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House of M
01:58
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A new chapter. Captured before and after
You heard my book of life now you’re tuned into the rapture
Had to make some revisions; thought that I was finished
Replenished my drive, incentivized by more ambition
Listen, your comfort zone’s the only place you’ll never grow
Be like water. You adapting to my ebb and flow
Inevitable. Before I’m snapped into the dust
Telling my story is a must before I drift to where the legends go
Nowadays I’m more aware of my mortality
Survived a couple tragedies. Altering my reality
Balancing out my apathy by leaning where my passions be
I feel reborn. Blow the horn like Nat Adderly
Naturally dope. I attract whatever good comes to me
I won’t hold you, I’ll keep it brief like a summary
Come to me for advice and hear what you don’t like
Then run back to your man like, “Yo Mallz be acting funny”
See I don’t operate like them other dudes
Go out their way for shortcuts when hard work’s in front of you
Never rode on coattails to get where I was going
Master of self, you can call me the Black ronin
Knowing more now than I ever did previous
My demeanor’s cold ‘cause life’s never been lenient
But I’ma keep it a buck like Arizona teas
The hardest thing to be is what you have always dreamed
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2. |
One to Grow On
02:36
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And put a lemon in the water for me
Ayo Sharp we gotta go back to the laboratory
My last joint, well you can call that one an allegory
Lessons learned now I’m in a new category
A sadder story when people show their true colors
And try to do you the way you seen ‘em do others
Gotta be more selective who you call brother
Forty years on Earth and still so much to discover
I shudder at the thought that I think I know it all
Cause in any given moment you could need an overhaul
But overall, my mind’s running like Oranthal
In the 70s before the concussion protocols
I’m hoping y’all can pick it up when I drop a gem
This life advice at a price you can cop for ten
An everyman, I ain’t selling you on opulence
My authenticity and passion’s what I’m offering
And that’s just one to grow on. Grow on
Grow on. So, so on and so on
And that’s just one to grow on. Grow on
Grow on. So, so on and so on
I’m in the crib playing fireworks or gunshots
On New Year’s Eve while we’re waiting til the ball drops
Thinking back to puberty and the onslaught
Of questions bout my future, wondering when they’ll all stop
Nowadays I’m not concerned about a due date
It happens when it happens. No such thing as too late
I’m working at my own pace and you can go on race
I set my own finish line and raise my own stakes
I freed myself from the constraints of timelines
That path I took to greatness is a winding, fine line
Now people look at me like I’m some kind of Einstein
I just work my plan instead of acting wanton
A calm mind helps me see from every angle proper
With clarity that’s exceeding the teachings of Chopra
I’m at the DPAC enjoying the sounds of an opera
To the victor goes the spoils, I’m earning my coppers
And that’s just one to grow on. Grow on
Grow on. So, so on and so on
And that’s just one to grow on. Grow on
Grow on. So, so on and so on
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Jack of all trades, I have mastered ‘em
The elephant in the room. I’m a mastodon
Sharp Cuts on the beats accomplish great feats
Shit on any little thing you are rapping on
January born date, I’m a Capricorn
Little cutie caught my eye, an attractive jawn
Said she feeling my style, hope this ain’t too wild
But maybe later we can go reenact a porn
Let me digress. Keep my business to the chest
Wanna reach out? Don’t call bruh. Just shoot a text
Raleigh’s finest. Voice reach out to Budapest
Talent get’s you so far. Hard work will do the rest
This’ll be your inspiration to motivate
Two step to this joint we cultivate
Spread love to my people, give a hand when I need to
But shit, you know niggas still known to hate
La la la la la la la la. La la la la la la la la
La la la la la la la la. La la la la la
Come again
La la la la la la la la (One more ’gin). La la la la la la la la.
(Come again) La la la la la la la la (One more ‘gin)
La la la la la ha ha
Massive ting. Bash and ting
They let me on the Earth when I go rapturing
So I guess I’m a Hellboy fist tip your bellboy
Don’t worry son I got your back like a deltoid
Or trapezius. It’s a new dawn for them cats who try to rap greasiest
See we kick nothing but the raw uncut for
Your ass. Never keep it behind museum glass.
Out in the open I hunt down trash
Got them in my scope waiting for word to pass
I’m a hit man agent. Forty seven write the
Fiver wire line shut down your battle station
Amazing. Futuristic like Miguel O’Hara bring terror when we connect like velcro
An old school put a shell in your toe. Screaming this is the way like my name’s Mando
Or DMC. I’m an NC MC and if you ever say Bash you gonna see MCs get down
La la la la la la la la. La la la la la la la la
La la la la la la la la. La la la la la
Come again
La la la la la la la la (One more ’gin). La la la la la la la la.
(Come again) La la la la la la la la (One more ‘gin)
La la la la la ha ha ha ha
Bash
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4. |
Feel Good
02:01
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Du-rags with the cape out
Gained ten pounds back and stopped eating take-out
Got too loosey goosey, had to fall back on my discipline
Off the head like a kufi. Fuck was I thinking, man
Truly on my Mallz shit. Once I thought I lost it
When the odds are at their worst, I work it out like cross-fit
Topic of an underdog, don’t it make you nauseous
I ain’t studdin’ none of y’all, this is a self portrait
Chiaroscuro mural, bro I came out of the darkness
Used to be so reckless with no regard for caution
Often get dissatisfied. Never been complacent
The only thing I want more in life is my own greatness
Still working on my patience, tho it ain’t coming quick enough
Humility and diffidence. Pray I never mix ‘em up
Living up to standards that I set myself is paramount
Ignore the peanut gallery. Opinions, I don’t care about
Hey hey don’t you feel good
Don’t it feel good
Hey hey don’t you feel good
Okay maybe it was 20 pounds. Went a little overboard
Hope this album pleases all the algorithm overlords
Mortimer, we’re back. Trading places with my future me
Just to tell my past self things will work out beautifully
Usually I’m even-keeled with a solid poker face
No debate. Never heard it said I couldn’t hold my weight
Best in my class. It’s impossible to overstate
No mistake. Stock rising higher than the Covid rate
Had to learn I need to take that chip off of my shoulder blades
Letting all the shit they say drift away like Dobie Gray
On my way to legendary status in a couple years
Looking back on how my perservance is what got me here
A lot of peers fell up off the map by the wayside
I’m still standing, no regrets. In my art, I take pride
Hey hey don’t you feel good
Don’t it feel good
Hey hey don’t you feel good
Don’t it feel good
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A bad man. Dealt a bad hand
Still won the book with no spades, like God damn
Been dope since Kangol told us about Roxanne
And I won’t touch the stage til you pay me in advance
The Carolina Kaiju invites you to witness
A changing of the guard, me and Sharp the new litmus
Never got an F on a test I was given. I’m gifted
Burn bridges with the cruelest of intentions. Efficient
Coast to coasting with no wasted motion
The flow is worldwide although Raleigh is the locus
I’m from a town where success seems so hopeless
Now every joint I pen is my next magnum opus for real
Top Quality. Solace is in my sovereignty.
Modest but strong following, bonded like Sean Connery
Pardon. Your last offering, nothing but cacophony
Honest. My rhyme book is considered a large armory. Holla
Too smart. You charlatans ain’t conning me
Gotta be my moves make me smoother than glazed pottery
Fathered many styles, you can’t copy me properly
My heart’s beyond belief and that’s putting it modestly
Middle name Raheem. The style’s furious
A message to them Boyz N The Hood and those curious
This independent rap game ain’t luxurious
A life sentence. It don’t matter who the jury is
Be sure to watch out for them vultures that be circling
Thirsty for the glory, they ain’t never put the work in it
Them bird brains chirping but I’m Ming The Merciless
You a flash in the pan who don’t deserve to win
These pertinent bars is curtains for y’all
Try to front and play it off while you nervously scoff
I’m from them dirt roads where you gotta drive slow
The ghost of Jim Crow threatened our survival
I’m liable to mix the music with the medicine
Do it for my folks who went to school with no accrediting
They lie and tell you that your melanin’s irrelevant
We post-racial since we had that Black president
Fetishize our trauma. I go on like a comma
Keep swimming through the sharks and piranhas
But we all just trying to reach our own nirvana
While some of us are just trying to make it to tomorrow
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6. |
Al Dunbar
03:30
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I live my life in a flow state
Ready to step like new greeks at a probate
Wondering how many times is it gon’ take
‘Fore you learn time and money’s two things that I don’t waste
At first impression I’m a modern day Monet
Survey the landscape and rep for the whole state
Big Tech got an effect on the growth rate
Now the rent is too high and natives gotta relocate
Back in ’08, I was desolate and destitute
Learned the hard way nobody’s gonna rescue you
Put in action all the things my mind was set to do
And now my ends meet. Connected like a vestibule
I don’t think in terms of things that I would never do
I see the vision, make the plan and then I execute
Before my breath is through take note of what I left with you
A decade plus. Track record is impeccable
I hear them ask, Mallz when you gonna drop the tape
I ask myself how much stress can a nigga take
They’re like Mallz when you gonna drop the tape
I ask myself how much stress can I…
Late nights and early mornings
Rapper life is hard but I didn’t heed the warnings
Make the most of it though my status low budget
Trying to make a couple hundred though my buzz is steady soaring
More than meets the ears, the game is smoke and mirrors
Your people thing you’re stacking but have no idea
You hear the voice and you know it’s high quality
Your favorite rapper probably owes you an apology
I stay consistent, no outliers or anomalies
The Grammy snub who can body all the nominees
All I need’s my Bash Bros and my cash flow
A quiet dude, you probably thought I was an asshole
Then again, that’s probably accurate
These Al Dunbars got me asking What’s Happening
I do be heavy on the obscure references
Regardless if you catching it, you still get the messages
I hear them ask, Mallz when you gonna drop the tape
I ask myself how much stress can a nigga take
They be like Mallz when you gonna drop the tape
I ask myself how much stress…
Every song’s an open letter just to know me better
I’m laser focused. Shoot my shot like an old beretta
Trying to get to nine mil then I’m copacetic
And toe the line between go-getter and overzealous
I developed a seventh sense, no embellishment
And never shied away from my own intelligence
An introvert, no need to ask me where the hell I went
I’m in the house, solitude’s the best medicine
Ever since my first release my moves are purposely
Calculated. Made with a sense of urgency
I learned when to fire back and when to turn the cheek
And left the opps waiting, sweating me nervously
Came on the scene with a gift and a firm belief
That I’m a beast. Worked hard and I earned my keep
I played the back while I stacked clout and currency
A decade plus in my prime with all certainty
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Top down with the seat back
Tunnel vision mission. I don’t listen to the feedback
You lower humans, keep that. Posting on the 'Book
For validation like you need that. Suck your own dick on social media.
The selfie stick posted where your knees at
Bash Brother handle sound pristine when you speak that
See that? The jab is quick the upper cut will punish you
We Bloodsport Champions, you jockeying for number two
Portrait of an artist, only did what he wanted to
Van Gogh. One ear covered. Drop on the one and two
Running through these lines like Bo Jackson in his prime
Find a better combination, know that motherfucker lying
I am first ballot. Rendering y’all invalid
Thor with his mallet mixed with Dali with a palette
I don’t need the automatic. Still touch em when the semi spray
Magnum on me. No gold packet but fuck em anyway
Any time on any day. See me when you see me
Or play it Stevie. You in the way. Bottom feeder
You were never worthy. Main event Mallz with the suit and all
You was never tough, used to come and roof your ball
Stare you down like “who is y’all. I aint never heard of ya”
Bars splash your chest like PETA protesting furriers
As a common courtesy, kneel before your masters
Test Bash? You got no shot like anti-vaxxers
Infected with the knowledge, sick enough to know what matters
The Gawd branded street preacher sticking all the pastors
Let the church say that he one of the illest bastards
Never had a father to his style like them other rappers
I can’t relate to these content creators
I make music with a purpose for wandering soul searchers
And never understood why people focus on the haters
Cause the best version of Mallz will always be the latest
Weigh this against your top ten, I promise this is heavier
12 shots. Two for each of the six that carry ya
Bash
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8. |
Breakthrough
03:32
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Seen it all; did it all and had a breakthrough
Sunny days or stormy nights I’m grateful
Seen it all; did it all and had a breakthrough
Sunny days or stormy nights
Came a long way from them syrup sandwiches
And sleepless nights, feeling like I couldn’t handle it
Now I live a life that I am enamored with
In hopes you can be inspired by my candidness
Understanding it’s the journey where the lessons are
Diversified my repertoire and been at where they never are
What am I but a sum of my experiences
Good and bad through the tears, laughs and seriousness
Clearly it’s my maturity I’m speaking from
Despite mistakes I’m still proud of who I’ve become
Son, brother, best friend, uncle, confidant
The next GOAT when I rap before an audience
So drink your sauvignon. Me, I’ll take a Perrier
And celebrate the life that I worked so hard to make
I carved a way from them tobacco and them cotton fields
Grateful for every step as the plot’s revealed
Seen it all; did it all and had a breakthrough
Sunny days or stormy nights, I’m grateful
Seen it all; did it all and had a breakthrough
Sunny days or stormy nights
I used to walk around entitled not so long ago
Funny how this life can make you call an audible
One day you feel like the whole world owes you
But with enough time, you realize that it’s all a show
Called my bro just to tell him that I love him
He asked why I been so sentimental all a sudden
I said big bro, we Black men over 40
And if we don’t appreciate what’s left then we’ve learned nothing
So stop and smell the roses. Watch the sun rise and set
Explore your full emotions. Try to keep your pride in check
And I regret all those times where I was less than me
Ain’t trying to be perfect, I’m just trying to be free
No more chasing validation from them people who
Wait until you make a name to have a seat with you
Cause the real ones gonna follow where you lead them to
This life is what you make it or what you will feed into
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Juggernautin through the walls in my Jodeci boots like “Shut the fuck up, Charles”
If yall don't know that shit, you're way too young
They say I probably should stop - I'm having way too much fun
More than some. I’m aging like the Cask of Amontillado
Sipping a Tempranillo - stainless steel Movado
And with the pin I body dummies like Papa Shango
Serpent and the Rainbow yanking you out your Tahoe
Yo! (yo) Bash Brothers on the flow
Other crews got skills can't FUCK with us, though
Cause the chemistry is strong, the bond is covalent
You cats are ionic, never reaching iconic status
It's ironic how y’all being so sardonic when
We wrote a gospel, and put our fuckin bars on it
Y’all got wack drums I come to put my balls on it
The step-brother here to smother you moronic motherfuckers
Sharp Cuts I got the beat, Scott Summers
And you can all envision the heat
In the speakers, in your ear or just bumping up the street
Bash Brothers - and put that motherfucker on repeat, yeah
Main event Mallz. Pay homage to the trinity
I spaz with the Bash like “what the fuck’s gotten into me”
Thunder god from Asgard but look like John Henry
Lay the hammer with the grammar, blow minds like Kennedy
Perfect symmetry. You can’t even grasp the half of it
Let alone imagine it. Grappling with the savages
Mastered my own madness and hatching a plan to traffic it
Straight to your speakers quick as Amazon packages
From the city of Raleigh; the state of confusion
Where rivalry’s about which color blue you’re choosing
I’ll DDT a devil on the mat for my amusement
And have your ghost writers taking notes for improvement
Master teacher on a different world, ask Jalisa
Masterpiece theatre raps will reach ya
Meet the object of your nightmares causing sleep paralysis
You in the crosshairs, you won’t be the same after it
Mallzini the elite - Scott Summers
And you can all envision the heat
In the speakers, in your ears or just bumping up the street
Bash Brothers. Now put that muh fucker on repeat
As I spit the venom write the verse in Peter Parker's blood
If Noah's Ark could ever it would never when I start to flood
Praise GAWD! Talk yo’ shit. Whether a dart or slug
I shoot it with the best of 'em bitch. But enough about me
Tell me what you think about your Lord and Savior
Bitches walk around my crib half-naked asking the lord for favors
My auras major shoot it now and save the talk for later
A force of nature with a seven figure cost of labor
The guns imported with the awkward laser
Purple reign on 'em and my side piece is Appelonia, dig it
My status unreachable. Kung Fu is unbeatable
Use telepathy communicate the unspeakable
Between me and you challenging the champion I see in you
Once you spend time with Gawd, it's hard being you
I know human. But take this on your way to church
Dope shit is out there. All you gotta do is search
It’s Gawd Brand spitting heat - Scott Summers
Nah, Hank McCoy beasting on the beat
Timberlands and hoodies whenever this mutant play the street
While you in the danger room, it’s Bash Brothers on repeat
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10. |
A Subtle Reminder
02:47
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Never thought I’d live to see my fourth decade
To express the thoughts organized in my left brain
Now I’m feeling like I got the game in checkmate
Grandmaster, stand back it’s all gas like methane
An OG but still feel like a young buck
Me and Sharp Cuts stay connected like nunchucks
Some of y’all probably think it’s just dumb luck
Cause you didn’t see the work that I put in on the come up
Now It’s grays in the beard. Power moves with no fear
Kinda weird when I think of what it took to get here
Never had a blueprint. Made it up as I went
Most times I never made nearly as much as I spent
Sent a message in a bottle to myself as a reminder
When times rough, treat yourself a little kinder
Find your own slice of heaven in a way you can believe it
When an opportunity for greatness comes you better seize it
It’s just a subtle reminder
Note to self
Regardless who’s on top, you are that dude
Calm under pressure when those others lack couth
A natural. Spent some time carrying the capitol
Spread your wings and now only the elite can rap with you
Cut a couple ties so you could do what you had to do
Inspiring your peers and the generation after you
The see it but won’t say it
Glad my career ain’t depend on their validation
Never had smoke cause I ain’t the one to play with
Just know I’m top five in every possible ranking
Their favorites came and went but I’m still making progress
They tried to follow trends but they fade away regardless
But here I am far better than I’ve ever been
Won half my battles just by putting effort in
I’ve been through it all. Leveled up accordingly
And despite the odds, I became what I was born to be
It’s just a subtle reminder
Note to self
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Quick 16. Just a quick 16.
Ayo Sharp go and hit em with a quick 16
A quick 16
Ayo I’m 10 steps ahead of you pricks
It really don’t hurt if you don’t buy my shit
It really don’t seem to be no competition
Bash through your expectations and visions
Mission is accomplished. You looking somberish
You mad, bro? Then keep it in the closet
Bash in effect here to take that next
The pen in one hand the other cash that checks
I call down the rain Al Roker
Slap my dick on the table like the big joker
Ha ha ha but ain’t shit funny
You side bitch is a dude, your main chick bummy
A man with 10 hands can’t take shit from me
I covered every base in the company. Bash
In a flash I’ll incinerate trash
The beats ain’t free, motherfucker don’t ask me
Ayo, let me get 16
Just a quick 16
Ayo Mallz it ain’t nothing but a little 16
Just quick 16
Bring it on back and let me get 16
Just a quick 16
Mallzini it aint nothing but a little 16
Just a quick 16
Sorry for the wait
When I’m cooking in the lab, ain’t no time to waste
Got a Walmart budget with designer taste
Never broke the bank but it got a minor scrape
I’m a Black militant doing my due diligence
Know I’m top five regardless who’s feeling it
Don’t need a crown to know my reign’s imminent
Niggas play roles but bare no resemblance
They don’t fit the mold
This a unique piece. I don’t bend or fold
A real stand up dude, you can rent your soul
I go dumb over beats but stay in control
Paid dues now I’m reaping the fruit
The return on investment of seeing it through
Stay booked every year, I got features to do
Just a quick 16. Good evening, adieu
It’s just a quick 16
A little quick 16
Heard em ask hey Mallz what the hell does that mean
It’s just a quick 16
It’s just a quick 16
Y’know a quick 16
Babygirl ain’t nothing wrong with a little 16.
Just a quick 16
A quick 16
A quick 16
Just a quick 16
A lil quick 16
Alright fuck it then, here’s a quick 16
People always saying what the hell does that mean
Never have you heard a track slap that clean
I’m a microphone fiend on the global rap scene
Sharp chopping the cut then let go
Watch heads roll. Got janitors mopping it up
Custodian, dick. Y’all on some Nickelodeon shit
Origami rappers all get folded up quick
Like beach chairs I get raw whenever the beat’s there
We can rock it til the morning
Surely you know I come with it early
And get em open like Bojangles at 5:30
Now how did that bar make you feel
My NC people know the shit is real
Sharp signing off like Walter Cronkite
Go fuck yourself, god bless and goodnight
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12. |
Nothing You Can Do
03:16
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No apologies
Firm in my word you herbs shouldn’t have started me
When will you learn you’ll get burned like glazed pottery
Obviously you try to keep up but you can’t follow me
Gotta be his team because his nonchalant demeanor
Makes it hard for cats to read him. Serious as a subpoena
See this spark that’s in my pupil. Tell you this moment’s crucial
Survived the wildest times but I left with a couple loose screws
Still morning Guru and Phife but now it’s DOOM too
I moved from a soldier to ruler like Chaka Zulu
Nothing else to prove you can keep your carnival prizes
I know that I am the livest. Surprising I’m steady thriving
Rising to the peak, fist up like uhuru
Blacker than the queen mother practicing her voodoo
American nightmare, visions of Cthulu ‘cause there’s
Nah not a damn thing
Nah not a damn thing
Not a damn thing
Not a damn thing
Nope. Not a damn thing
Nah. Not a damn thing
Earthseed. Cursed from the nursery
First it was merchant fleets. Purchased the birth of me
Now it’s mass incarceration and murdering by the state it feels there’s
But I stay vigilant, militant as I ever been
Anything I put effort in flourishes no exceptions
This is self-affirming music for positive motivation
The lazy ones think it’s rappity-rapping for a playlist
Amazing how I take this from complex to the basic
Journalists underrate it. I feel like it’s all been wasted
Hate it when I’m like this but then I’m always reminded that…
And I’m all about progression. Keeping on moving forward
Leaving behind the dormant, feeling blessed every morning
Thoughts come out disjointed then pieced together enormous
Taking the ugly truth and when I put it down, it’s gorgeous
Not a damn thing
Not a damn thing
Not a damn thing
Not a damn thing
Not a damn thing
Not a damn thing
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13. |
Love and Rockets
02:43
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Fate favors the prepared
Always at the ready. Do it broke, do it scared
Fared better than some others who had all the connections
But they never gave the effort so we cannot be compared
A lone wolf without the cub
Drop you on your head, you begging coach for a sub
Most dominant. I work the angles while you fish for compliments
90 in the shade, chilling no matter how hot it is
Calm under pressure pushing product cross continent
And still at my best when I feel a drop in confidence
All jokes aside, had to keep my stride
I felt the urge to quit while my name was on the rise
Kept my head throughout the dark when all I had was pride
One time for Sharp and ‘Cyce being down for the ride
Mean Marc, Double S, Tower, Sham, Addaless
20 years of brotherhood, I wish you much success
Just a few in my tribe, impossible to name them each
Love and miss you every day. Rest In Peace Lady Vee
K-Hill for the game and Comanche for the lane
This indie shit can be a drain, just remember why you came
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Mallz Raleigh, North Carolina
Originally from northeastern North Carolina, Mallz has called Raleigh home since 2010 & has been a staple in the state's indie hip hop scene. His tireless work ethic and DIY attitude has brought him success with an extensive catalog - three mixtapes, five LPs and 12 EPs. He's collaborated and shared stages with artists like Rapper Big Pooh, Nappy Roots, Cappadonna, and many more. ... more
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