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Prologue

from Doomed Enterprise by Al Basics

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We have one more speaker… Al Basics, can you come to the mic?

(claps)

I'm not the man you think I am, no I'm not the one
I'm not the emcee or the poet with the golden tongue
I'm born of blood and sweat inside a New York City slum
This is for Shakespeare, BIG, Pac, Kurt Cobain and Donne
The gangster dude, the college grad, their sisters, girlfriends,
mom and dad
The silver spoons, the hustlers, the ones who've never had
I sing the song that must be sung for the old and for the young
My pen is key, my thoughts are doors, my memories come from before
I see my dreams they see me too, we've never met there's no need to
Be Hollywood, make love to stars
who birth a Sun with seven scars
I've never failed but barely pass
recalling lies from the past
We aren't free, it costs too much
To feel our pain you must lose touch
I sing the song of faded dreams, corrupted hearts built by machines
Nomadic minds no place to go The youth too young, why can't they grow?
We've censored truth, broke up with hope, we've lost our souls to not be broke
But in the end we'll energize, our values won't be jeopardized
This revolution’s televised, leaving history mesmerized…

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from Doomed Enterprise, released February 23, 2011

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Al Basics Queens, New York

Al Basics makes his own version of progressive hip hop, having elements of grunge, spoken word, and indie rock. Basics has a slow cadence, and his rap abilities are complimented with scholar and street allure. Although he has technical rap abilities, he's first and foremost a poet at heart. One Basics song may consist of spoken word, the next may be a boom bap classic new york rap. ... more

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