The Whole Kingdom Shrouded In Darkness…

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The journey of this song was complex to say the least…I produced the track for the sake practice initially… 6 years ago. Initially the main verse was written to “Big Shot” by Kendrick Lamar when I heard a freestyle over the track by an artist I worked with in the past named Jordan Carter. Watching him bend through flows, wielding his classical percussionist background and deep appreciation for hiphop in our various sessions, rehearsals, and shows was awe-inspiring. 

Inspiration aside, with a year out of berklee I wasn’t able to record over my own track to my standards. I had attempted recording the song with various collaborators with little success. After many attempts and a few studios later on my journey, I finally recorded the final version at my current studio (iykyk). This marked a change in my vocal recording. Having learned to stack my vocals from Benjamin DeSoto while working on “Subliminal”, I slowly created a choir of voices. I went high to low with my voice like never before and surprised my self with the end result. 

The overall concept deals with finding value in the common. In addition, the confrontation of characters with influence that assume positions of power by virtue of their adherence to the current system. They won’t bite the hand that feeds them even if that same hand continues to push us to economic collapse, cultural decline, and likely extinction. This is deeper than rap…. Much deeper than rapping… 

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🎧🎼- MaDiaC 
🎧🔊 - Terance Elam