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Intro (Prod. Mark Henry) 3:14 ░░ 02. Black Business (Prod. Overok) 2:52 ░░ 03. Surrender (Feat. Sketch) (Prod. Grussle) 3:29 ░░ 04. That Black Man (Prod. Soulful!) 3:29 ░░ 05. Suicide (Feat. Sketch) (Prod. J Scrilla) 3:57 ░░ 06. Come Closer (Feat. Mina Leon) (Prod. Grussle) 4:01 ░░ 07. Another Day 2 (Feat. Illa Ghee) (Prod. J Scrilla) 4:48 ░░ 08. Soul Cry (Feat. B. Sheba) (Prod. Grussle) 4:48 ░░ 09. D.T.L.R. (Down The Line Rhymes) (Feat. Diamond District) 4:50 ░░ (Prod. Kev Brown) ░░ 10. Burn Thru The Journal (Prod. J Scrilla) 3:09 ░░ 11. I'm Bleeding (Prod. Team Demolition) 4:05 ░░ 12. With The Family (Prod. Kevlar) 4:14 ░░ 13. Infinite Possibilities (Feat. Mina Leon) (Prod. Judah 5:00 ░░ Beats) ░░ 14. Smoke With Me (Feat. Laelo Hood) (Prod. J Scrilla) 3:08 ░░ 15. Life Of cRhyme (Prod. J Scrilla) 7:53 ░░ 16. Outchea (Feat. Midian) (Prod. Kokayi) 3:20 ░░ 17. I Do It (Bonus Track) 4:05 ░░ 18. We On (Feat. Tabi Bonney) (Bonus Track) 4:15 ░░ 19. Live From The... (Bonus Track) 4:13 ░░ 20. Niggas Be Cryin' (Bonus Track) 3:20 ░░ ░░ ░░ ░░ ╔═══════════════╗ ░░ ║ N O T E S ║░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░ ░░ ╚═══════════════╝▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀ ░░ ░░ True champions are measured by their performance in moments of ░░ uncertainty. While they suffer occasional mishaps during the flow of the ░░ game, the truest warriors find ways to win when their team needs them the ░░ most. Enter K-Beta, and his new album, Inglorious Beta, an intense ░░ autobiographical portrait with pain, anger, fury and urgency painted on ░░ its multifaceted canvas. By the conclusion of this 70-minute album, a ░░ marathon by todayÆs musical standards, Beta proves he belongs in the ░░ pantheon of lifeÆs clutch players. Without question, listeners get a ░░ stronger sense of the man behind the music ù the critical thinker, the ░░ activist, and the analyst. ░░ ░░ K-Beta, a native of Centreville, VA, is a relative newcomer to the ░░ hip-hop scene, having launched his career in 2004. Two years later, he ░░ released an album ù titled after the ôN-wordöù which introduced the world ░░ to his aggressive, yet passionate lyrical delivery. Last year, Beta ░░ generated a buzz in Washington, DC, Maryland and Virginia with the ░░ release of his Æ89 to Æ09 mix tape, which saw Beta and others dropping ░░ verses over instrumentals from the past 20 years ù including Young MCÆs ░░ ôBust A Moveö and Dr. DreÆs ôNuthinÆ But A æGÆ Thang,ö among others. ░░ Also, Beta had previously teamed up with Sketch, a fellow DMV native, to ░░ release an album under the name ôBlack Irish.ö As for Inglorious Beta, an ░░ interview clip incorporated into the albumÆs organ heavy intro says it ░░ all. Beta ôcreates for people who are struggling, the have-nots, the ░░ dreamers, [and] the depressed,ö the newscaster says. ░░ ░░ In many ways, Inglorious Beta serves as the soundtrack for those ░░ have-nots, dreamers and depressed people. For instance, the ░░ underprivileged can take solace in a song like ôLife of cRhyme,ö produced ░░ by J-Scrilla, which finds Beta reflecting on how his upbringing paved the ░░ way for the person who stands before us. ôHead of the household, what is ░░ you telling me, 25 fresh out the pen with a felony,ö Beta rhymes on the ░░ track. Then thereÆs the heartfelt ôIÆm Bleeding,ö with its gripping drum ░░ programming and guitar riff, where Beta tells the story of a young girl ░░ struggling with an unplanned pregnancy scare. The dreamers will ░░ appreciate the message of ôThat Black Manö and ôOutchea.ö The former song ░░ is an empowering track that touches on black menÆs plight in society, ░░ their dissociation from the slave mentality and how others perceive them. ░░ The latter is about overcoming lifeÆs obstacles and realizing your ░░ dreams. ░░ ░░ Inglorious Beta is not completely heavy, however. On ôSmoke With Me,ö ░░ Beta and label mate Laelo Hood trade verses about the effects of ░░ marijuana on their thinking process. The low-key ôDTLR (Down The Line ░░ Rhyme),ö arguably the albumÆs centerpiece, features the prominent DMV ░░ trio of Oddisee, X.O., and yU, otherwise known as ôThe Diamond District.ö ░░ The mid-tempo flow of ôWith The Familyö finds Beta acknowledging how his ░░ family keeps him grounded as he moves up the ladder of success. All told, ░░ K-Beta proves on his new album that he empathizes with the people to ░░ which his music is intended. ôIn order to appreciate where IÆm going and ░░ what IÆm contributing to society now,ö Beta says on the albumÆs intro, ░░ ôitÆs a prerequisite to see where I came from and how I got to this ░░ point.ö In fact, the title Inglorious Beta is completely inaccurate. 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