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Unlearn the Bicycle

by Slick Ross

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"Blind Eye" [Produced by Slick Ross] We could tax all churches, but that's something god cant afford, i believe in extortion, when its kill the rich to feed the poor, globally i'm far from a beggar, so maybe i should pray, cause the 8 year old girl who sewed my hat together in a 3rd world factory just died today, her mother had no time for tears, so she never even wept, US bombs dropped on her homeland, shes digging through the rubble to see if she has any other children left. i would kill myself to kill all authoritarians, my ashes form a smile when they go to seal the urn, i wanna know what kids with radiation poison in their system, via big business interests think of the slogan "feel the bern" We tell ourselves we're part of the help, But we always keep a purposeful blind eye to where the cards are delt. Radiation reheated republicans rambunctiously ruffling feathers, repetitiously renouncing covenants quote un quote "set in stone", quid pro quo treasure trolls, All the bones in their body calcify to sever souls, We'll never know how truly polished the flagpole that is set upon us is when diluted democrats, only want women in offices for genitalia's sake, Over entitled ovaries, The poltergeist takes hold of me, Commercial flights explode in me, We blow the scene up properly in the name of freedom cause fuck ya team, But both the teams are sponsored by the same lack luster company, It's ironic like trump supporters calling you an "L.I.V.", When their badge'd brethren got fucking R.I.P.'d All I hear is blanket statements that further racial divisions, Which scars those who protect and serve beyond facial recognition, Feel the Bern-ers want nirvana and act like they know the way in, Talk mad shit online but don't show up at polling stations. We tell ourselves we're part of the help, But we always keep a purposeful blind eye to where the cards are dealt. you scroll down your facebook timeline, see videos of dogfights and beheadings, you click "hide post", with high hopes that your prayers will stop the world from wrecking, are you really that naive? or are you really that conditioned? you felt bad for that dog in the video, but ignore most of the gore of the reality your living, if we open our third eye, real vision will show a world that fades, word to the methane cloud in new mexico you can see from space, word the lead additive IG Farben sold for German planes, that helped put some of your relatives who served in WW2 in graves, now that's a cold piece of truth, for those of y'all who are confused, IG Farben was a conglomerate of US Standard Oil, in other words America killed American Troops. We tell ourselves we're part of the help, But we always keep a purposeful blind eye to where the cards are dealt.
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"Bigger Picture Ft. Sonic" [Produced by Slick Ross] In WW2 my grandfather fought for the German army, under the national military, he was not a fuckin Nazi, he didn't wanna join, his inner resentment lingers, his best friend was a pianist who said no, they cut off all his fingers, you're probably thinking "whats the difference? They all pitched in for the teamwork." but they were forced to do that shit please do some fucking research, the Polish army also fought under Hitlers reign, and if you consider them Nazis, well now your just insane, true history shows 2 sides to every coin, on one side your schoolbooks said america joined, to "liberate the Jew's", now that's a heroic mention, but did you know that Ford designed a bunch of German tank engines? and that's barely even making a scratch, if you really want me to really go on full blast, we can talk about American companies who payed for gas, used up in them chambers, whatchu know about that? Whatcu know about facts, when it all gets distorted? i cant believe you bought what your news crew reported, first they say a shotgun is in a mans possession, then an hour later its an AK47, cmon pay attention how do you mix shit like that up? 3 armed white males turns into a single Arab? those in charge behind the smoke and mirrors sit and they laugh, cause you think bombs destroy concrete but keep passports in tact, I heard you feel the Bern, shouting "Sanders is the man y'all!" You act like you do research, but you never heard of Rand Paul, Oh you hate Republicans, that's how you do shit? Meanwhile Rand committed to what Bernie backed out of doing, Whichever side your picking of the 2 headed dragon, will yield the same result, it's 2 sides of the same faction, you think Trump will rid all Mexicans? Go to a Trump hotel break room, you'll feel like your way south of Texas then. See the truth in my eyes, Above us there is 2 skies, One presented to you, the other one is truth, and they tryna keep it sewed shut, making billions off soldiers, Rothschild, Rockefeller, Coca Cola, our society is so fucked if you cant, see the truth in my eyes, Above us there is 2 skies, One presented to you, the other one is truth, and they tryna keep it sewed shut, making billions off soldiers, Rothschild, Rockefeller, Coca Cola, our society is so fucked. (Sonic) There is a problem here in America That is beyond any presidential canidate that you vote. Don't jump to defend the person you chose by bringing people down who don't I look at social media. Seeing people bring down other people. Yet, these same people want people to be equal. There is an issue that lies deeper. The more I see it I can see the reason why some people see no hope. We the people cease our progress and the shit media feeds you grows. Spreading like weeds that we don't even smoke. Information which is placed within your brain is soaked. Watered down and warped unless you agree with what they are saying though. I hate these days the most. People believe anything and everything that they are told. May our souls become one and rise above the negativity that has yet to come. Um, I'm just here to help reconstruct the thoughts of some to know the truth and nothing but. It's a bunch of stuff, but it's hard to earn the trust of some. Because they've been fucked so much they become afraid of confronting those who are unjust. Forming cults to storm the opposition for thinking different. That right there is what they want. Division by splitting the citizens. Wishing that we will be killing each other for each of our differences. That is what their mission is. it is letting them control the world in which we are living in. do you get it yet? (Land of the free, home of the brave.) See the truth in my eyes, Above us there is 2 skies, One presented to you, the other one is truth, and they tryna keep it sewed shut, making billions off soldiers, Rothschild, Rockefeller, Coca Cola, our society is so fucked if you cant, see the truth in my eyes, Above us there is 2 skies, One presented to you, the other one is truth, and they tryna keep it sewed shut, making billions off soldiers, Rothschild, Rockefeller, Coca Cola, our society is so fucked.
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"Question Everything" [Produced by Slick Ross] (They say believing in something, is better than believing in nothing, but if you think that way, you'll never question anything, question everything, question everything, question yourself and everyone around you every day, question everything, silence is the cancer, cause if you never question you wont find your answer.) Question the person who charges you to tell your fortune, question the deity that you were raised to worship, question the guy who went and asked you for a quarter, when your wearing dirty Payless and hes wearing brand new Jordans, question your teacher when they tell you the problem and answer, needs to be written down in full because you cant do it faster in your mind, why they always trying to waste time? question those who only teach the long way in life, question your lover if they wont let you see their phone, question yourself, why do you need to see it though? question your friend who's always cheating on their lover, do you really think you'd be bro's if you stopped giving em' cover? question the currency you deposit in the bank, question the mortgage change of 2008, question the great depression, question modern day recessions, ever wonder whats the source? question the 1907 bankers crisis, question Al Queda, question Isis, question the CIA, question it all before you buy it, They say believing in something, is better than believing in nothing, but if you think that way, you'll never question anything, question everything, question everything, question yourself and everyone around you every day, question everything, silence is the cancer, cause if you never question you wont find your answer. Question why organic food costs a pretty fee, question why a buck gets you a burger at Micky D's, question the rapper who says hes pushing 50 keys, question your need to have to blaze up sticky green, question the people who tell you to stop smoking it, who got worse problems of their own and they are not controlling it, question a place that calls itself rehab, when its easier to get drugs there then on Jamacia Ave, question the purpose of trying to be perfect, question your hustle if its hard for you to work it, question why your grandad is still working, when hes the smartest guy you know maybe there's another version, of reality to try out, question the wall street buy outs, question every classified meeting in the white house, question the subliminals of whatever's advertised now, question why you were scared when your parents turned the lights out, They say believing in something, is better than believing in nothing, but if you think that way, you'll never question anything, question everything, question everything, question yourself and everyone around you every day, question everything, silence is the cancer, cause if you never question you wont find your answer. They say believing in something, is better than believing in nothing, but if you think that way, you'll never question anything, question everything, question everything, question yourself and everyone around you every day, question everything, silence is the cancer, cause if you never question you wont find your answer.
4.
"Under the Rug" [Produced by Slick Ross] (Don G) Shadows are walking, Silhouettes are speaking Voices are talking, Got wrist moist, And bleeding, Fucking the world, Like my intention breeding, And praying for death, Every sec that I'm breathing changing my tone, Like the seasons the reason i'm greeting these demons I meet in the dark, Killing yourself is a true work of art, I got so many options don't know where to start, See your grim smile from a mile, In the corner schizophrenic line, And I'm right on the border, mental disorders are so organized, And the way I processed, Them are seen as some crimes, Sniffing that shit Till my minds, Out of line, Hate my existence, But claim that I'm fine, Sanity missing when I'm at my prime, Grinding to get cars That I see in your vines, Want to rewind to the time I put pennies in the well, Not looking for bitches rocking Chanel, Breaking my back to push fat off my scale, And pushing the weight for the cake by the bale, And making this music for fun not for sales, Used and abused by the lies that you tell, I don't look angelic i must come from hell, See, I'm not the norm, just stare with disgust, So please don't fucking ask me why I cut. Its all been swept, its all been swept under the rug, its all been swept, its all been swept under the rug, its all been swept, its all been swept under the rug, were too busy hiding dirt to ever learn how to love. stop buying into shit, you're better off if you vacate the shelf, i bet that your like me, and me i really fucking hate myself, and yet i compete with others with ease, i feel cocky, my confidence is aroused when somebody trys to stop me, im sure you feel the same, and you think that im the twirp, your the one whos probably right, im probably the fuckin jerk, whatever works, but heres the point that im trying to uncover, they pit us against ourselves, and then against one another, and now we wonder why our lovers dont always feel a true connection, because i love myself is far from a true sentance, it wasnt always like this, i used to get a good night kiss, and believed in santa claus and thought that every man was rightous, but now people worry bout isis, and the most currently telivised crisis, meanwhile half of the worlds always like this, and you would never even get a slight hint, and im not saying that makes you a bad person, but now maybe you see atleast one of the damn curtains, they're hiding in the back, while selling sex, drugs and snacks, and they tell us that were fat sluts who need rehab, Its all been swept, its all been swept under the rug, its all been swept, its all been swept under the rug, its all been swept, its all been swept under the rug, were too busy hiding dirt to ever learn how to love.
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"Kindergarten Fresh Ft Synakill" [Produced by Slick Ross] You aint a gangsta, you a child, rockin' child labor, You aint a gangsta, you a child, rockin' child labor, You aint a gangsta, you a child, rockin' child labor, You rockin' child labor, thinkin' that you stylin' aint ya? i heard you down for your squad, i heard you bang to get that grip, i bet you know how to take apart your four fifth, but you don't know shit about how your shirt was stitched, i heard you live by the code, i heard women and children were off limits while you roll, meanwhile you spend dough on Nike and Ecko, little fingers broke in the making of your clothes, and what makes my mind explode is i respect half your hustle, your underground economy has soared in spite of struggles, like Jada said, "No salary cap on cocaine", the system wont assist you so instead you doing yo thang, and that's all gravy, but im just saying maybe, don't spend your profit on some shoes that a young lady or a little boy got whipped for, because he couldn't get more than 50 pairs made in his 13 hour shift dog, if you gon' rob for money rob it from another man, don't rob from a kid with $1.20 in his hand, after a six day work week, who feeds himself and his dad, because his dad cant work ever since that bomb blew of his hands, i bet that for your kids, you would kill a lot of fellas, so please help millions of parents and kill the Rockefellers, but instead of getting rid of any devils in this nation, you in the club looking fresh, via child exploitation You aint a gangsta, you a child, rockin' child labor, You aint a gangsta, you a child, rockin' child labor, You aint a gangsta, you a child, rockin' child labor, You rockin' child labor, thinkin' that you stylin' aint ya? You aint a gangsta, you a child, rockin' child labor, You aint a gangsta, you a child, rockin' child labor, You aint a gangsta, you a child, rockin' child labor, You rockin' child labor, thinkin' that you stylin' aint ya? (Synakill) Talking about work you put in on the street, but what about the work this kid puts in at the factory, To make those fresh new shoes on your feet? Yeah, you looking good blood, But his fingers start to bleed, Been working long hours, and it's hard for him to breath, Sweat shop, slave labor taking its toll on young bodies. Anything to look fresh, Cause ya know ya gotta look hot, G, When you step up to the spot, it's straight popping. But half way across the globe, kids are stiching up those clothes, They see no signs of change, They get no glimpse of hope, They got nine more hours to go, But at least they're bringing some food home, Yet you try and talk about the troubles of your struggle? You hustle against a system, Then spend your grip on, these clothes stitched by children, Continuing a cycle of oppression on these victims. Claiming innocence through ignorance or indifference, But these kids are the martyrs for our lives of sin. The world we're living in, is so sadly ironic, a sick joke, isn't it? When sweat shops mass produce masks for anonymous, We're such gluttons, eating up all of our ugliness, Hidden behind ignorant bliss, stitched from sweat and blood of these innocent kids. We all know it's happening, But no one seems to say a thing, So in the end, We still share the blame, Rocking child labor swag. You aint a gangsta, you a child, rockin' child labor, You aint a gangsta, you a child, rockin' child labor, You aint a gangsta, you a child, rockin' child labor, You rockin' child labor, thinkin' that you stylin' aint ya? You aint a gangsta, you a child, rockin' child labor, You aint a gangsta, you a child, rockin' child labor, You aint a gangsta, you a child, rockin' child labor, You rockin' child labor, thinkin' that you stylin' aint ya?
6.
"D.O.S. Part 1 (Dead On Swag)" [Produced by Slick Ross] I be rockin every day with my swag i get it on, i be loadin up that swag in my swagerific bong, im a swag detonator because my swag is the bomb, i be swaggin all day long, watch me swag out through this song, I been swaggin since 1987, true story, Now i keep swag all up in my own crib, two stories, you is boring if you aint got no swag, my swag break free i got El Chapo swag, my swag is what gets me that cheese, in other words my swag is nacho swag, nuh uh, you cant touch it, i mean you can try but my swag is the numbest, my swag is a hunnid, i got super swag, my swag is the dumbest, i got stupid swag, that's right my teacher said my swag was retarded, so she sent me to the office and i straight up Michael Scott'ed in that bitch, because my swag is boss, your swag is lost but my swags a horse, so i could find your swag with my swag if i wanted to, but that shit would be hard because your swag is just a molecule, Damn, your swag is too small, Damn, my swag is too tall, I got swag on my left, i got swag on my right, i got swag in the morning, i be swagging out at night, i eat swag in my breakfast, i smoke swag in my pipe, i got swag, i got swag, i got swag, dead on swag, i got swag on my left, i got swag on my right, i got swag in the morning, i be swagging out at night, i eat swag in my breakfast, i smoke swag in my pipe, i got swag, i got swag, i got swag, dead on swag. I'm Irish rockin with my swag, you can call me Mick Swagger, got that Caucasian swag, you can call me swag cracker, swag plus swag equals, swag two, which is more swag for me and less swag for you, my swag go Pickachu, it gets a good look for a little bit, until my swag evolve to that Raichu swag, swag level 26, swag level 27, swag level 28, level 29, 30(1234567)swag level thirty 38, my swag is awesome, you got no swag, get lost kid, i'm like 'ahh yuuuh', got that soulja swag, but i don't need to name my song "in da club by 50 cent" just to get that downloaded swag, i over swag, when i fill my all swag up to the top, you under swag, cause your swag is lower than both of my socks, wow, my swag is golden socks, eww, your swag is old gym socks, I got swag on my left, i got swag on my right, i got swag in the morning, i be swagging out at night, i eat swag in my breakfast, i smoke swag in my pipe, i got swag, i got swag, i got swag, dead on swag, i got swag on my left, i got swag on my right, i got swag in the morning, i be swagging out at night, i eat swag in my breakfast, i smoke swag in my pipe, i got swag, i got swag, i got swag, dead on swag.
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"D.O.S. Part 2 (Deformation Of Swag)" [Produced by Slick Ross] This is the deformation of swag, in other words the emergence of intelligence, they sell us these fads, laced up with embellishments, and so they color me black, cause i don't take part in this heritage, i would rather just dismember it, art used to be real, i still can remember it, real connection gets concealed, smoke and mirrors hides whats real, true happiness, is outside of their insecurity market, but without your insecurities, they would have less profit, its all a business, your first prescription leads to first addiction, and i ain't just talking about pills, they prescribe your soul with the television, they try to limit your boundarys, they pump you full of fantasy, and they hope you'll be happy living life vicariously, they don't necessarily stop your search for truth, that'd be too obvious, they take the subtle route, they inject reality with false pretenses and heros, leaving you to figure out whats really 1 and really 0, This is what happens when you fall for a hollow influence you become a victim of the nuance, they slowly mold your hopes and dreams, they make sure its unattainable through exterior means, They're selling you swag, stop buying it, cause when you buy the shit, you pay the price for it, this is what happens when you fall for a hollow influence you become a victim of the nuance, they slowly mold your hopes and dreams, they make sure its unattainable through exterior means, They're selling you swag, stop buying it, cause when you buy the shit, you pay the price for it. I remember when the individual was in control of whats was cool, if you created a style of your own, you weren't treated cruel, unfortunately this time is way before 1987 when i came in, all i have is history to tell me this, i wonder if they also replaced it, cause they're in control, they tighten their hold, and if you call them out, you get singled out, they'll even take your home, just try saying taxation is theft to the IRS and they'll let you know, oh shit, i mean uhh, swag, swag, swag, swag, don't worry bout what i said in the past, just worry about drugs, money, sex, lies, and swag, swag, swag, swag, swag, swags all you need it will make you a man, or make you a woman, whatever your plan, is that what your really buying, you think they told you the truth? the truth is we live in a fascist nation, they send our troops to war and then they kill our troops, they fund both sides, extra death equals extra profit, but you don't think about shit like this, normally you're drugged up clicking play on whatever your watching, This is what happens when you fall for a hollow influence you become a victim of the nuance, they slowly mold your hopes and dreams, they make sure its unattainable through exterior means, They're selling you swag, stop buying it, cause when you buy the shit, you pay the price for it, this is what happens when you fall for a hollow influence you become a victim of the nuance, they slowly mold your hopes and dreams, they make sure its unattainable through exterior means, They're selling you swag, stop buying it, cause when you buy the shit, you pay the price for it.

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Entire album recorded/written/produced/mixed by Slick Ross in 72 hours.

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released March 28, 2016

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Undefeated battle rapper (youtube - "Slick Ross vs"),
5 Free mixtapes
(Search "Slick Ross Crunk Army" via datpiff.com ), and 2 Albums available here on Bandcamp, Plenty more to come.

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