Kava 1. // Blog

Howdy y'allz... i'm just trying to get my last push to finish in the top 10 of this contest... i think maybe that way Stephen Colbert might actually hear it... it was the FIRST hip-hop entry in the contest. With ALL ORIGINAL LYRICS written as an ode to Mr. Colbert's feelings on remixing and his secret LOVE for my music... he might actually snap; on some Stan vs. Eminem shit if actually DO win the contest... let's find out, shall we?

http://www.indabamusic.com/submissions/show/5532

thanks again Kavamaniacs... keep saying your prayers, eating your vitamins and bumping Kava-1 music BROTHER!... peace

Checkout my "Classified remix M.C. contest" entry "Kava-1 ~ Trouble (Classified remix)... if you like it you can vote for it right here...

http://www.indabamusic.com/submissions/show/7422

...this track is dedicated to all dedicated music hustlers out there usin' any means they have to make it happen in this music biz... here's the lyrics... took me about 4 days to get the whole thing together

vote "Kava-1 ~ Trouble (Classified remix)"

verse 1:

I'm makin' trouble...
cake's doubled offa MAJOR hustle...
I gotta "lotta" pull now and MAJOR muscle...
I want MORE championship rings than Bill Russell...
hustle so hard; I'm in a gatorade commercial...

sweatin' lime green; cause Homegrown is my team...
this is MORE than a dream; this is WHY I BREATHE...
i STILL represent the Rock; but i'm not Jay-Z...
I mean Vancouver island; Nam-city O.G....

i HAD TO put it on the map, when Class put me on the beat...
it's the west-coast's BEST w/ the beast from the EAST...
SOMEBODY gotta put me on; I'm killin' the streets...
I do stuff in REAL LIFE that you did in your sleep...

IN YOUR DREAMS PLAYBOY; YOU AIN'T ILLER THAN ME!...
I kill a beat like a gorilla on P.C.P...
TRUST ME; bein' an m.c.'s no easy feat...
no breezy cruise down easy street; it freezes feet...

(bridge)

cause it's a pivotal TEST!...
and hypocritical; YES!...
we used to do it for LOVE, but now we do it for CHECKS!...
what used to be a GAME, is NOW a BUSINESS...
if you got game... cool... if NOT? YO' ASS IS IN....

verse 2:

Hustle doesn't get any easier w/ experience...
it's BIG TROUBLE comin'!... it's serious now... PERIOD!...
SKY's the limit, yet TIME is limited...
you gotta find time to write, rhyme & grind for dividends...

it don't make dollars, if it don't make sense...
i'm Canadian but i'ma STILL chase dead presidents...
it's MORE than evident, this west-coast resident's a veteran...
was BANGIN' on the door; then CLASS let me in...

and now that I'm in; i'm ready for action...
you are now about to witness the STRENGTH of pure passion...
plus i been WAITIN' on a minute to catch 'em...
I don't just flip the script; I re-write the whole anthem...

that's how we do HOMEGROWN...go big, or GO HOME...
i MORE than HOLD MY OWN... i hold down a WHOLE COAST!...
just like Class in Nova "Skosh"... you can test if you want, but if you step too close; YOU'S IN!...

verse 3:

I see a whole WORLD of trouble, like a bad moon risin'...
we be BARELY surivin' of this 9-5 thing...
workin' graveyard closin's hard to open my eyelids...
cause everyday, ALL day; you know i been grindin'...

stay rhymin', stay shinin' over Classified beats...
you can hear me comin' if you put ya ear to the street...
ya boy's a lyrical BEAST; and in the spirit of BEEF...
we put 'em SIX FEET BENEATH the great barrier REEF!...

so swing low, charriot sweet as I bury da beat... all the way from VAN CITY to the maritime streets... got a date w/ Destiny *and I'ma TRY and stop her stride... cause i won't have no more of this passin' me by...*

(bridge)

cause it's a pivotal TEST!...
and hypocritical; YES!...
we used to do it for LOVE, but now we do it for CHECKS!...
what used to be a GAME, is NOW a BUSINESS...
if you got game... cool... if NOT? YO' ASS IS IN....

... any feedback is appreciated... peace K-1

this track is dedicated to all dedicated music hustlers out there usin' any means they have to make it happen in this music biz... here's the lyrics... took me about 4 days to get the whole thing together

vote "Kava-1 ~ Trouble (Classified remix)"

verse 1:

I'm makin' trouble...
cake's doubled offa MAJOR hustle...
I gotta "lotta" pull now and MAJOR muscle...
I want MORE championship rings than Bill Russell...
hustle so hard; I'm in a gatorade commercial...

sweatin' lime green; cause Homegrown is my team...
this is MORE than a dream; this is WHY I BREATHE...
i STILL represent the Rock; but i'm not Jay-Z...
I mean Vancouver island; Nam-city O.G....

i HAD TO put it on the map, when Class put me on the beat...
it's the west-coast's BEST w/ the beast from the EAST...
SOMEBODY gotta put me on; I'm killin' the streets...
I do stuff in REAL LIFE that you did in your sleep...

IN YOUR DREAMS PLAYBOY; YOU AIN'T ILLER THAN ME!...
I kill a beat like a gorilla on P.C.P...
TRUST ME; bein' an m.c.'s no easy feat...
no breezy cruise down easy street; it freezes feet...

(bridge)

cause it's a pivotal TEST!...
and hypocritical; YES!...
we used to do it for LOVE, but now we do it for CHECKS!...
what used to be a GAME, is NOW a BUSINESS...
if you got game... cool... if NOT? YO' ASS IS IN....

verse 2:

Hustle doesn't get any easier w/ experience...
it's BIG TROUBLE comin'!... it's serious now... PERIOD!...
SKY's the limit, yet TIME is limited...
you gotta find time to write, rhyme & grind for dividends...

it don't make dollars, if it don't make sense...
i'm Canadian but i'ma STILL chase dead presidents...
it's MORE than evident, this west-coast resident's a veteran...
was BANGIN' on the door; then CLASS let me in...

and now that I'm in; i'm ready for action...
you are now about to witness the STRENGTH of pure passion...
plus i been WAITIN' on a minute to catch 'em...
I don't just flip the script; I re-write the whole anthem...

that's how we do HOMEGROWN...go big, or GO HOME...
i MORE than HOLD MY OWN... i hold down a WHOLE COAST!...
just like Class in Nova "Skosh"... you can test if you want, but if you step too close; YOU'S IN!...

verse 3:

I see a whole WORLD of trouble, like a bad moon risin'...
we be BARELY surivin' of this 9-5 thing...
workin' graveyard closin's hard to open my eyelids...
cause everyday, ALL day; you know i been grindin'...

stay rhymin', stay shinin' over Classified beats...
you can hear me comin' if you put ya ear to the street...
ya boy's a lyrical BEAST; and in the spirit of BEEF...
we put 'em SIX FEET BENEATH the great barrier REEF!...

so swing low, charriot sweet as I bury da beat... all the way from VAN CITY to the maritime streets... got a date w/ Destiny *and I'ma TRY and stop her stride... cause i won't have no more of this passin' me by...*

(bridge)

cause it's a pivotal TEST!...
and hypocritical; YES!...
we used to do it for LOVE, but now we do it for CHECKS!...
what used to be a GAME, is NOW a BUSINESS...
if you got game... cool... if NOT? YO' ASS IS IN....

... any feedback is appreciated... peace K-1

DOWNLOAD THE ZEITGEIST MIXTAPE FREE!!! featuring; IMMORTAL TECHNIQUE, C-RAYZ WALZ, JAH ROOTS and fellow Indaba artists; KAVA-1, NEPHARIUS and COLBY MACINNIS the point is to increase the political and social awareness of ALL OF US as people; so the zietgeist mixtape is FREE... YES, FREE!!!!!... so DEFINATELY take the time to download this REAL hip-hop/brain-food; you WON'T be disappointed....

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this is the K-A... fuck it you know the rest!

alot of nicknames and A.K.A's, but simply put; THE BEST!

and I'ma put to rest ANYBODY tryin' to test

your "new style" is my OLD SHIT from '96

it's nothin' ground breakin'

you run around fakin'

i fuckin' CLOWN faggots

runnin' they mouth hatin'

you and your whole crew's the Oakland Raiders;

you the boss of LOSIN team like Al Davis

I'm on the A-list, you just a anus

and I won't even spit your name on a track bitch! REMAIN NAMELESS!

fate SUCKS...

Hate us cause you AIN'T us...

but save the wasted time and effort; you'll NEVER BE FAMOUS

dissin' Kava? that wasn't very smart...

my shit's TIMELESS; contemporary art...

while YOUR TIME IS just the "temporary" part...

I'm legendary kid; Muhamed Ali's heart!

disclaimer: No homo-phobe... for the 7th line... it just rhymed... you'll notice in LOTS of my rhymes i just spit shit that happens to rhyme... i don't like to limit myself due to other peoples thoughts/opinions.

it's been awhile since I did this so I just put somethin' up to have something fresh... i got better shit I'll post later... pzzzzzzz K1

I just wanted to indtroduce to the Indaba nation a unique new group that was created for YOU, and EVERYBODY on Indaba interested in making money for their invested time, efforts and talent. "Paper Chaserz" is a group for ALL genres and skill levels. It is a mutual meeting place for anybody and everybody who wants to recieve payment for their work and also for those willing to put up some cash to hire musicians, promoters, graphic designers etc. to finish and/or contribute to their songs/tracks/albums/tours etc. Promoters, graphic designers and people involved in artist management also have a unique opportunity with this group as they can find a pool of artists seeking their expertise in presentation, promotion and marketing. Basically if you have a service to offer be it playing a guitar, singing a hook, making a beat, designing album covers/logo's or artist promo etc.; then this is a great place to find other people serious about elevating their game with your help... So there you have it... "Paper Chaserz" the name speaks for itself... for more details checkout the main page for the group. thanks, Kava-1

I just wanted to shout-out 2 of my homies on Indaba... they JUST got on the scene here @ Indaba; and they are INCREDIBLE at what they do... My homie "YeahKarl!" who is from Sweden, came out to my hometown and stayed w/ us for 6 months to record music and perform w/ us in Nanaimo B.C., I recorded I'm thinkin' AT LEAST 8-10 tracks w/ him, maybe more even... he's multi-facetted w/ talent; he's a producer (beat scientist as he says) and a bi-lingual M.C. who raps in English and Swedish... check him out and prepare to be impressed

AND my man "Dirty Uncle Herb" he's been around the block in my hometown of Nanaimo B.C. for few years now, producing for all types of cats and even picking up the mic. for some raw lyrics whenever he's feelin' frisky... I've been working a lot w/ him recently and we're actually trying to figure out a name for our new group... nothing so far.... but we'll keep you posted... he produced my "Colbert report remix challenge" entry "Hello Stephen (the remix)".... and we've got some surprises for everybody out there in Indaba-land VERY soon....

anywaaaaaaaays... there's some of my crew... thought I'd take this chance to shout them out... check them out in my contacts... holler @ 'em... they won't bite... lyrically OR literally... pzzzzzzzzzzzzz K-1

Hey guys... I don't want anybody to think I've forgotten about my commitments to record on the projects I'm collaborating on... HOWEVER, i JUST got a call last night from my boss on the oil rigs.... and unfortunately; I have to head back to work... I'll be gone anywhere from a month to 6 weeks with NO internet service available to me... i STILL have plans to honor all commitments made; but about all I can do is continue to write to those tracks and they will ALL be finished and ready to record as soon as I get back to civilization... I thank you ALL for the opportunities, and for those I have yet to get started w/... I'll be back to fulfill what's been agreed upon... thanks again... sorry for the inconveniance... and IF you have to continue on without my contributions to your tracks/mixtapes/albums etc. I completely understand and hope that we can arrange something new to work on... I will message everybody that I have been in the midst of recording with personally to let them know what's up... everybody else... it's been awesome getting a chance to brain storm some ideas; when I get back I will fulfill MY end of making those ideas come to life... thanks again everybody and SORRY for the inconveniance;work SUCKS!!!!!!

pzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz K-1

what's up to every extremely talented producers and/or M.C.'s out there that I have made plans to collaborate w/ recently... I just wanted to post a blog to let y'allz know that I haven't forgot about ANYBODY... I'm working my ass off to get to each and every project agreed upon w/ all of you who I've been in contact w/... to be honest; I didn't expect the volume of feedback that I'm getting through Indaba, my gmail, my e-mail, reverbnation and even myspace... on top of that I still have my OWN group and solo album that I'm currently working on as well... I'm pretty much taking it as who responded first and just checking them off one by one... sooooo... if you haven't heard back from me for a week or 2; it's cause I'm either or writin' or recording w/ any free time I have; NOT slackin'!... I'm still very excited to work w/ all of you and you shouldn't be waiting much longer... I just thought I'd touch base w/ y'allz all @ once via this blog...  I'll holla @ all of you soon as I get closer to working on your particular collaboration.... thank you ALL again for the props and positive feedback; that also goes out to the staff @ Indaba music as well... you WILL be hearin' from me soon... so holla @ me if you have any questions/replies or further progress to report as I have already begun to work w/ some of you... thanks again my Indabian bredren.... keep makin' noize in the world... and I'll be talkin' to each and every last one of you soon... you guys are THA SHIT!!!!!! pzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz K-1

since life is a test...

the height of the stress...

is likely to MESS >>> your head up if you let it I guess...

these are the days of our lives; I'll remember them best...

the sunny days fly by and the sun soon sets...

hopefully w/ few regrets...

and hopefully we grew w/ it >>> and openly be true w/ it...

so that we can improve a bit...

and move this bitch...

take control and cruise w/ it...

we lose our grip...

and tend to lose our cool and flip...

nobody chooses this shit; it just happens...

and before you know it you slip from past actions...

don't give the ones who talk shit the satisfaction...

until walk the walk; what they spit, is just yappin'...

and stay head strong...

prove them haters dead wrong...

and remember this song >>> whenever it's hard to press on...

the treks long; but ALL gotta suffer...

we ALL gotta FALL to walk TALL in this motherfucker!!!!!!!!!

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I actually found an old rhymebook of mine from a few years back... I found this rhyme in it and wanted to remember to record it; I thought it was still dope... so I posted it on here to possibly get some feedback... but mostly so  I will remember to record this verse someday... as you can tell it was written at a time of some trials & trib's; but I like to end songs w/ some sign of hope or optimism no matter how bleek it may start off... this wasn't even close to some of the doom and gloom I've written before, it's just more of an objective reflective look back in retrospective... whoa!!! anywaaaaaaaaaaays... there's episode 2... tune in next time; same rap time, same rap channel... pzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz K-1

btw the ">>>" is used to basically combine lines/bars together into one long rhyme; usually used during multi's or when I need to jam-pack everything into all together to fit the bars syllabicly... I actually have a whole song-writing "punctuation system" which I use to remember HOW i meant to spit it when I first wrote it... ">>>" is a just a small piece of that "system" i have... i've been using it and further developing it for years... anyways, just thought I'd mention that. pzzzzzzzzz