Instrumental: Tsurugi No Mai by Nujabes (R.I.P.)

w/ Mao!Lik (fka J. Malik @jay-lyricist)

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Go (w/ Mao!Lik)

Go (w/ Mao!Lik) Nujabes Instrumental

Produced by B. Isaac (of course)

Track Meet Athletes represent represent

Prime & Reasun (Freestyle No. 7) w/ Prime Direct

Freestyle No. 8 (prod. B. Isaac)

I made a beat. It's not mixed. Shout out to B. Isaac for the sample and the assist 💯

📸 by Timothy Cox Photography

Muckraker (Instrumental)

Figure it Out (Freestyle No. 9) prod. B. Isaac

Season's Greetings from B. Dot and ya boy Reasun 🔆

Run it Back (Freestyle No. 10) prod. B. Isaac

Freestyle No. 12 (prod. B. Isaac)

(Verse 1)
I got a whole lot to say...
Got a whole lot to do...
Feel like I been playin' catch-up
But I ain't tryna catch up to you
I'm catchin' up to me
Parts of myself that I didn't see
yeah, I'm learnin' how to be free
Still learnin' how to be me

(Hook)
Everything don't last everyone don't stay (they don't stay)
But I'm no longer lettin' that get in my way (but I'm no longer lettin' that get in my way)
Can't do it all alone I don't wanna take the weight (take the weight)
Tryna hold up the world I'm just sealin my fate (my fate)

(Verse 2)
Yo, look at the life that I created
Ego got blown up then it was deflated
The golden child said I was a great kid
I was taught distrust and self-hatred
Still lingerin', it ain't gonna last though
I take accountability for when I been a asshole
A hothead but I'm learnin' how to manage now
Rea-sun, use the fire to his advantage now
Conditioned into submission
Inner voice hijacked I ain't gonna listen
Limiting beliefs I internalized
Took me over 30 years to verbalize
I was worried bout others not carin' for myself
in the ICU they had to bring me back to health
yeah, lessons from the trauma unit
Afraid to cross the threshold but I'm walkin' through it

(Hook)
Everything don't last everyone don't stay (they don't stay)
But I'm no longer lettin' that get in my way (but I'm no longer lettin' that get in my way)
Can't do it all alone I don't wanna take the weight (take the weight)
Tryna hold up the world I'm just sealin my fate (my fate)

Produced by Billy Hoyle

Recorded and Mixed by B. Dot Isaac

Cover art by B. Dot Isaac

Atlas (prod. Billy Hoyle)

I've been frustrated about not having the resources to record. Rhetorical Artz inspired me to start doing these, and I'm glad that he did. Here's a mix of freestyles I recorded on my phone, mostly while I was in the car. 

Track List:

1. Soul Assassins Intro (prod. by DJ Muggs)
2. The GDG Ride (prod. by Louie Vega)
3. Late for Work (prod. by Kai Roberts)
4. No Budget (prod. by RJD2)
5. The Show is Over (prod. by RJD2)
6. Why Hip Hop Sucks in 2017 (prod. by DJ Shadow)
7. Spirit (prod. by RJD2)
8. I Don't Know (prod. by RJD2)

No Budget

I've been performing this song for a few years now. It's gone through a few different versions in the process. Finally releasing it, so I hope you enjoy it!  

(First verse)
Pittsburgh, we gotta mend this
our hip hop scene’s too fragmented
we need balance it be unstable
everybody cliqued up like lunch tables 
the talent here is undeniable 
we need unity for our scene to be viable 
Without the Shadow Lounge, we scattered around 
Refugees desperately need a place to get down 
proprietors seekin the next buyers
we the fighters tryna put out gentrifiers
And Burgh artists gettin burned out
people turned up but u cant get em to turnout
That’s why we made the Track Meet cypher
For the b-boys, MCs, graffiti writers
DJs & all artists alike 
We in the same game let’s take it to new heights 

(Hook)
We live this hip, hop, we’re never foldin
no reason this era can’t be golden
stay movin, we’re never holdin
new era but it’s still golden	
even if we ain't the ones who be controllin
the radio, we still make it golden
it’s up to us to come together start moldin
and when you make it, make sure that it’s golden 

(Second verse)
We love to reminisce 
about the old school but we can’t forget this
uh, the love still exists
if we livin in the past then the present gets missed
Some people gotta learn to let it live
everything don’t gotta be competitive
and even if you can’t always afford to 
gotta support others if you expect them to support you 
and I show support to many local acts
but I’m tired of seein cats spittin over vocal tracks
No respect when you perform 
how we let that shit be accepted as the norm?
gotta counteract with the true essence
teach em how and why this culture’s a blessing
What I’m vending, is mind-bending
this is the start of the transcending

(Hook)
We live this hip, hop, we’re never foldin
no reason this era can’t be golden
stay movin, we’re never holdin
new era but it’s still golden	
even if we ain't the ones who be controllin
the radio, we still make it golden
It’s up to us to come together start moldin
and when you make it, make sure that it’s golden

(Third verse)
Write like king midas, a school of old
is where I’m from take it back when the standard was gold
Vinyl’s the compound that made these rhymes bust
Naedon hooked me up with the time dust 
Just tryna speak wisdom, it’s not elitism
just a few things that I’d like to see different
The scene’s consistent enough, I’m callin bluffs
pay to play… they runnin amok  
while I'm rakin it, Pittsburgh keep makin it
Don’t sleep cuz we bout to awaken it
It ain’t radical, shows should be theatrical
I’ve seen some that need to take a sabbatical
This scene can be a let down man
Thank god we got a crew like the Get Down Gang!
and I ain’t tryna discourage 
just want you to evolve so you’ll finally flourish  

(Hook)
We live this hip, hop, we’re never foldin
no reason this era can’t be golden
stay movin, we’re never holdin
new era but it’s still golden	
even if we ain't the ones who be controllin
the radio, we still make it golden
it’s up to us to come together start moldin
and when you make it, make sure that it’s golden 

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Mixed by DJ Thermos at Tuff Sound Recording

Cover artwork by Neil Glenn

Golden (prod. Moemaw Naedon, cuts by DJ Stealth)

Golden (w/ cuts by DJ Stealth)

Wrote and recorded this for my bro Rhetorical Artz a few years ago. I used to be a real asshole at times.

Peace, love and respect to Scarface, a Southern rap pioneer and legend. 

Produced by John Bido & James Smith

Panic Buttons [Rough Demo] (Scarface - Now I Feel Ya Inst.)

Master of Ceremonies

trackmeetcypher@gmail.com

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