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LYRICAL GENIUS | ARE YOU ALREADY READY? (REDUX) HAN-AN *FEATURING DALVIN WOOD

HAN-AN

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“What I want people to know about this record is that I wrote after thinking of a concept for the song and reading a few books on the topic that I wanted to write about. In this case, I was very interested in physics and I wanted to create a song based on some of the general concepts. I always thought that Hip-Hop should be used as an educational tool, as well as a creative platform. I think HIP-HOP overall is just that before you add in commercialized rap music. If I could change anything I would take out all of the curse words. Oh, yeah.. lastly I am coming out of retirement as a rapper because I truly believe that age is just a number and I want to inspire people to go after their dreams without caring about what anyone may think or say.”. – HAN-AN

References: [BOOKS]

*The dancing WU LI Masters – Gary Zukav

**The Seat Of The Soul – Gary Zukav

***How to Meditate – Pema Chodron

****The Art of Happiness – Dalai Lama

Verse I

Paradoxical God flow / move through millenniums / in time-space continuum‘s /within milliseconds/felon music/murder check-in.

Futuristic B-boy / Graffiti sprayed masterpiece/props to all the Deejays / Emcees spit organically

Evolution/cell regeneration / I’ve been waiting, patient

A poet with no expiration / moving without an explanation.

Freshwater / vegetation / I formalized my education / a conscious mind through meditation / the journey is the destination.

Body scans / affirmations / subatomic particle observations / positively charged throughout this simulation / of science or creation

HAN-AN’s a limitless being / all eyes seeing the search that defines meaning

Light axiom / live life to the maximum / think nuclear magnetic shielding of the protons within potassium

A periodic concept at elementary frequencies/societies held to secrecy through science in Diety

It’s simple math/suggestions to question whatever is destined / an existential progression / I’m an exceptional professional

Independent/ existing/ unanalyzable entity / Terror is in parentheses / only God can censor me

It is what it’s meant to be / are you really ready… / to do whatever it is that’s necessary by any means necessary

our physical realities a cognitive construction/ organic particle duality/ mass energy consumption.

Verse II

A sound wave can emit photons or radiate energy/frequency are absorbed into cell structures bio-chemically

Dialogue impacts atoms genetically / physiologically / kinetically / you may not understand but I bet you’ll catch on eventually

My hand holds the vortex / you sift through the nebula / structures monocular / philosophically secular / I’m not glamorous I’m magnanimous / Steller advantages/ let’s see if you can handle this /spectacular anthesis

No question it’s the anthesis / still, the answer is / the devil beats the brakes off of everybody he dances with

Wolfs on the hunt/bitch do the foxtrot / hit you with a hot Glock / STOP / I shit you not

So this is what it’s come to / a 30,000-foot view / from an unidentifiable obstacle proven that anything is possible

My ciphers Devine / thoughts have transcended /my construct validity is more abstract than any quantum jump ever attempted

Concepts are transformational / enhance your physiology / every word is the symbol / where there’s knowledge there is no poverty.

So analyze data from Cerns Particle-Accelerator or hadron-collider unraveling the universes fiber

Beyond the essence of existence, past the beginning of creation/all matter begins with energy/self- actualization

There are stages to enlightenment / a collective evolution / I’ll streamline infinity’s process to assist with its execution

The spiritual awakening / the alarm clock /the purge / the unlearning of things you once knew/thought/or observed

The fourth is acceptance we evolve an ascend / spontaneously perfecting the way in which we comprehend

The truth from the nonsense / each action creates consequence / superior levels of consciousness / bitter humble or obstinate

What’s U Divided by Zero? / We’re all just floating particles / I’m a genius manifesting my destiny of success / NOTHINGS IMPOSSIBLE.

**Credits**
Track Produced by Paul Trahan* Recorded at Maximus Recording Studios Charlotte NC * Mixed and Mastered by Paul Trahan, NOLA and Sound Lab Recordings * featuring the vocals of Dalvin Wood NC* Lyrics written by Han-an Cruz and S. Howard NYC * Exclusively for Biltmore Records Inc. NC, and TCK & Associates LLC, NYC.

NEW MUSIC | LIVIN MY LIFE FROM HUGO DA CAPO NOW AVAILABLE ON iTUNES

Check out Living my life by Hugo Da Capo on iTunes, Android or your favorite music outlet! The Track was produced by Grizzly On Da Beat, SC. , Recorded at Maximus Recording Studios Charlotte, NC, Mixed and Mastered by Paul Trahan, NOLA and Sound Lab Recordings, NYC Exclusively for Biltmore Records Inc., NC.

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NEWS | Cover Art for HUGO DA CAPO’s New Single

This is the Cover Art for Hugo Da Capo’s new single to be released in March. The video will be Produced by Troy Johnson, aka Toast 187. The Track was produced by newcomer Grizzly On Da Beat, SC. Mixed and Mastered by Paul Trahan, NOLA and Sound Lab Recordings, NYC for Biltmore Records Inc., NC and TCK & Associates LLC, NYC.

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THE VERBAL GRAFFITI PODCAST EPISODE #003 DA HOOD BOOK KLUB

In this episode of the Verbal Graffiti Podcast we began to comment on the book titled The Power Of Broke,by Daymond John it’s the first book being reviewed by our Book Klub. Currently we are offering free Books to anyone who wants to join our gang of book reading hoodlums. Obviously, this is all in fun but one of the goals of this Podcast is to encourage our community to read at least one book a month, which equates to 20 or 30 minutes a day. We will select a new book every months and give a brief review of each book twice within a 30 day cycle. Anyone wishing to join can do so by sending us an email to verbalgraffitipodcast@gmail.com. There will be a limited monthly supply so if interested you would want to be among our first responders. A future goal of the Podcast is to give out books selected by the Book Klub to local Schools in order to encourage kids to read suggested books and participate in the Book Klub!

Additionally, we discussed the Hood Morning America Wake up Challenge! That’s simply the creation of daily habits or routines initiated every morning aimed at increasing productivity and vitality throughout the day. The first challenge is to drink 16 ounces of water immediately after you wake up in the morning. Studies have shown that there are many Health Benefits to drinking water as soon as you wake up and we agree that doing this will not only provide a revitalization of energy, but it was also jumpstart your metabolism. Please keep in mind that drinking water is only the first challenge, we will add on new challenges with every episode to creating the optimal step by step morning routine.

In this podcast we also released a new song titled Again! The songs is about a healthy lifestyle and just may be the theme music for the show, who knows! It’s something that Rick Cruz had in his archives but you got to admit that beat is hot! Also, make sure to check out other news and updates from Biltmore Records!

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The Verbal Graffiti Podcast Episode #002 – THE FOLLOW UP

After listening to the second episode of the Verbal Graffiti Podcast you may be thinking “what does this show have to do with Hip-Hop?” Well it’s simple, this show is about inspiring our audience to get out of it’s comfort zone. It’s about challenging ourselves take action NOW in order to fully pursue whatever we set out to achieve. The show references comments from Mrs. Tamara Bunte, America’s #1 Sales Coach who just wrote a book titled PROVERBS FOR SELLING available on amazon.com. We also referenced Tony Robins’s 7 Master Steps To Creating Lasting Change. Again., we are not trying to teach this information but rather inspire our audience to look further into these resources for more helpful insight into overcoming challenges to business and personal goals.

The first podcast also received criticism via email, as well as feedback from friends. We narrowed it down to the top 5 critiques of the show and shared them along with our comments. The idea is that Rome was not built in a day, and this podcast will not be an overnight success, but we do plan to build it up to the point where it can be the absolute best Podcast out there (respectfully). So stay tuned.

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New Music | HAN-AN FEATURING DALVIN WOODS “ARE YOU ALREADY READY?”

New Music from HAN-AN titled “Are You Already Ready?” Produced by Paul Trahan featuring Dalvin Woods. Lyrics written by Rick Cruz and Sean Howard. Vocals were recorded at Maximus studio’s in Charlotte, NC with Ira Parker (Sound Engineer). The song was mixed and mastered by Paul Trahan of New Orleans, La.

HAN-AN | BEAST 2015 REMIX

“Only IF Rudyard Kipling knew one thing” – That line explains the theme of this track. Beast is a dedication to those who made it through the struggle; and the ones who did not. Check out the re-mix of HAN-AN’s 2007 track titled BEAST. It was originally produced by Paul Trahan and now he has remixed it for 2015 to prelude the new music that’s on the way. Are you already; Ready 11.11.15.

Blog Submissions | BILTMORE RECORDS .COM

Last year 2013 – 2014 our site had over 1 million hits and 150K regularly returning IP addresses in 70 countries worldwide. There was no SEO in place and we did not hit the radio to promote as we did in years past. Those numbers do not always translate across the board onto other social sites, but from our analysis we can see that there is a legitimate following here. So firstly we would like to thank everyone that has been rocking with us thus far.
This year our goal is to increase our market presence through continuous brand building campaigns. We have also picked up a SEO (search engine optimization) company with some social marketing strategies. There are some new potential projects for 2015 to be announced along with the existing, so it will be an interesting year. With the new promotions we would like to get back to doing events. To me this is what hip-hop looks like in 2015.
We would also like to share our audience with other artist and brands. When you’re an independent company you can do that. We know we have a strong presence in NC especially Charlotte so if anyone would like to submit their video or product advertisement for us to help promote we would consider it. You can send submissions to biltmorerecords@gmail.com. I say all that to say this, don’t get discouraged because you may not get a million views on YouTube or a bunch of likes on Facebook etc., that does not mean that you don’t have an audience so keep grinding. #1

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VIDEO PROMOTION|TROY JOHNSON TOAST187 PRODUCTIONS ON YOUTUBE

TROY JOHNSON of TOAST187 Productions is a producer specializing in Music Videos, Short Films and Music. This YouTube channel hosts a list of Music Videos in which he was the chief writer, producer and director. The company itself has worked with allot of well-established artist not listed on the channel, and over the years he and his team has made some long standing contributions to the culture of hip-hop. Click the here to [Subscribe]

NEW MUSIC | MUSIC VIDEO FOR ‘MADE IT OUT THEHOOD’ COMING SOON!!!

BILTMORE RECORDS is proud to present a new music video for HAN-AN. The record is called “MADE IT OUT THE HOOD” and the song addresses the philosophy’s of piety and justice. Piety has to do with an individuals respect for his responsibilities to gods, country, parents, and kin. It suggests an introspective, self analyzing approach to justice because that like everything else in the universe starts within each individual.

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Brought to you from the archives, Chello Hollyday working the stage on the Apollo in the 90’s.

2 time Apollo winner Chello Hollyday has been entertaining crowds for years performing live all over the US. He is also an established song writer/producer. His talent is well known to some throughout the industry, and we are proud to be releasing his next project on Biltmore Records.

NEWS | HUGO DA CAPO DEN ME [SNIPPET] – HOME STUDIO GRIND

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HUGO DA CAPO is working on new material. He calls it ‘The Home Studio Grind’ where he is just creating as many raw songs verses and hooks as humanly possible. I got a chance to hear some of it and he is definitely ready! This track is dirty but check out the flow over the bouncy track. Shout out to the Berg also!

Throwback Thursday | Terror TrollZ “ADMIT IT”

The Golden Era of Hip-Hop was not as golden as everyone would have you believe. In the 90’s some people were missing the Motown Era’s softer sound in Hip-Hop music. The kind of music today’s rappers get criticized for. Almost everyone was supposedly hard core and if you grew up in the hood you knew that was mathematically impossible. So somebody was FRONTING, everybody couldn’t be a gangster. I say that to say this; allot of MC’s were just lying on records. That was totally unacceptable at that time because Hip-Hop’s slogan was “keep it real”. However, today history reports that they were just talking about what they saw in their neighborhoods, so that gets a pass. Real Hip-Hop MC’s on the other hand were living the lyrics in their songs. That was the main controversy in Hip-Hop at that time. I would say real MC’s are the reason for some of society’s social and political changes, because they told their stories from an honest place. There are millions of these records online because not all of them were able to capture their dream of success. This track is a tribute to Hip-Hop paving the way.