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Ebony Maw - EP

by Davis

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1.
ebony maw 01:34
someone once told me the grass was much greener was it Macy Gray or Dumile false knowledge either way cause both sides is where them yellow bellied serpents lay reshuffle these cards its a bad hand of spades and i been tryna call a misdeal since i seen Emmett Till's swollen face first place in the war for race stay studying mysteries bread crumbed clues to absolve ourselves from this bastardized history like hot breath to listerine wipe the slate clean fuck i know about stability i was taught to find strength in fragility diamonds out of dust pearls produced from the obscene i am quite simply a beautiful thing born of pressure and erosion gotta mouth full of locusts im the 10th plague mark the front door red but left the back door open this horse will not be broken and the ebony maw has spoken a black hole with tetsuo's chagrin omnivorous never full never content consuming all that's yours with a Kerry James Marshall grin vampiric maneuvers this Blade at a blood rave you infatuated with peons i been studying giants children of jotunheim masters of rhythm and rhyme will not shuck and jive for any crackers dime or dollar you green like collards i'm a well versed street scholar from a city of card cracker and car jackers ain't no mc of my stature any thought otherwise is ass backwards objections ain't tolerated till all my peoples liberated the world is yours incarcerated scarfaces
2.
high rises 01:20
white supremacy is our Babies gettin sniped from atop high rises designed by frank lloyd wright only to be called mischievous monkeys or thieves in the night by talking heads on talk boxes to our Umi's horror and the saltine's delight or that's what it seems to be, to me at least bared teeth on a sable face is that such a scary sight whether is be malicious or joyous the utterances from this maw they stay boisterous sold lies of eden like reconstruction and the great migration no wonder we fear the destruction that comes with creation fraction my soul into pieces, pass em out like grade school valentines this community my nigga what's yours is mine and vice versa these vices might put me in a early hearse but still the last child of a lost empire El Dorado's son lungs of gold my breath be aurum and leave the mic in gilded decorum like fallin leaves in autumn winter round the way, death be sweet like sorghum watch your back my nigga cause the rona won't miss ya if the cops don't lynch ya
3.
pliskin 01:40
can't remember the last time i had grass between my toes fingers dipped into bugler tobacco rolls spit lost odes akin to dead sea scrolls tryna keep what's heartfelt close and let that other shit go detritus to the wind ink is golden king midas in my pen given guidance to my peers and to naysayers ill wishins force fed chitlins remember shuckin green beans on the white tile of granny's kitchen wondering when my innocence come up missing you vying for effortlessness as if effort is something to be ashamed of claim to had a distain for superiority yet still you remain smug soiled your beauty, wine stains on an isfahan rug the chosen one gohan in gildan tryna reclaim this lost paradise keep coming up plissken, snake eyes in a game of dice still crappin out gems and hymns so say my name thrice like beetlegeuse or candyman no willy wonka can satiate this hook handed rage from the liliput mage you all hearts i'm trump tight in this hand of spades
4.
shame 02:01
just a regular nigga man i don't really know shit a glorified idiot regurgitatin' what i've consumed spewin' knowledge vomit blow bile till i hock spit but i'm still learnin' still yearnin' a used sponge still soakin' it deep inhales feed my soul while the incense burnin' belly full of hunger not yet stretched thin apple antenna channelin' how i manage this gift i've been given imposter syndrome lurkin' round corners lynchian in the mirror like is it me who deserves this don't want no fame cause people make me nervous could use the money though to take care of my OG but my G do not perceive me no face vagabond full grown tadpole footworkin' out the pond prodigal son revolving been gone for eons spent too much time in the abyss light barer cravin' darkness prayin' for some sense of balance fire walk with me while i spit electricity soul filled to the brim with good intentions me ain't seen momma's dreads in a couple weeks guilt weighin' on my guy shit knocked me off my feet but its all good though i operate in failure nothin' less than cause perfection is the ultimate deception make you feel less than those who sold their souls fuck niggas co-optin' colloquialisms for internet fame a small stake in this white man's game samson without his mane its a damn shame
5.

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praises due:

Eliy Orcko for blessing me with a mic/interface in these trying times

Malci for blessing me with ableton in these trying times

ruby & rené for helping me figure out ableton to record this EP

5DollarMinimum for lacing me with the immaculate beat pack

LeGrande for his constant creative knowledge/guidance/wisdom/support

Giovanni Perry for the beautiful artwork

D'Angelo - "chicken grease" live sept. 1999, Chris Rock Show

david lynch/mark frost - "twin peaks" 1990-1991,2017

daniel clowes - "like a velvet glove cast in iron" 1993

Fannie Lou Hamer

Kara Walker

Kerry James Marshall

the Eyes and Ears of the Illustrious Why Footclan


peace.

credits

released August 21, 2020

all vocals/lyrics by Davis, except Garcia Vega Forces vocals/lyrics by LeGrande

recorded @ the crib

artwork by Giovanni Perry

ebony maw produced by Malci
high rises/pliskin/shame produced by 5DollarMinimum
garcia vega forces produced by Joshua Virtue

mixed/mastered by Ruby Watson

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Davis Chicago, Illinois

eastside chicago wordsmith. the Ebony Maw is open.

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mgmt: frances farlee (fcfarlee@gmail.com)

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