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1.
Hold up I'm taking my Gimme some I'm taking my Gimme some I'm taking my Gimme some I'm taking my time Gimme some I'm taking my Gimme some I'm taking my Gimme some I'm taking my Gimme some I'm taking my time Gimme some We’re taking our time Gimme gimme that We're taking that time We taking it back We’re taking our time Gimme gimme that Working check to check Got us ready to snap We’re taking our time Gimme gimme that We're taking that time We taking it back We’re taking our time Gimme gimme that Living check to check Got us ready to snap I'm taking my Gimme some I'm taking my Gimme some I'm taking my gimme some I'm taking my time gimme some I'm taking my Gimme some I'm taking my gimme some I'm taking my gimme some I'm taking my time gimme some Man made scarcity Scared in the city Ain't it a shame Ain't it a pity Start over start again Build each other up Keep it movin' Don't push me What's the rush What? Taking our time Time to breathe Taking our time Time for ease Life is temporary Delicate and sweet They always making Life harder than it needs to be I'm taking my Gimme some I'm taking my Gimme some I'm taking my Gimme some I'm taking my time Gimme some I'm taking my Gimme some I'm taking my Gimme some I'm taking my Gimme some I'm taking my time Gimme some Gimme gimme Take Gimme gimme Take Gimme gimme Take Gimme gimme Gimme gimme Take Gimme gimme Take Gimme gimme Take Gimme gimme
2.
Necessary illusions Necessary illusions Necessary illusions Necessary illusions Necessary illusions they play on my mind Causing confusion that seek and you’ll find Necessary illusions that smoke and that mirror Causing confusion look here nah look here Ahhh Who are you when there's no one looking Riddles and fictions Forced perspective and contradictions Pseudoscience and a whole lotta ass Life comes fast Tricks for the trade Terrorized the people Throw them in a cage straw man - hay Necessary to keep the face Keep the pace Keep us with them hands up Democracy for rich elite And their propaganda Been kicking that sand up Can't see Got us fucked up But we gotta get paid so avoid and escape Hope through a fantasy snapped outta luck Slapped on a filter Still stay rough Cause it's baked in the cake Tweaking my recipes Illusions get the best of me Call it a necessity Necessary illusions they play on my mind Causing confusion that seek and you’ll find Necessary illusions that smoke and mirror Causing confusion look here nah look here Ahhh Necessary illusions Necessary illusions Necessary illusions Necessary illusions Who are you when there's no-one looking Riddles and fiction Forced perspective and contradiction Pseudoscience and a whole lot of ass
3.
Shoulda woulda coulda Never done shit All in together We can handle this Keep us shallow empty Hollow tip Shoulda coulda woulda Never done Procrastinate That's what we ain't gonna do Cause this shit can't wait Remember i need you No hesitate You are not alone We can relate Always knew They never gave a shit about us With this virus it's more obvious Nurses wearing trash bags Police got tanks Called us essential, treated like trash Give us a hand with that clap clap Called a hero Felt like a hostage Broke and exhausted they left us to Die Shoulda woulda coulda Never done shit All in together We can handle this Keep us shallow empty Hollow tip Shoulda coulda woulda Never done Shoulda woulda coulda Never done shit All in together We can handle this Keep us shallow empty Hollow tip Shoulda coulda woulda Never done Co-operate That's what we gonna do Cause this shit can't wait A better way of living We can create Organize and imagine Liberate Mind, body and land Get the resources in our hands Poverty is violence Quick to kill, not quick to heal Said we don't want to die Give us a banner, a ribbon, street sign Stop Y'all poverty pimps We need care, not cops Or these prison systems Critical resistance Resistance Shoulda woulda coulda Never done shit All in together We can handle this Keep us shallow empty Hollow tip Shoulda coulda woulda Never done Shoulda woulda coulda Never done shit All in together We can handle this Keep us shallow empty Hollow tip Shoulda coulda woulda Never done
4.
Happy 00:59
5.
I Was In It 03:20
I was in it for the romance And all it was promising I was in it for the love and devouring All i got was a whole bunch of arguing But we still try Little try Little try Little try Little try Little try Little try Little try Little try Little try Little try I was in it I was in it I was in it I was in it I was in it I was in it We still try (little try) We still try (little try) We still try (little try) We still try (little try) Hey We still try Cause we're all that we got If we all do a little We ain't gotta do a lot Stay on in it Cause we're all that they're not This heart is a muscle Getting killed in this grind and hustle We still try Cause we're all that we got If we all do a little We ain't gotta do a lot Stay on in it Cause we're all that they're not This heart is a muscle Getting killed in this grind and hustle Little try Little try Little try Little try Little try Little try Little try Little try Little try Little try I was in it I was in it I was in it I was in it I was in it I was in it We still try (little try) We still try (little try) We still try (little try) We still try (little try) Hey We still try Cause we're all that we got If we all do a little We ain't gotta do a lot Stay on in it Cause we're all that they're not This heart is a muscle Getting killed in this grind and hustle We still try Cause we're all that we got If we all do a little We ain't gotta do a lot Stay on in it Cause we're all that they're not This heart is a muscle Getting killed in this grind and hustle Little try Little try Little try Little try Little try Little try Little try Little try Little try Little try
6.
DDM and S.O.S. We go forward with the struggle there's no turning back Oh one day Oh one day Oh one day Oh one day Oh one day I get one get one You get one We get one My ma get one Get one Get one Get one We get one but one day Get one day Then you're right back at it Got no time Trying to keep a balance Feeling overworked and underpaid Unappreciated and a little played Crabs in the barrel Since the way back past Get together make a ladder free our ass Self emancipation Of the working class Collective liberation We put at ya We can work for each other instead of these masters They taught us to hate ourselves and we ain't living well Bite the hand that feeds We can feed ourselves We can be the leaders we have been looking for We can be the shade when it's hot outside We can be the water when the mouth go dry We can be everything We need Without the greed, creed or that mofo genocide Oh one day Oh one day Oh one day Oh one day Oh one day I get one get one You get one We get one My ma get one Get one Get one Get one We get one, but one day One day, one day Working class people organizing Radically affirmed we furious Call we gangstress when our liberation Is at stake, with guerilla tactics Unto the streets we shall take Circle of oppression, exploitation will be Trampling Fruits of our labour will be dabbling Freedom of Galloping Horse’s, will be Acquiring That day, that day Konetha nase ntlango Kuded’ ubumnyama kuvel’ ukukhanya Restored will be our dignity Change from below will be enjoyed Direct democracy will be explored Strings removed we no longer puppeting S’dinwe kuphatha thina Take over means of production Real distribution of wealth to the people Addressing all social ills Oh one day Oh one day Oh one day Oh one day Oh one day Yeh shout out to DDM, E.K., Soundz Of The South One Day One day the future will be feminine Rebel Sistah on the move watch us stepping in Crashing hierarchy sexism misogyny The spirit of imbokodo we channel in Fuck the horns grab the bull by the balls Liberation for all Oppressed people here we go Break free from the chains, fly fly like a bird Siyimbumbha sizolakha elilizwe Free from domination and captivity Stomp for the revolution we building a free society Sinyathela amaqhubusha Push back, crash down capitalism No more, representative democracy No more Cos we're building our communities Taking a stand to return power to the people Oh one day Oh one day Oh one day Oh one day Oh one day I get one get one You get one We get one My ma get one Get one We get one, but one day
7.
Blood Money 01:02
Blood money drip drip Blood money drip drip Blood money cash Blood money cash Blood money drip drip Blood money drip drip Blood money stack Blood money stack Was it money we chase Or freedom Felt something like a Full fridge Making it through these Seasons Gonna feed these Kids Pay to be born Pay to die Blood money Stack it to the sky It's a vampire state Coming for your neck Make you act in ways That you come to regret Chasing blood money bags No brake/break Blood money bags I chase Blood money blood money Without it nothing funny Nothing funny Blood money drip drip Blood money drip drip Blood money cash Blood money stack
8.
Whole Lot 03:46
They say you came from nothing And nothing you will be That nothing made a whole lot of me They say you came from nothing And nothing you will be That nothing made a whole lot of we Keep your head up Cause there's a whole lot of us Keep your head up Cause there's a whole lot of us What we got inside this shit you can't buy Don’t let them tear us apart What we got inside this shit you can't buy Don’t let them tear us apart They say you came from nothing And nothing you will be That nothing made a whole lot of me That nothing made a whole lot of me That nothing made a whole lot of we It made a whole lot Whole lot It made a whole lot Whole lot It made a whole lalalalala It made a whole lot Whole lot It made a whole lot Whole lot It made a whole lalalalala We are better when we work together Don’t let us tear them apart Our odds are better work together This is just a thought Instinct is missing We forget how to start Better when we work together Don’t let us tear them apart Cash poor but so rich What we got you can't buy this Radiate loveliness Shooting life from these thighs Rage in the eyes All their fuckery Came at no surprise Gonna stop all the beefing Cause the stakes are high And some still believe you can own another We are not alone We are in this together This poor man shame Is rich man butter We buttered his bread kept him feed And they make it hard for us Hard to live Seems what we will take Is what they will give Remember this We are hard to break We throw it back Cause it ain’t gotta be like this Nah, it ain’t gotta be like that We are better when we work together Don’t let us tear them apart Our odds are better work together This is just a thought Instinct is missing We forget how to start Better when we work together Don’t let us tear them apart We left the lights on Your always welcome here Shelter from the storm That's what you wanna' hear That you'll have a place That you have a plate Yo, you gave me strength When i was low Said you’d have my back And you showed And that means a lot That is more than nothing In the dark days It's really something It's standing right here We care a lot Not allowed to show We try to get her going They always block the road They throw down obstacles Shove them to the ground Everything is possible we can do it right now Keep your head up Cause there's a whole lot of us Keep your head up Cause there's a whole lot of us What we got inside this shit you can't buy Don’t let them tear us apart What we got inside this shit you can't buy Don’t let them tear us apart They say you came from nothing and nothing you will be That nothing made a whole lot of me That nothing made a whole lot of me That nothing made a whole lot of we It made a whole lot Whole lot It made a whole lot Whole lot It made a whole lalalalala It made a whole lot Whole lot It made a whole lot Whole lot It made a whole lalalalala
9.
Got No Home 02:48
The morning is nice Nicer with you The morning is nice The morning is nice Nicer with you The morning is nice The morning is nice Nicer with you The morning is nice The morning is nice nicer with you Something like a new dawn Nowhere nowhere to go to go Got no home Got no home Got no home Got no home Nowhere nowhere to go to go Got no home Got no home Got no home Got no home Ripped them roots Strange fruit And everybody stares Invested interest kept us Swimming and running from Where you can't go back I heard that No man's land Built on this Visa's, extensions Permesso Permissions to exist Born on the wrong side Of the coin toss Sorry for your luck Kept you stuck Kept in boat Kept in cage Watery graves Lost in time Lost in space Integrate In numbers games Lost your name Called you migrant Refugee or deportee Nowhere nowhere to go to go Got no home Got no home Got no home Got no home Nowhere nowhere to go to go Got no home Got no home Got no home Got no home Looking for a place to Rest your head evicted Looking for a place to call home Exhale Inhale Can't pay no Rent with the wages This shit is outrageous Priced out of the town Skid row all around Living in your car or a tent Cause numbers don't add up Sorry for your luck Kill the poor is the motto Shelter basics of survival Violently our human needs Commodified Bad vibes Speculate on precarious lives Nowhere nowhere to go to go Got no home Got no home Got no home Got no home Nowhere nowhere to go to go Got no home Got no home Got no home Got no home The morning is nice Nicer with you Something like a new dawn Always asking where are you from We’ve been living under the sun The morning is nice Nicer with you Kept my head Above water Hold your breath for the next tragedy Don’t worry about me Save my daughter
10.
Self Made 02:12
If blood be their price If blood be their price If blood be their price then believe we've paid fuck off boss man you ain't self made Self made Ain't no self made milly Self made Ain't no self made milly Self made Ain't no self made milly Ain't no self made milly Ain't no self made They ain't self made They making a killing They stand on our shoulders We get used to the feeling Predicted fates That we are living They ain't self made They making a killing Corporate privilege Been making a killing They hold on their share Pulling billions We hold on our stake Pray for our children They ain't self made They making a killing Media is a fan They spin the ceiling Glass i skate on through the flames We get used to the feeling we can't have a life worth living Wause they always making a killing If blood be their price If blood be their price If blood be their price Then believe we've paid Fuck off boss man You ain't self made Self made Ain't no self made milly Self made Ain't no self made milly Self made Ain't no self made milly Ain't no self made milly Ain't no self made They ain't self made They making a killing No self made millionaire Took a village To get you there Billy ain't the goat He's a villain Kept the knife on the throat We got used to the feeling They ain't self made They making a killing Took all our lifetime We've been giving To make their living Old bucks Daddy's cream What it mean Cat stay fat Bitch stay lean They ain't self made They making a killing We caught between A rock and hard place Corporate and the state We can't have a life worth living Cause they always making a killing If blood be their price If blood be their price If blood be their price Then believe we've paid Fuck off boss man You ain't self made
11.
That’s why our shit talk about My shit talk about Our shit talk about Swingin' back Swingin' back Swingin' back Swingin' back It ain’t right but it go How long have we known You under attack everyday It ain’t right but it go It ain’t right but it go How long have we known You under attack everyday It ain’t right but it go It ain’t right but it go How long have we known You under attack everyday It ain’t right but it go It ain’t right but it go It ain’t right but it go It ain’t right but it go It ain’t right but it go It ain’t right but it go It ain’t right but it go It ain’t right but it go It ain’t right but it go That’s why our shit talk about My shit talk about Our shit talk about Go go go! Swingin' back Swingin' back Swingin' back Swingin' back It ain’t right but it go It ain’t right but it go It ain’t right but it go We are not a brand This is not logo We are not a brand This is not logo We are not a brand We are not a brand We are not a brand This is not logo Swingin' back Swingin' back Swingin' back Swingin' back It ain’t right but it go How long have we known You under attack everyday It ain’t right but it go It ain’t right but it go It ain’t right but it go
12.
Raw 03:47
Treat us so Raw raw Treat us so Rat a tat tat rat a tat tat Treat us so Raw raw Treat us so 9 - 5 6 - 2 Overnight 4 till noon Unemployed Got a job to do Stay predictable Re-run Another round with these pinkertons Keep the wolf from the door Keep the boss off our back Still searching proper check Poverty the parent of crime Murder the rhyme Curve em duck em every time Nothing in my fridge for weeks Eat the rich, little snack Know our worth Take it back Keep us with Busy work busy work Pointless jobs They hurt Feeling worthless Waste of time No purpose Killed your mind Self esteem Down low We could be more I know Stuck in a trap This maze Another lap We pray For escape routes That's why you faded now We could be more Tell us how We've been feeling disconnected From the world People and other creatures Influenced by Money greed Power and them preachers Been going through the motions Dumbed down Numb now Silent rage Silent shame Cradle to the grave Treat us like dirt Treat us like Mother earth Treat us so... Treat us so... Treat us so Raw raw Treat us so Rat a tat tat rat a tat tat Treat us so Raw raw Treat us so Violent as that apple pie Fruits of our labor Blessed for my overtime Yet causing Strange behaviour Exploited many Prosperous few We done That work for you Human capital Like a pack animal We’ve been riding On this elephant in the room It's so cool Most of us hate the job we do This ain’t nothing new Class war 2.2 Waking up tired to do it again They need us We don’t need them Life we living Death of a salesman Or blair mountain In this rust belt Pants down Caught us slipping Tech boom Bay Area You can't live in These grenfell towers With flint water In love canal Corporate culture Hustle Don't stop Have you sleeping in our car Dying on a big lot Monetary mental physical decay Cause we get the dirty They get the honor mmm We get the poverty The get the power mmm Defend all life Iit's time we shine Like dynamite Treat us so... Treat us so... Treat us so... Treat us so Raw raw Treat us so Rat a tat tat rat a tat tat Treat us so Raw raw Treat us so I hate that job But i gotta go Work like rust Cash stay low All the time You know Feel the same But you gotta go I hate that job It ain’t gotta be like this I hate that job It ain’t gotta be like this I hate that job But i gotta go Work like rust Cash stay low All the time You know Feel the same But you gotta go I hate that job It ain’t gotta be like this I hate that job It ain’t gotta be like this Treat us so Raw raw Treat us so Raw raw Treat us so Raw raw Treat us so Rat a tat tat rat a tat tat Rat a tat tat rat a tat tat Rat a tat tat rat a tat tat Rat a tat tat rat a tat tat
13.
Summer Song 01:10
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One day Oh one day One day Oh one day Get one get one get one Oh one day Get one get one get one Oh one day If it ain't one thing It's always another Got no time Trying not to go under For family and friends gonna be strong and tough Work work One day off Never enough All these shit jobs take your life We don't need them They want cheap hands we want our freedom Working just to barely exist ain't living Stuck in survival mode Got us on a tightrope Like where the time went And working for who? The benefit of all of us The benefit of a few We always sifting through The muck of life Free weed for single mothers And all of us working O.T. tonight Time is the new wealth son Get it right So i called in sick Read some bell hooks Watched some bill hicks We’ve been jones'n for a big fix Settled for some sick kicks I get one day But one day One day Oh one day One day Oh one day Get one get one get one Oh one day Get one get one get one Oh one day Get one day Then your right back at it Got no time Trying to keep a balance Feeling overworked And underpaid Unappreciated and a little played Crabs in the barrel Since the way back past Get together make a ladder Free our ass Self emancipation Of the working class Collective liberation We put at ya We can work for each other Instead of these masters They taught us to hate ourselves And we ain't living well Bite the hand that feeds We can feed ourselves We can be the leaders We've been looking for We can be the shade When it's hot outside We can be the water When the mouth go dry We can be everything That we need Without the greed, creed Or that mofo genocide One day Oh one day One day Oh one day Get one get one get one Oh one day Get one get one get one Oh one day

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released May 12, 2023

Wordz, Music and Production: DDM (Drowning Dog and Malatesta)
Mix and Co-Production: Tristan Mazire at La Fugitive Studios (Paris)
Mastering: Audible Oddities (Oakland)
Features: Anela Jahmena, Tsidi Bang-Bang and Karl of Soundz Of The South (One Day Remix)
Anela Jahmena of Soundz Of The South (One Day)

Front cover/label art: Jana and JS
Back cover photo: Eddi Aguirre
Inside photo: Ewa Nowakowska
DDM Gen Pop tag: Bloozgraffiti
Sleeve idea: Tristan Mazire and DDM
Layout: Alex Upstartz

Thanks to Tristan Mazire for your mixing, production skills and generosity of your time.
Big thanks and much respect to Disorder Rebel Store for always being there.
Thanks Alex at Upstartz Records, all the Fire and Flames crew and Rudy’s Back for making this record a reality!

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Class conscious electro rap from San Francisco to Berlin via Milano.

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