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Epis Trophy

by Akete

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1.
On Your Marks 00:44
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2.
Make It Repeat 02:15
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Levitate they catch me at the top of trees I just drop red and gold like the autumn leaves How’s it fall but we rolling a lot of green Zapp and Rodger she texting and calling me Me and Abstract we like Hi Tek and Kweli Don’t come between chuck and his cheese like apostrophes Source the beats I’m concerned with the quality While they wasn’t concerned with equality ain’t no questions concerning my quality I ain’t stressing no hate that don’t bother me I might hit the Midwest for my holiday Need a reason to check the Chicago scene Couple plays on that good Colorado green Baby rock ruby reds now she tall as me Click her heels and we’ll head to the car and leave I don’t race you catch me with a qt On these tracks I give audio jewelry I got all reds and yellow like Mickey Ds I just drop off the green with the autumn breeze Watch me speak and just peep how a winner breathe Can’t be full less I see the whole family eat Elevate every play so they get a peace Ain’t no prophet and I’ll never claim to be Get the profit like we was collecting keys How they profit off indiscreet history Excuse my epistrophe Imma spell out the techniques literally Plants the seed trim the leaves and make it repeat Do the job get the cash make it repeat Double up on a bag make it repeat Run it up with the fam make it repeat Till it run it’s own laps make it repeat Automatic like b-bo-boom repeat Bag the body and don’t keep the receipts Hit the coda for folks that know what I mean Gonna groove I’ll never quit expressing me Té gone get in the groove the that’s my specialty On the way I’ll be there like express speed Shawty always be posting and tweeting stuff No privacy sheesh how we supposed to f*** Don’t nothin come for free even askin please I be scrapping with beats like a misdemeanor Tap the code so they ain’t get the message either Some people ask for the blessing and don’t receive it I’m the type that’s gonna pass go so I’ll go retrieve it I’ll won’t play no games of fetch best believe it All my dogs really kaiju like kyuubi Contemplate all the trap that was set for me Meditate they’ll catch me when my soul release Good graffiti we ain’t giving em no relief Let it spray paint it up till it’s empty
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Everest 02:58
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Culture imma cultivate Imma spread the light Destiny I’m gonna create Imma get mines Push it the right rate Make it multiply I need some more real estate Better keep grinding Gold rush mountain top Better keep climbing I arose from my slumber with more numbers on my mind Back when I was younger life was cumbersome at times Nickels and the dimes Trippin over the slightest Before the jumbo pies we had pizza by the slice Acting tough Under prepped and skipping lines Crumble under the pressure like good ganja in a pipe Used the the elements to improvise My life the script I decide Otherwise I’m have to read to lines they type Make it happen you ain’t gotta explain why Air bend the currents imma rise watch how I walk sky Astral plane sky high Jumping off the jagged edge slice em like bread knives Then we chop the dough and proceed to move the pies Take the circumstances and turn em into an advantage Like an expert chess strategist better have some foresight The time that it took all those days and nights Put the practice to get the fundamentals right Gotta keep the fund on ya mental timeline My style take two rhymes that’s unpredictable combine em In a different flow bundle and I twist and roll that mystical Naturally inclined like the mountainside When I demonstrate the talent on the mic they be surprised Open up they eyes wide That man Té sure is tight Birds flock he’ll why not it’s space to fly I been prepping for a steep climb Everest It’s at the peak if Imma ever rest Stand strong on the path as I walk mine Make the passage before I bear the rite Errors lead to growing erudite Then I chose to write Lyrics make he stereo type Blitzing both sides Accomplish my curricular assignments Choking on the game so I proceed to heimlech Culture imma cultivate Imma spread the light Destiny I’m gonna create Imma get mines Push it the right rate Make it multiply I need some more real estate Better keep grinding Gold rush mountain top Better keep climbing
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Casanova 01:48
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I like my girls pretty in the face with the big brown eyes waistline tight body like nice Better if they burn a lil sage know how to lift praise and set the bad vibes out with the light And we bet a 50 on the spades if we lay cards right cut em off a we double up change Know I’m bout money and my mind had dates at the library Triple booked and we on the same page Shawties come ready to stay when they call Akete two fits tryna spend a few days And they gimme Nights too got me writing haikus working overtime tryna double my pay That’s why I’m in out of state out here makin my name they could say Té gave em claim to the fame Best direct the hate to the game cuz the playas gone play if it’s one thing that’s always been the same Before I explain how I got a booth then ordered a plate could we just enjoy exchange I knew lady that she like to read the Bible share the affirmations expand the mental frame Then I had another bae donate the brains exponentially hot sex and some great conversation Put em on the line and all yours offer tips expeditiously thin ice yall quick to break Put em on the phone I got some ex’s sending Os and just over it’s a couple that’s quick to send some hate Everybody in tribe provide real love anybody fake can get the f*ck out my face
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Jack Beagle 00:55
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This the sequel I was back to back with jack his beagle Keep the peace and then I split the pieces I was never content with mistreatment Symbolic like a bald eagle Branches with olives and needles I was different cuz I didn’t eat those Now they all wanna feast with my people Buy a copy of my digital This the my folks that don’t fuck with digi trolls The originals I was laxed while I roll up the indica Call me up cuz the situation critical Keep a box of solutions with me tho Im the referee I get paid either way so I don’t have a preference which team lose F1 and 2 I just help the PC boot Diagnostic I pull up and troubleshoot No tutorial getting a walkthrough How you doin maintenance without the tools
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Sow What? 02:50
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Miles away from where I used to stay Feeling brand new today I know it’s me who else it’s gone be I think I’m choosing great Somebody gone choose to hate Stuck making dumb rude mistake What I want imma do and make it Else on BK i’ll have to to take it My layers back to the basics Professor x give you methods and training Professional so I been busy lately Profess ya love to the ho and get face checked Mama know best Protect the queens like we playin chess My shawty do the navigation On the way like we loaded the plates up Then I make her stretch like a latex Shit you know what Wayne said Run up the bag and then re invest If you speaking say it wit ya chest Chop the work get the most not the less Whatever they teaching study the lesson When it come to knowledge never settle If it don’t measure then let it get left Footprints Rest Thank jah we blessed I’m wit my my dogs we jetting off Johnny test I been grinding yo I been obsessed With the cru we get to the cheddar Running schemes like Ed Eddie and Edward Keep a aux for the cartoon connection I got extra just for something special Make a mess and bounty roll heavy Hold the guap they call me boba fetti Tapioca you like boba berry Bun said you no pimp you a fairy In other words a square piece tryna fit the circuitry Eureka We had to create a series of techniques to move and go get the cheese Leave the rats in the maze squeaking Pay the fees make it repeat second third and the umpteenth What’s really deep is what you couldn’t see Told us we couldn't we didn’t believe em So What? So what? So what? So what?
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Shakeelah's Interlude 01:13
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8.
Ghenghis 01:27
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Khan come thru with a army of one Ason Grimy before it was up out the mud Ruger in the hoodie fo I run up and gun Dirty and I’ll father your techniques son I’ll never be beat cuz the will gets done Sell the product and get straight to action Lights on the cameras flashing Curtains raise and the people clapping Collect the funds and split up the fractions Watch us divvy bread sliced real precise like it was funneled through a trust Speaking legalese not the broken bonds It’s sad you couldn’t tell that they was pulling cons Switch the electrics like I’m pulling plugs And pedaling the music like I’m pushing drugs I alternative to current so the power runs I been chugging along on my circuit through the city Need speed so I cutting thru the streets It just seems calm Place to coalesce like meeting in the park Used to make moves from the backyard Some folks gone eat regardless most starving People don’t tend to share they plate often Plenty lines drawn so they can’t cut me off Find me on the next page way out the box Style froze while my coat still on Been cold so long but what you saw ya calling start Feel like it was summer when I departed Just pay attention as y’all sail along
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B.O.A.T. 02:22
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Buy it Order it All of it Total it Boarding On a trip Airborne Traveling Brand new Objects Access Tapped in In and out of stores every weekend Bought the clothes torn cuz it’s chic innit Hot and bothered she’s my topic Shopping to ignore impoverished Bad, bored and rich Most, is mad poor and pissed Unsafe way the struggle gets Went to pay rent but the funds was short and still missed the date Bucks make a couple plans get dismissed and changed Dance to the funk but bands make her strip and shake How you want a encore before the band gets paid? How you come and ask me for a raise without no give and take Get a taste and now you tryna to make some bigger plays I’d say you need a wish Hateration get slapped wit a cease and desist All the pretty women percolating hips I put the plans to action from the legible script Chef Elliot serving up sandwiches We got a opening to wash the dishes Fine dine with bae but the dive where I take my mistress Splashing in a jacuzzi full of liquor Sipping hot sake straight after a sticky simmer Groove casually on my jimmy slick One eye closed on my throne I sit Cards in your hand now u wanna pick again Or maybe find a boat and go fish King of the jams like I hooped for the cavs Or if I wore a jersey with a number six Materialism turn you to a target quick That why I shop at wal mart with my ratchet chicks Cash could make the best girls turn savage Now baby only after a transaction Tango and tangled with energy transfers Puppies will fight for them scraps still Imma bet on Venus with the advantage Watch her serve it up smashed it Difference from a pro and a champion Cats can’t show you what a 10 is Ten toes in tennesse in some shoes you play tennis in Coming for lunchables like my name grimace Dennis a real menace If I said I meant it
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IMperfect 02:24
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I’MPERFECT IMPERFECT I’MPERFECT IMPERFECT Now if it’s any real truth in this life I done learned Don’t you ever let somebody come devalue ya worth Can’t be scared to shine while they hating and lurking Everybody got they own battles, highs and lows Most “bad” folks make acts from a place of hurt And could stand to benefit from a hug and some church That’s why we do the music and the shows for work Make people move get em stepping first C.R.U. March 110 like we well rehearsed Show you how to function off that malt liquor Shawty say she don’t sip so we chill sober Watching Netflix films about boxing the birds Say the Caged ones sing but the free ones chirp I need to see net profit hit the sky raptors That’s straight up Take the cash cuz they ain’t pay us See the nine that’s a lay up First time we touch the paper we ball hard like Kawhi Leonard We emerged from the mud of communities underserved So we gotta get right to it when it’s our turn Easy getting stuck by the pits and the patterns Circumstances ruled by the dark matter So many of us fiending for happily ever after Roy Ayers gave us samples of ubiquity Searching for words to say a phrase you never heard We need a meeting where the dialects converge And broker peace over this language universal I only speak from depths beneath the surface I don’t hold too much against em cuz a few mistakes are certain I ain’t claiming to be perfect I’m only saying Imma keep it a buck that’s a sure thing Perfectly imperfect You got it No need to worry Perfectly imperfect Exactly how you are Make it work You’re worth it

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In this second entry from Akete and Devine Abstract, Té continues the dialogue started on "Naestetic" with new perspectives and subject matter. Devine Abstracts production serves as a perfect canvas for Akete's lyrical gymnastics. Jazzy pockets and funk chops serve as a backdrop for Té to create an aesthetic with fun and intricate wordplay. "Epis Trophy" is loaded with tight flows and dope beats, making it an enjoyable listen from start to finish!

"I go off if the drums tight"
~ Akete on Hive from "Naestetic"

'My goal is to paint the words in sonically encompassing layers so I can create a vivid imagery with depth, structure and clarity'

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released April 27, 2023

Beats: Devine Abstract
Lyrics: Té
Mix/Master: Akete

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Akete (a.k.a Té) is dedicated to exploring the endless possibilities of different sonic textures. Akete’s output is distinctive to his own unique aesthetic. His music showcases his deft production skills and understanding of sound, as well as his talents as a clever and thoughtful MC, able to talk shit and be reflective in equally superb fashion over a variety of compositions. ... more

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