Delusions & Grandeur

by Shape Zed

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1.	Delusions Intro 02:02
2.	Absentee 02:44
3.	Honeyed Words 03:31
4.	Campus 02:31
5.	Hot Nights, Rainy Days 06:21	info
6.	Yajaira's Interlude 00:57	info
7.	Three Days 03:47	info
8.	Crossing Bishop 04:05
9.	Four Corners 03:26
10.	Next Move 03:34
11.	Lavender 05:05	info
12.	Nagame 03:21

about

At what point do dreams become delusions?

Often, we're born and told we can do all kinds of things. We also get a particular idea of what we think life is all about. When it comes down to it, though, we often end up somewhere we didn't expect, or misfire altogether. We often disappoint others, but more importantly, we disappoint ourselves.

Still though, there's a beauty in the ways we fail, and the ways in which we work and live through it. Missing the moon doesn't make the stars we land among any less vibrant. Sometimes, we just need to be reminded of this.

credits

released February 1, 2018

All rhymes performed by Shape Zed

All composition by Shape Zed

Turntablism performed by Shape Zed

Special thanks to my Fortress family for helping me push through and release this. To my loving girlfriend and best friend Neza Sheikh, for having to hear my cuts over and over again for months. To my Texas royal flush of sorts, John Parnell, Junichi Royal, Alexandra Dinamarca, Jabari Adams, Vernon Lewis. Thank you to Brentom Jackson, Yajaira Castillo, Austin Caraway, Sin, and my mentor, Dr. Sheldon Smart, for all the help and support.

More thanks to my family back in Boston, to my mother who always supported my practice. To my brothers in beats: Kansado, Hollowz, RaLow, Go Yama, Gene Shinozaki, Bboy Conan, Heat Rock One, Romario Montes, Arthur Higgins, and all those who supported and helped in the homeland.

Additional thanks:

WEFUNK Radio
East Meets West Bookstore
The Dock Bookshop
The Grackle Art Gallery
Tarrant County College
DJ Static
Professor Groove
Specifics
Nujabes (RIP)
Fat Jon
Shing02
Insight
Aesop Rock
MF Doom
Hiromi Uehara
Chick Corea
Kelly Chau
Floorlords Crew
Texas Scratch League
The World Famous Beat Junkies
George Lucas
The Universe