DL is the second release off of Upstate NY rapper and producer Sammus' sophomore album, PRIME. DL tells the story of what happens when people are backed into corners regarding important pieces of who they are. As human beings we often have one of several reactions to being told that our behaviors, desires, needs, and wishes are unacceptable. Some of us might hide and become reclusive. Others might begin to engage in an elaborate and exhausting performance. There are also those who might grow spiteful and try to inflict pain -- on themselves and/or others. Finally there are those who say f*ck it and let other people deal with their own hate. Through its chorus "DL" tries to push people in the latter direction.

PRIME will be dropping on July 18th at http:/www.sammusmusic.com.

Written, Produced & Performed by Sammus 
Sample: Mildness by Jean Claudric 
Mixed by Joshua Applebee at Sugar Hill Studios, Houston, TX
Mastered by Wes Coas of Sounds Right Mastering

DL [prod. Sammus]


PRIME is the sophomore release from upstate NY producer and rapper Sammus following the success of her 2012 album M'other Brain. Purchase it for $7 on Bandcamp today!

Buy Link: sammusmusic.bandcamp.com/album/prime

It has been a year since Sammus fought and destroyed M’other Brain. The experience left her drained and questioning her desire and ability to continue in her line of work. Since that time she has been healing by taking a step back from the field and serving in an advisory role for a group of promising young bounty hunters. Floating across galaxies in a self-funded space station, Sammus spends her days training the group of ingénues in all her skills.

One afternoon during a session she is pulled aside by the ship’s captain. For the past several hours the crew has been picking up distress calls and SOS signals that have been sent by Lib Front, a group of self-proclaimed freedom fighters on a nearby planet. Most notably they have been adamant that they are being attacked by a legion of alien soldiers operating under the leadership of a warlord known only as Light Sammus. Carrying a price tag of millions, Light Sammus has been rumored to be the force behind the destruction of countless civilizations across the galaxy, but most importantly for Sammus, her presence has meant the ruin of Sammus’ good name.

Without a moment’s hesitation our young heroine issues a code red, instructing her students to immediately disembark from the space station as it has now become mission control for the journey to capture Light Sammus. Welcome to PRIME.

Reset [prod. by Sammus]

Pity Party feat. Open Mike Eagle [prod. by Sammus]

PRIME is the sophomore release from upstate NY producer and rapper Sammus following the success of her 2012 album M'other Brain. Purchase it for $7 on Bandcamp today!

Buy Link: http://sammusmusic.bandcamp.com/album/prime

It has been a year since Sammus fought and destroyed M’other Brain. The experience left her drained and questioning her desire and ability to continue in her line of work. Since that time she has been healing by taking a step back from the field and serving in an advisory role for a group of promising young bounty hunters. Floating across galaxies in a self-funded space station, Sammus spends her days training the group of ingénues in all her skills.

One afternoon during a session she is pulled aside by the ship’s captain. For the past several hours the crew has been picking up distress calls and SOS signals that have been sent by Lib Front, a group of self-proclaimed freedom fighters on a nearby planet. Most notably they have been adamant that they are being attacked by a legion of alien soldiers operating under the leadership of a warlord known only as Light Sammus. Carrying a price tag of millions, Light Sammus has been rumored to be the force behind the destruction of countless civilizations across the galaxy, but most importantly for Sammus, her presence has meant the ruin of Sammus’ good name.

Without a moment’s hesitation our young heroine issues a code red, instructing her students to immediately disembark from the space station as it has now become mission control for the journey to capture Light Sammus. Welcome to PRIME.

Success  feat. Chance Fischer [prod. by Sammus]

PRIME is the sophomore release from upstate NY producer and rapper Sammus following the success of her 2012 album M'other Brain. Purchase it for $7 on Bandcamp today!

Buy Link: http://sammusmusic.bandcamp.com/album/prime

It has been a year since Sammus fought and destroyed M’other Brain. The experience left her drained and questioning her desire and ability to continue in her line of work. Since that time she has been healing by taking a step back from the field and serving in an advisory role for a group of promising young bounty hunters. Floating across galaxies in a self-funded space station, Sammus spends her days training the group of ingénues in all her skills.

One afternoon during a session she is pulled aside by the ship’s captain. For the past several hours the crew has been picking up distress calls and SOS signals that have been sent by Lib Front, a group of self-proclaimed freedom fighters on a nearby planet. Most notably they have been adamant that they are being attacked by a legion of alien soldiers operating under the leadership of a warlord known only as Light Sammus. Carrying a price tag of millions, Light Sammus has been rumored to be the force behind the destruction of countless civilizations across the galaxy, but most importantly for Sammus, her presence has meant the ruin of Sammus’ good name.

Without a moment’s hesitation our young heroine issues a code red, instructing her students to immediately disembark from the space station as it has now become mission control for the journey to capture Light Sammus. Welcome to PRIME.

All songs except track 13 (mixed by Eightsense) mixed by Joshua
Applebee at Sugar Hill Studios
All songs mastered by Wes Coas at Sounds Right Mastering
Album artwork by Gabriel Eng-Goetz
Label: NuBlack Music Group [NBMG] 

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THANK YOU TO THE FOLLOWING
My family • My friends • My label • My supporters • Artists worldwide

SPECIAL THANKS TO:
Samus Aran • N'Dri Assie Lumumba • Aryol Prater • Open Mike Eagle • Mega Ran • Kelechi Aharanwa • Chance Fischer • Alec Lomami • Ithaca Underground • Team Unity • Helen Kuveke • Jason Malig • Ayo Adigun • Justice League Crew DJs • BGPSA Board 12-13 • Lioness Den ENT • Russell Guess • Justin Lewis • Joshua Applebee • Wes Coas • Eightsense 

Nu Black [prod. by Sammus]

"Power-Ups" is the first drop off Sammus' Metroid-inspired EP "Another-M." The track follows the game's protagonist,  Samus Aran, as she acquires each of Metroid's classic power-ups, from the "Maru Mari" power ball to the deadly screw attack. 

Buy the EP: http://sammusmusic.bandcamp.com/album/another-m

Website: http://sammusmusic.com
Twitter: http://twitter.com/sammusmusic
Lyrics + explanations: http://rapgenius.com/Sammus-power-ups-lyrics

For more information on Another-M: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=INR2NWztR5U
+ http://bit.ly/sammusmusickickstarter

Mixed + Mastered by the Ambulance Factory: http://www.theambulancefactory.com

Power-Ups [prod. Sammus]

WELCOME TO ANOTHER M...

ANOTHER M IS A SEVEN-TRACK EP THAT RETELLS THE STORY OF INTERGALACTIC BOUNTY HUNTER SAMUS ARAN FROM THE CLASSIC NINTENDO GAME METROID AS SHE IS IMAGINED BY PRODUCER, RAPPER, AND FEMINIST WARRIOR SAMMUS.

USING THE VEHICLE OF SELF-PRODUCED HIP HOP BEATS INSPIRED BY THE GAME’S SOUNDTRACK IN COMBINATION WITH HEARTFELT LYRICS AND DELIVERY, SAMMUS TAKES LISTENERS ON A JOURNEY FROM SAMUS’ LONELY CHILDHOOD WITH THE CHOZO RACE TO HER EPIC BATTLE AGAINST THE EVIL MOTHER BRAIN.

SO, WHY DEVOTE AN EP TO SAMUS? WHAT IS THE CONNECTION
BETWEEN A SPACE-TRAVELING BOUNTY HUNTER AND A RAPPER AND PRODUCER FROM UPSTATE NEW YORK?

FOR THE UNINITIATED, SAMUS ARAN’S IDENTITY REMAINS A SECRET FOR THE ENTIRETY OF THE ORIGINAL METROID GAME AND ONLY UPON BEATING THE GAME’S BOSS, MOTHER BRAIN, IS IT REVEALED THAT UNDERNEATH THE ARMOR STANDS A BEAUTIFUL WOMAN IN UNAPOLOGETIC GLORY. FOR MANY MALE AND FEMALE GAMERS, YOUNG SAMMUS INCLUDED, THIS REVELATION MARKED A CRITICAL SHIFT IN THEIR ASSUMPTIONS ABOUT GENDER IN GAMES AND THE WORLD MORE GENERALLY. IN SIMILAR WAYS SAMMUS CHALLENGES GENDER STEREOTYPES -- IN HER CASE THOSE RELATED TO HER PROWESS AS A PRODUCER. IN ADDITION, YOUNG SAMMUS FOUND IN VIDEO GAMES A WELCOME ESCAPE FROM EVERYDAY LIFE, SO MUCH SO THAT HER EVENTUAL IDENTITY AS A PRODUCER EMERGED FROM A DESIRE TO CRAFT MUSIC FOR VIDEO GAMES.

WHETHER THE EXTRA M STANDS FOR MELANIN, OR MUSICIAN,
ANOTHER M SERVES AS A TRIBUTE TO ONE OF MANY EXCEPTIONAL WOMEN WHO FIRST TAUGHT SAMMUS TO DREAM.

That Feeling (Beat The Game)

Crown is the second single from Sammus' Metroid-inspired EP "Another-M." Armed with an infectious hook sung by Sammus and effortless flow rapped over a relentless dance beat, "Crown," stands out as the EP's most danceable anthem. On the track, Sammus delivers deadpan yet confident taunts about the game's two main bosses -- Ridley and Kraid -- and her unrelenting ambitions to snatch Mother Brain's crown for good.

Buy the EP: sammusmusic.bandcamp.com/album/another-m

Website: sammusmusic.com
Twitter: twitter.com/sammusmusic
Lyrics + explanations: http://rapgenius.com/Sammus-crown-nothing-on-me-lyrics

For more information on Another-M: www.youtube.com/watch?v=INR2NWztR5U
+ bit.ly/sammusmusickickstarter

Mixed + Mastered by the Ambulance Factory: www.theambulancefactory.com

Crown

Brinstar

Mae Jemison

Cybernetic Armor

"Three-Fifths" is a song about the cost of being viewed as subhuman. Armed with powerful rhymes from upstate NY spitter Sammus and rich production from her NuBlack Music Group labelmate, D Nilsz, this track forces listeners to remember those who have paid the ultimate price for being black in America. Above all, "Three Fifths" reminds us that black people are whole even though they are often treated like three-fifths of a human by law enforcement.

The song will be featured on the soundtrack of the forthcoming Independent film "Rodney." 

Information on "Rodney": https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/rodney-a-hip-hop-noir#/story

Lyrics: http://genius.com/Sammus-three-fifths-lyrics


Three Fifths [prod. by D Nilsz]

"1080p" is the first single off Ithaca, NY rapper, producer, and PhD student Sammus' forthcoming EP dropping in March 2016 (NuBlack Music Group). The song finds Sammus speaking openly about the highs and lows that have shaped her life since dropping her last album in 2014.  Ultimately this revealing song is an important testament to the power of seeking help and prioritizing one's mental health above all. 

The message is clear: if you need help, do not suffer in silence.

1080p (Single)

Infusion is the third-EP and fifth studio project from Ithaca, NY based rapper and producer Sammus. True to her usual form, the six-track EP finds the upstate MC drawing generously on her love of games and cartoons to explore every aspect of her identity -- this time around she zeroes in on everything from her name and her age to her complicated status as a first-generation African girl living in America.

Still, in many ways this project stands in stark contrast to her past works. After a year filled with personal defeats and achievements, three tours, performances at SXSW, and recognition from a variety of notable publications -- Sammus returns to the microphone (aided by sound engineer Alejandro "Sosa" Tello Jr.) bursting with new energy and armed with an array of dynamic beats.

This EP represents a major shift in her journey towards living her most free and authentic life as an artist.

Welcome to Infusion.

The Feels feat Baba Doherty

Time Crisis

Spell It Out

Mighty Morphing

[Mayhem] is the first single off of Upstate NY lady producer and rapper, Sammus' long awaited LP [M'OTHER BRAIN] due for release in April 2012. This song is all about her values as a rapper, so she ditched all the frills - no hook, no features, just pure fire.

Mayhem feat. Chance Fischer

America is the second single off Sammus' upcoming LP M'other Brain [scheduled for release in May of 2011]. On this heartfelt track, Sammus dishes about the reality of what it means to be an American by drawing on both her experiences and those of her former elementary-school students.

America [Single]

M’other Brain is a 13-track audio game that depicts the epic story of Sammus, the upstate-NY scholar, former teacher, intellectual bounty hunter, producer, rapper and visual artist in search of M’other Brain. This experience takes you through the twisted, cavernous tunnels of M’other Brain’s hideaway, where Sammus must battle everything from monsters to her own insecurities. Grab your power glove, some good headphones and close your eyes. You are now entering M’other Brain's world.
credits

released 28 June 2012
Mixing & Recording: Sammus
Production: Sammus (for samples, see individual tracks)
Mastering: Sounds Right Mastering

Thank you to the following:
Samus Aran • Metroid • Final Fantasy VII • Yoshio Sakamoto • Gunpei Yokoi • My Family • Aryol Prater • Roderick Vonn • Wil Wayne • Bless the DJ • Joe Kleanest • KC • NBMG • Chance Fischer • Awakenings Movement • Ayo Adi • Sol Chello • Poison Ivy • Willie Smalls • Antoinette King • Kobina Ansah • Laura Hamilton • Natasha Major • Fritswa Baffour • James Cannon •Randal Smith • Lizzo • Amber McCoy • Brian Healey • Red on the MP • D Nilsz • Yung Trunx • Adrienne Phifer • BGPSA • Cornell Black Grads • Omari Soulfinger • Jon & Jane Proctor • E-Dub-a-licious • Terrence Lathan • Rogue Scholars • Journey Agents • Dean’s • James Perez • Youssef Lehnin • Cornell University • Teach for America • Fat Boy Radio • Respect The Fresh • Wes Coas & Sounds Right Mastering • Steve Jobs • Kanye West • Daft Punk • Black Milk 

Black Young Pretty

Purchase Mega Ran's album: http://random.bandcamp.com/album/language-arts-volume-two

07 Love is Not Love | Mega Ran (feat. Sammus)

Dropping on December 24th, 2012, "Reset," is the first official beat-tape from Upstate NY producer and rapper Sammus. Conceived out of a period of mourning following the loss of her entire catalog of music via a hard-drive accident, "Reset" serves as a nod back to Sammus' roots as an electro-hip hop influenced producer and video game music lover. The production on "Reset," will be streamable for free via sammusmusic.com, bandcamp and soundcloud and will later serve as the instrumentals for her currently-untitled second album, which will be released in 2013. 

After dropping her next album, all beats will be released for free.

Website | www.sammusmusic.com
Twitter | @sammusmusic
Soundcloud | www.soundcloud.com/sammusmusic
Bandcamp | sammusmusic.bandcamp.com

Casios & Chasers

Slow Spinnin

Good in Cuba

SAMMUS is a Philly/Providence-based rap artist and producer. Her production is characterized by her use of uniquely chopped samples, and video game-like synths that are often contrasted with dirtier bass lines. She has been called a “20-credit” rapper because of her smart lyrics, diverse subject matter and versatile flow. As her Metroid-inspired name reflects, it is her hope that listeners and future fans will be pleasantly surprised by the contrast between the person society says she should be as an artist and who she actually is.

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