1. |
Simple Like Sonar
03:33
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I call your name and there you are
Simple like sonar
Echolocation in the dark
Simple like sonar
Along the way I found the light,
the light that was always inside of me
Echoing out beyond the endless stars.
I went to the forest and bowed to the medicine man
he said "you already got the remedy for it
your wish is your own command."
It's that sonic supersoul from the get-go
big bang boomerang, "hello,
operator is anyone out there?"
yo but for real tho
I know love is supposed to be all around
Why do I feel so low down?
It's an addiction
It's a vicious cyclical condition.
I call your name and there you are
Simple like sonar
Echolocation in the dark
Simple like sonar
Along the way I found the light,
the light that was always inside of me
Echoing out beyond the endless stars.
Truth be told the supersoul to move the whole globe
Is born in every child but people just don't know
The power they could let flow which is why cowards are in control
and towers of Babylon grow
for hours I could babble on but no I won't
that's not the reason why I wrote this
I just wanted y'all to focus both ears
so I could let you know this,
just in case you haven't noticed
the message is so clear.
Simple like sonar, but where do we go from here?
I went to the forest and bowed to the medicine man
he said "you already got the remedy for it
your wish is your own command."
It's that sonic supersoul from the get-go
big bang boomerang, "hello,
operator is anyone out there?"
yo but for real tho
I know love is supposed to be all around
Why do I feel so low down?
It's an addiction
It's a vicious cyclical condition.
You took your time didn't you yeah
You took your time didn't you yeah
You took your time didn't you yeah
You took your time
And I've been waiting for you for so long
waiting for you for so long
waiting for you
waiting for you
waiting waiting waiting for you
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2. |
Borderline
03:32
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whoaaaa
i'm not tryina be rude but I think I know what's good for you
step over the borderline
step over the borderline
step over the borderline
a haaaaa
my world is divided
everyone is one-sided
everyone think they got the sight while the rest of them blinded
it's not hard to define it
it's how the war lords design it
yeah -- a haaaa
whoaaaa It won't be too long
before everybody's come along
stepped over the borderline
step over the borderline
step over the borderline
a haaaaa
we are creators
and every single passing moment
is golden
an opportunity to take control
just stop rewinding
the past is final
the future is yours to mold
a haaaaa
whoaaaa We are so afraid
and that's okay we're stronger every day
stepped over the borderline
step over the borderline
step over the borderline
a haaaaa
when I step over the borderline
i set my sights more than high
got this feeling that there's more to life
and my vision is more defined
i'm Neo to the Matrix I transform at night
the formula is no fear so I'm never mortified
but here's a metaphor of mine:
everything I do I treat it sorta like
it was a bowl into which I pour my mind,
heart, body and soul
i make Olympic-level art I'm
takin the gold and when you
came to our show we had you
shakin that ass til it was
scrapin the floor
homie I'm killin this shit
just like a horror movie classic
friday the 13th I'm Jason on the flow
it's drastic
put on my mask and that's it
chasin my goals I'm spittin flames
doin mad sprints so call me a
dashing dragon cuz I got a habit
of goin 100%
never puttin half in
whoaaa it won't be too long before everybody's come along
stepped over the borderline
step over the borderline
step over the borderline
a haaaaaa
step over the borderline
step over the borderline
step over the borderline
a haaaaaa
step over the borderline
step over the borderline
step over the borderline
a haaaaaa
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3. |
Comin For You
04:28
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I've been around for a long time
been many kind of animals
I've been around for a long time
and I keep comin keep comin back
I've been around for a long time
been many kind of animals
I've been around for a long time
and I keep comin keep comin back
I used to fly over the jungle
under the water
comin for you comin for you
I used to fly over the jungle
under the water
comin for you comin for you
Whoever's listening:
I died a thousand times
to be with you, my love
my love, my love
my love, my love, my love
I am a Mayan priestess
I am the King of Sumeria
I'm a million pieces of everything that ever was
I'm the original gangsta
I'm the original paradise
I'm the garden of Eden
and I keep comin, keep comin back
I used to fly over the jungle
under the water
comin for you comin for you
Whoever's listening:
I died a thousand times
to be with you, my love
my love, my love
my love, my love, my love
Ayo I been around so i'm gettin down killin frowns
with the way I'm flippin sounds
every day I'm spittin nouns
comin straight for your town
beyond a shadow of a doubt I've been a rabbit in a field and a sparrow in the clouds
Hourglass flow is so narrow then it's out of time
this is not your only chance at life
so if you don't give a fuck put your hands up high!
and do your best to minimize your damage -- why?
cuz you might come back as a parasite
this is not your only pair of eyes
errybody carries a high potential
word from the wise: no matter what you've been through
whether or not you're uptight or you get loose
lifetimes pass by like a swift Coupe
so vibe high cuz your soul's on infinite loop
I've been around for a long time
been many kind of animals
I've been around for a long time
and I keep comin keep comin back
I've been around for a long time
been many kind of animals
I've been around for a long time
and I keep comin keep comin back
I used to fly over the jungle
under the water
comin for you comin for you
I used to fly over the jungle
under the water
comin for you comin for you
Whoever's listening:
I died a thousand times
to be with you, my love
Whoever's listening:
I died a thousand times
to be with you my love,
my love, my love
my love, my love, my love
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4. |
Harmony
03:52
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yo it's fifth nation
we just got out the spaceship
came with the great riffs
to make hits now it's the sound
it's the elevation of your town
but never with hesitation
we never had a doubt
they say "never say never" but man
once in a while i think it's clever
if love was the Nile i'd swim forever
at least a few miles, cuz yo I've never
been the type of of dude to be wilin'
and just be down with whatever
I'm like a machine man I'm full of gears and levers
this harmony and peace got me feelin better
than bein a rat in the street tryina make a meal outta chedder instead I
make a fat beat and try to heal our brethren
I believe lyin, cheatin and stealin
that's a dead end
so I choose to be free instead of chillin up in a cell as a felon
positivity's the feelin i'm dealin
cuz that real revolution's in the hands of the children
i stick around with the cold wind
suckin in the origins
high tide in the red sea, come around
come right back to me
whoaaa
you got an incredible body
you take care of your machinery
an incredible world's
gotta have the same kinda harmony
whoaaa
harmony, harmony
harmony, harmony
harmony, yeah
i stick around with the cold wind
suckin in the origins
high tide in the red sea, come around
come right back to me
harmony, harmony
harmony, harmony
harmony, yeah
pick myself up and fix whatever i gotta
pick my body up and fix whatever i gotta
pick my spirit up and fix whatever we gotta
pick ourselves up and fix whatever we gotta
we gotta!
harmony, harmony
harmony, harmony
harmony, harmony
haromny, harmony
harmony, yeah
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5. |
TV Is Dead
03:55
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my love it's alright the sun is out tonight
my love it's okay full-moon day break
oh mysteries are clear and fill my lungs
nothing is far and nothing near, nothing begun
ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh
scattered broken pieces television is dead
tattered hoping speechless the runaway is fed
oh subtleties are clear when i'm turned on
when i'm tuned in when i'm aware that nothing's gone
ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh
won't you tell me bout your sorrow
won't you tell me bout your hard road
i am listening because i am attempting to understand
the vision in your mind
my love it's alright we'll find a bed tonight
my love it's okay we've seen a lot today
aeroplane was in the sky, my town is gone
but all that history survives and change is gonna come
ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh
first they tell you a vision then sell you prescriptions
pills slow down your brain til snails move quicker
they say i'm insane cuz i fail to consume liquor
and i can't sit still in one place watchin the tube flicker
so it's hashtag smash the tv
blast back with a can of graffiti
i wear a mask, man, so the laws can't see me
they be like "who did this?"
wondering like Stevie cuz we be
makin mad moves
head held high with a rad attitude
every story got sides I stand with the truth
cuz I can't stand watchin the man on the news
CNN, Fox, it really don't matter
either way Murdoch pockets get fatter
the world is a canvas so i'ma take this hammer
smash the TV, watch the paint drop splatter
won't you tell me bout your sorrow
won't you tell me bout your hard road
i am listening because i am attempting to understand
the vision in your mind
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6. |
Bass Drop
03:42
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everybody's sayin "when does the bass drop?"
everybody's sayin "when does the bass drop?"
everybody's sayin "when does the bass drop?"
everybody's sayin "when does the bass drop?"
uh huh, it's alright it was meant to be
would you believe me if i told you
it's alright it was meant to be
would you believe me if i told you
it's alright it was meant to be
do you believe? do you believe?
do you believe in something you can't see?
it's about to go down
ay yo i'm makin music all day every day
cuz i cannot find a better way
to relax my mind and sail away
to a better time and better place
where i can shine, express my creativity
and yo the people want what we feel the need to make
it's like a responsibility
to make you feel the heat
and when i hear a beat i feel complete
keep the melody heavenly got me feelin free
oh and i'm gettin kinda tired of all this waiting, waiting, waiting i'm
gettin kinda tired of all this waiting, waiting, waiting i'm
gettin kinda tired of all this waiting, waiting, yeah yeah
uh huh, it's alright it was meant to be
would you believe me if i told you
it's alright it was meant to be
would you believe me if i told you
it's alright it was meant to be
do you believe? do you believe?
do you believe in something you can't see?
it's about to go down
ay yo the bass drops then we make the place rock
like a space ship in your face
wha-wha-wha-when we take off
we be goin hard you could go ahead and stay soft
"up up and away" is a great line often
quoted homie, we blowin up
elevation is the only goal of Fifth Nation
goin to our show, that's fo sho a celebration
when you know your soul is gold you be like "fuck em" if they hatin.
uh huh, it's alright it was meant to be
would you believe me if i told you
it's alright it was meant to be
would you believe me if i told you
it's alright it was meant to be
do you believe? do you believe?
do you believe in something you can't see?
uh huh, it's alright it was meant to be
uh huh, it's alright it was meant to be
uh huh, it's alright it was meant to be
it's about to go down
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7. |
Chiraq
04:56
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they call it Chiraq - we callin cease fire
they call it Chiraq - we callin cease fire
they call it Chiraq - we callin cease fire
they call it Chiraq - we callin cease fire
fuck a low key, we be high-key
and fuck a red bull, i was born with wings
maintain your brain and your body
they are one high definition machine
the beginning is now and now is the end
and again the beginning is now
keep that spotlight on me forever
cuz i'll never take the final bow
they call it Chiraq - we callin cease fire
they call it Chiraq - we callin cease fire
they call it Chiraq - we callin cease fire
they call it Chiraq - we callin cease fire
Chicago is a model of a pill that's hard to swallow
fake ass politicians should change they name to Rollo Goodlove
why couldn't love just be the motto?
when good brothers die every day
and children follow the example
I lay awake just thinkin "why though?"
wishin I had the answer but man, I don't
good music could save! so damn
go on, put your hands up
we need an anthem for peace
to get you dancin with your rivals
to make them frequencies elevate like when singers hit them high notes
and i aint even from in them streets
but man i won't
pretend like i'm feelin that heat
but hey, i know
when we cause the fire to cease
we turn the tides yo
instead of squeezin triggers we each could take the high road
and when your heart starts to increase
that's when you ride slow
make some art, get you a beat and bust a nice flow
instead of prison yards you be free to be a hero
another young boy loses life tonight -- why?
i beg and i pray and i set my sights high:
oh lord, all my people in the world to be free
hey, oh, la la la la la la, oh yeah
they call it Chiraq - we callin cease fire
they call it Chiraq - we callin cease fire
they call it Chiraq - we callin cease fire
they call it Chiraq - we callin cease fire
negativity dissolves like debris
in the burn of my atmosphere
no matter how quick through space it flies
it falls apart when it comes near
see my mission's so huge it got its own moon
circlin around the sky
ooh gravity pulls and i don't know how
but all that really matters is why
they call it Chiraq - we callin cease fire
they call it Chiraq - we callin cease fire
they call it Chiraq - we callin cease fire
they call it Chiraq - we callin cease fire
they call it Chiraq - we callin cease fire
they call it Chiraq - we callin cease fire
they call it Chiraq - we callin cease fire
they call it Chiraq - we callin cease fire
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8. |
Secret Garden
02:57
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it's no secret that i'm in the mood
there's really nothing that i wouldn't do
feel so open and so alive
reach out for heaven and i realize
it's right here, i don't doubt it
it's right here, secret garden
tonight i took the time to rearrange
landmarks leadin to my secret place
i'm still workin out the twists and turns
seek the source that forever burns
it's right here, i don't doubt it
it's right here, secret garden
it's right here, i don't doubt it
it's right here, ooh
somebody told me "the world is unholy and hopeless"
i don't really see it that way
love blooms like a rose rising through this pain
secret garden
i touch my secret when i'm all alone
and when i'm with you i make it known
oh my she look like she want it to
it's lookin like tonight's a dream come true
it's right here, i don't doubt it
it's right here, secret garden
it's right here, i don't doubt it
it's right here, secret garden
secret garden
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9. |
No More Prisoners
04:08
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we ain't takin anymore, no more prisoners
we ain't takin anymore, no more prisoners
we ain't takin anymore, no more prisoners
we ain't takin anymore, no more prisoners
yo i need y'all to listen up, whoa
we ain't takin no more prisoners
i'ma keep on spittin never quittin when it's gettin rough so
just say "no" to givin up, yo
life is too short so just live it up
folks is too quick to be gettin buck
losin control and go straight for the fistacuffs
i ain't tryina hate but i just can't relate with that prison stuff
any given day goals get reached by more than beginner's luck
you gotta give a lot, way more than a little fuck
gotta have em all in a row when it comes to your ducks
you gotta be willing to grow
but at the same time when they throw a low blow
that's when you juke and then jive
tuck in your pride
cut out that cussin and fussin and crying
trust me my cousin you will be just fine
whatever the type of sand they try to thrust in your eye
whatever the lie they postin about you online
all of this life is designed in the mind
all of this life is designed in the mind
all of this life is designed in the mind
all of this life is designed in the mind
we ain't takin anymore, no more prisoners
we ain't takin anymore, no more prisoners
we ain't takin anymore, no more prisoners
we ain't takin anymore, no more prisoners
don't you ever feel like it's about time
i made up my mind
i'm about to take what's rightfully mine
i'ma be tearin down every stopsign
go head, watch me win
number one top prize
i'm leagues ahead
i am taking this bitch over
y'all gon be callin me
vicious ambitious
pitbulldozer
we ain't takin anymore, no more prisoners
we ain't takin anymore, no more prisoners
we ain't takin anymore, no more prisoners
we ain't takin anymore, no more prisoners
we ain't takin anymore, no more prisoners
we ain't takin anymore, no more prisoners
we ain't takin anymore, no more prisoners
we ain't takin anymore, no more prisoners
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10. |
Hot Out Here
03:16
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ooh, aahaa, ooh, aahaa
It's so hot out here in the desert
only one thing keeps me alive
it's my fantasy, my dream to be
swimmin in your ocean eyes
your eyes
ooh, aahaa, ooh, aahaa
every vein in my body dried out
there's no blood, only reddish bone
and the moment i surrender is the moment i overflow
that's how it goes
ooh, aahaa, ooh, aahaa
ooh, aahaa, ooh, aahaa
It's so hot out here in the desert
only one thing keeps me alive
it's my fantasy, my dream to be
swimmin in your ocean eyes
your eyes
ooh, aahaa, ooh, aahaa
ooh, aahaa, ooh, aahaa
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11. |
I'm In Love
03:12
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I'll never leave your side
I want you for my life
You are the father for my future son
I'll never hide the truth
I am open to you
I speak even if it is painful, painful
And all my animal desires
They only add a flame to the fire
Even if somebody else sparks a mood
Nothing compares to the light I make with you
Oh, oh, oh, oh I'm In Love
Oh, oh, oh, oh I'm In Love
Darling I kiss your tears
You're soaking wet with fear
I suck the sadness out of every corner
And all my animal desires
They only add a flame to the fire
Even if somebody else sparks a mood
Nothing compares to the light I make with you
Oh, oh, oh, oh I'm In Love
Oh, oh, oh, oh I'm In Love
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12. |
She's So Beautiful
04:00
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lyin to myself again
why do i play pretend?
it's a miracle that i'm still standing up
round and round in circles
i'm feeling so fed up
will i break again?
there's no telling
if i'm gonna be strong or weak when you get home
and tell me what you did with her
tell me what you did
you were never mine to let go
i never owned you
but even though i said it was all cool
it still hurts, it still hurts
she's so beautiful, she's so beautiful
she's so beautiful, she's so beautiful
she's so beautiful, she's so beautiful
maybe we could share her
i know you'd be down with that
cuz i just wanna be there
instead of sittin alone tonight
writing this song
tryin to be strong, tryina be strong
strong
girl i know that we've been down since the beginning
every time i feel a frown you're the one that's got me grinning
but there's a new girl in town
and she got my mind spinning
she's makin my chest pound
got me thinkin bout sinning
hearing champion sounds
i'm feelin like i'm winning
then i drop my head down and i
question my decisions
maybe we could work this out
i never been about quitting
my hat's off and i bow cuz you been so forgiving
you understand i'm a man and i'm not down with traditions
and i know that this hurts you
now i feel like i been trippin
slippin away from that place where we started
hopin i didn't extinguish the flame with this spark
i got this pain in my brain
this ache in my heart
tryin not to sway and stay true
but it's hard
i guess i'll have to stay cool and leave fate to the stars
i promise that i'll be honest just hope it don't break us apart
whatever form our love takes
whatever color or shape
it's still sacred and deeply appreciated
whatever form our love takes
it's gonna be what it's got to be
thank you for your honesty baby, baby
she's so beautiful, she's so beautiful
she's so beautiful, she's so beautiful
she's so beautiful, she's so beautiful
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13. |
Flight
04:17
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i'm not afraid to say that i believe in love
it's not hard to believe that we're comin up
i'm not afraid to say that i believe in love
it's not hard to believe that we're comin up
i never thought i could reach a place like this one here
mountain high, i graze the sky i'm with you dear
you called i answered i called you you answered me
this is how i think of love and you agree
dawn hits rocket ships rise through the sky that i'm up in
they're sailing by and i reach out to touch them with my hand
then i reach inside me and give my heart to you
we've found a love we can do anything we want to do
cuz when i'm with you, there ain't nobody else
man i really love you much as i love myself
we both deserve this
let us preserve this
and never let it go, no no no
never let it go, no no no no no no
i'm not afraid to say that i believe in love
it's not hard to believe that we're comin up
i'm not afraid to say that i believe in love
it's not hard to believe that we're comin up
i never thought i could reach a place like this one
forever got a smile on my face and my fist up
made it from last to first place so bitch what
every negative statement you make
we don't listen
we don't hear em
obstacles come our way
and we don't fear em
we stare em right in the face
spittin flames that'll sear em
makin no apology for honesty
we spittin truth serums
had a lot of storms back in the day
but yo they cleared up
i could tell some stories that ey
would make you tear up
it's not about the glory but the perseverance
that always kept us goin when nobody cared and stuff
inner light glowin cuz we rare as fuck
aint even gotta show it cuz we're very tough
we just be out here power strollin we don't need no crutch
so much fire flowin smokey the bear gave up
cuz when i'm with you, there ain't nobody else
man i really love you much as i love myself
we both deserve this
let us preserve this
and never let it go, no no no
never let it go, no no no no no no
no no no no no no
no no no no no
no no no no no no no
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14. |
Simple Math
04:22
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simple math you are the one to make me whole
simple math we multiply at the rock n roll show
four thousand birds in flight
complete the mission and they don't have to know why, why
simple math you are the one
simple math you are the one
simple math you are the one
simple math you are the one
yeah, yeah, yeah
simple math you are the one to make me whole
simple math we multiply at the rock n roll show
calculations in the great divide
i'm in a canyon and the stars are all in my eyes, eyes
simple math you are the one
simple math you are the one
simple math you are the one
simple math you are the one
yeah, yeah, yeah
let me make something perfectly clear
if it wasn't for you i wouldn't be here
in the studio bumpin these beats with no fear
til i got that track jumpin just like a leap year
cuz we hear
a lotta music daily
expressin the divine mathematics that made me
part quantum physics addict, part baby
when curiosity killed the cat, it saved me
and it could save you
we claim different races but really we the same crew
got sinner in us but we all got some saint too
a loser and a winner all start with the same move
and we just be spinnin through space on the same blue
and here's some brain food
1+1 always sums to the same 2
keep your head up choose love and you can't lose
oh i, i
simple math you are the one
simple math you are the one
simple math you are the one
simple math you are the one
yeah, yeah, yeah
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15. |
Looking Glass
03:08
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Cheshire cat stretchin out in the sun
Up on the windowsill of perception
I am diving into another dimension
I'm forever young
Cheshire cat stretchin out in the sun
Up on the windowsill of perception
I am diving into another dimension
I'm forever young
Ayo the spirit of hip hop
electro soul funk
inhabits your speakers
and then rattles your trunk
A magic elixir to get you so drunk
beamed down from the nebulas
of stardust plus
whenever we level this up
we be gettin you higher than them blunts
cuz Fifth Nation ain't never on the walk
we always on the run
Got a map to the galaxies printed upon our thumbs
and with these rhythms and these rhymes you can travel through time, son!
Raise your hands in elevation
inevitable elevation
I am a creature beyond dimension
I'm forever young
Cheshire cat stretchin out in the sun
Interdimensional energies
readily available
you better be cleverly able
to change your whole being
to the right frequencies
to let the light speak through thee
try deeply reading between these lines and seeing
that time travel's more than a probability
Let your mind unravel for a minute
Feel the beat
Perception is an illusion
With our senses we can't really see
what the message is so the truth is convoluted
but we're clearly free
Now everybody blast off into infinity
We need y'all to reach for the sun
This that Fifth muhfuckin Nation
We is some creatures beyond dimension
I'm forever young
Blast off faster and faster
Straight through the mind of the master
Cast off masses of past thoughts
I'm a straight shooter with a clear shot
I'm a straight shooter with a clear shot
I'm a straight shooter with a clear shot
I'm a straight shooter with a clear shot
I'm a straight shooter with a clear shot
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Electro Soul Pop / Hip Hop brought to you by kingJULIA (vox & guitar) + Musik Read (vox/MC, turntables, producer). TOURING THE WORLD 2015 & BEYOND.
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