Armond "All Of The Lights"

Armond "All Of The Lights": Oddly enough, listening to this Armond freestyle is the first time I’ve heard the Kanye track. Try to tell you guys I’m on some other shit. Anyways, you gotta love when a nigga purposefully says they ain’t working, then put out some work. Nappy does that a lot, and I guess Armond got bit by that bug and had an epilepsy on this epic instrumental. Go ahead, Armond – take some more breaks.

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Armond "Good Evening"

Armond "Good Evening" (prod. by Doc): My type of shit. Armond is one of those MCs who I got into by doing some work for THHE, and keeping a watch on via the New Internets. Armond speaks his mind about a grip of things – Charlie Sheen, Lupe, Manute Bol and more – over a beat from Doc, who many of his fans feel is one of his better collaborators. Super Saiyan status on this one. Word is Doc and Armond have an EP dropping sometime this year, so if you mess with their bits together, let this be an appetizer. And word is Armond will be contributing to the RTD Five Year Anniversary, FiF, which drops on the 31st of March. #winning

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[video] Armond "Airplanes" LIVE

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Armond ft. Jalili Jimiyu "Blank Canvas"

Armond ft. Jalili Jimiyu "Blank Canvas": As you should know, Armond has two albums dropping on the same day before the end of the year, and this is the first leak from those batches of songs. Being a father, I feel for the real life he spits on this track. I couldn’t imagine not seeing my son daily, let alone only seeing him three times in a year?!?! I’d go hammer, forreal. I hope his shorty listens to this some day, and knows his dad still loves him. Keep the faith, my nigga – hopefully that situation turns around for you and yours.

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Armond "Don't Stop (The Apology)"

Armond "Don't Stop (The Apology)": Armond was driving in his whip when he heard this beat and freestyled the first 8 bars. Two hours later, he had the track dunzo. He had been wanting to leak some shit from his album on Tuesday, but he a lie. LOL nah, he just didn’t do it. Now, word on the tweets is this nigga has two albums dropping. In December. On the same day. 2010 DMX, minus the crillz. Anyways, here’s some audio crillz from one of the best kept secrets out there.

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Armond "Chevy Impala Music"

Armond "Chevy Impala Music": Not only did Armond break his writer's block utilizing the "Maybach Music III" instrumental, but they threw in a bit from the modern-day classic, "Short Bus Shorty", in the beginning. Armond, you did the damn thing... but what about coming up off these instrumentals!!?!?

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Armond "Heaven On Earth"

Armond "Heaven On Earth" (prod. by Sandman): I know a lot of people are giving the proper father's their due today, but every story isn't as simple as a man taking care of his - sometimes , for whatever situation, a man who wants to be there for his, can't: "All week I've been showcasing different types of dads for Fathers Day & it culminates with this. If you don't have my album "Dreaming Out Loud", this is one of the more heartfelt & endearing tracks from that project. With "Heaven On Earth", I talk to my daughter who lives in another state & my son that I'm fighting in court to see as we speak. If you're a dad, hug your kids. If your dad is around, hug him & tell him thank you. If your dad isn't around, or wasn't around the way you needed him to be, forgive him.

If you wanna read more of my story, I did a (very difficult) interview over at Complexity In The City, where I was asked about fatherhood".

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Armond "Illuminati"

Armond "Illuminati": Earlier today, I got a French Montana freestyle over Drake's "Light Up", and wasn't trying to hear that. Luckily, Armond supplemented his Snooze Button II mixtape with this "Light Up" freestyle. Don't let the title fool you, though...

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Armond Snooze Button II

Been waiting for this one to drop - dude's deep. I can't even explain it better than this:

Snooze Button II is your alarm clock. You hit the snooze, you get 15 minutes of rest. You're sleep but you're really not sleep, nodding in & out, letting the sun hit your face. And then you snap up & start your day.

From 2007-2010 I hadn't wrote much of any music. And for somebody that writes everyday, that was incredibly difficult. But it was almost like a beaver dam inside of me that got punctured & suddenly things pour out, and continue to pour out.

Normally after I do a project, I take a few months off from writing, thinking, conceptualizing & give my brain a break. But after Dreaming Out Loud, things kept coming to me. It felt like 2002 when I could only write 60 bar verses & my hooks were terrible. So I decided to take it back.

The mixtape has become the "poor rapper's album" now. I remember when the mixtape was take a bunch of beats & go off & that's exactly what I did. No underlying theme, if anything a simple introduction to some & "a hey how ya been" Facebook message to others.

And with that, I give you...Snooze Button II.

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Armond ft. J. Carter "Beautiful Ashes"

Armond ft. J. Carter "Beautiful Ashes": I got introduced to Armond a bit ago on twitter, but sadly only heard his music last week while covering over at THHE. This is the first single off of his Snooze Button II project, which is set to drop via armondwakeup.com and the9elements.com on May 28th. I have a soft spot for that deeply open/introspective music, especially when it's over sly beats. Just coast...

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