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Tuesday, 8 February 2011

Mind Notes Pt.7 'No Matter What'




No matter what
We keep on moving
No matter what
We keep on grooving
No matter how
We make it happen
It's just another few choices
Another few seconds


Life is like a game
Of Russian roulette
You never quite know
What fate you might get
Got to spin the chamber
And take your chance
Think you know what's good
Take a second glance
Because a dance with the devil
Can take a long time
Trying to take the right path
But it's hard to find
Because there's no sat nav
No journey planner
In this life of contradictions
Jail cells and glamour
Got to make the right choices
And love each day
But every waking second
Is another chance to stray
Got to keep your wits about you
Keep real people around you
Because you never quite know
What people might do
Some say it's fate
Some say it's choices you make
You could be rotting at the bottom
Or at the top feeling great
Life flies by
Minutes and hours
Dusk to dawn
The life cycle spins
People die and babies are born


We've got to keep on walking
On the roads of life
Through cracks
Paving stones
Pillars
And the daily strife
In this world of broken dreams
And tragedy
Too much calamity
Jealousy
No generosity
But we emerge from the darkness
Heads held high
Someway
Somehow
We maintain and get by
In the streets
Quick fingers buss shots
While beats buss on the radio
Some people cool
Some people crazy though
Too many strugglers
Not enough charity
Wonder where the money's going
Nobodies helping me
Nobodies helping us
We got to keep this boat afloat
Got to work together
And we always got to make the most
This looking glass life
Got people caught in the mix
Urban jungle got us twisted
With these circus tricks
Far too advanced
To be behind bars
Like test tube chimps
Trying to see our life's road map
We're just getting a glimpse





PEACE LOVE & PEOPLE POWER!

Sunday, 6 February 2011

Mind Notes Pt.6 'Collective Karma'




It's karma collective
Collective karma
Make big music
And forget the drama
There's too much conflict
Guns and armour
So we embrace music
There's nothing we'd rather

It's karma collective
Collective karma
Make big music
And forget the drama
Music is a substance
That will never harm ya'
From brother to sister
Mother to father


Keep the peace green
Green peace
Karma collective
Cool calm and collected
We keep a cool perspective
Because this life is too hectic
We gone from way back old school
To new school metric
We gone from classic acoustics
To raw electrics
Things always change
When we least expect it
We vibe on real grooves
Grade A quantity
Real big music
Highest grade quality
Keys
Strings
Valves
And tones
We rock in instrumentals
Are tear microphones
Not strictly PC
But we're perfectly clear
We spread positivity
From far and near
Contemplating dreams
Hopes and fears
Good stories with smiles
Sad stories with tears
Even though it's second nature
For the hustle and bustle
Don't forget life's beauty
Because your caught in the struggle


We always irie
We steady stay vining
We ain't got no time
For no fussing and fighting
Forget all the business
Wheeling and dealing
Music's about life
And positive feelings
Beautiful things happen
When we use imagination
A little creativity
A little dedication
Music is the love of our lives
Not occupation
We're on a train of thought
Flying through train stations
Grab a ticket
Get on board
With an open mind
Because the more we explore
The more we find
Life's a game of snakes and ladders
With ups and downs
Forget money
Love should make the world go around
Life's fragile
Some people quick to abuse it
But we keep ourselves grounded
With soulful music
Forget life's distractions
The gossip and drama
We spread big love
And maintain peaceful karma


Everybody's living life
Under the same sun
We've been brothers and sisters
Since time begun
Yet we live life like strangers
Suspicion and caution
No communication
On the roads we be walking
We got love
If you got love for us
We keep the peace
Avoid the qualms and fuss
But if people start acting disrespectfully
Then we cant respect them collectively
We represent a positive
Collective conscience
We stand for the realness
Forget all the nonsense
Forget all the media
Publicity and sponsors
What really excites us
Is studios and concerts
Schemers and dreamers
Con merchants and chancers
You ask the wrong questions
And you get the wrong answers
Never forget
Why this music's created
It's strictly for the love
Keep the karma collective



PEACE LOVE & PEOPLE POWER!

Saturday, 5 February 2011

Mind Notes Pt.5 'Haven't Been To Havant'




Everybody scream 
Ice cream
Ice cream
Tangents on the touchscreen
Everybody trying to catch a lean
Smile through gritted teeth
Whether broken or bleach clean
Bang beats behind doors
We're sick of the fake scene
Keep in closed circles
The cypher remains strong
Whether handling our business
Or working on rap songs
The links of the life chain
Could never be broken
Because too much knowledge is learned
But too much knowledge ain't spoken
Laughing and joking
Passing days
But we're making real moves
Surrounded by distractions
But in life you got to choose
Play or fold
Stop or go
Which turn will you take
Real or fake
Tempt fate
Which decision will you make
But we made the right choices
And stuck to our plans
Imagination manifested
In the palms of our hands
Karma collective
Styles eclectic
We keeping it hiphop
Old to the new
Keep it moving
No one knows when it stops


We at battle with the world
We at battle with the system
Can't be the next casualties
Can't be the next victims
People running around frantic
The situations manic
Thats why we in the lab
Studying melodies and semantics
Surrounded by panic
It's like the world has gone crazy
Can't see in front of our eyes
The situations hazy
People succumb to apathy
Pretend they living happily
Forget about the tragedies
And casualties
That's why we reflect our thoughts
In the truest forms
Represent for the youths
The old folks
And babies that are born
We make this music
To show how we feel
Ain't got the stress of business politics
Or record deals
So our spirits run free
We elevate on the track
He who feels it knows it
So we put it on wax
We keep the peace
Spread love
Always hope for the best
Take life as it comes
You never know what's next


BCUC clocking knowledge
Super bumped into Foz
Jamming with Jargon
Bowerdean
Realised how deep they was
Trains of thought
On southwest trains
Arrived in Havant
Met stalker
Hit the studio
We found the balance
Green Piece records
DnB
But the hip hop was felt
Sativa Cut Studios
Now the pot start to melt
Suffice and Stalker had history
Along with Silver-tongue 
Mad Hatter had the scriptures
But he had to hit and run
Semantics and Big G
Was deep in beats and bass drums
Super and MrGreen repping Richmond
From day one
Then in summer 06'
The mould start to fix
Late nights in Cowplain
Heavy up in the mix
Then in a moment of morning clarity
The collective was crowned
Everybody start to realise
The magic we found
Karma Collective was formed
For the love not wealth
It's clear to hear
Just stop for a minute
And listen yourself



PEACE LOVE & PEOPLE POWER!!!

Thursday, 27 January 2011

Mind Notes Pt.4 'Collective Karma Reprise'




Peace in the streets
Cool and calm
Keep perspective
Life's hectic
The scale of the struggle
Measured in metric
Electricity surges
Through acoustic electrics
Things change
Break boundaries
Circles eclectic
Sound waves
Oscillation
Keys
Valves
And tones
Modern day philosophies
Be muttered through microphones
We stay low
In the zones
EQ's peak
Beats bang
Dodge dodgy characters
On corners
And police in riot vans
Avoid scams
Con merchants
Misleaders
And false truths
Bureaucrat charities
Our pennies
Ain't fixing no church roofs
Credit cards 
Higher purchase
National debt
National stress
No one gets something
For nothing
We're trying to get it for less
Some feel blessed
Others feel the state of affairs
Is a mess
Under duress
To follow the system
Or face arrest
In this hustle and bustle
Daily struggle
Urban lifestyle
This life's wild
But it's beautiful
We still got to smile


Good vibes
No fighting
No wheeling and dealing
No bureaucracy or paperwork
It's straight positive feelings
Talent and dedication
Bars and hooks
Our occupation
Stay creating 
Innovating
Avoiding ones that be hating
Employ imagination
Build scene scapes
Words to pictures
Search for quality samples
Instead of searching for riches
Too many glitches
In weak minds
Closed eyes
And sleeping souls
Bad to worse
Downward spiral
Tomorrow's stories untold
We see life unfold
24/7
365
The will to survive
Depends if you value your life
Helicopter search lights
Suspects and crime scenes
The streets burn furnace hot
So we stay behind the scenes
By any means
We avoid ups and downs
Merry go rounds
Swings and roundabouts
Good with the bad
Smiles and frowns
On the underground
Soulful music keeps momentum
Forget distractions
Music's our lifeline
Soul intervention


Forget chasing dollars
We roll with musical scholars
The streets try and holla
But we stay with like mind followers
This city try and open it's wallet wide
And swallow us
Material goods
But it's all good
We rock relentless
Soul legends remain strong
Inspiration they lend us
Turn the old
Into the new beats
Rhymes
Flows
Stupendous
It's tremendous
How the music keeps wowing the fans
From classical orchestras
Hiphop
To rock bands
We all wave hands
Bang heads
Move as one
Common ground
A little glimpse of unity
Under the sun
Together and having fun
But on the streets there's no love
Ghetto politics and warfare
Everyday we spill blood
Thats why my people keep love
And represent positive energy
Embrace real people
And avoid potential enemies
Forget publicity
We're talking studios and concerts
People power
Through the speakers
Because we always keep it conscious




PEACE LOVE & PEOPLE POWER!