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  1. Crown

From the recording MDLXV

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“Crown” is a track from the new Ollie Twist album MDLXV (1565) with production that sonically captures the essence and spirit of vintage hip-hop. A true stream of conscience lyrical exorcize, “Crown” touches on overcoming life’s obstacles with a core motivation that is determined for victory. On an abstract platform, the track references science, history and the modern political landscape. A tongue twister all the way through, this song is a warning to the consequences of getting ahead ourselves but also possess an encouraging tone related to accomplishing goals in the face of change. In the end, success is often not achieved without collecting a few scars. Rap with substance is back! Interlacing classic Hip-Hop soundscapes with thoughtful narratives, MDLXV constantly looks forward keeping the listener on board bar for bar and pound for pound.

Lyrics

Excess, another day without rest,
Southeast to Northwest, Northeast to Southwest,
Inject, selective tones carefully checked,
From the mahogany neck, fingerboard to the frets,
Soundwaves vibrating alive in silhouette,
East coast to sunset to the villages of Tibet,
Architect, watch the dialect take effect,
Speed of sound, thousand eighty eight feet per sec

Coming with a worldwide sound,
That’s the plan and this is how it’s going down,
You know, we can go round for round,
Or bar for bar, pound for pound,
Now you won’t make it without a scar when you’re aiming for the crown

Boom! The universe expands into infinity,
Like Einstein’s mind contemplating relativity,
Human tuning fork absorb energy differently,
Physically, feel the divinity from the symphony,
Principally in history we’re still inside our infancy,
Embrace the mystery; face my challenges with dignity,
Critically acclaimed, witness the new epiphany,
Skillfully trained maintaining these abilities,
Brilliantly, destroy all forms of bigotry,
Politically adapt to all norms of symmetry,
Through focus and hard work bringing home the victory,
Officially in the zone alone without the infantry,
Changed my life course started feeling better instantly,
Strengthened my core being a minister of industry,
Hail from the bitter Northeast and distant seas,
Traveling on my voyage with peace, efficiently

Coming with a worldwide sound,
That’s the plan and this is how it’s going down,
You know, we can go round for round,
Or bar for bar, pound for pound,
Now you won’t make it without a scar when you’re aiming for the crown

Representing the oldest lands,
At its closest; life can be hopeless to understand,
Calculating expenses, there’s consequences to fences,
Reflecting on much better ways to build defenses,
We fail to pay attention then, all of the sudden,
Certain individuals can’t be trusted behind the button,
And presently, it’s really hard to sit calm,
With a comic world leader, better off on a sitcom,
Keep my head straight, focus on my success rate,
Cut off the dead weight, moving forward in this red state,
Work ethic focused determined to be a finalist,
The beat got me teary eyed, clogging up my sinuses,
Commander, real territory expander,
Imaginin’, what was on the mind of Alexander?
Takes strength to a planner, ask questions to answers,
Cock back the mental hammer, proudly rocking with my banner

Coming with a worldwide sound,
That’s the plan and this is how it’s going down,
You know, we can go round for round,
Or bar for bar, pound for pound,
Now you won’t make it without a scar when you’re aiming for the crown