Naestetic

by Akete

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1.
Black Elf 01:41
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Black elf hymns boost health Spells on on the bottom the of bookshelf Life like a quest for some new realms Lil hit sent flying sudden death Listen as the griot spins his tale Band of sick misfits splintered drumsticks, Searching Hidden forest of the elms Hunting for the oden wind Control my breathing And exhale Off the grid where art lives I excel Cyborg baby ghost in the shell Dropped em on its head the ground cracked where fell Arms length from the gateway to hell Now mesmerized by the eyes of the devil Pitching perks of residence on all the different levels Head rushing like the ceiling on ur feet Coupon for slushees from the seven eleven down the street Munching cookies why we blow down on this pound of weed This girl had the nerve to upsell me $7 for the trefoils early embezzling What’s really crazy is she still got me to buy 3 cuz the cookie prices do be rising like gasoline Good gas make you laugh like shiny teeth Or AFVs young spitta PG like busted knees And flashback scenes Skating on ice more brittle than autumn leaves falling Swish listerine cuz all your jokes are corny Colonel stuck in your teeth Thousand of push-ups away from going punch for punch with me I’m on the porch sippin Lipton iced tea Just flows nicely
2.
52 Pickup 01:16
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Cards from the deck Marked minds the omen shines Signs on bottom lines of checks Endorsements Gears shift Click in to reinforce the ideal The breeze beckons finds and slips in the crevices Lead like the wind freed fluid movement Sectioning my peace the center of my Qi Balanced energy the sea saw sent the storm to defeat A disaster, the tragedy is it’s natural That there are factors at play way greater than we conceive How come I cherish the screech of the city symphony Grinding steel Cuz dissonance is key to appreciate harmony Good Kush collard greens 5 cheese macaroni Mercenaries Aint no hooligans or cronies Got her number shawty let the telephone ring Betting at the derby rockin pony’s Denim tee wrinkled pair of khakis Keen bids the bookie wanna get at me Tryna figure out how these winning keep stacking Square up in the playoffs and get sent packing Saints and sinners like winners and lackies Trashing wack MCs Y’all shooting shots and missing We dribble water balloons wet 3s and leave the net dripping Then get a grip and refocus on the mission
3.
Froze 01:35
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Shoulder is frozen I’m letting it go Cruising I got this all under control Hard knock better open the door Hard knock make em open the door I’m in the cave like mission control Batman technological Tekken elite kingdom combo Top of the speed of the roller the coast Cruising I got this all under control I’m in the pen like in cursive in bold I’ll spit these flames in the ice and the snow Pressure is on but my diamonds are cold Cuban link platinum with the gold Don’t know that number don’t pick up the phone You in her dms I’m intwined with her soul Sending love you ain’t even a for Shoulders is frozen I’m letting go I’m in the cave like the mission control Batman technological Echolocation I’m finding my goals When I hit the top I think imma keep goin Dory I swim I’m a shark in this ocean Too many fish racing around me like oh shh Shut it all down bring it back into focus The journey sweeter how long that the road is Planting the seeds to see what the growth is Stay with the trees cuz I’m up where the smoke is Watching keep blooming again like a lotus Focus, Blazing along the paths we chosen Blazing along the paths that I’ve chosen We chosen I ain’t alone bitch I come with the forest Stay with beans like I’m farming for Goya I keep some senzu but that shit ain’t for ya Might knock you out like senor de la Hoya Rhyme scheme potent You don’t want smoke no you can’t hold this Careful which one that you keepin the closest
4.
Sunshine 01:21
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Flowing, Laughing, Happy To Be Alive and Free In the Sunshine
5.
Hive (ft. Devine Abstract) 02:55
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Honey in the hive Blowin sticky know I’m icky when I write Do it to your mind When I twist these rhymes like rolling gas and igniting Sometimes I got too much to offer So I just give em what they like From the stash like on the left and behind Smile it’s exercise for holding ur thoughts high Pocket dense like it’s filled to the brim Way it’s spins merry go round to the right Like running counter clockwise Charter Casio planes flying rackin up my skymiles Headphones on bumping macey O funk lines Go off if the drums tight Can’t eat nun after midnight Turn into a beast like a gremlin Red eyes flash in the dim light Lens bright high beam in the mist Dusk roll over hills in San Francisco Ghost shows white roses froze with blight Might just roll up the coast like a wildfire Earthquakes tectonic plates and buffet fries Sticky hands honeycomb stacking to the sky Honey in the hive Blowin sticky know I’m icky when I write Do it to your mind Spliff to the Dome I'm cleaning the woes Frown on my face left my emotions at home 64 cutlass sittin on chromes Never settle for less I'm getting straight to the dough Faded smoking good gas deez niggas smokin sherm I'm in the cut balling up a big worm Cut to the cul de sac Follow ya nose Skunk from the fruity pack no lookin back One wrong move and it's a missed turn I'm street skating Pebble almost took my life while I was accelerating I need me a broom Devilish grin from the shroom got me feeling like a coup I'm bout to take the whole world for a spin
6.
Naestetic 03:31
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Time to get in my zone know I can go but how far Missing me in some circles they wonder why I fell off Just respond I ain’t stopped yet I’m just building the launch Why my album won’t drop cuz it’s headed for the stars Labbin givin my all Answer the phone when cash calls and I been speaking to profits like I been talkin with god Meditating out to take it infinitely beyond Gotta give em what need not always what they want Party with the pack Business banking bundles Metaphors gotta mull it over for months Can’t foul me cuz every free throw getting sunk Twist words into punchlines while i turn rillos to blunts Always bring the funk for melodies and drums Prose hot like habaneros flows Burning my tongue That’s ok imma weather the storm cuz now I’m comfortably numb Half of surpassing your limits is staying mentally strong Spreadin love round the world nowhere i don’t belong Tryna step in your ville and feel like they welcomed me home Why lately I’ve been alone Take time to refine the form Cuz your bars will get dull if your blade ain’t honed Pen sharp like samurai sword Zen with it spitting calligraphic Speech will make u see the rhymes like it’s synesthetic A yo lemme stress this They tryna keep us headless Fine lines in their messages And maintain plenty distance Can’t see it with perfect vision Or strong prescriptions Tip toein the fuss Green screens for the cameras All in the aim to get another buck Why we build it up so we come with funds Change the structures like immigrants from Oregon Tail grip forest simian Santeria images hung with push pin Torn from the wall in an existential tantrum No insulin still fiendin for them cookie crumbs Sipping off the drippings from the baptism Bones of the chosen one bought it all lump sum Singe buns like the barrel of a smoking gun Lynch mob right wing heart throb Lock up get popped like lip gloss Not tough get pulled off like dry moss Foundation bout sturdy as a tree trunk Mode deep monk Canons at the ready ya whole crew could get sunk Running from a log with a lump We riding crocs into battle and eating punks Same equation only difference is we collecting the sum That’s why we winning the war and ain’t even gotta gun Pen sharp like samurai sword Zen with it spitting calligraphic Speech will make u see the rhymes like it’s synesthetic
7.
Chat Bot 02:06
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In our mind Collective thoughts Mold ideas Our business Bees knees and cracked lips Wax melts quick off long candle wicks Never can find my chapstick Fresh scents from the forest floor Old living room new decor Krk speakers in the Pillow fort Launch abort Springfield nuclear Eat my shorts With the yetis at the ski resort Consorting with mermaids at sea world Slide through the streets like a longboard Assemble the team then we transform Rise like a bird in the early morn Out on a hunt for the first worm See the sun now we’re getting warm Closer and close on the focal point Sweet in the mall like a One love bars Still nationwide that’s insured Nutrient sippin like ensure Next up imma senior Stay with my girl cuz I seen yours Fight the clones wars with supreme force Emperor vibes palpable signs Universe speaks through the stars Shooting off like a psychonaut Into newer realms full of moon rocks Haters mad getting all red hot having arguments with a chat bot Get lost
8.
Royal 01:32
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Royal Straight Face Queen and a king and the ace Early I wake and I bake For breakfast just get some cake Regardless I’m getting the pay Taking the chips and raising the stakes Any position and we could still play Out in the field with a mic and some tape Individual snow gonna flake Shoulders is frozen grip might just break Get a ship and then I’m out on the lake Crumpled and folded and floating away Traveling back n forth to outer space She wanna move there and make it our place Classics me and gang them make From the 6 to Gangnam to Kuwait Spit language we ain’t gotta explain The folk dems mad goin outta they brain Ain’t e gone play and still want the game Let me put in frame Lookin at pictures and paintings Vibing and getting creative Have yo girl treating u like a stranger All that anger put your life in danger Walkin the miles with my guardian angels Gotta smile when u get thru ur prayers Royal Straight Face Queen and a king and the ace Early I wake
9.
Sail 00:44
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Mold these lyrics like the clay On ya eyes Red like a sunset ray Crashing on the beat aye I’m a wavelength Vibrating a frequency They can’t get him off repeat Rhymesayer get from me with ya bad beef Leave ya leaking lil puppy shaking on wobbling knees Stop freeze the lights changing Yo ass is speeding Mountain peeking the cosmos and then fly off the deep end Swimming underneath Arctic breeze But this the source of heat This that good memory When ya whole family’s eatin And ya funny auntie rollin like a stoner on the weekend Shining I’m a beacon Out at sea comfy in international waters I think I might spend a week here She a sleeper say the right words And she might hit u on the beeper Maybe turn into a keeper A/C in the vault for my gold bath Gotta keep it regal On a hero’s journey Bout to find the one Peace yo
10.
Peace 03:21
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Straight into your conscious resonating with peace Island mindstate Lately swimming in abundance Looking straight into the sunset Out into the ocean Deeper and further as the tides pull me to the horizon Unlocking doors in my mind that before I couldn’t find I am expansive The light it reaches round the corners Reflecting off these mirrors that I so gratefully call my peers Where the lines phase shift and create these 3D images Hopping off the page Dipping my quill in dart frog venom Just to be sure my all my metaphors is ill Sinking seeping to into your mind after the needle is still In the grooves of the vinyl Shining when I smile like I got a disco grill Popping in n out the matrix I don’t need those pills Evergreen like those pine leaves be Jade dragon sipping on black tea Look up you can’t look back at we Gold rings like it’s sonic speed Straight into your conscious resonating with peace With peace Peace

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With the shortest track clocking in at only 44 seconds, 'Naestetic' is in exercise in jam-packed brevity. Handling rhymes only for this release, multi-instrumentalist, producer and MC Akete offers lyrically dense rhymes filled with a slew of quotable lines: some that make you go hmm, others that easily elicit a knowing laugh or mental pound of recognition and several worth writing down as motivational affirmations. Showcasing the de rigueur triplet flow on “Froze” and singing a harmonic mantra of gratitude on “Sunshine,” a nod to the Roy Ayers and Ubiquity classic of the same name. Akete switches up the vibe throughout with versatile deliveries, and Devine Abstract’s gritty yet refined cinematic beats are the perfect foil. They boast choice samples that highlight his ear as a producer. From the moody Afro-Cuban piano of “Royal” and the Wes Montgomery style guitar of “Hive” to the hazy, lo-fi warp of “Chatbot” and the hypnotic big-band murmur of “Peace,” each track holds its own and makes a lasting impression that contributes to the cohesion of the entire project. The album title is sure to cause a head scratch or two regarding its pronunciation, missing an “a” at the beginning and the arguably pointless silent “h” as well; yet, pun intended Naestetic is an aesthetic decision that cuts to the chase. Like the title track “Naestetic”, with its swirling melody and chorus that implores you to “see the rhymes like it’s synesthetic”, Naestetic is a concept made musical. Made to make you think. Made to make you move. And ultimately, made with the mind’s eye in mind.

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released August 4, 2022

Lyrics: Akete
Beats: Devine Abstract
Mastering: El Khemist

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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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