#StoriesAboutSongs

8-Freestyle Session In The RAGE CAGE PT 2 by RedefineHipHop

Punch in, punch out, gotta get that check Long hours on the reg, this was built off sweat ‘Welcome to Mickie Dees, may I help ya please’ Teenage shift manager, with his own keys I got rent to pay, I got tapes to buy I need to hit Gand Music, get the studio fly The Rage Cage was the place where the worth was claimed And, getting decent making beats helped build my name Local MCs, wanna make a demo...

06 You Want A Style Like This (Come Get It...) (OG 1990) by RedefineHipHop

Coming hard from the intro on a house track You wear a crown? You might as well give me that You’re not a real king, I’m the real thing Wild like an animal, smooth like whip cream And Imma whip ya, zip your lip, rip your rep Tear your ego, leave you on the edge of death So come in peace, or face the rage of beast Who gets ruffer, every time a rhyme’s released Rhyme addict, wise on the microphone K...

Swing to my own rhythm, yeah, I’m lost in a mind maze I knew about pain many years before ‘Rhyme Pays’ So I stayed focused, never slowing or stop When my number gets called it’s like winning the slots Been ‘round the block, walk till my heels fall off Kill that soft talk, I’ve been known to stalk Real or false, the truth somewhere in the grey Daring my prey to challenge any word that I say And I’m...

I used to walk many miles, writing rhymes to say With a great memory on full display Locked in my head, get home quick as I can Turn on the 4-track, put the mic in hand And I might stand, or I might sit on the floor Relaxed to the core, then let the rhyme just pour And I won’t bore with all details that occur When trying to record, a rap masterpiece so pure And oh sure, that wasn’t always case Per...

Shrouded in darkness, his eyes like the stars in the sky Hard to describe but recognized from the scars on his hide Deep and hideous but do not not pity us, or our affiliates We get really deep into the meat, exposing idiots The truth comes to light, but sometimes it’s too bright This is life, eternal fight just to try and do it right An approach that’s assiduous, connective just like MIDI is A ma...

I sit and I meditate, realign my mind, tryin’ to get it straight Dissipate the dark cloud ‘fore that it turns to hate Learn ya fate, time’s up, now it’s YOUR turn to wait Don't turn away, stare into the face of my mental state It’s been late run, but I’m still training and feeling great In terms of rapping, happy and I actually feel embraced Filling breaks with vocal takes, unknown in my local sta...

Pass the salt, pass the pepper, pass the mic around Like a break in a record, bout to get down It’s bound to cause some controversy, small or big town Big fish, small pond, kinda like a myth now Far as sink or swim, thin line, with a split crowd Trying to share my life, god willing, do it with style Locked on my life goals, he’s a human mis-sile Tune in now, wait too long, you may miss out Fate ca...

This is the instrumental version of a mixtape I made celebrating my time on the Lake County, IL Hip Hop scene circa '87-'95 (North Chicago, Waukegan, Zion, Etc...). All these beats were made between 1989 and 1995 for various artists I was producing then, but they never came and laid verses to the songs. So I decided to clean them up, and make a mixtape. All the beats were digitized from cassette t...

This is the instrumental version of a mixtape I made celebrating my time on the Lake County, IL Hip Hop scene circa '87-'95 (North Chicago, Waukegan, Zion, Etc...). All these beats were made between 1989 and 1995 for various artists I was producing then, but they never came and laid verses to the songs. So I decided to clean them up, and make a mixtape. All the beats were digitized from cassette t...

This is the instrumental version of a mixtape I made celebrating my time on the Lake County, IL Hip Hop scene circa '87-'95 (North Chicago, Waukegan, Zion, Etc...). All these beats were made between 1989 and 1995 for various artists I was producing then, but they never came and laid verses to the songs. So I decided to clean them up, and make a mixtape. All the beats were digitized from cassette t...

This is the instrumental version of a mixtape I made celebrating my time on the Lake County, IL Hip Hop scene circa '87-'95 (North Chicago, Waukegan, Zion, Etc...). All these beats were made between 1989 and 1995 for various artists I was producing then, but they never came and laid verses to the songs. So I decided to clean them up, and make a mixtape. All the beats were digitized from cassette t...

This is the instrumental version of a mixtape I made celebrating my time on the Lake County, IL Hip Hop scene circa '87-'95 (North Chicago, Waukegan, Zion, Etc...). All these beats were made between 1989 and 1995 for various artists I was producing then, but they never came and laid verses to the songs. So I decided to clean them up, and make a mixtape. All the beats were digitized from cassette t...

This is the instrumental version of a mixtape I made celebrating my time on the Lake County, IL Hip Hop scene circa '87-'95 (North Chicago, Waukegan, Zion, Etc...). All these beats were made between 1989 and 1995 for various artists I was producing then, but they never came and laid verses to the songs. So I decided to clean them up, and make a mixtape. All the beats were digitized from cassette t...

This is the instrumental version of a mixtape I made celebrating my time on the Lake County, IL Hip Hop scene circa '87-'95 (North Chicago, Waukegan, Zion, Etc...). All these beats were made between 1989 and 1995 for various artists I was producing then, but they never came and laid verses to the songs. So I decided to clean them up, and make a mixtape. All the beats were digitized from cassette t...

This is the instrumental version of a mixtape I made celebrating my time on the Lake County, IL Hip Hop scene circa '87-'95 (North Chicago, Waukegan, Zion, Etc...). All these beats were made between 1989 and 1995 for various artists I was producing then, but they never came and laid verses to the songs. So I decided to clean them up, and make a mixtape. All the beats were digitized from cassette t...

This is the instrumental version of a mixtape I made celebrating my time on the Lake County, IL Hip Hop scene circa '87-'95 (North Chicago, Waukegan, Zion, Etc...). All these beats were made between 1989 and 1995 for various artists I was producing then, but they never came and laid verses to the songs. So I decided to clean them up, and make a mixtape. All the beats were digitized from cassette t...

This is the instrumental version of a mixtape I made celebrating my time on the Lake County, IL Hip Hop scene circa '87-'95 (North Chicago, Waukegan, Zion, Etc...). All these beats were made between 1989 and 1995 for various artists I was producing then, but they never came and laid verses to the songs. So I decided to clean them up, and make a mixtape. All the beats were digitized from cassette t...

This is the instrumental version of a mixtape I made celebrating my time on the Lake County, IL Hip Hop scene circa '87-'95 (North Chicago, Waukegan, Zion, Etc...). All these beats were made between 1989 and 1995 for various artists I was producing then, but they never came and laid verses to the songs. So I decided to clean them up, and make a mixtape. All the beats were digitized from cassette t...

JUST BREATHE…. JUST BREATHE… JUST BREATHE… JUST BREATHE… JUST BREATHE… The breath of life, feel it in the pit of your soul LET GO, let the feeling take control If your alone in your home, then just bop your head But if you’re in a nightclub I need to see some sweat Out to get the perfect feeling cause my time is due Then Imma mix it in the music just to share with you So if life got ya tripping, t...

Sheridan RD to Lakeshore Drive (SHOUT-OUTRO) by RedefineHipHop

Breaks beats blend with my fractured soul I practiced till I was perfect then I cracked the mold Act like ya know battlin’ aint practical I track a foe, verbally crack his skull I take control, invade your space like Krull If you thought ya had a chance, that’s void and null I’m annoyed with toys taking all that bull So shh… be quiet, the pasture’s full The past is full of answers, and disaster to...

Wauk-town get down, cause I’m back again It’s the Almighty Chiller, that’s a fact my friend Back to wind, crowds, bout to pack em in To opposing MCs, keep practicing I’mma see ya on the streets, maybe Sheridan And I’mma serve ya with a rhyme, so embarrassing And there within perhaps yall can find a path And I’ll review yall style when I need a laugh Ya need to ask where to make a demo to send? The...

Years Ahead (Flesh & Bone) (120 BPM MIX #3) by RedefineHipHop