I couldn't tell you exactly when I made this song only that it's at minimum thirteen years old. Recorded in the basement of a house on the corner of Brooklyn and Avenue D. Everyone who was privy to a listen over the years basically said the same thing immediately after hearing. "Release it!" It's infectious. 

After making poetry and Hip-hop records for a solid decade I started to gravitate away from those genres sonically as I had a desire to express different emotions and flush out new identities. It's natural for me to shift in ten year intervals. I started my first set of locs in 2000 and cut them in 2010. A Scorpio, especially one with multiple chart placements typically is a purposefully transformational being. I'm not statisfied with doing the same thing over and over. For me change and exploration is essential. It applies not only to art and creativity but to my life in general. It's part of the reason I'm so highly engaged online and off. Making friends and forging Community. Growing and evolving with every connection. Everyone is my sensei. 

Enjoy the track. Ask me anything about it. 

I got a monkey on my shoulder,

His name is Habit, I gotta kick’em

Tall glass, vinegar

Wash it down, flood the town.

I got a monkey on my shoulder,

His name is Habit, I gotta kick’em

Tall glass, vinegar

Wash it down, flood the town.

Well I don’t know about opposable thumbs, but I need you to hold this glass for me.

I’ll never judge you for whatever you’ve done, but it all come back to you gradually.

Unqualified for all the races we’ve won, but even still end up placin’ actually.

I wasn’t the one who shot the gun, sober up you’ll know what’s happenin’.

I got a monkey on my shoulder,

His name is Habit, I gotta kick’em

Tall glass, vinegar

Wash it down, flood the town.

I got a monkey on my shoulder,

His name is Habit, I gotta kick’em

Tall glass, vinegar

Wash it down, flood the town.

Y’sterday’s Motorvation is today’s fuel to kick the habits that impede progress. Never shun addiction nor those addicted, for much can be learned even from one’s darkest moments. There are no mistakes, just opportunities for improvement.