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Includes full colour picture disc vinyl inside a green cardboard sleeve.
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Includes unlimited streaming of Tribute To Tribe [Single]
via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.
I was approached a few years back, 2019 to be exact to create a song paying homage to artists/groups that I was inspired by. MC Till supplied me with an instrumental that had ATCQ written all over it. This group also happened to be one of my biggest influences in terms of vibe. Here I present to you...Tribute To Tribe. Rest in power to the great Phife Dawg!
Check the rhime, video was my introduction
Much Music, Rap City with no interruption
Q-Tip, Ali Shaheed, and Phife on the screen
The face of the native tongues, it would seem to me
I mean, 91 or 92, I was a fiend
The jazz infusion with the beats grabbed a hold of me
I rinsed the tape until my boombox got weary
Got a lot of mileage out of the low end theory
A bit late to the party, but would soon catch up
Later heard people's instinctive travels and the path of rhythm
Bonita Applebaum, banged like a handgun
Luck of Lucien kept the headphones to my ears for ransom
Held them for hostage, vibes freeing my soul
One of my inspirations vibe wise for me I am told
Legendary in their own right, can't say it ain't true
Respect the tribe, one of my favorite groups
Peace to baby phife, Q-Tip, Ali Shaheed
Peace to baby phife, Q-Tip, Ali Shaheed
Peace to baby phife, Q-Tip, Ali Shaheed
Peace to baby phife, Q-Tip, Ali Shaheed
Peace to baby phife, Q-Tip, Ali Shaheed
Peace to baby phife, Q-Tip, Ali Shaheed
Peace to baby phife, Q-Tip, Ali Shaheed
Peace to baby phife, Q-Tip, Ali Shaheed
Fan favorites, too many to count
Some bangers in my mind got bounce to the ounce
Bonita, Bonita, Bonita
The silhouette alone was fine enough
The type of female made the grade with the vibes and stuff
The booty was butter in my mind, I craved to scrape the plate
Sex on a platter, me too, got me fearing date rape
Was in the mood for some relaxation once again
The jam got a hold I grabbed my pad and my pen
Check the rhime God lives through these bars that I scribe
The chase for ears, I find a way, but won't depart from the grind
The grind, I'm stepping it up but rap promoters in Toronto frontin'
That pay to play shit got us artists buggin' out
'Cause we the people, and we don't need you
Lazy promoters, why the hell you think I wanna feed you?
The rap show business got me feeling bummed lately
Got a brother screaming uff you, pay me
Peace to baby phife, Q-Tip, Ali Shaheed
Peace to baby phife, Q-Tip, Ali Shaheed
Peace to baby phife, Q-Tip, Ali Shaheed
Peace to baby phife, Q-Tip, Ali Shaheed
Peace to baby phife, Q-Tip, Ali Shaheed
Peace to baby phife, Q-Tip, Ali Shaheed
Peace to baby phife, Q-Tip, Ali Shaheed
Peace to baby phife, Q-Tip, Ali Shaheed
It brought tears to my eyes, when tribe went through their divide
The two frontmen couldn't see eye to eye
Following love movement, the group ventured off to new beginnings
The rift between Tip and Phife was well documented
Then came the talk of a reunion back some years ago
We got it from here, thanks for your service, here we go
Phife's passing marked the ending of the book of tribe
The influence forever sprinkled in my book of rhymes
credits
from Tribute To Tribe [Single],
released March 22, 2024
Performed and written by: Es
Produced by: MC Till
Scratches by: DJ Mercilless
Recorded at: Tabernacle 321
Mixed & mastered by: DJ Mercilless
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.
