Torae
Torae & Saul Williams
Torae
Torae & Phonte
Torae
Torae & & Jarell Perry
Torae & 3D Na’Tee
Torae
Torae
Torae & Mack Wilds
Torae & Kil Ripkin &
Torae & Teedra Moses
Torae &
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Torae & Pharoahe Monch
Torae & Phonte
Yeah we in here man
It’s october 19th
Literally the last day of recording
Cause i needed to get the whole album done before I could do this outro
I wanted to do the outro a lil different man
I wanna have [?] notes on the actual track
So first and foremost I gotta shout out my man recording me right now
My brother (full keyzey)
Focus I appreciate you my G
You know we had some real tireless nights in the studio
Even though we work in the daytime
Let's end off right here at the intro of the album man
Shout out to my man Socalm for coming through
Lacing my intro once again that crazy talk
Also shout out to Jay 57 and the brooklyn [?] for holding me down
I’m real proud of my daughter man shout out to Taylor AKA Taylor mean
I remember when you was a baby on daily conversation
Now you a secretary and all that crazy
Moving right along let’s get into imperial sound
Crazy record produced by praise
Yo praise we got that chemistry man we might have to do a full limp or sumtn’ I don’t know
Definitely also shout out to Saul Williams for coming through and blessing it
It’s an honor and privilege to have a legend on the track and he spit that shit man I ain't mad at it
Now when you hear that joint and you get them goosebumps at the end
That’s all my brother Shaun Taylor on the trumpet killed it as usual
Moving down to that get down joint man shout out to Dan the man who’s in the studio
Me and P was listening back that’s Pete Rock of course
Peoples like you told me you got another one I was like yo
Definitely shout out to the [?] boy wonder
Can’t believe I get to work with all these legends and talk to them and call them our friends
That ‘s a beautiful thing
My brother fonte another legend in the making
You might say it’s in the making but right now i say it’s amazing
All these amazing persons i’m glad to have them on the track we clap shit up together
Nas provided the backdrop for that just a mean record i gotta love it
Moving on to that let em know joint Focus convinced me to record this one too
He was like you need that, shout out to Jahlil Beats for sure holla at me
Yo program directors mixshow radio man I think we might have something with that one
Let me get the love out there
Shout to ma girl Nina 9 Nina 9 holding me down on that joint you know what i mean
Nothing but love hip hop mixed with fam and all that
Now let’s get into this override joint man shout out to e-jones on the beat
Jones i appreciate you my dude. Shout out to Jerell Perry came through laced the hook for me
Those spoken words on the end man just out of control
Shout out to Ronney Montales and then the guitars the guitars was what took it to a whole nother level man
Shout out to [?] Gillins on the guitar crazy man crazy joint
Crown when I heard that record I just gotta turn the volume up
That’s something I can’t even listen at 5 that’s always on 10
Shout out to [?] Porter for holding me down on that one
[?] for making that happen shout out to God and shout out to 3D [?]
She just whoo that body on that thing man crazy
Also shout out my guy boogie blinds on the cuts see you my G appreciate it
Then we get into this joint man real again produced by praise crazy joint
Scratches on the joint by my man shallow first division and all that
Love that record all my artist out there man listen deep this one is for you
Now this trouble times record matt wild is on it ill [?] produced it
We was just in the studio i’ma keep it one hunnid when I hit mac
And i was like i wanna do a joint i had a whole different type a feel a whole different vibe in mind
But we just got in the studio and we start chopping it up and ill mac start putting the beat together and i start coming with the verses and mac starts coming with the hook
Turns into trouble times man one of my favorite joints i ever did love that joint
Now we gon move into together special record for me for a couple reasons
For one it was produced by praise AGAIN! Praise the only one with three joints on the album
He try to, he got sneaky on me this is like the come at home for me and my brother kill [?]
Anybody know me from my coalition days know me and kill basically came together
Shout out to kill for being on that joint and I got my cousins introducing shaquan and shante
Y’all gon hear a lot about we grooming her up we gon make sure she get out there and get right
Now we get to this entitled joint the title track
And when you add a title track it’s gotta be a real strong track man
I couldn’t think of a better person to be on the track with me than the lovely
Comparable Teedra Moses I remember listening Teedra first album and loving it
And to be able to work with her years later it’s a beautiful thing
Waddup TT
Now we move on to the end a whole different type of vibe
A whole different type of record for me
Definitely big big shout out to Mark Infinite whoo i be singing in the joint
And I don’t even know what else to sing shout to filthy rich for mixing that joint
Recording me making me sound like some course my course Shaquan on that closing it out Shontel is on there as well crazy record
Crazy record man it’s one of them records that really means something to me
Cause i meant everything on there
Now we get into that Coney Island’s finest man
When i did this record apollo was like man you got all these joint on the album they all sound pretty how you gon fit my filth in there I was like we gon make it work cause it’s a story we gotta tell on this beat it gotta happen man Coney Island man I love that record
That’s just home base man that’s the hood right there everybody in seattle love that
Saturday night last joint on the project and produced by my big homie my OG
Somebody who literally changed my life overnight DJ Premier
You know me and Preme 5 or 6 records deep I was like I wanna do something different
I wanna do a story joint and i want it to be funny I want it to be comic and show a whole
Different side so we did that man and that’s the album
And of course writing the songs and getting the songs together is one thing
But you can’t do it without a team so i definitely wanna shout out the team for holding me down
First and foremost big shout out to my man Andrew [?] waddup [?]
Shout out Jason waddup John what’s good thank you guys for all your help
Definitely big big help to everybody who came together for me shout out to Ricky
Shout out to Amber uh shout out to imani now when we did this album it was a different it was a different thing for me cause we did a lot of the not a lot of it but some of the portions of the money that came through the kickstarter man so Shout out to everybody who got involved with the kickstarter I think we had two hundred and six people or something like that
It’s a beautiful thing. One of the projects on the kickstarter was getting shout out on the album
So let’s get right into it shout out to Jan big big shout out to him
I’m not sure where he from but his name is Jan but it’s pronounced Yan so he definitely from
Across the waters and all that big big shout out to short funk man that short funk podcast
Holding me down always supporting me i appreciate that ma man Mobama waddup mo
Know a mean that’s family right there shout out to new shout out to Riri as well
You know how we get it shout out to ali ali petway thank you man thank you i appreciate it
You never understand how much it means to have people believe in you r dreams
Also shout out to to eastside Raheem preciate you my G dope dollars waddup
I know that wasn’t the joint you picked but you told me you wish coulda did it
So we gonna do it anyway i hope i’m not leaving anybody out man of course all praises due
God thank God always everyday all day everyday shout out to my whole Siriusxm fans
Oh you know what we had the interns working on the album man and definitely big big shout out to them for holding me down everybody’s got involved with you know the whole team Tory man so definitely shout out to christian shout out to anton christian AKA [?] you know Anton (twon)
Upper class and all that gotta shout out to my man making me sound good Brian [?]
The temptation make sure these vocals is right man no playing definitely shout out to ma brother Jim Drew he been there since day one making sure my business was straight definitely appreciate you shout out to ma lawyer Lena making sure the paperwork is always right
Now just like most line in my notes if I left anybody out definitely blame the mind and not the heart you know how hard I worked you know how much I appreciate and love all a y’all ima just close out with the family shout out to mom, duke always being my number one fan waving the flag I love you mom you know what it is shout out to horace holding you down
Shout out to my partner thomas waddup pops shout out to young Tay Tay
I mean you already got shouted out cause u on the album but you know somebody who just got My focus a whole different way when I had my first born baby. She ain’t a baby no more
Shout out to young [?] as well of course my lovely wife kimberly I know I put you through a lot Man I know you know late nights running around and been touring and been gone for so long I Know that shit gets annoying I feel you but you hold it down man we go take it to the top
Also shout out to my business partner Bill. Bill is hip hop’s day TV outa here fo sure fo sure
You know big screen [?] and all that shout out to ma siriusXM fam reggie hawkins shout out to Millie D shout out to everybody that program records Deon, DZ everybody that hold me down
You know i’m on 6 days a week man that is no small thing man you know i definitely appreciate Being able to get into these homes different ears you know outside my own music I definitely gotta Shout y’all out coney island that’s the hood right there man that’s the foundation that’s it man you Know [?] day ones
Shout out to John shout out to ma fools [?] hurry up and get home. Rest in Peace to chinx, Rest in Peace to my brother shawn price. Two people that I lost during the course of recording this album. Crazy enough man I had spoken to chinx about getting on the joint obviously me and shawn had So many records together shit still hurt man but I hope when y’all hear this wherever you are I Hope I do you proud you continue to shine down and blessing me
I think I took up enough of your time now this a long ass outro along with [?]
This my [?] we gon fade this one out crisis crisis produced this out by the way can’t leave him out. Shout out to the whole J league shout out to the whole J fam shout out to [?] shoutout to foreign exchange you know i’m a fruit of that tree right there so it’s only right
Entitled Tory i’m out