Injury Reserve - By the Time I Get to Phoenix (Full Album)

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[@asbnjvdjsah]

Outside: (0:00) Superman That: (6:13) SS San Francisco: (8:54) Footwork in a Forest Fire: (12:45) Ground Zero: (16:22) Smoke Don't Clear: (18:47) Top Picks for You: (21:18) Wild Wild West: (25:51) Postpostpartum: (28:19) Knees: (32:30) Bye Storm: (37:34) RIP Stepa J. Groggs

[@rwjfavoriteredneck]

Thumbs this up so it's on top sheeeeeeeee

[@Xoxooxooooxioxi]

❤❤❤

[@layicorn]

Why isn't this at the top

[@sembatimothynkalamo8986]

God bless you

[@Vermithorp]

Yussah

[@fruit2540]

Man, the second half of Outside is probably the best thing I've heard all year

[@waxtrax_]

same here dude like holy shit!!

[@staigenerator2949]

the angel rada sample floating over morgans drums is chefs kiss

[@noidedorion]

that outro is something else

[@all-caps3927]

Superman that is just incredible start to finish

[@zihuaihuang7018]

Man this album had the best intro and outro track since TLOP shit

[@el_mal_de_ojo]

My mother passed away almost two months ago, she had colon cancer that she kept secret for many years until it go so bad during her final months that it was impossible to hide. I live across the Atlantic from her, so after not seeing her for almost two years due to COVID, I of course flew to be with her and support her as much as I could. I put my life on hold for it, the exorbitant costs of the flights, the chemotherapy treatment, the tumor extraction surgeries and subsequent hospital bills, it was a no brainer that I'd pay for it all just to give her a shot. It was too late, in the end, and in her wisdom she knew it was - she just wanted to spend her final moments with her kids (my brother and I). Losing my mother (she raised us alone) at 31 has left a void that I didn't expect it would. I knew it would hurt, but I didn't know how much, or from what angles it would hurt. The death of my mother, the pandemic, the nuked bank account after it's all said and done, essentially losing my job because I was away for so long, and having moved to a totally new country months before it all happened with my long term partner, who herself is having issues finding a job in her new career, doing this all through a literal pandemic...let's just say it's all been overwhelming, dissociating, fragmenting. This album echoes the feelings I already feel, and yes it's hard to listen to, it's suffocating and hard to grasp, but it also gives me an odd sense of reprieve. Shit happens, shit of the worst kind, shit that WILL change you as a person, shit that WILL alter the course of your life. What can we do about it? We can decide to stop playing, or we can just push forward through the chaos, the confusion, we can claw our way out of purgatory and past the stasis, the limbo of the unknown future, and keep going and do our best. Rest in peace Jordan Groggs, and for Nathaniel Ritchie and Parker Corey, take care of yourselves and each other. I can feel the pain, the confusion, the sense of guilt of still being here while others aren't. I know the feeling. Let's move forward without forgetting, but by not getting stuck in it.

[@diskjockle]

RIP

[@hayward022]

Sounds like life to me.

[@JayDeeDonuts]

@@hayward022 sadly, that really is just how life goes. 😔

[@nacht2955]

Damn, man… that was hella deep… sorry you had to go through all of That… hope life is treating you better.

[@DanBruhMoment]

I hope everything's alright with you, Diego.

[@sapharodon]

One of the most crushing, beautiful albums I’ve ever heard. This album doesn’t just talk about grief, it *sounds* like grief, decay, depression, apocalypse. It reminds me a little of Some Rap Songs in a way, how it completely nails a heart-wrenching sound that forces you to hear what suffering feels like. Damn. RIP Groggs ✊

[@duncemckagen]

ive been refering to this album as the cold pool, to SRS's hot tub

[@user-fs1lc2cj5s]

@@duncemckagen If SRS is a warm tub this is an alien vat of sticky goo that you have no idea how you got in or how to get out of

[@oneeyedlair]

I love Some Rap Songs and the comparisons

[@bakedbrownie69]

this album really feels like there ain't no saving me or you

[@firezera]

💀

[@commercialchase8442]

Bye Storm is one of the most inspiring and uplifting songs I've ever heard. It's up there with Godspeed you Black Emporer

[@219ofpangaeagirlsbycandycl9]

wow i've never seen a comment (and pfp) i agree with more

[@lpxl]

its like post rock but rap. post rap.

[@birberking6999]

zero exaggeration one of my favorite records now. The production is not just experimental for the fuck of it. It is an audio expression of lyrics. Though abstract, clear themes of death, depression, and the apocalyptic world we all live in here and now which no doubt made groggs final days on earth more difficult--they are suffocatingly clear. rest easy legend, and a huge thank you to yourself as well as corey and ritchie for making one of hip hop's most incredible artistic statements.

[@LankyLarkyy]

Couldn’t have said it better

[@lucasheras1460]

Amen.

[@cindylast1901]

fantano fans lmao

[@bonystickmanking1250]

@@cindylast1901 tf?💀

[@UMadBro13]

Damn this album got people writing dissertations in the comments

[@hunterklugh5067]

ong

[@yawbyss981]

Bee

[@kn-fm7tq]

thats how you know its good

[@snokky1611]

LMAO

[@sal_vulcano_maybe6873]

Took us a couple thousand years to invent music but we finally did it guys!

[@nickisnotgreen]

album of the year. this is gonna change music forever.

[@7ARkathal]

fuck music, this is art

[@callimmer]

get outta here

[@AboveItsNeck]

Shut up nick

[@WeNeededThis]

let's not go that far... [Returns from the future] ok it did

[@BBB8BBB]

u mad bro?

[@PostMesmeric]

From the lyrics to the sampling, "Bye Storm" feels like saying farewell to a close friend who's taking off in a spaceship and departing for another universe. Album of the Year. RIP Groggs.

[@b_sway]

My heart sank when they walked off-camera during Groggs's part in "Knees." Gave me the same feeling as when his silhouette appeared in the "Knees" music video. RIP Stepa J. Groggs

[@PUNFIRE456]

One of my closest friends passed away yesterday morning (May 7th). Voltrax was only 21 y/o, he died instantly in a motorcycle accident. He was one of the kindest, funniest guy I've ever met. As i'm sitting here not wanting to sleep since tomorrow is his funeral, I remembered this album so I came here to give it a listen, I know he would not have liked it but this helps. My favorite song is Top picks for you, just today I realized he had sent me some tiktoks and I realized how important that digital track we leave is for others around us. I last saw him tuesday night, I already miss him and everything I see on tiktok and social media reminds me of him. Maybe, just maybe, this comment could serve as reminder to treasure everything we hold dear, to reply to that one video ur friend sent, to check on them or just to send that one video/meme or whatever the fuck that reminds of them. I miss you so much man and I hope wherever you are right now, you keep that bright smile you always had on your face. Rest in peace, forever, my main man, my dude, Voltrax, Voltricax, Juan Pis.

[@bencorcoran7563]

Rip🙏 stay strong bro💪

[@matthewsonne4675]

RIP to Voltrax

[@fooseball131]

Much love bro. ❤️

[@Dinosaur12349]

RIP Voltrax

[@el_mal_de_ojo]

He remains alive as long as you remember him, I promise you of that.

[@scolipede.enjoyer]

this album fills me with a sense of spiritual dread and regret, like something is wrong and it cant be fixed

[@amanoftruth6173]

and thats NOT how you want to feel, take the hyperborea pill

[@scolipede.enjoyer]

@@amanoftruth6173 the what

[@failadin1]

@@scolipede.enjoyer Something about space nazis, dont even begin to look into it. real whacko shit

[@-k-b-]

Top Picks For You is genius! It gives me chills imagining my friends when they eventually pass, it's almost too real feeling.

[@judiin]

Fosho! My fav song off the album!

[@TBRiddles]

Fr it’s genuinely a freakin genius idea for a track

[@chiarosuburekeni9325]

Sadly it took until that track for me to finally get this album period and the messed up thing is I cut it off in anger right before that song played thinking the album was trash so for about the last three months I thought this album was bad and didn't get why peeps liked it. That song kind of helped me tie it all together and appreciate the rest of it

[@piecesofaman6419]

This album broke my soul. Then told me "it's up to you to decide how to put it back together" what an experience.

[@yawbyss981]

I would not be surprised if those goes down as one of the greatest albums ever made. It’s definitely not getting nominated for a Grammy

[@cptnqusr]

legitimately one of the best albums i've heard in a while

[@commercialchase8442]

Something interesting about Footwork in a Forest Fire: While it is definitely about either a fire or a riot, it can be interpreted as being about desperately trying to find cover from an oncoming nuclear bomb. Especially the “there’s panic in the sky” and “sign of the times” bars. Very fitting.

[@coffdrop77]

The one-two punch of Knees and Bye Storm is the most emotionally powerful experience I’ve had listening to an album this year. This whole album is an otherworldly masterpiece.

[@wavydane]

this is a certified hood classic

[@JamesMcCockiner]

That intro is legitimately one of the best songs I’ve ever heard

[@tutumachado.]

I can FEEL Groggs smiling from up there. Much love. Masterpiece.

[@CeylonMondegreen]

This is the first time ever that the KZbin algorithm has showed me something truly new and I intend to enter into it the way you enter a temple ruin in the jungle

[@epson_ecotank_et-2850]

future classic right here

[@williamomalley6081]

thanks Mr. President

[@brinepup]

So much heart and thought has been put into the most captivating emotional experience, and will prove to the test of time to be worth of being an undoubted masterpiece and dedication to Groggs. I miss you so much and I hope you're smiling in heaven. We love you

[@olseaweedbeardye8622]

Bye storm is definitely top 5 songs of the year. So goddamn beautiful

[@streaky4650]

AOTY what a magical experience

[@SUNSETRIDER.]

Hi streaky

[@streaky4650]

@@SUNSETRIDER. hi the real redyehyo

[@callimmer]

nice pfp

[@ilovecody7514]

This album's soundscape felt apocalyptic like a hip hop cyborg western. Mad Max overdosing on Ketamine.

[@joshholmes2293]

For such a strange comment, this is actually incredibly accurate

[@gageolschewske7767]

Congratulations! You were featured on theneedledrop

[@ilovecody7514]

@@gageolschewske7767 I saw, and was extremely hyped to have my take complimented by someone I watched for years!!!

[@Shantyenjoyer]

amazing analogy not gonna lie lmao

[@-regular-james-]

Reminded me a lot of The Cold Vein (Cannibal Ox's first--and only good--album). El-p's production from that time period is so dark and metallic, really did remind me of the vibes here. If you haven't heard that, you might like it. Early 00's, but way ahead of its time.

[@nibyafternight1983]

Can't believe Injury Reverse invented good music

[@NotFine]

insane

[@johnb.1020]

Couldn't believe that about MC Trachiotomy either.

[@marxistlynchist]

You three really left your mark on music forever with this album. I know I won’t ever forget the impression this had on me with my first listen, tears and all. Groggs must’ve been so proud of what he heard and helped create. Cannot wait for the live experience.

[@dwellerintheden7973]

It’s been a whole year. This album is perfect.

[@kinggeedra2796]

Best project of the year and my new favorite injury reserve album. I dont ever want to hear that new Rap is dead or generic, Rap has mutated into some of the most beautiful shit a human ear can experience fr

[@dez-m]

W comment

[@png7817]

This album saved my life. I am 639. My ex-wife and I have a daughter together, and adopted our son together. They are now both 48 years old. When we were going through our separation, I found myself lost and miserable. I was self destructive. I got so mad one day from everything spiralling out of my control that I punched some concrete in a moment of overwhelming emotion. That caused me to break my 25th metacarpal in my right hand... my working hand... my albums hand.. the hand that I held and carried my adult children to bed with.. The hand I desperately needed to make sure I could continue to listen to albums. After learning of the severity of my self-inflicted damage, I was borderline suicidal. Keep in mind that just a few months before this, I was the happiest man with no history of depression or anxiety. I have never had fits of rage, or been one to break down and cry, but I was in a low spot that just really buried me from being able to see the light on the other side. Having nothing better to do, I searched for an album I could listen to, ONE HANDED while I recovered. I somehow stumbled upon this collective of songs and read some of the reviews. I decided that it had to be worth a shot... I must admit, I didn't listen to the album, or watch nearly as long as some of you. In fact, I may have only listened to a song or two.. With that being said, after doing so, I had a new found joy and hope for life. I was able to put behind me the pain and suffering that had been cast over me. I was able to experience other peoples joy and happiness. I was able to see the fruits of my "labor". I relaxed for 5 freaking minutes to this music long enough to realize that I was going to be okay. After coming to that realization, I turned the album off, and I went back to work. It hurt my hand like hell but I was motivated. I stopped feeling so damn sorry for myself, and I became the album listener I needed to be in that moment, not the weak song listener I was behaving as. Today, I am close friend with my kids mother. We don't fight, or argue, or say mean things to each other. We are parents, and friends. I now have 1/3 of a kid. My one third of a child is, wait for it, ALSO 4 YEARS OLD. The woman I am with was going through a very similar situation at the time of my own separation, and we just stumbled in to each others life unexpectedly. We have been in a relationship for a year now, and are very happy together. Moral of the story, you never know what life holds in store for you, and if I would have given up when all the odds were stacked against me, I wouldn't be where I am today. This silly little album helped me realize that. Thank you.

[@sajidvegas]

I see you. Keep it up

[@andrewbernard2816]

This is one of the most actually spiritual rap records ever made. So many sounds of voices and things being on a different rhythm plain entirely than any rap before. Hearing the Brian Eno sample at the end really tied it up for me. Music heads doing their thing and doing it well. Doing their own shit the best they can with whatever they have. Fucking heaven. Thank you.

[@coopercooper3470]

LYRICS FOR EVERY SONG: OUTSIDE (0:00): "I make my presence felt An OG once told me Tie a rope around his neck 'Cause you got to give people enough room to hang themself To feed myself Is it wealth, or health? 'Cause with wealth, you could lose your health Smack, I got the food in my belt Blowin' brains on your body Maybe you should think for yourself" Let me talk to 'em I been I been talking to 'em kindly Walk with it, walk with it, yeah (it's me) (Talk to 'em) Walk with it, walk with it, yeah yeah yeah (Don't let these niggas backpedal) Oh, yeah yeah yeah I been, talk to 'em kindly, walk walk w-walking with it blindly I came in a little too sharp, oh, you ain't like that You ain't like when I come in all wildly, yeah Let me, let me tell you somethin' I been talkin' to 'em kindly cause they wanna toot each others' horns Pat each others' backs for anything that coming, even slightly Oh you wanna be in the middle? Huh? You wanna see what we have in common? Yeah, take a seat, sit right across from me, don't sit behind him So you can just, you can just stalk him and probably listen Let's cut all that bullshit What's the elephant in the room? Let's talk to him, c'mon Let's talk to him don't hide him, yeah Well, I walk in circles You thought it was gonna be a walk in the park with it probably But are you, you walk in the park I woulda with all that, shoulda-coulda-woulda I'm in your neck of the woods with the dogs ready to bark on 'em (probably) Tryna big-dog me? You came to lil-bro me? Like I'm thirty-four miles from Raleigh The all-slash got the white boys talking all wildly It's about to get up, get to cockin' on 'em With all that, that white noise you're talking You up the wall with the caulking MaCaulay Culkin, you better step with caution around And get out the yellow tape And get ready to chalk-in an outline 'Cause they, they, they pads 'bout to start stalkin' on Raleigh Tip-toe, tip-toe 'Bout to stalk on Raleigh Get to talking to them probably "As we walk, as we walk through this valley of death Listen please listen, listen, listen Don't want to have two way conversations Don't want to have two way conversations But let's put everything on the table Let's put everything (haha) We ain't gon' bounce around it We ain't gon' bounce around shit Got my skeletons, you've got yours But let's be honest here This, this don't end with agree and disagree That ain't possible There's just some things There's just some things that ain't right We got to be honest with ourselves Oughta know I know, I know, you know, I know, I know And if you don't then there's something wrong up here In your noggin', in your noggin' We cannot end this with an agree to disagree There is no happy medium That is nothing, that is nothing Yeah, yeah SUPERMAN THAT (6:13): No, no Don't talk No, no Don't talk No, no No, no No, no Don't talk Don't talk Don't talk You Ain't no savin' me, ain't no savin' me or you (Ta-na-na, ta-na-na) You Ain't no savin' me, ain't no savin' me or you (Na-na-na, ta-na-na) You (don't, you don't) Ain't no savin' me, ain't no savin' me or you (Na-na-na, na-na-na) You Ain't no savin' me, ain't no savin' me or you (Ta-na-na, ta-na-na) You I can feel it in my bones Man, they stripped what they own Every stone that you've thrown Every blow that you've shown You can keep what you stitch until they peep now you reap what you sow You can toot your horns hoot 'n holler but that's just how that shit go I can feel it in my bones Man, they stripped what they own Every stone that you've thrown Every blow that you've shown You can keep what you stitch until they peep now you reap what you sow You can toot your horns hoot 'n holler but that's just how that shit go You Ain't no savin' me, ain't no savin' me or you (Ta-na-na, ta-na-na) You Ain't no savin' me, ain't no savin' me or you (Na-na-na, ta-na-na) You (don't, you don't) You You SS SAN FRANCISCO (8:54): Oh, what if I, if I don't wanna stay in here? If I don't wanna pray in here, why am I doin' it? What if, Lord, if I really feel like that? If I won't wear some shit like that, doo, doo-doo, doo-doo We ain't supposed to be there (but what I know) We ain't supposed to be in there (is I can fake it anywhere) It ain't supposed to get me through (Not anyone) doo, doo-doo, doo-doo We ain't supposed to be there (it won't last) We ain't supposed to live in there (don't be sad) It ain't supposed to be this way (don't be mad) (Made bed for yourselves, so die, can't protect yourself) It ain't supposed to be there (don't be mad) We ain't supposed to live in there (it go bad) (Don't be mad) Stone, hard to move 'em, wrong, hard to prove 'em On the crater on the moon, watchin' home movies Will they chain the time up? Will they 442 it? I can't eat no brown stuff, I like the toaster strudel They ain't got no gravity, I'm floatin' next to coozie Reason for insanity, I ain't got one to use it Know my body mad at me because it's goin' through it Scared to have some kids because the world be goin' through it I ain't goin' through that, you can't just force me through that shit Nah, I ain't gon' do it, nah, I ain't gon' do it, I can't Buried in the dirt and we just goin' through the deuces? They say it come in all shapes and sizes, they can make it just for you kid They tried to show me the floor plans, it ain't matter how big your bed is Say, "You choose a twin and you can put a little studio where that shit is" Twenty bands in incentives, and that just go up depend how much your rent is I don't think they get it, hold up, I ain't finished Auntie said she can go four years and come back just breaded Say they're payin' folks to keep it clean, everyone fair share Oh, you gon' wait on some Bruce Wayne-ass nigga on some Alfred shit? Nah, more like Geoffrey Butler, haven't you see Fresh Prince, kid? I don't think she get it, she just too hardheaded Shit, there ain't no difference, 'cept you just working for niggas Plus, you gon' get vetted, and they'll probably check your credit So, probably just forget it, but As long as the word's just turning What I know, is I can't take it anymore Not anymore, no, no, no, no, no Footwork in a Forest Fire (12:45): Panic in the skies There's panic in the sky Even worse down below There's nowhere to go You better run and hide Take your ass inside If you don't go, breathe the air You mightn't stay alive You mightn't stay alive Are you down to ride? Yeah, we down to riot I said, we down to riot Sorry mama I tried my best To no longer be polite And tried to take my life And they take my rights Yeah, it's the sign A sign of the times Time of the sign Look in the sky Look down below Watch where it go You know what you know You know what you know Yeah, stop drop and roll Have pause, high roll They say, they say they ten toes But you just waddle with your toes They say you live for disposal How hard the stones Keep your chin high It gon' be wilin' by your nose Fe-fi-fo they say they anybody's foes Let's see your footwork Let's see how your feet work Let's see how you roll This that good one Let's see how you go to work We can chop it down slow Let's see that knee jerk Let's see how your feet work Let's see how you roll I'll tell you how I roll I sing like everything was gold But I grabbed your cat and your folks What about your fish and the fishbowl What about your first thing that you earned What's it worth? Not like you know All the glitter ain't gold So how that make you feel in your bones Everything that you grow Everything that bring heart to your home This temple ain't so holy This temperatures so showing Grab everything that you own But not everything that you own You got two arms that you can hold But the two arms ain't no more They gon' beg until you blow What size (?) Got bear masks and bows Everything that you don't They've been plottin' on this moment We laughed at 'em and joked There's one thing that I know Is that we gon' stay in control Yeah Nobody knows House gone cold Nobody knows House gone cold Nobody knows Nobody knows Nobody knows Ground Zero (16:22): Yeah We at ground zero, wait, mm And I stiff-armed a few niggas (yeah, yeah, yeah) Zero with it, yeah (yeah, yeah, yeah) We just touched down (yeah, yeah, yeah, nigga, yeah, yeah, yeah) We just touched down Touched down, we at ground zero with it Now you know all y'alls winnin' finished It's a touchdown (true) I done stiff-armed a few niggas, go ahead We ain't near these niggas With a mask on, nigga With a fucking mask on, we a superhero with it Ground zero, ground zero, gotta be at ground zero with it Man, I don't care if you sleepin' with CeeLo with it Get 'em, pre-low with it, sign a prenup, you'll bleed those niggas Hit a prenup, nigga, bite their nose, don't believe those niggas We at ground zero with it (we at ground zero) Fuckin' mask on, mask off, nigga, ground zero with it Now, now you on some touchdown, uh arms reach Who you wanna trust now? B-b-b-bullshit, I got my shit buss down, won't dance Buss down, uh, but that's a must now Hand to hands, can't trust now (yeah, yeah) We at ground zero with it We got the mask, buss down with it Fuck it, nigga, mask on, mask off We don't care if you sleep like CeeLo, nigga, Black Star, black Ground zero with it Nigga, I got the mask buss down Got the gloves, I got everything, yeah, yeah (yeah) I seen a few niggas with goggles on, I might cop those too We at ground zero with it, I gotta look fly I got my shoulders out, elbows pokin' to hold it down, hm Boulder now, got the sanitized, hold it down Sanitize a few bitches, stroke 'em down Feel like Anquan Bolden now, route runnin', route Run around and get, run around Oh, yeah, ground zero with it We at ground zero with it Might get my shit buss down, we at ground zero with it Oh, I can my shit buss down Ground zero with it Got my shit buss down Oh, can get my shit buss down Ground zero with it Ground zero, ground zero, ground zero Oh, I can get my shit buss down

[@coopercooper3470]

Smoke Don’t Clear (18:47): Oh man Which one of you niggas left the door open You gon' let that shit all in Smoke don't clear Smoke don't clear Smoke don't clear The smoke don't clear Aw man, Smoke don't clear Think I'm playing nigga, but they don't know Think I'm paying shit but I don't know Stop, stop playing with The smoke don't clear Stop, stop playing with The smoke don't clear Think I'm playing nigga they don't know Think I'm paying shit but I don't know Stop, stop playing with The smoke don't clear Stop, stop playing with The smoke don't clear I got my hands down with plenty more here Roll that shit, pass out, we got some shit right here Strap up your own boots, it's all uphill from there Do what you want but you remember when you stare I try to move a mountain which is many men I try to move, nope, that ain't really here Do what you want to do, the smoke never clear Strap up your own boots, it's all uphill from here Too old, retaliate, I'm here Robot, yo, go ahead, put up a crib I got my own crew Been through shit right here Strap up your own boots, it's all uphill from here Who knew we're barely just ahead Well I don't know shit It really just began I got my own boots, it's all up in the fear Do what you want to do, the smoke never clear Top Picks for You (21:18): I shake it off and I shake it off Train is still on schedule And I don't shake it off, I don't shake it off Train is still on schedule The train is still on schedule As the dust settles, shake it off of me, shake it off of me (The train is still on schedule) Yeah, your pattern's still in place, algorithm still in action Just work so you could just jump right back (jump right back) I seen that shit working like nothing ever happened I go to where I want, I see your shit still happenin', yeah I felt loss but a hole like this I never coulda imagined Your pattern's still in place, algorithm's still in action As I scroll through I see a piece of you is still reacting As I drove through I still see pieces on the street of glass Still immortalized from the things that happened Turned to fragments and a figment I can only imagine Turned to ashes in the blink of an eye Go holding a basket but your pattern's still intact And algorithm's still reacting (Algorithm's still reacting) And we'll hold on, yeah And we will live on And we won't give up He look just like you He look just like you And look at what I'm on By God, I won't log out, I won't log out Look just like you He look just like you He look just like you He look just like you I look across the table, I see a lot more than what appears to be a shadow He walks across the room, I see a lot more than seems to be patterns I scan the room, I see bits and pieces of you scattered It's those same patterns that gon' get us through the next chapter You blow up through this home, and your habits do much after Grab the remote, pops up something you would've watched, I'm like "Classic, this some shit I would'a seen you watch and then just laughed at" Your patterns are still in place and your algorithm is still in action yeah, just workin' so that you can just, jump right back in But you ain't jumpin' back Yeah, just run it back Wild Wild West (25:51): Can you hear me now? Is this thing on? 5G, they puttin' towers up everywhere 5G, high speed (can you hear me now?) It's the wild, wild, west out here, yeah Gotta stay on your P's and Q's High speed It's the wild, wild west out here, yeah It's ya boy, Willie Smith (We got the fifty thousand watts of power) Gotta stay on your P's and Q's, yeah It's the wild, wild west out here I'm Willie Smith, the inspector gadget I'm on that 5G, one click a little One click, I let 'em have it High speed, soaring I'm on track with the intergalactic Get back, the back start to spasm, have it It's Willie Smith, let me tell 'em again It's the wild, wild, west I'm Willie Smith with the inspector gadget Got the 5G They puttin' up towers everywhere 5G, high speed Triple shot is a hell of a hat trick The intergalactic (5G) Triple, triple shots, hell of a hat trick Free CD and a couple freebies It's Willie Smith, the inspector gadget It's Willie Smith with the inspector gadget Yeah, I'm Norton rat with the intergalactic I'm on that 5G, one click Then I'm high speed The triple shots, hell of a hat trick My whip got, the walls is movin' All, all, all you doin' AI, Cybertruck and running through 'em The Tonka, same colour as 'Willy Wonka's moving Cops stop at the crime stop to find people smokin' Cubans On the roof, I'm off the jewels Awkward too, we step in the office, that's what Carleton do In light speed, to infinity and beyond, we movin' I'm beyond you humans Is this thing on? Postpostpartum (28:19): Woo Woo Don't you know? I had my arms open Soak it all in Postpostpartum This go hard and we all in Don't you know? I had my arms open Yeah, soak it all in I was postpartum But please, don't guard him Pardon me for yawnin' Nigga, we all in I was talkin' jargon We was posted on the wall, while I See, who's wildin' Word, word Nigga, we all in, peace, oh I was hurtin' from birthin' niggas Shit, got into my mental yeah All these little lowercase T's On instrumentals, oh, please This gon' be gentle, yeah Drawn from the stencils, eh Seein' all the itty-bitty knees, all 'bout to tremble But see, why am I salty, yeah? Shit, I should be honored, yeah But now they runnin' laps around me See, that's the problem you see I'm just doin' my thing But then they profit like bees To a pollen, now see They see my problem And you look around and you look just like the moon (My little man, you gon' need way more, to seduce all of this) I'm birthin' niggas Nigga, you birthin' niggas (To follow suit, then them cynics they 'gon follow you) (That's the way uncle Shane did it, and that's gon' follow you) (Further than fucking time and fall into a sun, and part of it is done) (But it's hardly just begun) I'd rather burn at the stake than boil in a pot But you gotta pull 'em from the roots when you pull the plug, Uncle Lelo taught It's been a blessing just to see you grow But soon you see red I should've seen red, shit You already know, we tried every angle Turned over every trick, every stone, shit One more to go (please, it just turned to my season) (I'll bow down at your feet nigga, Geronimo) (I had my arms to the sea, but now they gotta go) And you look around and the love's just like the moon (So we gotta go) Maybe you birthin' niggas Nigga, you birthin' niggas (See, my man) I gotta be, gotta dog the freak, oh no Knees (32:30): Knees hurt me when I grow And that's a tough pill to swallow Because I'm not gettin' taller (Hmm) Please, is there any way I could grow, please? My knees hurt when I grow And that's a tough pill to swallow (I ain't felt that in like a decade) Because I'm not getting taller (Can we press rewind and just go ahead and press play?) Please, is there any way I can grow, please? My knees hurt when I grow And that's a tough pill to swallow (I ain't felt that in like a decade) 'Cause I'm not gettin' taller (Can we press rewind and just go ahead and press play?) Please, is there any way I could grow, please? (Ah) Take that, take that, take that, that, take that Take my payment, baby, just take that She said, "We don't accept the swipey kind" I think these niggas might be lyin' Shit, we, we ain't up to speed on that Nah, we ain't got the green like that Oh, my signature don't match on that? I did that when snapbacks came back Lost in the tint, there was things I ain't rolling with Things I ain't knowing yet, things I ain't growing in I don't think I'll grow no more I don't think it'll snow no more Don't feel it in my bones no more I ain't too cool for, oh, no more I ain't up to speed like that I been out the loop for sure Hold up, shit, I'll be right back Instructions in the trash for sure Yeah (Ah) Shit, I can't even grow no more Well, at least not vertically But all these bottles that a nigga been killin' Got my stomach a lil' bit lower than it's supposed to be, 'posed to be Shit, I seen my aunt the other day, she started roastin' me Like, "Baby, how come every time I see you, you gettin' pound in the face?" Had some rude l shit I'd want to write her, then I thought about it I should probably take this booze off my rider Okay, this last one is my last one, shit Probably said that about the last one Probably gon' say it about the next two Well fuck it nigga, at least my dreads grew Watch me swang on 'em, yeah Watch me, watch me My knees hurt 'cause I'm growin' And that's a tough pill to swallow 'Cause I'm not, I'm not gettin' taller (Oh, this is you, nah, go ahead, that's you, go ahead) Keep on killin' these bottles (these bottles) Knees hurt, my knees hurt 'cause I'm growin' And that's a tough pill to swallow Stop killin' these bottles My knees hurt, my knees hurt 'cause I'm growin' And that's the tough pill to swallow I need to put down the bottle My knees hurt, knees hurt 'cause I'm grown And that's a tough pill to swallow

[@coopercooper3470]

Bye Storm (37:34): Damn, nigga, it really uh It rains, it pours but Damn nigga, it really Bye storm, I know, I know I must show everything The show must go on, the show must go Man, show must go on Shit, I know, I know It rains, it pours but damn nigga, it's really pourin' It rains, it pours but damn nigga, it's really pourin' Shit we got caught by a storm, nigga we ain't even know it To you, this shit knee high To him, it's to his shoulders I see what gravity did to my pop Shel', it broke me I told my cuz that ain't him She said "Shit, I know that" I see my ankles break down, I don't know how to hold that There's only so much two arms can truly hold man Every body got that one and keep the rest holdin' But who can hold it down when their rock can't take the moment? It rains, it pours but damn man, it's really pourin' They said you're cold, but hell man, shit I don't know that We laugh, we jokers, man, that's just how they want it It rains, it pours but damn nigga, it's really pourin' Man

[@laylover7621]

Found myself at my lowest point brainwise in a long time and this album is therapeutic. Thank you

[@juanpg941]

How can anybody listen to this without crying at some point? Definitely wild, depressive and eerie experience. RIP Groggs

[@christiangastelum7035]

Remember when Guillotene was the craziest thing you ever heard?

[@vinhxo2k632]

Bro relateable af

[@Dee23Kidd]

IDK why some of these songs give me the same feelings that I felt when I listened to Guillotine. Almost like an apocalyptic Closter phobic doom lol.

[@reesespuff939]

No

[@homeinvasion8615]

​@@somebodyelseintheflesh bro had a c-jah typing that

[@fooseball131]

I found my people

[@WrenCubes]

one of the most insane albums i've ever had the pleasure of listening to. simultaneously a deeply emotional listening experience and an experimental, immaculately-produced hip hop project that feels like it could be the future of its genre. rest in power groggs

[@chscelebrity8325]

It’s just so good

[@MrSuicideSheep]

[@BleedTheRic]

you and monstercat were my childhood man

[@ip2a156]

Used to listen to your uploads all the time back in the day, glad you're still around

[@briankim0412]

My lord the intro is epic as hell

[@robewing2001]

I have to come back and replay this sometimes to make sure it wasnt a fever-dream

[@zane7995]

ive never had a song emotionally hit me as hard as top picks for you, RIP GROGGS

[@landonbehrendt2553]

Don’t make the mistake of listening to this album high you’ll never be the same

[@Lasagnabobby]

Thx now im going to do it

[@spawel1]

@@Lasagnabobby how'd it go

[@Dinosaur12349]

@@spawel1he didn’t survive

[@eyboss]

Jumped into IR's discography last week, and I recently heard this record a couple days ago, and fell in love with it after the 2nd run through. Truly a beautiful piece of art ❤

[@fwabcaf]

This album as a whole flows so well together. I can't tell you my favorite song but I did enjoy just laying back closing my eyes and listening. The whole thing is a work of art. For some reason it reminds me of many jazz albums. Anyway, i give this album an 11 because my scale goes to 11. Happy birthday to whom it may apply.

[@logaritmus4039]

I think you are a pretty cool guy, Serof

[@naturequeen2597]

@@logaritmus4039 I agree, they seem chill

[@ryanmc3358]

Bye Storm is incredible, it perfectly closes out the album

[@PEGGLORE]

Here Come The Warm Jets: kzbin.info/www/bejne/j4OYaal7a6yMn8U

[@TheDreamingJune]

This album is truly unlike anything else I've heard. The production feels nightmarishly abrasive in a captivating way, and it perfectly matches the dark, melancholy themes throughout this record. I have a feeling this is gonna be a landmark in experimental hip hop.

[@joederosa3795]

It goes without saying that this entire album from start to finish is a triumph of modern music. But my fucking word, can we please talk more about Top Picks for You? That song literally broke me in half. Everything from the joyful chords that are pretty much the sound of grief personified, to that HAUNTING guitar/Synth bark that chimes in, to the general message. I have never heard a song about modern grief done so perfectly. To discuss it through the lens of someone being immortalized through the technology they used is just so genius. It’s really the best way to describe our generation’s perspective of loss and the contrast of chords meant to be used for a happy tone with the complete hopelessness the song has really fucks me up. When all is said and done, I hope this song leaves the same impact on people as it did for me.

[@kaceyburns7819]

Top Picks For You has changed my life. I used to listen to it on repeat when i was going through the most full on state of psychosis, every time i hear it I instantly disassociate and breakdown into a deep depressive and empty void . my connection to the song and my relation to it is just completely disconnected to my entire sense of reality, it's transcendent of my entire existence, as if its from another greater plane of existence that is trying to reveal itself to me and in doing so destroys my connection to reality. There was one night where the song became merged with an onslaught of full sensory hallucinations i had been experiencing, and my perspective of reality had been transformed and twisted to the point where i couldn't even recognise myself anymore. Despite the overwhelming feelings of emptiness, fear and depression that these experiences have caused me, i still sometimes wish i could suffer it all again, just for a glimpse of wherever it was that existed beyond my reality.

[@digginbrady1842]

I’m so glad so many people appreciate that song the way I do

[@kalenclayton]

One of the best albums I’ve heard in quite some time. Experimental, but expertly under control. This piece gave me a feeling of mourning and sadness, but by the end I felt like it was going to be ok. For the amount of emotion that this album evoked from me, I have to say that it’s quite astounding that y’all pulled this off. RIP Groggs.

[@randytiet9133]

You guys dropped another timeless classic. Thank you so much Parker & Ritchie

[@thisisnoma]

This album was one of the most difficult listens I've had to go through period, but it's an absolute masterpiece. You guys outdid yourselves. RIP Groggs.

[@analysis726]

this feels kind of like Everywhere at the End of Time with how gut wrenching it is and how strongly it makes you feel

[@SupremeShoelace]

Everywhere At The End Of Time sucks. This doesn’t.

[@NeroAngelo616]

@@SupremeShoelace Do you even music bro?

[@YesHelloHi]

@@NeroAngelo616 well everywhere at the end of time not meant for enjoyment ya know.

[@NeroAngelo616]

@@YesHelloHi 4 & 6 hardest dark ambient/ modern classical I've ever heard.

[@YesHelloHi]

@@NeroAngelo616 fr and 5 its just chaos

[@Papicodone]

So happy I was apart of the release party. The energy was crazy.

[@hunter.woodward]

this album left me feeling empty. I have never Injury Reserve sound like this, although some elements of the albums production are semi-present in their other albums. This album's production sounds like it's being tortured. Each sound and each melody is twisted and morphed into something not of itself. I heard someone say this album is 'post rap' and i think that's best way to describe this album. I hesitant to even call it rap because it sounds like Injury Reserves version of rap. It's dark, abstract and disturbing. Richie sounded like maniac for basically the majority of this album. His rapping feels like manic rambling thoughts and it sounds like there is this rage festering within him. The best of I've heard Richie. The times where a lost Steppa verse makes it way onto the album is feels like a distant memory. For the majority of the record Richie is alone so the times where Steppa shows up it makes the experience just so much more intense if you understand why they even made this album in the first place. In my humble opinion, this my favorite album of the year. Everything about feels raw, unhinged an despondent. The experience of listening to this album is extrodinary. Thank you injury Reserve. R.I.P. Groggs

[@Onlyoneofusfortherestoftime]

Goddamn yea absolutely agree with that. Every song feels like some wierd twisted version of itself if that makes sense. I didnt really notice it but it does sound disturbing

[@rasheedk219]

I can already tell this album will always hold a special place in my heart, not only because of how surreal and incredible it is, but it released the day after I lost one of my best friends. I’ve been heavily leaning on this masterpiece as a way to grieve for the past week. Thank you IR, and RIP Groggs

[@ah-9626]

One of the most important albums out right now for sure

[@rockkiller124]

One of the most depressive and eerie hip hop records ever created, also one of the few very strong AOTY 2021 contenders for sure. R.I.P. Groggs

[@Leadbraw]

an otherworldly experience. Top 5 of all time

[@ZacTBH]

This album to me is an expression of grief, loss, and a feeling of powerlessness. That life can be taken from you at any moment, dealing with the reality of death, coming face to face with that fact and accepting it, this album really struck a chord with me emotionally. RIP GROGGS.

[@gimmedimmy6533]

Only just discovered this band and Knees is just gutwrenching beyond explanation. I can't imagine the grief for fans. I'm so sorry for your loss.

[@thrownstair]

This is the rap Oil of Every Pearl’s Un-Insides. That’s the highest compliment I can think of to give this.

[@FairuzOsman]

Or rap’s spirit of Eden?

[@andremartinez4411]

Or Blackstar. Or Kid A. Or another Niggas On The Moon.

[@matthewsonne4675]

Said it from the jump, rap game has its Kid A

[@postman232]

this is the rap by the time i get to phoenix. discussion closed

[@heman4008]

Fairly certain that Smoke Don't Clear is the best song literally ever made

[@jouji3608]

in my opinion they might be the pioneers of something like post-rap. this might be the best album i've listened to ever.

[@unofficial5151]

Just wanted to say how incredible that brian eno sample on bye storm sounds, didn't felt repetitive at all throughout the song and is just such a sick closing track to one of the best heart wrenching beautiful experimental hip-hop albums i've heard in awhile.

[@alvarobarth9572]

for real, this is insane. this is like listening to history being made.

[@imtrixzie2633]

just wanna comment and speak about how experimental this album is while retaining its cohesiveness, and how it’s tenebrosity and structure makes it enjoyable. like songs like Superman That has some of the best production I’ve heard in a while and Top Picks for You, Knees, and Postpartum hits different knowing the struggles they have to deal with

[@justinmccarthy3862]

Superman That sounds like a mess idk

[@wastedpotential2522]

@@justinmccarthy3862 virgin ears

[@Asilentlearner43]

@@justinmccarthy3862 Lol you're new to good music!

[@kidfazer]

@@justinmccarthy3862you’re right though. It sounds like complete ass. These edgy drugged out art kids are trippin so hard

[@all-caps3927]

I’ve never absolutely loved experimental albums this much! I love this, sometimes the experimental sound is incredibly overwhelming at time but this is just perfect. It’s not just a mess, it’s consistent, it’s got a goal a target that it will hit. One of the greatest experimental hiphop albums of all time, up there with the money store and Kids See Ghosts

[@TheDeadTexan]

By the end of "Outside" I knew I was going to love this album.

[@chippsdreamworld]

still innovative in so many ways, even after a huge, devastating moment in your guys' life. stay strong parker & ritchie

[@JOOOOOOOOOHN]

This album is soul crushing. I dont even know how to describe it, but I've been lured back to it 5 times since I first listened to it earlier today and I cant pull myself away from it. You guys really outdid yourselves, RIP Groggs. He's so proud of yall.

[@hidden7249]

this album is unbelievable, it's the best musical expression of depressive emotions I've ever heard by far and it's so unique and innovative but still so enjoyable, this album will be remembered forever

[@hidden7249]

*heard in a hip-hop album

[@alexanderfuchs8742]

i love the Brian Eno in there! thanks so much for this.

[@patrickvelazquez3419]

Oh my god this has been the best year for my music exploration it feels like the music lull is a thing of the past I can’t stop finding awe inspiring music, just things that I’ve never heard before, never imagined

[@kiannrodrick2426]

"Postpostpartum" is truly on some godly shit. ❤🔥

[@nosnneD]

This that 'age like wine' music

[@SageReiger]

Injury Reserve invented Post Hip-Hop.

[@java2536]

Thought about the same thing listening to this new album!

[@SuperTimtation]

That's hilarious given their views on subgenres, but you're right!!

[@JEVONLOVY]

post hip-hop? someone has to explain

[@java2536]

@@JEVONLOVY there's postpunk postrock posthardcore usually that name is given to a band or group that still utilizes characteristics from their original genre, but becomes something else completely. As if they're still a hip-hop group, but grown pass it. Idk how to explain if you listen to other "post" music I think you will get what I'm saying

[@apothecurio]

@@JEVONLOVY post is taking the elements of a genre and using them for entirely different contexts. Like taking apart a car and rebuilding it into a plane.

[@robertleon9079]

The love of my life, just told me they couldn’t be with me. Right now, this is the only music that can distract me from the emptiness in me.

[@howsad2397]

Hey how are you doing now? All alright?

[@robertleon9079]

@@howsad2397 Hey man. I’m actually doing good. A lot has changed and I’m back on a good path. And still rocking this album. Thanks for checking in

[@theriguyayylmao3761]

This album is gonna be a key point of hip-hop and musical evolution on the level of 808s and Heartbreaks

[@joaquinlopeztorres1071]

exmiltary-level for me

[@chiarosuburekeni9325]

Y'all be saying some wild shit. None of this group's videos have like any views and they have like zero impact on the music industry as far as popularity goes. To say such an asinine thing is hilarious. 808s actually reached and penetrated the mainstream. This is super experimental weirdo shit. Don't get me wrong it's alright but this isn't influencing the industry in any way

[@ninjaboy191]

@@chiarosuburekeni9325 This. I have heard about it only from deepcut music nerd yt influencers. Aint noone gonna try to cop off this vibe for their own music. Carti has been the most influential this past year, and even Peggy has a better shot at leaving an influence than this music. This is genuinely great though dont get me wrong

[@Xo.064]

@@chiarosuburekeni9325 you couldnt say it any better lol

[@whyisthomyorke]

@@ninjaboy191 I agree but who knows, people will probably try to copy this style too. Anything unique cool will get imitated

[@TheTriangleOffense47]

Definitely one of the more unique experiences I’ve had with a hip hop album, or for any album that matter. Phenomenal job guys, thank you!

[@arturosbuelz]

Instant classic, such a refreshing sound

[@APPA-MUSIC]

it starts with thoughts of how bad nate and parker must feel, but then it evolved into realizing that i never made a connection strong to feel this type of grief

[@mobreezy]

I see you everywhere btw

[@trakc17]

i just cant get past that intro track, its so surreal, RIP Groggs

[@reddisdead]

holy shit

[@rainardzulfanp319]

I got a a hard time listening this for the first time but it grows on you

[@user-fs1lc2cj5s]

yeah this is timeless. I will listen to this for the rest of my life

[@jbeezie2049]

Excellent album. Definitely one of my favorites this year

[@mountaingoatnohorns]

just an absolute masterpiece. thank you so much for this, i've never heard something so amazing. thank you. i'm super high right now, i'm sorry.

[@pro-AMBUMAN]

amazing. gut wrenching the entire time, amazing project

[@DeathTrapProductions]

This is ethereal and otherworldly. I NEED more of this!

[@rainbowvomitself]

top picks for you is seriously just a track you suffer through. its a great track of course but listening to it is like drifting through a brain as the synpases slowly stop firing and it just goes dark.

[@Souffleurdecoffrets]

This is just like the dark side of their first mixtape (live from the dentist office) ! Production is stellar ! This needs a global physical release !

[@professionalhater66]

Thank you guys. This is a masterpiece. Come to Mexico!

[@hiddencorner]

What an album. Thanks to everyone who worked on this Rip

[@alechats5184]

album of the year baby

[@idipped2521]

Glad I get to hear new shit with Groggs one last time. Sent a chill through my spine

[@samuzII-V-I]

R.I.P. Groggs. Kudos on you all for making this masterpiece.

[@Sagalusss]

experimental yet incredibly emotional. masterpiece, thank you