DragonAvenger Posted June 24, 2012 Share Posted June 24, 2012 metaphist (Paul Ford) 8822 Zelda OoT Temple of Time "Wisdom Courage Power" This one's been floatin around in my soul for a while now, and since we finally got the clos...er, studio...set up for recording, I decided to sit down and see what I could write to it. 'We' refers to Angry Sons, be sure to check out the promo. My goal for this was to throw a reference to every Zelda game that's come out so far. And no, THAT game doesn't count. It's my time...it's my hour My wisdom, my courage, my power Hold ya sword up, never cower From Gerudo Valley to Ganon's Tower I done seen things...I did my dirt I seen lies take lives, man the truth hurts Traveled the whole earth, Hold my shield higher Stronger, braver, much wiser Back in the day they never held the kids hand With one wooden shield and a sword from an old man The land traveler, Moblin battler No tell tale cracks in walls, no access denied to amateurs Just wits and a little bag of tricks My grab bag'll have Felix the Cat callin' it quits And Batman ballin' in fits of jealousy Got it on lock like a skeleton key Green threads like a thief to steal through Dungeons, reveal rooms and uncover the real truth With divine tools, and I ain't no new jack My heart belongs to the old school man, my link's to the past Sleepin' on the kid, you might as well sleep with the fish Instrumentally gifted when I'm wakin' the wind Takin' offense to fake emcees abusing the craft The lime-light removes a majority of these masks I write rhymes like every twenty-four's my last And talk big like I dropped the Minish cap You can guarantee I put my spirit in these tracks The way the industry is out-of-wack it's like the very oracle of rap got kidnapped Overdue for a tall hourglass of sunshine Delivered by dogged determination in the twilight Four times the fight when I grab the mic with fly words That channel the heavens when I point it skyward ----------- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emunator Posted July 20, 2012 Share Posted July 20, 2012 This is so fucking cool. Your rapping chops are fantastic and the lyrics are extremely well written. Your lyrics and performance style remind me like a much better version of the Knuckles stage music from Sonic Adventure 2. The record scratches are sweeeet, too. You're continuing to showcase talents I never would have guessed that you had, and with each submission I feel like you're raising the bar for yourself The beat itself has a few minor problems, such as the Temple of Time melody lead being a little bit dry and the rhodes piano feeling rather small and reserved. A sample with some more stereo width and more resonance would have worked better, IMO, but I can also respect it as a stylistic choice. My other critique is that I think some of the soloing from the first minute and a half would have fit better at the end of the track instead of clustering it all toward the beginning. Right now, it takes so long for the raps to come in that I sort of lose interest in the track. I don't foresee that being a problem, but just something to consider! Very easy YES YES Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
halc Posted August 1, 2012 Share Posted August 1, 2012 SOLID. yeah, this is pretty darn cool, definitely a unique take on the theme. personally I think the rapping should have started earlier, but I know you wanted to give that lead melody some limelight, which works. just seemed a little awkward to have that big melodic break after the bit of vox in the intro. good stuff though overall, and great to hear more new stuff from ya. YES Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarkeSword Posted August 22, 2012 Share Posted August 22, 2012 This is the tightest thing I've heard since José's Unknown from M.C. Really great beats, nice adaptation of the Temple of Time theme, and absolutely excellent, relevant lyrics. Vocal performance is superb; great flow, mixed just right. Love the scratching. YEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DragonAvenger Posted August 22, 2012 Author Share Posted August 22, 2012 Not much to add, but I will say I wish there'd been more incorporation of the source during the rapping, and similarly wish it had started earlier. Aside from those two things, this is ridiculously good; I love all the references, and everything is super tight. Super fun to hear this one! YES Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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