Double-sided 12" multi-colored vinyl record of my latest album: 'Cautionary Tales'. Every copy comes with a free digital downloadable version of the album. Vinyl jacket encased in resealable plastic. Only 200 made.
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Taken from the album "Cautionary Tales" by upstate NY rapper Anthony Kannon & producer Frost Gamble, originally from Binghamton and now resident in Canada. The instrumental version of this track featured in the Focus Beats programme broadcast on BBC Radio 6 and BBC Radio 1 in July
Released through New Dawn Records
lyrics
(Hook 1)
Did so many favors, never asked for you to pay me back
Took advantage of the situation, it’s the way you act
How you gonna' tell me 'bout my life, and the way i rap?
I had to look in the mirror, there’s no escaping that
(Verse 1)
They be telling me I sound like a broken record
Like the only thing I know, is take the dope and stretch it
I rap about my life, not what’s most accepted
Dark past, but my soul protected
Rose to blessings, they were narcoleptic
My bars impressive like a Harvard lecture
I had to wait a million years until the stars connected
A psychic took my palm and read it, told me be prepared for the Armageddon
I’m the calm before the storm, taking all the pressure
Check the stitching on the sweater, this is German leather
Putting words together, I could serve whoever
Might move down south, my girl prefer the weather
Many different paths I could’ve picked, this or that, but the route that I was going selling product for the cheap
I got up out the game, 'cuz the shit just not the same, boy nowadays these young niggas wyling in the streets
(Hook 2)
Long ride, where we at
If you had a chance to correct mistakes, would you take 'em back
Unapologetic, it be crazy, that’s the way you act
You gon' have to look in the mirror, there’s no escaping that
There’s no escaping that
Did so many favors, never asked for you to pay me back
Took advantage of the situation, it’s the way you act
How you gonna' tell me 'bout my life, and the way I rap
I had to look in the mirror, there’s no escaping that
(Verse 2)
Who the fuck said rap was easy?
I saw Twista kill a concert, and he signed my shirt when he came back to meet me
I was only eight, Lupe was the opener
That's the moment that I knew my path was chosen
That’s all thanks to Dad and Homa
I was exposed to some bad personas, crack aromas
Never thought my family’d be together, I thought that was over
But it’s a blessing, 'cuz we heal each other, that’s a bonus
I think the devil's at my door and you would too, if you knew my past
Liar liar, telling the truth for you is like chewing glass
Hahahaha, get the last laugh, smoking super gas
Shit was sad, got the biggest charge, he got sentenced last
(Hook 3)
Long ride, where we at
If you had a chance to correct mistakes, would you take them back
Unapologetic, it be crazy, that’s the way you act
You gon' have to look in the mirror, there’s no escaping that
There’s no escaping that
Did so many favors, never asked for you to pay me back
Took advantage of the situation, it’s the way you act
How you gonna' tell me bout my life, and the way I rap
I had to look in the mirror, there’s no escaping that
credits
from Anthony Kannon & Frost Gamble "Cautionary Tales",
released October 20, 2023
Lyrics written & performed by Anthony Kannon
Produced by Frost Gamble
Engineered by David Brown of D Brown Sounds
‘From Ithaca, NY; Anthony Kannon is a remarkable young man. The talented rapper draws on traditional elements of
storytelling, and has used traumatic episodes in his own journey to inspire him and provide focus as an artist.
His spectrum of knowledge and understanding of personal and social issues is reflected in wide ranging subject matter throughout his music.’
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