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Slim K slows down Awkword’s “Requiem” and takes ATG’s production to a whole ‘nother level. The record features SoulStice, Ess Vee & CuzOH! Black.

‘With molly and promethazine syrup taking over the Hip Hop scene and defining the image and work of many major artists, this is a timely sarcastic pro-drug-slash-drug-PSA song, now so fittingly purple-ized by Slim K.’

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The last time Slim K and AWKWORD connected it was for the Chopstar’s Slowdown of AWKWORD’s Harry Fraud-produced song “Bars & Hooks” featuring Sean Price and The Kid Daytona.

http://hiphopwired.com/2012/08/20/premiere-awkword-ft-sean-price-the-kid-daytona-bars-hooks-prod-harry-fraud-chopped-screwed-listendownload/ (HipHopWired World Premiere)

This time the rising star from OG Ron C’s crew chops & screws AWKWORD’s daunting drug anthem “Requiem”.

The song features production from ATG; guest verses from Ess Vee, as well as SoulStice and CuzOH! Black; and a sing-along hook led by AWKWORD, with backup vocals from Ess Vee, Australia’s Jay Daniels and Grindhouse Gang’s Mark Deez.

With molly and promethazine syrup taking over the Hip Hop scene and defining the image and work of many major artists, this is a timely sarcastic pro-drug-slash-drug-PSA song, now so fittingly purple-ized by Slim K.

As DJ Z (DJBooth) said, “Need some fresh music to play at your next kegger? AWKWORD’s got just the thing — provided you like your party music with a pitch-black edge”…

NEW VERSION: http://www.djbobbytrends.com/blog/new-music-awkwordrap-requiem-ft-soulstice-ess-vee-cuzoh-black-slim-k-slowdown-cs-remix/ (DJ Bobby Trends [Hot 97] World Premiere)

The OG Version: http://www.djbooth.net/index/tracks/review/awkword-black-requiem/

The Lyrics: http://rapgenius.com/Awkword-requiem-lyrics

the Requiem VIDEO - coming Soon.

A DJ Bobby Trends (Hot 97) World Premiere! FREE Stream x DOWNLOAD here.

The last time Slim K and AWKWORD connected it was for the Chopstar’s Slowdown of AWKWORD’s Harry Fraud-produced song “Bars & Hooks” featuring Sean Price and The Kid Daytona. (HipHopWired World Premiere.)

This time the rising star from OG Ron C’s crew chops & screws AWKWORD’s daunting drug anthem “Requiem”.

The song features production from ATG; guest verses from Ess Vee, as well as SoulStice and CuzOH! Black; and a sing-along hook led by AWKWORD, with backup vocals from Ess Vee, Australia’s Jay Daniels and Grindhouse Gang’s Mark Deez.

With molly and promethazine syrup taking over the Hip Hop scene and defining the image and work of many major artists, this is a timely sarcastic pro-drug-slash-drug-PSA song, now so fittingly purple-ized by Slim K.

As DJ Z (DJBooth) said, “Need some fresh music to play at your next kegger? AWKWORD’s got just the thing — provided you like your party music with a pitch-black edge.”

[Stay tuned for the video!]

This topped Rap Genius’s weekly list for BIG MEMES (9/25/12)… and now, FINALLY, it’s 100% DECODED. And it’s personal.

Kevin Nottingham: 

It takes a lot of fucking balls for an artist to just put it all out like this

Read the full lyrics — and all of AWKWORD’s (new) commentary — HERE.

And if you can afford to purchase the song and want to support AWK’s 100% for-charity effort, click the ‘download’ button on the player below.

I’m the opposite of every guy you’ve ever met…

A week ago, Saturday, September 22, You Heard That New world premiered “I”, the newest single off AWKWORD’s forthcoming DJBooth-sponsored 100% for-charity global Hip Hop project World View. Also known as the AWKWORD un-ANTHEM, “I” serves as the ideal introduction to the New York City-based rap artist known for his sarcasm and wit.

Since its release, “I” — which features DJ Dyllemma on the 1s and 2s and production from ATG — has been featured by numerous leading Hip Hop sites worldwide, including Hip Hop DX (Play, Rate & Comment!), Kevin Nottingham, Rock The Dub, The Mad Bloggers and Spain’s Versos Perfectos. The lyrics to “I” also made Rap Genius’s BIG MEMES Weekly Roundup.

For select reviews, lyrics and free stream/download options, see below.

And for those of you who spin AWKWORD’s records on radio or use it in your classrooms and programs with youth, please note that this song is completely clean and TV/Radio/Classroom approved.

Stream via Youtube

Lyrics

“I got a problem with pigs, if they cool, anomaly /
I got a problem with authority, tryna calm me /
I got tossed in jail, for smoking the peace plant /
I got a high five, choking kid under street lamp…”

CLICK HERE to read the FULL song lyrics and JOIN THE CONVERSATION on RapGenius.com — What do you think AWKWORD’s trying to say???

Select Reviews

Kevin Nottingham:

AWKWORD comes through KN with another Certified fresH single done just right. “I (the AWKWORD un-ANTHEM” is yet another reason I ride with the NY emcee as he opens up and lays himself on the table for fans to dissect. It takes a lot of fucking balls for an artist to just put it all out like this and for that I salute AWKWORD. The emcee releases his inner self on the ill backdrop provided by ATG and featuring the scratching of none other than the always dope DJ Dyllemma. ”I (the AWKWORD un-ANTHEM” is just dope. Period.

Crayon Beats:

Brand new track from Awkword, titled “I”. This Awkword un-anthem song is reflective and insightful, as he raps about his loves and hates–fake friends, women, drugs, politics, music industry, authority, alone time, cigarettes and caffeine, and more–all things that make him who he is or isn’t. Laid-back beat was produced by ATG, with cuts from DJ Dyllemma.

REUP Spot:

The emcee releases his inner self on the ill backdrop provided by ATG and featuring the scratching of none other than the always dope DJ Dyllemma.

FREE Stream x Download

BUY NOW, and DONATE 100% to CHARITY (for at-risk youth)

Song Credits

• Vocals: AWKWORD
• Cuts: DJ Dyllemma
• Production: ATG
• Mix/Master: ATG
• Executive Production: AWKWORD, ATG
• Engineering: ATG
• Cover Art: GOODIDEAstyle (Italy)

Earlier today, Tuesday, September 22, tastemaking Hip Hop site YouHeardThatNew world premiered the AWKWORD un-ANTHEM “I”, produced by frequent collaborator ATG and featuring rising turntablist DJ Dyllemma.

“I” is the newest single off AWKWORD’s 100% for-charity global Hip Hop project World View (dropping SOON via The DJ Booth) — and one of AWK’s most personal songs to date.

(LYRICS coming SOON via RapGenius.com!)

Click HERE to view, listen and download FREE.

Cover art by Italy’s GOODIDEAstyle.

Hip-Hop specialty blog Rock The Dub celebrates 6 years with 2 cd collection The Sixth Sense #iseedubpeople  featuring new music from Minneapolis’ Muja Messiah with Maria Isa & Greg Grease.

The Sixth Sense #iseedubpeople Tracklist:

01-Ethel Cee Speaks (and sings)
02-Ethel Cee - One Fifty (prod. by Haj of Dumhi)
03-Scatta R.Pee - Man Eattah
04-Tony Moreaux - Pitching Feelings
05-Family Affair - Code
06-Haj Speaks
07-MarQ Spekt - The Feast
08-Trace Motivate & Futurewave ft. 360 & T.R.A.C. - The Bizness (Remix)
09-Rich Garvey & Psymun - Found Art
10-Tone Liv ft. B Stilt & Sosh B - Supa Guilty (prod. by Dibia$e)
11-Side Effect Speaks
12-PE - Eternal Reflection (prod. by DJ Benzocaine)
13-Muja Messiah ft. Maria Isa - Dance With The Devil (prod. by Mike The Martyr)
14-Lil B - Real Life (Silent Dust Remix)
15-Zilla Rocca x Joker - Massive #9
16-DLRN - The Calling
17-Haj Speaks (again)
18-Danny! ft. Collette - Keep Your Head To The Sky
19-Elite Assembly - Nightmare (Sumthin’ Tah Talk About)
20-Phace, Dramatic & Gentum - Rockin Dubs Freestyle
21-The KhemLab - Life Music (prod. by J. Slikk)

http://www.mediafire.com/?mr8246k4dr26yws

The Sixth Sense [extended] Tracklist:

01-Rhymageddon ft. John Robinson - Vaccine (prod. by Divine Drummah)
02-Sol Zalez - Morning Order
03-AWKWORD ft. SoulStice, Ess Vee & CuzOH! Black - Requiem (prod. by ATG)
04-Harn Solo x Jakie Skellz x Lyriqs da Lyraciss - Hustlin
05-Greg Grease -The One (Remixed by Mike Frey)
06-My Man Shafe - Won’t Get Me (prod. by PE)
07-Yogy ft. Deziak - The Grass Greener (prod. by Brian Foxworth)
08-Ray Dawn - Won’t Slip (prod. by The Jake)
09-The Lunar Crew - Superficial
10-BURNTmd vs. Benga - United Kingdom 
11-Elite Assembly - Ghetto Freestyle

http://www.mediafire.com/?6ucb3330e4335ta

The Trackblasters Top 10 list features Eminem, Nas, DJ Premier, Wiz Khalifa, Mac Miller, Obie Trice, Odd Future, ASAP Rocky, Swizz Beats, Kendrick Lamar, Big K.R.I.T., Chevy Woods, Kardinal Offishall, Bumpy Knuckles, AWKWORD, ATG, Ess Vee, SoulStice and CuzOH! Black.

Click here to listen to and download the songs, mixtapes and/or album listed below.

Trackblasters.com Top 10

1. Nas - The Don
2. DJ Premier & Bumpy Knuckles - KoleXXXion [LP]
3. Mac Miller ft. Kednrick Lamar - Fight The Feeling
4. Big K.R.I.T. - 4Eva N A Day [Mixtape]
5. Wiz Khalifa ft. Chevy Woods - Nameless
6. Odd Future - The OF Tape Vol. 2 [Mixtape]
7. Swizz Beatz ft. ASAP Rocky - Street Knock
8. AWKWORD ft. SoulStice, Ess Vee & CuzOH! Black - Requiem (prod. ATG)
9. Kardinal Offishall - Kill Shot [song + video]
10. Obie Trice ft. Eminem - Richard (prod. Statik Selektah)

To learn more about the #8 song on the list, AWKWORD’s “Requiem”, click the song above. (Single Cover Art — by Andreis Costa for SweatShop NY — below.)

DJ Booth:

Need some fresh music to play at your next kegger? AWKWORD‘s got just the thing—provided you like your party music with a pitch-black edge. Described by the artist as a “frat party track with the worst of tragic undertones,” Requiem finds the headliner trading verses with SoulStice, Ess Vee and Cuz OH! Black over a brooding instrumental by ATG. This moody selection is just one of many quality jams set for inclusion on DJBooth-sponsored, 100%-for-charity street album World View, set to hit our mixtape page for digital purchase in the near future.

“This ill track”, The #Requiem was first heard on The Company Man Show on PNC Radio [FM/Internet] and world premiered exclusively through Andreas Hale’s The Well Versed. Since, it’s been getting spins as nearby as New York City (e.g., WNYU Radio’s This Culture Will Never Die show with DJ Dharmic X) and as far away as Germany (e.g., Trackblasters Radio with DJ P.R.). It has also been featured — with critical acclaim — by the likes of Please Don’t Stare, You Heard That New [give it 5 stars!], DJ Booth [play, rate & comment!], Ashley Outrageous, Kevin Nottingham, The Mad Bloggers [rate it “Dope”], Donuts And Milk, Buck Marley XXX, Rock The Dub, Deal With No Deal, DOPE Music Blog [rate it “DOPE”], Eastside Morales, We Goin In, Womazing, Definition of Fresh, Hip Hop Dependency and DJ Loscar (France).

Below: stream and/or download the song via soundcloud; or, take part in the #WorldView movement — download the better-than-CD-quality version at your own price via bandcamp, with 100% of the proceeds donated to our charity.

Soundcloud

Bandcamp

Click here to read the full song lyrics.

VIDEO COMING SOON!

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Says Awkword:

Check out the newest single off AWKWORD’s DJBooth.net-sponsored 100% for-charity global Hip Hop project World View, “Requiem”, a catchy frat party track with the worst of tragic undertones, featuring guest 16s from underground mainstay SoulStice and up-and-comers Ess…

Heroin. Crack. Crystal. Oxy. Dust. Pot. Molly… Raves. Dives. Clubs. Frats… Needles. Pipes. Bottles… #Requiem

Check out the newest single off AWKWORD’s DJBooth.net-sponsored 100% for-charity global Hip Hop project World View, “Requiem”, a catchy frat party track with the worst of tragic undertones, featuring guest 16s from underground mainstay SoulStice and up-and-comers Ess Vee and CuzOH! Black, backed by a booming beat from Susan Sarandon’s #1 fan ATG. (Additional vocals provided by Mark Deez and Australia’s Jay Daniels.)

Click here for the World Premiere via Andreas Hale’s TheWellVersed.com.

Streaming / Download:

Name-Your-Own-Price — and DONATE 100% FOR-CHARITY:

Youtube:

Click here for all the “Requiem” lyrics.

#Requiem THIS week…
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New Single Cover Art by Andreis Costa for SweatShop NY. 

AWKWORD Soundcloud followers [click here, then click the ‘follow’ button] can hear “Requiem” NOW:

AWKWORD ft. SoulStice, Ess Vee & CuzOH! Black - “Requiem” (prod. ATG)

Today is March 1. March will, from now on, forever be known as Remember My Mom Month. Anyone who wants to remember his/her mother during this month is strongly encouraged; however, I, AWKWORD, ask my friends, family members and fans to help me honor my mommy (March 27, 1952 - January 2, 2012).

World-Famous Mother, Wife, Daughter, Sister, Social Worker, Chef, Singer, Swimmer, Activist, Artist, Gardener, Birder and Dog/Horse Whisperer, my mom died a few months shy of her 60th birthday, after living with breast cancer for 14 years. The nightmare began when I was a junior in high school and lasted through college, into the first year of my third decade.

The rest of my life is dedicated to her, and her causes (environmentalism, women’s rights, racial/economic equality & justice, etc.), and everything positive that I do — through music, or otherwise — is in her honor.

To commemorate Remember My Mom Month and help further spread the word about this incredible woman:

1. I am offering my song “Thank You (A Tribute To My Mommy)” for free download for the entire month of March. [SEE BELOW for more.]
2. Erica Fabrizio Photography is hosting a Photography Mini-Session on Saturday, March 24, in Ridgefield, Connecticut (where my mom lived — and saved hundreds of acres of open space and educated hundreds of kids about environmental issues), from which 40% of the proceeds will be donated to Friends of Breast Cancer ListServ, Inc., in my mom’s name. [SEE BELOW for more.]

(1) “Thank You (A Tribute To My Mommy)”:

FREE STREAM/DOWNLOAD (MARCH ONLY!):

NAME YOUR OWN PRICE — AND DONATE TO CHARITY:

[This option, available via bandcamp, allows you to name your own price to purchase the song, with all (100%) of the proceeds donated to The Nature Conservancy, my mom’s favorite charity, which works to “protect ecologically important lands and waters for nature and people.”]

Click here for the official AWKWORDrap.com Dedication page, which features a slideshow, song lyrics and more.

(2) Erica Fabrizio Photography Mini-Session:

Ridgefield’s HamletHub:

Erica Fabrizio will be holding photography “mini-sessions” in Ballard Park. 40% of the day’s proceeds will be donated to Breast Cancer ListServ, Inc. Time slots are 30 minutes and can be scheduled from 8:00 am to 4:30 pm. Each session is $85.

On Saturday, a portion of the proceeds will be going towards Friends of Breast Cancer ListServ, Inc., in memory of Debora Mandelbaum. She was a long-time Ridgefielder who lost her 14-year battle with breast cancer in January. Two years prior to her passing the breast cancer had metastasized. This charity was a blog that helped her connect with other women fighting the same battle. Our donation will help keep the blog going so that other women can find hope and comfort that they are not alone, something that proved very helpful to Mrs. Mandelbaum!

Click here to access the Breast Cancer List.

Click here for the Erica Fabrizio Photography Gallery.

To make a reservation for a March 24 photography mini-session, click here.