Speak The Truth - new single info
X-Raided, Speak the Truth.
Written by A.Brown and R.Morales.
Published 2009 Bloc Banger (ASCAP).
From the LP Bloc Bizniz (March 23, 2009).
First of all, Filthy Rich made a dope track for this. It's customized for this specific rhyme and that can be felt. Most so-called producers are just guys who make beats, but Filthy Rich makes songs. I gave him the rhyme and he constructed the track around the lyrics and married them. It makes us superior. With this rhyme, I'm talking to the late OG Oakland rapper Seagram, who was murdered just as he was gaining some shine. To me, he is a forgotten hero. By being good enough to sign with Rap-A-Lot in the early 90's he opened doors for all of us who do this in Northern California. We owe a debt to Seag for that. Know your history cuzzin.
So I'm reporting the news to Seag and critiqueing hip hop from white rappers, thizzing, the dominance of southern rappers, New York and the West struggling, to rappers claiming not to be rappers. I cover a lot of ground in that 48 bars. The Eminem line isn't a dis. It's a quote from his own album. When Seag was alive the most successful white rapper was Vanilla Ice. I'm just saying. A lot has changed since then. Eminem did to hip hop what Tiger did to golf. Can't take it from him.
I like this one. I hope you do as well. Enjoy.
Anerae "X-Raided" Brown.