Reblogged from stressrap-deactivated20110224
Blu & Exile - Seasons
Can we transform? Revelations born from the madness / Ashes to ashes, no more classics / Rap has become, so pornographic / When life has become something never imagined / Passions pass, new feelings emerge / Emotions, flying in the sky with the birds / Where’s hope when we need it? / Quotes they compete get us higher than that dope that we chief / Where’s focus when functions retreat to the soul? / It’s a black hole moguls, following them / Role models in bottles of belief keep swallowing / Drowning in the shallow end deep / Told we can climb ounces of belief / Where’s peace when you need it? / Visions of the meek in the jungle and humble / As the sheep make you wonder why you speak when you’re spoken to / Feel something holding you back, you want to throw the truth / The lies fly, it’s like time used to wonder what makes the wise wise / Had to visualize in surprises / Nothing that them eyes have ever seen / Hold up, is this a dream? / Some blacked out after the last bout I hatched out all of my issues and put a mag out / Crashed through the glass house, some took the back route / I had to travel lightspeed to dodge that black cloud / Raining on my parade / Sun shining but it ain’t enough shade / To hide, the game blind I played / Silly games and too many charades / Maskless in this masquerade / Came conquered never saw / Raising hell hoping heaven falls / Took the “L” but I never lost / Stepping off the axis / Balancing the galaxy / Realizing facts are hidden behind reality / Casually I dress while addressing her majesty / Flirting passably to other palaces surrounding me / Once crowned king humble down to the queen / Gave my kingdom up / Became a mortal man walking Earth seeking love / Woe is me, I still believe / Openly speaking it deviant in this woolen form of poetry / Took leadership brain cells just too close to see / Obedient never winning hope it’s known to be me / Got free now they rope in your dreams / With a gold chain, pimp striped suit and a code name / Sweater under leather trying to tell her it’s a cold game / And I don’t mean it won’t change
Love how Exile flipped the Tom Waits sample one this one. He turned one of the greatest lyricists and one of the most distinctive, fiercely independent artists in the world into a sound that makes the beat. And, I like the synergy between the sampled artist and the rapper. Blu and Tom Waits have more than a bit in common. Incredible lyrics, distinctive personalities, unflappable cool (except for when Blu bites it on the ice). If you don’t know dude, check him out too. But first, rewind this track and smoke something. This is one to zone out to.
i hope they fulfill their promise of more new music coming soon. <3
