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1. |
Good Times
02:31
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The beat drops and | feel that good feeling
I relish the splendor that is my own soul revealing
In every scene I'm in it's every scene I am stealing
And now I got you reeling with these rhymes that I'm dealing
The prevalence of my intelligence
In every sentence I kick what's relevant
I'm not on the fence, I don't got that pretense
One thing I know is I've spent, sent and resent-
Love-out into the Universe
Not saying I'm the first like this verse with that no rehearse
But I know one thing-it sure could be worse
and check it out, I think I just broke my curse
(Chorus)
So skip those shadows, let's stick to the vision
This is what I give you with that flavour that I'm bringing
I flex on these rhythms with that accute precision
Me living my life is that true decision
And it's not one that I do take lightly
I'm dope on the mic it's truie, this ain't no might be
I do what I do and I don't do it slightly
And I'm going to keep writing yo until I write the-
Phattest raps ever dropped on this planet earth
I got the gift of gab for that joy and mirth
Been that way since 8 years after birth
Had love ever since for this art and what it's worth
(Chorus)
So grab them ears and just listen up close
Let your heart be your guide when you need it the most
It will take you to that place where you can sit with your ghost
Smile, laugh, kick back some raise a glass for that toast
I recall my collection with every recollection
I reminisce on a time that featured similar perfection
This ain't Jeopardy but I got the answer to your question
I be that cat with that inviting inflection
I spit those deep flows, make you think I'm going for 3
That's just how it goes kid, I don't need no allegory
What I'm saying is you can't fit me into a category
Conventional methods of making these raps kinda bore me
Thoughts drip down like dew from the rain
Trickle past the cortex, the vortex of my brain
When I do what I do I know that you can't explain
Now let's get back to that old refrain
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Moving forward the only way that I know how
Got one foot in front of the other but right now I got my head down
It's at a time when it should really be like raised high
With my own optics absorbing every cloud up in the sky
But I'm right life can hit you on any single occasion
You could be the best goalie in life but there really is just no savin'
The foundation shakes and your whole world starts cavin'
Just be happy that you survived with just one abrasion
You live to tell the tale and go and tell the tale again
You like what I'm spittin' just go and please tell a friend
Quick with the wit plus I'm sick with my pen
The third verse, the inverse-the beginning of your end
Five times the MC, you can call me quintessential
You're not necessary where me-I'm fundamental
Occupy my third eye, this right here be no rental
And they were right, you know why? It really was so simple
(Chorus x 2 )
Beat by Beat
Breath by Breath
This is the soundtrack of your life
I walk on this path on my way to the palace
I wonder about this land I wish that I could ask Alice
The reasons for the pain, the hurt plus the malice
The truth is it's fictitious like that TV show Dallas
I got a flow that be sicker than dialysis
I grip this mic so hard you know that I got callouses
A style so hard I'll never know what Cialis is
And check it out I flow that's my analysis
So what's the mandate? Please follow that direction
I'm dope on this mic I got that unreal inflection
And if you're flexin' just for protection
Then I guess I've been seated up in this wrong section
So I'm a leave it at this and I'm leave no question
And I'm a leave it at this and I'm a leave all stressin'
Each and every time it's this mic that I"m blessin'
Within all these teachings I grasp every lesson
(Chorus x 2)
So as you grasp at the last straw like you were sitting on Albert Street
I put forth impressive flows that are so unique they're hard to beat
In life I want less beef, I've even tried to eat less meat
Positivity is what I like, the rest of that you can keep
I've been there, I'm saying kid I've lived that mad struggle
Gather around as I pound another chapter in the huddle
Liquified rhymes gather drops and then form a puddle
This beat be in your ears and your best friend like Barney Rubble
Amidst the rubble, yo it's me and I emerge
I never get clouded, yo kid I don't diverge
When I grip this mic is when I feel this power surge
I'm so dope I can make a silent monk say"word"
Handy with the pen plus I'm swift with the gift
Stop by my own mind anytime I need that lift
This ain't no riff, I got no time to be miffed
I form a shape and then my words shape that shift
(Chorus x2)
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Fear is Gone
04:40
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My fear is gone, you want to see him than you can go outside
He just stuck out his thumb, saw guilt and shame and then he hitched that ride
Never thought I'd see the day my positivity would collide
With the world I once knew so I abide as I do slide
When the sun rises-check it- so does opportunity
I welcome the chance to show this world my community
My words on this beat it equals automatic unity
Mentally designated with diplomatic immunity
I used to ask everyday "What will tomorrow bring?"
I got techniques inside me just to make my sorrow sing
This track is for you-it's not just for the borrowing
The elusive, exclusive we be banging in the West Wing
Not testing, nope this one here is no test
Articulate with humour so you can see the truth in my jest
Mc's I digest, in this life I invest, I'm nevertheless, I do digress, you press yes I impress
(Chorus x 2)
You don't understand me
But if the feeling was right you might comprehend me
I got these skills on display like artifacts at a museum
These rappers laying claims I got my glasses, but I still don't see em'
I'm happy with who I am, I'm happy just a human being
I'm seizing up on everyday so you can say "Carpe Diem"
In many ways you know I qualify as educated
My life once simulated has ever since been upgraded
I'm elevated, it's like I just got traded, never jaded
I smile when I look back at everything I created
I escalated, yeah something like a Cadillac
I penetrate when you perpetuate you're faker than a Big Mac
In your foundation I can see more than one crack
My soul's never broken, hoping for hope when it's time for that next rack
And when that time comes, best believe I'll be prepared
I got rappers acting harder than Paul Walker in Running Scared
The original debonair, I'm blazing tracks without a care
You're about to see my mic drop so go prepare your blank stare
(Chorus x2)
I give it to you straight and check it out-I'm ill equipped
I'm equipped to get ill everytime I move my lips
I'm equipped to get that thrill every time I move your hips
I travel in your garden, I'm loving on all your tulips
Word is word and that be the first condition
You cannot see my flow like its name was 'apparition'
Flex this text with my brain we call that ammunition
Abolish the divide as I destroy the partition
Rephrase the first phase of the last phrase it was too emphatic
I emphasized the basement but I never minded what was in the attic
Got this pen in my hand so why don't you and me just go get at it?
Every want you've ever had? Guess what son, you can still have it
To summarize, yo I now do realize that there are those that live their lives filled up with those real lies
Not a rugby player but you know I got the most tries and no prescription needed I see it all through my own eyes
(Chorus x2)
You don't understand me
But if the feeling was right you might comprehend me
And I don't claim to understand you
But I've been looking around and I haven't found anybody like you
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Chrous:
Dancing in the moonlight, playing in the rain
Puffing on a cigarette celbrating change
Cause' it feels right in this moment, this time
Letting go with certainty, rejecting negativity
Positively beaming in this web of possibilities
We see right in this place, this life
Look who's back on the block, it's me I have returned
Just like a butterfly of the monarch it's me and I have learned
That if knowledge is the key, then this one here is my turn
I'm blazing words up on these verses kid it's me I don't get burned
This groove reinstates, I confirm I'm reinstated
Dope on this mic, invigorate that's how I'm designated
The first beat I ever met I never hesitiated
I chilled with it, sat with it, took it then I created
My self was once what, my self was once jaded
My soul was once what, my soul was once faded
Back in the game, why? Because that's how I played it
Shout out to Omega for this track cause he made it
And now we elevated, headed to the top floor
Someone press 4 so we can lay back and check the score
As we go for more, we got more in store, with that style so loud you cannot ignore
Can you hear me say? x2
Can you feel my heartbeat?
I've seen some things I call that my tour of duty
I persevered through the storms just to find the beauty
Of this world, yeah the one that we all live in
I kept going each and every time they said I'd give in
And now I'm livin' yeah my own reality
A balancing act of that divine duality
Straight to the point I'm on time like punctuality
A matter of fact, |'m phat with this rap in all actuality
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Alright, let's admit it-we all got a past
And we all got a want to eliminate like half the cast
My moves are calculated I flow with that quick fast
And every time I spit fast it means you get picked last
What I'm asking is "have you ever slayed a dragon?
Drag it out its cave with its whole tail waggin'?
Count every victory no matter how big or small
Because one day the small could be all-
That remains, and yes it's history that stains
Harvest the crop as you move against the grain
Time lapse the past as you recreate the time frame
Erase behaviour formerly thought to be innane
No need to explain, show disdain for this plain
Sometimes I even ask myself how it is that I got the game
Locked up like cable on a Saturday night
I got a feeling it's going to be alright
Chorus:
Follow me, I'll take the lead
I'm living my life free
I choose my thoughts, it's such a delight
I tell myself that everything's alright
Follow me, I'm in the lead
I choose my thoughts, it's such a delight
Just tell yourself that everything's alright
Previously unknown, previously unreleased
Not talking about these raps, I'm talking about this beast
And how my soul prepares itself for that feast
As I walk my own path towards inner peace
Tread lightly no more, now I walk with confidence
When someone tells me 'slow down' yo that's a compliment
Just like when someone has a laugh at a paragraph
That I did indent with that ill intent I'm doper plus I kick the half
Dope raps I invent, rappers yo they resent
Like psychic thoughts all my raps they are what's called pre sent
I let go of my past I enjoy what's recent
Life is too short for us not to live decent
That's what we have a universal snapshot
I go through this life like I just won the jackpot
The weight of the world used to live north of my backspot
Now I choose the memories that make up the backdrop
Chorus x2
The elevation of ourselves, we all want to get there so quickly
But I got growing pains kid yo I'm Alan Thickly
Here's what quick be-and it's only just one notion
But what if our own lives moved in tides like the waves in the ocean?
But the currents of the sea were the ones that we directed
A life no longer segmented, divided, intersected
Find your best self then go and resurrect it
Champion your own soul and at all times just protect it
I persevered since the year before yesteryear and I don't mean to pester here but I came to make it clear
I spit raps at cats in hats with the lesser ear
Had caution in my voice plus torment and the fear
Always hoping that um they would hear
Boiling to the surface and now I do appear
I got the gear to adhere, grab my ship and steer
And with that same ocean in my eyes, I'm so glad you're here
Chorus
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One look around you know the universe is endless
Tell me why it is you'd ever want to end this
I had a little faith in me now I'm at the top of my friend list
Spirit, Mind and Body yo I blend this
Remix my mixin, fix up my fixin, repair the past with a draft, get my picks in
An interception of my past perception
Throw another pass and then I catch my own reception
I'm now seated in the section of perfection
I mirror my reality then watch my reflection
Some folks sit back and say this is my second chance
Just me being me if you really take another glance
Same as I ever was but I got some other pants
I'm dressed up nice because my life is like a big dance
Motor runnin', I'm no longer stallin'
My life is like a casino now I'm going all in
A star from the sky that's no longer fallin'
Listen up close you can hear my soul calling
(Chorus)
Have a little faith in me
Have a little faith in me x2
St8 of Mind-
I'm not a masterpiece by any means
I've been rattled and broken, surfing these waves as I travel the ocean
This battle is spoken down any avenue open
Searching for spaces ain't no corners in places keeping my faith lit
Been to hell, know my demons on a first name basis
They used to fill me with hatred, shade power relate with situations
These days I'm giving it patience, learn from different occasions
You take it for what it is
Let it come, let it go
As long as it ain't running the show, you gotta be the one in control
To find harmony now, I'm more commonly letting this positive energy harbour me, it's like my armory
See it like the sun, everyday I let it dawn on me
Rest in sovergeinty as I express sonically
(Chorus x2)
The past haunts so I exercise my spirit
We worked it all out now, I`m happy to be near it
I look back at all those times that I used to fear it
My real self was screaming so I had to steer it just to hear it
I took out the plugs and now I live out loud
Who I am is who I am, never lost in the crowd
I discovered who that was when I removed the shroud
You heard of number 9-well guess what, that`s my cloud
And I ain`t leaving, I`ll always be believing
There`s love all around me and I`m about receiving
And the giving, that`s how I`m living
First place for me, can I get a blue ribbon
And do a lap-just for the victory
And write a rap-just for the history
Put up a missing poster for those that been missing me
Found my true self, solved the unsolved mystery
(Chorusx2)
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There was this moment where I began to pause
I decided in that moment that I was that lost cause
Kept looking for the wizard but this time there was no Oz
I had sipped on all of mine, I was out of time and I had no straws
That glass once full it was now fully empty
And everyone I ever hated they now meant me
And every rescue boat in every sea could never tempt me
Forget treading water, don`t bother, I`m drowning gently
Forgot how to swim because I forgot all I knew
And all those things that I thought I knew they came back false for being true
I used to have that pull but right now I can`t pull through
I`m blind from the grind, can`t see a sign why it is I do what I do
My new abode is this road less travelled
My tight knit grip on this sinking ship it has now become unravelled
Life was that highway but now it has turned to gravel
I got no boat left to float and I got no hope because I got no paddle
(Chorus)
I been looking I been cooking up a special kind of recipe
Won`t take long we`ll be on, we`ll be kicking out a melody
It ain`t ever going to change, change, change
It ain`t ever going to change, change, change
The distance so far all the way from me to you
So I calculate my hate each date with my interest rate, watch it accrue
Spend those savings all on me, you`ll see I`ll be your glue
I was told that it takes two-so I`ma take two
And blow these candles out on the birthday cake of the fake you
I wish that I could but it`s understood that I can`t make you
And I get it, I know you can`t either
I`m wide open to your hate it`s like my fate`s that wide receiver
Catch me if you can throw that ball I`m your retriever
I`m retrieving every memory to make me that big believer
And I`m a griever of that person past
And I could still catch that big one if I only had one more cast
I got moves to make but every one is way too fast
I replaced my first place, now I don`t know if I`m last
(Chorus)
The thoughts of those around me, they`re the ones inside my mind
The hate, the fear they flash in my ear as I ignore every sign
My souls ahead of me call that the blind leading the blind
I got a map full of answers but the key for this legend is hard to find
I got more questions than steps left on this planet
Preoccupied with those that died, I can`t stand it
The end of mine at anytime a better plan I planned it
Looked all around for that up button, then hit panic
I begged the elevator take me to the top floor
I don`t even need that penthouse, right now I`ll take floor four
I`m in the basement where my face meant so much more
This existence of persistence has gone from rich to poor
And at the moment my ground began to shift
This drowning sea directed me and I began to drift
I head towards land with love in hand away from that cliff
Saw my presence as a present, call that the gift of a lift
(Chorus)
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9. |
Motown
03:13
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I step in this room with my left and my right feet
People always wanting beef when they see this white meat
Beats I undress the address is tight street
Never slight on the mic, come on sight, you might meet
The OG rhymer I`m guaranteed to get you open
You can`t fix a thing because what I bring is never broken
I`m not from Hoboken, I`m outspoken
You beat me in a battle-you`re joking, you`re token
Another product of that which is tasteless
You say you kick facts but they`re baseless
Go get your mirror, let`s just face this
I got a place for your disgrace let`s erase this
That `x, that is the unknown
Come join the ranks of all those that got shown
I leave the mind blown of every single clone and I`m not a drone but I be gettin`grown
On the microphone, I go on and on
Give it to you with a call throw another bone
You can try to buy but this love is all we own
Kick it with my raps each and everytime all alone
Swift gift lift you know I do condone
Dear Hip Hop would you please come home
(Chorus)
The fastest snapses still couldn`t catch this
The game`s straight busted, allow me to patch this
Not another rapper out who could ever match this
The beat drops down, that`s when I catch bliss
Just like a frisbee, I`m hungry like a grizzly
Investors want to know the deal here`s what the biz be
I rhyme for fun, I rhyme for free
Not another cat who can map a rap like me
Trains leaving here we go all aboard
All these other rappers here they got me bored out my gourd
On my own accord, I now do record
My style`s priceless something that you can`t afford
Even if you had that new credit card
Phat rap, so phat, phatter than that Reddit lard
Big on the internet, that`s not even hard
I`ll spit one bar and leave your whole soul jarred
Set it out for you something like a table
The raps that you kick are faker than cable
What you`re hearing is that Gent without the label
Got the whole game ready, willing, able
You can try to buy but this love is all we own x 3
Dear Hip Hop would you please come home
Dear Hip Hop, wherever you might be
Just know we miss you
And we want you to come home
Get gone, get on home
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10. |
A Thousand Reasons
05:10
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You`re looking for a reason, best believe me I got many
I been searching for my own self since yo I was 20
Discarded every thought that everybody ever lent me
Replenish my soul with these rhymes kid, I got plenty
With that efficiency, I execute proficiency
Never could take a compliment, even though I was fishing see
I check this clock and take my rod up out the water
I look up at this new world through the eyes of my son and my daughter
And realize that I had my eyes wide shut
But I`m no Tom Cruise so I put away that strut
I was the only one who could take me up out of that rut
Skip the rep of that two step and just follow my gut
No more aviators, no more want for all those gators
Done with my emotions going up and down like elevators
Threw up a peace sign, said later to those escalators
Now I drop prose with flows deeper than the moons craters
(Chorus)
Don`t you worry. yeah x 4
This here`s no email yet I impale when I attach this, attack this
I got that passion that is undivided
Send a shout out back to that cat who wanted to rap but then declared a gap, sat on the fence and said ùndecided`
Get on your horse, grab your saddle and just ride it
Light lipped with that tight grip and you`ll write better than I did
Vacate the hate so you can relate back to that little boy with every rhyme you expectorate
But don`t expect a rate, that`s the part that`s really great
Check the date, accept your fate, drop the mic-checkmate
Recognize that this game it never really ends
Look inside as you abide then go collect the dividends
Life pays you back when you invest your interest
Give all you can, take what you need but then yo leave the rest
The consequences you perceive are inconsequential
Your self, your truth are what is fundamental
Spirit, mind and body they get honoured in the temple
Return you to you because it`s something like a rental
(Chorus x 4)
The attitude of gratitude knows no latitude
Stay true to you and guess what you`ll be no longer rude
Polar opposites conflict, then attract with a multitude
Until you embrace the fact you`re really just a multidude
With capabilites that accentuate your abilities
Until then, represent every time that you spit your steez
Walk that walk plus that talk that you be spittin`
You can freestyle all day or speak with the written
Slay these words, rip verbs with every showdown
The constructions all over now`s not the time to slowdown
You`ve done a lot of telling, it`s time to show now
Be open to this world and show them why it is you`re pro-noun
You got love for the language so handle that with care
No longer that Gent but bet the flow`s still debonair
Paper and a pen for when your heart feels that tear
You`ll leave em all saying ``Yo, I see what you did there``
They won`t need glasses, not even a prescription
Bring your real self out kid, renew that subscription
Skip the encryption, relish the old addiction
No code to see here, why it is-your depiction
Forget those actors, forget the moving pictures
The faucets might be leaking but they're still the fixtures
And the elixirs, nevermind those fixers
You have the potent potion just remix all those mixers
And surmise the disguise never came from a recipe
It was every ingredient before that gave you the best of me
It's tough to ingest when you invest all you see
You don't need my permission on this mission-let it be
Instead of the previous with all that constant looking
Grab the mirror of introspection and then take a look-in
In that time of reflection you can see who was the boss
A decade of dilligence now you decide the cost
Past notions and beliefs they all get tossed
But how can you find a thing that was never really lost...
(Chorus)
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ThatmanDan regina, Saskatchewan
Dan Innes is a hip hop artist from Regina, Saskatchewan who rhymes under the name ThatmanDan. He has been writing rhymes and rapping them since he was 11 years old, out loud and for others since he was 15. His life has featured a wide array of experiences which he draws from to describe universal themes to others through his unique style of expression ... more
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