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Sum (of) Inspirations

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What Remains... (Sum of Inspirations) 04:50
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I didn’t plan for this, selective randomness And in the animus I would be an anarchist But in life I am a slave to conveniences I study geniuses and their thought process If you’re receiving this, how is that not progress? I’m so proud of me, they almost beat it out of me So I would only be who I was allowed to be A form of limitation, a life of imitation Intimidation till your dreams seem so evasive It’s so persuasive it’s easy to accept the changes Before you know it, your dreams are in mortal danger They need a champion who can fight for them So tap me in, I fight to win I’m a gladiator who observes behavior When I combine the two it’s an exquisite flavor So let’s have a toast, Here’s to hopelessness Cause sometimes in the dark is where you find bliss I won’t define this but if you rewind this You’ll find the inner-workings of what this rhyme is It’s in plain view but I won’t blame you If you miss the messages, I’m the same too That’s human psychology, an odyssey I’ll remain true to what I gotta be And there’s probably some Sort of a prophecy That could explain all the things that have been lost to me And what’s the cost to be free? Can we afford it? Is there a shortage of those who would support it? And it’s historic the way the past is metaphoric So the future is unsure of what came before it And I am not prone to violence Neither am I known for my silence When my fate is decided, At least I’ll know I’ve been guided By the merits of actions, integrity of my intentions Compare it to my traction, times the sum of my inventions Although it’s formulaic, it’s also altruistic For those who missed it, My history is more than the some statistics From the pain that was inflicted You can’t possibly calculate the range of my limits I turned pain to passion with my lyrics But I don’t know what you hear when you hear it But every single listener, I cherish I have survived through eras I’ve improved through my errors I’ve faced most my terrors Like, thee abandonment of my endeavors Cause I lacked the funding for fun things So now I turn away from mirrors It’s so hard to face this, but no matter the basis Butterflies were caterpillars, it’s all different phases Once I adopt that, no one can stop that Vision which is clearer If I apply it, others may try it, Then our dreams could make a come back And there’s no question what I’m suggesting Soothes like aloe vera Refreshing, so I am questing, avoiding the same traps I was born a physical form, I shall not remain that
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What's Coming? 02:57
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Grindstone 03:34
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When I’m alone in lack of illumination That’s when creation comes calling I gotta be patient, I’m putting my all in And it’s appalling how many years have passed since I visited here It’s like a ghost town, perfect for facing my fears Am I good enough? Is what I write the stuff of legends? Or am I just another who’ll discover that time was of the essence? I think it’s somewhere in-between there That seems fair, All this work I have put in, I would deem rare This is a excavation of my best creations And every statement will not end with exclamation There is range in this, every verse isn’t the same as this I find myself explaining this in many different languages The mother tongue of the young, the lingo of the unsung Or to anyone who can focus my aimlessness Cause I’m an extrovert, and I’m an introvert And It takes extra work to navigate, even for an expert And this is text book on how to get your neck hurt The drum pattern don’t respect the limits of what you can exert So be cautious and prepared to meet your losses And lost causes, and ALL monsters in closets Up close and personal That’s what these verses DO At least for me, but you choose what works for you To each his own, I reach beyond the great unknown When I make these songs and I create these poems To right/write the wrongs, despite cliches, words CAN break bones Even if indirectly, even if all my loved ones try to protect me Even if all of my peers respect me Even if all of my failures reject me I wouldn’t it trust it anyway, that would seem sketchy This ain’t milestone, it’s a grindstone Imma gonna sharpen my edges, Walk blindfolded on ledges Harness the power of the mind stone But who will I sacrifice? What do I love that much in life? What is my appetite for the rapping life? And what is my Vision for the afterlife? I can not answer that, I’m still processing it When I pass on, perhaps I’ll learn what the lesson is And let my fate be shown publicly I want the whole world to see exactly what ended me Or what hindered me, Sometimes I remember the past How did I last? You have to ask? I mean that literally… Do not belittle me, do not consider me An easy target, physically or mentally Or emotionally, that side’s the most of me But best believe it’s not a means of controlling me This is emotionally stability, you feeling me An exercise in who I could really be
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Following Me 02:07
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Shady figures, shadowy dwellers Curb servers, dream peddlers Life meddlers, some are hecklers Some would edit us, rather credit us It’s what I said it was, back when I said it first And when see em gathered, I’m gonna yell ‘Disperse’ And, watch ‘em scatter, collect the data Of all their actions, which didn’t matter Or so they acted, but now they’ve retracted The previous notion of their interactions Fingers are pointing, it’s so disappointing But I guess every soul needs some anointing Even the wicked, and conflicted Wait a minute…something is missing Ah, there I spy it, being all quiet Imma walk up behind and surprise it Cause I surmise it’s still in disguise I can see the hate in its eyes Even from it’s back side From the way it attracts flies From it’s demeanor I can tell it has spat lies I follow it to a high rise, it splits in two, Part goes off to the dark side Down an alley way, which should I follow The fulfilled or the one that is hollow Each is desperate for different measures Of life’s treasures, hidden pleasures Public pressure, it could it break you But the wrong path, how far will take you? I’m on the striaight and narrow, no monkeys in my barrel This is serious, haunting as a Christmas carol It’s all perception, it’s all balances Since my conception, I’ve faced challenges By now look at me this is the best me From how long it took, I lost the recipe This isn’t memory, this is instinct This is medicinal for when the skin breaks But for my prey, I wouldn’t share a prayer WAIT…I just realized I’m walking in a house of mirrors
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Misdirection 01:43
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What is the state of your sanity currently? How do you account for your vanity More importantly? What is your certainty I wouldn’t hurt MCs Purposely Preferably for a certain fee But it’s been quite a while since my battle days Am I a shadow of myself? Maybe some ways But like sun rays, I bring better days Is there better way to celebrate than escape From what is ailing you, there’s options available All you do is just your schedule Mark a time to start Then when to end it, for all the fun that you have intended You deserve it, don’t be nervous You can go anywhere this earth is That’s a lot of places, I’ve seen a lot of cases Where the cure was simply some new faces Or exploring night till morning Just do what you feel is important This is your time, hopefully I’ll get mine In the near future, I’m in line just a few in front of me I see this opportunity, coming along nicely I will enjoy this, already predestined On this voyage, I won’t need a profession This is off time, I’ll spend it offline Hello nature, take me into your design Show me your beauty, bonding with nature does something do me Come back feeling like a new me So if you knew me, come re-meet me It’s SOME changes, not completely But significant, assuming I stick with it You know how difficult that can get Maintaining cause your brain’s aching At the train station Or on your drive to work Pain for faking like it’s ok Things are going your way But in truth, life hurts
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Vow of Silence (The Evolution of Communication) 05:15
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Prelude to a vow of silence This wasn’t based on science It’s from the same root causes that produced the Mayansi If my horizons are based on my compliance I predict it will restrict my future triumphs BUT this Ain’t about me It’s about WE An analytical look at what we could be But let’s go back to where it came from When the world was more in tune to the same drum Back when caverns, housed inhabitants Hunters, gathers, how did they handle this? I didn’t read this, I just believe this Is possible, I’d guess call it logical They drew on walls to communicate So the whole tribe’s ideas could integrate Gain an understanding of all their life’s planning It was so glorious, yet at a disadvantage When time didn’t allow for you to sketch a thought And, your immediate surroundings could leave you caught In danger, it could be stranger Or a bear, or a lion, or a alligator It depends on your region, and the season And, in certain cases, what you believe in Superstition it ran rampant It was magic if you couldn’t understand it But understand this, time demanded That man evolve the way they interacted I would imagine that’s due to traveling Across the map, human expansion Discover new tribes, try some new vibes Finding ways to talk, that could save lives It took time but we got sophisticated In the ways that we communicated Not just for safety, there was commerce I would assume merchants were among the first Pure entrepreneurialism, true wisdom Eventually engulfed by imperialism Some see unity as a form of lunacy They traded savagery for their diplomacy That started class wars, racism and as for Communication, well, they formed a task force Of so called scholars, philosophers, and doctors Politicians, religion, and no shocker… Also the wealthy, please lord help me Thinking of this is so unhealthy But I’ve gotten this far so I’ll just push forward They saw where the world was going and couldn’t ignore it They wanted to hoard the information, build a board of education And keep the poor from innovation They hated differences, including skin tints Ignoring common sense, men hated women Or so it seemed, they dreamed of domination And, one weapon of choice, communication Twas a sin for certain skin to learn a language fluently your own tongue become unsung, forced truancy But what’s stronger than hate? That would be greed Natural resources and other basic human needs And desires, that inspired The evolution of communication a few levels higher ‘Learning the language of strangers could save us We’ll interact despite their odd behaviors This is bus-i-ness, it’s not commiserate We gotta socialize with the illiterate’ That is the way they thought, that’s what their school’s taught It was a school of thought, that had a blind spot That’s oversimplifying, but that’s another tune I gotta make my point so I can end this soon Fast-forward to age of innovation Radio stations, television and transportation They saw dollar signs, that was our decline In least in some regards, look again, you might find The transition from the morse code to the telephone Caused the brain to have no need to develop on Relied on sciences, various appliances Oblivious that the brain was designed for this It’s all evolution, inner-solutions The body will adjust, make improvements But it takes time, more than a century Generations of discoveries and misery But gradually, I believe we would learn to achieve To evolve as a species But there’s no progress if there’s no problems We need challenges, so we can solve ‘em If were not slaves of technology Possibly we’d be speaking telepathically So, on three, let’s all try to be intertwined To set free the mind
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Ambivalence (A Form of...) 04:32
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This is eternity A means of returning me Back to my truest self Or is it stepping forward? Does everyone have a goal that they’re stepping towards? Who has the blueprints, who also isn’t a nuisance? I got a little piece of mind, not trying to lose this But I treat it carelessly Guessing I wasn’t prepare to see My life improve so suddenly, how embarrassing Because I trained for this, thought I was made for his I went from pain to bliss in the flick of a switch When life gave me gifts, I gave a kiss on the wrist It’s just gesture, nothing extra Enlarged for texture, so you could listen to this Feigning support is not only a trick of the rich That’s from experience, I gotta lotta of it When it comes to baring my soul, I’m not moderate This is extremism, this is the keen wisdom That you gain from waking up with your dreams missing If this is hide and seek, well, I am a patient man I don’t need pride to speak, I wrote this free hand With a clear mind, I do not fear time 51 suits me fine... It’s a great fit, four decades past the basics Advanced engineering, it’s my spaceship And, I’ve BEEN airborne, this is a broadcast From wherever I was at last.... And, while you’re listening, I’m probably drifting In space, or on the chase for the next place that I’m visiting Greeting citizens, I come in peace I come to learn, I come to teach I come to earn, I come to reach Across the threshold of the time Redefining my prime, realigning my shine Now I’m as bright as a star, but not the kind you can find On a chart or online, I put my heart in my rhymes I’m not saying it doesn’t happen I’m sure many stars enjoy rapping But fame is a black hole, corrupted but natural Attracting both those who can flow, and those who lack soul It’s indiscriminate, it lures you in with its benefits For the onlookers, they just pretend that it's a matter of moments, before they figure out where they’re going To a place where they can finally see the wheelbarrows roll in It’s a endless quest, I’m not immune to it I’m just in tune with it as I’m pursuing it That doesn’t ruin it, but it makes it harder I’m trying leave a legacy for my grandson and my granddaughter And of course their mother, I’m not a lover I’m just a passionate brother I use that word a lot, but never frivolous I keep the passion stronger than what the sickness is Cheaper than therapy, safer than surgery It just occurred to me, what’s your emergency? I got your messages but I couldn’t decode em I need a specialist or audience with who wrote em I’m not a pessimist, I’m not a street soldier I’m not a optimist, I’m not a freeloader I AM complex, I’m simplistic Depends on context, relies on physics It’s ambivalence, or at least its equivalence The countermeasure to describe all my differences

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These are some "writing" exercises I did over a 3-day weekend in July. It was my first time writing rhymes/songs since 2001. It was a test to see what making music would sound and feel like. It felt really good, and inspired a whole lot more music that followed.

I put writing in quotes above because this project, and most of my writing these days, is a mixture of improvisation, editing, and concentrated thought. Some of these in particularly leaned pretty heavy on improv.

Since these 7 writing exercises, I feel like I've already evolved in many ways, including delivery, presence, and song structure. But, these songs still represent the reigniting of this passion, so I wanted to share them.

Planning a lot of creative endeavors for 2022 and beyond...

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released December 25, 2021

All the lyrics conceived via improvisation, re-editing, writing, and life experiences by Kevin Beacham

Mixed & Mastered By Serious

Cover Photo by Mike "Bumpopera" Madison

All the beats are from previously released previously released projects spanning Odd Nosdam's career from 1998-2019. I wanted to show his diversity as a producer, as well as capture the evolution from using some of earliest work, up until his more recent offerings.

Here is where they each originated from:

ORIGINAL SONG / PROJECT
1)Bow They Will!!! (Sisters Album)
2)p9 02 (Plan 9...Meat Your Hypnotis Album)
3)Freaks of the GVB (Off Tapes 1998-99 Album)
4)Fattso (7.1 Album)
5)Wig 02 (No More Wig For Ohio Album)
6)curkz (XXXLost Wigs of Ohio Album)
7)Air Up (Mirrors Album)

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3Wisemen Entertainment is the brainchild of Kevin Beacham, and is the over-arching brand for his various ventures of the past and present; Stories About Songs Podcast (Coming Soon!), Time Travel Radio, RedefineHipHop, Redefinition Radio, Caught In The Middle Magazine, etc... ... more

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