Writing Challenge #47
Topic: Stranded on an Island
Artist: ZST
Beat - "Starters" by @Avicenna

Yo man what's up? You see me smiling?
I just found out we're stuck on this mo-fuckn' Island.
It's getting dark, we best start preparing for survival.
Ill build the shelter you just stand there and smile.
No not you Greg, 
I was talking to the blonde with the pretty legs.
Greg go find us some food or soon we'll all be dead.
Cool. Now with the other guy out the way i can get back to checking out those leg--ahh shit hold up 
i cant think about that stuff right now,
I need to build a leen-to somehow
And find a LeeN to lean to right now!
It is kinda nice that no rents do,
But I don't think I'm gonna be having any good sex soon...
Living legend? 
Sleeping on the ground is more like the opposite of heaven's blessing.
It is a slight curse 
but shit, I've lived worse, 
I'm embarrassed to admit.
Ill keep on going until my body up and quits! (edited)
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@Zero Stress Tech
Writing Challenge #47 Topic: Stranded on an Island Artist: ZST Beat - "Starters" by @Avicenna  Yo man what's up? You see me smiling? I just found out we're stuck on this mo-fuckn' Island. It's getting dark, we best start preparing for survival. Ill build the shelter you just stand there and smile. No not you Greg,  I was talking to the blonde with the pretty legs. Greg go find us some food or soon we'll all be dead. Cool. Now with the other guy out the way i can get back to checking out those leg--ahh shit hold up  i cant think about that stuff right now, I need to build a leen-to somehow And find a LeeN to lean to right now! It is kinda nice that no rents do, But I don't think I'm gonna be having any good sex soon... Living legend?  Sleeping on the ground is more like the opposite of heaven's blessing. It is a slight curse  but shit, I've lived worse,  I'm embarrassed to admit. Ill keep on going until my body up and quits! (edited)

WC47 - Zero Stress Tech - Stranded On An Island

Writing Challenge #47
Topic: Stranded on an Island
Artist: Avicenna

Sittin in the park. Self-reflecting
See the people walking past on their path connecting
To a greater purpose that I search for in these verses
Head is full of thoughts
Think I feel it bursting - leaking on the to the page
Stranded on this island haven’t eaten for days
All I have is this beat it replays providing the heat to the flame
Got me nostalgically deeping the days
Chilling with my little brother down in Stockwood
Luton boy but get love down in Watford
The diamond int he rough city of Birmingham but my mindstate is more Oxford

Camebridge
Staying in my lane bitc
But the rap game today is a bunch of laymen spitting lame shit
Calling it entertainment
Flameless
Different day same shit
Fucking with the doc is aimless
Euthanise the game make your death painless
Avicenna my inner beast had to tame him
But still hit the snakes with the pow pow crane kick

Martial artist on his medimorphisis
But chang is slow and growth takes time like the tortosie did
Done with forcing it Im Luke Skywalking it 
SO let them talk their shit cos they’re actually subliminally endorsing it.
So till im top boy like asher d, I stay cooking up classics like mash and peas with pure passion seen
from the 
Something bout the solitude
Feel it in the follicules
Stay mediation till its inside my molecules
Used to feel stranded on an island
Usiingg their opinion as a form of guidance
But now you can go and tell a hater
That I’m breaking free of this shit like Eren Jagger

WC47 - Avicenna - Stranded On An Island

Studio Challenge #28 
Production by: @Pap
Artist: JNICER
 Topic/Theme: There’s Something About Mary

(this is a one take raw verse took a written challenge approach to this due to broken computer)


Mary froze, with a broken heart
Like there he goes
Wearing clothes he bought her, while on the stereo
His song playing and he forgot her
Everytime she fell for him he never caught her
Mary had a hard past
Her pops a hard ass, never had no moms
Took care of her lil bros never had a prom
As soon as she met nicers sketchy ass she was drawn
She saw the light in him and way beyond
But nicer was on a scary road
Just a guy from ontario
Tryna live life to the fullest and never marry hoes
Once he met mary though 
He put all his hoes down like a merry go
Never new what apart meant, till he went to her apartment
Fucked dipped, left her back and her heart bent
fucked shit, but nicer couldnt trust shit
Was it love or lust? Shit
Sometimes i wonder bout the scary old days
The old ways
Late nights thinking is mary okay?

#NLTeam

SC28 - JNICER - There's Something About Mary

Sample Challenge 33
Sample: 12_Maniac 
Producer: @JoLove 
BPM: 154 Key: CMaj
DAW: FL Studio/Mixed In FL Studio/Studio One

What did I do? I chopped up the main sample and created a loop. Then I took some more bits out of the sample and chopped them separate to create accents and other sounds. Then I went to the previous 🔵beat-challenge sample and looped a portion of the ending. After the main loop and intro were created I fixed up some drums. 2 Drum Breaks were used and a second snare was added for texture. Finally I added a bass, and arranged the beat. Enjoy!

BC33 - JoLove - Maniac Sample

LeeN SC #30
Topic: Summer Nights
Artist: AJ

Hook
Summer Nights, Summer Nights, where did you go 
Summer Nights, Summer Nights, I need you so 
Summer Nights, Summer Nights, I feel so cold
Summer Nights, Summer Nights,

Reminiscin to the times when the law could not stop us
Couldnt wait to grow up and get out but all I thought was 
One day these palms trees, that sway ontop of me
Gonna get up and leave, and plant some new eager seeds
Memories of just sweatin in my room with one fan
Tryna keep cool with everybody together jammed
Back with no responsibility, always was just chillin we,
Fought against the world, so free yet wavy like some silly string
The suns at the horizon, water’s at my feet
The temperature is risin, but i do not feel the heat
But dont worry summer heat will be back once more
Its not gone forever that I know is a fact for sure
Here’s a truth I share, to some will be out of reach
The season’s come and go, but memories you’ll always keep
Summer nights will always hold a special place in my heart 
They made who I am so winter days please do start

SC30 - AJ - Summer Nights (Take 2)

Beat Challenge #40
Artist: The Lab Catz
Title: Look! It's Santa!!
OK guys! Here is the first entry from me and the other lab catz. This started out with some piano from the xmas pack, then quickly escalated haha! In total theres samples from the pack and from elsewhere, theres also a fair amount of original notation in there both MIDI programmed and manually played. 
Hope you’re feeling it.

BC40 - The Lab Catz - Christmas Sample Pack

Artist @JoLove 
WC#64
Topic: A Blessing In Disguise
Beat: Homage Beats - "Lost In Sea" - J. Cole x Kanye West Type Beat

Verse
A gift of gab, a mix of different textures
I’ve been working on the sound,
so you can peep the session
Forgot the line, before I wrote the message
I ain’t worried about it, I’ll just have to keep it present
It’s easy to forget, so I forget
My best ideas haven’t even got to see a text
My second bests’ been said, but I forget
Black holes in my mind,
Would you believe this was before the sex?
Or the drugs, or the checks
Fore the globetrotting, picking up a city 
Like I’m picking 52, got a hand in the deck
Fore’ the recognition, and the dull from the set of the show,
When they cancel my respect
It’s all good though, It ain’t a thing
I’m talking bout’ the memory loss, 
Not talking bout’ a loss of everything
A blessing in disguise to forget what is said
It’s a blessing in disguise to hear what I forget

WC64 - JoLove - A Blessing In Disguise

Artist: Bizzle
Studio Challenge #38
Production by: @JoLove
Topic/Theme: Just Go With It.

Lyrics:

I learnt when I was young I have to savour every minute
Cos not that many people live beyond the triple digit
When you step back and realise time is not infinite
That’s when you know you gotta devise a plan to go with it

It’s too much of a struggle to go against the grain
The woods already tough so please just save yourself the pain
Living a double life with all the troubled lights
Rely on the night because you know the sun will shine again

So what we playing for? And why we changing course?
The wind beckons that direction so we’re heading north
Let the process spin the sails of the boat
If we still have the right foundations then we’re still gonna float

And raise a toast to the people we love the most
To all our friends with flows and your grandpas ghost
If you’re easy with yourself then karma will know
If you go with the flow, you’ll always know where to go

SC38 - Bizzle - Just Go With It

Beat Challenge #41
Artist: Avicenna
DAW: Studio One
Method:
Found a portion of the sample I liked couldn't get it on beat so I recorded drums firs at tempo I wanted, then warped pitched it and tuned it.Then duplicated it and pitched it down.

BC41 - Avicenna - Journey To Love

NLTeam Writing Challenge #67
Topic: One in a Million 
Producer: Knucks - Alpha House Instrumental 
Artist: Avicenna

Sometimes I get overexcited
I think I need to tone it down 
Looking back at my life at uni
Can’t believe its nearly over now
Wow
1 in a million
Yeah I kinda like the way that sounds
But I don’t really need that label cos I love being underground
Faced with ups and downs, but didn’t sit and cry and complain 
Even with that stupid bullshit occupying my brain
Yeah try n get in your head so you best mind the games
Yeah mind games

Still I chase that dream at break neck speed 
I don’t care if you hmm hmm
If try to go test me, I ‘ll reply with
hahaa
Cos realy I just feel I need to hear you lot go
Bohoo
So that I can push myself and really 
Far

Cos I’m
One in a million
Feeling next up like I’m Kyllian
Mbappe at rapping actually maybe brazillian
Like Pele
Take over the game
Leave it flames 
Make sure that people remember the name
It’s Avicenna

WC67 - Avicenna - One In A Million

Studio Challenge#40
Production by @BizzleBeats 
Topic- Behind the mask

Artist- Drou
DAW: FL Studio '21

Hook:
Propaganda
Fable telling
Lot to handle
Taste rebellion
Fact retraction
Chain reaction
Mask the massive
Fate refraction

(Verse)
I seen you act up,
So I’ve been doing the math
It all adds up
You’re livin behind a mask
I was so gassed up
By Whachu said in the past
That all ya cap cracked
The lens of my looking glass
So many half assed attempt 
To fix the breaks
Like still pullin the pills out after your sickness fades
Tried to live with color, but you turned my pigment gray,
Thought you were on my frequency,
But you’ve got fifty shades

And I'm sure you didn’t think it was the biggest deal
Noone cares about their mask until it get revealed
It’s not a violent weapon, its more of a pain brace
A lack of perception is sure to cover an ashamed face

If you don't believe me,
Try the mask,
try the mask, 
Don't you wanna finally live your life at last?
Come lie down a slimy bath 
of the cycle of deception reigniting a violent past

No! You shouldn’t be fine with that 
This your Right of passage
Now take the righteous path
Go find that mask,
And throw it inside the trash
See how much time it lasts
If it comes to life, 
we’re burnin' it right to ash

SC40 - Drou - Behind The Mask

LeeN WC#69
Topic: To The Love of My Life
artist: AJ
Beat: Acoustic SZA x Summer Walker Type Beat "Where?"

Feelings held inside are surely bound to die 
Thats why I’ll take this moment and tell you as I cry 
You’re the one for me, you’re all I want to see
Please don’t apologize, you tell me as I try 
To describe whats in my heart, don’t know if I’m justified
Wonder if I’m the one for you, afterall who wouldn’t want you too
Waking up all alone, constantly checking my phone, scrolling and scrolling old memories roaming my house is no longer a home
All I see are the parts of you, of the things you used to do
Thats when I start to remember, leaves change its september 
They’ll surely return, but the words they still burn
 Why do I even try,  because for you I’d die

WC69 - AJ - To The Love Of My Life

Studio Challenge #42
Production by: @NeiloMac
Topic/Theme: Take Time
Artist: Drou 

Hook:
(x2)
Take your time, we’ll wait until the perfect storm hit
When the day comes, we’ll go into orbit
Hit the speed of light, I’m still gonna floor it 
(Floor it, yeah)

Verse:

For real listen
I’m only 21, so idealistic
And Every day I’m feelin more hedonistic 
But the deal is that I’m 
Reaching for reason to realistic
I need to quick shift into
free existence
dream restricted
Yet I See the vision 
Believin in it to
Complete the mission
See a star born 
From a real misfit
Getcha tickets

How could I zoom?
Now im only runnin on ounces of fuel
But im bout to recoup so im 
Bound to improve 
Cuz the fountain of youth
Is a valuable tool
Doubt that I’m movin a 
mountain Or two 
But the balance is movin and
Boundaries wounded
Time’s an illusion 
So take in the view
Take in the view

(Hook)

SC42 - Drou - Take Time

Beat challenge #44 
Producer: parallaxed

DAW etc = Ableton + VSTs for days
I use a Korg antique to tickle the ivories. Launchpad + Midimix sometimes in the party.
MIDI chicanery mostly wrangled on the DAW piano roll.
From the given samples this beat uses bassdrum, percussions, snares, accents
Twinkly bell melody and vocal chops from other legally obtained samplepacks!
All other sounds are original jive using VST instruments (mostly Reaktor, Omnisphere)

BC44 - Parallaxed

Beat Challenge #46
Producer: Shrubbers 
BPM: 80
DAW: Ableton

Started off with the same melody 03 that parallaxed used and wanted to make something of a "warm embrace" so started with an accompenment for the meldoy which is the piano you hear throughout +another layer to accompanyment of that - nothing special but used spitfire audio (Labs) for the piano and some simple valhalla to give it that "Memory feel". This then had a very simple beat put underneath which some chopping and slicing to just change it up a wee bit and a small amout of percussive background noise with it to help. From there I just wanted a roaring bass that felt confident but subtle and something that encompassed you fully. So then spent about 5 hours finding the correct wavelength to then go through way too much modification, however, rangled it finally to create something that feels along those lines? But couldn't figure out how to make it any better personally but my sub tone progression is going quite nicely - and all of this had personal Eqing and only a few vst's in total with the bass having most of it- however If not it's just a juicy bass that I somehow turned into a guitar at one point haha - but yeh enjoy!

BC46 - Shrubbers

Producer: Shrubbers 
BPM: 80 
DAW: Ableton 

So I started out by chopping up the sample into bpm segments so I had stuff to play with and get a feel of how to expand this - so believe it or not, this song is roughly 90% made from the original sample. However as I was going through it became apparent i was just making random noises which then had to be pieced together so maybe not what was expected but something you might like. once the samples were chopped and sampled, some where then put into midi to then be played (maybe with more than I like to admit effects wise  ).

However made something from it whilst trying to bring forward what the sample gave where I could it different ways which lead to a simple beat with some weird effects and switch ups. In the end the dissonance effectively made me feel like I was giving in to what I wanted to do with it hence the name "lift off to depravity" haha. Might be changed to indulgence whilst I think about it. However! Enjoy, I hope it becomes something and cheers again for the sample @hughdemAKAh-weezy ! Really enjoyed going back to where I started and splicing samples to create something weirdly unique haha

BC47 - Shrubbers

Writing Challenge #75
Topic: Fighting Demons
Artist: ZST
Beat: @Pap Rome Streetz - City Sounds Pap Mix

I step into the dark, I'mma conquer my fears,
Fighting demons, shedding light, let me make that perfectly clear.
In this battle, I'm the hero, come against me you will retreat,
I'm Diablo with the flow, watch me bring the heat.

I'm armed with rhymes, knives, and full life: slicing through all with my blade,
Summoning magic spells that no one can cast away.
Life's a battlefield, some wage war within,
Defeating inner demons is a must; ain't no room for sin.

I'm in the labyrinth, exploring depths unseen,
Questing for redemption, looking around for help i might need a good LeeN.
Like a necromancer, raising spirits from the grave,
I conquer negativity, leaving no bodies in my wake.

So watch me rise, like a phoenix from the ashes,
My determination burning brighter winning all my battles: mad lashes!
I'm the rap crusader, here to slay the beasts,
In this war against my demons, I'll find eternal peace.

WC75 - Zero Stress Tech - Fighting Demons

Writing Challenge #75
Topic: Fighting Demons
Artist: Sigma
Beat: [FREE] Drake Type Beat _ Varioo

Lay awake from fear, every situation now every person dear,
Every feeling suppressed explodes, looks to be more severe,
Bad situation always around you in a sphere,
These feelings so strong makes you want to disappear,

Losing someone when no one came close,
Leave me alone, drowning from all the bullshit quotes,
Look at me like Casper the ghost,
Invisible to all n' looked at like a joke,

The pain never really goes away it stays around to float,
Teach us, without pain there isn't really growth,
Every person close to me took the knife to cut me by the throat,
Stand on my 2 feet as I approached, put a middle finger up in revolt,

Up in my head a constant reminder of why I'm fighting demons,
Living life for only a few reasons, in defense fight in whoever’s arena,
May catch a charge of misdemeanors,
Or provide something for people's freedoms.

WC75 - Sigma - Fighting Demons

Writing Challenge # 75
Topic: Fighting Demons
Beat: Reli Beats & Yardin Beats - Base de Rap Underground
Artist: Rebeka Albahari/WigglySheep

Always lost in my thoughts, hopscotch in the prefrontal cortex – I forget
Lost in my thoughts to the point I'm always forgetting
Maybe from the shit I'm ingesting
Constantly so high, might as well be in Heaven
Not a believer, I'm just a heathen,
Believe in some things, I breathe in, then release them
Sneeze out the demons 

Is there a reason? 
Or are we just fiending? 
Fiending for things just out of my reach
Just like the demons, they like to keep my secrets tucked in discretely
Perched inside my mind, they’ll be my hearse, my fondest enemy 
Retreat from my dreams, I’ve been trying to count the sheep, but lately
I’m just Bo-Beep lost in a field without her sheep,
So please let me sleep – demons sing me to sleep
Sedate me when I’m awake, create me – mouldable clay
New day, awake as a new me
My growth leaves me lonely, so when I shed my skin
I use it as a blanket – wrapped up in my past tense
A jacket of my own skin to keep me from shivering
Maybe it’s a way I hold on to the demons, 
I like to feel them breathing – reminding me that they can be
Easily defeated

WC75 - Rebeka Albahari - Fighting Demons

Writing Challenge #77
Topic: Up All Night
Artist: SigmaRaps
Beat: (FREE) 90s Boom Bap Saxophone x Chill Jazz Type Beat - "Dealing with the Devil"

Up all night, under moonlight's glow,
No sleep in sight, just letting thoughts flow,
In the quiet hours when the world's in repose,
I'm wide awake, where the night wind blows,

Stars above, they twinkle, they glisten,
In this darkness, there's a mission I'm missin',
Every second's precious, there's no time for wishin',
Up all night, I'm on a night owl's expedition,

The city's asleep, wrapped in a dream,
But I'm alive, in the silence, I gleam,
With a pen and paper, I start to scheme,
Creating rhymes and verses, it's a lyrical stream,

The night's my canvas, and I'm the artist,
Painting with words, 'cause the night's the hardest,
To catch those thoughts before they depart us,
In this sleepless world, where the darkness imparts us.

WC77 - Sigma - Up All Night

Writing Challenge #78
Topic: Angels and Demons
Artist: SigmaRaps
Beat: [FREE] JID x Dreamville x J. Cole Type Beat - | “DO IT BIG"

In the city of the stars, where the sky meets the ground,
Angels spread their wings, with halos that astound,
They're messengers of hope, protectors of the pure,
Guiding us through darkness, with love that's so secure,

Demons lurk in shadows, with eyes as red as fire,
Tempting souls with whispers, igniting dark desire,
They dance in the moonlight, with malice in their eyes,
But angels are unyielding, in the face of their lies,

In the realm of humans, the battle rages on,
Choices we must make, 'til the break of dawn,
Will we heed the angels, with their messages of grace,
Or fall for the demons, in this eternal chase?,

So remember, my friend, in this world we reside,
The angels and demons, on each side they bide,
It's up to us to choose, which path we will tread,
In the cosmic dance of life, where our souls are led.

(Chorus)
Angels in the daylight, demons in the night,
A cosmic battle, a never-ending fight,
Between the forces of good and the forces of sin,
This is the tale of angels and demons, let it begin.
Yeah, let it begin,  'cause everything a sin,
Yeah, everythings a sin.

WC78 - Sigma - Angels and Demons

Writing Challenge #79 
Topic: Attitude for Gratitude 
Beat: I finally made my own beat for one of these 😄 - 140 BPM Awake Gm 
Artist: BoarderLess
DAW: Studio One 

There’s been a lot of the pain 
But I’m lookin to be grateful 
People be praying for rain 
And I’m sittin’ here with my plate full 

I’ll always be faithful that I can improve 
And even on days that I lose 
I try to remember the stories I heard on the news
And this is the life that I’d choose 

Cause some people starving 
And others they live on the street
I gotta be grateful cause I know 
I always had plenty to eat 

I know that we wired to think of better
But I just been tired of thinking better 
 I always forget all of the shit I have 
And see shit that I want cause I think it’s better

WC79 - BoarderLess - Attitude Of Gratitude

Artist: @Jolove 
SC#43 Topic: I'll Be Here For You
Prod By: @MARK MY WORDS 
Recorded In Focusrite Scarlett 2i2

Verse Pt 1.
Everyone I seem to like, seems to want steer clear from me
Wouldn’t near associate
So what you have me left to do if I ain’t close to you?
So if you holding out like an anchor, drop dead on the ground floor
I’ll just have to match your weight, know you got me docked on your waist
And I don’t know how to stay away

Hook 
Just know that I’ll be here for you, (Just Know)
No matter whether if your here for me, (Just Know)
Just know I’ll be here for you, (Just Know)
Know I’ll be here for you, for you, (Just Know)

Verse Pt 2. 
I don’t know why you play this wicked game
Back and forth, we run our time on the dial
The sun begins to slip away
Is that your answer to everything?
Is this what you do to pass the days?
I don’t know why you string me along
You got a hold on my heart unlike any bond

Hook 
Just know that I’ll be here for you, (Just Know)
No matter whether if your here for me, (Just Know)
Just know I’ll be here for you, (Just Know)
Know I’ll be here for you, for you, (Just Know)

SC43 - JoLove - Ill Be Here For You

Artist: @JNICER
 SC#43 Topic: I'll Be Here For You
 Prod By: @MARK MY WORDS
 Recorded In Studio one 5


Care for you, its clear i do
Ill be there for you, it appears i knew
All the tough times would tear us apart
Kept a brave face on but i was scared in my heart
Tired of painting emotions and tearing my art
I remember we was smoking blunts and sharing a spark
But i was self centered the most embarrassing part
Is i never knew your true worth until u left'
Ill be here for you until my death and even after
Death these days be coming even faster
If i die will you remember me the evening after
Lifes a book im shook everytime i read a chapter
Mys lifes a movie and your the leading actor
I had a lot of questions that needed answers
Like im there for you, but will you be there for me
I need some clarity, dont take my kindness for charity or weakness
In a world wheres its rare to see or finda 
girl that will stay with you till the end of time lines up
Till niagra falls and all the greats lakes dry up
My love multiplies  for you as we divide up
Ill be here for you
Lates nights shedding tears for you
Called her back funny what a beer could do
But either way illl be here for u

SC45 - JNICER - Blow My Mind

Studio Challenge #44
Production by: @MARK MY WORDS (The Lab Catz)
Topic/Theme: Built To Last

Verse 1
Some days I feel off listening back to old tracks, 
the pages build up, as I’m skimming through my notepad,
I see the change, progress made, but my soul lacks, 
that very hunger, that passion that made me chose rap, 
caught up in doubt, see my life I have one goal that’s, 
to make a living off this music thing control cats,
with my words and my rhythms, through each verse and descriptions, 
what ya heard is my vision have the world at, 
the very palm of my hands,
get through these problems and stand, 
above the rest damn as tall I can, 
as I’m drawing my hand,  i see em taunting my plan, 
oh well fuck em let em talk as I brand, myself out there 
half of y’all couldn’t touch me, lyrically ain’t above thee, 
C-H-A mpyG, I’ll keep it a buck see, even at my weakest, 
lowest frequence run a track trust me, you wouldn’t 
rebuttal back, throw a jab, nothing!
(Hook X2)
Prophecies been told that I would fail but I’m still standing, 
the one and only champion the crown been planted, on my head now,
Manic with the pad, feel my wrath
brothers know that champ was built to last

SC44 - Champy G - Built To Last

Studio Challenge #44
Production by: @MARK MY WORDS (The Lab Catz)
Topic/Theme: Built To Last
Artist: Drou

Verse:

Constantly drifting out of an ordered state
Either it’s built to last (pause) or it breaks
Therefore I can’t depend upon what’s poorly made
Matter is conceived when the three dimensions fornicate
Energy waves that could form a rave 
Forcin me to Storm the stage
Expose them!! The story’s fake!! 
Allow me to formulate Or Narrate 
Under which conditions will your morals fade making a sore mistake

The plot thickens
Man on the moon, orbit in space
Your space helmet not built to last, 
Now your almost out of oxygen
Home boy gotta good helmet 
You wanna swap with him
Cuz the builder of his space suit was competent
Jealous thoughts In your head “rip it off, rip it!!”
He can see the problem is 
Your coming off a little to confident 
On your way to take it off of him
Friendship not built to last, now look at the consequence

Hook

If it isn’t built to last 
Under entropy it will collapse
NLTEAM rebuild it fast
Enemies gon’ feel the wrath

Shoutout to the lab cats
Looks like the cats out of the bag
Team with the skills goin mad
Thought it’s built to last, catch this frag

SC44 - Drou - Built To Last

Studio challenge #46
 Prod @MARK MY WORDS 
Topic| uncharted territories 



You better never come around here
Youll probably gag, body bags are found here
On my come up but they be tryna bring me down here
To cope with the pain we smoke and down beer
I dont allow fear to hold me back from making a crowd cheer
I only rap to express myself
Its funny how years could pass
And the peers who hated could kiss my rear and ass still
They say rap kills mama im very sorry
My heart is stuck in uncharted territories
Theres something about the new and unknown
Birds eye views but i just killed 2 with one stone
As i keep exploring i learn alot
I learned to jot my pain
In this game i think ive earned a spot
Cold heart but it be turning hot
Everytime i light the joints and burn these thoughts

(NO chorus Sorry)

SC46 - JNICER - Uncharted Territory

Studio challenge #45
Prod @MARK MY WORDS 
Topic| blow my mind 

Hook: 
Blow it, blow it, blow it baby
Blow my mind you know it baby
gimme yo mind im goin crazy
gimme that brain and blow it baby

Verse:

Blow my mind, its so amazing 
Broke her spine, the hole is gaping
Baby girl, control your shaking
Baby sit up on my face

Twerk on it
Lemme stick out my tongue, you can squirt on it
Till my face got a smirk on it
Its hard for me to stay serious i should work on it

Its hard to eat the pussy with a straight face
But your pussy really got a great taste
I can be the playboy, you can be my playmate
I can be the clark kent, you can be my bae Lane

SC45 - Drou - Blow My Mind

Studio challenge #46
Production by: @Mark My Words (The Lab Catz)
Topic: Uncharted Territory

In a world that's new, uncharted and wide,
Mysteries unfolding, no place to hide,
With courage in our hearts, we set sail today,
Exploring the unknown, come what may,

(Chorus)
Navigating the unknown, through the darkest night,
With the stars as our compass, we'll chase the morning light,
Adventure beckons us forth, in the great unknown we'll roam,
In uncharted territory, we'll make this world our home,

The map is blank, no trails to trace,
But we'll find our way in this boundless space,
With every step we take, a story to create,
In this uncharted world, it's never too late,

Fear may try to hold us back,
But our dreams are the compass, keeping us on track,
With each sunrise & every endless sea,
We'll find the strength to set our spirits free,

Through valleys deep and mountains high,
We'll reach for the stars up in the sky,
In this uncharted world, we'll face our fear,
With every challenge, we'll persevere,

(Chorus)
Navigating the unknown, through the darkest night,
With the stars as our compass, we'll chase the morning light,
Adventure beckons us forth, in the great unknown we'll roam,
In uncharted territory, (we'll make this world our home x3)

SC46 - Sigma - Uncharted Territory

Studio challenge #47
Production by: N.O. Beats (Beat Challenge #44)
Topic: One Piece remix

Yo-ho-ho, we're pirates on the open sea,
Sailing the Grand Line, just my crew and me,
Searching for the One Piece, the ultimate dream,
In the world of pirates, nothing's as it seems,

Luffy's the captain, fearless and bold,
With his Straw Hat crew, we'll find the gold,
Zoro's the swordsman, his skills are supreme,
Nami's the navigator, with a cunning scheme,

(Chorus)
We're the pirates of the Straw Hat crew,
Sailing the ocean, there's nothing we can't do,
With the power of the Devil Fruit, we're gonna be free,
In the world of One Piece, we'll make history!

Sanji's the cook, his kicks are on fire,
Chopper's the doctor, with a strength that won't tire,
Robin's the archaeologist, knowledge so deep,
Franky's the shipwright, the Thousand Sunny's our keep,

Brook's the musician, with a soul that's eternal,
And Usopp's the sniper, his tales are infernal,
We'll face the Marines and the Yonko's might,
With our bonds unbreakable, we'll stand and fight,

On the Grand Line, adventure awaits,
As we challenge the world and face our fates,
The One Piece treasure, it's out there to find,
With the heart of a pirate, we'll leave our mark behind,

So hoist the Jolly Roger, let it fly high,
We'll chase our dreams beneath the endless sky,
With Luffy and the crew, we're a family at sea,
In the world of One Piece, where we're meant to be!

SC47 - Sigma - Pirates of The Open Sea (One Piece)

LeeN WC# 79
Topic: Attitude of Gratitude
Artist: AJ
Beat: J. Cole Type Storytelling Beat - 'Sacrifice'

Look around think in terms of a life without
Ups and downs and it hurts yes without a doubt
But we astound and observe always through the drought
Now come surround and be heard, sun is shining now
Rather be passing thanks than thanking the past 
Since it’s always been that looking behind it never does last 
Images of nothing but greatness hits you up in a flash 
Cant do that without the fam so please come here hold up your glass 
Tell me what is it that your grateful for
Is it your mom cleaning up and down the kitchen floor
Is it the people that you never thought you’d meet before
Fills you up with strength to keep walking down life’s corridor
There’s no expression that could summarize my lessons 
Every moment I was stressin my mother kept all our blessings
And now some are up in heaven and some are turnt to eleven
These rhymes are not enough please someone bring me a reverend

WC79 - AJ - Attitude Of Gratitude

NLTeam Studio Challenge #47
Topic: Pirates of the Open Sea
Beat: 
Artist: BoarderLess

Yea we lookin’ for the treasure 
Pressin’ mf til they blow up from the pressure 
Cause our flows are always fresher 
Raising up the bars they gotta keep up with the measure
 
Find the chest but then we go for more 
Snitches on this ship ain’t getting stitches they go overboard
I’m on the beach so I could know for sure 
Pirates on the open sea the peace is what we going for 

Tryna find the missing piece to the puzzle 
But that shit’s buried and homie forgot the shovel 
If crews lookin for trouble then we ain’t keeping it subtle 
Like paparazzi with canons we shooting em out the bubble 
 
But I’m a pacifist I ain’t looking to ground pound
Ima find the treasure check my website for a countdown 
When you think about, listen to me in surround sound 
We all share the same X like hoes that went around town 

Most pirates acting thick in the skull
Check your X to find the next place I’m digging for gold 
Lookin for a full plate? Better stick to the bowls 
There’s only One Piece left that’s for my ignorant soul 

Cause I’m the captain of this ship 
No distractions on this shit 
Don’t wanna know what happens when 
I catch you lacking on this ship 
If you part of the crew you’re considered family 
Need to have a strong bond when going through insanity 

Cause we lookin’ for the treasure 
Pressin’ mf til they blow up from the pressure 
Cause our flows are always fresher 
Raising up the bars they gotta keep up with the measure
 
Find the chest but then we go for more 
Snitches on this ship ain’t getting stitches they go overboard
I’m on the beach so I could know for sure 
Pirates on the open sea the peace is what we going for

SC47 - BoarderLess - Pirates Of The Open Sea

Beat Challenge #50

DAW etc = Ableton + VSTs for days (fabfilter, omnisphere, kontakt etc...)

Producer: parallaxed

Delightfully simple beat, eroded kalimbas, nicely toned guitar from Kontakt, gospel+choir courtesy of the workhorse Omnispehere, hours spent whittling out lush pads in u-he Hive

Used the vocal and synth sample from the pack, the synth is heavily disguised as subtle ambience, but I promise you it's there propping everything up nice, yeah? 😉

Would be very happy for anyone to pipe out some bars over this - I can be very flexible on the structure and mix to accomodate the writing. DM me and lets collab!

The scratching sounds and vocal chops are not frozen, so this mixdown is dynamic and will scratch/chop differently every time... I'm happy to resample these for consistency but at the moment I love that it's kicking out a unique mix (fabfilter Timeless 3 and beat repeat magic...)

FabFilter Saturn 2 for character, sweet ducking with Pro-G.
Cableguys Kickstart because sidechaining doesn't need to be hard.
Pro MB + Pro L-2 to tame the mix.

BC50 - Parallaxed

Beat Challenge #49

DAW etc = Ableton + VSTs for days (fabfilter i find indispensable... try them if you haven't already, yeah?)

Producer: parallaxed

So this turned out to be an oddity, but after it began tumbling in some direction I did best I could to carve out a melodic journey that unsettles the yuletide spirit at first, then resolves into those familiar festive vibes...

As the beat develops, one of the 15 bar melodies is used wholesale and chopped up to introduce some new melodic context... then we slap you with some familiar festive hooks blending in to transform the flow.

Sleigh bells samples used, obviously. Bass drum also. Trumpets from Hark the Herald angels as provided in the pack. Fudged the tubular bells in ableton sampler for the intro lead line. 

Used tubular bells from the ableton stock for the switch up melody... woodwinds also in there. Followed top tips from Mr. Bill to optimize the sub, shout out to Slynk also for his handy HaaS width tool, imo it gives presence and character to mid sub harmonics...

BC49 - Parallaxed

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