"Off the Record" -Ka

I'm back on the record....

"I was donned with baggage...
All these psalms calmed my savage...
How I live was often hectic...
All this was off the record"

Come back like Jordan wearin the 4-5 - Ka

"...Zoned out on the block, cops iso'd..." Ka





While I appreciate the line, it has a flaw. If one were really running a zone defense then isolation would be really ineffective. You can iso vs  man-to-man, not a zone. Or perhaps that is exactly what he meant...

Vomitspit - Ka

"Long as there’s dough to grab I’ma hold the mag
load the bag...
’Till I’m a helmet and a folded flag" - Ka

Iron Age- Ka, Featuring Roc Marci

Dope simile.

Vomitspit - Roc Marciano

"Had high hopes for folks
That got high off coke
They used to be responsible adults" - Roc Marciano

Iron Age - Ka feat Roc Marci, Grief Pedigre

Marci on the awkward disappointment of hood mentors who eventually themselves fall victim to the pull of the streets.

Vomitspit - Ka

 

"Grew up with good spirited goons

 Now I only see 'em in tombs or in visiting rooms" - Ka - Cold Facts







Ka, who is about as understated and minimal as his name, speaking on the duality of living in the hood.

By the way, I LOVE the phrase "good spirited goons".

What happened to the type of spit that used to help a fellow out - Ka

 ....a simple right or left...

 Deciscions - Ka

 My latest TV obsession is First 48. It is hella depressing but I just cant stop watching it. It conjures up a bunch of stuff for me. One of the things l think about is decision making. So many of these kids just make the wrong decision and it ends up changing the lives of lots of people. Sometimes those decisions seem innocuous, routine, and in some cases, relatively innocent. When we were younger man Gil used to say "Life is all about decisions man" and those words are definitely applicable to what goes down for the suspects on that show.

Which brings me to Ka. I first heard this minimalist spitter on one of the Gza's albums. He was impressive, but did not stand out to me. His song, Decisions, from the dope Grief Pedigree album is a deeply simple rhyme that mainly consists of him juxtaposing different alternatives.  He even keeps it going through the chorus.