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Olympic Gold

by Kabir Sen (MC Kabir)

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Ride with me 01:40
Do you wanna ride with me? Do you wanna ride with me? Ride with me it's now or never Confide in me I'm down for whatever We're flying free you and me together Through the joy and the pain we withstand the weather Forever I'm yours but you already knew that Hold the applause we've already been through that The same old songs? Nah, this is a new rap Disregard the flow? Yo I really wouldn't do that! Paint a picture with an endless supply Of words to stimulate your heart, soul and mind They transcend time, they can't be defined Unless you're good with that yo we can't be aligned My melodies, notes and quotes have been designed By a third of a century called my lifetime And anyone with common sense in their right mind Would have to concede that the jams are quite fine They spread to real heads through the music pipe line Tell your friends you know a dude who really knows how to write rhymes Hip hop hero here to fight crime Kabir, album five, you arrived at the right time. Do you wanna ride with me? Do you wanna ride with me?
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Thank You 02:28
Now let me take you back to how it all began I was learning how to freestyle trying to be the man I started a business but had no business plan Entering a world I didn't truly understand But I always had a microphone and pen in my hand And I always had some musical friends in my band So gradually I began to build up my brand Wrote songs to quench my thirst and fill up my fans With tasty treats so sweet and melodious Played piano and was obsessed with Thelonious Made some bad decisions so erroneous On the road to respect the journey was the loneliest Achieved some success and got hate from the phoniest Cats who talked smack but didn't even really know me just Jealous, overzealous now they wanna be my homie The situation had enough irony to throw me Thanks to my people for all that you did And thanks to my family for raising this kid Thanks to my friends for all of your help I'll always have your back and here's a toast to your health And when I'm gone my music will live on Where's your life? Did you lose it in the song? Where's the right? Did you confuse it with the wrong? Where's the mic? Did you forget to turn it on? Nothing too flashy just reliable flow Olympic Gold, undeniable yo! Teaching is my hustle, I make viable dough Is it rewarding? Yes decidedly so Never fell off, just took a slide in the snow Never left the game just took a ride in the boat With my book of rhymes for when I need to write in a quote Anything to make it more exciting and dope I'm igniting the hope of the self defeatists How, you might wonder, would I achieve this? I just rip the song to shreds in little itty-bitty pieces Stress releases in the form of a thesis Thanks to my people for all that you did And thanks to my family for raising this kid Thanks to my friends for all of your help I'll always have your back and here's a toast to your health
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Ladies and Gentlemen: this is pure adrenaline Music for the mindful, consider it your medicine Masculine or feminine, testosterone or estrogen Kabir and Ak coming with integrity that's genuine Stray from the cookie-cutter carbon-copy regimen We write for respect while you're all about the Benjamins Appreciate life swinging like a pendulum And use hip hop as an every day experiment You are now checking rap's premiere set up artists Get it right, Akro and Kabir rep the hardest The Steve Austin of rap gets bionic Increasing my economics enjoying a bit of chronic While I drop the mega bomb that's slaying the demonic Mercenaries in the game that be carrying the name wrong And while they keep singing the same song We got y'all, no need to fear remain strong Shout out to all my ladies, shouts to all my mans Everybody hold tight because you're in good hands Everything's about to go according to plan Be easy everybody cause you in good hands Critical situation lyrical stimulation That lifts me to the pinnacle of my vocation We'll keep it rocking for y'all on one stipulation: Throw your hands up as soon as we kick the bass in Shake your ass when the snare ricochets in I know that's two no time to be complacent This is real rap straight out the basement Beats keep banging till they bash your face in Quite the phenomenon, hip hop it goes on and on, Redefining culture so fast like it's Ramadan Countries to continents, you can't tell the time I'm on Look up that track, bring it back, that's that rhyme I'm on Kabir and Akrobatik, the outcome's automatic Consistent not erratic, every time not sporadic No matter if you're black, white, Asian or Hispanic The song's got your engine running, we're the rap mechanics Shout out to all my ladies, shouts to all my mans Everybody hold tight because you're in good hands Everything's about to go according to plan Be easy everybody cause you in good hands
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Bomb drop 02:56
Bomb drop nonstop get ready for the onslaught I'm on top and looking down from here it's a long drop Make the song pop? blow it up? Long shot Just make sure the beats and rhymes are fresh and the song's hot Rappers are extinct, they were harvesting the wrong crop Me? I've got a whole team and yes we are a strong lot Fame's you're only goal? Well that really is the wrong thought There's so much more to life than just trying to get your song bought And yet I'm grinding like the rest of 'em Promote shows invite people to my festival Make connections networking with the best of 'em Write rhymes all the time cuz they're my vegetables I've got a closet full of hip-hop collectibles I'm on a quest to reach a level that's exceptional While never falling prey to the conventional I'm unpredictable, you know that's intentional Bomb drop nonstop get ready for the onslaught I'm on top and looking down from here it's a long drop Make the song pop? Blow it up? Longshot Just make sure the beats and rhymes are fresh and the song's hot Okay now what makes a song pop? Let's examine There's lots of talent out there but it's feast or famine You need simplicity a little stupidity And a diva on the hook to increase the humidity I just do my thing when I step in the vicinity Open up your mind, feel the vibe for a minute G! I'm a be rhymin' from here till infinity Emcees are soft they never lost their virginity Bomb drop nonstop get ready for the onslaught I'm on top and looking down from here it's a long drop Make the song pop? Blow it up? Longshot Just make sure the beats and rhymes are fresh and the song's hot
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This is what it is, what it was, what it could be This is real hip hop, this is what it should be The secrets of life from the Bean to the Bay Real emcees with something to say This is what it is, what it was, what it could be This is real hip hop, this is what it should be The secrets of life from the Bean to the Bay My man Lyrics Born's got something to say The secrets of life are well revealed to the eye If you seek deeply inside don't over think it and try To find meaning in places where it just don't reside Or try appealing to people with whom you just don't jive Wasted oh so much time and energy Trying to appeal to folks that just don't connect with me Tried to find chemistry where it don't exist essentially All because I have this need to be everything At all times to all people everywhere When all I really needed was always there but I ignored it Can't be Voltaire and the National Enquirer at the same damn time Gotta make up your mind and go there It's like you're trying to be funny to somebody Who don't really understand your brand of comedy No matter how many times you tell the joke they won't get it You're over their heads with it their heads is bed-ridden I'm getting it in I can't be anything less than exquisite Going extra innings and I'm clinching the pennant Dumb it down? Y'all tripping Y'all need to smarten up and quit bed-wetting! This is what it is, what it was, what it could be This is real hip hop, this is what it should be The secrets of life from the Bean to the Bay Real emcees with something to say This is what it is, what it was, what it could be This is real hip hop, this is what it should be The secrets of life from the Bean to the Bay What's up Kabir? Yeah I got something to say... Life is beautiful and yet so tragic, Unusual maniacal magic A never-ending highway watch it turn and twist An endless supply of decisions and risk Life can be wonderful yet so unfair A nightmare making you scared to care And even though the sorrow from your loss is looming Never forget that pain is so human Life is rewarding and yet so challenging, A see-saw ride each side needs balancing Developing your talents in modern-day skills So get your hustle on and pay those bills Life is a waterfall continuously flowing It feels more precious as I watch my daughters growing So I gotta keep working, minimize what I'm owing, Drifting upstream with the current as I'm rowing This is what it is, what it was, what it could be This is real hip hop, this is what it should be The secrets of life from the Bean to the Bay Real emcees with something to say This is what it is, what it was, what it could be This is real hip hop, this is what it should be The secrets of life from the Bean to the Bay Kabir and Lyrics Born we're paving the way.....
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Technology 03:07
Technology, the undeniable monster Always evolving development is constant Technology, you better learn how to use it Infuse it with new ideas but don't abuse it You gotta keep on learning in this rat race Don't let technology pass you by It's always changing better keep pace Evolution is something that you just can't deny The world is always changing inevitably through time Constantly rearranging, get on board or get left behind Some are just scared they say it's too confusing Afraid of the unfamiliar ultimately losing Others have been all up in it a for minute Always looking for the next thing it's never finished Some are in between a reality and a dream They look at technology as the key to making cream But if that's the case they better re-up like a fiend Cuz it will all be outdated by the next big machine I won't get swept up in the next new gear I'm a try to master skills with what I have right here And before I get caught up in the next big fad I'm a focus on learning what I already have In this consumer culture they know how to feed On your love for what's new and your insatiable needs So think about the cutting edge and what it really means Learn your craft or all those gadgets aren't as cool as they seem Technology, the undeniable monster Always evolving development is constant Technology, you better learn how to use it Infuse it with new ideas but don't abuse it You gotta keep on learning in this rat race Don't let technology pass you by It's always changing better keep pace Evolution is something that you just can't deny The world is always changing inevitably through time Constantly rearranging, get on board or get left behind All aboard!
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The past is over the future is now Make it your own create it with style and No no man is an island No more playing no violence We are steadily rising Through the plans we're devising Making it breaking it down The past is over the future is now I Write and make it Exciting just take it To heightened new places I'm frightened of faces I beat up the beat and just worked on the basics My album's complete And I'm pullin up aces I don't play poker but I know a joker Like Steve Miller Band Goddamn I just quote ya Five albums deep So by now I done told ya Steady Improvement As I become older Refining my craft I'm like vintage wine aging Defining my past By the way that I say things The present, the hear and now Is what I'm savoring Standards are high Commitment's unwavering The future is blazing a hole in the sky It looks so amazing I'm traveling by Unravelling my chronology, all of me Gift of Gab let's collab! Come follow me! The past is over the future is now Make it your own create it with style and No no man is an island No more playing no violence We are steadily rising Through the plans we're devising Making it breaking it down The past is over the future is now Listen the mission I'm on As a lyricist/songwriter/emcee is far Way bigger than I am applaud The credit is not mine at all I'm merely a vessel that's lost In rhythm the infinite force Is giving me this to deliver across to ya It was all a dream and a calling Battling in my high school as a sophomore Who would've thought that rapper would later be Traveling nations and having a tour Been through some lows got battered and scarred So many places and tarots and bars Future is all about tapping a source And pushing my goals like a javelin forth I'm average or the madness of it is Happiness love we at destiny's door The past is over the future is now Make it your own create it with style and No no man is an island No more playing no violence We are steadily rising Through the plans we're devising Making it breaking it down The past is over the future is now!
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Human being 02:45
I'm a human being who can't believe the things he's seeing My mind is the prison, these thoughts are what I'm freeing I'm a lost soldier in a world that's getting colder Where struggles and burdens weigh you down like a boulder I'm a rhythm writer, hip hop freedom fighter Ignorance igniter, my microphone's the lighter I'm a soul addict, music is my magic My boy Geo made this beat for me in his attic I'm a human being who can't believe the things he's seeing My mind is the prison, these thoughts are what I'm freeing I'm a lost soldier in a world that's getting colder Where struggles and burdens weigh you down like a boulder I'm a rhythm writer, hip hop freedom fighter Ignorance igniter my microphone's the lighter I'm a soul addict music is my magic feel it from the basement and right up to your attic It's undeniable, it's undeniable I have to write It's undeniable, and it feels so right when I grab the mic It's undeniable, it's who I am and I can't stop won't stop It's undeniable, it's how I'm re-connecting myself with hip hop I'm a human being who's unafraid of guaranteeing This album's undeniable I think you'll be agreeing I'm an entertainer with no need for a disclaimer And through the storms I will survive like Gloria Gaynor At first I was afraid I was petrified And through all the highs and lows I just let it slide But over time i built my skills and let it ride The weather's looking evil better get inside. It's undeniable, it's undeniable I have to write It's undeniable, and it feels so right when I grab the mic It's undeniable, it's who I am and I can't stop won't stop It's undeniable, it's how I'm re-connecting myself with hip hop I'm an educator in search of something greater Focused on the here-and-now preparing for the later The music motivator, analyze the data The lab results came back with one conclusion: I got flava My daughter's name is Eva and she's no doubt my savior We marvel at her growth and keep an eye on her behavior My message spans the globe on both sides of the equator No matter who you are my music's the translator It's undeniable, it's undeniable I have to write It's undeniable, and it feels so right when I grab the mic It's undeniable, it's who I am and I can't stop won't stop It's undeniable, it's how I'm re-connecting myself with hip hop
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You better (wake up) you've been sleeping too long, I've been on the grind and you'll find I'm too strong, Just (wake up), you've been asleep on the job It's time to learn some manners cuz you act like a slob, You better (wake up), I'm a tell you right now It's a complicated world you better figure it out, So just (wake up), no debate time to motivate From Boston to Japan to the land of the Golden Gate. Wake you up with a caffeinated rhythm, after each rhyme's been assassinated spit 'em opportunities are upon us go and get 'em, he claimed that he wanted to succeed but no one let him, learn a lesson or two about the pains and aches, build strength learn to ball don't make the same mistakes, a lot of people are sick of rap cause it's insanely fake, I've been walking through the jungle where it's mainly snakes, in the vocal booth I slay these takes, engaged to the microphone SAVE THE DATE, props to Edo G who paved the way for a Boston dude to do what I do today, and to all the weak emcees with nothing new to say, here's some inspiration for you to play, bang it in your whip see what your crew will say, it's time to salvage the career you almost threw away You better (wake up) you've been sleeping too long, I've been on the grind and you'll find I'm too strong, Just (wake up), you've been asleep on the job It's time to learn some manners cuz you act like a slob, You better (wake up), I'm a tell you right now It's a complicated world you better figure it out, So just (wake up), no debate time to motivate From Boston to Japan to the land of the Golden Gate. You better wake up, You better wake up now (x2) Whenever you try to get with me your egotism is equal to your stupidity, pop sticks get dropped quick, you're trying to eat soup with chopsticks? Edo's bigger, Edo's brighter, rappers got a spark of an underwater lighter, I'm a fighter in spite of the odds, amongst wrap gods I'm a writer, (wake up) cuz you're a little too sleepy, you realize that you'll never ever beat me, real life is unscripted, your one sandwich short of a picnic, we're teachers not brokers, made a killing on the stock market, killed our brokers, your year? It's our year, cake up to wake up it's Edo and Kabir yeah! You better (wake up) you've been sleeping too long, I've been on the grind and you'll find I'm too strong, Just (wake up), you've been asleep on the job It's time to learn some manners cuz you act like a slob, You better (wake up), I'm a tell you right now It's a complicated world you better figure it out, So just (wake up), no debate time to motivate From Boston to Japan to the land of the Golden Gate.
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I don't say it enough so I'm a make sure I say it right here You're a wonderful woman and I love you so much my dear As time ticks on with the days, weeks, months and years It's all in focus and the outcome's clear I don't tell you enough so I'm a tell you the deal right now You're incredible baby and I love everything you're about And through the pain that life will surely bring You can count on me for everything Everything, anything at all Everything, anything at all I've been watching you and the amazing mother you are (you're amazing!) I've been thinking about it, you and I we've traveled so far And through the years we'll proudly watch her grow And where her life will lead we just don't know I don't thank you enough so I'm a thank you some more right now You know my music career's got me running all crazy around But you always told me to pursue what I love to do And everything I do I do it just for you Everything, anything at all Everything, anything at all Everything you want, anything you need We listen to each other - that's what makes our love succeed We've had our differences and we sometimes disagree But compromise and trust help us navigate the sea And when the ocean's waves come crashing down on me You're the one who gives me shelter you know how to set me free You've always had my back and you enable me to breathe So anything at all I'll give you everything you need Everything, anything at all Everything, anything at all
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You venture to the center but you hit the helm Meanwhile across the galaxy I skipped a realm Dip through spaces refreeze glaciers I reappear with a cloak and five mages We cast a spell that's vast as Hell Thoughts propel, splash ash across the well Let's all excel, crosses and garlic spells Regard the smell as poison where goblins dwell Well, inhale thoughts that fall frail Your consciousnesses is a wall that's been scaled On the other side problems I've thought reside Off the side will foster lies Confusion, one contusion Sun's moving, earth's been clued in Illusion it's a total eclipse Gravity flips sideways, polarity glitch (switch) We were lost in a world there was no return Surrounded by people showing no concern (x3) We were searching for respect we were yet to earn Because the lessons of this life we were yet to learn Unbelievable, inconceivable, The data was lost and unretrievable A dream deferred, yet it's unreachable A lesson was learned yet it's unteachable Class dismissed, I can't seem to make up all the time I missed So I vanish in the air like a cloud of mist And get props like plays and a pound of fists (you like the sound of this?) I ain't down with this - a world with no return I left a trail of crumbs but the trail was burned Other exit strategies we failed to learn It's a scene from "inception" and I'm waiting my turn Even Satan's concerned, but he keeps it on the low Stuck in a nightmare, nowhere to go Hotter than hell but colder than snow Now the longer you wait, the older you grow We were lost in a world there was no return Surrounded by people showing no concern (x3) We were searching for respect we were yet to earn Because the lessons of this life we were yet to learn
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The world keeps spinning baby Enough to drive you crazy Should I slow it down? Yeah maybe Cuz I miss just being lazy One man's fact is another man's opinion One man's moment is another's life continuum One man's sanity's another man's delirium One man's waste is another man's cereal One woman's calm is another woman's rage One tells the truth, the other lies about her age One woman's free, the other's locked in a cage One's scared of crowds, the other rocks the stage. One kid's joy is another kid's pain One boy's son is another boy's rain One girl's glee is another girl's sorrow So appreciate today in case there's no tomorrow One life ends while another one's beginning One game is over, the other's in the first inning One team slumps while the other keeps winning and these opposing forces help keep the world spinning The world keeps spinning baby Enough to drive you crazy Should I slow it down? Yeah maybe Cuz I miss just being lazy (x2) The world keeps spinning, try not to go crazy Bumpin' Cee-Lo while my daughter picks a daisy Reminiscing back to the good folks who raised me Took the kids to London so they all could meet the baby Just a dude with three lovely ladies Honda Accord, no Lex, no Mercedes A music teacher on a Hill called Shady Lights, camera, action - Scorsese More? maybe, I never want to give it up I need music like a champion needs the title cup I need beats like collectors gobble vinyl up From edits and re-edits all the way to the final cut The more I learn, the more I wanna know The more I travel, the more places that I wanna go The more I write, the more i wanna flow And the more i make, the more I'm gonna owe The world keeps spinning baby Enough to drive you crazy Should I slow it down? Yeah maybe Cuz I miss just being lazy
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forEva 03:28
Baby I want you to know I love everything about you can't wait to watch you grow Special dedication to Miss Eva Rose your personality and your flavor grows I watch and wonder what the future holds and I never let the feeling turn from new to old who will you become? It's too soon to know I keep telling myself to give you room to grow I've got an unequivocal love for you, you know but you're growing up fast I hope you take it slow Baby I want you to know I love everything about you can't wait to watch you grow A letter to my daughter musically I'm sending you've got the type of curiosity that's never-ending and every kid you meet I see you naturally befriending we call you "crazy cakes" that's a nickname I'm commending you're running all around energy you're expending life's a roller-coaster ascending and descending make the most of it, yes that's what I'm recommending and through the end of time you're the one I'll be defending Baby I want you to know I love everything about you can't wait to watch you grow Patience is the key, wait right there for me your pops gets kind of shook when you're on a danger spree but at the same time I know I gotta let you be, gotta let go gotta give you room to breathe, how else you gonna learn? I gotta sometimes set you free, and even though that's difficult it's how you'll learn to see - my love is eternal, you're my family and Eva I'm a raise ya like my people raised me Baby I want you to know I love everything about you can't wait to watch you grow Baby your mama loves you just the same She loves just being around you And that'll never change
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This is the rough, rugged, raw Not for the soft only for the hardcore This ain't epic fail or swag This is Ultra-Mag, a critical beatdown in a bag This is music with a purpose This is content that probes deep beneath the surface. This makes a tough guy nervous It makes affluence and wealth feel worthless This is the boss against his workers, a square against a circle, Boston Celtic green versus L.A. Laker purple, Hip Hop for the people, this is universal This is something very different, check the role reversal No less, no more this is everything you asked for This is the present, whatcha dwellin' on the past for? This is the stimulant enhancer This is the question and the answer This is the power of ideas, A salad of rhymes and sounds wrapped in a tortilla This is onomatopoeia, Fulfilling great potential like the principle of Nia This is poison, mixed and cut up by Medea, intended for Theseus but stopped by King Aegeus a west side story like Tony and Maria, or the rise and fall of a dictator in Korea, this is justice, "Free Mandela", "Free Mumia", It's the legend of Biggie, Heavy D and Aliyah Whether you're a Rolls Royce or just a Kia, The finest single malt or some sangria This is all of my intensity Mixed with my propensity To act the part sensibly, is that the way it's meant to be? This is it essentially Remain strong mentally And be yourself, not the person you pretend to be these are the burdens overwhelming and extending me, music is my guiding light, it's righteously defending me My energy is everything that I'm expending see, and if lyrics were cash I'd be on a spending spree Your rhymes ran out, go get a loan from lending tree in fact your lack of imagination is offending me I'm sick of all that weak sauce you're sending me your raps are broken and they really need some mending B This is your reconstructive surgery Hip Hop is the oath and you've committed perjury This is my way of fighting burglary verbally leaving weak emcees in the infirmary This is all that you've been missing, plus the dreams that you've been wishing, mixing new and old ideas, innovation and tradition Keep it fresh (that's my mission) put the key in the ignition, Acting on my own volition, ask me for permission This is a strong coalition Organize now, sign that petition Exercise intelligence, use intuition Do more think less (subtraction by addition) These are the thoughts of a teacher and musician With no breaks for choruses and no intermission Food for the famine, this is your nutrition, Under most conditions words are still my ammunition This is the new edition The latest installment from the technician, This is the opposition, Bring your "A" game, I welcome real competition This is the everything so listen, Extinguishing all of your doubt and your suspicion The Olympic Gold commission This is my hip hop deposition

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released October 19, 2012

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Kabir Sen (MC Kabir) Boston, Massachusetts

Kabir Sen (AKA "MC Kabir") is a hip hop/soul artist, music teacher, singer, emcee, songwriter and producer from the Boston area. He has worked with many hip hop luminaries over the years and performs regularly with "The Krush Faktory" at the Lizard Lounge in Cambridge (1st Saturday of every month) and at Bull McCabes Pub in Somerville every Thursday night. His 7 albums are all available here! ... more

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