I used the beat from Nas' Hip Hop Is Dead, which stole the riff from Iron Butterfly's In A Gadda Da Vita. THE MORE YOU KNOW.
This was written long long ago, in a galaxy far far away, for a competition I never ended up entering.
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from A Word In Edgeways,
released December 3, 2012
Beat is Hip Hop Is Dead by Nas.
Soul-searching hip-hop from this Florida rapper, with lyrics that dig deep and take an unflinching look at life’s questions. Bandcamp New & Notable May 1, 2023