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Those LA Days

from Legacy Materials by Sankofa

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I moved to California and lived with JON?DOE and Spon (Double Helix, upon whose DNA-lysis release I appeared a few times), initially in San Luis Obispo (which I loved) and later Los Angeles (which I didn't much enjoy). This song is a look back at part of my experience, aided by the perspective that time and distance allows.

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Got my fill at Denny’s, late nights in the SLO days
Something about a skillet, Sponyfield and road rage
The green chair he’d kick around whenever the Eagles lost
10 burgers for a buck without the secret sauce
A roll of pennies rubber banded just to make a buck
They told me go and see and see the bank, cause making change is tough
I guess they preferred their payment in the paper format
Landlord lady smoking Tareytons that graze the doormat
Studio gear was set up in JON?DOE’s room
Recorded Obese America there plus plenty dope tunes
Recording sessions afire, I had to pause that
We lived in a townhouse right by the onramp
Sometimes the tow trucks or cop sirens interfered
Showing up on my vocals tracks and that’s a bit of weird
We had Braille swing by, we played him Angelina
He told us Cuz deleted every beat he planned to scheme up
That’s the way that Dave goes, truth sings fine
You may know Cuz better name of Moodswing9
Had Ceschi and his bandmates crashing for the night
Drove to San Diego with iCON, for sure the times
Recorded a track over the Diamond D Soul on Ice remix
Medicine balls wordplay, the days of Double Helix
Even chilled with Robust when he came out west
Busto the Wonder Nugget, and the name’s now kept
I took the Greyhound from Scribble Jam to Los Angeles
Sitting next to twitchy cats with gats I planned to live
Another dude I met, plastic bags and banded cash
He said he gambled on sports, I didn’t plan to ask,
crowd begging Kweli to play them Manifesto
Said he didn’t have the beat and then the chanting echoed
Saw Gift of Gab at house of Blues, running out of breath
I really didn’t appreciate what I had found I guess
Big Daddy Kane playing the El Ray, goosebumps
I knew the mic drop was coming, but that dude stunned
Showmanship unparalleled
So many hands waving through the air, was like a carousel
An arid spell hitting Spitkicker in Vegas
Guru marching back and forth, pause with Tims upon the stages
Afterparty, I’m chilling with security
They’re telling me ‘bout breaking into businesses, for sure it’s deep
Something to do with corporate espionage
I tried to listen, but in later nights my mind was drifting, guess it’s gone
Just some glimpses into timeswe creatively made
Before I hit the Appalachian’s my way to escape

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from Legacy Materials, released March 25, 2022

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