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Long Days and Short Lives

by junclassic

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    4 Panel Digipak compact disc shrink wrapped with matte finish and original artwork courtesy of Beeb.

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    Includes unlimited streaming via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality downloads of Tell me Something i Don't Know, one word all small letters, Snapshots, LeftField, Long Days and Short Lives, Spectrum, Southside Lullabies 2, Still Husky, and 23 more. , and , .

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Been to hell and back Thought it was a Reynolds wrap Them braces in ya dental Where ya metal clap Coming from the basement With the bottom feeders Great quarterbacks Need the finest wide receivers Sometimes I wanna Bounce on a jet ski But I bet the IRS Will.count it against me I dont need a hand out Let me find my footin' I'm still on the clock? How much time I put it? Fred died and it hit me inside I'm starting to listen to the dead More than kids that's alive Turning up to Nipsey doing sixty Switch the vibe high as hell And start singing Whitney Black out off a White Widow Write a tight riddle With the trickle of an ice sickle Might write my memoir With a gem star A vest of Kevlaar Ain't as hard as my best bar Late night advice from God Fight despite the odds Had a 8 year old Saying Bro my life is hard Child psych ward I'm looking at him low key Like Yo B Lil Bro sounding like my OG
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Sitting in the hot sun trying to catch a breeze an They say that everything happens for a reason Fam going hand to hand trapping for the season They say that everything happens for a reason Verse Word to Masta Ace Been a long hot summer But I still make strides Like a marathon runner Brother Trying to stay sucker free Waiting for the day Students get to study me And hate is love indeed Headstrong But the Don ain't Teflon At his cubicle Wondering where it went wrong Mediocrity Opposite of my monopoly Lately singing 80s songs I pray somebody watching me Potent spirits I hope they hear us Through the smoke n mirrors Kinda hurts when Bros Quoting my oldest lyrics Scene disturbed From dreams deferred Every time I seen the curb I leave wit urb Eyelids Heavy as the ending of time is Wanted to be the Nas Big Hybrid since 9 6 Ain't hard to tell I got a story to tell Cause even the angel who fell Found glory in hell Hook They say that everything happens for a reason Black Man panicked got clapped by policemen They say that everything happens for a reason Happens for a reason
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No bars on my window Just scars on my kin folk The ones you cant see Trying to blow since Nintendo Growing slowly Roll doli like a known parolee So low key The door mat's above me Dust settles The ghetto color of gun metal Better hold it down Even when we thumb wrestle Hate a liar More than a liability I rather get cordial With paranormal activity Different cloth 96 Capadonna Winter Warz Sincerely yours Give applause Not a boss With Ashanti in Versace draws But I rhyme Like I got signed by Dante Ross Tribe with a street vibe De La with a day job It's looking like a holiday I cant find the egg now Andre 3000 Hey Ya Hook Sick with the flu But I got the medicine Ima give it to you Yeah ima give it to you If you sick with the flu Got the medicine I gotta give it to you Yeah ima give it to you If you sick with the flu Got the medicine Verse 2 Make amends with hatin friends At the nearest ATM Just say when Nah ima charge it to the game They will never give you credit Takes fiscal responsibility Not present So fly a kite til the lightning strike In the 80s got hype To Michael knight and Iron Mike Nobody beats rhe biz It's my Thing Kid that preferred the Prince To the King My man been a rebel Seen him dance with the devil Hand on the metal Since Hansel and Gretel Let or pop on the block On the 4th of July Bottle rocket to rhe optic Caught my boy in the eye Thought we Bushwick Bill'd him Another night in Southside Could killed him Mouth's wide but we outside Having vital conversation With no room for the bull We just can't tolerate it Hook 2 Sick with the flu But I got the medicine Ima give it to you Yeah ima give it to you If you sick with the flu Gotta the medicine I gotta give it to you What's the kid gonna do If yiu sick with the flu Got the medicine Yeah ima give it to you Ima give it to you If you sick with the flu Got the medicine
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about

What is it about a long day that drives us crazy? Is it the hectic commute to work? The over enthusiastic boss that seem to have their eye fixated on us more than anyone else? The gossiping coworkers that never seem to be doing what they are supposedly paid to do? Or is it the guy standing in front of the store giving you that not so friendly glare? Or is it your significant other pressing all the right buttons at all the wrong times? There is something about a long day that often makes one wonder what the hell they did to deserve such a fate. A long day can lead to serious contemplative thought. Should I have done things differently? Why does life have to be so difficult? Will it always be like this? Wouldn't it be dope if we could wrestle with the hands of time.

Thats what led to the cover art. Shout to Beeb.

This album explores vivid memories of yesterday. It conjures the nostalgia of innnocence found and lost. It explores the joys of youthful camaraderie and the painful circumstance of losing friends and loved ones to betrayal, poor health choices, violence and ultimately, time. It questions the pursuit of happiness and the crippling anxiety that often accompany the fear of failure. It revels in the bliss of recreational marijuana as well as the comprehensive empowerment of Black Love. These poetic diatribes are backed by soulful, emotive production from a variety of extraordinary sound scientists who create a world where the drums snap, boom and bap while the bass rattles below and colorful, sampled arrangements bounce atop the thump, coalescing into a particularly moody atmosphere. Long Days and Short Lives speaks to the resilience necessary to get through the long days. It also reflects the cruel reality where it doesn't take much to turn all of these long days into a short life.

credits

released November 4, 2022

Beeb on the artwork. Recorded at Southside SoundLab. Mixed and mastered by Fezzy Harper (tracks 1, 2, 5, 6, 8, 10, 12, 13, 14) and Timepiece Tracks (3, 4, 7, 9, 11). Only feature is my man Boogzee.

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junclassic Queens, New York

junclassic is NOT Your average emcee. His voice is striking, something between the weighted baritone of a Bigge Smalls coupled with the streetwise snarl of a Prodigy. He often speaks in daily life narratives, barely escaping the pitfalls of New York City. Refreshingly candid, jun highlights the emotional burdens of Afrocentric modernity, a middle-aged Black man trying to make it all make sense. ... more

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