N.E.P.H.E.W. is a Jackson, Tn Hip-Hop artist.
I been rapping for 14 years. I do this as an art form. I started way back in '97 that's when I did my first recording. Me and my friend found an old radio that had a mic built right into it. Every since that day I was writting rhymes. I studied majors like Pac,Nas,Jay-Z,Juvenile,and many more. I love '80's R&B Funk and '90's hip-hop flavor, it gives me direction when creating my songs. My music is a journey and good music is timeless.
Malcolm X Think For Yourself
The message Malcolm provides in very important. It's about thinking for yourself, and not giving in to what people say. We must form opinions base of our own observation.
Have A Talk
This track was to set the scence of the mixtape. It seems like the music industry is a run away with same sounding artist and lack of creativity. Have A Talk is One on One to set the record straight.
Do It For Myself
Do It For Myself is a track to let my critics know that I do this music for my own interest, not to follow trends or make a song because I heard someone make one similar and thought it woud be cool.
Never Been The Type
A track me and King Chiefa laid down during the summer of 2014. We where just in the zone man, I came up with the hook in like 3 minutes. I wanted something real and something solid. Dj4Real produced the beat and Dock G master it.
I Wanna See Her
Women love to dance and this song is just for them. The story of this track is that one bad chick that come on stage and just shut sh!t down!
I Keep It 100
This track wasn't designed to last long. It's pure facts about my work ethnic and lifestyle. This track is more like the listener is just peering in during my everyday life. The ending really isn't an ending, it's more like a channel change, leaving you wondering what happen later.
Mean Muggin
This was another song created during the summer of 2104. Worm created the hook. The words just came together like butter. Two naturals on the track what else could you ask for? Worm produced the beat.
Advance
Ahhh Advance, this is one of my favorite tracks on the mixtape. I love songs where you can just ride and smoke and just get lost in your thoughts. The moral of this track is simple, whatever I'm doing I trying to Advance. Have fun in life, but keep your plans set on advancing.
Secret Area 51 Underground Laboratory
If The Thinker Mixtape was on cassete tape, track 9 would be side B. This side is the "Thinker" side, what I mean is the subject content of the songs are deep. Google Area 51 and you will understand more.
Science Trip
Science was one of my favorite subjects in school. I'm just amazed at how many stars and planets that exist throughout the universe. I do believe their is life out there.
Stand Up
This is the oldest track on Thinker Mixtape. Young Twon produced the beat. It took us about a week to get it laid down. We recorded this during the holidays of 2010 Circa' and schedules were tight. Nevertheless we came up with a classic. Kar Money laid down a solid verse. Two-Tone appears on the chorus along with Young Twon.
Gave You Everything
This track is a personal one for me. I was locked into a 5 year relationship during my early 20's. Jealousy and constant drama was the norm of our relationship. I figured out what was best for me and moved on from the situation.
Never Was A Box
Sounds like me? But in reality this is my Twin Brother Tay. I told him I needed a powerful poem that would reach the masses. This is what he came up with. The only limit is the one they set! Such powerful words.
Tough Got Going
Another one of my favs. The story of this song is about a girl whose involved with a guy that treats her like dirt. She stays committed to him because of dreams of being a wife. Her friends try to make her snap out of it and see their relationship for what it really is. So she begans to mingle with a guy that values her true worth.
Life's Great
This is like part 2 of Gave You Everything, I wrote this track to express how I felt when I got out of a horrible 5 year relationship. I talk about stresses in my life and how I overcome them. This track is for anyone that might be going through some hardships.
The Speed Of Light
186,000 mile per second! That's the speed at which light travels in a vaccuum. Follow me? or are you lost? Like I said before I love science. Do some research into understanding that light does have a speed, just like cars and everything else that moves has a speed. This track was inspired by all the young black males being killed left and right and right and left in my city. If you could go the speed of light, we could time travel......
Malcolm X Think For Yourself Cont..
The whole purpose of this project was to get people to THINK. We spend so much time wrap into what other people are doing, is that we forget to be ourselves. We react to other people's thoughts and reactions, without taking in consideration our own thoughts.
Time Keeps Going
The words to this song I have no idea where they came from. I just grab the pad and pen and started writing. The message is a powerful one. Time waits for no man and living in the past will only leave you absent. This simply means live for today, yesterday is over and you can't change the past. Tommorrow never comes but time is always current. Live in the "Now" and make your life better in the "Now." I'm the only one on this track, from the deep voice that rolls in the background, to the High pitch conscience voice that trolls the background.
