respect for putting your realness out there. Takes courage to write and release lyrics like this.  Real lyrics and storytellling vibes, doesn't get any better than that.

thank you very much. Not everybody lives a gangster lifestyle. I try to be as real as possible and not lie to the kids in my music

I Dont

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Craig Rich Talks About his child hood  being bullied in school and chased home every day

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I Just Want To Make It Home

Written, performed, mixed and mastered by Jed Lapp.

Why Do I Do This?
Why do I create this music?
Why do I put myself out there?
My stories are they lame?.
What do I have to gain?
Why do I do this?
Why do I create this music?
Am I a slapstick lunatic?
Or am I just acting big?

I had a guy rip into me
On Soundcloud the other day.
I was like man, what the hell.
Whys he gotta be that way?

Ghost808 tryin to rip me a new one.
I’m not a pro, calm down, I’m just tryin to have fun.
Not actin hard, not tryin to be a gangsta.
That just aint me, that’s not what I’m tryin to be.

I’m not connected
don’t know folks in the industry.
Just doin this for the love.
None of that bothers me.

I’ve always loved hip hop.
And this is my hobby.
I have a blast making music.
So I’m gonna be me.
And if you don’t like it.
That’s fine, you don’t have to listen G.

Not tryin to be nasty.
Or perpetuate negativity.
Just tellin my life stories.
Maybe when I’m gone
This could be my legacy.
My hope is my decendents will listen
And through that they can know me.

Why Do I Do This?
Why do I create this music?
Why do I put myself out there?
My stories are they lame?.
What do I have to gain?
Why do I do this?
Why do I create this music?
Am I a slapstick lunatic?
Or am I just acting big?

Of all the tracks I’ve made.
Not one professional paid.
All my features are friends and family.
I’ve never made a dime.
And that is perfectly fine.
I got no reason to whine.
Like I missed a shot from the foul line.

My most prolific feature 
is my daughter Lydia.
She’s been in 8 of my tracks.
Cause she’s got it like that. 

Her first feature was when she was 4 years old.
I love hearing her voice in my tracks yo.
My wife, Crissys voice is in 5 of my songs.
Rockin the beat with me all along.

In fact every member of my family features.
My daughter Merey, sons Adam and Tristan
Even recorded our cat in one sample.
My sister amber sang in 4 of my tracks.
She sounds amazing, never wack.

My wifes friend Jennifer
And her son Uriah
And our family friend Mark
A real newscaster.
  
My son’s friend Marco
Who goes by the name DJ Polo
Made me a phat beat 
that Lydia and I rapped to.

Even my parents made cameo appearances.
In a couple of my songs.
Now that was cute and strong.

More recently DJ Real, et al. and me.
And my buddy from our Dodomyte Posse
Paste, AKA James Ashburn III.

So to all my family and friends who feature and to those who listen and support. I appreciate you.

Why Do I Do This?

Going Crazy.m4a

Written, performed, mixed and mastered: Cozmo Jethro
Chorus vocals: Jenny
Cuts by DJ Real
Roy Ralston voice: Korey Reed

Album art picture taken at Barton Colisseum in Little Rock, Arkansas, USA in 1984. My dad, Forbes Lapp, seated in the foreground on the left. Ronnie Kestenbaum, standing to his right.

Lyrics:

This summer I took my 86 year old dad across the country to meet up with folks I hadn’t seen since 1984 when I was 8 years old.

A little background on this story.
About my Dad and his buddy Ronnie.
A couple ball players from the Bronx.
Back in the 50s they would light it up.

In the 70s they coached together
at Stevenson HS in the South Bronx.
Which was ground zero
for the birth of hip hop.

Together they won back to back
NYC HS basketball championships.
Refining their skills and teachin the kids.
Setting their sights on the next level they did.

They moved together to D1 college
at University of Arkansas at Little Rock.
Won 2 conference championships during their stay
Than in '84, they went their own way.

Traveling back to the past.
Make sure you got your boarding pass.
Across the country, see old friends at last.
And at the bash raise your glass.

So this summer it was
Ronnie’s 80th Birthday party.
He was holding a bash in Florida
All the way on the other side of the country.

I was like Dad, yo we gotta go.
You gotta go see your old buddies.
So we packed our stuff and
hopped a couple of planes right across the country.

As we walked into Ronnie’s house.
With his family and friends
it was like being in NYC again.

Everybody’s loud, talking at the same time.
With their NYC accents.
Then Russel, Ronnie’s son walks in,
He’s deaf, and his talk is so distinctive.
Instantly transformed back to '84.
When me and Russel used to play together.

The next night at the bash.
I sat with my Dad and Kevin Brown.
One of my Dad’s players from Bronx.
He also DJed during the birth of Hip Hop.

It was enlightening talking with Kevin Brown
who was involved in that scene.
Involved in hip hop,
since it's infancy.

Another old D1 player who attended, Roy Ralston.
A rowdy, big, loud country boy, fit in well with the New Yorkers.
He picked me up almost over his head, shaking me and shouting,
“Jeddy you’re a kid! Jeddy you’re a kid! Jeddy you’re a kid! Jeddy you're a kid."

Traveling back to the past
Make sure you got your boarding pass.
Across the country, see old friends at last.
And at the bash raise your glass.

I remember all these people
As larger than life figures when I was a kid.
Seein them this summer, bein on their level.
That was something really special.

It was like traveling back to my past.
At long last it was actually a blast.

Meeting My Past (feat. Jenny) (cuts. DJ Real)

Album art picture of Christina Matamoros-Lapp
Written, performed, mixed and mastered by Jed Lapp

Lyrics:
She’s the one that I want for all time.
My internal rhyme, my prime time dime.
Like fireworks goin off in the sky.
I love her so much now let me tell you why.

It’s been 20 years and the love just aint fadin.
It all started while we were rollerskating.
When we first kissed I was so nervous I was shaking.
She thought that was cute and we were off to the races.

Crissy, I’m in it for the long run.
The one to warm you when there’s no sun.
Always write songs for you, my number 1.
Like a rollercoaster the ride is so fun.

Goin up and down throughout the years.
Through all the tears the fear and the cheer.
Your always my cheerleader and I’m always yours.
There’s no one I’d rather be with on the dance floor.

Back in the day, some people thought this wouldn’t work.
Thought I was like the others and I couldn’t break the curse. 
We wouldn’t be here if we listened to them.
The love I feel for you has proved them wrong again.

Those guys from your past have left a mark.
They caused trauma and left you in the dark.
I promise to always be the light.
And keep it bright even through the night.

I’m not like the guys who came from your past.
Those guys were not built to last.
I won’t be like those that came before.
I love you so much more. 

I wanna reassure you that the love will never fade.
Away.
We’ll have our problems and we’ll have our days.
But I want you to know that I will always stay.

Like 50 first dates on valentines day.
If you couldn’t function I’d be there every day.
If something ever happened to you.
I’d still be here, I’m yours through and through.

Back in the day, some people thought this wouldn’t work.
Thought I was like the others and I couldn’t break the curse. 
We wouldn’t be here if we listened to them.
The love I feel for you has proved them wrong again.

This track is comin straight from my heart.
Your my favorite subject to rap about in my art.
I’ll rap about you till the day I die.
And after that we’ll get together and fly.

Through the cosmos and look back on our days.
The fun we had in so many ways.
The things we did and the things we would say.
This is Jeddy Bear, I love you always.

Straight From The Heart

Written, Performed, Mixed, and Mastered by Jed Lapp.
Featuring Lydia Matamoros-Lapp.
Beat by Dredstudio, manipulated by Jed Lapp.
Scratching by Jed Lapp.

Lyrics:

Been 35 years at the HTC
Since moving to Portland with my family.
The Hemophilia Treatment Center
What it was called as long as I can remember.

Now to make it all inclusive
For all of us w rare bleeding disorders
At OHSU a huge supporter
Now called the hemostatis and thrombosis center.

I’m dealing with another bleed,
Gotta call my homies at the HTC
I get on the horn with Greg and Nancy,
They’re like, “come  on down”  lets see what we can see.

I arrive at the hospital, kinda paradoxical.
I can see old friends at OHSU hospital.
Yea, I’m in pain and I’m bleedin again.
But with Greg and Nancy a PT party.

Now with Greg and Nancy, andy and the trainees,
Ultrasound, xrays, and physical therapy.
They always  deliver exactly what we need.
They exceed to get us back on our feet.

Me and Lydia taken care of by the best.
When we have a bleed they always ace the test.
In the Northwest hard pressed to suggest
Anyone else that could equally impress.

Been 35 years at the HTC
Since moving to Portland with my family.
The Hemophilia Treatment Center
What it was called as long as I can remember.

Now to make it all inclusive
For all of us w rare bleeding disorders
At OHSU a huge supporter
Now called the hemostatis and thrombosis center.

A hemophilia bleed can be scary and vile.
like being ostracised or left out in the wild.
an internal bleed, stinks like a cigarette.
sweat, dead pet, a fart under a blanket.

but, like the fresh air of a blooming daisy,
it's like that at,
the h h h h h t t t t t t t c c.

Now back in the day, it used to be Dave,
The OG of the PTs, Hooray!
He got me through so many bleeds and on my way.
Goin to see him was like a holiday.

He did everything so I could play basketball.
Above all he tried to overhaul
My protective equipment so I could stay on the ball.
All in all the protocol, didn’t stop the fall.

He was always there to help in any way.
With physical therapy and brightening my day.
Just like Greg and Nancy in modern day.
I give em all props in my wordplay.

So as I wrap up this rhyme.
Wanna give a prime time chime.
To the HTC, they’ve been there big time.
Cuase of them me and Lydia are fine.
The HTC aging like a fine wine.

The HTC (feat. Lydia)

Top album art picture of (from left to right): Brookes/Wookie, Kevin/Too Tall, Jed/Cozmo Jethro, Justin/Gunther. 
Bottom album art pictures taken of FRUSA members before the Redmond HS Prom: 
Picture on the bottom left (from left to right) of Anne/Belle, Sarah/Bear, Kristin/Tenderheart.
Picture on the bottom right (from left to right) of Justin/Gunther, Brookes/Wookie, Jed/Cozmo Jethro.

FRUSA member not pictured: Matt/T-Rex.

Written, Performed, Mixed, and Mastered by Cozmo Jethro.

Lyrics:
Freestyle Rexing USA, That was a our jamskating club name back in the day.

Freestyle Rexing USA
From Seattle to Portland
All day every day.

Back in the 90s. Jamskatin.
We’d slay in every way.

Hit the rinks 
up and down the west coast.
Winning rexing contests
More than most.

Here’s to our glory days.
Give us the praise.
We were the shit,
Back in the day.

FRUSA, Freestyle Rexing USA
FRUSA, Freestyle Rexing USA
FRUSA, Freestyle Rexing USA
Free Fr Free Fr Free Free Freee Freestyle Rexing USA. 

A bunch a tall guys 
over 6 foot 2.
Hot girls of FRUSA
We were the crew.

Jamskatin, breakskatin,
Rexin, and hexin.
Whatever you wanna call it.
It’s dancing while skatin. 

My 89 civic
And Wookie’s dope ride
Caravan to the rink,
Before it was world wide.
It was underground, electrified.

We all paired up
2 by 2,
The couples of FRUSA
Doin the do.

Wookie n Belle,
The darkskinned cuties.
When they’d rex together,
A thing of beauty.

Buxom blondes
Tenderheart and Bear,
Paired up with me and Gunther
Aww yeaaaa.

Add T-Rex and Too Tall.
To round us out.
No doubt when we traveled,
We had the clout.

FRUSA, Freestyle Rexing USA
FRUSA, Freestyle Rexing USA
FRUSA, Freestyle Rexing USA
Free Fr Free Fr Free Free Freee Freestyle Rexing USA.

Remember the day, we all traveled to Portland.
All stayed in one hotel room, dope man.
Bear snuggled up to Gunther that night.
25 years later, still married, that’s tight.

Defunct rinks that we skated at.
TLC and skate king were phat.
Loud with funk and hip hop.
Tacoma, Seattle, rex till we drop.

At the Redmond high school prom.
FRUSA rocked it and dropped a bomb.
We all danced the night away.
Wished it could always be that way.

Again we all piled into one hotel room.
The afterparty, biggidy boom.
Badabing, everything
Was on the upswing.

Rexing was our bond.
These were my friends,
Seemed like it could never end.
Rexing it did transcend.

Freestyle Rexing USA
A bunch of friends from back in the day.
We skated hard,  it was our way.
Now we're older and on our way.

Free fa free fa free free free free rex rex rex rex USA.

Freestyle Rexing USA

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