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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YOUR RAP'S BORING / IGNORING /MCS LYING OF COURSE / THEY AIN'T TRYING NO MORE / JUST WORDS FLYING OFF THE DOME / THESE CLONES PRONE TO KEEPING YOU CONFUSED / CHOOSE A NUMBER 2 / AND TURN INTO LANGSTON HUGHES / I AIN'T PLAYING YOUR SILLY HOOD / CLAIM YOU'RE PRETTY GOOD / SAY YOU DON'T WRITE IT DOWN / BUT CLOWN YOU REALLY SHOULD / TAKE THE TIME TO DESIGN / FORMULATE A RHYME / BUT YOU'D RATHER FIND THE FIRST BLAH BLAH THAT COMES TO MIND / AND I DON'T GET IT NEITHER / AND ALL YOU RAP DIVAS IN THE BOOTH / CLAIMING THEY'RE THE TRUTH / NEED A PROOFREADER / YOU LITTLE BITTY IDIOTS / SOUNDING ILLITERATE / I CAN TAKE YOUR PENMANSHIP / FOCUS AND TURN INTO A / RAP CLASSIC / FROM MY WRITING APPARATUS / DIPPED IN BLACK PLASTIC / LIKE IT'S BLACK MAGIC / INK SHINING FROM THE PAPER LIKE IT'S FANTASTIC / WHILE YOU'RE RUNNING OUT OF WORDS LIKE AN ASTHMATIC / HERE'S A PEN
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WHEN I GRAB YOU I LET GO / ANYTHING PETRO IS METRO / NEXT FLOW FRO / SO COLD BY THE PENCIL / NEXT PROSE BRO / COOCOO KINDA SCHIZO / BUT I JUST LET GO / HITTING HARD / NOSE LIKE I'M KLITSCHO / PENMANSHIP MADE OF FLINT / PAPER MADE OF CRISCO / ALL YOUR HEAR IS CLICK-CLICK / AND YOU KNOW YOU'RE HISTO / NO IT'S NOT A PISTOL / IT'S A LOADED MENTAL / FROM AN INDIVIDUAL /WHO TURNS A RIDDLE INTO MONUMENTALS / SOUNDING SIMPLE WHILE YOU MUMBLE OVER INSTRUMENTALS / STUDENTS SHOULD TAKE NOTES A LITTLE / IT'LL HELP YOU STAND OUT FROM THE MIDDLE LIKE THURSDAY / THANK GOD I'M ON / WITH BENEVOLENT WORDPLAY / UPON EVERY PAGE I WRITE ON / BROTHER THIS RIGHT ARM / CAN WRITE ____ OR FIGHT ____ / AND I CAN LIGHT A BOMB WHEN THE MIC'S ON / HAND ME A PEN
THE MIC'S THE TWIN / THE PEN IS THE BEST FRIEND / THE PAPER'S THIN / THE INK IS THE NEXT KIN / THE THOUGHTS DRIFT OFF WHEN THE VERSE BEGINS / THEN THE WORDS LIFT OFF WITH THE FIRST WIND / SO CLEAR WHEN IT HITS YOUR EAR / THEN IT DISAPPEARS IN YOUR HEART AND REAPPEARS / BY THE TIME IT'S IN YOUR BRAIN THEN IT GETS SEVERE / SEPARATE YOUR SPIRIT FROM YOUR FRAME WHEN IT'S NEAR / IT'S A PEN
I VACATED LEAVING A STATE OF EMERGENCY / REEMERGING WITH RENEWED SENSE OF URGENCY / CURRENTLY SEARCHING FOR SOME SIGN OF CERTAINTY / THE BIG PAYBACK / DON'T OVERVALUE THE CURRENCY /RESURFACING WITH A PURPOSE IN TOW / REINSERT THE FLOW AND THEN GO AND CIRCLE THE GLOBE / VIRTUALLY BEEN BACK / VERBALLY INTACT / GOTTA TIGHTEN THE CHINSTRAP / BITING THIS SYNTAX / REGURGITATING BARS / PREFER TO CALL THEM LYRICS / REVERBERATING PREFORATING ALL YOUR INTERFERENCE / GET THE DOLLARS CIRCULATING ON YOU IN A MINUTE / LET IT PERCOLATE AND CALM YOUR INNER SPIRIT / YOU DON'T WANNA HEAR IT / CLOGGING YOUR COCHLEA / HOPING I FIND IF YOU'RE CLOSE-MINDED I OPEN YA / DOPER THAN OPIATES / ME AND MY ASSOCIATES / GET IT IN BY ANY MEANS WE DEEM APPROPRIATE
credits
from Legendary,
released January 15, 2016
(D. Randle, M. Nickerson, R. Gonzalez)
Vocals by Damien and Big Mon
Produced by The ARE