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For My People

by Trop Montune

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1.
Don Montuno 02:57
Verse Mi gente atiende pay attention Aprende class in session Mantete consciente follow directions Usa la mente gain perspective Con lo siguiente scale the fences Todo visitante y residente Can't forget to mention liricamente Back to the lesson pa' que no me inventen entiende Queremo meno horror y menos muerte We the essences of our descendants Como Tito crusamos el puente shape the mentals of adolescent deliquentes erase deception Viejo no sea tan imprudente get over yourself we the reflection look at you now and make a connection Bajo la sombra soy omni-potente Protected together as one in the trenches Chorus on lock we band and stand for libertad got to break out of that mental cell block Pa'que no me invente mi gente Pa' que no me invente Verse Unfold his sacred message the weapon la espada del creyente protege check the method dead up la calle esta caliente y quema victimas del sistema fed up many fall for profit get set up lead by false prophets head of government pawns won't let up till armageddon get on baby paw keep your head up the enemy beneath us false media misleads ya' conventional wisdom deceives us regulated bigoted procedure we struggle to feed la familia los medios nos brenden noticias y nos venden mentiras so we feed back react cuando me discrimina believe that we rally for freedom when Chorus on lock we band and stand for libertad got to break out of that mental cell block Pa'que no me invente mi gente Pa' que no me invente Verse Pa' que no me invente vente segui me pa' que te oriente mi plataforma algo diferente don't manipulate the key objective my streets need resurrection Ve simplemente el maximo exponete todo los dias lucho por mi gente for those dejected and commonly rejected under duress and unjustly arrested now you stand corrected back basic blood guts sweat and dedication every single day is awakening hear the voices and see the faces Of a changing nation oye te presento mi pariente y mi oyente we stand collective our directive influyente and battle tested you might not accept it but you will respected Chorus on lock we band and stand for libertad got to break out of that mental cell block Pa'que no me invente mi gente Pa' que no me invente
2.
Get It 03:02
Pre-Chorus Energize / penetrate / monetize / educate Mobilize / advocate / literally / reiterate Chorus (Jae Pezz) What! Yall really didn’t get it Huh! Yall really didn’t get it Que! Yall really didn’t get it Yall really didn’t get it Yall really didn’t get it Yall really didn’t get it Verse Es ta-ca-tan-tan con el ran-kan-kan Bam bam dilla bam bam I'm witty with it this isn't your typical If you with it echate pa tra-tra Por medio de Orlando Miami y San Juan Suena mi tumbao hasta el Sur del Bronx My Florida-ricanism part of my charisma the way i use my tongue you can taste the realism hmmmm, oh hay que rico In other words my people esto es pan comido Ignition blast off we've lifted giving you a thrust back it up oh now it's clicking (Pre-Chorus) Energize / penetrate / monetize / educate Mobilize / advocate / literally / reiterate Chorus (Jae Pezz) What! Yall really didn’t get it Huh! Yall really didn’t get it Que! Yall really didn’t get it Yall really didn’t get it Yall really didn’t get it Yall really didn’t get it Verse (Jae Pezz) You / Say / That / You Are / lis / sen / ning But / you / rea / lly Don’t / hear / me.... You / Say / That / You Are / lis / sen / ning But / you / rea / lly Don’t / hear / me.... Chorus (Jae Pezz) What Yall really didn’t get it Huh Yall really didn’t get it Que Yall really didn’t get it Yall really didn’t get it Yall really didn’t get it Yall really didn’t get it Verse Team up! by all means necessary Beat slaying Ab-dee bang on the maschine heavy Shredded beef? the rice and beans ready listo, aqui se cocina con soul frito Arroz con habichuela y chorizo te inveto Viste me fue es que tengo un par de guizo Aun estando busy meera yo te haviso We got a new release yo y yo le meto ha vicio La nueva escuela misi you can call it esol Ingle and spanish speaking this is simply heat yo Basically this easily lead to heat stroke Jump from Machu Pichu arrive in London Heathrow Bounce to Barcelona greeted bienvenidos La calles de Madrid / mi ultimo destino
3.
Verse It almost took him out glad he made it After getting shot at point blank ranges He woke from the coma to his amazement He said oye Trop! I know where you’re head is Dale que tu puede, no te quite Pa’ You got to go get it, evita lo que mas Te detiene te conviene yo quiero que tu llege It wasn’t what he said but more how he said it To best represent it his support's authentic A vote of confidence in the O I’m embedded Cynics won’t get it, they're not suppose too Abdias said it best “Spit what you go through” La pista yo la tiro, lets make this move Controla tu destino, a young Latinos’ view Not about race color or creed Pero tengo el orgullo free up boundaries hard on my city dead the soft image Do it for the public I love and its privilege Chorus This one right here is for my people Where you at? Another one for my people, hear me out I see it all so clearly now I’m already looking out when you come up out Verse grind-black-tops hop on stage the lifestyle is subterranean go way back with Frankie, Wich, & David poolside pete timmy bark in cadence It's Ra, Jae Pezz, O, and Jkid damn Machete ain't seen you in ages Brian did time upstate didn't faze him Never the less keep me on rotation brad on some other shit it nathan no call no show no traces X is a trip won't let him slip Ely step in before he meets my fist I know i tend to flip but the point is this you've been there through my darkest Rich said Trop remember you're an artist JT said drop nothing but the hardest promise but it's a work in progress el tio, the first, to get me started Fan broke down the recording process And focus keeps me up on my target It's a long-shot most cut their losses when u cross Semoran danger caution for the women in my life I'm an angel fallin' for an outsider listening strangely foreign I hone my performance gauge and go in do it for those who came before me Chorus This one right here is for my people Where you at? Another one for my people, hear me out I see it all so clearly now I’m already looking out when you come up out
4.
Can I Really 03:10
Chorus Can I really get to where I’m suppose to be Or am I here for eternity Can I keep your picture really close to me While my legs no longer stand me up Verse Trying to get where I’m suppose to be Alone in a world that opposes me Turns it’s back and cold shoulders me Wish I could keep you close to me Bold, you took a hold of me Normally, she wouldn’t go for me She’s the earthy kind well refined A dime beautifully designed ahead of her time She wins hearts and opens minds She closed in and opened mine She says life’s but a twinkle of an eye And we living on borrowed time blind And I don’t know why she sees qualities That I don’t quite see, my insight Proved to be weak can I keep? Your picture close to me? follow me Chorus Can I really get to where I’m suppose to be Or am I here for eternity Can I keep your picture really close to me While my legs no longer stand me up Verse Suppose, I’m being molded for eternity With the most omnipotent at the centerpiece It’s simple man doing the best I can With what it is I have do the math Overcome mishaps and adapt Escape the trap and never look back We chat for hours about our past And tap on future plans to make an impact She appears composed and intact What more can I say after the facts? Hurt, the backlash lurks the pain irks For days it never really fades away The subtleties of dismay It’s the empty look on her face Quietly placed on my pillowcase That says something grave Like oh me oh my, my mistake Chorus Can I really get to where I’m suppose to be Or am I here for eternity Can I keep your picture really close to me While my legs no longer stand me up Verse Oh solitude still with me is you A moment to reflect get an inside view Take a second to heal my open wounds Shield me in the onset of a monsoon Hear the naked truth exposing me Apologize for exposing you Can I really be real with you? And reveal my guilt to you? I need to dig in deep to uproot The weed, the lies, the pride, the greed My strife, the grind, the street in me Indeed the seed can die if weak Soil is dry I really believe it’s fertile For you and me if we allow ourselves To let go and grow, we’ll reap, The noble seeds we sow so Chorus Can I really get to where I’m suppose to be Or am I here for eternity Can I keep your picture really close to me While my legs no longer stand me up
5.
Rumores 03:42
Intro: Hay rumores rumores rumores de guerra Hay rumores rumores rumores de guerra Hay rumores rumores rumores de guerra Hay rumores rumores rumores de guerra Verse arose from a blood bath saved by grace make the case for all my comrades baptized in the fire of combat on the frontline mind frame is attack you ask? what fans the flames? look at the fire in my eye see the pain hear words come alive no it’s not a game know what it feel to be blatantly betrayed to many ready willing and Abel Cain personify hate they aim to assassinate my character for personal gain but that’s vain use to be one of the same but abrupt change took place converting came with an upgrade discern sharp turns serve and switch lanes go from a troubled soul bonded in chains to inspire feeble minds gone through the same things come clean put it simple and plain use to pump weight bank roll major pape lusted for the hustle and all its accolade trap till I realize it’s a rat race faint rappers justify but I can’t got relatives still pricking they veins picking at scabs getting the shakes scratching an itch fiend-ing for base looking for a brief escape hey! Chorus Cuanto tiempo nos queda si vivir es sufrir hay rumores de guerra por donde quiera que vas en la esqina se escucha pero que pasara pero que pasara pero que pasara hay rumores de guerra Verse in a fallen world my readiness is heightened an ex marine trained to flack your sniping abuela is like que dios te guarde poniendo dios pordelante be decisive fear non triflin’ my writing ripened focused on community gripped by vices food shortages family’s in crisis stomachs growling tummy’s tightening little to no low-income housing women struck by domestic violence babies crying mami’s frightened Cuz papi’s wiling a rampant tyrant ready to spark you up como un ligh-ter por fa please ma’ don’t let him strike me and he strike in the darkness of night how can young-in do right with so much plight make young-in wanna go reach for a knife to slice his wrist or pierce your wind pipe squeeze a four-fifth or bust a nine and look death right dead in it’s eye and plea the fifth facing twenty to life getting bribed by the father of lies fewer kids ready to live there’s more willing to die it ain’t about ah ah-ah ah I... Chorus Cuanto tiempo nos queda si vivir es sufrir hay rumores de guerra por donde quiera que vas en la esqina se escucha pero que pasara
6.
Conga Flow 01:02
Verse All out let it spill on the pages on the cardboard down on the pavement brush it off draw inspiration paint a real picture lace it hey, for show foreshadow when your shallow you can drown in the shadows dabble with different rhythmic patterns bob and weave travel the rings of saturn everybody got an uphill battle if rap just work on your craft be prepared put time in the lab wether you dance DJ or graf skate freestyle or choreograph create your own swag hit’em with kick flip windmill with skill to sum it all up in a nutshell excel it does what it do crew don’t let your talent go unused lo que tengo es un vente tu y tu y tu y solamente tu te identificas con revolu--cion y te escuchas en mi cancion so let’s go nos fuemos around the globe back-doe on the low con el federal velando todo movimiento viento entro el trop con abdias ernesto
7.
Barefoot 02:46
Intro Now get your self on the dance floor Now tell me what did you come for Verse B-boys don’t snap and rock we top rock pop & lock then drop down rock when the beat break - “breakie break” that foot work maneuver kick street vernacular on the regular in adidas uptown pumas kudos to those new and old schoolers viejitos OG’s and juniors trying to get where b-boy June is big up to the krumpers the jukers we’re part of the same solution expressing our pain through movement it’s a juvi’ movement for hood amusement extreme music pumping creative juices loosing yourself in a zone every area code “la yales le encanta el flow” de cora yo. Chorus B-boys don’t snap and rock Big up to the krumpers the jukers Breakie-break footwork footwork footwork B-boys don’t snap and rock Big up to the krumpers the jukers Breakie-break footwork footwork footwork Verse Located in the middle of a divided state Americas get away has no place plainly stated, in a market thats jaded we can’t eat on minimum wages don’t trust independent or majors no estoy pa’ tu play’to stick to your labels’ won’t assimilate or lay low understand senators move under the table off record kept confidential mientras gente vive sin techo migration is a catch duece duece when majority rules we lose ourselves and still push through to my faithful all praise due music’s an outlet you plug into get it reboot do you compute circle the cipher deliver my cool this is my house so move!!!!!!!!!! Chorus All my b-boys and b-girls traveling all around the world if you feel like dancing C’Mon and hit the floor All my b-boys and b-girls traveling all around the world if you feel like dancing C’Mon and hit the floor
8.
Tormenta 02:53
Verse on a eclectic path of great distance cast away drifted desolate mystic had to do whatever to avoid the stormy weather so he split three sixty hey, back again did one eight ready to meet my creator somewhere parallel to the equator born within the tropic of cancer and capricorn brain storms torrential rains down pour enlightened with warning signs on the horizon I temporal temporal aya’ viene el fe-de-ral que sera de mi Boriquen cuando llege el federal Chorus tormenta tropical eah tormenta tropical eoh tormenta tropical eah let’s talk about stormy weather tormenta tropical eah tormenta tropical eoh tormenta tropical eah let’s talk about stormy weather Verse We’ve all been thrown off course caught in the mist of a perfect storm facing despair no tengas temor tras la tormenta aparece el sol a message of hope and I quote one does not live on bread alone need more than a loaf of natures own to go against the grain and behold critical growth triple the gross innovative mode basic principal unbreakable won’t bend or fold the pressures on and it goes... I hear the wind blowing I see the storm coming let’s talk about stormy weather Pre-Chorus Yes yo this whole scene can get owned all my ladies in the O they echo that eah eoh eah rayo se llevaron el show Yes yo this whole scene can get owned all my ladies in the “O” they echo that eah eoh eah rayo se llevaron el show Chorus tormenta tropical eah tormenta tropical eoh tormenta tropical eah let’s talk about stormy weather tormenta tropical eah tormenta tropical eoh tormenta tropical eah let’s talk about stormy weather tormenta tropical eah tormenta tropical eah tormenta tropical eah federal federal aya viene el federal federal federal aya viene el federal que sera de mi borinquen cuando llege el federal que sera de mi borinquen cuando llege el federal federal federal aya viene el federal federal federal aya viene el federal que sera de mi borinquen cuando llege el federal que sera de mi borinquen cuando llege el federal
9.
Occupy 02:44
Verse occupy my heart my soul consume my mind for this is bigger than me not about I to assume otherwise or credit the external nothing in this world is eternal gain strength and courage work for a greater purpose now more assertive forever open the book of sojourner to awaken a fatalist generation I recognize my limitations no soy perfecto tengo mi defectos Chorus I see the lighting flashing Hear the thunder roll Verse lighting flashing hear the thunder rumble seas of fire sweep the seven world wonders heaven and earth quake city buildings collapse and crumble in the aftermath nothing left but debris and rubble days are numbered you devils will try to divide and conquer deceit and plunder feed on the words god you’ll never hunger the world will fade away along with everything it craves trumpets announce seven angels seven plagues y desi, time to repent pay that respect I’m in debt por favor perdona me, lord forgive me for my sin vulnerable to ignorance his only request was to humbly commit "have faith and I’ll help you use your gift" an infant born again, let me use you as my instrument spoon fed spiritual nourishment pues, se lo debo todo al todo poderoso for the love of life sacrifice multiply occupy Chorus I see the lighting flashing Hear the thunder roll
10.
Wishin' 03:21
this world is what you make it there for the taking it's all on where and how you want to take it Verse my reason for being far reaches beyond me live it and give it my all, so what’s it going be? some beg for my fall, it comes with the territory writing’s on the wall the horror & terror stories how can i withdraw with the goal right b4 me you're writing me off a bit to prematurely the beauty of it all is to witness the resolve so naturally come off strategically in thought hard fought battles counter and revolve whatever you spin off however we evolve work to overcome the worst outcome like the resilient nature of a third world slum when the damage is done you’re looking down the barrel of a smoking gun the only thing to do is to rise and run, rise from the ruins a new era has begun look how far we’ve come Chorus look how far we come if wishing is all we did we’d get no where we’d get no where gotta work and stop your wishing or you can keep on wishing wishing oh the world baby wishing Verse this world’s what make it it’s there for the taken i put it on myself take on the undertaken lay the foundation so future generations sustain through the pain trial and tribulation a price worth paying rise to the occasion they underestimated part of the equation i move calculated they tried to downplay my drive to attain it, in fact, it motivated my desire to regain it, arrival was belated delayed but we made it a revival for the ages final destination a multiverse oasis unadulterated uploaded in my matrix with enough validation got to keep creating nothing more amazing then pure determination i know my sound’s crazy but this is what makes me ultimately shapes me where-ever it takes me Chorus the world is in your hands and you can have it all the price you pay can be beautiful is begging you to fall, wishing wishing, wishing, wishing....
11.
Chorus Hey love what it is and what it was hasta siempre oh-oh always and Forever oh-oh always and Verse Hey love, whats really good with you? Haven’t spoken in forever, what’s new? hace tiempo que no nos vemos que hay de nuevo? though it’s been awhile better late than never (Pause) hope you find yourself in good spirit and health at least everything is peace with the family as for me, things couldn’t be better bueno, I’ve reach new peaks at high level repel down to ground myself remember? how I use to rebel? recuerdas? lo rebelde que era? now I’m reaching out want to get up deberá! want to thank you for the warm letters you wrote as I earned strips overseas at age eighteen in the Marines you were at prom getting crowned queen you merit every bit of chilvary I live for the loyalty and the royalties Chorus Hey love what it is and what it was hasta siempre oh-oh always and Forever oh-oh always and Verse must admit I use to reminisce can’t help but get a little home sick bitter sweet random with it nostalgic when I shuffle through old pics tan fotogenica---so photogenic wrestle with my past but I'm capturing the present count on every second in essence oh! hope you get the message had to address it again we both went in running into one another felt genuine and innocent recall the long distance intimate visits treasure your memory and legacy for’ eh-eh Chorus hey love what it is and what it was hasta siempre oh-oh always and Forever oh-oh always and
12.
So Be It 03:01
you needs me, I be it I lives it i see it, i breath it, what? i bleed it yea you needs me, I be it I lives it i see it i breath it, what? i bleed it yea time is mine c’mon c’mon time to shine follow along time is mine you’ve been waiting to long time is mine from this moment on must move rise beyond the upper echelon provide light to the art like Harlem’s renaissance flow art from the heart like Louie Armstrong born to be an icon, once again it begins go on, follow a leader the voice making noise in yo' speaker flammable ether burn like a nine milli-heater turn doubters into firm believers I’m a dominant speaker a permanent figure raps next prominent feature, bet, get familiar not your typical just lethal in deep con la familia you needs me, I be it I lives it i see it i breath it, what? i bleed it yea you needs me, I be it I lives it i see it i breath it, what? i bleed it yea time is mine c’mon c’mon time to shine follow along time is mine you’ve been waiting to long time is mine from this moment on You know I’m living this Hip-Hop runs in my veins watch my blood spill on the page a vivid display an array thoughts captured through literature one hundred percent raw yea consider it pure travel my terrain in a force feed game ima bully my way through with the opportunity gave knock the window straight out the pane and leave a stain on everywhere that I rein this ain’t no pharcyde song they won’t be passing me by ain’t no part time shit yo it’s the rest of my life yo like Kweli said man we got to get by so if you feel like I feel put your hands in the sky c’mon you needs me, I be it, I lives it i see it i breath it, what? i bleed it yea you needs me, I be it, I lives it i see it i breath it, what? i bleed it yea time is mine c’mon c’mon time to shine follow along time is mine you’ve been waiting to long time is mine from this moment on Florida heat out the southeast i flow for streets fluidly more than usually speak for peeps dying to be free from tyranny unleashing deep painful poetry openly we coming forth heroically to establish an authentic latin identity tragic if we let be a vanished history so we must resurrect it collectively you needs me I be it I lives it i see it i breath it, what? i bleed it yea you needs me I be it I lives it i see it i breath it, what? i bleed it yea time is mine c’mon c’mon time to shine follow along time is mine you’ve been waiting to long time is mine from this moment on

about

"For My People" is most
definitely a family affair and
Trop Montune pulls no
punches to make it known.
Trop Montune has teamed
up with Tacatantan Records
own Abdias Ernesto Garcia
on the beats and treats for
his first solo project.
Trop also brought in longtime
friend Jae Pezz of
F.A.M on the jazzed up title
track "For My People" and
latin horn-tinged anthem
"Get it".
Trop flawlessly weaves
through the eclectic vibes of
tracks like the "Can I Really"
and "Wishin' with grace of a
poet and turns around
to crank it up on big tunes
like the rocked out 'Occupy"
and the breakbeat laced
"Don Montuno" without
skipping a beat. The 808
based"Barefoot" (featuring
Honey Larochelle) pays
homage to trop's own b-boy
foundation while "Rumores"
and "Tormenta" keep him
focused on point with the
reality of his people. 'For My
People" is an experiment
gone great.

credits

released August 14, 2011

*100% Sync & Master Clearance
Lyrics by Trop Montune (BMI)
Produced, mixed & mastered by Abdias Ernesto Garcia.

“So Be It” was produced and written by: Trop Montune, Francisco Perez, Jessy Singer (Bass), Kent Cherry (Drums), & Derrick Harvin (Keys). Special thanks to Shaun Fisher, John Gibson & DJ PointBlank. Mixing and mastering by James Creer.

Cover Art by Christian Martir

Special thanks to Lloyd Irrizary, Kevin Stever, Jae Pezz, Honey LaRochelle & Lee Ritter for lending their talents & creative contributions.

Recorded @ Tacatantan Studios
www.tropmontune.com

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Trop Montune Orlando, Florida

Trop Montune is a wordsmith whose thirst for expression and individuality first found its home in the beats and culture of Florida’s Hip Hop scene. Trop Montune is a force to watch for as an innovator in the world of Hip-Hop and someone who is not afraid to take musical risks to get his point across. ... more

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