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City On Fire

from Everything's Good Ugly by Che Grand

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    From personal odes to family to rambunctious posse cuts to fast paced club bangers to reflective tales about relationships gone awry; "Everything's Good Ugly" has something for all. Released 2009, it was initially only available digitally.

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about

I moved to the United States from England in 1994 but well before I landed in the U.S. I was already writing and rapping. Around that same period ('92, '93) there was another genre of music taking over the kid's headphones in the UK. It was called Jungle music. A good friend used to give me all the latest tapes (DJ Kenny Ken was that dude) and I just remember loving the drum patterns and tempo of the music, I've always dug off/on beat shit. It had the same rawness of hip hop fused with some dub-reggae, house and afro beats, it was faster, bass heavier and, at the time, no one was really attempting to rap at those bpm's. Fast forward a few years later you had genres like Grime and Dubstep where similar patterns over time have evolved and been meshed with lyrics. The thing about the "local music scenes" is no matter where you are in the world there is always a section trying to innovate and push new styles; music, fashion, way of thinking etc and it seems Hip Hop always serves as a good base. When I first heard Baltimore Club I related it to something I might've heard in one of those "raves" I couldnt go to back in the UK listening to those Jungle mixes wishing I could sneak out (laughs) -- I can't forget the influence of Go Go music (my Grandma has been in Prince Georges County damn near my whole life) or even Miami Bass stuff that I came in contact with. It's good to hear some dope lyrics over a fast track. Big Neeze and I genuinely enjoyed many genres coming up so we've always experimented with tempos on the production side. At first Neeze didnt want me to have this beat, nigga said he had it saved for some New Relgion jeans ad campaign or some off the wall shit. I had to beg him for almost 2 months (laughs) I actually penned City On Fire's lyrics to another beat, a Grime style track Suhburb gave me, I felt it was too dark and wanted something a little more bright and punchy. The hook is your basic "the roof is on fire..." formula meets some 2012 global warming is an issue while you're TMZing shit. I also had the oppurtunity to do the "double time" flow which I have a guilty pleasure for, I'd like to rap like that more but its an aquired taste for most (laughs.) The main objective was to make some fun quirky music to get loose in the club to. This song allowed me to shout out a few areas I've had priviledge to live in too, feels like i've been on tour all my life.

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from Everything's Good Ugly, released August 18, 2009
Written & Performed by Che Grand
Produced by Suhburb

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