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Social Meteor Vol 1: Inspired By My Timeline

by Es

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William "Tycoon" Russ
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William "Tycoon" Russ Great album based on what our daily lives look like with social media dominating out time. Favorite track: Listen (feat. DJ Rukkus) [prod by Sir Williams].
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Prolific 3.0 Es is a quintessential hip-hop voice in the 21st century. A humble man as well. There is a lot of head-nod-ic knowledge to be taken from his recordings. TAKE IT IN AND SUPPORT A REAL MC. #Bless. Favorite track: Social Meteor [prod by Pro-Logic].
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3l m3m1n tHiS sHiT rOcKs oLd mAn 👊🏽 gRowN maN LyRics. StiCkiNg tO tHe fOrMuLa dOpE bEaSt aNd LyriCs.....

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bstrobeatz Real Hip Hop with Real lyrical content. Period
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1. ...The dilemma of being a husband and artist 2. In this digital age to be honest the hardest part is 3. Trying to find that perfect balance between status and status post 4. Keep my fans engaged while I'm keeping my marriage status so 5. I'm just an average Joe with a passion for rap 6. But a greater passion for her and ain't no challenging that 7. Instant connection when I stare into my wife's eyes 8. Mobile or laptop connecting with my supporters over wifi 9. Sometimes I get the side eye like Christopher Wallace 10. For pouring hours in this craft but the lint in my pockets 11. Is all I got to show for it, the feeling is so horrid 12. Got me questioning myself, should I really be going for it 13. Or forfeit, come up off of it and live to regret it 14. Got my fingertips at work, networking spreading my message 15. Itchin to pop off, got this chip on my shoulder to knock off 16. This hustle is popping my rocks off 1. My timeline's full of tiring and inspiring moments 2. I gravitate to the latter to re-align my focus 3. If you ain't careful it'll tamper with your mental state 4. The opposite of elevate...you'll drown into that hellish place 5. Sink into that sunken place you trying to get out of 6. Metaphorical quicksand trying to climb out cuz 7. I've got a real life that extends beyond these pages I scroll 8. Physical interactions saving my soul 9. I tell my kids to drop the console and play outside 10. Social media ain't no different with a played out grind 11. Take a day off find some inspiration for a refresh 12. Relieve stress and come back stronger than a weed scent 13. The dopamine rush stays controlling our thumbs 14. Stole a piece of our souls so scrolling our feeds we are numb 15. Social engineering we are the ones 16. On your marks, get set feel the blast of social meteor's gun
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Verse 1 (Image): 1. I swear... some of y'all lost the race before the starting whistle 2. Shooting yourselves in the leg...like Cheddar Bob with pistols 3. In this competitive space you want a leg up 4. Like Captain Morgan but you got a keg up 5. You struggle to keep ya head up when success' bus passes you by 6. So you approach the situation with an amateur's eye 7. So pathetic, you lash out like 2 two ratchets 'bout to go at it 8. Extending firearm threats like go go gadget 9. ...At the end of the day its all perception 10. Prospective clientele gain perspective 11. On the type of human being you are to deal with, I'm giving you some game 12. Take it or leave it my comrade (but) at the end of the day 13. It's on you...I wish every peer much success 14. But the rest is up to you never settle for less 15. What you putting out there let it represent the best of you 16. Think before you post, never let it be the death of you Hook (2x): 1. This ain't death by dishonour 2. It's death to your brand and that's due to your persona 3. Assassinate your brand in 140 characters 4. Self sabotage can you really afford the damages? Verse 2 (spamming links): 1. I believe in the power of the self promotion 2. At the same time I believe that there's a quota 3. When you proceed to exceed the quota you borderline coma...tose 4. Killing your efforts to push your brand cause of the over...dose 5. AM to the PM, from timeline to DM 6. Unsolicited links...I ain't trying to see em 7. Honest truth...build relationships...it ain't really hard to do 8. As an artist or brand it really should be a part of you 9. Pardon the mood, take it as love if i'm talking to you 10. I'm a starving artist too, walking with you 11. The journey is long, the tourney is rough 12. Promotion on a budget is real and earning is tough 13. It's like a filet mignon vs. the can of spam 14. A case of thought out versus never really had a plan 15. Many post mortems are so often ones self inflicted 16. Like gun wounds so uncouthe through instant message Hook Verse 3 (Personal problems): 1. ...I get it, we're living in the online era 2. But some things are best kept behind closed doors forever 3. The posts that some of y'all binge I cringe like whoa 4. Basket case or some damaged goods, you get my vote 5. I get it, its a release, you got demons within 6. Your baby's fathers a semen donor on leave to the pen...again 7. Family bash... no balloons, food or music 8. To many of y'all it's therapeutic...no judgement here 9. I'm just saying...you feel no ways putting it out there? 10. Recent music is decent but yo I got scared 11. Too much baggage to link to these positive moves I'm trying to make 12. Built so much over the years that I haven't got the time to waste 13. I keep my dirty laundry in the hamper where it belongs 14. Share minor details on my L's, balance wins with the losses 15. Of course it's the human element 16. The personal touch that keeps the post relevant...just think about it Hook: Verse 4 (Bigoted opinions): 1. Haha...you gotta love the hiphop racist 2. Loves the music but never equates it 3. To the struggle of the people for whom it was created 4. Collector of CDs and tapes and thinks he's earned the right to say it...(N!&#ers) 5. The 'N' word has entered this white guy's psyche 6. His favourite rappers are black quite likely 7. Small town kat from where diversity lacks and thats a fact 8. Online the closest that he came to blacks 9. Not hip to the realities at that, it was hard for him to grasp 10. That in some places being black could put a target on their back 11. Just because you rap, don't make you qualified to yap 12. On a twitter thread... spewing all that nonsense as a fact 13. The masses fired back... in a barrage of heated speech 14. Overwhelmed, this coward proceeds to delete the tweet 15. They ate him alive, he had to surrender, bash off the richter 16. Closest thing to a tranny, 'cause he got dragged on twitter Hook:
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Judgements (verse) Hook: Look at you before you look at me I should look at me before I look at you (x8) 1. In this cyber world within a world we each got a story to tell 2. Some stories got too many layers peeling off of that shell 3. But regardless of the topic of discussion 4. We've been brain trained on the basis of the judgements 5. You've heard the saying you only got one chance to make a first impression 6. Without knowing you at a glance thats the first perception 7. Top surface, superficial, perhaps candid 8. Judgement without some sort of merit is backhanded 9. Until... you start revealing the real in you 10. Reeling you into their world that they've concealed from you 11. We're all guilty of bias and pre-conceived opinions 12. We position our thoughts from (the style of) decent people living 13. What's decent to some, not good enough for others 14. Define perfect... many levels above us 15. Yet it's human nature to size up through comparisons 16. Rate each other on a scale of less, equal or better than 17. I see it on my timelines on the daily 18. I've grown numb to the fact, so common place it don't phase me 19. Society judge, I guess that's how we establish playing fields 20. Level or on an incline, the standard we say and feel 21. Appeals to what ideals we live and die by 22. Propaganda smacks you in the mouth over wifi signal 23. The inner eye crippled when the sinners lies hit you 24. Before criticizing flaws be sure the mirrors eyes get you first... Hook: 1. You better be minding your business 2. What is this, why you be eyeing my digits 3. Counting my dollars before I got them ish in my palm grip 4. Judging me on my spending habits like I'm on strict 5. Punishment or curfew I don't answer to you 6. Funny shit, you ain't my daddy what's the matter with you 7. ...All you know about me's what's on my feed 8. Getting a little too comfortable life coaching my steez 9. So what, I spoiled my youngin with a high priced gift 10. It's the uninvited parenting is why I trip 11. Armchair everythings always chiming in with the 2 cents 12. The minute you overstepped your bounds you became a nuissance 13. Blocked, control-alt-delete you got the boot 14. Stopped the pursuit, I pulled the plug on you like posdnuos 15. Its funny how people judge others without the full context 16. Their own insecurities spill over from the onset 17. Get off my page and go criticize the next person 18. Keep your comments to yourself or keep scrolling 19. Let people be themselves and not the next version 20. Of you or your ideal model trying to be the spokesman 21. Living in a glass house but forever stone throwing 22. Just a matter of time before a window's broken 23. Right the ship in your house before you step in mine 24. Until then...there's the exit sign... Hook: 1. Seems it's part of our DNA when others go against the grain 2. We lay claim on the proper way, proceed to explain 3. Our point of view to the point its overbearing, kinda scary 4. Even wearing down the spirit of the person hearing it 5. Not prepared for it, the scrutiny could lead to mutiny 6. No grin and bearing it, weighing on the soul like a pair of kicks 7. Before I look at you, first I need to look at me 8. Look within and ask "do you like what you see?"
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Es: 1. Since the rise of the internet, everybody's a spokesperson 2. Those who never did or never was be so certain 3. Of how it go from the comfort of their home 4. Calling all the plays from the sidelines like a pro 5. Never gripped a pen or bled a verse from the inside out 6. But so vocal 'bout how to lay vocals, but just to find out 7. They like conductors of the orchestra but never played a key 8. Or plucked a string or wrote a single note so what could you ever say to me 9. Your opinion is welcome, but merits null and void 10. Patronizing to no end, you talk a lot of noise 11. Those who can't do criticize, just stay in your lane 12. I'm stating my claim that I'm staying the same 13. Or changing if and when I feel inspired 14. I chose the independent route for calling all of my shots for when the feel's inspired 15. Sometimes the fans cross the line, it starts to kill the fire 16. Lemme rap the way I rap until my skill expires 17. And when I feel the fire inside of my inner's fading 18. I'd probably on my own accord fall back on innovating 19. But I'ma do it on my terms thank you kindly 20. Opinions are like assholes don't remind me 21. Constructive criticism is cool, not what I'm talking about 22. It's the experts without credentials I'm harping about 23. Social media... breeds the novice and got em feeling qualified 24. And to those not crossing the line...yo I oblige Hook: Lee Reed: Lotta talk no walking, asses parked And them laptop prophets that got no flock Or those faux philosophers lost on pop-gossips Tick box monotony, ad nauseua Add links to your nonsense, your causes Bad source and contortion of truth got portioned Shortened, you’re misinformed, An outpouring, torrent of ignorances A foreman of your armchair choruses Force feed more of dysphoric porridge Distort the truth that lights the fuses Fuels the rise of far right movements You boost stupid, obtuse absolutist Truth is bruised and the juice gotten rotten Hyberbolic know-it-all-o’holics Calling politics, no knowledges Talk make walkers, poxes passed, Into anti-vax’ing, earth-flatter than stupid patterns Of your post truth banter, news Moves too fast, the truth don’t matter You misused it, bad proof mad loose With the bad rebuke and sad solution Delusion, unproven conclusions You don’t know what you talk bout dude! Hook: Fortunato: They talking like they know the deal But they ain't knowing nothing Just keep it real and keep your two cents Out of my discussion I'm tired of ppl repeating scenes from the tv I seen it too many times All the lies that been believing I hope you recieving My message come to your senses And start learning life through the lessons That it's presenting Yall are second guessing You never been that attentive I'm penning this for the people You selfish and need incentives Read it on the news that don't mean that it's true You gotta see it for yourself It's an immaculate view Unfettered from the BS VR you see less Step in to a world Where we are The real threats Not Muslims or immigrants That's just ignorance People need to travel to see what were really living with This is not a sitcom or romcom movie This is real life Like riding in hoopties And rolling looseys I'm Bruce lee in new skis One of the few that's too free Believe it if I see it Keep digging for where the truth be Most are spoon fed Misled lifting the ladle We starting a revolution You won't see it on cable The world is unstable We live with it from the cradle To the day that we're disabled Each moment could prove fatal But really you wouldn't know You just watching a show In your armchair reclining Sitting safe in your home Hook:
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Verse 1: 1. ...They say a hard head makes a soft ass 2. Being soft trying to play hard'll make you fall fast 3. A tall glass of cool aid forever on tap 4. Sipping till the point of no return you can't pour it back 5. ...As a youngin they be thinking they're grown 6. Trying to make a name for themselves amidst the imagery shown 7. Misguided by poisonous entities knowing they're wrong 8. For capitalizing on said ignorance for the coin 9. Likes is the new love, followers the new family 10. Respect for self is lost and finding seems like a fantasy 11. Pranks for entertainment and acceptance is wild 12. Likes and views just proves the perspective of why 13. I got pet peeve... for these blood suckers we let breathe 14. Tempt our seeds, while stripping their innocence won't you let em be 15. ...The village raises a child... we gotta pay attention 16. Watch close, talk to em, gotta make em listen 17. Be that voice of reason when judgement's kinda clouding 18. Clout chasing for some status full of yes men around em 19. Beware of their surroundings... be that life jacket when they drowning 20. If all else fails...I guess they drown-ing... 21. In tough love or worst yet their demise 22. When it finally happens...they're surprised 23. Didn't listen when it mattered, now fate took its course 24. In the end was it worth it trying to prove you're a boss? -Scratch chorus- Verse 2: 1. ...Part of being a parent is instinct 2. Practice makes perfect the path to perfect is distant 3. Trusting your gut is like spidey sense...inner tingling 4. Call it over-protectiveness soon as you get an inkling...of danger 5. ...I'm a father to a teen 6. You know mister invincible or so it would seem 7. Party on the weekend and everybody's gonna be there 8. Everybody who is somebody gon be there or be square 9. He ain't trying to be the latter... 10. ...At his age status matters, conformer to the former climb the social ladder 11. The parent in me asked about a few particulars 12. Who, what, where, why and how but it seemed ridiculous 13. To him...The responses back iffy as hell 14. The scenarios playing in my head not ending too well 15. ...see too many youngins get caught up.... 16. And that's a fact regardless of the way that they were brought up 17. My inner voice told me that I ought to...grab the situation by the horns 18. Play devils advocate incite the storm before the calm 19. Feeling torn, his request to go denied with reasons why 20. He had the nerve to look me in my eyes with fire inside 21. Praying to God that I was right...later on the same night 22. City TV news story 'bout a shooting at this site 23. Up in the west end...victim was his best friend 24. These kids is wilding... my paranoia was on point...he's still in denial -Scratch chorus- Verse 3: 1. ...To all you rap fans talking that trash 2. About hiphop is dead, but steady be supporting that wack 3. Cookie cutter deflecting 'bout its a vibe and a mood 4. Talking out both sides of your mouth you got me confused 5. Looking to billboard you feel for some type of salvation 6. When locals up in your town are dropping haymakers 7. The days of the deejay breaking records used to be the mission 8. Now its fans on social media...you need to listen 9. Youtube the new crate dig, let's face it 10. Fans spoon fed like in a vegetative state man 11. The diehards keep my hope alive 12. As long as fans remain supportive good music survives 13. The underground is thriving like never before 14. When's the last time you ever heard releases this raw 15. It's like the 2nd coming of the 90's era that you claim you're missing 16. Keep ya ear to the street and just listen 17. Shouts to the podcasts for showing me love 18. Shouts to the college radio stations for growing my buzz 19. Shouts to the bloggers who support an artist, never charge a dime 20. Shouts to word of mouth marketing, a part of the grind 21. A huge part of the time, I discover gems by accident 22. Surfing these social platforms, I find fellow passionate 23. Artists... trying to make a name in a game saturated 24. When you find that audio gem you'll be glad you waited -Scratch chorus-
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1. Situation got heated...2 alpha males refuse to get defeated 2. Today somebody's catching a beating 3. So retreating or calling truce ain't a part of the scoop 4. Kill or be killed is the heart of the crew 5. Motto, somebody's getting throttled due to pride 6. Logic to the side, dukes up until he pukes up whatever's inside 7. They don't see eye to eye, somebody got out of line 8. Surrounded by a circle of tyrants adding fuel to the fire 9. Amped up, they put they hands up, now it's on an popping 10. Bobbing and weaving these blows with onlookers watching 11. ...What started out as innocent and out of jest 12. Got overblown and taken out of context 13. Guy #1 went to highschool, with girl and started dating 14. Second guy the jealous ex who got dumped and started hating 15. Active on instagram she was known to post memes 16. Since back when she and guy number 2 were known as a team 17. Guy 1 hit follow and clicked like on many posts 18. Guy 2 observed it from the sidelines taking notes 19. Engaged into a jealous rage made threats to number 1 20. Number 1 fired back that's where the story begun 21. The back story was number 1 and 2 had a history 22. Deeprooted in nature, the duration was a mystery 23. ...Caught in the middle girl tried to mediate 24. The situation but the pain was too much to alleviate 25. The mud slinging continued on social platforms 26. Threats of violence towards him is what he asked for 27. And what he asked for, he soon would get it back 28. Cyber thugging got real how these 2 would choose to settle that 29. A scheduled fist fight made for after school 30. No holds barred, just go hard in the late of afternoon 31. Locked in a stare surrounded by a few dozen 32. The threat of bodily harm at the hands of these 2 cousins 33. Blood supposed to be thicker than water some would assume 34. But rejection in public would cause the ego to bruise 35. It's just the way that boys are wired 36. Refuse to shake it off, instead of walking through the door they'd rather climb the barbed wire 37. Effed up... fists clenched, adrenaline pepped up 38. It's messed up, eyes locked which one will step up 39. And throw the first blow, get this show on and popping 40. Point of no return, squash the beef ain't an option 41. The days leading to this duel was pretty hyped up 42. Instagram feeds were full of threats that many typed up 43. ....In due time... authorities would intervene 44. Self incriminating posts would lead the cops to the scene 45. All that G talk, but real G's move in silence 46. This generation of internet thugs wildin 47. Putting their business out there, just beggin to get caught 48. While the feds get fed the evidence to end you for sport 49. Anyways, the fight broke up, now their minds woke up 50. Sitting on the sidewalk cuffed its time that they spoke up 51. ...Bury the hatchet speak the reasons for the run up 52. Guy #2 admits his life mission was the 1 up 53. Beef had nothing to do with the girl 54. The fact she got with #1 made him hurl, straight ruined his world 55. Guy #1 shocked and confused at the news 56. Now it all started to make sense for why 2 had something to prove 57. Turns out their parents were rivals 58. Their grandparents favoured #1's mother so this spawned the downward type spiral 59. Fixated on retribution, #2's mother's agenda 60. Was to make her son #1's contender... never surrender 61. Or lose in any facets of life 62. Problem is these guys had no real beef or real reason to fight 63. But we here now... situation ain't fair 64. It took a second stare down for this to get aired out 65. ...Kinda childish when you really think about it 66. All these years of harboured anger that he didn't get up out him 67. It took a face to face to shed light on the issues 68. That had none to do with them but... parental miscues 69. Guy #1 and 2's issue got diffused 70. Let them off with a warning..type of deal they couldn't refuse 71. Locked in a brotherly embrace, time to face it 72. Confront the 2 women at the root of this hatred 73. The 2 moms ain't spoke in like over a decade 74. Sibling type rivalry's a headache 75. Back of the cop car, the boys was taken home 76. Phone buzzed for #2 cause he was taking too long 77. To return home from school, it's 8pm, awww damn it 78. Single mother's house imagining mom's panic 79. #2 returned the call told his moms what's happening 80. Her voice was all frantic, the 2 dudes started laughing 81. The cop car pulled up to number 2's house 82. Mother 2 raced to the driveway and chewed 2 out 83. ...Mother 2 then locked eyes with guy 1 84. Tears rolled down her eyes like what have I done 85. Realizing who she'd become 86. She signalled number 1 to get up outta that cop car and gave him a hug 87. An estranged nephew at the hands of being silly 88. What could have happen to her and her son got her feeling sickly 89. Beyond crazy, now's the time to end this vendetta 90. Between his mom and her, make this story end better 91. She reached out to number 1's mom 92. Told her bout the scuffle reassured her both were unharmed 93. Number 1's mom... planned to arrive in half an hour 94. ...During that time the boys ate and had a shower 95. Mom #2 feeling anxious during the wait 96. Been over 10 years since her and mom 1 spoke face to face 97. Mom #1 arrived, tears welled up in her eyes 98. Ran to boy number 1 before she cried 99. Boy #2 stood by his side, emotion he couldn't hide 100. At this point the two mothers realized 101. The error in their ways, petty jealousy and distance 102. Never understood their parents loved them both, just different 103. #2 the athlete, #1 the academic 104. Parents praised them both, #2 got half the credit 105. Many african parents see education as status 106. #2 got lower grades so she always felt embarrassed 107. Under appreciated, deviated from their dream 108. Doctor, lawyer, engineer the benchmark it would seem 109. Played on her psyche, bitter feelings hard to shake 110. Anger built up through adult years, would cause the 2 to separate 111. Reunited in a puppet string twist of fate 112. Staring in each others eyes, regretful that they're in this place
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1. I challenge us to do better 2. ...Get out the mindset of sheepish follower and strive to be the trendsetter 3. Be better than memes that we deem as fact 4. With no wherewithall to check validity of stats 5. It seems we react to the latest hashtag 6. Trends like expensive handbags worn by stars 7. Measure of success the purchase of these foreign cars 8. Parading in a maskerade and then exposed as frauds 9. Monkey see monkey do, question why does it happen 10. A star thought it cool to do an ice bucket challenge 11. The masses got on camera, most didn't get the purpose 12. Original intent was noble, sheep did the disservice 13. Narcissism at it's finest, intentions impure 14. I guess with all the posts I seen ALS is cured 15. Just another cause comes and goes, flavour of the week 16. Till the next hot topic out captivates the sheep 17. To follow the herd, zombies in this here apocalypse 18. Litres sipping kool aid or you siding with the followers 19. A head scratcher, why these kids eating tide pods 20. Are you kidding me...its like Oh my God 21. It's a challenge youngins actually died 22. Social media eating people alive 23. Slave to the blue thumb, the extent that some will go to gain acceptance 24. Observing from my time line hard not to pay attention 25. To the buffoonery and coonery 26. Young brothers waving guns, girls twerking on camera for you to see 27. With a child standing right there looking clueless 28. ....The message in the bottle says that you can do this 29. To succeed, forget the need to read and write to achieve 30. As long as you stay on the feed you've got exactly what you need 31. ...10 year challenge popular with folks 32. Physical transformation for many dope...but no growth 33. Mentally the same, life game is lame 34. Eff'd off in your early days, now all you do complain 35. About the world did you wrong and out to get you 36. Get off your self entitled high horse, you'd sue life if it let you 37. Life at a standstill like the mannequin challenge 38. Couldn't hold the pose, your puckered lips knocked you off balance 39. ...Camera phone in front the mirror in the bathroom shot 40. Isometric angle gotta make sure that the ass is cocked 41. Thirst is real, love is blind dudes fly the birdbox 42. Flip the bird when dissed, now he refers to her as thot 43. All these losers on the prowl wow 44. Stuntin on the gram, persona gets exposed just like Bow wow 45. Challenge to your character, false claims you couldn't take back 46. ...Poor decisions last longer than a face tat 47. On your favourite rapper that you say is cool 48. Less than a handful of rappers make it, stay in school 49. Kids...or get a trade, be realistic with your expectations 50. Nothing wrong with chasing music as a destination 51. But what you missing is a plan or contingency 52. Social media... got you thinking the wins are instantly 53. To hell with all the ground work and the process 54. Going viral is the object, fame is the only option 55. A lame is only opting for the latter 56. So many lames out here, they mama's should've swallowed up those morning after 57. Pills, speaking of pills and drug abusers 58. My timeline flooded with all these losers 59. Not to be confused with alcoholics and abusers 60. I'm talking bout the loser that chooses to pump that message in the music 61. When they themselves are not even consuming 62. They got a generation hooked on drugs destined for a hard future 63. These idolized zeros, the ones we put on pedestals like heros 64. These people need to get their souls repo'd 65. We need to spot these snakes in the grass 66. And I ask that we stop giving passes and calling things classic 67. When they yet to stand the test of time, they flash in the pan 68. They dope to dummies, nothing more than amateurs fam 69. Would love to meet your brother's keeper in these streets right 70. God forbid you in some heat, your brothers reach to film the street fight 71. Refuse to intervene if it don't involve a come up 72. From sun down to sun up, with no come up, you get done up 73. Hung up to dry but they still refer to you as fam 74. Term of endearment not deserved to be man 75. Fake views, fake news is how you stay true 76. Fake it till you make it now is how you pay dues 77. Memes over microphones is how you slay crews 78. Streams and pay to play is how promoters pay you 79. Take you for granted when they ain't sh#t without you 80. Some how convinced us that we need them when the fact it's not true 81. Dwindling in self worth when we are the entertainment 82. Live performance sh#t bricks when fools stopped editing arrangements 83. From studio recordings turning shows to karaoke 84. The standards been lowered, industry said okeedokie 85. Hence the amateurs embraced it like the other trends before them 86. Disrespect to foundation makes it harder to support them 87. Abort them like a fetus or digital file upload.... 88. ............. Official Music Video - https://youtu.be/Ga-aurjkVsg

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Here we go! Album #4 finally in the books. This album was inspired by this gift and curse that we call social media. It is one of those "look in the mirror" type projects where I could be talking about you...and me. But it's all love though. Self reflection isn't necessarily a bad thing. Social media seems to bring out the best and the worst in people. People use the platforms for different reasons. Whether casual user, fan, artist, consumer or business owner, the way we interact with one another on and off this platform is an interesting phenomenon. I couldn’t help but be inspired by what I see pretty much daily on my feeds on these platforms. It is for this reason I decided to start off this multi-part series with the first installment entitled “Social Meteor Vol 1: Inspired By My Timeline”. Once again, it is a labour of love coming from me to you. Enjoy!

"The Do Better Challenge" is a thought-provoking record by Mississauga based emcee Es that taps into the way social media has affected our social behavior in recent times. Over a solemn but smooth backdrop he details the excesses we are forced to endure on our various timelines from Facebook, Instagram to Twitter. From the numerous memes and clout chasing schemes people employ to gain attention, the trend is quite worrisome Es explains but far from a preachy standpoint... ~ earmilk.com/2019/09/30/es-challenges-us-on-the-do-better-challenge/

The Do Better Challenge (Official Music Video) - youtu.be/Ga-aurjkVsg

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released August 8, 2019

All songs written and performed by Eseme Elango except features performed by featured artists. All tracks recorded by DJ Mercilless at Tabernacle 321. All tracks mixed by DJ Mercilless except track 6 by Sir Williams.

Track 6 scratches performed by DJ Rukkus
Track 8 scratches performed by Fraction

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Es Mississauga, Ontario

Based out of Mississauga (suburb of Toronto), Es is a student of hiphop. Inspired by golden era hip hop, Es makes a conscious effort to capture the essence of hip hop...hard beats and raw rhymes. With 7 quality projects under his belt, his 8th aims to be another solid release for lovers of true school hiphop.

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