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Dodo EP

by Rapaport

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1.
Dodo 03:19
I grab the mic with a bust up lip This ain’t the first time I been touched up kid Thought just coz I’m the punch line king that I’d lay down well count the fucks I give I mean, I was doing battles in the kitchen With a CD skipping on a discman Rap zealot hip hop the religion Just jealous coz you ain’t got the diction He moves close like a warm embrace and that cool but this just aint the time and place Its not that I don’t like your face but your spitting in my mouth and its quite the taste Stand up tall like yes yes y'all I wont fight back but I can’t take a fall Gimme the mic and let me say my piece I just wanna let the beast off the leash, kapish I can take a hit from a bully You messing with a vet not a rookie You look stressed mate chill have a boogie We here for the culture the hats and the hoodies I ain’t got no beef with you The only beef that I need’s in my pad see ew Already trying to keep my own demons at bay so excuse me ignoring every word you say - Dead that dragon, Mute that vox I don’t accept that caption, I won’t fit in that box Tell me something I don’t know so pro I got my own dojo Used to break bread with the murmurs of hate now I shut them beaks dodo - Hear em on the intercom calling me an idiot telling me I did it wrong The voice in my head is an asshole camped out trying to start a singalong Shows up on my way to work Already spilled my drink stained my shirt Just missed the bus so I must be cursed Then the voice chimes in just to make it worse like Everybody knows that you’re hopeless No show don’t think nobody notice Late every morning and dress like you homeless You think that you’re dope but you don’t got the focus Just got the prognosis overdosed on a big bowl of bogus Might be the start of psychosis Seen as a joke don’t wait for your bonus Sit down on the bus let it marinate Do I let the voice die or elaborate On a good day I can navigate Past all the hate let the darkness evaporate - Dead that dragon, Mute that vox I don’t accept that caption, I won’t fit in that box Tell me something I don’t know so pro I got my own dojo Used to break bread with the murmurs of hate now I shut them beaks dodo - I beat up myself I don’t need no help As if you can’t tell - I ain’t trying to preach about it buddy I be honest I ain’t got it figured out but I can tell you that I want it Guess I’m used to getting shat on like a baby in abonnet From the voices in my head I wish I had a way to stop it Since I was a grommet 
I be reaching for the chronic but that shit’ll do the opposite So all I really got is putting lyrics on on the page It’s better than me trying to bottle it So call this a work in progress I wrote the verse to subvert the context Recite the words we can turn the complex Into old J rap verse the monster That’s the only clash that counts So if you really wanna catch me out No need to angry and smack me round Give me love and a dollar in my bank account - Dead that dragon, Mute that vox I don’t accept that caption, I won’t fit in that box Tell me something I don’t know so pro I got my own dojo Used to break bread with the murmurs of hate now I shut them beaks dodo - I beat up myself I don’t need no help As if you can’t tell Used to break bread with the murmurs of hate now I shut them beaks - dodo
2.
Ugly Mug 03:07
I don’t know if you know how much I miss ya brudda Can’t remember when we stopped being there for each other Used to hang out on a daily basis Sitting up on your veranadah staring down at the pavement The city was a blank cassette And we’d be working on that demo every chance that we get Talking bout girls and last nights encounter Did you really try to jump the bouncer Comparing rhymes and emotional baggage Break ups and drum breaks that’s all we could manage A history of hip hop there on the corner A whole wall of CDs in alphabetical order Always had that new release the week that it dropped All them underground classics way before they were hot Head nodders to bed rockers, bass that made an impression Now I’m out of the loop I’m overdue for a session I got a favour to ask - I ain’t talking moving house or painting up the garage I just need to see your ugly mug dude Share some music tell me what you been up to I got a favour to ask It ain’t cleaning out the fridge or help fixing the car I just need to see your ugly mug dude Tell me what you been up to - It’s OK if you ain’t got shit to say If you can barely even make it to til the end of the day Might be the same conversation as the last one That’s all good just as long we can start one I know you been carrying a truck load You don’t wanna dump the lot but I can take a chunk bro They want us to shut up and be tougher That shits a scam man unload on a brother I’m here whenever you ready whether we sharing a tunes or making silences heavy just a pair of old sbd’s squeezing our 30 something bellies into 32 jeans I fucking love you bro I don’t say it enough It’s easier to joke than really opening up But I aint seen your goofy grin in a minute Do me a solid and come gimme me a visit - I ain’t talking moving house or painting up the garage I just need to see your ugly mug dude Share some music tell me what you been up to I got a favour to ask It ain’t cleaning out the fridge or help fixing the car I just need to see your ugly mug dude Tell me what you been up to
3.
Velcro 03:47
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credits

released January 21, 2022

Dodo produced by Rapaport & P.Major.
Ugly Mug & Velcro produced by P.Major. All instruments by P.Major except guitar by Rapaport.
Rain Clouds (Nimbo Mix) Produced by Rapaport. All instruments by Rapaport except bass guitar by Josh Ahearn.

All vocals by Rapaport
Mixed & Mastered by Jack Prest.
Art by NMBR19

Out Jan 21, 2022.

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