“The Orientation” is a compilation album featuring 20 original cuts by “X’Scape Artists’’ from XS.One The Regiment . The release date 10.10.10 will mark the commencement of their music orientation campaign. “The Orientation” serves as a prelude to a followup compilation; “School For X’Scape Artists Vol.2” along with minor individual projects that are in currently in the works. Let “The Orientation” commence before a new semester begins in SGHipHop’s School For
X’Scape Artists...

This release will be available in both Digital (MP3) and Physical (CD) formats to connect with your Spiritual (Mind). The physical copy is a Limited Edition “Floppy Diskette” MP3-Data CD. Yes, the cover is an actual nostalgically obsolete 5.25” floppy diskette containing an MP3-Data CD. The Data-CD contents include “The Orientation” album along with past releases which includes: “Str8 Jacks Vol.02 (Mixed by The IZA)” (2010 Mixtape), “Str8 Jacks Vol.01 (Mixed by DJ Ruxta)” (2008 Mixtape) & ‘’School For X’Scape Artists” (2007 Compilation). Yes, that means it’s 4 albums in one disc all ready to be played/stored into your music player.

“XS.One The Regiment’’ is the collective force when artists line-up from Singapore HipHop’s “The.XS Collective’’ converge as one collaborative unit. Despite being below-the-radar for about a decade in the Singapore HipHop scene, these ‘’faceless’’ rhymesayers and beatmakers have always been an unseen force to be reckoned with.

XS.One The Regiment - Rhyme Renaissance

Rauzan, Vito & DoggFace - Simpurr

Kill Bill - All About The X

It's the time of the year again where Maddie raps up Singapore HipHop for 2013! Happy 2014 from Maddie & The.XS Collective! 

Title: SG Rap Up 2013
Artist: Maddie
Written by: Nur Muhammad
Produced by: The IZA
Recorded and Mixed by: The IZA @ The.XS Lab

Maddie - SG Rap Up 2013

A personal heartfelt audio piece by Maddie over a Yuna-sampled instrumental prod. by Young/NVMBR CLD

Verse 1
You taught me to love again when I'd lost all hopes
The way we loved each other man only God knows
Funny how love grows, and it took me by suprise
I was tripping over you with fireworks in the sky 
Used to chill by your place listening to love songs
Coincidence, we both loved Adele's Lovesong
When I performed a love song in the crowd I find your face
You were the stairway to Heaven in your heart I found place 
A place we could be soulmates and set free
The world didn't matter we were what we chose to be 
I was half the man before and I never felt complete
But you filled the other half you were the better part of me
Time's short so we loved like we'd die tomorrow 
You always said 'Should I leave you shouldn't live in sorrow'
They say believe in fate but I live with my heart
So I loved with my all and now it hurts to be apart

Verse 2
These nights are pretty empty and it's hard to get sleep
I'm awake all the time and my thoughts sink deep
You used to be on the phone through the late nights
Now I'm staring at the pictures by the bedside
The Fault in Our Stars is not why we're dying 
But we both fought a battle that we were losing 
Hope and faith, was the reason why we kept on holding
At least we loved for something than to have lived for nothing 
I swear it hurts everytime I think about you 
So I don't even go to places that we been to
The songs that we listened makes me think about you 
And I still have every little movie stub too
Right or wrong you can put me on it
And I'd take every blame cause even ME is in it
I guess I'll live in this memory than leave all these memories
Give the world up forever and infinity

Verse 3 
We were too afraid, we had to risk it all
The sky is the limit, but we were scared to fall
Life isn't fair so we couldn't give it more 
And I know you cared when you walked out that door
In another lifetime, I hope we meet up at the right time
Nevermind that you're never mine it's still fine 
I keep you in heart right where you belong
And if I'm still there too just replay this song 

Maddie - 21

Stay evergreen for 2016 & beyond!

Connect with Azrael: facebook.com/azrael.xs1 | instagram.com/azrael.xs | twitter.com/azraelxs

Title: Peter Pan
Artist: Azrael
Written by: Azrael
Produced by: The IZA
Recorded & mixed by: The IZA @ The.XS Lab

[Hook x 2]
They call me Young Peter Pan
I'm the man up in Neverland
I'ma fly to the sky and I'll never land
Unravellin' rhymes when I'm mind-travellin'
You steppin' into the portals that I travel in

[Verse 1]
They callin' me real I be speakin' the truth
My mind is revealed when I'm up in the booth 
I be dippin' my soul in the fountain of youth
to forever stay young and my flow is the proof
This film is filled with figments of fantasy found in a fictional book
but it mirrors the truth, reflect reality listen up and take a look
You are no captain I'm killing the hook
When it comes to the recipe I am the cook
Mixing the medicine up with the mood
As I'm feeding the mind and the soul with the food
Sprinkle the fairy dust; All aboard the ship that will sail and ferry us
to the perilous journey when our physical frame can no longer carry us
Travel in audio form 'cause I'm searchin' for my lost voice
Detonate audio bombs since I'm rollin' with the lost boys
Stay evergreen; Never age by whatever means
We battle death in a cage but we'll never win
It's about the things that we do with the limited time that we have
so sip on the sap of the tree of life we immortal beings even in death
I'ma spiritual leader khalifa no wiz
Miracle spitter when I'm in a bliss
Live in the music where time don't exist
If I'm no longer here know that I am at peace...

[Hook x 2]

[Verse 2]
I chose to forever stay young because this music is my elixir
Now taste the track with tip of the tongue when the spirit is poured to the mixer
Never bind to the concept of time so the soul can forever be timeless
Dwell in the mind's design and incline till we find a state of highness
Define and immortalize the sound may the story be never endin'
Pick a plan to ascend to the higher most realm on a plane that is never landin'
An outkast till I'm big boi; Never really cared if I blend in
See the light in the pendant; Live a life that's independent
No tinker bell and no wishing well
If you dish the hate then I wish you well
But I never ran; I stayed in Neverland
Where the beat don't stop and the flow will never end
The mission is beyond religion; Determination to dissolve the division
But the vision deficient no mathematician can ever resolve the equation
Since life is a gift and a curse, I benjamin button the verse to age in reverse
When I immerse I'ma let it disperse; Be one with the whole universe
I'ma beacon of light from beneath the abyss
Speak on the microphone I am a beast
Live in the music where time don't exist
If I'm no longer here know that I am at peace...

[Hook x 2]

Peter Pan - Single

Peter Pan

Azrael - Peter Pan

Ilohshix lights up a new joint on a #WavyWednesday. Listen to this audio tale about them #SIKKBOIS.

Title: S I K K B O I S
Artist: Ilohshix
Written by: Ilohshix
Produced by: Ilohshix
Recorded & mixed by: The IZA @ The.XS Lab

[Dialogue Sample from "Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas"]

[Verse 1]
remembered the days
the homies were wavy
used to pop molly, walked around in a daze
strolling through these blocks then we head to the spaceship
rolled up some jays then we on the playstation
i swear when haze hits the graphics amazing
in a dark room and techno was majorly played
in a drug room and shit, it was crazy
chilling with lucy, molly, mary & jane
24/7 we would party for days
till we knocked out, woke up & do the same
its insane, it felt like we paused time
start to hallucinate twisted shit like we cross eyed
to a point one kid went chronic and hostile
overdosed then comatose with his vomit alongside

[Bridge]
ring around the rosie, till we overdose
on ecstasy, acid and we all fall down

[Verse 2]
suddenly, theres knocks on the door
look through the peephole, shit, narcs on the door!
lean slightly forward for a view, to my horror
about 20 plainclothes, all looking for us
fuck! gotta get the drugs off the drawers
adrenaline is rushing and i’m mentally lost
heavy with the thoughts, sinked in distraught
and i’m still fucking high with my vision distorted
so i hid in the closet
while some kid tried to break out the window with force
jumped to his death then everything pauses like...
thank god, it's just a bad dream
still trippin with these mad fiends
holy shit that was intense deep
felt tired but i can't sleep
sipped the evian, the ambience seem murky
popped me some downers, stimulation is lurking
then i started to feel weird
my vision fade and disappear
in fear, felt chaotic
i just couldn't hold myself
heart is palpitating, can't control myself
then i told myself
chill, it's just a chemical reaction
then i see my whole life flashes
right in front of my eyes
and now i'm seeing the lights
and that was when i withered and die​

S I K K B O I S - Single

S I K K B O I S

Ilohshix - S I K K B O I S

Ilohshix is The Rap Game Son of Sam. ☠️ Watch the serial killer of beats & bars @ youtu.be/G7deIBrSHRo

Title: Son of Sam
Artist: Ilohshix
Written by: Ilohshix
Produced by: Ilohshix
Recorded & mixed by: The IZA @ The.XS Lab

I’m a person with a bad omen
Find me in the zone, stoning 
and stabbed you in the abdomen
Grabbed you by the hair 
Dragged you down the stairs till your neck’s broken
Stomped you on the chest till it cracks open
I’m living by the sword like a mad shogun
Watching you bleeding, struggle and wheezing
All you see is blood red and blurry visions
And that's what you’ll get when you dissed my division
Hunting you down like it's season
Cold blooded, freezing
Can’t keep my cool, damn I need to chill
Taking my time when I kill
Fuck how you feel
Shit’s recorded in video 
Watching the clip back 
While I’m eating my big bowl of cereal 
Watch how i’m pulling the clip back
[Gunshots x 3]
That's the sound that you heard when I blast three leads through the head
[Gunshots x 3]
Another three rounds just for me to make sure you are dead
Robbed all your cheddar
I’ll bring the rain to the gloomiest weather, with a beretta
The anti-matter, exploding till your organs splatter
Served that shit like mixed grill on platter

Son of Sam

Ilohshix - Son of Sam

#Jauh is a collaborative single by singer Shakirah with HeartFelt & The UrbanSensation. 

Title: Jauh
Artists: Shakirah, HeartFelt & The UrbanSensation
Written by: Shakirah & Syed Al-Haffiz
Composed by: Shakirah & Syahid Othman
Rap Vocals: JayOne, Deeranae & Maddie
Sessionists: Farid Ja'apar (Lead Guitar), Syahid Othman (Rhythm Guitar), Fadz Zainuddin (Bass) & Shafeeq Jamal (Drums)
Recorded and mixed by: Fred @ The End of Recordings
Cover Art Photography by: Steph Lee Films

[Chorus: Shakirah]
Let's get away just me and you
Far from here where no one else can get to
Let's act like fools ain't nothing else for us to do
No worries babe ayuh kita pergi jauh
Ayuh kita pergi jauh

[Verse 1: JayOne]
Matahari pancar, topi tuding turun
Mata dalam kaca, baju bunga cetak susun
Hidup sambil lewa sini tiada ikut rukun
Bujur atas pantai hingga sampai hujung kurun
Leka lepak santai sila panggung wayang tonton
Lihat awan lari jari lukis tiap tenun
Lena ulit masa lihat matahari turun
Kalau hujan nanti kita tari macam jakun

[Pre-chorus: Shakirah]
Bawaku pergi ke mana jua
Tidak perlu beritahu sesiapa
Isi hatiku hanya kau yang tahu
So let's just go bawaku pergi jauh

[Chorus: Shakirah]
Let's get away just me and you
Far from here where no one else can get to
Let's act like fools ain't nothing else for us to do
No worries babe ayuh kita pergi jauh
Ayuh kita pergi jauh

[Verse 2: Deeranae & Maddie]
Lets do the raindance, hand in hand till whenever
Jari sulam jari, hanya mata tentang mata
Live it wild and free, macam dunia kita punya
Let's do it you and me, kita rantau alam maya
From the highest peaks, dalam laut kita duga
Timur hingga barat, kita uja tiap benua
Roam and jetset , kita ranjau sesemesta
Ke hujung dunia, untuk dikau aku cuba

[Bridge: Shakirah]
Usah hiraukan biar mereka
Hanya kita selamanya
Kau dan aku hadapi segala
Kau dan aku kan tetap bersama

[Outro Chorus: Shakirah & Choir]
Let's get away just me and you
Far from here where no one else can get to
Let's act like fools ain't nothing else for us to do
No worries babe ayuh kita pergi jauh
Ayuh kita pergi jauh

Jauh - Single

Jauh

Shakirah x HeartFelt & The UrbanSensation - Jauh

Azrael returns to Neverland to hook up with The £Ø$T BØ¥$ and cook up a #rare remix of his "Peter Pan" track.

Title: Peter Pan (£Ø$T BØ¥$ RMX)
Artists: Azrael feat. NoEyeDear, Mean, Maddie, Young & Shino
Written by: Izaril Ismail, Aidil Adha, Nur Ahmad Muhaimin, Nur Muhammad, Naufal Gani & Yushilmi Saini
Produced by: The IZA
Recorded & mixed by: The IZA @ The.XS Lab

Lyrics: https://genius.com/Azraelxs-peter-pan-t-b-rmx-lyrics

Peter Pan (£Ø$T BØ¥$ RMX) - Single

Peter Pan (£Ø$T BØ¥$ RMX) [feat. NoEyeDear, Mean, Maddie, Young & Shino]

Azrael - Peter Pan (£Ø$T BØ¥$ RMX) [feat. NoEyeDear, Mean, Maddie, Young & Shino]

Falsafah, the native tongue rhymesayer returns with a hypnotic malay rap joint prod. by zerothememorythief.

Title: Tenaga Hipnotisme
Artist: Falsafah
Written by: Falsafah
Produced by: zerothememorythief
Additional arrangements by: The IZA
Recorded and mixed by: The IZA @ The.XS Lab

[Chorus]
Aku bermimpi, Tenaga emosi
Serahkan diri, Mencari erti
Aku bermimpi, Tenaga emosi
Serahkan diri, Mencari erti
Hey ya, Hey ya, Hey yah, Hey
Hey ya, Hey ya, Hey yah, Hey
Hey ya, Hey ya, Hey yah, Hey
Hey ya, Hey ya, Hey yah, Hey

[Verse 1]
Aku bak ghaib (Ghaib), Tidak dilihat (Gelap)
Bergoyang bersuara dimensi dilipat (Hilang)
Engkau di jerat (Malang), Kuasa hangat (Panas)
Cuba kau menepis laungan aku jerat (Ah Ah)
Menghayati, Nikmati apa saja
Patah tulang guna kayu berjampi
Ahli sendiri, Mencari sepi 
Asap khayalan yang engkau memberi
Erti suara tak pernah dijangka
Kakikan kiri diberi seri
Dihina maki aku menari 
tanpa jasad di panas mentari
Hey!

[Chorus]
Aku bermimpi, Tenaga emosi
Serahkan diri, Mencari erti
Aku bermimpi, Tenaga emosi
Serahkan diri, Mencari erti
Hey ya, Hey ya, Hey yah, Hey
Hey ya, Hey ya, Hey yah, Hey
Hey ya, Hey ya, Hey yah, Hey
Hey ya, Hey ya, Hey yah, Hey

[Verse 2]
Jasad di serap (Serap), Tujuh alam gelap (Malap)
Lontaran emosi di sanjung tanpa harap (Sesat)
Tewaskan jiwa (Kalah), Minda tersadar (Bangun)
Aku meragut nyawa nyawa tanpa makna
Tidak Dua, Hipnosis bersahaja
Histeria kau mengarah, Tanpa arah
Aku lurus tak marah, Kaki dengki sendiri
Pegi mati, lambat lanun kau pergi
Jeling mata kau merah
Mari tari, berserakkan sendiri
Jangn berperangai babi
Hey!

[Chorus]
Aku bermimpi, Tenaga emosi
Serahkan diri, Mencari erti
Aku bermimpi, Tenaga emosi
Serahkan diri, Mencari erti
Hey ya, Hey ya, Hey yah, Hey
Hey ya, Hey ya, Hey yah, Hey
Hey ya, Hey ya, Hey yah, Hey
Hey ya, Hey ya, Hey yah, Hey

Tenaga Hipnotisme - Single

Tenaga Hipnotisme

Falsafah - Tenaga Hipnotisme

Azrael revives dead poets from The.XS Collective for a post-mortem posse cut entitled #AfterLife.

Title: AfterLife
Artists: Azrael feat. NoEyeDear, Ilohshix, Mean, Bless, Young & Define
Written by: Izaril Ismail, Aidil Adha, Irfan Kamal, Nur Ahmad Muhaimin, Ridzuan Rafie, Naufal Gani & Aidil Shah
Produced by: The IZA
Recorded and mixed by: The IZA @ The.XS Lab

Lyrics: genius.com/Azraelxs-afterlife-lyrics

AfterLife - Single

AfterLife (feat. NoEyeDear, Ilohshix, Mean, Bless, Young & Define)

Azrael - AfterLife (feat. NoEyeDear, Ilohshix, Mean, Bless, Young & Define)

Rock on with Falsafah x Xplicit

Title: Rock on
Artists: Falsafah feat. Xplicit
Written by: Firdaus Saparuan & Syadili Ariffin
Produced by: Xplicit
Additional arrangements by: The IZA
Recorded & mixed by: The IZA @ The.XS Lab

[Verse 1: Falsafah]
So rock on gunakan minda tanpa bicara
Dibangun tidur jasad merayap mencakar
Mengheret nada terbangkan ayat bermakna
Tiada beza rentak gelap atau bercahaya
Belahkan cerita terjumpa satu raksasa
Sangat fasih dan cekap hipocrisy dipagar
Apa yg di megah? Engkau hanya muka diludah
Tiba masa ahli nujum me-reka neraka.

[Verse 2: Xplicit]
You talking bout my flow
My flow gonna rip the mic with the sickdest flow
Rapping it slow, you'll be dropping down
Fickeding flow, Imma rock on now
Superstar be dropping down
Deadly sound gonna burn 'em up
Yes, yes! You gonna be burning to ashes

[Chorus: Falsafah & Xplicit]
So rock on, gunakan minda, gunakan minda, gunakan minda tanpa bicara
So rock on, gunakan minda, gunakan minda, gunakan minda we taking over
So rock on, gunakan minda, gunakan minda, gunakan minda tanpa bicara
So rock on, gunakan minda, gunakan minda, gunakan minda we taking over

[Verse 3: Xplicit]
Awake from slumber, we never over
So rock on Superstars, you know we taking over
We're the death trooper, shooting words off blasters
Blasting off doubters, the nonbelievers
We're the sickest on the mic, you better watch us
The beats heavy, the flows crazy
Mastery of rhymes bestowed by the Almighty
Death star be the vocal weapon of mass destruction
We setting the tone, getting in the zone
Bring it on, we claiming the throne

[Verse 4: Falsafah]
Terbakar membakar, paru paru menghidu
Asap menyamar, jadian ilmu hantu
Keretakan minda, peluru aku dipandu
Bayangkan mukaku, aku kejungkan kakimu
So rock on aku sabar menanti, lipat alam realiti
Terapung tanpa graviti aku mendaki
tangga fantasi jadikan realiti
Engkau menanti aku memberi jari tangan kiri

[Chorus: Falsafah & Xplicit]
So rock on, gunakan minda, gunakan minda, gunakan minda tanpa bicara
So rock on, gunakan minda, gunakan minda, gunakan minda we taking over
So rock on, gunakan minda, gunakan minda, gunakan minda tanpa bicara
So rock on, gunakan minda, gunakan minda, gunakan minda we taking over

Rock On - Single

Rock On

Falsafah - Rock On (feat. Xplicit)

Azrael​ heats 🔥 up the microphone 🎤 with Ilohshix to practice the lost science of rap alchemy. 

Title: Rap Alchemists
Artists: Azrael feat. Ilohshix
Written by: Izaril Ismail & Irfan Kamal
Produced by: The IZA & Ilohshix
Drums programmed by: Young
Scratches by: The IZA
Recorded and mixed by: The IZA @ The.XS Lab

Lyrics + Reason behind the Rhyme: https://genius.com/Azraelxs-rap-alchemists-lyrics

Rap Alchemists - Single

Rap Alchemists

Azrael - Rap Alchemists (feat. Ilohshix)

After a prolonged hiatus from music, Bless returns to discharge ART.ILLERY in the form of rap bars. Bless is an XS.1 Alumni  MC who have been recalled for The X'Ssembly...Stay tuned as we Re:X'Ssemble The Axe Gang! Watch Music Video: https://youtu.be/0GRn1WrU8SU

Title: ART.ILLERY
Artist: Bless
Written by: Ridzuan Rafie
Produced by: FAUXE
Additional Arrangements by: The IZA
Recorded and mixed by: The IZA @ The.XS Lab

Lyrics + Reason behind the Rhyme: https://genius.com/Blessxs-artillery-lyrics

ART.ILLERY -  Single

ART.ILLERY

Bless - ART.ILLERY

#BukanBenLadin [Prod. by LQ MusiQ]. Shoutouts to the elusive YAPH! Listen to Original Version: YAPH - Bukan Aladen @ https://youtu.be/g11QtF_S8xM

Lyrics: https://genius.com/Azraelxs-bukanbenladin-lyrics

For more original music from Azrael & The.XS Collective, check out the latest compilation album; "THE X'SSEMBLY" @ http://xssembly.xs1.sg

Title: BukanBenLadin
Performed by: Azrael
Produced by: LQ MusiQ
Written by: YAPH & Azrael
Composed by: LQ MusiQ

►Connect with Azrael:
FaceBook: https://fb.com/azrael.xs1
Instagram: https://instagram.com/azrael.xs
Twitter: https://twitter.com/azraelxs

►Connect with YAPH / LQ MusiQ
Instagram: https://instagram.com/officialyaph_
Instagram: https://instagram.com/lqmusicbeats

►Connect with The.XS Collective:
FaceBook: https://fb.com/xs.one
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thexscollective
Twitter: https://twitter.com/thexscollective

BukanBenLadin - Single

Azrael - BukanBenLadin (feat. YAPH)

'Ayah' is a dedication by Bless for his late father; Rafie Bin Maharan.

🎧  Stream/Download: https://ayah.xs1.sg

Title: Ayah
Artist: Bless
Written by: Ridzuan Rafie
Composed by: Fridaus Shah
Produced by: FREMADETHIS
Mixed & Mastered by: The IZA @ The.XS Lab

📝  Lyrics + Reason behind the Rhyme: https://genius.com/Blessxs-ayah-lyrics

Single

Ayah

Bless - Ayah

The.XS Collective is a Singapore-based independent HipHop label. The foundation of the label is based on a united body of hiphop activists driven towards a positive elevation of self through music and arts.

Built on the central core of unity, music was largely the direction of the collective. With this in mind, we are more than just a record label managing artists. We move as one family.

HipHop is the core medium of choice. And, the experimental approach of our artists allows us to expand our limits and bind with the oneness of music, arts and humanity.

The growth and progression of the label lies heavily on independent projects and promotions. Currently, The.XS Collective is home to a roster of hiphop acts that have built support within the region. With the talent, passion, and management, we develop and showcase our artists at the forefront of the regional urban music industry and also connect globally on an international level.

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