The folks at 2ksports and Duck Down Records are holding a contest to get on the soundtrack of NBA 2k11 and to get sent out to New York to perform the winning track.  Well this is me tryin to get in on that.  I personally went for the get your blood pumpin mind focused treatment lyrically and delivery wise.  Break ankles and embarrass someone mentality HA.

Produced by: Bay Root Productions
Lyrics by: Nepharius (nephariusepidemics.com)

Lyrics:
oh im comin, ha they see me comin/
now they know im comin, watch, becuz im comin/

first verse:
so do you see it, meticulous when I pick with the patience/
on the walls chiseled, my lyrics scripted,
they believe im an ancient/

when I leave, lungs vacant/
bring the heat, sun bathin/
in the street, none makes it/
victory, im attaining/

a lot of you get ahead of your self like a guillotine/
and if I added all of you up, average is what you mean to me/

thats untill, I take it/
express the real, no mistakin/
when revealed, im naked/
lips are sealed, I taste it/

on the tip my tongue, like a word that don’t exist,
and if your lyrics don’t stick, remember its
all in the wrist/

its like i took the words out your mouth/
evicted from your house/
left you in the cold with no self esteem and
a head full of doubt/

and your couch, thats what I slept on/
like your tracks, im on to the next one/
left you in ya place like a cast/
NOW
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hook: 2x
so try to speak now/
im a leavem speechless/
and then you get put 3 + 3 feet down/
im a leavem speechless/
you will see that you can’t breathe out/
im a leavem speechless/
I can see their weakness/
im a leavem speechless/
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2nd verse:
i was told if given the chance to breakem if they reachin/
keep them in complete fascination, erase them without reason/

leave them in dust, theyll eat the dirt off my
shoulders to survive/
move the rock like Sisyphus,
my assists statistics will rise/

my skills not capable of being expressed in words/
im a dead language
like cameras at intersections im watchin u turn/

tryin to get out of my way/
Im comin hard, and theres a price you have to pay/
cuz the refs wont call the charge/

ill defeat any team, its no sweat in my eyes like a headband/
you can’t get your mind right cuz left behind is where your heads at/

ur careers endin, im only statin the facts/
im a be a legend like im located on maps/
SO
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3rd verse:
im in ya brain, watch ya chemistry/
I call the bank, watch it shut down/
im in your lane, check ur memory/
I radiate, watch for fallout/

so just hold your applause, we need control on the floor,
the microphone has been exposed and no one cares anymore/

watch the seam, reactin/
off the screen, no actin/
halloween, we maskin/
ur whole team, distracted/

thats what you get, thought you knew me though/
you not prepared, you wont reach my goal/
ill be in the paint, like VanGogh/
i can see the light, headed to the hole/

I gotta sick crossover, I call it h1n1/
1 mistake its all over, on the floor youll end up/

call me Florida bay, im always on top of the key/
defeat me? thats like Stockton blockin a hook from Kareem/
NO

      “Follow Me” the intro track brings a calm before the storm vibe, making you feel a slight drizzle and opening the album promising you a personal travel through his own storm.  Trailing off with a electric guitar leading into “Tha Incomparable” produced by Veinz where the beat and Tempest’s voice takes a switch into a epic tone, this is where the storm begins with lyrics like “…I ain’t gon’ lie to you, how you gon’ kill me son, Christ wouldn’t die for you”.  In “Tell Myself” Tempest shows his creative side with a beautiful ending, having a conversation with his self, this track further defines the turbulence that goes on in his mind.  Pezey Krack weaves a fleeting flute melody adding to a smooth flow that Tempest flawlessly delivers over the beat. 

     In “Heart of Stone” Tempest picks his flow up traversing a strong beat sampling Skid Row’s 18 and Life, produced by A Stylez. Tempest digs us deeper into his mind with “I know a few who betrayed my trust, maybe I was just betrayed by trust…”.  “Need to know” love it, love the hook and it never hurts to sample Elton.  Stewrat takes a mellow Elton John track and transform it into a single ready track.  This is one of my favorite tracks on the album, had to stop listening to the rest of it for this one.  After a couple of tracks Tempest picks it up with a high energy track “Don’t Hate Me”, still following the premise of the album he bleeds his heart out with a smooth flow and coincidently the words Heart of Stone seeps in from the sample connecting it with the “Heart of Stone” track, questioning himself. 

     Some tracks that don’t particularly come hard defer from the rest of the album like “Weekend Girl” or “Pandora’s Box” which the album could have done with out but the storm picks back up with “The March” leading into a few collabo tracks with JYoung from their Stick 2 Tha Script group.  “Domino Effect” stands out with Tempest and Vs Stylez switching back and forth throughout the whole track bar after bar over a A Stylez beat.  “I’s Closed” running at 7 minutes didn’t seem like it, when it ended I didn’t know that much time went by, great track. 
     “I of Tha Storm” shows that Tempest has a good ear for picking beats and with lyrics that keep you listening no matter how the beat sounds, but for this album the majority of the beats meld his delivery and content together.  Tempest pulls you in and lets you know how he feels to understand how the center of his own storm is emotionally charged showing off his versatility in topics and style.  The album closes off with “My Reply”, making you feel like you weathered the storm.  Overall “I of Tha Storm” is beyond a solid album, it is the stepping stool that Tempest will be put on when he releases again, the tracks that don’t stand out is not saying much because they are still good, they just stand next to too many other great tracks that outshine them.

Support him and purchase a CD, send $5 to datnikkatempest@gmail.com at Paypal OR you can download the album for free, click on the covers.

Hear more from Tempest:

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AIM: datnikkatempest

Mixtape Download

Paper Cha$erz Music announces the release of it’s debut: The Paper Cha$erz Mixtape, Vol. I, the first hip-hop mixtape to be created using Indaba Music, the leading destination for online music creation. Indaba Music facilitated collaborations between independent artists and producers from the U.S., Canada, Asia, Europe, and Africa. The artists and producers collaborated with one another from across the globe using Indaba Music, and their eclectic mix styles created The Paper Cha$erz Mixtape, Vol. I.

From conscious to dirty south to backpack to political, The Paper Cha$erz Mixtape, Vol. I showcases hip-hop in all forms. The mixtape is Executive Produced by rap artist Kavawon, from Vancouver Island, BC, Canada and hip-hop producer St. Paul, from Philadelphia, PA, USA.

Participating Artists:
Jah I Witness(Host MC) – Petersburg, VA
DNA – Stockholm, Sweden
Sunny Tuff – Virginia Beach, VA
Dirty Uncle Herb – Nanaimo, BC, Canada
Aledelu – Rome, Italy
Versatile Stylez – Birmingham, West Midlands, UK
Nepharius – Cerritos, CA
Relik – Nanaimo, BC, Canada
Yunique D. – Cape Town, South Africa
Psych The Passenger – Nanaimo, BC, Canada
Dikk Dastardly – Camden, NJ
Doxcity – Cincinnati, OH
Allin Gator – Atlanta, GA
Evo. Freez – Nanaimo, BC, Canada
Yunique D. – Cape Town, South Africa
P. Atomz – Canton, OH
Nucleous – Phoenix, AZ
Reveal – Nanaimo, BC, Canada
Zachariah X – Philadelphia, PA
Kavawon – Nanaimo, BC, Canada
St Paul – Philadelphia, PA
Smarts – Bellflower, CA

Thanks!

DOWNLOAD IT HERE

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Place: American Legion Hall, Bellgardens, CA
Date: Saturday 07/18/09
Time: 9pm
Price: $5
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A new episode of the Treazy Radio Show is broadcasted live every Friday at 8pm Eastern. A replay will also be broadcasted at 11pm.

“Treazy Radio Show has always had its focus on the young, unsigned artists looking for a forum to display their talents, but that doesn’t mean it’s been nothing but rookies in the Treazy Studio. With interviews with talents like Cormega and AZ, and exclusive material from Ty Gutter, SoulFood, and HLM, the TRS ear is also on the streets. ”

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As far as my mixtape, I’m still working on the cover art and saving up some money to get it pressed.
The Zeitgeist mixtape is going well and we plan on having it up for download a few days prior to z-day so that people can download it and burn enough copies to pass out.

For this occasion I decided to upload a new (old to some rare few who listened to it) track that will be on the Nepharius Presents: A Mixtape. So enjoy it and leave a comment to tell me what you think about it.