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Straight From The Southside

by ZNER G.

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Fonoteca Alternativa The proposed rhythmic bases are a path where the listener is led to a state of mind full of momentum from the first track to the last.
Michael
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Michael I stumbled upon a classic unbeknownst to myself. Do I know the genre well enough to make comparisons? This stuff cool. Actually much more better than much of what you'll find online. Chill rhythms. Favorite track: Locked Away.
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Lionel Valdellon (Acid42) Well chosen old school jazz and funk samples set to solid beats. And above it all, a good rap flow that shifts from English to Filipino, covering topics that are top of mind for many in the Philippines: shallow religion, the West Philippine Sea, war, political division, freedom, love. Excellent production by The M.E.D. Looking forward to more from Zner G. Favorite track: Dream World.
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[Intro] Here's a track fresh from 052 Albay sound, south side LA Phily, four five double O Live from M.E.D yo! District 2, bring me the mic! [Hook] (MC Shan sample & scratch) Hip-hop (x32) Bring me, bring me, bring me The, the, the mic The, the, the mic I'll wreck the mic! [Verse 1] Straight from the south side, 052 yeah Albay sound rap, LA Phily district 2 Where hip-hop is alive and uragon is the pride Underground MC, Zner G. from region five Being real is the hip, spreading vibes is the trip We don't just jump and hop, scratch and rip, flip the script You can see us on the streets hanging out One unified culture, this ain't a sell out Some are not the real shit, they're just a follower Real MCs got no rhymes that's getting shallower Mainstream rap that's taking over, stereotypical rappers Ripping off the true art form I consider them "others" Cause attitude not aptitude will determine my altitude Quality not quantity will determine my magnitude The lyrics is the symbol of a rapper's fortitude So let me shout these words now to express my gratitude [Hook] (MC Shan sample & scratch) Hip-hop (x32) Bring me, bring me, bring me The, the, the mic The, the, the mic I'll wreck the mic! [Verse 2] If you can't beat them, talk mad shit but nevermind I don't even give a damn and take no shit Defunct! Their name doesn't even ring a bell now I don't see their shadows even though we're on the same town Got to put the action into lyrics Rebuttal's the reply to the reaction of the critics Their rhymes are anemic, I can't feel it like I'm on anesthetic They lowered the standards from poetic to pathetic And smeared the reputation of the movement For their own amusement, the lyrics are reduced to a crappy entertainment This is a denouncement, what a disappointment They contribute embarassment so who are they to represent Me? I'm a home grown MC from Legazpi City Representing the rad scene here in LA Phily Got to stay true to the roots of the underground hip-hop Recorded from the south with uragon pride! [Hook] (MC Shan sample & scratch) Hip-hop (x32) Bring me, bring me, bring me The, the, the mic The, the, the mic I'll wreck the mic! [Outro] Skratchwise, keep it spinning!
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Locked Away 02:51
[Hook] Locked away in this world that I created Feelin' elevated, alone, uninterrupted A room that's full of freedom and the things that I imagined Feeding my soul, fiddling, resting in the space I breathe in Locked away in this world that I created Feelin' elevated, alone, uninterrupted A room that's full of freedom and the things that I imagined Feeding my soul, fiddling, resting in the space I breathe in [Verse 1] Cause we livin' in a fast-paced world Where we sometimes go deaf and can't hear words And I, need to take a break to see what's happening To check the reality if I'm still listening Though these words came from my mind But sometimes I don't live to them and I turn blind And in addition; I'm afraid of these incisions I'm sick inside but I know I have a mission I have vision but what I do is all in violation Making wrong decisions always in the opposition A stab to myself I need correction, locked away alone Talking to myself making conversations Pinipilit ang sarili na intindihin Minsan hindi alam kung pa'no sasabihin Nalilito sa kung ano ang iisipin At hindi malaman, kung ano ang nanaisin [Hook] Locked away in this world that I created Feelin' elevated, alone, uninterrupted A room that's full of freedom and the things that I imagined Feeding my soul, fiddling, resting in the space I breathe in Locked away in this world that I created Feelin' elevated, alone, uninterrupted A room that's full of freedom and the things that I imagined Feeding my soul, fiddling, resting in the space I breathe in [Verse 2] Solitude's a bliss, hibernating like the swiss Runaway kid, poetic genius I'm a wiz It's an indication, an act of introversion And it's my disposition cause I know my limitation Nakakulong ngunit malaya, sinusulit ang biyayang Talentong pinagkaloob kaya nandito, sarili ko ang kritiko Hindi naman ako katulad mong hipokrito I'm being true to myself but I'm no anti-social Keeping things to myself but I'm no psychosocial Sometimes they see me hiding Sometimes they see me full Give me a space to plug in, so I won't lose my cool Float in the emptiness to fix the anxiety Don't wanna be controlled, I hate the authority I can be myself who's got some priorities Who do you think you are to judge a personality? [Hook] Locked away in this world that I created Feelin' elevated, alone, uninterrupted A room that's full of freedom and the things that I imagined Feeding my soul, fiddling, resting in the space I breathe in Locked away in this world that I created Feelin' elevated, alone, uninterrupted A room that's full of freedom and the things that I imagined Feeding my soul, fiddling, resting in the space I breathe in
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Good & Evil 02:46
[Intro: Zner G & Skeptics.] Hip-hop! Yeah, yeah! Live from the A's Glitch music production Good and evil, I’m gonna start the introduction [Verse 1] Can you tell me that you're good enough to go to heaven? Or accept the fact that you'll be burning down in hell That’s what they tell, nah, how good is good enough? Do I need to be a saint 'cause doing good is not enough I still continue to sin, even though I have my conscience But I still choose the good even if there are no audience Still the evil's taken their toll sudden emergence That makes me do those awful things and make me an insurgent I regret them at all, but no i won't defend I don't even expect that in the end I will ascend I know I'm helpless, where's my imaginary friend? Can you silence and destroy the evil ego I pretend To be evil though I'm good, the shouldn’t and the should Look there is a beggar will you buy and give a food? Will you do the good? If you know there ain’t a karma Would you do the evil if you know there ain't a consequence Hence, a coin has always two sides The hero always win when he fights the dark side There is a villain, there is an evil voice that’s hidden Telling you to do the things that are forbidden [Bridge] Good or the evil? What's it gonna be between the good and the evil Good or the evil? What's it gonna be between the good and the evil [Verse 2] Would you be happy in heaven if someone you love is in hell? Where you would be when you die - the dead can't even tell Can you prove it well? Can you seek freedom in a prison cell? The good can be corrupted look how Lucifer fell Why do we beg and borrow? Why do we lead and follow? Why do we need to feel the happiness, the anger and the sorrow? Why do we need to sleep and dream and wake up for tomorrow? Why do we have to choose between a path that’s wide or narrow Is evil existing? Why are they shifting? The good is turning evil like a strong turned to weakling Confused and just drifting, don't know what to believe in The evil voice is shouting and the good is just whispering Tell me what am I missing? Why are we flawed? Why do we feel envious and why do we lust? Tell me why do we feel gluttonous, angry, proud or lazy? Why do we ask for more than what we need why are we greedy? [Outro] The good and the evil! What's it gonna be between the good and the evil The Good and the evil! Who's gonna win is it the good or the evil Good or the evil...
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Shout-Out 02:53
[Hook] Shout-out to the MC's, shout out to the producers Shout-out to all the b-boys and girls and the promoters Shout-out to the supporters and all the beat makers All the street artists in town and all the tracers Shout-out to the MC's, shout out to the producers Shout-out to all the b-boys and girls and the promoters Shout-out to the supporters and all the beat makers All the street artists in town and all the tracers [Verse 1] Let me take you back to when hip-hop started Bronx NYC, where the foundations laid and charted All the ghetto peeps party and danced with DJ Kool Herc While Coke La Rock on the mic rocking the new herd B-boys from the hood representin' movin' with the break It's been a part of my life from everyday I wake Born and raised in a barrio from the south like Bam Where hip-hop is the lifestyle the culture and the jam (Shout-out!) I pay my mad respect to all the innovators Fabricators of dope sound from turntables They keep your head banging like Grandmaster Flash The holy trinity of hip-hop started from a scratch I'm an MC, but just a fan at first I see them wolves at the park rhyming verse to verse Now I contribute rappin' here in LGP Shout-out to y'all, yo this is Zner G. [Hook] Shout-out to the MC's, shout out to the producers Shout-out to all the b-boys and girls and the promoters Shout-out to the supporters and all the beat makers All the street artists in town and all the tracers Shout-out to the MC's, shout out to the producers Shout-out to all the b-boys and girls and the promoters Shout-out to the supporters and all the beat makers All the street artists in town and all the tracers [Verse 2] From underground to mainstream national to local scene We keep on making noise on the streets we're dominating That's how we do it here in central part of Bicol The movement is alive in all the fifth region Coming from the roots of South Central Side Uragon gangstas. A's Crew we the Bicol pride I would like to pay a homage to Anahaw Village For the dosage of the knowledge language and the image Since high school been listening to old school Clothe's cool but attitude's still the ground rule Salute to all the pioneers a toast to the volunteers Peers to peers cheers to the coming years I'm an MC but just a fan at first I see them wolves in the hood rhymin' verse to verse Local airwaves in tracks that came into my lifestyle Hidden talent of rap poetic words in g-style [Hook] Shout-out to the MC's, shout out to the producers Shout-out to all the b-boys and girls and the promoters Shout-out to the supporters and all the beat makers All the street artists in town and all the tracers Shout-out to the MC's, shout out to the producers Shout-out to all the b-boys and girls and the promoters Shout-out to the supporters and all the beat makers All the street artists in town and all the tracers [Outro] Shout-out to the masta and the crew Rest in peace Francis M Shout-out to all ya bro's Albay rappers, to all ya homies and the gang Shout-out MNK, Street 12 A's Crew, 052 Region 5, respect!
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[Verse 1: Zner G.] Everybody put your hands up, come on yeah Shout out to the hip-hop community, yeah This is the way we rollin' we hit the streets now Hip-hop, boom bap don't stop They say hip-hop is a young man's game, it's a holistic art Uniting all the brothers in town in every city's part Sharing our music and our pride Albay sound rap we drop them like a atomic bomb Cause every day's a war and I'm the culture's soldier Using the rhymes and my flow that's getting heavier Zner G. and B-Raw like coffee and milk Diggin' sweet words and styles that will suit up your ears (yeah) That's how we ride (yeah) that's why I write (yeah) Expressing, we ain't divided we hate to fight On the streets outside in the cold town of Albay Chill lang muna tsong, relax at sumabay [Verse 2: B-Raw] Walking down the city groovy as hell New kind of gimmick, glitch life so I tell Glitch is not rich but mind over bitch Cruisin' park town LGP duke of snitch, bitch Foot forward on your goals and dreams So it seems fully grown up of greeny greens Smokin' 'til we crawl like a snail grinding slow on the rail Know all the basic in the bail poppin' in the tail Rockin' in the south, Kraken in the mouth lovin' so I shout Bouncin' in the out this is all about Good lads don't stop the rad boom bap It's MC not a shitty rap crip-crap If you know what I mean yo style is on the scene Double timing Zner Raw like sour and cream Dip ripping the dream I fully seen buddy sticky green B-Raw the symphony king, come on!
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[Skit] Foreign military aircraft, this is Chinese Navy You are approaching our military alert zone Leave immediately Ah this is Chinese Navy Ah please go away quickly You go! [Hook: Zner G.] This is our tirade check mic one, two To all the chekwas at the west where they subdue Our resources our islands and territory too I raise my middle finger and shout fuck you! This is my tirade check mic one, two To all the chekwas at the west where they subdue Our resources our islands and territory too I raise my middle finger and shout fuck you! [Verse 1: Zner G.] Burn the red flag fuck the Chinese cock suckers Yellow little dicks, dirty pussies, crooked hookers Flop counterfeiters, notorious drug pushers Short-tongued imps, freakin' bitches meth cookers! Our land is not a meth lab, where you selling all your fake tags No brainer same-faced, greedy nation, stinking fat hogs Don't take us for a fool, we'll never raise them white flags Go back where you came from take your stool and all your white drugs! Squinted little cunts, stealing nickel ores The same way you poach fishes in our seas and shoals You're dumping all your shit and importing all your dead meat Grabbing all our seas claiming them with zero logic! We'll fight for our rights, we won't accept defeat Spratly's on our zone, all the isles and the reefs You don't even know the law, I want to gut a chekwa! And send them back to school to learn their history, fuck China! [Hook: Zner G.] This is our tirade check mic one, two To all the chekwas at the west where they subdue Our resources our islands and territory too I raise my middle finger and shout fuck you! This is my tirade check mic one, two To all the chekwas at the west where they subdue Our resources our islands and territory too I raise my middle finger and shout fuck you! [Verse 2: Ripper J.] Chinese is a devil in my eye! No meaning in my mind like a shitty blind, cry! Open up my mind, everybody die Everybody die! Lyrically third eye in my sight Chinese don't know what is in my mind Cosmos is a brain like a deeper than the sea So I can deliver a mentality to the galaxy West Philippine Sea no we ain't free Fuck the Chinese go away and flee Golden boy ripping in the golden mic Creativity, Ripper J. like a flying tight Chekwa better know your place fuck face! China we are not inferior than your race! All day, all gain, movement ain't right 'Cause we own the right way! [Hook: Zner G.] This is our tirade check mic one, two To all the chekwas at the west where they subdue Our resources our islands and territory too I raise my middle finger and shout fuck you! This is my tirade check mic one, two To all the chekwas at the west where they subdue Our resources our islands and territory too I raise my middle finger and shout fuck you! [Verse 3: B-Raw] Chinese rats, no nutrition call it fats Mind of flats, stop playing those playful flaks Cracks? Yeah that's the number one you aim for Stealing our territory oh from the backdoor Halt! Killing a Filipino innocent man Brain dead those brains like in the child's clan Savage plan, silly gun, China fuckin' racist fam Power bomb, milk with cum stack up like a stun, bang! Making a rebel youth on weaponize root Weapon of lyrics, not rawness but barefoot a but the truth Chinese eyes is outta sight, guns and missiles on the flight Wackness thinking overload it's so fuckin' not right Pinoy life not easy but to strive Here in PH fully digging our pride, no divide Multi-tasking to survive, lyrically dive, not high But low five, Rizal divided by B-Raw equals to alive [Hook: Zner G.] This is our tirade check mic one, two To all the chekwas at the west where they subdue Our resources our islands and territory too I raise my middle finger and shout fuck you! This is my tirade check mic one, two To all the chekwas at the west where they subdue Our resources our islands and territory too I raise my middle finger and shout fuck you! [Outro] This is our tirade check mic one, two... This is our tirade check mic one, two... This is our tirade check mic one, two...
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[Intro] War. War never changes Since the dawn of human kind, when our ancestors first discovered the killing power of rock and bone Blood has been spilled in the name of everything: From God to justice to simple, psychotic rage [Verse 1: Zner G] Let it sink in my soul it can resurrect the beast yo Hiding in the closet to destabilize the freeze mode They say to let the fix flow, adhere to all the creep's code Injectable lies designed to lead the end road No man's land of the blind, the one-eyed man is the king The medication to know the truth that lies in their dream Was to cross the dead fields with a blood to redeem To make it happen, they fight to death and kill with their team A shot was heard them burning bodies at the stakes 'Cause they think it's for the good But they commit the same mistakes The cause of this is blinded faith, the tremors of the atom shakes The sleeping beast is now awake Now drop your head before its late Holocausts and genocide, trepidation when the shots are fired Empty streets and homes I cried, children and the women hide Men at battle bombs collide, good life on the earth defiled When can they be unified? Escalated worldwide Tabernacles of churches desecrated The world's most absolute despots generated Power in a tragic demonstration, revenge and indignation Vengeance of vexation, a time of desperation On a system that is rigged, no perfection war is triggered Emotions that are frigid in a world of hate and wicked A history once written is bound to be repeated Peace and hope defeated, the truth eradicated [Verse 2: Tim] Enter in my state of mind, product of design Travel to the old earth heavenly divine Heavily inspired it's the good life we aspire But liars they exploit us and they leave us to expire But it doesn't get through me. I can clearly see the truth G The facts are based so loosely, thinking with this state of mind Got the style so smoothly, hit you with the facts Motherfucker call me Bruce Lee! World full of sins and it doesn't make no sense People killing people for the peso and the cent-avo The truth is hard to swallow, people are confused Cause they don't know who to follow Fear and loathing in this land like Hunter T and Gonzo Life's full of sorrow and they not sure of tomorrow They don't know that they're slaves and They're diggin' out their graves Go along the waves cause I got myself deciphered Got my vision steady see, depend on it so heavily You know that there is something wrong When people kill of jealousy this way they say your life should be It will never get the best of me but it will get the rest of you The course will eat you up, the source has given up You know there's no escape cause the system is corrupt You know there's no escape cause the system is corrupt [Outro] In the year 2077, after millennia of armed conflict The destructive nature of man could sustain itself no longer The world was plunged into an abyss of nuclear fire and radiation But it was not, as some had predicted, the end of the world Instead, the apocalypse was simply the prologue to another bloody chapter of human history For man had succeeded in destroying the world - but war War never changes
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[Hook] Don't pray for us We  don't need no Modern Jesus to roll with us The  only rule we need is never givin' up The only faith we have is faith in us [Verse 1] I was born and baptized taught how to be kind When  I was growing up these two eyes made me realize That  what I see is the reality, don't know why it hit me Too many divisions and sects prone to conformities A  house divided against itself cannot stand They're using one insignia but with different stances Some of them are putting a price on your devotion Heavy pockets and wallets all taken from donations Ministers  are preaching them lies about the paradise Saying you can only be saved if you pay the right price They're knocking at your front door still they aren't satisfied You need to eat our bread, if it's a must be crucified The east and the west, the greater and the less Too many denominations all of them are contradictors Self-proclaimed victors of their own beliefs and own ambitions Pull the rope (ring it out to wash it down but) [Hook] Don't pray for us We don't need no Modern Jesus to roll with us The only rule we need is never givin' up The only faith we have is faith in us [Verse 2] To have faith is to believe what you don't see And yet these answers can't be questioned by philosophy? They say the more you doubt you'll lose it They don't know what the truth is It is within you all you gotta do is seek for it One truth but many songs but they've gone astray to the point Where they don't know that they belong, yeah They laughin' when they see them Neros fuck and burn Rome They'll win you through persuasion kill for them with conviction! Hypocrites go to the streets worshipping idols They lose their mind just to touch a statue made of marbles and wood, hankies are waved, vows are made These ceremonies can kill ya if you wanna be saved But I don't care about religion, don't care about sexuality Don't care about the gender, we are one humanity Divided by faith and religion's diversity Pour the wine (ring it out to wash it down but) [Bridge: Mr. No Name] Totoo ka ba o isang kathang isip lang? Natutulog ba ako sa panaginip lang? Numinipis na ngayon ang maykapal Mas lalong nagpapalinis pa ang mga banal Mga tao lang mahusay mag panggap Mga disente lang naman ang tanggap ng tanggap Mga mahirap lang marunong mag dasal Maghihintay ng kasagutang kay tagal-tagal [Hook] Don't pray for us We don't need no Modern Jesus to roll with us The only rule we need is never givin' up The only faith we have is faith in us
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Dream World 02:40
[Intro] What up, what up? A dream world The M.E.D beats [Verse 1] I dream a world of peace, where people live with ease No more repressed souls and everyone can get their needs A world of happiness, no more room for hate and greed For them to realize that love is what it takes to be freed To be freed from all the chaos this world needs to be freed from Angry leaders and political icons What you gonna do for this world that you live in? To make a better place all people's been dreaming Sweet child's innocence torned, ruined and missing Why? Because of wars fought, madness and killing When will this stop if that's not what we're wishing Then how can they learn if they keep disagreeing? You know the world's turning but we keep on abusing We keep on misusing proving we ain't deserving You know the deal now what are we waiting for? Stand for what's right what our hearts have been fighting for [Hook] A dream world brother A dream world sister A dream world brother A dream world [Verse 2] Where is the love now? Well this is all I know Give the children all the love as we watch them grow They are the future, I dream of better generation Give them a better place this is my aspiration and This goes out to all the people of the Earth I know I'm not the only one with the same dream world Co-existence, despite of many differences Respect will get us through our different preferences No need to fight back, black and white, red and brown unite We gotta make a stand and this cause we shall ignite Singing songs of freedom and no more demonstrations Equity, empathy, open communication I dream of all the people caring for each other I dream of all the people loving one another Imagine all the people living life in peace I'm dreaming of a world where hatred don't exist [Hook] A dream world brother A dream world sister A dream world brother A dream world
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Straight From The Southside - ZNER G.

Straight From The Southside is ZNER G.'s first volume of collaboration tracks, and singles recorded from 2016-2020 compiled into a mixtape.

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released July 26, 2020

Written & Recorded by: ZNER G.
Featuring: DJ Manaka, B-Raw, Ripper J., Tim F., Mr. No Name
Produced by: The M.E.D
Co-Producer: skeptics. (track 3)
Mixed by: The M.E.D, skeptics., UG, B-Raw, Mr. No Name
Additional Mixing: KMG (track 1), & ZNER G.
Turntable/Scratches by: DJ Manaka, & Anti-Drop (beatboxer)
Mastered by: ZNER G.
Executive Producer: ZNER G.
Design & Layout: ZNER G.
Label: Radical Records

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ZNER G. Legazpi City, Philippines

ZNER G. is a Filipino hip-hop artist, writer and music creator crafting songs and music to express.

Raised in a barrio heavily influenced by hip-hop culture, he started rapping and honing his musical skills at an early age performing in different bands until he started his solo rap career in 2016.

He's worked with producers and artists in the locale and is active in the underground music scene.
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