#StoriesAboutSongs

Cut, Scratch & Blend I love DJig with all my heart High-end art, ground zero where the culture start Thanks to Quik Mix Theory from Grandmaster Flash Blast from past, PIONEER, if you have to to ask Have to add…GrandMixer D.st Turn one turntable to a symphony Essentially, DJs, they would lay the beat So we could speak, try to refine technique Two Techniques took it to a whole new peak Kept the need...

Take Me Back When I first started rhyming I was following trends Listening to Sugar Hill and Enjoy with my friends And my dad would get tapes from some people at work And he was in the military, which was really a perk See, people moved in from the east coast shores And brought records, tapes, they would let me record I would study every rhyme, plus learn every word Then it wasn’t too long, the ne...

Last Laugh Back in the days I used to wear mic round my neck Walk into high school, watch it swing as I stepped Searching for threats, teaching MCs ‘bout regrets And shopping at Gand Music till I’m bouncing the checks Drum machines, samplers, plus 1200 decks Went from 4 to 8-track, to put him back in effect Neighborhood studio where anyone could record Love is free, best believe anyone could affor...

3-2-1 (Chaos Magic) There comes a time in your life when you have to fight Clash at night, duck from the hazard lights You have the right to stay silent, pass the mic Speak the truth till it burn, make it acid-like As it stand, I plan to complete my quest Treat my stress with breaths, trying to be my best Beat my chest, yell from the deepest depths Keep in step, never live with regret No sleep or...

The Art of Surprise Deep cut, give it all I got then re-up To beat me, first ya gonna need to keep up Be what you wanna be, shape your own memory Build your own band, then shake the tambourine Energy beyond belief…I’m beyond your reach Iron seat, sitting in a fortress hard to breach Freak show with the moot controlled by remote Heave Ho, trying to lift the spirits of pe-ople They won’t let me in,...

Not Forgotten Once upon a time, Carmen was a friend of mine She lived a few houses down, wasn’t hard to find I’d go down the block, we talk on the sidewalk About our school days, or new toys we just got See, this was 6th grade, young kids feeling free Fantasizing bout one day who we’ll be And who will be the one to make it feel complete And Carmen said she had a cousin I should meet Her name was M...

Modern Age B-Boy Stance Last dance, hope ya got the call in advance Bring ya best moves, then bust a b-boy stance Wave your hands, if ya care to take a chance I got a decent two-step, and no prior plans So if the world bout to end, this can be our night Of if we have a chance to win, we can join the fight My love is right, my bark is a afraid of my bite If ya bout slow rolling, please stay to the...

Now, what we have here is some unnatural breed Casually exposing where passion can lead Fasten your seatbelt, the G Force is extreme Rise of the phoenix, still short four on my team Solo’s my scene, seldom scene, soul’s in-between A rock and a HARD PLACE, bein’ chased in a dream Please intervene, ‘fore this thing is smashed to smithereens Splintering, crossroads, snakes are slithering Hear the rin...

Whatever Life Remains If these are the last days, Imma live my life to the fullest Unlike past ways, living like I’m dodging a bullet I am a student of humankind, I study their nature Which I don’t relate ta, minor problem off to the majors Some prophets in cages, others shoot down while on stages The cost outrageous, doing nothing’s even more dangerous I don’t have answers, all I know, they rathe...

True Vision by RedefineHipHop

More Than My Losses by RedefineHipHop

It Feels Like by RedefineHipHop

Peace Unkept by RedefineHipHop

Forward Path featuring Cappo by RedefineHipHop

Let The Vultures Feed by RedefineHipHop

Bellcurved Brilliance by RedefineHipHop

Self Control by RedefineHipHop

The Opposite Track by RedefineHipHop

Love's Message (Conservation of Momentum) by RedefineHipHop

Building On A Dream by RedefineHipHop

Reporting Live From... by RedefineHipHop

The Magnificent Beatboxing Ralo LIVE ON KSDB 87 by RedefineHipHop

The Magnificent Beatboxing Ralo DUB Version by RedefineHipHop

From ’83 to ’86 (and beyond), Human Beat Box in the mix Peepin’ ever new record, tryin’ to get my fix So many to pick, Doug E fresh, king of click And Buff got that bass, so clear, so thick K-Love hit the scene, set to blow your mind And Greg Nice, he got three minutes to shine Kenny Muhammad, hit em with the signature snare And Kid Sensation is rippin’ so you better beware D-Nice and Craig G coul...

In October of 1991 I had just upgraded my home studio, the RAGE CAGE, finally getting a proper sampler and some other key gear, including the SP-12 (5 seconds of sampling time), Tascam 688 8-Track Cassette Records, Quadraverb, etc... Not too long after I connected with a new local group who wanted to come by and record a song, and that was how I first worked with Showboat and Slo Mo of Black Toast...