Pride is my biggest sin/I tried to fight it but I never win/Layin’ myself down in the beds I made/Karma is always knockin’ with capital K’s/It started when I was tossin’ my life in the sand/Crossin’ the street, momma don’t you hold my hand,” the lost rap reads. “Time revealing itself my ways are magnified/Same patterns requiring that I never camouflage /Looking at me in shock you found my identity/Asking yourself do I have room 4 empathy.”
The song was produced by The Internet’s Steve Lacy, who impressed the “HUMBLE.” artist while in a session with DJ Dahi.
“The song I did for him came from this acoustic session that was recorded on my iPhone,” the 18-year-old producer revealed during an interview on Beats 1 Radio. “I showed Anna Wise how to record her vocals and she recorded this whole idea over these acoustic guitar chords I came up with, a small little drum loop that I made and then I took her vocal stems and made a beat over it.”
The song was originally titled, “Wasn’t There.”
The Incredible Beat Makers
This project comprises of so many legendary and well-respected Hip Hop producers in the game and among those are a few talented unknowns shrouded in mystery.
On “ELEMENT.,” James Blake, Sounwave and Ricci Riera are noted as the producers with additional production by someone named Bekon.
Turns out Bekon is actually Daniel Tannenbaum, a producer formerly known as Danny Keyz who has previously worked with Dr. Dre, Eminem, Snoop Dogg and RZA among other Hip Hop notables, Pitchfork points out.
Bekon had his hands in creating the sound for “BLOOD.,” “YAH.,” “PRIDE.,” “XXX.,” “GOD.,” and the 9th Wonder-produced “DUCKWORTH.”
As a matter of fact, working with 9th Wonder was a dream come true for Dot, a desire dating back seven years.
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