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21st Century

from The Dead Can Rap by TheDeadCanRap

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  • When London Street Art legend, Remi Rough & Paris based, Boston bred Art Rap creator, Experimental Hip Hop innovator, Mike Ladd combine their cutting edge lyricism and captivating visual art, what ensues is The Dead Can Rap's new art-book.

    Bizarrely honest, unpredictable, unique and often unorthodox styles meet in a dialogue between two pillars of the international Hip Hop Community, and their comrades in Underground Hip Hop resistance theology.

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lyrics

21st Century reflection
Yeah, nearly fifty, boarding school refugee
Keep our message off connected to the family
If we done mashin better don’t text me
If you need to fantasise close your eyes and think of me
Dirty old man calling on variety
If I went to the gym and waxed I’d be creepy
You nodding your head like facts got you thinking
You playing them jpeg tracks... gettin
Off on insults nod to the insults live for the insults
Two legs and a walking insult fuck you with an insult
Right of passage insult walk up by an insult
Governance by insult
Lucky that I moved from the land of guns
Had one to my temple more than once
Bite my own hand in the darkest months
Yeah by my own hand in the darkest months
Black man in the white guilt clan
Cryin in the bath tub shower on kid’s will understand
But they’ll still be fucked up
Better get that therapy payment plan if you give a fuck
21st Century reflection nihilism versus dejection
Apocalypse deflection via self obsession
Apocalypse deflection via self obsession
Welcome to the bathing of celebrants
I’m trying to retain a modicum of cultural relevance
It’s hard as an artist with limited elements
All they seem to care about is subtelty and elegance
And I can taste the sediment of human erosion
The blurring of lines between love and explosions
In Paris, London and even Aleppo
All these parasites being killing our planet since the get go
Now it’s on some other entertainment
Youtube, Twitter or some social engagement
And meanwhile I’m working on another arrangement
And everything’s going so well to my amazement?
I couldn’t stand the talk and hypocrisy
Now I’m fully endorsed but how much is this costing me?
It’s lost to me, I’m surrounded by Kaws toys
Living on a planet all infested with war noise
From Theresa, Khomeini, Donald and Kim
Exit the Brexit the outcomes horrendously grim
And the chances of peace are incredibly slim
Now I can only tell myself I’m so much better than him
21st Century reflection nihilism versus dejection
Apocalypse deflection via self obsession

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from The Dead Can Rap, released December 11, 2020
Written and produced by Remi Rough and Mike Ladd

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Paris based Hip Hop legend/ArtRap pioneer, Mike Ladd & internationally acclaimed abstract artist, London based Remi Rough - explore the realities/confusions of 21st century life. TDCR on subject matter from post apocalyptic nightmares, zombie cultures, corrupt politics, esoteric spiritually to global financial conundrums from the perspective of Rappers/Artists/ Fathers. ... more

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