Nox is another local Long Island emcee I've befriended in the last few years. He's a great freestyler and writer and constantly working to make himself a better performer and artist. He has a dark, wry sense of humor and when he came up with this bizarre, twisted narrative song I had to get involved. Fellow Long Island locals Jon Jeremy and Chelsea Takami got together and we all got it done. I like this one a lot.
(Jon Jeremy)
Dear Family and Friends here we have in attendance.
We're here to honor this life that has tragically ended.
I said I wouldn't cry, but I think it's happening and it's
Got to stop so I can mention all the magic my friend did.
He was a great guy!
Dark, yet light and airy
Bright! Like his hair which was lighter than Guy Fieri's
And my theory's
He lived life like Ares, the god of war
Even though Cthulhu was the god he swore.
On Soundcloud, Nox was king.
And his name in the rap game was an obnoxious thing.
He was a freestyle deity.
Maybe from the Pleiades.
When he wasn't killing rhymes he was playing D&D
The freestyle AND dungeon master.
He would set the stage and then we'd plunge in after.
He was gentleman a scholar and a pungent rapper.
Cuz he was soaked in hip hop like a sponge, i can't... i wish he was still here...
(Chelsea Takami)
You're a part of me
You'll never really be apart from me
Soon you gon' see
I'll always be with you
I'm a part of you
A taste of my heart like soul food
Nothin you can do
I'll always be with you
(AllOne)
I'm at a podium unhinged, holding in histrionics
Quivering jaw goading dizzying loss history all nixed
Iconoclast odious sardonic ass trolling comrade
I'll miss my calm, rad odd friend, Elder Gods damn.
Here today, gone tomorrow, time we got is borrowed
He lives on in art though Nox was dark so,
He'd remind us all, “when lives are lost they're compost”
Minor blots advise we're dots in large scope,
Trying not to wallow still I find it hard to swallow.
An irreverent sense of humor, devilish clever monster,
Jekyll yet less the doctor, intense as the Eldritch Horror
Incredibly fresh in concert an impeccable pen that conjured
Dense sentences left to ponder, a dependable legend gone,
An immeasurable pressure on us, a testament to this author,
A gentleman and a scholar of the Necronomicon
I can't accept that NOX is gone,
He spread a special ambiance
Left us all these songs so cleverly
As I speak this somber elegy,
Keep our thoughts upon his legacy
He will be with ya'll indelibly
(Chelsea Takami)
You're a part of me
You'll never really be apart from me
Soon you gon' see
I'll always be with you
I'm a part of you
A taste of my heart like soul food
Nothin you can do
I'll always be with you
(Nox)
Thank y'all for showin up, showin love
At my funeral, please help yourself to the grub
Prior to cremation, I made arrangements
Caterin gourmet plates and they great-tastin
If you popped this tape in and watched this statement
It's obvious, Nox did not make it
Just another lost patient straight decayin
Now you're waitin near my grave to put my remains in
I have been burned, now I lie in an urn
Before I am interred, lemme just write you some words
This is Nox deliverin his finalest verse
So grab your glasses and drink like you were dyin of thirst!
A little surprise, I had em mix the food
With yours truly, and even threw me in the booze
You consumed me, so I'm stayin within you
Nox is never gone! I'll always be with you!
(Chelsea Takami)
You're a part of me
You'll never really be apart from me
Soon you gon' see
I'll always be with you
I'm a part of you
A taste of my heart like soul food
Nothin you can do
I'll always be with you
credits
from Whole > Sum Parts,
released March 26, 2019
Instrumental by Tantu Beats
Studio Engineering by Matt Heeb (EchoSystem Audio)
First verse by Jon Jeremy
Second verse by AllOne
Third verse by Nox
Hooks by Chelsea Takami
Left-field rapper, slam poet, singer/songwriter, and author Bruce Pandolfo from Long Island.
Creating to connect. Obsessively exploring and creating art as healing and growing.
Deeply vivid/introspective lyrics populate this ambitious folk rock project. The arrangements span from mellow/minimal to rocking and grandiose. Consistently emotive, unique and sincere. Brilliance. AllOne
Progressive yet punk, aggro yet emotional. One of my favorite bands from Long Island and doing everything they can to live up to their name, raising money for causes and making badass music, AllOne