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Two Twenty​-​Two EP

by Gradient

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1.
All Tomato 02:22
Get 'em, Gradient! [Verse 1:] Evidently he got the hardest beats Come to find out I got the dopest bars Evidently he got the dopest beats It just so happens I got the hardest bars So what the fuck that mean? We raw It don’t matter what we brought They know what the fuck we on What kinda song Motown soul or a slow roller To hit like Hulk Hogan, but if you want I could be a soldier, go put me on a poster I’m livin ‘like I’m ‘posed to, but nope, I cannot Back down when I’m on a track now Doin’ it for Track Town, rappin’ laps around y ’all Lemme be sincere The puzzle be missing many pieces here Steady frontin’ like you runnin’ from somethin’ So did you get to focus on your own needs this year? I’m the one the whole species fear It never smells like feces near Cuz I shit gold nuggets and I got a few leprechauns Pickin’ up all the pieces here Practice like AI (AI!) Design like KI (KI!) Your set just cleared the room So I’mma grab the mic and say “May I?” I don’t even care what the song is about Don’t even listen to what I’m talkin’ about I'm eatin' Chicken on the next album Provin’ I can still rap with cock in the mouth What kinda Juggalo would I be If I obsessed over what y’all think of me? When I lived in my car with two employers I struggled to keep all my clothing clean Kinda shy when ya notice me But I’m tryna be a GOAT on the Moda screen More soul than the Otis beat And chocolate fountains don’t flow this sweet [Hook:] Covid came, but I’m stopped by no disease On my way home, I’ll cop some groceries At the show it’s no bag of rosaries I brought all tomato for you to throw at me Alternate on the flow, I hope to be Among the great, I’m no joke, don’t poke at me At the show it’s no bag of rosaries I brought all tomato for you to throw at me [Verse 2:] And now I thank god they ain’t rot It don’t matter what we brought They know what the fuck we on What kinda song Motown soul or a slow roller To hit like Hulk Hogan, but if you want I could be the menace Who meant it, what I said in every silly little sentence Your jaw wide open and I’m still talkin’ So I guess that makes me a dentist You know the drill! Same time tomorrow We got more hollow crap for you to follow! Distraction addicts Just like the madman at Mar-o-Lago I’ve heard the club is lit I wrote a book, one day I’ll publish it But this Tuesday, 2/22 Wrote a few to just prove I run the shit That’s factual (And now for something completely different)
2.
[Verse 1:] I can describe my rivals with a single word: unimpressive Evaluate your own shortcomings, I’m done assessin’ Beatles on the rooftop, I’m a public blessin’ They feed us Elvis Presley while we needin’ Billy Preston Get Back to bling and Lean Wit It, Rock Wit It I’m local, you’re not in the scene, you ain’t hot wit it I leave ‘em stupefied, you leave ‘em in a lifeless stupor You don’t ride for your city just 'cause you drive for Uber And you ain’t stackin’ a stupid amount in salaries I’m gettin’ fat from refusal of countin’ calories My waistline is on some ramen embrace time I’m still iconic as a Chili Peppers bassline [Hook:] Two little devils try to whisper in my ear What I do might depend on which one that I hear One is tellin’ me, "play the nice guy for a while" While the other’s sayin’ "save your energy, don’t ever smile" Ultimatum! These fishes takin’ the bait until I fileted ‘em No more chickens are cluckin’ after I ate ‘em [Verse 2:] So go and make your thesis claim You pick my pronoun! Say he or they or she’s insane I keep it low down, you feel it when the speakers shake We keep it deep as tectonics, so you can pass the plate That’s my state, we eatin’ but you may have to wait These SNAP benefits barely gettin’ us half the way Social services gettin’ harder to navigate Repudiate the civic duty that they abdicate And if they make ya take a UA for food stamps Drop a doody in the urine cup right out the gate I bet they still say “Let’s take it to the lab and wait” The troubles of our government, need I elaborate? Beat from Croz K, formerly Odar We makin’ inroads like reformin’ the ODOT Came a long way from that Minnesota You found an Oregonian who has better flow? Nah! The prime product, my lines brought up by high scholars So defy logic and try and stop it, I’ll grind harder Still in school for the Masters They knew I’d do it when I took my name from a math term Been half-assin', skatin’ by, no half-pipin’ Dopest rapper in Oregon, time to act like it But I ain’t take a single bit of good for granted I’m never bitter, gotta get up when abandoned Ain’t no need to be chronicling bumps and bruises If you were smeared in college by fuckin’ losers In 8th grade the worst post was “you’re gay” Now we seein’ our friends’ failings in 4K! But let ‘em hate you, 'cause nobody has to like you I got ‘em like “Who the hell did we pass the mic 2?” Fun fact: Lines 1 and 10 are a shout-out to Term K of the Palmer Squares! ;) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aaYBa_wfEUc
3.
Get 'em, Gradient! [Verse 1:] Evidently he got the hardest beats Come to find out I got the dopest bars Evidently he got the dopest beats It just so happens I got the hardest bars So what the ---- that mean? We raw It don’t matter what we brought They know what the ---- we on What kinda song Motown soul or a slow roller To hit like Hulk Hogan, but if you want I could be a soldier, go put me on a poster I’m livin ‘like I’m ‘posed to, but nope, I cannot Back down when I’m on a track now Doin’ it for Track Town, rappin’ laps around y ’all Lemme be sincere The puzzle be missing many pieces here Steady frontin’ like you runnin’ from somethin’ So did you get to focus on your own needs this year? I’m the one the whole species fear It never smells like feces near Cuz I ---- gold nuggets and I got a few leprechauns Pickin’ up all the pieces here Practice like AI (AI!) Design like KI (KI!) Your set just cleared the room So I’mma grab the mic and say “May I?” I don’t even care what the song is about Don’t even listen to what I’m talkin’ about I'm eatin' Chicken on the next album Provin’ I can still rap with ---- in the mouth What kinda Juggalo would I be If I obsessed over what y’all think of me? When I lived in my car with two employers I struggled to keep all my clothing clean Kinda shy when ya notice me But I’m tryna be a GOAT on the Moda screen More soul than the Otis beat And chocolate fountains don’t flow this sweet [Hook:] Covid came, but I’m stopped by no disease On my way home, I’ll cop some groceries At the show it’s no bag of rosaries I brought all tomato for you to throw at me Alternate on the flow, I hope to be Among the great, I’m no joke, don’t poke at me At the show it’s no bag of rosaries I brought all tomato for you to throw at me [Verse 2:] And now I thank god they ain’t rot It don’t matter what we brought They know what the ---- we on What kinda song Motown soul or a slow roller To hit like Hulk Hogan, but if you want I could be the menace Who meant it, what I said in every silly little sentence Your jaw wide open and I’m still talkin’ So I guess that makes me a dentist You know the drill! Same time tomorrow We got more hollow crap for you to follow! Distraction addicts Just like the madman at Mar-o-Lago I’ve heard the club is lit I wrote a book, one day I’ll publish it But this Tuesday, 2/22 Wrote a few to just prove I run the ---- That’s factual (And now for something completely different)
4.
[Verse 1:] I can describe my rivals with a single word: unimpressive Evaluate your own shortcomings, I’m done assessin’ Beatles on the rooftop, I’m a public blessin’ They feed us Elvis Presley while we needin’ Billy Preston Get Back to bling and Lean Wit It, Rock Wit It I’m local, you’re not in the scene, you ain’t hot wit it I leave ‘em stupefied, you leave ‘em in a lifeless stupor You don’t ride for your city just 'cause you drive for Uber And you ain’t stackin’ a stupid amount in salaries I’m gettin’ fat from refusal of countin’ calories My waistline is on some ramen embrace time I’m still iconic as a Chili Peppers bassline [Hook:] Two little devils try to whisper in my ear What I do might depend on which one that I hear One is tellin’ me, "play the nice guy for a while" While the other’s sayin’ "save your energy, don’t ever smile" Ultimatum! These fishes takin’ the bait until I fileted ‘em No more chickens are cluckin’ after I ate ‘em [Verse 2:] So go and make your thesis claim You pick my pronoun! Say he or they or she’s insane I keep it low down, you feel it when the speakers shake We keep it deep as tectonics, so you can pass the plate That’s my state, we eatin’ but you may have to wait These SNAP benefits barely gettin’ us half the way Social services gettin’ harder to navigate Repudiate the civic duty that they abdicate And if they make ya take a UA for food stamps Drop a doody in the urine cup right out the gate I bet they still say “Let’s take it to the lab and wait” The troubles of our government, need I elaborate? Beat from Croz K, formerly Odar We makin’ inroads like reformin’ the ODOT Came a long way from that Minnesota You found an Oregonian who has better flow? Nah! The prime product, my lines brought up by high scholars So defy logic and try and stop it, I’ll grind harder Still in school for the Masters They knew I’d do it when I took my name from a math term Been half-assin', skatin’ by, no half-pipin’ Dopest rapper in Oregon, time to act like it But I ain’t take a single bit of good for granted I’m never bitter, gotta get up when abandoned Ain’t no need to be chronicling bumps and bruises If you were smeared in college by ------ losers In 8th grade the worst post was “you’re gay” Now we seein’ our friends’ failings in 4K! But let ‘em hate you, 'cause nobody has to like you I got ‘em like “Who the hell did we pass the mic 2?” Fun fact: Lines 1 and 10 are a shout-out to Term K of the Palmer Squares! ;) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aaYBa_wfEUc

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Surprise EP!! We made some bangers this weekend to commemorate 2/22/22. Just a lil somethin' until the album is ready to leave the chicken coop.

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released February 22, 2022

words by Gradient
beats by Croz K (produced most of Ambition!)
tracking/mix/master by Gradient
art design by Thomas Hiura
pics by Brian Steveson

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