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elePHANT Gerald - Death Rattle

he asked for it

This is an archive of The Clean Up Hour. Tonight's All Things Considered makes the case for Cleen, the Lancaster MC who might keep a low profile, but has been dropping projects for 20 + years that have always been guaranteed to be quality. Cleen's commitment to the old school of hip hop has never come at the cost of his willingness to express himself, leading to a confidence in character and view that makes his work worth diving into (which, as always, I hope I have made the case for you to do, all things considered). Having discovered his music through the Datpiff archive before its disappearance, he has also become, to me, a symbol of the importance of maintaining a healthy online ecosystem for a genre that remains under attack whilst experience an ever-greater existential crisis. So, if you're not familiar, it's time to get familiar. 

I didn't get too much into the groups he is in tonight (and forgot to grab selections from Rhyme Village's Carcass in the Desert, damn it!), but most tracks are by Cleen unless listed otherwise. 

A Little Something About the Author
Tribes & Stuff
Outstanding
Wordplay King (Kid B & Cleen)
Broke as Fuck (1998 Demo)
Numb
Fast Food For Thought
Ying Yang Brothers (Well)
A Few Fat Lines (Unseen Tekneeks)
Rubber Ducks and Alcohol (with Candlespit Collective)
Saves the Stubs 
Veteran's Day (Live in Brooklyn)/You have heard me...
Chosen One
From Here To Fame
Digital Bravery
Double Click
Walking Contradiction
Monster Under the Bed
1976
Mid-Life Thesis
Obsolete Medium
Sunny Day in California
Right There/Dee is dating a rapper
Smoke Filled Room
More Than You'll Ever Know
Get To Know You
More Than That (feat. Gadget1)
Reason
Dan Rather/the messiah
The Salmon
Sand Trap
Currency & Clips (feat. Lega-C)
Night Breeze (feat. Akword Actrite)
Palookaville
Chevron Blues... and Reds
A Little Slice of Heaven 
California Acid Rain Drought
Dusk Driver
Brown Bonneville
Christmas Lights

BONUS:
99 Condomz
H.A.M On Everything
Little Brother Is Watching You
Big Brother/Ice Storm Interlude
Sleepy Follow/Diabetes Generation
'Til The Wheels Fall Off
The Swan Lake By My House
Not an Emcee
Hood Classic/It's a Sweater! (feat. Gadget1)
Cellar Door
Walking Uphill
Black & White TV
In '79 (feat. Mr. P-Chill)
Movie Night (feat. Awol One & Whut I AM)
Ca$h4gold

The Clean Up Hour, Mix 384 (August 21, 2026): All Things Considered #85 [Cleen]

Quill - Welcome To The AV

Dead Brand - It Is What It Is

elePHANT Gerald chopped the drums
Kid B dismembered the sample
Cleen ghostwrote his own verse

unreleased

Dead Brand - It Is What It Is (Leaked version)

They call me Cleen. I'm an MC from Lancaster, California. I'm currently in 3 crews: Rhyme Village, Dead Brand & The Ambiguous Vagabonds. As of now (2026) I've been an MC for 30 years. Download my albums on iTunes or right here off this site. If you want to order a hard copy cd, you can hit me up directly. All my mixtape material you can download off this page for free. I'm also on all streaming services.

elePHANT Gerald - Death Rattle

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