King Bradley is one of the fiercest characters in FMA. The triumphant horns in the beat made me think of the expert swordplay consistently demonstrated by King Bradley. Indeed, a worthy opponent!
lyrics
[Verse 1: int eighty]
Let us grieve for the unfortunate, mortals with disproportionate
Shortened their discourses, we tortured well in accordance with
Hands to the ground as we make the water rise
Swords to the clouds as we stand immortalized
Action, the key ingredient of dying breeds
So they split us into factions denying our time of need
Twisted contortionists, we straightened out the lead
Enforcement like tortoises, we accelerated speed
The all-seeing eye steady soaring through the sky
Blades, moving in a blur, smoothly, choosing do or die
Trained for this day, strained our entire lives
Then we aimed for the prize, unchained and now we rise
Madness, consumed by the dissatisfaction
Unleashing rap tactics out of a notepad of passion
Evident consequence impacting us all
The time of man’s ended, now it’s time that they fall
[Verse 2: int eighty]
Notice the chosen, bespoke perilous moments
The signs, showing of omens, red stones, alchemy tokens
Potent overdoses enclosing growing explosions
We focus all our motions revoking all that is broken
Syntax retracts tactical alliteration
Take the flow of the universe then change configuration
Personal development synched with all the elements
Felons, no telling what’s dwelling behind our elegance
Moves at the speed of light, trying to find a link
No time to breathe or blink, let alone to even think
Instinctive, the mode controlling all of our actions
The subtitles blur, too rapid for any captions
From the lands of Ishval to the sands of Panama
Foes decompose when they meet the hand of God
From the laboratory cells where Father crafted this song
Sound the horn, ‘cause we’re here, and the battle is on
credits
from Loyalty 2,
released May 12, 2023
Lyrics and Vocals: int eighty
Production: Mikal kHill
Sound Engineering: Cecil Decker at mono no audio
Turntablism: Tobe "Tobotious" Donohue, Member BMI
Production is the debut full-length album from the same cast who brought you Loyalty. The TroubleShooters feature int eighty as well as Mikal kHill on production and raps as well. int eighty
All The Things is the quintessential Dual Core album. The title song is featured in the game Watch Dogs 2, and widely quoted across the world. int eighty
Both Mikal kHill and int80 of Dual Core are geniuses, so the two together on a project guarantees to blow minds. This EP us simply perfect -- not a millisecond of anything less than extraordinary. The chemistry (if you will) between kHill and int80 is so natural you'd think they'd been doing this as a group for years.
The lyrical mastery each exhibit in this release is well above standard, or even upper level. Their flow, individually and in combination is astounding.
I've long admired Mikal kHill's strength at crafting and delivering killer verse, but I'm not sure he gets enough credit for his beat production. Y'all, these beats are FIRE. Production by cecilnick is spot on (as usual) too. Regis Murphy