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Something about the Fall {Pack}

RETRO1920
2 min read

SOMETHING ABOUT THE FALL

Something about the fall. I wanted to release something as a time capsule to good weather and energy before I Promise, I'm Good. Thank you for continuing to go on this journey with me.

SOMETHING ABOUT THE FALL

T. Coop sent us Do You Even Know and Back Home back in May and we laced them rather quickly. Because of contributions from both Coop x ANT these are some of my favorite songs Ive been a part of.

I felt Back Home fit the mood of I Promise, I'm Good perfectly so this is definitely a preview to some of the sounds you are about to hear on the next tape. No More Poets was a writing exercise I composed while I was navigating between I Promise, I'm Good and Daydreams x Nightmares. The beat sounds like champagne poetry and I was in a pocket where I was writing great material to looped no drums beats (Westside Gunn Type).

As I'm writing this I'm really taking in the fall. Sometimes the fall and spring feel more like a, "New Beginning," than it does on January 1st. Those of you that checked out the pre-pack last year, or listened to some songs ahead of schedule I appreciate you. Thanks for articulating how some of the songs have connected with you. Time to get 1% better, it's Something about the Fall.

SOMETHING ABOUT THE FALL

01. DO YOU EVEN KNOW (FEAT. T. COOP & AYNT)

02 BACK HOME (FEAT. T. COOP & AYNT)

03 SOMETHING ABOUT THE FALL (REMIX) (FEAT. RETRO1920)

04 NO MORE POETS (BLUE TAPE COMING SOON)

Tape notes:

01 CHOPPED BY T. COOP

02 CHOPPED BY T. COOP

03 PROD. BY AYNT

04 PROD. BY SKEYEZ

Can I tell you something, baby

Hope it don't throw you off?

Love arrangements on November

it's Something about the fall - AYNT (Do You Even Know)

Safe travels,

- MCMXX

2040 OUT NOW!

RETRO1920
2 min read

AVAILABLE NOW!

The most disciplined thing I have done creatively, to finish a book. I started in 2016, the pandemic set me back a bit but I persevered. Looking forward to how people will react to this one and eager for any feedback.

This meditation has been curated to deeply understand the concerns and intentions of creatives and where our process can strengthen in the future. What if there were twelve jewels, tailored to creatives?

This started as a letter to my unborn children. As I was wrapping up the tail end of my meditation, I forgot who I was, and I came back to these drafts of my thoughts to remember who we all strive to become. I am no better than whoever is reading these meditations. Essentially these are all our meditations – a way to come back to our true selves. I too get lost on the road, I helped build. These are notes for us when we need them the most, a friend in time of need.

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AFTERWORD

This meditation has been curated to deeply understand the concerns and intentions of creatives and where our process can strengthen in the future. I needed to articulate my inner thoughts, as much as I needed to express them to others. The main intention is companionship. After losing an artist I knew to suicide and one of my best friends to suicide, only a few years apart, I knew there needed to be a space for these kinds of conversations. It also inspired me to get back to scriptwriting, and I reprised an idea for a story titled Nine Ways to Hide a Spirit. Though initially scrapped, I kept thinking what if someone saw this film and it helped them feel more understood in the world? There is a plethora of concepts we can meditate on, but these concepts felt like the best foundation to lay our pillars. We can start by having a conscious look at the way we use the physical and mental space around us; our vision enhances in the way we perceive our craft and our place in the world. When we master space and perception, we take gradual steps to improve the way we experience time. Intently navigating people and spaces, helps us meditate on a new form of wealth using opportunity, exchange, and pliancy to navigate in creative environments and build our own money tree. A self-created dojo, through a God-given conscience, brings out the best in our distribution of energy, habit, and balance. An ambience. The greatest struggle is moving through a perceived moment of limbo, seeing no future, and having to build from the strengths of our past (nostalgia) in order to create a future foundation using pillars to build our legacy. My original problem identifier for this project, what if there were twelve jewels, more tailored to creatives?

- MCMXX

RETRO1920 - SOUTH BEACH [INDIGO TAPE]

RETRO1920
1 min read

SOUTH BEACH [MIXTAPE]

circa 2010. Before Elzhi mentioned Elmatic, to spar and pay homage to his favorite rapper Nas, I was wrapping up South Beach an ode to Hov's Reasonable Doubt. Since then it has evolved. Dec. 4th. is finally here.

SOUTH BEACH

01. Keys to the City (Prod. by Zohair Beats)

02. Can't Knock the Hustle (Prod. by BOGER)

03 .Miami as Usual (Prod. by BOGER)

04. Miami's Finest (ft. Dropz) (Prod. by BOGER)

05. Dead Presidents (ft. T Coop) (Prod. by BOGER)

06. Feelin' It (feat. HollaRox)

07. Blessings (Prod by BOGER)

08. I-95/836 (feat. Shay J)

09. Twenty Something (Prod. by BOGER)

10. Can I Live (Prod. by BOGER)

11. Friends x Family Pack (Prod. by BOGER)

12. Floor Seat Flows (Prod. by BOGER)

13. Coming of Age (feat. AYNT)

14. Cashmere Thoughts (Art Basel Week) (Prod. by Skeyez)

15. Bring it On (feat. Marques McCoy)

16. Regrets (Prod. by BOGER)

Tape notes:

What is an AN!MAL? It's defined on the intro...

01 Keys to the City (Prod. By Zohair Beats)

14 Cashmere Thoughts (Prod. By Skeyez) Rest of tape excluding I-95, Feelin It, Coming of Age, and Bring it On were produced by BOGER.

70% of the beats by Boger.

Executive produced by RETRO1920, Co-Exec by Shay J

The JTC features wouldn’t have been possible without AYNT opening his studio space for those features. THANK YOU HERMANO!

Safe travels,

- MCMXX