. I've been blessed to have traveled with One Be Lo on multiple tours, including internationally. We've recorded a few songs, played a few games of basketball, and have had countless hours building as brothers in Islam. Though I have known Lo for 10 years, this is the first time I have him featured on one of my songs. "All Natural," is what occurs when you let relationships build organically. Patience always prospers.. #WeAreFew

The Daisy Chain

HASEEB x Curtiss King - "All Natural" Ft. One Be Lo

Cold beat knocking while the fridge light dims
Receipts on the counter folded up like hymns
Price tags sharp, carving lines in the week
And the turkey on the table costs more than we speak

Yeah, grocery bags heavy but the wallet is thin
Panier plein, compte vide — that’s the state we’re in
We stretch every dollar like elastic grief
Inflation eating all the leftovers beneath
Bills stack tall like they’re building a fort
Every month feel shorter, every wage run short
Gas pump laughing while the needle stays low
Turkey in the cart but the pockets say no
Canned goods rising like they training for war
Cold aisle hum echoing debts at the door
We coupon clip like survival craft
And the feast on the table’s just photographed
Turkey looks rich in a broke-down home
Golden skin shining on a pay-by-phone
Inflation’s the monster at the end of the hall
Takes a bite from the meal, takes the joy from it all

Inflation cooks the rest while the week rewinds
Turkey on the plate but the debt still binds
Panier plein, compte vide, story defined
We survive one meal with a broke-down mind

Rent late, landlord tapping like snare drums hit
Work hours doubled but the pay don’t fit
Groceries ring up like a punch in the chest
Inflation bouffe nos restes while we fake our best
We slice the turkey thin, make it last all week
Stretch every grain, live quiet, speak meek
Kids ask why the treats don’t show
We blame the season but the truth runs low
Stores mark up, call it “holiday cheer”
Same old trick dressed up each year
Wage freeze colder than the freezer door
And the fridge light flicker like it can’t take more
We grind two jobs for the basic plate
Call it “hustle life”, but it smells like fate
Turkey dinner staged for a family photo
Behind the smile is a fiscal no-go

Inflation cooks the rest while the week rewinds
Turkey on the plate but the debt still binds
Panier plein, compte vide, story defined
We survive one meal with a broke-down mind

Night falls quiet on a half-paid bill
Pockets feel empty though the cart looked filled
We pack leftovers like we packing fear
Stretching every portion through the end of the year
We freeze each piece like a memory saved
But the cost behind it leaves the joy enslaved
Turkey bones piled like the math we owe
And the grease on the pan’s just another blow
We talk “gratitude”, sure — but the truth is cold
Hard to praise blessings when the heat gets sold
Inflation’s a shadow in the kitchen tile
Follows every step, steals every mile
We look at the feast like a guilty win
Cause the table’s full but the bank stays thin

Inflation cooks the rest while the week rewinds
Turkey on the plate but the debt still binds
Panier plein, compte vide, story defined
We survive one meal with a broke-down mind

Beat fades slow while the numbers climb
We chew through the moment but we’re buying time
Turkey cooling down, hope running dry
Inflation at the table and it won’t say bye

Inflation Turkey

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Put Jewels On it ft. Run The Jewels

BUY Kooley High presents... David Thompson on iTunes: http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/kooley-high-presents...-david/id482360470

Days Passed Me By

Felt  20 Answers

From Black Milk and Danny Brown's Black and Brown EP
Beats by Black Milk. Raps by Danny Brown.

CD and Vinyl: blackmilk.bandcamp.com/album/black-and-brown
iTunes: itunes.apple.com/us/album/black-a…rown/id473823389
Spotify: open.spotify.com/artist/4PSKvsYLUJf5cmWRDMzGlF

Black Milk and Danny Brown - Black & Brown

The Vibe is the first single off The Audible Doctor's upcoming EP "The Summer Tape". The second of his "Seasons" series, the EP is entirely produced by The Audible Doctor and features Oddisee, Hassaan Mackey, Guilty Simpson, Edo G, Kurious, Chaundon, Homeboy Sandman, Del The Funky Homosapien & more. 

I Get Down - Shad

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