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Renaissance Man

from Rising Sun Gang by Rising Sun All Stars

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"Renaissance Man" features Nenjah Nycist on lead vocals with a sweet & shimmery hook by Ari Smith. There is a flute-and-glockenspiel-laden, ambient vibe to the track, a new direction for us.

No samples, No MIDI, just good, DIY, self-produced, raw, underground hip hop music, from Staten Island New York!

"Rising Sun Gang" was recorded by Gary Nieves Jr at Cobra Sun Studio in Staten Island, New York. Tracks were cut to 1/2" 8 channel tape, and then mixed in a hybrid analog/digital fashion, using a 1/4" stereo machine and the latest recording software.

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"Renaissance Man" (Nenjah Nycist, A. Smith)

Yo! Hang ya freedoms on america's noose and blame it terrorism like America do
this american dude domestic terrorist too
Cause i'm me
Pack of skittles arizona peach tea hoody up
and I'm free?
How you rap is a damn shame
Ya style corrupt like that Kony campaign
Go to war online ayo we getting trained
No need to hit the range
Entertainment is shooting things
See I'm entertained
Politicians lie
Like everything they say is good
but you and I see the gentrified
neighborhoods on the rise
Word to wise gun license could
save ya life but until the rise of the nation ima be mind erasing fried higher than a spaceman we up in the place man money chasing instead of these problems its all these blunts that we facing

{Chorus}
Trying to hold on to whats left
with this pen in my hand
make some impact
doing my best
but im just one man, I'm the Renaissance Man
I'm the Renaissance Man x4

ojos rojo I'm in the mood
The devil hungry for mac and cheese & gumbo stew potato salad collard greens & yams too
Whats this mean?
ya soul food
get ya granola bars chewed
We in the city hard
happy to be on the news like the city of God
Maybe the mayor will move if we rip things apart
because we cannot lose winning over many hearts
And everywhere I go a camera mark my spot
cops suck a cock
Glocks give em power
So i hit the gun shop on these cowards
Reminiscent of 'Pac on his final hour
tower over competition cause all they talk about is sour and bitches
Bottles and strippers
I ain't knockin' ya hustle but dumb niggaz not my listeners
I rap like its fucking Christmas
and I want plaques like I'm cleaning off my dentures

{Chorus}

credits

from Rising Sun Gang, released January 23, 2013
Nenjah Nycist - Lead Vocal/MC (lyrics)
Ariana Smith - Vocals

Dave Giordano, Pat Nowak - Guitar
Gary Nieves Jr - Bass, Electric Piano, Glockenspiel (comp.)
Alex Salinger - Drums

Jason Mink - Flute

Produced by GLNJR at Cobra Sun Studio
Copyright 2013 The Rising Sun All Stars

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Rising Sun All Stars Staten Island, New York

The Rising Sun All Stars are a hip hop music collective from Staten Island, New York.

From its inception, the group has consisted of a live band. The brainchild of Gary Nieves Jr (Redman, RZA, Joey Bada$$, Nicole Wray) their sound has gone through several iterations over the years, ranging from soulful R&B to gritty underground Hip Hop.
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