Have You Tried Being Happy? is an exercise in honesty. Whether it’s observations about himself or the world he lives in, OKnice tackles thoughts and questions in real time along with the listener, instead of trying to give any answers. An often lighter soundscape is riddled with words of doubt and disappointment. It’s not all doomsaying, however, as the project sees the Saint Paul rapper at the top of his form mixing in humor about his life choices, small glimpses of growing up in rural Oklahoma, and verses that flex enough to impress those here for straight bars. Have You Tried Being Happy? is a project focused on mental health, growth, and figuring out what “happy” even means.
credits

Recording, mixing & mastering by Andrew Hill
Track 1 produced by Deergod
Track 2 produced by Zepeda & Akamoto
Tracks 3, 8, 10, & 14 produced by Minnesota Cold
Tracks 7, 9, 11, & 15 produced by Hex
Tracks 5, 6, & 13 produced by Zepeda
Tracks 4 & 12 produced by Metasota
Scratches on Split/Screen, Snake Oil & Brick Meets Window by Anthony Kasper
Voiceover on Pleasantville by Joe Bianco
Album artwork by Alexis Politz

Brick Meets Window

All beats by Aasir *bow*
All raps and skits by LU  *bow*

HMU ILL MAKE YOU A DUNCE CAP.

dummy /// all beats by Aasir

im truly done with whatever self righteous bullshit you bringin to the table

G.A.F_v3_roughmix4

Wish I Had Peace - Uncle T x Ozzy the Painter x Pretty Heavy

When The Tribe Could Kick It - Knucky, Mic Dos, Deo, QT Prod. Sleepless Blue

brand new raps from darren sipity and OKnice.
beat by musikal.
go and tell all your friends.

Mind Is A Computer (feat. OKnice)

Sleep Deprivation

prod. flowers in narnia

intro: 
[all my clothes are ending up with turmeric stains on them 
but thats alright cause
inflammations' bad for the body]

(i guess its cool, yup x2)

I guess it’s cool, miscommunication make us fight 
Cause you cant do knowing how I tend to spend these nights 
I’m in a pool full of distant memories, the knife, 
In my back working out the gravity it take to type 

Another message trying hard just to explain myself 
I feel like god is tryna sleep on me no way to help 
I feel like authoring my peace and then just stepping off 
The end of planet, my advantage is I’ll watch the fall 

And come back standing with more knowledge than I held today 
A birds eye view of all the beauty, tragedy and hate 
My words pursue a piece me that I can’t excavate 
I’m just gon’ dig and hopefully I’ll see the light of day 

You know I won’t baby, I been the ghost lately, I been the kid that no one offer to approach they seem 
Apprehensive when it coming to what soap facing 
But I could get it swear that I’m just so alone waiting 


On her, on who? I’m Breaking down the truth 
It’s that it never really matter til you loving you 
If In the center is your acting rather than review 
Of misstepping, you’re better than regretting every move 

Red in the face with the blues, self in resentment ensue 
Bells, instrumentals, the coup - sliding beside no ones mood 
I don’t get violent I zoom, 
I just lit violet no gloom, 
smoke in my lungs it consume 
Realizing I’m fighting my tomb oo

dayfall [prod. fleur]

FATHER//HOOD [LP]

Parseltongue (feat. sameflannel)

Indie rapper. Twin Cities. Red dirt raised. Coffee&Rap. I’m not as sad as it sounds, I just miss a lot.

Booking inquiries: liz@easytargetbooking.com
Collaboration/Beats: okniceraps@gmail.com

Brick Meets Window

OKnice

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