I'm working on my latest EP right now, "R U Mad!?" and while doing it I've been reflecting
on how much work goes into a project. Blood, sweat, money and tears...
However when it's done, the real work of marketing and promoting has to happen. Me, and I think a lot of underground musicians/artists/creatives etc do not do enough in this area.
As a result, i thought I'd go back through Elephantitus and share it in a bit more detail. I had great fun writing this, sourcing the beats and then recording it all with the legendary Chemo. The first track here had a working title "Selly Oak 2" harking back to a descriptive track of the little University suberb I used to live in. Welcome to Elephant reflects the joys, hardships, cultural diversity and influence of big business on the everyday people living in the area.
Enjoy!
This is Elephant but its probably just like yours
on how much work goes into a project. Blood, sweat, money and tears...
However when it's done, the real work of marketing and promoting has to happen. Me, and I think a lot of underground musicians/artists/creatives etc do not do enough in this area.
As a result, i thought I'd go back through Elephantitus and share it in a bit more detail. I had great fun writing this, sourcing the beats and then recording it all with the legendary Chemo. The first track here had a working title "Selly Oak 2" harking back to a descriptive track of the little University suberb I used to live in. Welcome to Elephant reflects the joys, hardships, cultural diversity and influence of big business on the everyday people living in the area.
Enjoy!
This is Elephant but its probably just like yours
Down South Up North
Down and Out, Rich Poor....
Welcome to Elephant the view from the castle
So high we get Dizzy as a Rascal
Chilling on a barstool watching all the sky scrapers
Coming ups a stickymess like old fly paper
You could be a german physicist, or a thai waiter
afghan selling yam or some man who gives me jive later
Anybody everybody comes here to live
Peace to all my Latins who come jazz up the strip
Thats the Walwoth our Version of Notting Hill
culture at cusp but we aint stopping still
Everybody run around peeking at the peacocks
Trust me im a pervert so fly girls I see lots
Most the countries in the world
Represented in like 3 blocks
All I really need extra here
A few more tree tops
Luckily I got my wifey and man who beatbox
I aint slowing down even though I need a detox
In bed with A4 pads always tearing the sheets off
my hearts a drum machine turn snare and the beat up
As we welcome you to Elephant the view from the Castle
Be careful, no joke you might just come across an arsehole
know smoke, fog curls round legs of my barstool
Looked up from my pint of bitter, see a greasy parcel
Wrapped in old paper like a bag of fish and chips
cant afford the fish here fried chicken to a crisp
Kids all gripping spliff old men spitting on the bit
of only pavement left with out gum or scum on it
Round here the plumbings shit but
know smoke, fog curls round legs of my barstool
Looked up from my pint of bitter, see a greasy parcel
Wrapped in old paper like a bag of fish and chips
cant afford the fish here fried chicken to a crisp
Kids all gripping spliff old men spitting on the bit
of only pavement left with out gum or scum on it
Round here the plumbings shit but
its better than some other places Look around,
its lovely seing a lot of races
Still...Three pubs shut down
replaced by bookies and cheque loans
Less place to drown sorrows
as all the debt grows
city glass tubes
Still...Three pubs shut down
replaced by bookies and cheque loans
Less place to drown sorrows
as all the debt grows
city glass tubes
Filled with Gordon Ghecckos
Who had Nick Leeson as they hero from the get go
Back in E&C all ya riches just an echo
Rocking 2nd hand garms not just because its retro
I grin up at everybody few and far between
Very very few left to refresh bless up the scene
I grin up at everybody few and far between
Very very few left to refresh bless up the scene
fishscale mongers, butchers cut to get you lean
Have a coffe, Mean mugs up in the joint know what I mean
If you was looking at an elephant from here you'd feel little
Thats why I spit it from the castle, to make itl Official
Bypassed Charlie Chaps weatherspoon
Cruise missile
Bagel King Pasties
Jerk Chicken out of Gabbies
And the cafes still serves up the daddies
With the red for the all the heads getting fedyou got a wicked meal matey
Chips beans and eggs
Still Everyone looks miserable
kids who do work are poor
The ones that don’t sit by shops with a tennants raw
Outside of Morrisons
But thats the way it is
On saturdays the christians come to handle there biz
Shouting at us therough a mega phone
To come accept Christ
It must be nice to have faith but aint enough for the cyph
im lovin living life with my buffting soon to be wife
and big dogs like Weezy Porno Lopez LinksFlump Aiiiight
done the Ali G impressions we the
class of the middle
still checking our receipts when im straight outta Liddle
you want beef I want beef band it straight to the griddle
A lighthearted motherfucker but im still Official
Bypassed Charlie Chaps weatherspoon
cruise missile
