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The T​.​A​.​B​.​L​.​E.

by The Cornel West Theory

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FULAB 04:05
Verse 1 THE ALIENS ARE COMIN RUN FOR COVER RUN TO THE MUTHAFUKIN HILLS RUN MUTHAFUKA FROM JUDGEMENT HIDE IN THAT HOT ASS TUNDRA IM UNDA THE THUMB OF THE GUBMENT TRYNA PUNISH A BROTHA CUZ THEY KNOW A NIGGA'S BETTA THAN THEM ON SOME JOHNNY GILL FAIR WEATHER FRIEND SHIT AANG WIND BENDING GRINDIN IN AN XFILES BASEMENT WEIGHTLIFTIN WATCH THEM SHAPE SHIFTING SHAKERS THEY SHIFTED A FAKER INTERZONE CLONES SKIN SLIP THE PRESIDENT'S BRAIN IN VICE GRIPS MARTIAN GATS USE LIGHT CLIPS NIGGA CUT THAT CHIP OUT YOUR WRIST U CAN SLIP IF U WISH All THE CONTINENTS ARE UNDA SURVEILLANCE APETURE CLIKS AND INSISTS DONT RESIST BUT WHEN THE CAMERA LENS SEE YOUR LIPS TURN AND SAY FUK U LOOKIN AT BITCH Verse 2 I refuse to stand by I'm a landmine and I was born on the line I'm sworn by the lines I wrote and all the rhymes I quote I'm JUST ICE nigga of course I'm nice been rippin' up mics my whole life 37 with a bullet and a knife the rule is if you pull it better strike and then you aim for the jugular my love is the drug hooking the customer I'm puttin seven slugs in a clip to get comfortable this goes for ery'one not just one of you we right in front of you it's gonna take a miracle to stop us from puttin' shells in your pedestal the bells make the rebels move man them tales ain't even credible that shit'll earn you a cell up in the devils school ...and then you wonder why we in the hood TRAPPIN because the niggaz in the booth is just yappin' and all the niggaz with the truth is busy ACTIN'
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PiLLz 04:34
Verse 1 I BURIED GUNS NEAR AREA 51 UNDA MELA-NATED DESERT SCORCHED SUN HERE COME BLAK HUMMERS W SUMTHIN BIG AS BOLO YEUNG ROBO - NUNS GAURD THE PRIEST OF THE SAND I RATHER GO W THEM THAN MEET THE MAN W THEM MANIC CANNONS THE SMELL OF AUTOMATICS AINT AS SWEET AS MAGIK THE PRIEST SAID THE PLANET IS THE SPIRIT'S RITES OF PASSAGE SO DONT GET TOO HIGH AND PASS IT THEN HE VANISHED ALL I REMEMBER IS SUMTHIN BOUT SPLICIN AND REVERSE ENGINEERIN DEM BLAK HUMMERS STARTED STEERIN BAK TO ME CUFFED ME DROVE ME PAST THAT GREEN GLOWIN FACTORY DROPPED ME @ THE EDGE AND SAID NEVA RETURN BUT I LEARNED THE HARD WAY IS WHAT KEEPS U ELEVATED I LOOKED UP TO SEE REFLECTION LEVITATIN INFINITELY CHANGIN CUZ IM DESTINED ... Verse 2 drinkin a real slow pill my time alone and it's lonely when only fire kills one of my homies took a bullet to the face damn sometimes I wish I coulda took it in his place but that was never God's plan my seed was planted on this granite as banners for raising standards the cameras don't concern me y''all early birdies we over 30 wit no attorneys nigga we grow it dirty the road is curvy so we swervin' while you turnin' up plus the bridge is overturnin' and it's burning up goose goose duck machete loose goose duck confetti noose tool up cut clippers and crew cuts plus verily verily there will be heavenly signs but never you mind the devil is given a limited time on earth's dirt that's why the underdog should always be your favorite I'm destined to live the dream for all my peeps who never made it
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Verse 1 Ayo the police killin' the government's stealin' what more can I say to make millions gangsta gangsta poetic rhetoric I'm blacker than your 44th president I meant it when I said it the first time the first rhyme shot thru the crowd dispersed wack niggaz fell to the ground wit no traces I ain't releasin' no statements I'm paving my path upon the pavement so joe fuk what u heard i been nice defend life my sentences bend mics you can catch me up in Flatbush with the rastas on Nostrand smokin' at midnight or down in DC with my OGz the dope fiends use it for protein blow steam swamp lines and the bars is quick sand pockets of a pauper but i smoke like a rich man why I'm livin' abundant cause I know that shit is coming Verse 2 STOP WHAT U DO SOON MAKE IT BY NOON OR U WILL BE MOVED THRU UFO TO MOON IS FACT REDUNDANT BUT THE FACTS FOR PUBLIC ARE LIES THEY WANTED UNDEAD REPUGNANT THE STUNTED ARE HUNTED DUNKED SMOTHERED AND BUNTED GUN BUTTED AND GUTTED GUTS PUNTED TO GUTTERS I CALL THAT A SHEEP IN A DUNGEON WATCH HOW U BLUNT IT CUZ DEM ALIEN NIGGAS GET THEIR GREEN FROM SATURN I SEE THE PATTERNS TO DEPOPULATE MASSES STOP BEIN A BITCH COK BAK AND BLAST MASSA I GET IT U JIVE SCARED OF THE LIGHT BUT WHEN LO-LO MAKE AN ETERNAL FRIGHT NIGHT DECIDE 1- MESSIAH 2 - VAMPIRE 3 REBEL FIGHTER 4 GLOBE KILLA STAR GODS'LL RETURN TO SERVE OR BURN US GET YOUR STAMINA UP OR MEET CERBERUS
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Verse 1 GET BAK PLEASE STEP BAK RATS SMACKED CAPPED CLAPPED IN TRAPS BODY SNATCH TAPPED BY BODY SUKAS KARATE DUMPERS GARBAGE BUSTERS I'M OFF THE NUT I ROK THAT BLAK LUCK AND HOODOO VOUDOUN AND OODOO BITCH NIGGA U MET YOUR MATCH MY BARE HANDS CAN GAPE AN EARTHQUAKE APES IN FIRST PLACE STILL GET SCRAPED TO BOTTOM AS SCRAPS REAX YOUR FATE CHANGE MIC TO STARGATE PLACE MY NAME IN STARS PLACE THE WORLD WAS STRAIGHT BUT IT DIDNT TURN GREAT TIL 11-01-1978 WHUT UP MAN ( Chorus ) We're so beautiful that's just what we are when the world wants to give you nothing you decided just to keep hustling pretty baby that's what you are Verse 2 I made a promise as an artist and the hardest part stayin' on top of the clock the time karma bought my promise paying homage unto the fathers thoughts connecting these dots fore this record stops releasin' the harness increasin' the carnage they teaching my youth to eat garbage while they eatin' dollaz got a nigga speakin' in proverbs while seekin' teaching for problems deeper than pussy or dungeon MOB GOODIE stayin on my job lightin bobs inna di yard gully cannot divide my inner shine it's stuck inside of me so I won't fold won't snitch my niggaz ride 4 me sweep over my soul won't sellout don't cry for me reach over the goal blow shell out reach my city leap over the hole roll 7 keep mines wit me beat blowin a O soul reverend keep mines gritty sit watching the whole world sink or come fly wit me
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Verse 1 well good evening ladies & gentleman to the scholars and simpletons niggaz that went to prison and probably ain't coming home again I wrote this in the attic while coping wit bad habits I'm a microphone fiend and I'm mixing it with the acid while birthin' another classic dog i'm murkin' this wit a passion i'm working certain magic to make it happen I know it ain't gotta flash it cause I'm sewn into the fabric of this Hip Hop cloth the real package that still that ILLMATIC it's that ill that will magic that real Scott La Rock in your cabinets I still gotz ta have it that real rock & granite that Assata that Bambaataa will Rock the Planet for my daughters & sons my gunz'll keep blastin' I'ma take what's mine! not one to keep asking took a trip to The (Queens) Bridge just to feel the same reaction like the first time I hear Nasir rappin' Verse 2 INVERT PYRAMID BOTTOM UP UP MAN UP RUFF CONGRESS IN HANDCUFFS DUMPED IN A COUNTRY RUN BY TALL WHITES THE SUN AND ME THOUGHT ALL NIGHT I GIVE MY ALL TO BRIGHTEN LIFE'S DIRECTION MY ESSENCE IN SESSION BLESSED ON YESHUA CRESCENTS UNDA 17TH HEAVEN I WANT IT MORE THAN ERRY OTHA NIGGA U FOUGHT IT IT FIGURES MY NIGGA MY NIGGA MY NIGGA MY NIGGA BEAST RHYME PEACE TO PRYME THE MIND SIGNS TIME AND SUBLIMES THE HIGHS IN PRIMETIME THE MILKY WAY WAVES ARE MY BAKDROP IM AN ANALOG NIGGA BUT U CAN SUK MY LAPTOP WHEN GOLD AND CASH CROPS STOP LAW FALLS YALL BETTA CALL SAUL STALL AND GET MAULED THE OCCULT WARS CRUSH MORE AND MORE SO WE BURIED NASA LORDS CUZ THE OMNIVERSE IS YOURS
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Verse 1 BANG BAK BACKS TO BENT BOOM BAP BUMPS BEATS BRIK I'LL DENT A NIGGA SHIT LISTEN FUK THE POLITICS AND CONGLOMERATE TRICKS ILL BEAT MY DIK DURIN THE APOCALYPSE MAN I GOTTA GET MY SHIT TOGETHA THE STORM WITHIN MAN'S A VIOLENT PLEASURE FIGHTIN THAT THUNDER IN THE MIDDLE OF FOREVA THAT MO BETTA METAL ROCKED MY SOUL IN DIMENSIONAL CONTROL VOTIN POLLS ARE BULLSHIT ERRY PRESIDENT'S A MANCHURIAN CANDIDATE INADEQUATE RIGHT LIKE MY LIFE AT NIGHT CUZ I'M PROBABLY ON PORN HUB JERKIN OUT WHITE STRIPES U BETTA COME RIGHT WHEN IT COMES TO THAT MIC FIGHT DESPITE MY BLIND SIGHT MY FORESIGHT NUT LIGHT NOW LIGHTNIN STRIKES THE TEMPLE W GOD LUST GRIP SO WHEN WW3 HITS I'LL DENT A NIGGA SHIT AND SCRAPE THRU THE STRAIN OMNISCIENT THE TALENTED TENTH IS GREAT BUT THEY AINT OMNIPOTENT THIS IS THAT BACKYARD BAD BRAINS DISMEMBERIN CHAMPIONS AND CHALLENGERS A LUNATICS RELENTLESS BREAK THRU THE BOWLES OF LIMITS U CANT PREVENT IT OR END IT FROM CENTURIES TO MINUTES I WILL NOT BEND TO TRENDIN GIMMICKS SO TRY IF U WANT NIGGA YOU'LL GET YOUR SHIT DENTED ( Chorus ) The mic's my only friend won't stop rockin' til it ends military visionary put it on the line while them o'er niggaz try to keep the shine keep it 100 guns coming aiming at the game we the only TRILL niggaz in the rain the penalty for change is my name the fire in my flame the proof is in the truth I won't quit and I'll dent a nigga's shit! Verse 2 It's the return of the iron lions I said it a million times I've written a million lines I've spitted a billion rhymes conscious rappers failing to see that it's quitting time cause they entered a different world where nobody defends the blind the hottest rappers say that they're kings and they gettin' shine but they enter the ring with us and they know that it's feeding time you end up bleeding now you leanin' in the waiting room leaving in a sleeping bag leakin' from a sleeper jab the 1%s dog prepared for that ery'thing straight outta DC you know how we carry things cause ery'thing is outta place outer space star struck niggas in the stardust sniffing on that starbucks trippin on that awe struck their hearts pump latte get em' off the air Flex you know they ain't hot Sway night nurses gettin' beat on my Doc Dre i'ma judge dread bloc head meat on the entree Be on your Yonce' twitter TV or you're on stage nigga you see us we won't change beneath us it's so strange from slavery to gold chains it's changing even some real OGz have gone Caitlyn.... but when you see it believe it but leave it a secret the edict is written as I speak it u mufuckaz want it but you need it see us coming for the crown them broken ankles get D-feated
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anyBODY 03:46
Verse 1 my beginnings are gun shots for heartaches and pain this is Stahl vs Otto ( SOA ) put your fingers on the strings and sneeze on the hood I stuck it in the verse like a hearse in Rosewood a old hood recipe for sniffin' flame in your kitchen disciples got took by a stone black bishop spillin' his JUICE don't KNOW THE LEDGE and it was criminal proof entered the roof with both legs touch the head of the dragon lean forth and make static a pistol in the attic automatic magic we all got a habit Nikki think godly Spike see we all gotta have it bigger gods bigger odds bigger arms cinematic i'ma send another rabbit out da hat sewn fabric while i spill another classic on da ground speak spanish and sweep each canvas each atlas preach.... Verse 2 DONT LOSE YOUR GOD IN THIS VIRTUAL REALITY SOCIETY'S RAN THRU A DEMON'S TRANSMATRIX HYPERSPACE - CYBERSPACE FUSED NAKED HUMANITY GOT DROPPED TO ROT VACANT CAN A LAWNMOWER MAN MAKE THE INTERNET SACRED FLESH AND SILICON FACE SOUL CHASE TECHNOLOGY HUMANITY'S AT STAKE RESTIN ON A COFFIN AT A DIGITAL WAKE TUNED TO PHYSICAL AKIRA CHEMICAL MENTAL CONTACT MY EMAIL FAILED TO ALERT KOMBAT NSA NASA AND COMCAST SHOT A DEATH RAY AT MY ASS I RAN SO FAST I GOT A FLASH OF THE MULTIVERSE BLAK HOL SPAM CONVERTS IN GIGABYTES A NIGGA MIGHT PLANT A VIRUS FROM MY QUANTUM SIZED SEGA CURSE TO DESIGN THE NEW OMEGA EARTH
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Verse 1 THE PLANET DIVIDES IN SIDES AND SLIDES IN TIME AND TIME AGAIN COLLIDIN THEN GLIDES TO FLY ITS HIGHEST FINDING ITS SKY KIN DECLINES AND DIES REPEAT MY FEET TO DEEP COMPASSION AND WRATH BEATS SPIRIT IN MEAT EVIL ONLY WINS CUZ U WEAK IN YOUR SEAT THE CREEPS BENEATH EAT SLEEP AWAKE ETERNAL SEEK JOURNEY FOR COMPLETE PEACE HUMANITY'S BURNIN ON A GIRNEY I HOPE THAT THE HEALIN WATERS LEAK JUST BREATHE REVOLVE JUST BREATHE REVOLVE SEEK LEAP SPEAK IN MIND OF GOD AND REACH UNTIL ALL CALLS AND All CALLS ALL A LOVE SONG GOD MOSH THE HOLOCAUST WALLS FOREVER FIGHT THE COMMODE COLD JAWS OF DOGS ETERNALLY ARMED SUN BOMBS SPAWNED IN HOL PALMS EVOLVE Verse 2 See I've committed My Life to seeking truth and finding God ...and these are some lessons that got learned REAL HAIR FAKE ASSES TRUE RELIGION they can't even spell it but they can smell it it's the world on fire gone insane another nigga died from the cost in this here game maaan I know exactly how da fuk it feels to see your family rollin' down the hill they threw away my gifts and I was thinking how low can high get when the notice on my door said EVICT and there was no script to stick to just guns to stick 2 seen em' in my face close range and they was meant to see if I'll continue or fold up like a menu... or sharpen like that No.2 pencil or gensu the mark is in front of me lyrics is the stencil the shit that I have been thru is weighing on my brain flowing in my veins my failure my pain my shame is riding on trains looking for planes not looking for a hashtag or if niggaz know my IG name it's bigger than FAME it ripples thru the sewers then it enters the drain it cripples your maneuvers when the shooter gets named and you get framed but it's OK commandante fuck that slice I want the whole thing!
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RAFIQ 04:08
Verse 1 NIGGA GET THE FUK OUT THE WAY WHEN I ENTER U AINT A CRAD MEMBER THE NEW WORLD ORDER CANT EAT COCK I SMELL A FALSE FLAG GET THE BLAK GLAD TRASH BAGS AND PAD LOKS BLAST THAT LYIN SOCIETY JIVIN TRYNA BE MELANINE START CHILD PRODIGEES FUK YOUR BLU BEAMS AND PSYOP SCHEMES I SEEK IN BETWEEN THE KINGDOM OF ME WHERE ONYX GODS SPIT ON MAN'S PHILOSOPHIES DIVINE ARCHONS KEEP SWALLOWIN SLAVES RAGE BREAK THE CHAINS NOW CHANGE REMAIN NO BRAIN CAN SUSTAIN THIS 5TH DIMENSION REIGN NIGGA DONT MATTA U BATTLED HARD WHEN THE OLD ONES RETURN U BETTA BE AVATAR ABLE TO BEND LIGHT AND THROW MAGNETARS WHEN ARMAGEDDON'S GONE I'LL MEET U ON OUR STAR PEACE Verse 2 how many MCs must get dissed? before they got RICH nigga Life was a bitch the mic is my stick the light is my gift the honor my strength the god or the pimp the squad or the bench the pardon my shit it's hard 4 A Pimp I unleash bars that cause cars on the freeway to flip so stay in your lane no shame in my flame no shake in my bags no shake in my aim cremate u wit slang we at it A gain adding up CHANGE now that I'm at it I'm strange I might as well bang and let my bars hang out my handsome scars drop jaws applause rang out my magnum RAW scratch pawz where rats hang out professional ball stars all I won't play out especially for a payout instead I pull the 8 out blow your soul your mind your brain out u ain't about that life u ain't about dat mic!
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Psalm 23:5 King James Version (KJV)

" Thou preparest a table before me in the presence of mine enemies "


Liner Notes:

Sometimes in music, there are dry spells. During a season in which most Hip Hop music has lost much of its purity & authenticity, this album was created specifically for those in need of hardcore Hip Hop...in it's purest form.

We are in a time period within both music & world history where the need and demand for new voices is at an all time high. The artists say it, magazines say it, journalists say it, politicians say it, but when asked who are the new voices, no one seems to know. The billions of dollars up for grab every year and the prize of increasing fan base has sent many of our artists to put on some blackface and forget about the message. With the rise of Youtube sensations and platinum ring tones, it's become increasingly hard to find Hip Hop with some meaning.

This album is a follow up to our 2015 release, Coming From The Bottom. It was originally a part of a trilogy of albums we planned on releasing back to back in 2015 but they were held back to make way for the release of our long awaited follow up to The Shape Of Hip Hop To Come. Considering the timing, it made more sense to release The T.A.B.L.E.
at the beginning of 2016.

This album was inspired by and created in response to the 2014 PRhyme album by DJ Premier & Royce Da 5'9. When I heard that album, I was inspired to compose the music for this album. The PRhyme album was the first straight up no chaser HIP HOP album I'd heard in a long time, and it was also one of the few albums I'd heard that are what we call a straight thru joint....albums you can listen to without skipping songs. We hope this is one of those albums.

The album was made very simple. The songs were not mastered. They are presented in raw form to keep the soul inside and to preserve the integrity of the recording and the feeling that inspired it.

There's meaning in everything, even down to the album cover. Look closely, and use your mind. The photo was taken in the Crown Heights neighborhood in Brooklyn NY on a macbook pro with my sister in art, Celia Faussart, one half of the mighty Les Nubians, after a recording session for The Promise. She sang on the chorus and also laid these amazing ad-libs that can be heard toward the end of that track. My longtime sister, fellow musician & collaborator Deborah Bond can also be heard singing her beautiful heart out on that track. Celia was also kind enough to pose as the model for our record cover! Go Blue Nef!
( MERCI MES SOEURS! Queen Helene love you! )

At the end of the album, you hear my nephew, niece, and eldest daughter closing the record. I believe the children are our future. Straight up.

This album is about what we bring to the table of Hip Hop culture.

This album is about MCing....spittin over hard beats. This album is about beats....hard soulful funky boom bap shit. The title doesn't stand for anything. We did that simply to get the listeners attention. Enjoy. We'll be at you in a few months with another album. The campaign won't stop.
Peace

- Tim Hicks ( Spokesman )

Salute to:
Egotripland
The Wire Magazine ( UK )
ITCH.FM ( UK )
Six in The Morning ( LA, USA )
Old To The New
WPFW
WE ACT Radio
DJ Premier
King Britt
Les Nubians
Deborah Bond
N'digo Rose
Born I Music
Indie Love
and every last person listening and supporting us.

credits

released January 1, 2016

All Lyrics by Tim Hicks & Rashad Dobbins except for Sacrifice Your LIFESTYLE...those lyrics are by my nephew, Ynomrah Hicks

All songs composed & produced by Tim Hicks & The Dirty Church

Cover Art: Photography by Tim Hicks,
Celia Faussart of Les Nubians ( Model )

Recorded at TYPE 1 Records Studio A

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The Cornel West Theory Washington, D.C.

The Cornel West Theory is a band born in the belly of the beast, Washington DC. With the blessing and help of Dr. Cornel West, our goal is to help people reach their highest self.
Winners of the 2008 and 2015 Washington Area Music Association award for Best Hip-Hop Duo or Group.
We are the most dangerous group in music today!
Run with us.
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