We're happy to announce the release of the new project from K-OTIX - "Legendary"! You can order it right from this page. $30 for your choice of color vinyl, digital download, a 11" x 17" poster, and a sticker.
In case you've been wondering what the crew has been up to since Universal dropped, here goes: They jumped into about 3 world tours to promote the album. The ARE dropped Hustler's Theme while Big Mon and Damien came with The Black Album. Then they teamed up with Kay of the Foundation for Ethos. Then The ARE started producing for Keyshia Cole, Lil Kim and LL Cool J, to name a few. Mon and D brought 48 Seasons to life, along with the internet-breaking "George Bush Doesn't Care About Black People". The ARE kept producing for people that you know, then released his Here, My Dear album flip to show you that he still got it. Damien got his hands dirty working with H.I.S.D., Radio Galaxy, and Kashmere Don (aka D Rose). The latter even resulted in a collaboration called RandleRose.
Which brings us back to Legendary. At some point a couple of years ago, they slowed down time long enough to begin putting together the long-awaited OG trio follow up to Universal.
The cover was custom crafted by the extremely talented Houston based mixed media artist and painter Santos Guerrero. We're even offering the vinyl in 2 colors, because no buying decision should be that easy. If you can't decide, just get both. Of course, the download is included in the price. You wanna keep the wax clean, right?
We're only doing 300 pieces. And if recent history has taught us anything, it's going to go FAST. Thanks in advance for supporting this project, and thanks for rocking with KO for nearly a quarter of a century.
Includes unlimited streaming of Legendary
via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.
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LEGENDARY / YOU'RE LISTENING TO THE DEFINITION / VOCABULARY'S SO SCARY / WRITTEN WITH HIDDEN VISION / TURN SCRIPTURES TO MOTION PICTURES / ACADEMY AWARD WINNING LITERATURE / PENNING THIS NONFICTION / MY PALM'S GIFTED / IGNITE A BOMB WITH LONG SENTENCE / TURN THIS MICROPHONE ON / LEAVING YOUR DOME MISSING / SO DIFFERENT / THE AUTHENTIC WITH ARSENIC / RAW BARS SPITTING / YOUR FLOOR JAW IS AUGMENTED
ALL IN IT / NOT A SECOND TO REST OR BREATHE IN / APOLOGIES IF YOU'RE DISAPPOINTED WE'RE STILL BREATHING / EVEN IF YOU WERE DECEIVED / BELIEVED WE WERE LEAVING / PLEASE / SEASONED VETERANS / NEVER BEEN BETTER / EVEN WHEN YOU CONSIDERED OUR PRIME WAS / FUNNY WHAT TIME DOES / INSIGHT RECLINE YOUR BLINDERS / IT'S AN UNCOMMON OCCURRENCE TO BE THIS DURABLE / STILL SICK WITH IT / CONDITION IS INCURABLE
KO WE CAME / WE SAW / WE CONQUERED / AND THE LEGEND GOES ON AND ONWARD/ THE LEGEND GOES ON AND ONWARD/
AND THE LEGEND GOES ON AND ONWARD/ SO IF YOU'RE HERE THEN YOU SHOULD FEEL HONORED / CAUSE THE LEGEND GOES ON AND ONWARD/
THE LEGEND GOES ON AND ONWARD/ CAUSE THE LEGEND GOES ON AND ONWARD/
EVERYTHING BEFORE, THAT WAS JUST A TEASER / NOT YOUR TYPICAL HEATERS / THIS IS A TRIPLE FEATURE / ME MON AND THE ARE / SEE WE CAN LEAD OR LEAVE YA / TAKE ALL OR NONE / THAT'S EITHER OR OR NEITHER / BELIEVE IT WHEN YOU HEAR THE APPLAUSE / WHEN YOU SEE 11,000 WITH THEIR HANDS TO THE STARS / WHEN YOU START TO CATCH UP ON THE ACCOLADES AND AWARDS / PLAYING WITH HOUSE MONEY NOW / HOLDING THE CARDS THE CARDS
WE'RE OVERCOMING THE ODDS / WITH OPEN JAWS / A BARRAGE OF APPLAUSE / YOUR SQUAD RING THE ALARM / AS I YAWN ON THESE FRAUDS / MY PALM / RESONATE WHILE I DESONATING THIS SONG / DEVASTATING YOUR PRESENT STATE / WHEN I LEVITATE MY ARM / KILLING THESE VILLAINS / FEELING REVEALING THEIR REPERTOIRE / I BREAK YOU LIKE LITTLE CHILDREN / MY LYRICS LEAVE YOU IN AWE / NOT A FLAW INVOLVED / REVOLVING YOUR ENTOURAGE / I PAUSE ON THE LAST BAR / THE GLORY GIVEN TO GOD / IS ALL
KO WE CAME / WE SAW / WE CONQUERED / AND THE LEGEND GOES ON AND ONWARD/ THE LEGEND GOES ON AND ONWARD/
AND THE LEGEND GOES ON AND ONWARD/ SO IF YOU'RE HERE THEN YOU SHOULD FEEL HONORED / CAUSE THE LEGEND GOES ON AND ONWARD/
THE LEGEND GOES ON AND ONWARD/ CAUSE THE LEGEND GOES ON AND ONWARD/
CHECK THE RESUME / THE CERTIFIED EDUCATIONAL HEAVY WEIGHT / ILLUMINATE / JOING MY BRAINSTORMING / PRECIPITATE / YOU MEDITATE / CONCENTRATE ON THE WORDS I ARTIICULATE / FOR HEAVEN'S SAKE / GREATNESS DISSEMINATES OUT MY PAPERMATE
MY LABELMATES AND I PUT YOU FEATHERWEIGHTS IN SUBMISSION / INSISTING THAT YOU SHOULD LISTEN / THIS ISN'T AN INTERMISSION / WHO'S WISHING THAT WE WERE MISSING / SEE THAT WAS PART OF THE MISSION / NOW WE'RE SWARMING YA TO PUT THESE COMMONERS OUT OF COMMISSION
YOU'RE STRAIGHT UP OUT OF POSITION / CAN'T MOVE WITHOUT OUR PERMISSION / I PROMISE MY PREMONITION / TO LYRICISM / ENVISION THE AUDIO EXHIBITION / WITH CARDIO EXPOSITION / IT'S PART OF YOUR EXPEDITION / SO PARDON THIS TECHNICIAN
PLEASE PADRON THIS INTERRUPTION / PART OF THE REINTRODUCTION / OF ME AND MON ON THE MIC / AND THE ARE IS ON PRODUCTION / WE STARTED IT FROM THE BOTTOM / AND BROUGHT IT OUT TO THE REST OF YOU / NOW WE'RE SIMPLY REGARDED AS LEGENDS / PAY RESPECT TO
KO WE CAME / WE SAW / WE CONQUERED / AND THE LEGEND GOES ON AND ONWARD/ THE LEGEND GOES ON AND ONWARD/
AND THE LEGEND GOES ON AND ONWARD/ SO IF YOU'RE HERE THEN YOU SHOULD FEEL HONORED / CAUSE THE LEGEND GOES ON AND ONWARD/
THE LEGEND GOES ON AND ONWARD/ CAUSE THE LEGEND GOES ON AND ONWARD/
credits
from Legendary,
released January 15, 2016
(D. Randle, M. Nickerson, R. Gonzalez)
Vocals by Damien and Big Mon
Produced by The ARE