Limited Edition physical CD version of Tonedeff's seminal release The Monotone EP, completely re-mastered from the ground up. Includes Tonedeff STICKER!
Includes unlimited streaming of The Monotone EP (Deluxe Remaster)
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TONEDEFF TRIPTYCH SET [AUTOGRAPHED]
Compact Disc (CD) + Digital Album
Save $10 and get all 3 of Tonedeff's "Emblem" projects (The Monotone EP, Archetype & Polymer) with this exclusive TRIPTYCH SET. See and hear the development over 20+ years in three stages of an artist's life. Includes the incredible POLYOPTICS: The Formation of Polymer and ARCHETEXTURE documentaries on DVD, the bonus digital assets for The Monotone EP Deluxe Remaster and a Tonedeff sticker. AUTOGRAPHED.
Includes unlimited streaming of The Monotone EP (Deluxe Remaster)
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lyrics
V1
To the One, 1-2 ‘n. I can rock the Mic ‘n/
Keepin’ the rhythm excitin’ I enlighten mental titans with my writin’/
I heighten the expectations of the nations/
I’m not a Dil-though I give you crazy good vibrations/
To be or not to be was never the question you could ask me/
I passed the New School, so I be doing this shit, like, classy/
And Lastly, you know I have the rhythm and the rhyme/
And I you’re banking upon the Nickels, no, you’ll never waste a dime/
I base the lines upon the knowledge I’ve acquired through my years/
I never Shout my lyrics, ‘cause this isn’t the Tears For Fears/
So, here’s another demonstration, cause I know you probably know this-/
When I show this gift, nigga’s step like aerobics/
I hold this to be true, due to my many reasons/
I manage to deliver the tracks- in fact, in any season/
I be pleasin’ the art of rhyme and in return I’m keepin’ true ‘n/
Never doin’ the double-standardized lies kids be spewin’/
I bust a capillary when I want to bust it up/
Me they’ll never have to bury, ‘cause my crew I trust enough/
And If I muster up enough of the luster needed to endeavor
Through the secondary Verse to quench your thirst, I keep it clever
To the 1-2 ‘n.
Chorus
To the One, 1-2 ‘n (repeated 4X)/
Don’t you know it goes a-One, 1-2, the 3 to the 4 (repeated 2X)/
To the One, 1-2 ‘n (2X).
It’s the Random Tandem.
V2
To the One, 1-2 ‘n. I be the rhyme brewin’/
Smooth calculator, cause my number’s for renewin’/
Up inside the red zone, though I call a code blue, when/
competition (they) gets mad, I call them Alfred E. Neuman/
My system, it be boomin. Cause my ego lit the match ‘n/
I be the eagle- you’re the chicken cause I saw you hatchin’/
In fact, In a scene of action, you’re crazy wack ‘n it happened/
Just he way I say it would occur/
Were you amazed? Hopefully so, ya’ know?/
When I be doin’ that voodoo on you, dude, every poke’ll be slow/
That goes to totally show to whom the odds play the breaker…/
5 to Zip against you, and guess who is the Oddsmaker/
It’s the Nickels to the fifth, not the second or the third/
It’s Got to be the most easy goin’ shit you’ve ever heard/
Because If my words mean tomorrow, tell Annie she can wait/
‘Cause if the sun comes out today, I guess I’ll have to keep her late/
I play the flow procrastinator, ‘cause I’ll catch you later, thus/
Be the assassinator, like you know the terminator was/
It’s just one of another kind of manner/
That be keeping the rhyme styles fresh… I be the lyrical Arm & Hammer/
On the Jam I hand to you, and anyone in my presence-/
Infancy to elderly, or middle to the adolescents/
Be the one nobody knows, due to the fact they can’t relate/
But never be letting originality be raped.
To the One, 1-2 ‘n.
Lucy Camp is the future. Beyond her unbelievable rapping capabilities, she's completely fearless and versatile with her sound. You literally never know what to expect from her. Tonedeff
Substantial is one of the greatest living emcees on the planet. Adultish is a masterwork of self-produced music about ageing gracefully, handled with a stunning level of emotional & artistic maturity. Tonedeff
This album saved my life. It's instrumental. Maybe that's what I needed at the time, but it got me through when I needed it most. Fantastic melodies and memorable moments. LOVE it. Tonedeff
I think this is the most Cunninlynguists’ underrated project and glad to have this as a vinyl. Cunninlynguists are probably the most unique, exciting group in hip hop history.. cheers from Saudi Arabia 🇸🇦 BLQLYTE
