[KAMUT]

IMMATERIAL (Soul Initiated)
Vocals: Charles Cruz Dueno
Production: Marvin Lister, 9th Wonder
copyrighted 99

1. My physical form is just a shell to survive in this h*ll
2. its immaterial, I learned to find my intimate self
3. let it reflect, hoping to earn on every breathe that I take
4. knowledge of self will shine forth in every step that I make

5. Its like light waves, they really only travel in place
6. they vibrate to radiate, thats how my being equates
7. to await the day, I shift into my intimate form
8. a new reality, where my silver cord is torn

9. now Im born, but I remember who I am and where Ive been
10. Can I reveal my name so I can take account of my sins?
11. I saw you in a way no mortal words could ever express
12. but yet my eyes could never see you in your true manifest

13. I knew you held answers to questions that I thought I never had
14. while others were chasing for things they truly could never have
15. a shiny rock, a wet muck, another physical form
16. to fill their bellies till theyre fill, then realize they need more

17. the cycles ever changing yet your manifest is constant
18. what you reveal to us is what we call this inner connect
19. Bani Salaam, it simply means we come together in peace
20. combine our strengths like family to survive in these streets

21. while some are blinded, only seeing with their physical sense
22. to them, the architecture is cold, dark with no sequence
23. but youre creator, cherisher and sustainer of all
24. you provided us the path from Herus great fall

25. and taught the jewels, I try to apply them in the best that I can
26. to live this life, and make the best of what I do understand
27. I recognize the opposite where we become polarized
28. and paralyzed, exist in a cold state of mind

29. but you took mercy, your touch breathed in me a new life
30. and once again I radiate, my form surrounded by light
31. The most beneficent, most merciful, I can clearly see why
32. when you manifest, your beauty makes the toughest man cry

33. you exist as one, always was and always will be
34. to define whats indefinable is just plain silly
35. while some, they claim to know truth but yet I see the questions
36. on their faces so they replace you with a sick deception

37. its immaterial, to think you died or ever was born
38. how could you ever be described as a physical form
39. Its immaterial, to talk of things they dont comprehend
40. The golden calf got bashed because its hollow, understand?

also on the Jimmy Santiago Baca poetry site.

[KAMUT]

MEDITATION (Soul Initiated)
Vocals: Charles Cruz Dueno
Production: Marvin Lister, 9th Wonder, Foundation
also Copyrighted 99

1. Call it sadistic, when we spit through ghetto linguistics
2. Sputtering on prophecies and parables like a mystic
3. With elegance of rhyme, taking the radiance of mind
4. To visualize the cosmic science in perceptions of space and time

5. But knowledge born, my intimate form is eternal
6. in this state, I was visited by a jinn who disguised herself maternal,
7. like my mothers touch, my third eye recognized it was
8. fatal attraction that was clawing at my back

9. In a shroud of night air, I took in a breath
10. And yet I wasnt shook when Nyame struck me in the chest
11. She ran for cover when I claimed one God in her midst
12. and felt the power of the words that emerged from these lips

13. From within, manifested strength to resist this angry jinn
14. Who thought, she could capitalize the weakness Im in
15. like a Succubae, but my 33s kept me smart
16. enough to define, what personified the lust in my heart

17. her smoky gray complexion, with silver locks and firm breasts
18. riding me in the joys of sex, with her claws racing across my chest
19. her eyes glowed a hellish glow when I rejected her
20. screaming loud and spitefully because I wouldnt have sex with her

21. but as she left, she dropped something between her steps
22. saw there was something written on a small sheet of parchment
23. I reached for it, held it in my hand then read
24. cant remember what it said, but a light flickered inside my head

25. I struggle to recall the words that were written in gold
26. on silky white media like fine papyrus unfolded
27. with an old and delicate glyphs and inscriptions
28. which could only be the work of a true mathematician

29. but when that gates unlocked the mysteries of creation
30. in what you see, existing in degrees of vibration
31. to move in place, yet travel light years within the blink of an eye
32. You cant count how many laws I defied
In meditation

[red5angel]

that's pretty cool man! Those some of your tunes? When are you guys going to cut your first album anyway?! :)

[KAMUT]

I'm not sure if we ever plan to, its tough to say, pressing CDs and vinyl range anywhere from about 3 to 5 grand, plus without major label support, its tough to get a foot in the door so to speak.

We'll probably hit the college radio again in the immediate future, do some gigs here and there, mostly for the old school crowd, who would actually appreciate our style. We're thinking of throwing in a "turntablist" though Q is our DJ at this point, that'll probably give us that "Gangstarr" feel if we do.

[KAMUT]

Necessary Roughness
(Thugabee Street) – Cruz
A little on the grimy side, but this is some serious "hoodlum science".

1 I’m laid back, catch me loungin’ to the latest sounds of Floetry
2 Keep it real like “peace bro”, that’s how we roll in the streets
3 Giggin’ on Thugabees, hoping these young cats wise up
4 And play off their street smarts, open their eyes up

5 Too many nowadays claiming, playa! Cashing in on a role
6 Exaggerate, popping off on **** that they’ll never know
7 But how real ****** roll? Taking care of his and his own
8 40 hours, watch his kids bugging out when he’s home

9 Who’s claiming gangsta? Thugabee, quick to call your fake *** out
10 and show you gats, use the butts to slap the taste out your mouth.
11 You got the rep to maintain, now you’re getting gigged cause your shook
12 so hold it down, young ****** testing you for your crook

13 Your peoples clipping you, cause now they’re smelling blood when your soft
14 You load a clip but popped it off your guts and shot your **** off
15 And now your enemies 've called you out on the streets
16 You thought your game’s tight, until they beat you down to your cleats.

17 You’re like a vegetarian so dont you try to bring me the beef.
18 On these streets, you’re lucky if you walk away with your teeth.
19 you studio, hoe, your label’s pimped your fast little ***
20 and think about ain’t it amazing what you’ll do for the cash

21 You live a role your exec wrote, it’s just an image
22 thinking that ****** ain’t smart enough to see how you really living.
23 youngsta had the audacity to gig on me and my rap spit
24 got my first degree while you were still in GED classes.

25 playa! In 86, they called me King of the Aztecs
26 the Q4 beyond, still the ****** “Don” of this rap ****

Can you tell me how to get, how to get to Thugabee Street?
Roughness is necessary, thug wannabies, we call em thugabees
Your whole scope is elementary....... back to Thugabee Street....

[KAMUT]

REAL WOMAN
Vocals: Charles Cruz Dueno,
Production: (9th Wonder), Marvin Lister

1. God bless the queens, who manifest their dreams
2. Who live their life clean, who stand apart from Shiaton’s schemes
3. And such, don’t get hot when she try to play tough
4. Earn her trust, now she gentle to the touch

5. My rib, my peace of mind, part of this whole grand design
6. From the divine, if your searching then you would find
7. One essential building block from THE ALL, with her I’ll never fall
8. My empire is now at her call

9. She’ll hold me up when the need be, Hold me down when the need be
10. was a slave unto my demons until she freed me
11. And even the paradise of my seed is at her feet
12. And even Adam had Eve to reflect what he teach

13. Speaking in proper forms of what was suppose to be
14. far from the norm of reality
15. Now- we built our foundation on solid ground
16. A real woman got my back, baby hold it down

17. 5 years and going, happy, now its all good
18. We’re living our life, you know the way that we should
19. Regardless of our peers, we move past the fears and insecurities,
20. bonded by our word through eternity

21. Searched far and near, through blood, sweat and tears
22. Now we persevered, in one God we fear
23. She’s my world, raising my little girls to know truth
24. now I hope they turn out to be a woman like you

That’s right..

1. That’s right, because, she knows this was
2. Another of the signs, from up above,
3. far above, now she can’t be dazed by the floss
4. No, she’ll put you in your place, and then she’ll tell you what you lost

5. A real woman, know she down for whatever
6. but when the sh*t’s not culture, she’ll pull you closer, knowing things would get better
7. With time, a strong minded individual
8. knows the real things extend far beyond the physical

9. keep her bearing, strong, wise, civilized
10. Hold the keys to this earth, when you gaze into her eyes
11. like an architect, building your spirit and self respect,
12. Teaching my seeds the concepts of cause and effect,

13. When she come correct, boy, don’t question why
14. cause she understands the fury of a man’s struggle to survive
15. in this cold world, spinning towards the negative
16. utilize her soft words to ease my mind like a sedative

17. and there it is, another jewel to reflect on,
18. pure wisdom, no deceptions, or change of perception
19. a simple lesson, to learn the things of real consequence
20. Don’t give a **** about the type of response I get

21. A real woman got my mind, body and soul
22. gave up them player schemes and pimp dreams a long time ago
23. and I know, that some **** play that role pretty well
24. But the soul is just a ghost in a shell….


delivered, this one we recorded earlier last year, we'll be remixing this one soon.

[MinipainterUS]

Forget cutting these. You should be running these at slams, my friend. Especially Immaterial and Meditation. Twitch the scansion a bit and these should easily be contenders.

My .02 cents, from a former slam competitor.

[KAMUT]

The odd thing of it is, although most of our work is pretty typical of Hip Hop being 16 beat, we go out of our way to misdirect the percussion to where it sounds offbeat. I remember freestyling to one of Paul Simons rifts, (the one where he says, hop on the bus gus, no need to be coy, roy) listen to the first few measures of that and you'll see, most MCs couldn't flow to that,or wouldn't touch it but I did just to prove a point.

My friend Ronin Ali Rashid, ended up doing a number in 12 beat just to challenge himself a few years ago. So although we rep like MCs, our versatility is phenominal. (Toot Toot)

Can't say I've ever thought of trying to do something to slam to (never thought they would be interested) but I'm pretty sure a heavy metal version of "Verbal Heiroglyphics" would go over well. I'll see if I have the original production session version somewhere, but I know Red5Angel heard it.

We're going to arrange the ending to where its exiting like Eric B did in Paid in Full. (got to give the forefathers respect)

[KAMUT]

Martial Artists, you might appreciate this

All MCs have their style they like to “patent”. Rakim has his “Godfather“style; Gza has his Liquid Sword and the Wu Tang Slang, KRS One with the Rock offbeat with a Smile and Poetry. Some styles are actually common like the Steady Flow, the Roll of the Tongue, or the basic Dozens you see cats battling each other with all the time.

I used to battle a lot, until I got more into the writing aspect; then my battles became exhibitions of skills, because basically the Riddler was too deep to contend with. I followed on Rakim’s example, by allowing an MC to go first, just so he/she at least had a chance to open their mouth.

Now my mind goes along with the concept of, rhyme like you have something worthwhile to say and don’t bother with the bull. That’s how I get my street cred. Hip hop has long taken the mentality of martial arts, with its Grandmasters and Masters, Wu Tang Clan and Shou lin soldiers (Staten Island), So of course, now you know the method behind naming them.

Here are a few of my personal techniques.

One technique is called Shadow Arms Technique which could only be described as "fist within fist" to can lead you with one set of rhymes, but the flow is captured with a subtle second set.

Example fist one:
Call it sadistic, when we spit through ghetto linguistics
Sputtering on prophesies and parables like a mystic
With Elegance in Rhyme, taking the radiance of mind
To visualize the cosmic science in perceptions of space and time

And the fist within
Call it sadistic, when we spit through ghetto linguistics
Sputtering on prophesies and parables like a mystic
With elegance in Rhyme, taking the radiance of mind
To visualize the cosmic science in perceptions of space and time

Another Style is Hi Form- Low Form where the inflection rises and lowers to add to the flow.

Example:
Call it sadistic, when we spit through ghetto linguistics
Sputtering on prophesies and parables like a mystic

(Actually in this example upward inflection is twice, before taking the flow down. Guess which word does it.)

Another Style is Blunted Monkey could be described as an offbeat lead in to perhaps a different set of rhymes

Example
Call it sadistic, when we spit through ghetto linguistics
Sputtering on prophesies and parables like a mystic
With elegance in Rhyme, taking the radiance of mind
To visualize the cosmic science in perceptions of space and time


Another one is called Verbal Pornography which is really tricky wordplay, designed to make a basic set of rhymes draw your attention. It’s the basic stuff, but the arrangement is tricky.

Example:
Call it sadistic, when we spit through ghetto linguistics
Sputtering on prophesies and parables like a mystic
With elegance in Rhyme, taking the radiance of mind
To visualize the cosmic science in perceptions of space and time


Here’s one called Dancing Sword or commonly known as the Roll of the Tongue basically speed the delivery of the words themselves to fit within a certain time frame thus taking the anchor (the rhyming word) on beat. Me personally, can hit you with a Dancing Sword at any point of the structure; even slur it off beat for a real tease.

Example:
Call it sadistic, when we spit through ghetto linguistics
Sputtering on prophesies and parables like a mystic
With elegance in Rhyme, taking the radiance of mind
To visualize the cosmic science in perceptions of space and time

The structure itself can be slurred a bit; this is commonly known as Drunken Style Sometimes I like to combine this style with the ”Dancing Sword” to create the Drunken Sword

Example:
Call it sadistic, when we spit through ghetto linguistics
Sputtering on prophesies and parables like a mystic
With elegance in Rhyme, taking the radiance of mind
To visualize the cosmic science in perceptions of space and time (Drunken Style)
But Knowledge Borne, My intimate form (Drunken Sword with a touch of Shadow Arm) is eternal
In this state, I was visited (Drunken Style) by a jinn who disguised (Drunken Style)herself maternal


The Crane is simply a continuation of a train of thought into the next bar, no pause and a Throw is basically a “half of a rhyme” or a complete break.

Example:
But Knowledge Borne, My intimate form is eternal
In this state, I was visited by a jinn, who disguised herself maternal
Like my mothers touch (Crane) my third eye recognized it was
Fatal attraction that was clawing at my back (Crane and Throw)

Got plenty of others, these are simply some of my own variations or well known styles I tend to use. Some of them are simply changes in inflection, word arrangement, delivery or emphasis of certain words.

I tend to be raspy when I speak, some say my voice sounds just like Nas or Jeru the Damaja, only with a style arrangement that would make the Rza proud.

Most MCs especially the old school, could probably point out a thousand others, I just happen to master a few.

[MinipainterUS]

The fun part is that the form and the use may change, but good writing doesn't. All the same techniques you refer to here are also present in more traditional forms as well. They just have boring Latin names for them.

Most of the techniques you apply are used in the following:

My Father's Spirit walks within
like Hamlet's restless shade
gliding the battlements.
A treacherous assault
that often conquers.

This wretched phantom speaks
in cold language beyond reason
his cruel philosophy of limit,
and I find I look upon my
children with his eye.

[KAMUT]

Yeah, I suppose so.
Hmmmm, never thought about it. cool

Unfortunately, the commercialized idea of hip hop over shadows the efforts of the "Style masters". Not like they are not out there, but the corporate backing is never behind them to the same extent as the regressive mentalities in the music.

I think Common and Mos Def are genius' of Hip Hop, Wu Tang, Gang Starr, Busta Rhymes, and LL Cool J are the current style masters, Nas is the intellect while Jay Z is the flavor.

Can't really stand Puff Daddy(P diddy) in my eyes, he's a self centered egotistic sh*thead. It's his name that sells most of his peoples records and ever since Biggie was killed, P Diddy hasn't had a solid MC yet.

This is where I respect Jay Z, who has a simular angle, but allows his performers to shine. I remember it was the Jaz who give him his break, and passed the torch. Jay Z made his millions, now he's passing the torch to guys like Freeway and Beanie Sigel. I can respect that.

From what I understand Nas is tough to work with, cause he's self centered too; Guess thats why the Youngbloods left his camp to join his rival Jay Z. Eitherway Nas is knowledge, and the man has plenty of it, so I respect that.

If I had to choose a label, I would go with Rockafella and Jay Zs camp, at least I know he would let me come off in way more truer to who I am, and back me up as long as I'm willing to bust my ***. Kudoes

[Death Angel]

These are fantastic!
When are you going to post some mroe for us?

I REALLY enjoyed reading these.

[MinipainterUS]

Him or me?

[Death Angel]

BOTH!

Everyone should post some stuff in here! I love reading all this!

[KAMUT]

Appreciate the support, I'll see what I can get ready to post; this stuff is already recorded and archived so its fairly safe to post online; Also it looks like Slam Jamz is gonna give us a break.

We've been going back and forth with Chuck D (Public Enemy), to negotiate some kind of distribution, Promotion and mastering deal. stay tuned.....