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    "Oh shiiiiii - we're back again with the most recent album by our man in Baltimore, Ill Conscious. Probably his dopest record to date, Acres of Diamonds dropped in 2022 and is entirely produced by Camden, NJ's Mute Won. Beats are ridiculous...

    Sorry it took so long for you cats to get a vinyl release - crazy post-Covid lead times made it extremely hard to coincide with the digital release but the good news is that turnaround times have shrunk in the last few months and we are finally getting past the craziness of the last 2 years.

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lyrics

Seen a corner boy die on the scene, we plotting to scheme with the eyes of a fiend
rummaging pockets to find the rocks inside of his jean
pride is redeemed, exchanging dollars for product, deposit inside your stream and the plot that lies in between
it's the optimal means when you feel defeated and covered in lesions
succumbing to the beast yea the substance intriguing
I ducked in a back block for a hit of the crack rock or the scramble or smack shot, it encompass the demons
the street corners is moonlit, one decides with impulsiveness
in the mix of a turf war, gunshots at your Altimas
these are the parts where they come and find the tumultuous
try to swallow narcotics, my stomach lining is ulcerous
cruddiest trenches, shooting dope, the ugliest women
but we finding common ground in the bloody syringes
I'm playing this over in my head and I'm stuck in retention
I'm simply an advocate for drugs, the thugs and the pitchers
snot in my nose still I sniff with a nasally drip
This case is a gamble so we pray for the savory fix
from out the pages of Raegan attempts
and away from my family, I hate when explaining this shit!
temporary euphoria or complacent power?
I'm impatient, I break and take it in vacant houses
I found some looseys and some eighths in the places we scoured
feeling rewarded with a quarter, escape to the solace
the curbsiders they color code it with orange capsules
hitting the pipe like the car was riding with poor axles
this format I never could foreshadow
addicted to snort while I'm forced to fight in these court battles
the core values, the hard and soft are the raw devils
my sound is distorted, faint base and the car treble
liquid crack in my veins I'm making a falsetto
hit it out the park and ran to the base like Palmeiro
this for the faith of the players plaguing in all ghettos
no escaping the danger in place til the smog settles
even dabbled in syrup, its smooth as the Amaretto
and for the crills niggas is drilling inside of your armored vessels
they palm the special, they trigger happy and overjoyed
the hustler and fiend, a piece of the street and we both employed
some days are better, some days I'm hopeless and so annoyed
we bleeding from hope til we overdosing from opioids
shifting your focus to the social inequalities
the quality of life is exposed in this dichotomy
hearts frozen and colder on this emotional coaster, the corner boy and the kingpin just took my soul in the robbery
she desperate for a high, she pass flashing her tits
hands on her crotch and she'll cop with the ashiest lips
passionate when she hit the pack, it's the nastiest shit
in her fecal matter, but this pack is a matter of risk
can't hold her piss in her bladder and now she motionless
with craters in her face she in dire need of exfoliates
oblivious to the government thugs who promoting this
re-consoling a pipe 'cause for a fiend its no condolences
so get control of it, death instilled in this ill weakness
creating a generation of villains and thrill seekers
no decent living, job opportunities still screening
and now you're becoming another victim of film features
beat the addiction before you see the symptoms increase
no matter your nationality, race, gender or creed
you're feeling helpless to the drugs extending its reach
you tasting the brim, your ending is grim, left to decease...

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from Acres of Diamonds, released January 28, 2022

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Ill Conscious Baltimore, Maryland

ILL Conscious is a hip-hop artist based in Baltimore. Mainly recognized for holding his own on tracks with the likes of Conway, Skyzoo, King Magnetic, Ras Kass, Afu-Ra, Guilty Simpson, Shabaam Sahdeeq, Craig G, Dirt Platoon. With a rivaling stage presence, ILL has opened for Legends such as Rakim, Redman & Method Man, Boot Camp Clik, Lord Finesse, Pharoahe Monch, Planet Asia, Masta Ace, Dead Prez ... more

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