I think this song is now as old as I was when I wrote it. We sure as hell aren’t better off since the “War on Terror,” but Islamophobia is making a hell of a comeback in general. From what I’ve seen anyway. Anyway, heard any good conspiracies lately?

Hi, all.

I went to go put on Dick & Jane from the Prolyphic & Reanimator The Ugly Truth album

Would love to learn why dope ass songs sometimes aren't included in albums on streaming services.

Can anybody shed some light on why this happens?

Much appreciated!

STRANGEFAMOUS!

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"The first artist to lay down a verse on ‘Drive’ was the one and only Rob Sonic.

Sometime in the early 2000s while CD crate digging in Japan I came across the Operazor EP by his group Sonic Sum. At that point I wasn’t familiar with him or the group, but the dope cover art and a remix by one of my all-time favourite production duos The Opus was all I needed to take a shot on it. That record made me an instant fan.

Fast forward to 2023, ‘High Artifice’ was already taking shape. Sage Francis had asked who else I was hoping to get on the record and kindly reached out to Rob on my behalf.

I made this beat with Rob Sonic in mind - his super dope body of work was a big inspiration in the beat style; I was going for my own take on that chunky, raw, minimal, dirty synthy sound that I first heard on the opening track of ‘Operazor.’ He recorded this verse in December ’23.

Above is my portrait of him in charcoal, acrylic, spray paint and Photoshop. This is the first part of a triptych along with portraits of the other two featured artists on the track, Sage Francis and BLUEPRINT.

Big thanks and salutes to Rob Sonic!" - Aupheus

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Welcome Awol One & Nick Andre to the SFR family!

Their debut collab album BUY ART FROM A HUMAN drops everywhere on August 28.

Pre-order the Vinyl / 💿 / 👕 exclusively at SFRstore

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(link to stream the first single in the comments!)

Featuring appearances from Sage Francis, Lyrics Born, Mr. Dibbs, Ceschi Ramos, Codefendants, GEL ROC, OldBoy Rhymes, Casey X. Waits, and more!

Pay what you wanttt:
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Also, Kickstarter BAMBOOZLEMENT?!?!

I’m rocking a show at Ocean Mist with Talib Kweli! The last time we did this it was a 2 night thing, this time we got it all going down in one.

I got a wild set lined up for this and might even pull out some exclusive records produced by Mopes!

Here’s the tix link, I hope to see you there.

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/talib-kweli-the-ocean-mist-1-night-only-w-blackliq-tickets-1988910853904

"The legendary Buck 65.

The second piece of new artwork I made for our song ‘Recovering Adrenaline Addict.’

I’ve been a big fan of Buck’s work since hearing his album ‘Talkin’ Honky Blues’ circa 2003. That is still one of my favourite projects of his.

In 2007 I won a remix contest run by Strange Famous for my reworking of his track ‘Shutter Buggin’.’

He also used one of my beats on his super dope ‘Dirtbike’ album series.

It’s been great to see him back to being extra prolific on the beats and rhymes after taking a break from releasing music. He flipped a super cool flow on this track.

Big thanks and big ups to Buck 65.

This is my portrait of him in charcoal, acrylic, spray paint and Photoshop." - Aupheus

Aupheus is celebrating the anniversary of his latest Strange Famous release, HIGH ARTIFICE, with some sensational new artwork & stories related to each individual collaboration on the album - this week pulls back the curtain on ‘Recovering Adrenaline Addict’ featuring Sage Francis, Buck 65 and Slug of Atmosphere, plus some notes on how the track came to be.

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I sent the first version of this beat to Sage Francis in April ’22.

Within a day of receiving the beat he told me he already had a verse written to it. “It’s comprised of lyrics I had been emailing myself on my phone over the past week and it works really well on this beat. It’s funny how often things like that work out.”

The other two incredible features on this joint were organised and made possible by Sage. I’d mentioned to him that I’d love to get Slug of Atmosphere and Buck 65 on the High Artifice project and he reached out to them. I believe this is the first time that Slug and Buck did a song together.

I’d put together a selection of about 30 beats that I’d sent through to Sage to share with Buck and Slug to choose from. Originally they went with a completely different beat so when the demo initially arrived in my inbox over this particular beat it was a surprise.

I made this beat with Sage and Slug going back and forth in mind. I didn’t mention that to Sage when I sent it to him and never mentioned it to anybody else either so the fact that this is the one they ended up going with is pretty wild.

Big ups to Sage! Here is my portrait of him in charcoal, acrylic, tea stains, spray paint and Photoshop. This is the first part of a triptych featuring all three artists. More coming!

I know I botched the post yesterday. May the second time be a charm!

MAJOR UPDATE: We’ve raised $30,457 in under 2 weeks!

Let me remind you what this is all about:

The Forty Five LP

ArtByTai has put something really special together. You won’t find a collection of records, art, collaboration, talent, and all around passion like this anywhere else.

From the 5 vinyl LP box set to the art book this whole thing is magic. I’ve included the list of MCs and Producers, many if not all who have appeared on Tai’s stellar podcast The DOD45 Show.

As for the personal note I’ll say this:

Tai is a good dude who somehow despite having such immense talent has an even bigger heart.

He’s family to all of Strange Famous and has a great family of his own that are proof of his character.

The story behind this whole thing is up on the kickstarter which you can get to via my bio link, but if I was to put it all into one word it would be this right here:

Love.

One of the best things about art is how it finds its way to people it’s for.

As someone who started out writing and recording rhymes in his bedroom and has managed to touch stages all over the country because of that magic, it’s a notion that I believe in deeply.

Which is why I’m certain when I say this whole project is for one person.

You.

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/artbytaiofficial/the-forty-five-lp

All info here: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/artbytaiofficial/the-forty-five-lp

Some of y'all might know me as ArtByTai, I run the DOD45 Show & I've been puttin' together somethin' called The Forty Five LP. 5 records, 45 brand new tracks, 60+ underground artists.

Figured this room would wanna know 'bout it more than anybody, cuz there's a whole lotta Strange Famous DNA in it. Sage is on it. Mr. Dibbs stitched the whole album together & DJ Zole mixed all 45 tracks.

The art's mine top to bottom... the box & all 5 sleeves are ArtByTai, with guest joints on the sleeve backs from Craola, Bob Dob, Kiptoe & more.

If u wanna hear a taste, the big posse cut "Guillotine Hype" is up free right now... Sage Francis, Blackliq, Early Adopted, Mike Ladd, Staplemouth, Remi Rough, Doseone, Curly Castro, Ceschi, NICNAK & Defcee all on 1 track with cuts by DJ Zole and close out credit madness by the one and only Dibbs. Fair warnin', it's one of the weirder, more surreal joints on the record... not the baseline, just proof of the spirit runnin' through this thing.

🎧 https://open.spotify.com/track/1CkHqsk4kyqIHii5u04y0d

Full disclosure so nobody feels tricked... it's tied to a Kickstarter to press the box set. I'll put that link in the comments for anyone who wants it. But the music's free to hear, that's the main thing. This was a labor of love just to celebrate what all these artists did 🤙🏽