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Still Champion

by Homeboy Sandman

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When I walk around my hood I see Smiles Different styles People getting loud Inches turned to miles Hungry mouths Waddup money buddy pal People under crowns People under clouds People ‘round People runnin wild When I walk around my hood I see Dogs cats birds People going to work They’ll do that and worse for the last word Might have heard Lots of people wallowing in hurt Lots of people following the herd When I walk around my hood I see Fat burners on brick walls As fat burn Fast learners that break laws Block regulars in the same place on different days Latter day saints catching rays When I walk around my hood I see Tree lined aves Weeds and grass Fast cash from weed, trees, grass Gracias Seen a kid holding a wheelie on a bike without a front tire While wearing a backpack Sneakers on a black wire ELMHURST SATELLITE SUNSET SATELLITE LOWER EAST SATELLITE SATELLITE SATELLITE UPTOWN SATELLITE SUNNYSIDE SATELLITE SUTPHIN SATELLITE SATELLITE When I walk around my hood I see Broken hopes Smoking dope Eyes looking comatose People on line for a okey doke Joy, art Beauty manifesting out the madness it's a blessing just to take part When I walk around my hood I see Buses and trains Brothers that train like Clubber Lang Trying to get a shot Trying to find a spot Myriad ingredients for flavoring the melting pot Busy running around around the clock When I walk around my hood I see The brightest and the best And cars with speakers in the back Enough to give you cardiac arrest Look I do confess that playing it by the book Will have you on the hook for nothing more and nothing less When I walk around my hood I see Churches Without the piety Every variety of this and that to purchase Flags People flag down cabs Lots of moving parts popping Shopping carts of can filled bags ELMHURST SATELLITE SUNSET SATELLITE LOWER EAST SATELLITE SATELLITE SATELLITE UPTOWN SATELLITE SUNNYSIDE SATELLITE SUTPHIN SATELLITE SATELLITE When I walk around my hood I see Laughter and debate And lots of ads And posture saying “not-so-fast” When I walk around my hood I see Lots of Jordans I do admit such uniformity’s exceptionally boring When I walk around my hood I see Laws Not too many lawnmowers Effect and cause and corner stores When I walk around my hood I see Jedis and padawans FedEx and Amazon When i walk around my hood i see the spectrum of the matter that exists Lots of black lives matter fists Not that that matter’s fixed Recruiters saying "hi" not worried if die when i enlist and water from the fire hydrant mist What a mix It can’t be recreated in a pic It can’t be recreated in a flick, Or in a gif What you see is not as much as what you missed but what a gift that what you see is what get ELMHURST SATELLITE SUNSET SATELLITE LOWER EAST SATELLITE SATELLITE SATELLITE UPTOWN SATELLITE SUNNYSIDE SATELLITE SUTPHIN SATELLITE SATELLITE
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Nice another beat that I can rhyme to You can do whatever you put your mind to Your destiny’s a symphony to fine tune No matter where you go it’s gonna find you Life is a party you should slide through You gonna show up whenever you decide to Start achieving whatever you desire to Start achieving whatever you designed to, If you’ve a feeling that you can’t accept Assess your health and ask yourself “Well is it life or is it death?” And if it’s death then let it die Until there’s nothing left and if it’s wet than let it dry Go head and try It’s bound to remoisturize when the time is right Do these assignments yo i promise that it’s outta sight Do me a solid Acknowledge that you’ve gathered up the mileage to assert your God given right And start living like it GO AND GET IT YEAH GO AND GET IT TRUE GO AND GET IT UH GO AND GET IT C'MON GO AND GET IT YUP GO AND GET IT YEAH GO GET YOURS! Early retirement from the “when?” “how?” The time is always the same; now The concept of a hour’s like a grain plow It’s nothing like a flower or a rain cloud, Kinfolks Hop in the mix Listen to every impulse Whatever dream that you’re pursuing There’s nothing that’s beyond us I’ll be honest you’re a shoe in Hey yo it’s lit like incense Happy I can give when I’m bit by insects Contemplation is essential Respect your body ‘cause your body is a temple But you are not your body though your body’s just a rental You are not your body though your body’s just a pencil Write a tale More heroic than any you’ve ever heard On the hearth that is the earth then get to work and spread the word GO AND GET IT YEAH GO AND GET IT TRUE GO AND GET IT UH GO AND GET IT C'MON GO AND GET IT YUP GO AND GET IT YEAH GO GET YOURS! Every sector is our community Every second’s an opportunity Think of everyone as you and me Everything you want is soon to be That’s how I kick a style or two or three For every child that ever drew a tree I’m a believer Spreading love and peace and pleased to meet ya Responsible for particles i pull out of the ether Here’s the best part Human race here’s a head start Follow your heart We’re teaming up for seeing that’s believing we be seeing in the dark Quoth the rapper, “put your hands high” Every minute you be winning by a landslide If you feel it you ain’t gotta understand why All you gotta do is GO AND GET IT YEAH GO AND GET IT TRUE GO AND GET IT UH GO AND GET IT C'MON GO AND GET IT YUP GO AND GET IT YEAH GO GET YOURS!

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Following a 19-stop tour, the incomparable Homeboy Sandman and MC/producer Deca come together to release Still Champion, a ten-song masterpiece brimming with positivity, deliciously soulful production and enough affirmations to move a mountain.

After first being introduced to Deca’s music back in 2020 via mutual friend Matt Diamond (who sent him the Colorado MC’s single “Clay Pigeons”), Homeboy went on a deep dive, eventually discovering “Fairburn” off of the mostly instrumental effort Forest Agates. This beat became their first collaboration, “All Because of You,” which dropped in January 2021. The song perfectly set the tone of what was to come.

The LP serves as a spiritual apex (something Sand notes he hasn’t felt close to since his 2010 effort The Good Sun), with a victorious tone as he once again finds himself creating from a happy headspace.

The unmistakable sense of connectedness is something Sandman directly attributes to Deca’s production and approach to songwriting, of which he counts himself a huge fan. Specifically, he praises how [Deca’s] music focuses on what one could consider truly meaningful. He doesn’t boast about how great or cool he is in his rhymes.

Homeboy is–admittedly–a much different artist, not one to shy away from injecting ego into his discography; however, they sonically connect like peanut butter and jelly.

The resulting influence from their musical partnership sees the New York rhymer remaining steadfast to an optimistic, grateful vibe, never wasting time on typical rap-isms or anything devoid of a message.

This is a pivotal project in Sandman’s deep catalog. It’s the end of an arc that began with 2019’s Dusty, an album he loved at the time but unabashedly considers the furthest depth he strayed from God. Likewise, in his eyes, the follow-up (2020’s Don’t Feed The Monster) served as a rock bottom. While there were signs of the hard work he’s put into his mental health apparent on his last EP There in Spirit (see the song “Feels so Good to Cry” as an example), with Deca’s curation in tow, he has now reached a point of feeling powerful again.

Having learned from faltering in different ways throughout his career—and life—this album delivers a powerful potency not felt or heard in past releases. Still Champion is chicken soup for the soul blended in a pot with the best Ted Talk you’ve ever heard.

credits

released November 11, 2022

Produced by Deca
Mixed by Deca
Mastered by Alejandro Tello at Ampliphonic Studios

Cover Art by Mike McManus
Layout by Austin Hart

Executive Produced by Angel Del Villar II & Michael Tolle

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Homeboy Sandman Brooklyn, New York

Homeboy Sandman’s favorite song is “Knocks Me off My Feet” by Stevie Wonder. His second favorite song is “I Know You, I Live You” by Chaka Khan. His favorite Michael Jackson song is “Lady in My Life”. He prefers Low End Theory to Midnight Marauders, but adores both.

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