The DunDun's

Kham, Richard Raw, Haru

DJ Mikenite 

The song Public Enemy was written in the spirit of arguably the greatest group in the history of rap music.  Public Enemy revolutionized the sound of rap music with their conscious lyrics, militant stance and innovative production style.  After listening to several hits from the group, i decided to create a song that touched on a myriad of issues dealing with our community.  Hip Hop needs a "Cultural Maintenance Component" and i am doing my best to play my part by making people aware of the uphill battle we face in this corporate controlled industry.  Its time for our culture to address real issues by using our art as a tool for social change.   We must "Fight The Power" because three decades later, we as rap artist are still viewed as a Public Enemy!   



911 Is A Joke was originally a song recorded and released by Public Enemy in 1989.  The subject matter of the song is as relevant today as it was when it was created.  I felt it was time to revisit the subject matter by doing my own version of the song.   On May 10th, Thursday afternoon New Castle County Police executed 32 year old Eric Turnbull.  Mr. Turnbull had no weapons on his person, nor does he have a criminal record.  This is why we as "Blacks" feel that the system is corrupt, and killing our young solders is ritualistic.   There was no justification for this ruthless killing!   So as it was then, it remains.   911 Is still a joke.

Chorus

Got my middle finger up when the cops ride by

Never be afraid to look them dead in their eye

The cops killing Niggas and you claiming its hope

You know the rule 911 Is A Joke

Richard Raw's Verse 

The Police talk peace but they're killing civilians, murder one of the Feds and they're label us villains,

law enforcement is killing niggas repeatedly, most become cops so they can kill legally,

they cuff and harass me, thats why I'm ducking when they pass me,

I ain't answering the questions that you ask me,

you probably want to blast me put me in a bag, 

you were a square growing up and now you got a badge,

see they set us up, incriminate us and wet us up,

they claim to rehabilitate us, look how they facilitate us,

in them run down prisons they humiliate us,

middle finger to the sky, Fuck the law,

this is for Dr. Malachi and Mumia Abu Jamal,

"Niggas ain't stable, 

just cause we got the same mother don't make us brothers look what happened to Cain & Abel"

Another unreleased gem that was created in 2006.   This record was written during what i call my maturation period.  This was a period where i focused my lyrics on the realism of everyday life struggles, as opposed to myth and fantasy.   I have a ton of material recorded with this type of honesty, but i felt it wouldn't be received properly based on the current state of hip hop at the time so it was never released.  But i feel this music is timeless and wanted to share it.

Life tends to feed us obstacles, but how we handle those obstacles helps to shape who we truly are. I wrote/produced/recorded this song "Raise Your First" in 2006 during a very turbulent period of my life. Through all of the adversity i just kept replaying the revolutionary slogan of the 1960's in my mind "Raise Your Fist" and keep on pushing. My uncles stopped by the studio that night, and started playing some oldies but goodies. My mood shifted as they started singing and dancing to this song entitled "Could It Be I'm Falling In Love" by the SPINNERS. The song inspired me to create "Raise Your Fist" by sampling the music from The SPinners and using it as a way to vent my frustrations.

Download "The Sermon" (Ice Tea, Hoodies & Skittles)

The Sermon” was inspired by the rallies in support of justice for the murder of Trayvon Martin. I decided to create a song relevant to Martin’s murder. I used this as an opportunity to speak not only about Trayvon Martin, but also about all social, racial and economic injustices occurring across America.

“The Sermon” was inspired by Wilmington, Delaware’s rally in support of justice for the murder of Trayvon Martin. I was approached by A. Michael Byrd Productions and asked create a song relevant to Martin’s murder. I used this as an opportunity to speak not only about Trayvon Martin, but also about all social, racial and economic injustices occurring across America.