miranda introduction audio miranda produced by .org 01 introduction - f. ill ben, the one-up kid 02 rotary phone - f. the one-up kid, king kung fu, the turkish revolution, sabrina 03 8:30 am - f. jesse, king kung fu, the one-up kid, st pete, samantha 04 riding - f. ill ben, king kung fu, the one-up kid, epyk 05 6:18 - f. one-up kid, the turkish revolution 06 miranda 2 - f. sabrina 07 holidays - f. one-up kid, ill ben, king kung fu, jesse, and the turkish revolution 08 angry prom - st pete, samantha, king kung fu, the one-up kid 09 after party - f. the one-up kid, king kung fu, the turkish revolution, sabrina 10 denouement     introduction produced by .org featuring: ill ben, the one-up kid ill ben introduction something nice precise with a knife slice strawberry sweet peaches keep this and caress only undress if you want baby if you don't we can talk about this or that laughing at but got caught 22 letting you but you not letting me inside to see I read the wrong messages I guess I see how it could be the lesson is... the one-up kid confused and complicated slow mo like sedated berated by your contemporaries yet exemplary politeness proceeded me defeatedly return as predicted depicted by me highly hallway stays forever remembered attitude december controlled temper vile tempter fronted publicly luckily chumps got handled bridge dismantled more your bad brought drama caught coma's in cursing long pauses betray untrue pauses like you your whole crew in iniquity valiant validity damn it I can't stand it fuck you your whole damn planet soul stole and ran it couldn't plan it this bad sad results consult record default to usual ill ben me again ill endz still kill fake friends fronted upon you want it it's on a pawn flipped of the black and white tile never smile never speak peace (fuck it) when the bell rings meet me in the back stab me had to be a fucked up thought ought to be what I got to be to fit in listen the one-up kid shit that breaks down so foully has it's hand in me deceptively autocratic epyk diplomacy roaming free overrated over contemplated underestimated though potentially obvious obliviousness miss this failed mission test festered pile smile conceals high like heels he feels his new reel slipping slowly like sipping alcohol never fall unlike light sleeper see her again unlikely but expect nothing less prom dress disheveled reveled in the moment froze callous and cold blooded smokeless no rolled blunted flowers budded muddy and muddled cuddle inevitable story credible face like candy edible indelible events forgo pretense left spent -------------------------------------------------------------------- introduction annotated This is the one that started it all. I'll begin by discussing the events surrounding the creation of the "Miranda" cd in this annotated introduction. It was winter break 1999, and I use the term "winter break" in an expressly collegiate sense. Me and my sister have an abnormal penchant for high school movies. Not specifically 1980's high school movies but just in general, some yadda movie with an attractive cast, you know. After finishing a rousing double header of "American Pie" and "10 things I hate about you", I could feel my brain pulsing and milky white fluid drip out of my eyes. I had to do something. I had to make a cd. An 80's high school movie, about a girl, John Hughes style. I began to brainstorm. I needed a name. That was the key. It was about a girl, her name would be the title. I was in Miami (uh) over the millennial New Year and at some point the name Miranda popped into my head. I didn't know anyone named Miranda and it's a hot name, no? On January 5, 2000 I returned to Chicago and started work on the album. The Intro was the first song I made. Essentially all the beats were finished by mid-February, with a little touch up needed. This was our first serious rhyming endeavor. It was the first time king kung fu (aka Murlot) rhymed on a track that wasn't a Wu-Tang instrumental. It was the first time I could listen to a track I rhymed on and not cringe with embarrassment. Something happened with Miranda. It created a moment. To this day people say it's our best work. I don't know if I agree. Shit wouldn't be shit without Miranda and it catapulted us into psychotic beat obsession but I think of it more like a strong start or solid beginning to where we are now. It was magical, it was a moment and now it is trapped in time, like in Superman 2 where the evil space prisoners are spinning around in the 2 dimensional prison. Oh, and also, this whole album was started and carried out to meet / get with a girl. I'm not kidding. I met this girl on an airplane flying to visit my parents for the 1999 winter break. She said she could sing and bla bla bla, I fabricated a project to work on with her. Also it's convenient working on a fictional love story while pursuing a real one yourself, lots of inspiration / frustration / real life to draw on. That girl did end up singing on 3 of the Miranda tracks and I learned an important lesson: If you want to court a girl then make an album that's obviously, yet thinly veiled, about her. miranda introduction audio