That song I wrote about yesterday reminded me of something. I've got a playlist called "Change The Beat" dedicated to songs that change part way through. If the whole mix was a group jam like Scenario, this song would go at the end like a Busta Rhymes verse.

This had to be another WERS special, as college DJs were more likely to play a 10 minute opus. Siah and Yeshua Dapo ED was one of those Fondle 'Em releases that had people listening. Thanks Stretch & Bobbito.

On this song, Siah & Yeshua weave one long tale over multiple beats. The instrumental could double as a producer's beat tape, as they include with a vaudevillian organ based joint, some familiar samples flipped a lil bit differently, some pensive & contemplative, others filled with action (and some dope scratching).

The rhymes? These MC's had a new pocket every bar (or less), and did it so fluidly that they made it work. Peep (from Genius:

I felt the life of the cipher, but this (yo) time with a twist
Sensin' this sense I'm on defense
I knew a miss meant death, rhymin' to save our breath
Was the only path left to take so we took
Siah pulled out his book full of remedies
An arsensal capable of cuttin' many extremities
Lettin' these beasts know when he released flow
Then foes be easily defeated
So Siah been spittin' writtens, none survivin'
The shit was hittin', he asked a few to dive in his mind
They drowned, looked around and found
A scimitar on some next page and got down
Splittin' crown, back-to-back attack on these clown half-breeds
In fact he didn't even ask me to jump in
'Musta been somethin' he drunk', I thought
Siah flyin' heads like some ill-ass sport
Minus the asphalt or the towels
All I saw was all the vowels and consonants
Consequently he disembowelled creatures like white owls
Took out about a half-dozen with a scowl
He cleared a path, "Cousin, yo now let's be jetty
End the medley with this freestyle and then we ready

I spent a bit of time looking for a song to write about today. I was playing diffeent random songs in my collection, waiting for the inspiration to hit and say "Yeah, talk about that one." While I cue up different songs with posts in advance, the words don't come until I discover the need to write about a particular song. Sometimes I'm not even sure about what I'm looking for. Looking back at posts over time, it becomes easier to reflect and say "Well, it was..."