This is one of those long time coming joints. Met the homie Wardrumz in Japan at a show I did with Crazy T. The complete version is actually with Crazy T. Will drop that on you in a few weeks, but wanted to just give you a little bit for the project. Enjoy.
lyrics
Land of the Living
Some people say that you irrelevant,
But we know the truth and keep on spreading it,
Get up in the booth and spread around the globe,
In the Philippines they battle for something that's more than gold,
You can see it in they eyes, no longer feeling alone,
Breaking all the thorns, like a rose out the concrete,
In Africa, the youth moving mountains to a beat,
Its rap politics and the parents still don't understand,
Trying to use you to get votes, but not to help people advance,
Just like the suits in the suites, or these vipers trying to rip,
The very fabric of your essence, but never will in my presence,
I raise an army through a battle cry, mic in hand ready to die
Whether lock behinds some bars or spitting it through a wire,
What’s understood is through the silence, got to read between the lines,
This is not for everyone, no matter how much you rewind,
If you get it then you got it, then you seek and then you find,
We paint this picture for the few, if you was looking for a sign…
Now you could never write a rhyme, never make a beat
Never do a backspin, never scratch ad repeat,
But you can walk this, talk this, live this, breath this,
Die for this, this is my culture not a myth
Now you could never write a rhyme, never make a beat
Never do a backspin, never scratch and repeat,
But you can walk this, talk this, live this, breath this,
Die for this, this is my culture not a myth
credits
from Less Than Zero Volume II,
released June 16, 2011
written by Paulie Rhyme. produced by Wardrumz. Recorded by Nick Cottingham at AI SF. Mixed and mastered by Deedot.
PAULIE RHYME (ポーリー・ライム) Paulie Rhyme is an American bred, Japan based artist, dj, and educator. Rhyme got his start as a
college radio host/dj in Ohio, which turned into an indie rap/promotion career, allowing him to cultivate his love of music, songwriting, and production.
Top Japanese beat maker dedicates an album to the late J-Dilla, not to imitate, but to show his influence lives on. Bandcamp New & Notable Aug 11, 2014