We’ve updated our Terms of Use to reflect our new entity name and address. You can review the changes here.
We’ve updated our Terms of Use. You can review the changes here.

The One & Only

by Herb-One

supported by
/
  • Streaming + Download

    Includes unlimited streaming via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.
    Purchasable with gift card

      $5 USD  or more

     

1.
Intro: 01 Contact, is the answer, is the reason, 02 that everything happens, revealing the truth 03 Contact, is the secret, is the moment, 04 when everything happens, recording the proof Chorus: 01 Yo, first things first, Hip-Hop died on Earth, disperse 02 throw your hands to the universe 03 my call alerts, all the people up on the set 04 I'm ripping the microphone & you ain't seen nothing yet 05 Yo, first things first, Hip-Hop died on Earth, disperse 06 throw your hands to the universe 07 my call alerts, all the people up on the set 08 I'm ripping the microphone & you ain't seen nothing yet Verse One: 01 (Contact) All systems (go!) we have lift-off 02 we out the atmosphere, it's too late to get off 03 seeing Earth out the window & it's getting flicked off 04 about to make the jump to hyper-space & quickly get lost 05 in the depths of space in fate's hands 06 disposed of the corporate mandates & formulated the plans 07 for the relocation of Hip-Hop's home base 08 where there was just a planet now there's just empty space 09 (so don't panic, but the planet's just been destroyed) 10 we got off just in time, they said I was just being paranoid 11 we need to get this cargo to a safe location 12 they're gunna be trying to stop us from reaching our destination 13 the first priority is saving, the artifacts 14 publications, photographs, cassettes, CDs & wax 15 captured corporate spies will get dropped out the airlock 16 thanks for stopping in, I hope you gotta lotta oxygen "Now wait a minute! Don't get us wrong, good, hi-fidelity is wonderful sound. Just listen to it." Breakdown: 01 As I concentrate, build it up & contemplate 02 rise & elevate, evaluate & anticipate 03 animate & invigorate, innovate & resuscitate 04 & regenerate this Hip-Hop that you love to hate 05 agitate, make me late, dictate, but I can't escape 06 watch it culminate, state to state, when I rush the gate 07 reciprocate, but who can relate, when I devastate 08 & illuminate with my innate capabilities Verse Two: 01 (Contact) the alliance, warn 'em of the coming violence 02 we need to recruit pilots, & broadcast the defiance 03 live from Quasar 3C-273 04 the original Hip-Hop radio galaxy 05 (bwoop) the central computer's alerting me 06 to an anomaly interfering with radio frequency 07 up to the bridge to identify, the unidentified entity 08 a full fleet of discreet, cloaked battle ships 09 about to let them know that we can't coexist 10 they break formation like Galaga, make me wanna Astroflip 11 send communication let em know they not slick for that, 12 "they'd better be quick to react & respond back!" 13 so we prepare for combat, gear up & make contact 14 attack-mode battle plan, ready to launch that 15 trying to catch us off guard? & we'll quickly block that 16 & stomp that, (yo, it's like that?) It's like that! "What you have heard, is just a sample, of a new miracle in sound recording. A sample of the hours of enjoyment that are yours with..."
2.
Say what's up to Herb-One!
3.
This Year 02:08
01 (We finally coming out this year) 02 & yo it’s been so long, (yo) it’s been so long 03 (We finally coming out this year) 04 it’s been a long time coming, but I’m here 05 (We finally coming out this year) 06 & it’s something you can’t define, but I hafta shine (hafta shine!) 07 when I step up with my rhymes, it’s like (yeah!) 08 that’s how it goes every time (every time, yeah!) 09 (We finally coming out this year) 10 & yo it’s been so long awaited 11 I salivated & waited to get validated 12 I‘m underrated but never faded & now I'm fully calibrated (yeah!) 13 (We finally coming out this year) 14 & my mission is to breath fire into a dead language 15 & I’ve got no desire to become rich (& famous) 16 just bang this out right quick shlick as I grip the stainless 17 (We finally coming out this year) 18 & yo I’m shifting to the next stage of my life 19 we getting, down tonight to take flight & excite 20 I be the dopest lyricist on sight! (on sight! yeah!) 21 (We finally coming out this year) 22 & I’ve been feeling that, little twinge of urgency 23 alerting me, before becoming an emergency 24 but yo, it ain’t the destination, it’s the journey! 25 (We finally coming out this year) 26 & the evidence is way beyond conclusive 27 that I've got the exclusive, while your style is stupid 28 yo you had your chance but your ruined it (Yeah you losing it!) 29 (We finally coming out this year) 30 & I‘ve been tweaking my poly-rhythms until my hands bleed! (hands bleed!) 31 so it makes sense that we must proceed 32 I’m trying to say something that sounds fresh & then I leave!
4.
I Got It 03:46
Verse One: 01 I've got the style and charisma, rhyme to convince yah 02 the blinding enigma, transmit and captivate the listener (yo!) 03 I've got the toxic, hypnotic composite—and been dropping it 04 catastrophic, since the Bubonic (yo!) 05 I've got the technical, incredible mental (state!) 06 ready to break it down, and crush every delectable instrumental break (yo!) 07 I've got the vision—to see through to the wisdom 08 and keep building, Herb-One is for the children (yo!) 09 I've got the braggadocios, ferocious mind of a swarm of locusts 10 it's hopeless, for those who rhyme atrocious (yo!) 11 I've got the voice that resonates! Elevates and escalates 12 penetrates and devastates (yo!) 13 I've got the vocal percussion, total production 14 with drums that stay bumping, yo, the perfect construction (yo!) 15 I've got the dedication, to keep making amazing tracks 16 you're faded and headed for termination! Chorus One: 01 Yo, it's like that! Yeah, you know that I got it! 02 “Now you'll never get the mic back” 03 Yo, it's like this! Yeah, you know that I got it! 04 “but how many emcees must get dissed?” 05 Yo, it's like that! Yeah, you know that I got it! 06 “There ain't an army that can strike back” 07 Yo, it's like this! Yeah, you know that I got it! 08 “but how many emcees must get dissed?” Verse Two: 01 I've got the flow and delivery, rhyme agility, the potent ability 02 I'm no clone so don't consider me (yo!) 03 I've got the presence, to hold the stage down, and take down 04 whoever, whenever, steps up to me up in the place now (yo!) 05 I've got the mind of a general, ready to level the opposition with precision 06 the atmosphere's electrical (yo!) 07 I've got the venomous flow, competitors know, where I'm standing 08 you don't know? Check the number on my logo (yo!) 09 I've got the audacity, to blast back rapidly, naturally get nasty 10 and take a nap while you attacking me (yo!) 11 I've got the antagonistic, animalistic, cannibalistic 12 ballistic, intrinsic, need to get rhythmic (yo!) 13 I've got the gift and I'ma keep it, never delete it 14 keep tweaking it, then leak it, China's best kept secret (yo!) 15 I've got the passion, translated into action 16 means world domination, to be the last man standing! Chorus Two: 01 Yo, it's like that! Yeah, you know that I got it! 02 “Now you'll never get the mic back” 03 Yo, it's like this! Yeah, you know that I got it! 04 “but how many emcees must get dissed?” 05 Yo, it's like that! Yeah, you know that I got it! 06 “There ain't an army that can strike back” 07 Yo, it's like this! Yeah, you know that I got it! 08 “but how many emcees must get dissed?” Breakdown: 01 Yo! It's like that! Yo! It's like this! 02 Don't get too close or you might get dissed! 03 Yo! It's like this! Yo! It's like that! 04 Don't try to resist, yo you can't fight back! 05 Yo! It's like that! Yo! It's like this! 06 So you should get out of my path right quick! 07 Yo! It's like this! Yo! It's like that! 08 So you can miss me with that synthetic rap! 09 Yo! I'm living it up like that! Yo I'm living it up like this! 10 Yo! I'm hitting it up to stack, yo I'm digging it up to mix! 11 Yo! I'm ripping it up like this! Yo I'm ripping it up like that! 12 Yo! I'm switching it up to flip, yo I'm bringing it up to scratch!
5.
Verse One: 01 Yo, I sweat the details, most rappers are only trying to sell retail 02 wanna be a ghetto superstar like ODB & Praswell? 03 kicking rhymes that’s hotter than Rachelle— 04 Welch & I be jamming, beat-boxing like Rahzel 05 I be break dancing, spinning on my back like Raphael 06 but with no shell, when I'm not choking mics like Latrell 07 & infidels known to catch a bad one like Del 08 covering up their wackness like aliens like Roswell 09 plus, I rock well like Norman, I keep it going when I'm performing 10 everything be all swell, when I be stomping & storming 11 then all hell breaks loose, yo, kid I'll cook your goose 12 most rappers give up, cuz they can't take the abuse 13 reduce, you to the lowest common denominator 14 what I'm emitting be major & spitting into mics be my choice of labor 15 I'm so underground the earth's core be my next door neighbor 16 (wishing you had more flavor?) 17 but it ain't gon happen, not in my lifetime 18 I write rhymes to make you wanna step in real time 19 mealtimes I'm skipping cuz I be tweaking the snare 20 compare none to Herb-One & throw your hands in the air! Chorus One: 01 & just clap your hands to the beet (to the beet!) 02 & just clap your hands to the beet (to the beet!) 03 & just clap your hands & just clap your hands 04 & just clap your hands to the beet (to the beet!) 05 & just clap your hands to the beet (to the beet!) 06 & just clap your hands to the beet (to the beet!) 07 & just clap your hands & just clap your hands 08 & just clap your hands to the beet (to the beet!) Verse Two: 01 Yo I'ma be a superstar like—Eda Carena, 02 I'ma shake things up, like a Shasta 2-Liter 03 yo, I broke the meter, before I even complete the sentence 04 I crash through the tenements, converting every regiment 05 of Hip-Hop, I embody every element 06 the time is now, I'ma get doo doo like human excrement 07 (wow!) freestyle? You wanna know just how I do this 08 but I'm never divulging, I'm insulting your person 09 going off on excursions, living it up & sweet gerkins! 10 I reached the pinnacle of perversion 11 (yeah!) & still turn it up a notch 12 I lick my lips, flick you off, spit & grab my crotch 13 (so watch) me get down with no delay 14 I reprazent for all emcees & all dee-jays 15 all breakers & all writers! 16 so come on & push up your lighters, as I get the urge to recite the 17 lyrics that make you feel it in your cypher 18 I'm number one like Riker & nobody be nicer 19 I'll never fall off! Knock on formica 20 piss me off & you'll get tossed right out my rhyme cypher! Verse Three: 01 My rhyme cypher is just too damn hyper 02 half your words I can't decipher, I'll bust yah & make you change your diaper 03 I'll rush yah & yo, I'll swipe your crown 04 yo, I'll strike you down, cuz the pen be mightier 05 Invite you to enter, entice ya'll to get together 06 then incite a riot & you'll get clocked with my scepter (uh) 07 actually please strike the last statement 08 reckless endangerment, just cuz you foul, you flagrant 09 It's like Quantum Leap, throw in the towel cuz you faking it 10 & make room for the pure, unadulterated 11 Hip-Hop that I'm making, you be forsaking it, 12 it's amazing & that's truly an understatement 13 it's evident, I reprazent, straight out the basement 14 hitting pay dirt & kicking you while you're down so you stay hurt 15 flirting with disaster, disrupting my concert 16 yo, I'll cut your career short like Brian Bosworth 17 (& oh yeah!) it's been constant elevation 18 & I ain't stopping until I get my own constellation 19 'til every hand is raised in the congregation 20 Herb-One! Rocking the whole damn nation kid! Chorus Two: 01 & just clap your hands to the beet (to the beet!) 02 & just clap your hands to the beet (to the beet!) 03 & just clap your hands & just clap your hands 04 & just clap your hands to the beet (to the beet!) 05 & just clap your hands to the beet (to the beet!) 06 & just clap your hands to the beet (to the beet!) 07 & just clap your hands & just clap your hands 08 & just clap your hands to the beet (to the beet!)
6.
Herb-One 03:40
Intro: 1 Yo, it's the H to the E, R, to the B to the 2 O to the N to the E 3 Yo, it's the H to the E, R, to the B to the 4 O to the N to the E Verse One: 1 (It's Herb-One) & I'm hurricaning haphazard hacks, 2 in this harshly hypocritical Hip-Hop habitat. 3 Excellent execution, examine the evidence, 4 eloquent elocution, emphatic embracement of the essence. 5 Resonating with the respected—resident reprazentatives, 6 reflecting reality & regenerating the relevant. 7 Busting like a brick breaching barricades with break beats, 8 beginning with bare bones & built with the backbone beneath. 9 The one & only, not the one you oughta oppose, 10 officially outlasting the ominous overtones. 11 So nullify the noise now, if it's nothing but negative narrowness, 12 nefarious narratives. 13 Expanding expression to elevated evolution, 14 every element established with no exclusion. 15 (It's Herb-One) & I be—highly effective, respected, 16 bona fide, original, nasty emcee! (it's Herb-One!) Chorus One: 1 (reprazent reprazent-zent) 2 (it's Herb-One) (reprazent reprazent-zent) 3 (my name is Herb-One) (reprazent reprazent-zent) 4 (yeah, it's Herb-One) (reprazent reprazent-zent) Breakdown One: 1 (It's Herb-One) one word: superb, just admit it 2 some of the most preferred deserve to get smashed & done in with! 3 (It's Herb-One) one word: superb, bring it our just quit it! 4 33 & a 1/3, cut it, scratch it &— 5 (It's Herb-One) one word: superb, just admit it 6 some of the most preferred, get burned up, want it? then submit it! 7 (It's Herb-One) one word: superb, get your hands lifted! 8 33 & a 1/3, cut it, scratch it & backspin it! Verse Two: 1 (It's Herb-One) one word: superb, whether I'm on the mix 2 or on the mic, best believe I do what I like tah 3 ignite the mic device like lightening striking in same place 4 twice the precise number of satellites in flight 5 with overflowing, never ending energies 6 I'm overloading, nonsensical emcees 7 I'm overthrowing, negligent entities 8 & obviously negating all enemies 9 with that supercalafragalisticexpialadoshus 10 whose the rapper, master linguist, emcee with the dope ish? 11 (it's Herb-One) study rhythms, attain wisdom 12 it's still the same system, just up-dated curriculum 13 lyrics I kick some, then step like a kick drum 14 before I break out I bust something of a conundrum 15 I'll blast you to kingdom come! (eh huh) you'll get done 16 & f--- a gun! I get my heat straight from the sun! (It's Herb-One!) Chorus Two: 1 (reprazent reprazent-zent) 2 (it's Herb-One) (reprazent reprazent-zent) 3 (my name is Herb-One) (reprazent reprazent-zent) 4 (yeah, it's Herb-One) (reprazent reprazent-zent) Breakdown Two: 1 (It's Herb-One) that's my name don't wear it out 2 I'm flaring out, your heart, I'm tearing it out the frame 3 (it's Herb-One) that's my name don't wear it out 4 I'm flaring out, your heart, I'm tearing it out the frame Ending: 1 (It's Herb-One) H.E.R.B.O.N.E. 2 no numeral, just spell it out you lazy bastard! 3 it's only two syllables B (uh) 4 it's beautiful, just yell it out (Herb-One!?) yeah, yeah you've got it mastered!
7.
Verse One: 01 Aye yo I represent it, yo I be a tad demented 02 wait ‘til dope styles fermented, just before I cement it 03 just to reassure I meant it, blended perfectly 04 not concerning me: is your weak ass record 05 what’s up with that gimp style? Oh it’s prosthetic 06 your style makes me sick, & I defile all your rhetoric 07 you’ll get disrespected when you least expect it 08 you’ll get decapitated cuz your brain is infected 09 you’re exaggerated, overrated & degenerate 10 my lyrics is fat, while yours is anorexic 11 all your hype, gets embedded, in your skull 12 I’ma conquer like Kull, but get to my head, I won’t let it 13 More problems get presented? More solutions get invented 14 aggressions gotta get vented, before I start to regret it 15 comprehend it? It’s the control & the credit 16 perfectly complimented, that’s why I’m keeping it independent 17 you meddling with a force you can’t hang with 18 you delving in the realms of darkness & think 19 that you be at the helm & yo you think that you slick 20 yo you not & yo I’m ‘bout to rock your shxt! Chorus One: 01 You think you got it locked down, but yo I breeze right in 02 my mind’s so quick, it’s like I could freeze lightning 03 harnessing the chaos, when I be writing 04 then break it on down, for all ya’ll to see 05 yo it’s the skeleton key, yo it’s the skeleton key 06 yo it’s the skeleton, uh the skeleton key 07 yo it’s the skeleton key, yo it’s the skeleton key 08 Verse Two: 01 Aye yo I’m just a man! Scratch that, the immaculate 02 rhyming so hot, that I could win a beauty pageant 03 I’ll get you spastic, or laid back like Craftmatic 04 automatic, let me go off on this tangent 05 you’ll get stuck like static, or stuck like a magnet 06 stuck like you’re behind an accident in rush hour traffic 07 you'll get stuck like a hatchet, or stuck like a cabinet 08 stuck like the bill you get, when someone stole your plastic 09 My time is valuable so please don’t elapse it, with out advancing it 10 or your throat, I’ma collapse it 11 I’m adamant, for this art form, I’m passionate 12 saving Hip-Hop? I’m trying to save the damn planet 13 & see how dope I can get, yo, I’m running rampant 14 forever attacking it, trying to contain the contaminant 15 you think that you slick, plus you living slanted 16 so you ‘bout to fall off, so yo start to panic (yo start to panic) 17 I’m worser than your worst enemy (enemy) 18 because I burst exponentially 19 yo you talking about a dope emcee, you besta mention me 20 & it’s my policy, to rock the skeleton key! Chorus Two: 01 You think you got it locked down, but yo I breeze right in 02 my mind’s so quick, it’s like I could freeze lightning 03 harnessing the chaos, when I be writing 04 then break it on down, for all ya’ll to see 05 yo it’s the skeleton key, yo it’s the skeleton key 06 yo it’s the skeleton, uh the skeleton key 07 yo it’s the skeleton key, yo it’s the skeleton key 08 yo it’s the skeleton, uh the skeleton key
8.
Verse One: 01 Converting the analog signal to digital, freestyling with free form 02 meanwhile emcee's use beets that need to be torn 03 deleted, shredded, broken, smashed & disposed of 04 watch me get what I've gotta get, while you gets no love 05 beetboxing, beet chopping, hip-hopping, non-stopping 06 I'm rocking, I make beets as I breath oxygen 07 exhale & out comes kicks, snares & hi-hats 08 & basslines, don't waste time, & it's no surprise that, you'll find that 09 I've be putting in work with my lyrics 10 & before I spit it, yo I definitely hear it 11 but not from someone else's mouth 12 it's all mines, it's all from myself & it ain't hard to find 13 It's like I'm mining my mind & it's like a gold mine 14 we can all get together & have a good ol’ time (good ol’ time) 15 I’m holding up three fingers, so read between the lines 16 it ain't jewelry that makes you shine! (shine!) Chorus One: 01 Whatever the nighttime time I always shine when I rhyme 02 & you know I always (rock the beat, yeah!) 03 whatever the nighttime time I always shine when I rhyme 04 & you know I always (rock the beat, yeah!) 05 whatever the nighttime time I always shine when I rhyme 06 & you know I always (rock the beat, yeah!) 07 whatever the nighttime time I always shine when I rhyme 08 & you know I always (rock the beat) Verse Two: 01 Speed it up like RAM, or Trans-Am, to make you say damn 02 the one-man-band jam, over breaks & drum fills 03 (&) protect the skill, check my slight of hand 04 (&) come with the force that keeps y'all jumping like spiderman, 05 You must be clueless, nobody do this, like I do this, 06 3 hours in the bathroom, cuz of the acoustics, 07 I turn on when the lights go out, like night lights, 08 making my own tracks, then rocking ‘em like excite bike, 09 you burn out like Lite Bright, while I shoot the gift 10 plus I keep the beet similar to a metronome click 11 just more intricate, lyrically killing it, 12 pick the format, either fine tuned or straight spit, 13 & I’ll skip over the track like flat rocks, 14 but I will aim for your head like a slap shot, 15 which ain’t hard, cuz yours is bigger than a mascots 16 yo! give me a beet & you I’m bound to rock! 17 (Rock on!) 18 (Coming with the heat! The beet is just killing it!) Chorus Two: 01 Whatever the nighttime time I always shine when I rhyme 02 & you know I always (rock the beat, yeah!) 03 whatever the nighttime time I always shine when I rhyme 04 & you know I always (rock the beat, yeah!) 05 whatever the nighttime time I always shine when I rhyme 06 & you know I always (rock the beat, yeah!) 07 whatever the nighttime time I always shine! 08 (shine!) (yeah!) Breakdown: 01 I’m rocking right on time & you rocking like right on 02 you need some exercising? Shake your ass like Krylon 03 you need to start rising, like the sun on the horizon 04 my writing & rhyming is blinding, so cover your eyes & 05 before you stage diving, remember to stretch like nylon 06 no need for dividing, cuz love is thick like a python 07 then you realizing that we all shining 08 so shine on, shine on, shine on, shine on, shine on! Chorus Three: 01 Whatever the nighttime time I always shine when I rhyme 02 & you know I always (rock the beat, yeah!) 03 whatever the nighttime time I always shine when I rhyme 04 & you know I always (rock the beat, yeah!) 05 whatever the nighttime time I always shine when I rhyme 06 & you know I always (rock the beat, yeah!) 07 whatever the nighttime time I always shine 08 (yeah!)
9.
Go All Out 03:16
Chorus One: 01 I get up in the jam and damn kid I kill it! 02 Herb-One be the man, yo peep my manuscript 03 yo peep my manuscript when I (do it like this) 04 (&) (when it's time to go all out you be like damn he flipped) 05 I get up in the place, and be lacing the mix 06 once you, feeling the bass, yo you can't resist 07 yo, you can't resist when I (do it like this) 08 (&) (when it's time to go all out you be like damn he flipped) Verse One: 01 I like beets, that got that unexplainable vibe 02 you know the type of beets that get up—inside 03 your sub-conscience, and then they leave your head banging 'til you unconscious 04 beyond that it's beyond us, to explain it 05 really yo, you can't contain it 06 hard to recreate it, replay it or even name it 07 No need to rearrange it once the music's been created 08 the arrangement is felt, from the dance hall to the basement 09 With that little hesitation, then coming right back with it 10 you can't fight it, or quit it or get rid of it 11 like saying can I kick it? and ya'll saying “yes you can!” 12 up in the jam, when the beet starts bumping 13 When the lyrics come in, you let me tell you something 14 my music is custom fitted to bring it and get it jumping 15 my drum kits be the catalyst when I get up in the mix (&) 16 (when it's time to go all out you be like damn he flipped) Chorus Two: 01 I get up in the jam and damn kid I kill it! 02 Herb-One be the man, yo peep my manuscript 03 yo peep my manuscript when I (do it like this) 04 (&) (when it's time to go all out you be like damn he flipped) 05 I get up in the place, and be lacing the mix 06 once you, feeling the bass, yo you can't resist 07 yo, you can't resist when I (do it like this) 08 (&) (when it's time to go all out you be like damn he flipped) Verse Two: 01 I like beets (&) rhymes, to the effect that I wreck when emceeing 02 and I'm seeing all this style and technique 03 working it week after week, compiling beet after beet 04 writing rhymes on receipts and free-styling in my sleep 05 working with a blank canvas, fill it up, section by section 06 build it up, track by track it's all connected 07 every letter, every syllable, every word and sentence 08 every verse, every song and LP's perfected 09 This is dedication, presented in, stereo with no degradation 10 that's why emcee, is my designation 11 This is only a demonstration, (&) I'm just giving you a taste 12 up in the place, making you want to get with this (&) 13 I'm coming equipped with the equipment to flip this 14 and rip this, like 30,000 used concert tickets 15 I'm gunna be going for what I can get when I get up in the mix (&) 16 (when it's time to go all out you be like damn he flipped) Chorus Three: 01 I get up in the jam and damn kid I kill it! 02 Herb-One be the man, yo peep my manuscript 03 yo peep my manuscript when I (do it like this) 04 (&) (when it's time to go all out you be like damn he flipped) 05 I get up in the place, and be lacing the mix 06 once you, feeling the bass, yo you can't resist 07 yo, you can't resist when I (do it like this) 08 (&) (when it's time to go all out you be like damn he flipped)
10.
Exhale 01:46
01 Yo, you just can't deny, when push comes to shove 02 yo, I'm doing it for the love, yo, I'm feeling it from above 03 it was fly like a dove, why the hell you settling? 04 realities setting in, Hip-Hop's been my medicine 05 since day one, I've been addicted & to get anything else done 06 I need to be restricted 07 from the amount of time I'm in my studio chair 08 surrounded by the sound waves traveling through the air 09 So breathe in, hold it in—& then exhale, 10 excel & prevail & I'ma be the next trailblazer 11 to make my own path & follow it 12 continent to continent, connected like an electrical conduit 13 hit the circuit, then flip it, watch the power surge 14 throw on some boom bap & watch me get the urge, to spit 15 I'm learning as I'm going, flowing with what I'm feeling 16 doing & dealing with what I'm knowing, showing & proving, yo! 17 to each his own, when zoning out to the beat on repeat 18 so complete, yo, I'm bringing it with the heat, magnifique 19 so unique, making all y'all obsolete 20 so it's a must that I bust yo ass & yo, I gotta say peace!

about

This self-produced offering from Herb-One is an introduction to his unique blend of sample-based, hard knocking beats matched with thought out, concentrated lyrics.

credits

released September 27, 2011

©2011 Astroflip Recordings. A division of Astroflip Corporation. All rights reserved. Marketed & distributed by Myarm Inc. Unauthorized copying, reproduction, hiring, lending, biting, public performance & broadcasting prohibited. Manufactured by Kunaki. Brooklyn, NY, U.S.A. AFC-0186-19

Executive Producers: Herb-One & Goose McGruder Jr. for Astroflip Corporation.

All songs produced, arranged, performed and recorded by Herb-One.

Engineering by Quinn Truckenbrod. Additional engineering by Herb-One.

Mixing and mastering by Jarome Matthew at Pro Soul Studios, Beijing, China.

Photography: Alexei Berteig.

Art Direction: Astroflip Corporation.

The One & Only. Dedicated to Grandma June and Grandpa Herb.

First and foremost I’d like to thank God for all of His blessings. To my wife, thanks for all of your support & for putting up with me while I frantically worked to finish this album. To Malcolm, thanks for being here. Mom and Dad, thanks for all of your emotional, financial and spiritual support throughout the years. To my mother-in-law, thanks for all of your encouragement and support in helping me to finish this project. And, thanks to Tajalli & Navid, Astrid & Solveig, and the rest of the family, too many to name.

Thanks to Jonathan Ball for helping me to record my first two songs back in the day. DJ Kage for laying down some funky ish for me. (I finally upgraded to CD’s when I perform. No more cassettes!) Andrew Chooch for taking the time to lay some dope cuts for me. Anthony Marzette for introducing me to a lot of dope Hip-Hop back in the day and for all the support over the years. Josh Higginson for constantly hooking me up with gigs, including my first one. Dan Erlewine for all the support given over the years. Quinn Truckenbrod for helping me to record vocals for this album. Jeremy Eberts for all of the feedback & support. Alexei Berteig for taking the time to go out and take photos for this project. Jarome Matthew for making my tracks sound great & for working with me within my budget and time constraints. Michelle “Boss” Layalka for being my boss when I just needed a real deadline.

Also, thanks to Kenneth Simms, Jordan Streiff, Takunori, DJ D-Fu, DJ Black Dogg, Ryan Burke, Nabil Huening, J-Black, Danio, Matt Diemer, Matt Beckwith, Mars, Michael Hampton Sr., Bob Simms, Louie Shansky, Melissa Polivoi, Wendy Cruz, Josh Lindsey, Tom Vanoyen, Brent Westbrook, Prashant, Andy Sloy, John Bacon, What's Her Face, Steve Good, Brian Stanford-Brandt, Brian Anderson, Karla Conner Marzette, Mehgan McNeil, Lindsey Nicholas, Nate Loghmani, Chris Bishop, Aunt Rhea, Jay Brayden, Javad Luckey, Brian Van Steenkiste, Christi, Jeremy (Yin Tsang), all Okayplayers including: Mista Monotone, Building Block, Denny, Anonymous, Mr. Wiz. & Admbmb. Additional thanks to Premier Skateboarding, Wherehouse Records (R.I.P.) & Apple Computer (Austin, TX).

And finally, I would like to thank the Astroflip Corporation for not hanging me over a balcony... yet!

license

all rights reserved

tags

about

Herb-One Ann Arbor, Michigan

Herb-One is an emcee and producer out of Nowhere, U.S.A. He currently resides in Ann Arbor, MI. His music is his distinct blend of boom-bap; lyrically intricate, scratch laden, bass heavy, sample-based Hip-Hop following the ascetics of the golden era sound. His debut album, 'The One & Only' released on Astroflip Recordings is out now. ... more

contact / help

Contact Herb-One

Streaming and
Download help

Report this album or account

Herb-One recommends:

If you like Herb-One, you may also like: