really change.

why i went from tryna

hit licks to

praying

or bussin swerves

to relaying

messages

on how to stay in

yo own lane.

to propagate goodness

say fuck all the fame

using our platforms

to explain

how we got here

where we goin,

even in fear

one can find solace.

fuck having a motive

my motif is notice

then speak on what

i know

shit

there’s a reason

i don’t say much

think i hit

jus for the beings

above to nudge

“don’t quote it”

“don’t give it yo focus”

cause in a moment

everything known

could be lost.

now your mind is unknowing

scared and holding

onto things

that no longer mold in

a reality unfolding.

tears that ain’t been

cried from the sores.

wounds make me

alive,

but there’s more

tryna transform

transmute pain to pleasure.

conquer whatever.

honorably,

never.

would rather

ruffle sum feathers

piss on they endeavors.

no respect when you

weathered.

no one helped you

except for

the one,

who sat thru

the lectures

lived thru adventures.

seen first hand

this life filled

with sinners, but

still walked with

you on the mission.

stood within you

while you fixing

things without you

what about you..?

the same

yea,

same as the rest

same ole test

believe it

lay it

to rest.

pray for the best

release

different beast

don’t care if you cheat,

jus keep it real with me.

feel everything

so i know,

even when i can’t see.

blinded by scars

binded to stars

shining,

cause it’s

the only job of

ours.

i’m back. :)

transpire

an acquired taste

required

to relish in the

sweet nectar

yo essence

provided

slip em inside

digits to help

me navigate

to describe

warm

tight

until our eyes

meet

same message

inscribed

release..

allow me to provide

pleasure

in all its kinds

from my mouth

to my hands

to my serpent

which you’ve tamed

to dance

may you understand

my plans

inviting your soul

to harmonize w

mine

with every stroke

from the front

then behind

ain’t no fuckin baby

it’s only love

on this line

love on my mind

a feeling o

so sublime

you coming jus

for show

but i wanna see

the moment

your mind explodes

nothing but primal

desire provoked

so we may ravage

the other

moaning o

each one bringing

you close

to the moment

you float

high off ecstasy

and energy

united as one

finally whole

this beautiful fight

at its end

until the yearning

returns..

so it begins..

different place

in my life

don’t struggle w strife

gotta hate myself

to fully love light

to finally be light

no longer a fight

it’s a dance

and i stride

hittin my notes

even when i

feel i lost hope

feelings arise

now i can

float

as i remember times

when i couldn’t laugh

til i toked

missed opportunities

known to choke

well my chakra was blocked

i wasn’t yet woke

hip to the grip

of a choke

🖤🤍

unaccounted for

used as tokens.

currency to keep growing

the money tree,

but don’t actually touch none of it.

crazy how the cycle of enslavement

has changed.

now we give ourselves away for fame

and a name always attached.

maybe it hasn't changed

guess chemicals rearranged our brains

to think it’s that.

peep @thep.files for more.

stay love, stay light. ❤

oh, i trust in you

i’ve seen the change

i’ve seen hurt too

i’ve seen the flames

pain tried to work you

yet somehow i broke

through.

spoke full of who i’m becoming

life i’m creating

now that i’m on it

on top of the moment

on top of aloneness

on top of a mountain of atonement.

i know i’m not broken

allowing humility to read back

my omens

the prayers so soft spoken

cause yelling is a disconnect

but my heart still in motion

set apart, yes i’m chosen.

now i embark on

paths less solid

still being woven

with every step

i keep on floating.

catch me on insta: @thep.files

love and light to all.

Beginning with timeless piece, “Daniel EP”, we follow the story of young DAN as he learns to grasp differences in an ever changing world. One for young DAN that feels like it’s moving forth without him. This is due to trauma holding him back from his own development. With the use of distorted production and DAN’S unique spellbinding flow young DAN takes us on the journey of being a lost kid in a world shrouded by darkness. Blinding young DAN from his truest potential. Shadows of old love, blatant ignorance, and a new neighborhood foe shed light on the concept that without change within oneself, an individual will always be thrown back onto the hamster wheel with no direction. While the cyclical nature of things seemed to have halted young DAN, with time comes growth.

This growth is what brought young DAN into his Awkward Age. With excellent production from DAN’s right hand man RipFrancis, DAN opens himself up to the reality of being young in an old world. Yet without fear we see DAN display age has no bind to a being of limitless potential. Starting strong in his faith with help from his good friend and bandmate Dos, DAN exemplifies that with God there is no fear, there is no worry. Anything can be accomplished and there’s no reason to be “Shaky” in anything one pursues because anything is possible when you have the spark within you. With the use of Rip’s disgusting flips and cuts we see remnants of the distortion young DAN was once troubled by. Yet, using motivating and uplifting bars and melodies DAN shows that the distortion is becoming clear. Not in the sense that life is no longer distorted, but rather how adaptation with acceptance can help make one’s vision clear even in a distorted environment. When listening to to the commentary that highlights topics motivating like minded individuals to “STOP COMPLAINING” we also get a deeper understanding of how DAN accepts the world and the universe, and which then showed DAN that life is only as hard as you make it. How even though you may be lost you can find the light, and that light will fill your “VEINS” with divinity. DAN found his light.

With this light and DAN’S ever expansion we see the resurgence of ManMan. DAN’S inner child, from the lost time before DAN’S troubled adolescence. MANMAN curated the unparalleled beat tape, MANMAN Lv.1. This tape is unrivaled in its approach to reach within oneself to get outside of the box. This tape not only shows off MANMAN’S natural ability on the board, but also it provides a nice daydream(y) buffer. One could argue a buffer for the eager arrival of new creations from DAN or the buffer that some experience when they are rushed into adulthood, while still having vivid memories of childhood experiences. The clouds that transition the heart of the child in the body of an “adult”.

This transition is nothing, but another stepping stone for DAN and MANMAN, because before we knew it we graciously received MANMAN VOL 1. A joint tape that brought together the childlike wonder of MANMAN with his ability to make the production fun like an interesting game one would play as a child. While also highlighting DAN’S rebirthed confidence and fearlessness. We see the power their oneness possess throughout the entirety of the tape, but the first two singles, “Throughitall” and “LifeiZGoOd” truly culminate the idea that when you find you’re light in the dark abyss of not understanding self you become a vessel for power beyond basic human comprehension. you become GOD.

This Godlike ability carried its weight through the second Vol of MANMAN where DAN effortlessly dishes out free spirited bars that showcase the balance DAN has achieved within his life. MANMAN once again does an excellent job at using his experiences to produce a truly distinct sound using samples and loops that are reflective of this once lost time. Doing this shows off DAN’s emphatic creativity such as on “aBlack”, and the lyrical representation of a river that can be experienced with “NapTime!”. With all this art on display we could only imagine what the storm of DAN’S mind has in store.

exp3ct the unExpect3d.

To be Continued…

Check out DAN:

Insta: @mrjayholiman

Twitter :@daniel14742383

SoundCloud: https://on.soundcloud.com/Feca6L5d7YmrxSRV6

Awkward Age : https://on.soundcloud.com/peg66ZAK6ghUgkfx6

Check out RipFrancis:

Insta: @ripfrancis_

Check out DOS: @yungddos

mixed emotions when i see

how things have changed

since they seen me.

what used to be.

usually an uproar

when i appear,

now only small talk

fills the air.

fills my ear

with reminders

he’s no longer here.

time ended with fear

of not knowing

feeling queer in this

closet of skin

try to rekindle

a flame with no oxygen.

light dwindled,

its obvious

yo boy ahead of his time

ahead of his mind.

heart struggling to

keep up,

always behind

the veil of truth.

innocence lost in his youth

lived so many lives

don't know what else to do.

life losing motion

light losing hope

can I have a toke?

darkness hear my plea,

so it atones.

choking me up.

hacking and spitting

shaking my bones.

for the sweet release

of knowing

right after, everything is

back to Boeing.

crashing down on

my dome piece.

cracking sounds

as I slow heave.

backing me down

oh, they so mean.

nasty and ugly

but make shit

not so muggy

even shadows can

make dreams come true,

isn't that funny..

check out my insta: @thep.files