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by Violent Ground

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1.
Tribal 02:28
Neke Shutshiinan Neke mashiihanan nutum tshakuan kauapinimakuiiach Ninan ou Naskapi iiyuch Told them all from day one What matters, don’t say done Never fade away once Born with the mic and break some This indigenous in the rez Seen as a savage and that’s till the death You don’t wanna have it, I bet that’ll be the one you regret Still represent Tshe ke mamuinu, muk stahuikunoo I’m savage, I know and I been at it so long, I ain’t ever gone Tshe kui shutshenu, mentshi awhuykoon We savage, I know it, never ask if we’re ever done Can’t you see me now Speaking up with no one around Full-blooded half-breed blasting back With the rap that I been laying down Nomads that can’t be found gotta be tribal with that sound Neihey nii ouu eeyou Uan ou tshiuau, stiish michisaimitnau So, it’s like that Native with no life hack Stolen everything about us Now we fight back Oh, It’s like that Home invaders side tracked Rose from the ground up To bring them down and fight back Tshe ke mamuinu, muk stahuikunoo I’m savage, I know and I been at it so long, I ain’t ever gone Tshe kui shutshenu, mentshi awhuykoon We savage, I know it, never ask if we’re ever done I do it daily, going hard with this Indigenous natives from the north Climbing the highest peak we never quit Back with all of them flows, never leaving out My nation my home, believe in my name I gain The strength again, beginning to break my goals Don’t wanna be falling, I’m creeping and I'm coming up Taking advantage we landed now lifting up Every level so challenging and I keep battling For the whole family gathering knowledge and more Still every day I’m at war Putting my people Naskapi nation on the atlas Tryna conquer the world Tshe ke mamuinu, muk stahuikunoo I’m savage, I know and I been at it so long, I ain’t ever gone Tshe kui shutshenu, mentshi awhuykoon We savage, I know it, never ask if we’re ever done We the Naskapi Nation A group of people, Indigenous Connected to one another Connected to an idea We stay humble We Tribal
2.
I’m playing this game, it’s capture the flag I got your girl, she running right back I do what I'm supposed, I’m just making these moves Straight from the rez, I’m high off the doo I feeling like a hundred men, I ain’t talking bills yeah I feel like you don’t understand, I just made a mill yeah I’m in my bag, hey I’m in my bag Got you running around, hey Till I capture the flag I’m in my bag, yeah I’m in my bag I got you running around Till I capture the flag I do it for my native people that live in the rez I rep that nation Cree, Naskapi, Eeyou Wanna make it better for the next generation Out the snow we grow through Surrounded by family and the forest I'm loving it daily, blessed with all of this potential Kawawachikamach, I rep Mattmac, Violent Ground We all connected, all of my neechies respected And all of my haters deflected With dope sound, flow so profound I hold it down, nomadic I like the clouds, kananutshaak, don't mess around with our status I’m playing this game, it’s capture the flag I got your girl, she running right back I do what I'm supposed, I’m just making these moves Straight from the rez, I’m high off the doo I feeling like a hundred men, I ain’t talking bills yeah I feel like you don’t understand, I just made a mill yeah I’m in my bag, hey I’m in my bag Got you running around, hey Till I capture the flag I’m in my bag, yeah I’m in my bag I got you running around Till I capture the flag Yeah, we started out on our own Living up in the cold (from the snow) Naskapi flag waving When I made my way home (my way home) It was just 2 of the bros Trying to make it with a flow (Nabinacaboo) And no matter what I was playing Just hoped some would know (unknown) That my natives still stand In that terrain, in that land Of winding rivers, and man I'll never forget my clan So don't ever think that Nesaitan tanda aouchibeeyan Kawawachikamach, its VG and MattMac Continue what we doin, never losing Creating a movement, kool as the northern wind I'm using To make that fire music Our people rise, improving, vibe influence Sky is blue and I'm as high as you They asking who, Eeyouch enn I’m playing this game, it’s capture the flag I got your girl, she running right back I do what I'm supposed, I’m just making these moves Straight from the rez, I’m high off the doo I feeling like a hundred man, I ain’t talking bills yeah I feel like you don’t understand, I just made a mill yeah I’m in my bag, hey I’m in my bag Got you running around, hey Till I capture the flag I’m in my bag, yeah I’m in my bag I got you running around Till I capture the flag
3.
I, I’m meant for more Than I been settling for Let go of all the doubt And never back down oh And you can hate all you want I got this thing on lock Leveled up now I got it like that Yeah I got it like that Never turning back I gotta change up my flows like it's in danger Oh no, I ain't a Saviour, but yo, I'm not a stranger I'm been here, just learning in the shadows, constantly working Watching these assholes be certain that shit, they be saying is worth it But I know when something is foul, I can smell it By the way they talk and acting while I'm in their presence That's why we step aside like brandish weapons Rep the Rez Life, like we don't even know no difference Woke up feeling motivated, I'm praying to the higher power The only creator, today I will make it up the ladder Another step up, upgrading Better me in every way And getaway from all of the pain Inside of me cravings are fucked up No longer will be getting away with running around Gotta be doing it cleaver together we never be letting the fire burn out Violent Ground is something they say, but I see that nobody stays For the longer run, until it's done, I be coming to any one’s aid I, I’m meant for more Than I been settling for Let go of all the doubt And never back down oh And you can hate all you want I got this thing on lock Leveled up now I got it like that Yeah I got it like that Never turning back Sometimes it's like Imposter Syndrome Don't know if what I'm doing's really right or is it wrong and so Got me fucked up mind while writing this song So I decide to post my life, but it's a lie and then some Because who cares if do share Anxiety like oooh yeah, you there Gotta combat that like who's scared Not me, cuz now I could give a shit what they would think about me Only the day ones are close enough to feel the ground heat, aye! Now ya see I’m not we ones This industry is constantly changing daily it's hard to keep this up Now better believe it, we see this Never leaving only be creeping To the T.O.P. you be thinking We sleeping but that’s shit fucked up The only one reason we ain’t been around is because we are home Don’t fuck with the COVID I’m living the moment now wait for the day, we be showing it off Violent Ground is something they say, but I see that nobody stays For the longer run, until it's done, no more coming to anyone's aid I, I’m meant for more Than I been settling for Let go of all the doubt And never back down oh And you can hate all you want I got this thing on lock Leveled up now I got it like that Yeah I got it like that Never turning back I, I’m meant for more Than I been settling for Let go of all the doubt And never back down oh And you can hate all you want I got this thing on lock Leveled up now I got it like that Yeah I got it like that Never turning back I, I’m meant for more Than I been settling for Let go of all the doubt And never back down oh And you can hate all you want I got this thing on lock Leveled up now I got it like that Yeah I got it like that Never turning back
4.
Headed down the Long Road Yeah, It’s Anu Budz Yeah Back in Kawawachikamach Let’s go, Aye Violent Ground Headed down the Long Road Tryna make it worth it for my purpose Every day the whole team be on go Headed down the Long Road On the hunt for the gwuap We don’t stop through the eye storm Headed down the Long Road It happens everyday You either hide or let your story unfold Headed down the Long Road Never let the pressure get into your mind Stick to the goal Headed own the Long Road To the city and back and I admit I won’t change for the dealings and cash I had to grind for my stack did miles and laps I kept my style intact I'm not a silent man I had a violent past There’s a time and a place Been long time coming, It’s a mile away There’s one road out here don’t you come this way We'll cross paths no chance you won’t know my name And don’t talk too much cuz they listening in They tried to catch me on the phones But I never will give I got too many reasons to be pleading the fifth So they gon’ hear my name before they hearing the myth And I can slide we can drift I ain't blind to the eyes of you fish I won’t side with no lies I provide the demise of the rich All the cries that they hide are within Headed down the Long Road Tryna make it worth it for my purpose Everyday the whole team be on go Headed down the Long Road On the hunt for the gwuap We don’t stop through the eye storm Headed down the Long Road It happens everyday You either hide or let your story unfold Headed down the Long Road Never let the pressure get into your mind Stick to the goal Headed own the Long Road Bout to pack it up Now I'm ready to walk on that long road Let whatever unfold I know what I was told I don't know what for Cuz I'll forget when I'm older Lemme hear it before I'ma go Get another bottle, look at me I'm on a roll Even tho I don't even got a comma to show Whatever endeavor I'm giving, I'm living it though Did I forget to mention I'm in the north Flow is cold as snow That's blowing over in the morning Hold my thumb out for rovers Hoping they gon pick me up Done with my night cuz now the sun's up Walk a mile in my shoes Switch'em for moccasins When I feel I'm in the mood Walking all over them If they make the wrong move Final leg of the journey, I'm early Indian timing is so good oooh Headed down the Long Road Tryna make it worth it for my purpose Every day the whole team be on go Headed down the Long Road On the hunt for the gwuap We don’t stop through the eye storm Headed down the Long Road It happens every day You either hide or let your story unfold Headed down the Long Road Never let the pressure get into your mind Stick to the goal Headed own the Long Road On point everyday Roll a joint that's the moment I be living it every second, consuming the positive Climbing like everybody but never be falling Only continuing the mission that be giving My people the recognition they be deserving now Figuring out a way to get away but never down Seeking the peak but negativity is all around Feeling I'm dreaming, I’m peeling the skins of my demons Never leaving any walking out Ah shit, taking a weekend but no Putting my feet in the snow Feeling I’m gonna be awakening The inner beast from the North Bringing the weak to the floor Breaking away just like hockey Popping every pharmaceutical Oh no should I go that way Put it all to the brain feeling unholy Me and my temperature heating up like flames Smudge it out, let it all fall down like rain Headed down the Long Road Tryna make it worth it for my purpose Everyday the whole team be on go Headed down the Long Road On the hunt for the gwuap We don’t stop through the eye storm Headed down the Long Road It happens everyday You either hide or let your story unfold Headed down the Long Road Never let the pressure get into your mind Stick to the goal Headed own the Long Road Violent Ground Anu Budz Makeway 91Base Headed down that Long Road
5.
I been sleeping Lying dormant but never dreaming Woke with a feeling I'm ready for war no peace keeping I'm knee-deep in the land Where they left my people bleeding They see me alone in the zone While I keep screaming My voice is unknown My soul roams in the catacombs My dome is in the clouds Mud flowing through my bones My body is on that Violent Ground It made the soldiers cold Awaiting for that final sound To let me know I'm home But I can't get there yet, ain't dead Better get up cuz we dropping the warhead Feel the adrenaline fill the red that I shed Not even the enemy could get me to repent Gods or your God or the next Caught in the crossfire Sort of blessed Lost in the gun fog Brought the test Nod when I'm gone but I will never rest No, your intimidation doesn't impress me Seen the disasters they direct to me Stand on my own two soles heavily I'm close to the end zone It don't pressure me So don't lecture me Rest in peace to those who fold mentally So it's meant to be Foes to who step to me Chose the best of me Close the text because they count another dead! Violent Ground Robbie G. Yeah Fallout Soul-searching I'm a grown person Won't sell my soul yeah I'm no merchant King of my own I'm no servant See through the lies of those serpents Stay away from the death and destruction If you don't know facts The rest is assumption The lies and the heresy cries of Cherokee All the money in the world can't buy you the therapy And it barely gonna help anyways It's the self they degrade With the belt that they felt and the welts on their face No shelter is safe The perpetrator we hopin' they go to hell in their grave There's hell to be paid That's the cost of retribution When you treat people Like they're less than human The effects of the restitution Catch wreck watch the execution This right here's no political rap Use fear to fight fear I be givin it back See the fire in they heart like I lit up a match Two eyes in the dark hear a sinister laugh In the past where the memories are scary A violent ground where your enemies are buried Can't drown the pain with the Hennessy and Mary The type of burden you should never need to carry But you already know that so don't ask Why the times is so bad it don't matter at all When everybody feeling like their back against the wall We know the pastor in the Vatican involved I'm just rappin’ what I thought And you don't gotta buy what I sell I wouldn't tell you the truth just to lie to myself Blowin smoke clouds gettin' high as hell Cause they found another dead Yeah VG Violent Ground Nomadic Yeah Daily I wake up with images something horrific is coming Out of the gutter the fire be burning the microphone changing no reason for jumping Filling up with daydreams got to be a better me And everything i'm nervous but never the more hungry Feeling elevated no breaking apart tshiampi Nekemashitshanan ndapuanan But more deadly Neyhay nass Ain't nobody listening I’m feeling like I’m a villain Depending on how you look at it Fuck it if I give a shit Difficult when I’m into it Getting into a deficit Daily forgetting evidence Hell no I never be falling out It’s only the beginning of winning becoming a beast in the north Feast your eyes on all the pain I caused Nekepekuenan, nekepekuenautch Now it’s only me in the darkness And I feel like the devils a part of this Draining away all my confidence Now ain’t that a fucking coincidence That I be living a life Without anyone right beside me With a knife behind me Everynight with all lies given I don’t really give a fuck I’m still loving the adrenaline Coming when I get pissed off Been taking the lid off Delivering my point Middle finger to the law Low blows to the ball Everybody giving up My people be like fuck stand up Know what the knowledge is There ain't no apologies I know what the problem is I be saying it daily till someone acknowledges I know what my status is Another dead
6.
I was raised by drunks so I became a drunk I was raised by drunks so I became a drunk I was raised by drunks so I became a drunk I was raised by drunks so I became a drunk I was raised by drunks so I became a drunk On the streets, dirt roads, in the ditch ‘n dumps I would hang with the bros just to drink so much Had to stay with the hoes cuz my house was fucked Now I know, I don't know no better Burned up all my brain cells and my liver Hope for more, cuz I wont cope with hangovers whatsoever Take a sip, then another, I don’t give a shit Wonder why must be a problem that I'm fuckin with! Whatever its round two That's what someone said Gifted us the poisoned brew I lost count again Just another day ‘n night in the rez Sometimes, I'm still surprised that I ain't dead My body's wish I was raised by drunks so I became a drunk (I was raised by) I was raised by the drunk bodies on my rez I was raised by drunks so I became a drunk (I was raised by) Every day, hypnotic cuz I lost my head I was raised by drunks so I became a drunk (I was raised by) And I wake up hunting out the bottle man I was raised by drunks so I became a drunk (I was raised by) I don't want to but I gotta do it all again I look like an idiot feeling so dumb Everybody telling me I wasn't myself Feeling like a madman on the microphone Don’t wanna be a loco - Aboriginal for the north I’m riding all of my people they always denied it I’m am delighted But we gotta get together before The land grabbers they to ignite us Divide us War Is that what you want? I got my vatos, my brothers, my cousins, my people, they hunt A lot of my buddies they are quebecois C’est quoi ton problème? C'est quoi tu fais là? Only wanna be the one to make a stand For the fans but then again I'm alone in the rez Trying to be a better man but I can't Because all my life is planned For the government living in struggling they making more trouble the law Thinking there bigger dismantling people that only wanted to be more I'm growing up breakin em boulders Nakashutshiet, throwing out them phonies naketautshi That be running and looking for trips Headed for liquor not calling it quits I was raised by drunks so I became a drunk I was raised by drunks so I became a drunk I was raised by drunks so I became a drunk I was raised by drunks so I became a drunk I was raised by the drunk bodies on my rez Every day, hypnotic cuz I lost my head And I wake up hunting out the bottle man I don't want to but I gotta do it all again Yo raise up, days up Remember the days when I had to wake up Wondering why these bodies never gave up AM, PM, had to stay up (Stay up then) Gave in, temptation At the ATM where’s my pay den? Booze gone, they don't stay friends Yeah who’s wrong? They just pretend Been walking around all the bodies Fuck around might catch a robbery I was making bottles like pottery Trying to figure out who I ought to be Lost in the sauce, popping them shots You getting the cheques and you get it on top They getting you drinks, put in on the rocks Stinky as shit, waking up no socks (No socks) And they thinking this is all we do (All we do) Yeah, chilling with the crew, have a drink or two (Drink or two) Yeah, everybody drinks this is real truth (Real truth) Everybody do it quit blaming natives dude (Hell natives dude) I was raised by drunks so I became a drunk (I was raised by) I was raised by the drunk bodies on my rez I was raised by drunks so I became a drunk (I was raised by) Every day, hypnotic cuz I lost my head I was raised by drunks so I became a drunk (I was raised by) And I wake up hunting out the bottle man I was raised by drunks so I became a drunk (I was raised by) I don't want to but I gotta do it all again
7.
People think I’ve gone crazy But they don't really know me People think I’ve gone crazy But they don't really know me I took a hit and grab a sip and think of what I did I know I was bad but I was just a little kid And now I dreaming about angels and demons I don’t know the meaning but my feeling says I’m leaving Heaven or hell, tell me what do you believe in I’m just another native Living in this region The rez is a prison Can you hear me screaming I’m running to the light but I’m held back by demons Yeah I’m a little nuts but I don’t give a fuck You can say what you want I still don’t give a fuck Gotta do what I do and that’s stay true You never heard this before You got no clue People think I’ve gone crazy But they don't really know me People think I’ve gone crazy But they don't really know me They don’t know me or what I can do I walk tall similar to the rock above fools And all haters they come and they go Wanted to follow the flow that I make Sad to say you can’t so don’t even try to copy What you can’t achieve Letting them all fall so they can see I’m the only native Krazy in these streets K-Reserve coming clean Straight out the blistering cold Save yourself from defeat Cuz we claiming the North Trampling foes with bold Lyrics that explode too heartless When it comes to my skill I blow up like an appendix Defending all of my people They always tend to be hating me It’s plain to see I’m head up top Never underneath Yeah A couple of krazy natives blazing like the old school names Burning up residential places haven's with no space Playing games like the mazes Save you prayers for the gates Cuz what you say today is aimless Turn from savage to ravage dogs I sparking sage in the morning Hold it long until the night then I'm gone Out from the smoke before I choke I won't go back to sleep Too many shadows I see And even more in my dreams That's my rival, was prophesied in a Bible To gun em down with a rifle right by the Nile Take the throne to transform, they want a psycho Cuz on arrival, your sanity is in denial People think I’ve gone crazy But they don't really know me People think I’ve gone crazy But they don't really know me Crazy world we live in The system is corrupted Stolen land, broken treaties, best believe it First nations people paved the way Before all the mayhem Discrimination, hatred Assimilation, genocide, you name it A lie still, till the day we see it On the flipside, happy hunting grounds take over Our ancestors didn’t create a meet and greet Like fire, full of blaze, unstoppable Gravewalkers coming back In and out, out and about In the paranormal afterlife they call it Forever looking for a portal I think it’s clever, host woke up Made my spirit Maybe somehow my soul Will be summoned this is crazy People think I’ve gone crazy But they don't really know me People think I’ve gone crazy But they don't really know me People think I’ve gone crazy But they don't really know me People think I’ve gone crazy But they don't really know me People think I’ve gone crazy But they don't really know me People think I’ve gone crazy But they don't really know me
8.
Grime 02:44
Been drinking firewater everyday How do I lose it when I'm all the way How do I go back down When I can’t fall back now When I’d be aiming for that higher ground Been drinking firewater everyday How do I lose it when I'm all the way How do I go back down When I can’t fall back now When I’d be aiming for that higher ground Everyday is a little bit different But the lies they never change It’s a fucking addiction a sickness I witnessed all the pain Everybody keeps pointing their fingers I kindly put my middle one up and say Fuck you wanna go then stodis Brewing up another movement let it begin Putting every piece together finding out Everything I did meant nothing for ya Pulling everything out the book, one individual took a good look but they still got drama Dropping like a warhead skoden brew it Think about the friendship that's how I dooz it No losers I’m grinding defying Dividing the kamikaze on the violence they bringing Been drinking firewater everyday How do I lose it when I'm all the way How do I go back down When I can’t fall back now When I’d be aiming for that higher ground Been drinking firewater everyday How do I lose it when I'm all the way How do I go back down When I can’t fall back now When I’d be aiming for that higher ground Bread in the rez, no wonder Instead I'ma stand till my end Left, then again, roam where I can Nomad in that anatomy of that man, I am Posted like the note my bro be holding Not like I'm giving y'all the coldest shoulders Only moving up n fucking forward I been only learning to murk the wording Y’all thought that was the second language Sharpin that skill like it's stainless Cuz I remain in the state as if I'm the highest as fuck Rhyming In time like it was luck No wonder why y’all line the way up Wanted to get high but now ya stuck Now pass the bucks, cuz, huh Been drinking firewater everyday How do I lose it when I'm all the way How do I go back down When I can’t fall back now When I’d be aiming for that higher ground Been drinking firewater everyday How do I lose it when I'm all the way How do I go back down When I can’t fall back now When I’d be aiming for that higher ground
9.
Details 02:48
Now tell me can you hear me Violent Grounds the only competition to many Y'all feeling really paranoid Take a second I’m breathing Looking over the kinda people Depending on me homie Hell yeah take a chance invest in my pain Ain’t nobody wanna fuck around in my lane Ain't got nothing here But surrounded by green trees Nobody gonna hear me When I put you down deeply Thinking about the pressure we put up in the north We control the aboriginal men hunting all day Gonna eat the caribou every part is dependable Taking apart the animal valuable to Naskapi Take a walk in the deep snow Just to get warm at the disco Cause I'm getting really cold And ain't nobody here to comprehend To anything that we pulling Like unfreezing the microphone Gotta keep going everyday Tryna get out of this hell And everytime I try to escape I hear them calling my name Gotta find a way to save A little piece of myself My life story’s written down in every detail I am the one, roaming the dark the mic and the blunt High off the rum, write what I like when I’m done Fuck everybody I hate everyone Yeah, that's what it's like when the mind isn't numb Rollin it up like the highest has come I'll bring the light but do not call me Sun Conjure up fire and I'll make you run Guess it will be like I'll never make it out the life That I'm find, minus the time That I been wasting Tryna take a couple shots in the basement Maybe it all would've been good if I lied And nobody finds the lyrical Aboriginals with the rhythm Spitting this in the village In the middle part of the eastside See the skin in my eyes, not the color outside I bet you’ll realize a native is the place he resides Gotta keep going everyday Tryna get out of this hell And everytime I try to escape I hear them calling my name Gotta find a way to save A little piece of myself My life story’s written down in every detail I've been trying to get it all together I keep on falling deep into depression How can I continue Literally sucking up the venom But what the fuck am I doing Thinking that I am untouchable Sipping up daily and alienated by every native Thinking that I would never make it but I did With flying colors yo, everybody want it tho The flows they go exposed to anyone original There Better not have been anyone That thought of us as not enough Or low like a sub Sink with bass and the drugs High, top down like the lines I been writing on my rhyme book because We arrived to retaliate on higher grounds The battlegrounds ain't around for the latter days Right now, the Violent Ground is on the fucking stage Storytelling every detail on the page Gotta keep going everyday Tryna get out of this hell And everytime I try to escape I hear them calling my name Gotta find a way to save A little piece of myself My life stories written down in every detail
10.
Alone 03:01
Why do I feel like I wanna be left all alone by myself Look into my mind I find in the rez there ain’t no way to fucking heal Thinking about it battling patterns guiding the violence Digging up all the past and that is why I rather be all by my lonesome Wholesome, negative folks I lost em all I don't wanna be another reason why my parents Always telling me I should've done better, the weather's cold Living in a village where everybody got the liquor Fully tempted but I’m feeling old I don't wanna do this anymore Don't wanna feel like I’m shit Yeah I don’t wanna drink anymore Might as well just call it quits Looking back on these days Finding where I belong Changing my ways Hated what I've become Trying to see friends but all is see are the wrong things Honestly, I'd rather drink alone Looking back on theses days Finding where I belong Dead if don't start Changing my ways Hated what I've become Damned if I'm there not Trying to see friends but all is see are the wrong things Honestly, I'd rather drink alone It's about that time Get some alcohol ‘n it's all mine Gonna kick it and I'mma just unwind Here I go again, all up in my mind Shit, what happened to me? I turned into an introvert Worked on vocabulary, maybe I know how i'll be Prolly not depends on what I drink Cuz normally I'd wanna party with people But being alone is not something I'm into and damn Things change when your mental is kinda fucked up for grown man I’d rather sit on by lonesome And think of where It all went bullshit It's hopeless, the bottle’s the culprit I know it, how did I lose focus Looking back on theses days Finding where I belong Changing my ways Hated what I've become Trying to see friends but all is see are the wrong things Honestly, I'd rather drink alone Looking back on theses days Finding where I belong Dead if don't start Changing my ways Hated what I've become Damned if I'm there not Trying to see friends but all is see are the wrong things Honestly, I'd rather drink alone Aye, I'm not the same person I was back then But if I'm sipping Just know I'd rather drink alone, man That way I won’t fuck anyone's life but mine I hope you understand
11.
Better Man 02:57
Radio tunes impacted my mood when I was down But hearing the natives coming through It just made me proud Instead of many nights wasted drowning I was in my lab, hoping one day I could escape n make it out Found out that I can, gotta build my craft Mastermind with the rhyme, and I’ma make it mine Got the game in my hand With a pad and a pen, and even tho I'm losing my own I'ma continue to spit with lyrics So people like you can understand I bet I'ma battle the elements to keep me warm But matter how bad I burn, the fire's what I'm coming for Yeah, the strategy, learn the pattern I'll adapt n morph, Bless the casualties They collapsed as I gathered my form I claim to be the man when I'm mainly in the stands But the music can adjust my attitude like I never can Developed my style in the rez while listening to the wild Hear what I found, now I'm out with a better plan I'm just trying to be a better man Trying to find a better plan Trying to do better and… Doing everything that I can I'm just trying to be a better man Trying to find a better plan Trying to do better and… Doing everything that I can Came out the northern area with a bang, feeling delirious Tryna be deadly but slowly dropping to my grave I still feel it staring at the mirror, telling myself that I can hear it Daily pursuing the truth foolish but that is my middle name I'm off of that heavy-duty drug and looking for a place where I can become a saint No longer will I be trapped but negative energy remains Tryna get better for my people Naskapi eeyou ou nii, believe me Creeping slowly no trouble I'm wanting, katshuapi just love me Tshiampi no fighting you acting greasy This lost cycle of lost titles I'm all tribal Breathing out fire but all gone on like lost vitals Been off idling love battling daily Forgetting the music lately but strong with raw gravy On the mic I lay my life on the line like I’m gaming Training for a better day, I pray I stay gaining I'm just trying to be a better man Trying to find a better plan Trying to do better and… Doing everything that I can I'm just trying to be a better man Trying to find a better plan Trying to do better and… Doing everything that I can I'm just trying to be a better man Trying to do better and… I'm just trying to be a better man Trying to find a better plan Trying to do better and… Doing everything that I can
12.
Business 02:59
You wanna take it there then you better get going Knowing only in the moment the battle be brewing Putin every little bit of energy into it, using up my brain Defending my inner demons, getting low In the reserve snow blowing everywhere The cold is my element getting froze to permanent And I would never picture that operating a finer path Would lead me to a fucking place blasted on the internet Things change, it's never staying the same Gets difficult everyday, whenever you feeling pain, its constant
 Looking like I'm running exhausted Not enough options when you live in a reserve in this world So when you get it don’t ever forget your people Shaketshiuapitau mah pakuau, be ready but medieval When it comes to the biz, quit listening to bull shit Gotta know the knowledge to acknowledge all the nuisance That's what it’s all about Got nothing in common now No kin, no friends, only want meet ends Don't look back if they let you down Cuz it's all around We got nothing in common now No kin, no Friends, only wanna meet ends That's what they don't tell you about They took our took bullets Back in the day Misunderstood them So we parted ways Left all my people dead Unmarked graves So I guess it’s good For their business' sake (fuck that) Well, I'm all their money and I'ma double it I'ma make an advance and you can't rebuttal it You can talk to your people up in your government But we had enuff of it Stand tall, while I'm tearing down the offices to break walls Getting back a piece of mine, no stopping at all Taking out opponents when they making bad calls But they don't want to see the cost It's about mine, gotta go handle my business I know u don't mind, but I’ma settle my riches All in due time, like I been making investment The best was a vest to protect us from their message That's what it’s all about Got nothing in common now No kin, no friends, only want meet ends Don't look back if they let you down Cuz It's all around We got nothing in common now No kin, No Friends, only wanna meet ends That's what they don't tell you about Tryna be better than most But I'm too rez so I just let that shit go Lookin at days when I walked on dirt roads Missing those days, why can't I let them go? Damn Maybe it's the fact that we're still caught in the Indian act Like what we doin is bad Look at my skin, like did they win fuck that I'm living within, that's my relative path So I keep on coming with the hard facts Lost track, been walking into the darkness But never minding the bottom Illuminating every path I pass Connected fast, I lasted all Bombarded but never falling into a trap Gonna murder with lyrical bullets that I got No target when I be writing the product Him parting of my own logic I’m about it, I’m all business That's what it’s all about Got nothing in common now No kin, no friends, only want meet ends Don't look back if they let you down Cuz It's all around We got nothing in common now No kin, no friends, only wanna meet ends That's what they don't tell you about I guess that’s how it is huh ? It’s all business from here Let’s go
13.
It’s Time Get steady and feel the vibe, It’s right It’s Time They never gon’ realize, besides It’s Time We going all in tonight, no lie It’s Time You ain’t ready better sit aside It’s Time They will not find me down deep in the void I stay consistent the systems destroyed Keep up your fists it’s a fight with a choice Sat in the middle I’m making some noise What do you think that they thinking of ? When they load up their straps everyday The federal government eyes Are peeping our moves just to lock us away I run my business I'm paid I do not do things the same I choose what goes in my veins And I still be making a way, aye yeah Been to the north and way back I felt the cold on my back yeah Constricted access to restricted lands Now what's the plan? I passed the void now I'm back too Another dimension now katshtuu Everybody drinking up that brew Feeling like an idiot that's true Got to the healing higher than the ceiling Looking for the meaning of my life Everybody going to heights Never down now it’s time to take flight Back with a deuce, new with the crew Never drinking booze in the booth Fool with the woo tight Utshepetoom nu menebou, living like a true Individual cooler than ice No clogging like sinuses moving up out of this Music providing this joy and I Wanna be the best for my tribe Eye for an eye, no not slippin I just glide I'm been standing in my position So long that I hide in your vision Now gotta get back for the attention Otherwise you'll be missing the mission So listen Cuz this a resolution, from the rez To blessed with new sins Yes we savages must be a nuisance For your blueprints Thought they be stopping me Honestly I'm just an oddity popping off properly Calling me wannabe but now they copy me Copping a problem they caught from me following nothing Top of the dome, scalping ya mind Man I feel right at home It's that time and I think they know They can read the signs, they can see the soul It’s Time Get steady and feel the vibe, It’s right It’s Time They never gon’ realize, besides It’s Time We going all in tonight, no lie It’s Time You ain’t ready better sit aside It’s Time
14.
How come they only see the negative inside of me Been working everyday to make a difference and gradually I take another step but I keep tripping on my tragedies I need to find a way to take away the pain and make it a memory Look, I will never change but my mind elevate Damaged by my past thoughts, that’s where I keep them lyrically Jot them all down, trying to make a song Write a piece of perfect poetry or form a perfect melody To anyone hating always taking the happiness Y’all deserve a better place instead of your predicament The realest would never look down to anyone struggling So budge up it and make wonderful life for the next generation We are stronger as a nation but lose power when divided I am seeking better knowledge for my people undecided Where they going, where they’re headed, where their head is While they drinking, firewater is burden But don’t let it take the image away Fuck you, it’s my life, I'll die slow I know where I'm from, where I'll go I feel everybody's against me I know nobody's a friendly Fuck you, it’s my life, I'll die slow I know where I'm from, where I'll go I feel everyone is against me I know anybody will tempt me I used to ask if they could hear me Now I see not only can they hear and see but they ignore me The native seen as a story, Legend dead in his story Records meant to be buried, hurry they rising before me Blended, came in the rez and suspended My language hanging by a thread in what's said to be heaven I'm losing my talk with every text and letter I sended Respect intended, maybe I'm meant to be extinct, left for dead But every rez is resurrected when it comes together When the challenge represents itself we end it We going against them, using our words With these weapons to be heard Don't get upset if you end up hurt Our people are dead but that's expected This double standard’s got me stranded Cuz I'm mixed, but I’ma yell it Niiyuu Naskapi Eeyou, never forget it I guess the message is better be prepared for the exit Cuz when you see you perished, culture and tribe ascended So how do we make the transition From all this trauma inflicted By all these catholic missions When their only true mission Was to create a division between the Indian man And the creator’s own vision Replaced our own teachings with genocidal incisions Locked us up in their prisons For their freaking judge’s decision Propagate their own lies through our own televisions And falsify the news about all our collisions Fuck you, it’s my life, I'll die slow I know where I'm from, where I'll go I feel everybody's against me I know nobody's a friendly Fuck you, it’s my life, I'll die slow I know where I'm from, where I'll go I feel everyone is against me I know anybody will tempt me I've been on the frontlines and I felt the energy Of a thousand warriors standing up to the enemy I feel the power that my ancestors sent to me With my drum in my arm and my feather in hand I can feel the heartbeat from our mother, the land So I synchronize the sound with every step I advance You can feel the earth shake from the Indigenous stand And we'll rise up and conquer like our ancestors planned

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" The concept of this album is to go through the different stages of life, while addressing issues such as identity crisis, trauma, injustice and personal struggles. We had a lot of different ideas about how to proceed, but the name of the album says it all, 'Disarranged', it's a bit chaotic, but with a common theme: perseverance." - Violent Ground.

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released November 24, 2023

Lyrics, vocals & music: Allan & Chris Nabinacaboo
Guest artists: Melody McArthur, Anu Budz, Robbie G., Cjay Griz, Deathklown, Money -1, Aspects, Mattmac & Q-052
Music: John-Peter Dominique (Tribal), Mattmac (Capture The Flag), Paul Napash (Meant for More), Makeway Studio (Long Road), Cjay Griz (Dead Bodiiz), David Strickland (Better Man)
Direction: Allan & Chris Nabinacaboo
Mix: 91Base Productions, Mattmac (Capture the Flag), Paul Napash (Meant for More), Makeway Studio (Long Road, Krazy, Grime, Details, It's Time), David Strickland (Fallout, Alone, Better Man, Business, Conquer [91Base Version]), Nicolas Kébreau (Krazy)
Arrangements: 91Base Productions, Mattmac (Capture The Flag), Makeway Studio (Long Road, It’s Time)
Mastering: Vincent Benezet
Direction: Allan & Chris Nabinacaboo
Production: 91Base Productions
Cover: Agatha Tito Yohansah
Teaser: Francis Di Salvio
Label: Musique Nomade
©℗91Base Productions & ©MusiqueNomade2023

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Violent Ground Kawawachikamach, Québec

Violent Ground are two brothers from the Naskapi Nation of Kawawachikamach, a small community in the northern borderlands of Quebec and Labrador. They are composers and lyricists who aim to enlighten and inspire crowds with powerful lyrics and their unique brand of Rap Music. The group's name is inspired by the history of the land we live on and the issues indigenous people face to this day. ... more

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