TRUE ELEMENT "The Road Less Travelled" LP (Free Download) 1998-2002

by DJ Kraze One

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1.	Get Ready (Album Intro) 02:13	info	buy track
2.	Jedi Mind Trix 03:50	lyrics	buy track
[[Fa-Real]] Yo is it hype enough, I got the good stuff The beats are mad tuff Cos we've all gotta show a little love To the True Element Crew in the house hu Grab your part na, just dance na Step to it let the music enhance ya We'll entrance ya, to the rhythm The crowds want hype so hype's what we give em And this is dope of the musical kind And you'll never get doper that this in your time As we define, the thin line Between lyrical styles and whats his and mine Word perfect line by line Politically correct you can suck mine Take your time don't get left behind As I burn the mic like a piece of pork rhine. [[Kraze One]] Verbalise I get wise up top, lyrics I drop Make the world stop like a heat seeker on lock To your ear drum, let the tape run Kraze One the phantom burning hot like a cross bun Blimey Charlie bring your army Going barmy shooting lyrics a'int no way you can disarm me On self destruct mode like a kamikaze suicide runner As I move undercover Feeling paranoid, mad, tense and annoyed My sanity got destroyed when reality deployed To my brain cells, over run with circumstance Only way to advance now to take a chance On the attack, lines snap when I rap One for all them cats talking behind my back Fishing for gossip, here's a lesson from the prophet Your standing at the line, this what happens when you cross it. [[Fa-Real]] B-Boys that's what we are B-Boys soon to go far So we can all go ya woo ha To the super dope rhymes that I busta Na get flustered on the floor Pace yourself brace yourself for some more Hardcore Hip Hop music The floors right there ra there ya to go use it Fa-Real, yo that's my stage name And I be taking the blame if the place goes up in flames F*** the games I'm here to do work Hype the beat and make the crowd go bazerk Now that hurt I know you must have felt it My rhymes drop phat like a uni marker felt tip And I'm well hip to the whole game I freak the weak and put a maim on the tame. [[Kraze One]] Kraze One, lyric assassination Causing pandemonium when I hold the mic for ransom The protocol, breaking it down to just a molecule lyrical tool as fools are left dissolved like a soluble Can you break down the menagerie Words, phrases, syllables, in this vocabulary Like a battery, lyrically stored I get on the mic, release a vocal chord The pattern break, ground shake like an earthquake Expose the fake, get a verbal intake From the lyricist, like a nuclear reaction Shattered in to pieces, parts, even a fraction From the core, once more the competitor True Elementor, raw, the borough checker Verbal selector, wisdom and word play Bounce and ricochet look from today.
3.	Responsible 03:42	lyrics	buy track
[[Kraze One]] As I rhyme I elevate myself to a new level From the bass and to the treble frequency is comfortable So I settle, delivery lyrically interest free I don't need to charge you see for originality People hating me blatantly keep on telling me I don't really care you see trying to live positively A damaged society the fire to fuel Kraze One Verbalistic that exception to the rule Never wanted to be cool just wanted to express Never wanted to test but had to school never the less I must confess, I stepped up to the mic at fifteen On the scene, and I'm still here fulfilling that dream Never fell off once man, and never looked back Worked my fingers to the bone, almost broke my back Motivation wasn't money just about heart and soul Hip Hop is a life thing so I don't play the role Talking bout music and every one becomes and expert There's no set work, no guideline to follow so let me network Business is Hip Hop but most Hip Hop aint the business Some lyricists aint saying nothing (Know what I mean) After recycled breaks, no concept to relate Record companies promoting it just making Hip Hop fake No mistake, like pop music just focusing on image Killing off originality did real Hip Hop vanish? [[Fa-Real]] Who ever step up gets torn apart like a leper The hot stepper, murderer, I burn like pepper No referee you'll see booking this MC Dramatic work erratic with idiosyncrasy Woo wee lord I hold the mic cord with tenacity Styles broad you can't handle my whole capacity And your audacity prompts me to dis Watch my fist, duck or by death you'll get kissed Caught up in the life of Hip Hopness The founders and undergrounders all get blessed No less than one hundred percent that's the best From this MC with props like a rod rest Make my mark, then step off in to the dark I'm start raving craving I'm more down that block paving Engraving your tombstone with my microphone Bad to the bone, I'll burn you up in your fking home Causing heart seizures, like Jesus walking on water I'll dash a news flash in your ears like a reporter And slaughter weak cells up in you head quarter It's punishment by death as I pull the rope taughter Styles uninhibited boy like S&M The crème de la crème run go tell your friends dem Then we can spend the evening doing battle Where you'll get knocked around till your brains dem fking rattle yeah.
4.	True Feelings (Featuring Laura Cristy) 05:09	lyrics	buy track
[[Fa-Real]] Always forever living this lifestyle that's my niche Keeping the vibe alive until the narrow minds capiche Unique's the style and fashion this is my passion Trashing up mics like party's that I'm gate crashing My rap methods, sticking to the true Hip Hop ethics Reflections of my thoughts is how I like to express this I'm restless when my minds not in motion Though I can test this I'm just a drop in the ocean So I stay humble, bad attitude crumbles Your chances to move on promote yourself and improve on So get your groove on, nod your head to this The True Element crew's on and this is how it is I'll hit the dance floor no time for playing tough If you aint grooving the music aint soothing your mind enough All the stuff that happens in a lifetime Can ware and grind the thought patterns of the mind I try to focus but still sometimes I find My mind can be the biggest enemy of mine But I'm designed for bigger and better things I figure my time will come who knows what the future brings So I stay realistic doing my own thing Not criminal don't want to spend time in sing sing I'm always conscious and keep it right not real I sleep good at night knowing this is how I feel. [[Laura Cristy, Fa-Real & Kraze One]] Cos I feel True vibes running through my veins Cos I feel All my loses are all of my gains Cos I feel Life's tribulations paving my way I feel Stronger from day to day. [[Laura Cristy]] Pressure on my mind coming from deep inside I feel it in my heart true feelings that I can't hide I try to maintain keep my head right up to the sky But you always hold me back and I can't see why Your listening to my music but can you here the words? Melody is soothing but my mind is disturbed Reality is facing me day by day From this crazy world trying to get away The tempo's slow and I just can't keep up the pace Now you can see me face to face As I walk in to an unknown field All the while you were saying this is real, yeh, yeh, yeh, yeh. [[Laura Cristy, Fa-Real & Kraze One]] I feel True vibes running through my veins I feel All my loses are all of my gains I feel Life's tribulations paving my way I feel Stronger from day to day. [[Kraze One]] The last emperor, a twisted mind state scape To the future always maybe one day to escape From the distortion surrounding me and hounding me I was misguided see they called me a liability Internally I never let it get to me I'm in to poetry not money or publicity Pride or insanity you can't break the structure What ever you say I make the diaphragm rupture On the microphone I bring truth to combat lies Time flies it made me open up my eyes Realise and analyse in to the next century To many people walking round with read only memory I found as a youth I had a lot to say Always wanted to make the world a better place in some way This girl in a club once told me I was cool I said I didn't know the rules of society I try and live life positive give what I got to give Live how I want to live No matter how hard life gets I always try and crack a smile Escape my thought for a while Raise a question why all this mental congestion Sit in front of the mirror looking at my own reflection Imagine I'm the person opposite looking back in And then it all begins again, Damn.
5.	Lifetime Mission 04:49	lyrics	buy track
[[Fa-Real]] Seasoning and spice taste's so nice On a plate full of chicken and rice Like the numbers on a dice I'm indented on you mind Yet you'll find I've got a tang like a piece of lime rind I sat home and wrote some smooth flowing rhymes Cos at the time I knew I'd always get mines Mines meaning my chance to put you in a trance A dance mode I've got the secret code to unload A whole load cos I feel that you owed A few rhymes that I stowed away, and I'm a say I'm unpredictable, unforgettable, well selectable Stay protectible by the posse in effectible Never heavy sweating go getting Me myself I'm always setting my sights on reaching higher heights When the money was real tight I used to sit home at night So I decided to write and recite some deff poetry With a Super T, some W-E-E-D now your hearing the results. [[Killa Joul]] Wild child step aside while the mic is on overdrive We've gone from rappers delight to rappers survive 99 the year so crack open a beer and raise cheer Because Hip Hop is still here True Element coming through you've tuned in to you know who Doing what we've done man cos this is what I do But there's not many left and this you can believe Soul rap soldiers with hearts on there sleeves Baggy jeans, bad attitude, a walk like John Cleese KJ rap slap 'em down like my name was Terry Neve Non plus fiction on my life time mission decision, demolition cutting out crap emission 94 stage one and 95 break back 99's change a track steer clear of a set back From party rap, to gangster rap with a gun With that weak wack crap yeh your loosing it son And I'm still standing after all this time It's no crime, cos this is just an honest attempt at rhyme 6 years in the game is my claim to fame I'm going off like a B-side Beatle you know my name. [[Kraze One]] True to life is my mission can I make an impact Musically, lyrically, positively in a fact Or a statement, expression of self I can't abuse it So I choose it Hip Hop to me the thinking mans music Late at night I have to write, try and set the world to right Tell myself over and over everything's gonna be alright Future pattern is unclear but I gotta make a plan Damn - In effect try and swing it so I land On my feet and keep my head above water - incident Aint nothing going on in this set up but the rent Although I've seen my own production grow I'm still the poorest, hardworking B-Boy that I know. In the know? maybe just not a money maker Take pride in telling people boy you know I'm not a faker Call me undertaker cos I take the underground Creatively superior over the chart bound Commercial rappers let me show you how to rock Bottom line you cant turn Hip Hop in to hit pop So stop right there or what you gonna do? When the original heads pass true.
6.	The Road Less Travelled 04:30	lyrics	buy track
[[Kraze One]] Through the days of my youth I stood by and asked why? People living a lie would give up without try Knowledge to apply, questions are invitations To expand a mind and analyse situations (Creations) creativity can be energy Kinetic thoughts in motion definitely but eventually They turn to potential energy as a memory (Think about it) And I express this lyrically Basically music to me is a mission Society's a prison if you do not have ambition My decision is life pursue goals at all cost (No compromise) That's why I never lost The creative flair or love for phat beats Avoiding the cheats by walking back streets Leaving evidence of my presence tonight Then I vanish, like a shadow in the night. [[Killa Joul]] 89 was the year it happened you see Hip Hop like a gift someone gave to me Got my head down and found out I could rhyme Took my time got in line and went for mine (The sign) dedication is essential Change your situation make had work your fundamental (True potential) is the key to the future When people said to me dont't dress like that it don't suite you The road less travelled is sign posted persistence The Killa Joul in your crown, doing the business Witness my fitness as I get in to this Raise your fist or fall in to the abyss (Like Lynell Ritchie) I am up all night long Got to get this down got to finish this song The money, yo I'm not exactly a star But I can't quit now yeh cos I've come to far. [[Kraze One & Killa Joul]] Emphasise I must be wise cos time flies Lyrically I analyse clear like blue skies Realise we're gonna rise steady like sea levels (Nothing settles) In life there's always troubles Brewing on the horizon try and keep them at bay Got to get up in the morning and face another day In this crazy world we're just pawns in the game (Dam right) But I know I'm not the same As the next man, take the weight on my shoulders Walk along city streets feels like I'm a soldier Deep behind enemy lines and all I want to be is free (In this century) creativity may be the death of me So I will take it to the grave That's word to my ancestors back in the days Since day one until the end of existence (Yeh) I guess the method is persistence.
7.	Ground Level 03:40	lyrics	buy track
[[Kraze One]] From ground level, I rise to higher mental Treat Hip Hop just like a temple worship it on instrumental Like BBC or Central channel this cos it's live Inside, thought patterns in my mind's alive Can't describe inspirational feelings inside Like the sun beating down around mid July Clear sky, clear conscience, got pride to uphold Take a walk down the road to try and lighten the load On my mind, hit rewind kind of release the pressure Reminiscing on a time I met this girl last summer Snuggle up and cuddle up like we were stuck together When she's back in the area can hook up or what ever Until then concentrating on this Hip Hip Enjoying the sunshine waiting at the bus stop Rendezvous at three o'clock at the spot CMK Hook up with Reggie B, Big Fazz, Silent K Red Face, all the mans that's out for the duration I stay in your mind like a bizarre conversation This song is inspiration described as a vibe that alerts my mental sends chills down my spine On the breadline but that aint nothing new Kraze One coming back around like de ja vu From the True Elemental laying down the context To the future always taking positive steps. [[Kraze One]] From the zone interrogation coming ruff like a crease Blowing up like 7, expanding like yeast It's the secondary missionary here to run the line Bringing breaks to life like Dr Frankenstein Walk through the borough fell the vibe socialise City lights dazzle my eyes on the prise as I rise Elemental is essential for the experimental Kraze One I outline it like a stencil The lyricist, I move and twist and flick my wrist On the turntable step in to my world like a tourist And look around you get my meaning its the sound Represent like The Jam going underground To the essence there is no breaking the resistance A method of persistence puts us back in business Continuing, time for the next lesson I hook up a mic spark up a freestyle session With my man Bannister, Maniphest on the wheels Just keeping it real bringing the true school feel To your area we commence like a rocket launch As I ignite I light it up like a torch True Element, steady rising like an aircraft I generate heat hold the mic like a staff Kraze One True Elemental activist Lyrical professionist yo DJ Maniphest - Rock on!
8.	Let Your Mind Be Free (Featuring Laura Cristy & The Jedi Master) 04:07	lyrics	buy track
[[Kraze One]] I represent True Elementals now who's coming through For those that never knew why I do what I do I keep it true realising steady rising like the tide Keep my vision wide, something like Jeckel and Hyde On the inside things are different than you see Diagnosed sick of the society Music is the remedy a mental stimulation Your eyes can deceive you I try not to trust them Focus daily on meeting every ambition with precision This is a life time mission With vision panoramic through many different channels On the DL I clean the scene up like flannels As I look back I think of how far we've come Press the pause button and let the tape run Ten years ago I scratched records on a hifi Now I'm making music with ambition that's sky high. [[Laura Cristy]] Let your mind be free Live in a reality Open up your heart Finally you'll see. [[Laura Cristy]] Look to the future Let your feelings show Give yourself some options Look to your soul Illusion ever changing Imagine your floating And life is disguised Until you look in to there eyes Explore your fantasies And chemistry will flow Strange things are happening As you will know, oh. [[Laura Cristy]] Let your mind be free Live in a reality Open up your heart Finally you'll see. [[Kraze One]] When I'm in the spotlight I do what I think is right Address the mic reciting lyrics like dynamite In your ear trying to rupture your brain Take notice how I do not sound the same As them other bods faking accents like IDs I'm tired of you, you don't impress me Man faking MCs with no originality Who you trying to be? check me No mimics or gimmicks just straight up lyrics As I paint a clear picture kind of like hieroglyphics Face the consequence or go back to school And pay dues, take time develop tools Keep it conscious don't be self indulgent Even today some people make a pre judgement On this set so when we get down like a knock out blow My main objective is to let them know So make way, I lay it out just like a play I'm hard to break down like human DNA But through life experience I'm genetically modified Some mans might say I've got to much pride That's why I always walk with my head up When I hear wack rhymes I get fed up So I speak, make this unit unique I hope we get the chance so we can al reach our peak.
9.	Do You Remember? 05:09	lyrics	buy track
[[Kraze One & Killa Joul]] Remember back in the days when house party’s used to rock Round the way we’d stray – straight up like 6 o’clock It was wicked mate meet up down the boozer Neva got any hassle because I was a geezer Me neither I used to carry a marker Tag the hell out the place and as it got darker After pick up some tins from the offie Without mobile phones word still got round the posse At Buckingham uni crashing parties at the weekend Pretend that we were students just to get in Back in to town fried chicken with your chips G Cushdie back to paxtons for a cup of tea Easy heading back there in the morning Yawning hook up the 1210s for recording Makin demos dropping lyrics like no other Back in the days just representing the borough I remember selling tapes from a back pack on the streets Never got in to rave music strictly funky beats On the ghetto blaster, Kangols & Tight roles Selling early demo tapes, rocking local live shows Back in 1993 British hip hop was a rarity We kept the fires burning with a scene in the community Kraze O-N-E & Killa Joul from the school Of old through to new keeping it true with the crew. [[Kraze One & Killa Joul]] Remember hardcore hip hop like gunshot and hijack Jordan’s, air max, and raider’s baseball caps Rockin the flat top, tramlines, and diamond socks British knights, troop, and pump trainers by rebook (Non stop) I was a pure fashion victim Any money I got my dad said I was wasting Buying records & Tapes, hanging out on the estates Till late tagging are names up with the spray paint We used to get around, Travelling towns and cities Representin at jams droppin the cuts and Lyrics Penny on the turntable to keep the needle stable Sound check the mics as DJs Scratch the vinyl Back to the studio sampling beats and breaks Digging in the crates till late for the sake of the demo tape We used to contemplate getting signed independently Money was always secondary to our creativity Blimey and it happened eventually Hip hop took the posse all over the UK From all night house party’s to raves in the countryside To backstreet bars squaring up to guys There was no compromise in attitude or sound Representing the underground cos that where we found Our inspiration from where we started in the 90s True Element MCs The underground artists.
10.	Responsible (Remix) 03:44	lyrics	buy track
[[Kraze One]] As I rhyme I elevate myself to a new level From the bass and to the treble frequency is comfortable So I settle, delivery lyrically interest free I don't need to charge you see for originality People hating me blatantly keep on telling me I don't really care you see trying to live positively A damaged society the fire to fuel Kraze One Verbalistic that exception to the rule Never wanted to be cool just wanted to express Never wanted to test but had to school never the less I must confess, I stepped up to the mic at fifteen On the scene, and I'm still here fulfilling that dream Never fell off once man, and never looked back Worked my fingers to the bone, almost broke my back Motivation wasn't money just about heart and soul Hip Hop is a life thing so I don't play the role Talking bout music and every one becomes and expert There's no set work, no guideline to follow so let me network Business is Hip Hop but most Hip Hop aint the business Some lyricists aint saying nothing (Man listen) After recycled breaks, no concept to relate Record companies promoting it just making Hip Hop fake No mistake, like pop music just focusing on image Killing off originality did real Hip Hop vanish? [[Fa-Real]] Who ever step up gets torn apart like a leper The hot stepper, murderer, I burn like pepper No referee you'll see booking this MC Dramatic work erratic with idiosyncrasy Woo wee lord I hold the mic cord with tenacity Styles broad you can't handle my whole capacity And your audacity prompts me to dis Watch my fist, duck or by death you'll get kissed Caught up in the life of Hip Hopness The founders and undergrounders all get blessed No less than one hundred percent that's the best From this MC with props like a rod rest Make my mark, then step off in to the dark I'm start raving craving I'm more down that block paving Engraving your tombstone with my microphone Bad to the bone, I'll burn you up in your fucking home Causing heart seizures, like Jesus walking on water I'll dash a news flash in your ears like a reporter And slaughter weak cells up in you head quarter It's punishment by death as I pull the rope taughter Styles uninhibited boy like S&M The crème de la crème run go tell your friends dem Then we can spend the evening doing battle Where you'll get knocked around till your brains dem fucking rattle yeah.
11.	Triangular Lyrification 04:47	lyrics	buy track
[[Kraze One]] Full frontal assault cometh the lyrical assassin Rhymes everlasting not stooping just passing through The microphone I check it one, two Know the coup who's coming through the element (true) Mathematical, acrobatical, fanatical Theory like a triangle coming equilateral An on point like the wire to a speaker I make the connection like prophet or teacher. [[Fa-Real]] Every word I rap's the law You want to know the score fk the Fugees I'm your boy No toy will ever fk with this MC Your immature and purely mental CRTV See me the hottest property on the streets I'm pure Hip Hop down to the fat laces in my sneaks I go for week bussing unique techniques when I speak Go for a leak and you may well miss the rhyme of the week. [[Killa Joul]] Mic check one, two move aside for the rugged one Don't try to test as I step up to flex I'm the veteran MC, I've got battles galore And I'm 25 and o in my one loss draw For warn is forearm as I come correct So reflect on the damage cos I come to reck True Element all start number 3 in the place With a slap in the face I'm like old bill on the case. [[Kraze One]] Yo reverse polarity in actuality mentality Looking for the salary coming through with clarity Or clearness, bear witness and hear this Verb from the lyricist, elemental activist (Tune to this) come across the junction Causing rambunction from the introduction Is static, back from the edge of panic Dramatic, fanatic so lets get ecstatic. [[Fa-Real]] Commercial I nah that aint my style I play boys like Hugh Hefner so strip and crack a smile Finatically your pathetically under par When your trying to sound like your coming from America No tar I won't be having none of that Still having fun with rap that's how it should be done and that's Period, got more angles than a pyramid The finest MC who told me yeh the mirror did. [[Killa Joul]] Check, check, check, check it out with the lyrical flow I'm in the know, I'm set to blow and coming down like snow Can't stand rappers who can't rhyme There all out of time and watered down like larger and lime Non retired ripping up mics again Knocking out suckers and then counting to ten I be picking the pops while preparing to play Ladies love LL but go crazy for KJ. [[Kraze One]] Imaginative how I live so I give All that I can give breaking through now with (A take over bid) words carry like a satchel I blow up the spot like a tub of biactol (On the attack break back in to raw mode) Systems overload (Time to explode) And reload I maintain like a mechanism Intuition my decision realism. [[F-Real]] Who the fk you and your puey boy crew Steeping up with your breath stinking like Pepé Le Pew No coup you'll get boxed up like ..... Ringing alarms I'll disarm you with the truth You think your madder, yeh the hype don dadda I'm badder ad off the hook like Ralph Lauren and Prada (prêt-à-porter) any time any place Choose your weapon from stepping back to back ten paces we'll pace. [[Killa Joul]] Last time round for the come back kid blowing the lid I drop more rhymes than Shakespeare did Cos KJ Rap is at the back of the pack And I'm on the attack yes return of the mac Cut the crap, skip the track cos I know that Don't think I can't rap just cos I'm not black I dazzle like (Sugar Ray) smoking like (Frazier) Lyrics like metaphors they'll blaze and amaze ya.
12.	The Truth Will Out 05:17	lyrics	buy track
[[Fa-Real]] Aint nothing changed but the weather Things fall apart when people can't stand together If exploitation of the nation by the government Keeps people running for cover then From the underground more criminals will emerge And subliminal minds are the scourge Have you heard, about the ten political agenders I aint feeling shit from the services the government render Big spender, that aint you and me I struggle to see P-R-O-F-I-T That's profit in my pockets Though I'm skilled in a trade I'm paid meega wage dockets I'm not living to be used and abused Pimps and politicians stand guilty as accused Or are they fused, one in the same Moulded together over Hades flame Sleaze and scandal coming from all corners Police and MPs can't event keep law and order Corruption's rife in the whole system The philosophy nothing can't be bought is how there living No thanks giving I make my own way Dodging the beast ignoring what MPs say Lord knows the truth will out so I shout My piece one day who knows the lies may cease. [[Kraze One]] Open my eyes, I rise to society's cries Surprised I've become institutionalised At the weekend I met up with a friend Sitting and reminiscing about way back when Things were easy, I liked being a youngster Right now I'm caught in society's structure Of credit cards, student loans and overdrafts (So what) So here my paragraph And my sentence will sentence a government That miss represents career development An establishment, quite intent to present A student with the money for rent And a credit card for when times are hard Don't sweat APR cos your gonna be a star When your qualified, so get the declaration signed On the dotted line, sit back and unwind Put it out of your mind paybacks no big hurry Inflation keeps rising gotta borrow more money More worry, now you get back to reality Start working for an agency that's paying you a salary Less than satisfactory trying to build skills Investment for future being shattered by bills Tax, living costs, general maintenance and such (This is doing my head in) I guess were all. [[Killa Joul]] If you think about the greatest cons of all time A sly of hand that done mess with your mind And the thing you took as being right Just smoke and mirrors, a trick of the light What's can I say about the world around us Political systems that you just can't trust We must expose decepters Eject and expel all these court jesters Do what's right with what's been blessed us Applaud and support human rights protectors Money talks the truth is walking I know you're lying cos your mouth is talking Downing street number six six six They love a little fiddle with their own expenses False pretences, a lenient sentence Those with fingers in the tills no mention More interested in celebrity Instead of doing things their supposed to be somethings happening on the streets tonight Maybe in the shadows, maybe out of sight Maybe a terrorist of a government official Telling the difference these days is kind of difficult Friend or foe its hard to say Lets hope the truth will out anyway.
13.	Let Your Mind Be Free (Spirits version - Featuring Laura Cristy & The Jedi Master) 04:00	info	buy track
14.	Jedi Mind Trix (Instrumental) 03:51	info	buy track
15.	Responsible (Instrumental) 03:42	info	buy track
16.	The Road Less Travelled (Instrumental) 04:31	info	buy track
17.	Ground Level (Instrumental) 03:41	info	buy track
18.	Do You Remember? (Instrumental) 05:09	info	buy track
19.	Responsible (Remix Instrumental) 03:40	info	buy track
20.	Triangular Lyrification (Instrumental) 04:45	info	buy track
21.	The Truth Will Out (Instrumental) 04:48	info	buy track

about

This project was compiled in association with www.breaktothebeat.com for the purpose of documenting Hip Hop culture that evolved in and around Milton Keynes, England, during the 1990s/2000s.

The recordings contained in this compilation were selected as the best MUSICAL REFLECTION of the True Element project between the years of 1998 and 2002 when the musical foundations of the project were based around Kraze One's vision and production. Since the establishment of True Element in 1997 it had always been Kraze One's vision for the project to transcend its recording origins and form as a collaborative Hip Hop crew that could perform in a live environment and possibly sign to an independent record label such as Low life or Big Dada Recordings.

From a production perspective the recordings that make up "The road less travelled" compilation were all conceived between the years of 1998 and 2002 which is when Kraze One decided to stop pursuing music production as a commercial venture. Several of the recordings, some of which are earlier versions, were independently released across two CDs entitled "Unmanufacturable" (2000), and "The road less travelled" (2001). The remainder of the recordings were either completed at intervals during the evolution of the True Element live band or during the final stages of the True Element project in the 2010s. For a detailed account of True Elements musical legacy please visit: www.breaktothebeat.com/mk-hip-hop-culture-part-three-1996-2000/true-element-part-1-the-foundation/

Musically "The road less travelled" compilation follows on from True Element's previous releases "Take a look around" and "The true elementalz ep" which also feature contributions from both DJ Maniphest and Killa Joul. Both releases have been restructured for a clearer representation of the original visions and are available to play and download free from the DJ Kraze One bandcamp site.

This chapter begins in 1998 when Kraze One, DJ Maniphest, Fa-Real and Killa Joul collaborated over several studio sessions to create the composition entitled "Triangular lyrification". Shortly after, the above line up regrouped and collaborated to record a second composition entitled "Life time mission" which also forms part of "The road less travelled" recording project. Killa Joul then decided to depart from True Element in early 1999 returning to the line up in July 2000. Although there had been several previous open mic appearances and an occasional live show, at the start of this chapter True Element was still essentially a recording project.

In Killa Joul's absence Producer/rapper Kraze One, rapper Fa-Real and DJ Maniphest progressed to create the recordings "Responsible", Jedi mind trix", "Ground level", and "True feelings" which also featured contributions from singer Laura Cristy. In July 1999 True Element transitioned from being solely a recording project in to a live Hip Hop crew when they were asked to support Manchester based Hip Hop outfit Jeep Beat Collective while on tour in Milton Keynes.

This performance marked the start of what would quickly become a regular local live presence for True Element who's line up initially consisted of Kraze One & Fa-Real performing live rap vocals, DJ Maniphest performing scratches and cuts, and Laura Cristy singing and performing live. To capitalise of the regular shows and to help showcase True Element as a musical force Kraze One coordinated and independently released the CD album "unmanufacturable" that was put together using all the materiel created for the project during 1998-1999.

Several copies of the CD were also sent to radio stations and established record labels to try and generate outside interest in the project. As True Element were self funded and studio costs were expensive Kraze One created several instrumental compositions using samples at his home studio One On One productions to compliment True Element's collaborative vocal recordings. These instrumentals also formed part of the "Unmanufacturable" CD which also included a cover designed by artist Matt Meech (MM Design).

During 2000 True Element maintained their local live presence which led to additional musical collaborations between producer Kraze One and singers Annis Le Neve, Oleanna Jones and Kathryn Peck. Rapper Killa Joul also returned to the fold and True Element evolved to become more of a collective of rappers & singers that performed over Kraze One's beats with DJ Maniphest performing scratches and cuts.
True Element continued to create studio recordings where possible but expensive studio costs meant a large portion of material was only ever performed in a live capacity.

As an alternative to studio recording Kraze One began to rework existing versions of early True Element compositions by sampling the accapellas and scratches. This method eliminated the need to visit a recording studio and allowed Kraze One unlimited time to mix and master the new versions which helped improve the sound quality. By 2001 True Element were now working as a collective performing in different capacities across the UK when ever an opportunity arose.

"The road less travelled" has been compiled by Kraze One from a limited amount of True Element material created during this period to best reflect what a full length True Element album would have sounded like had it been completed during the time that the Hip Hop crew were actively collaborating (1998-2002). Where possible the instrumentals have also been included in the project along with several images of the group performing during this period. For a detailed archive and further images on the True Element Collective please visit the groups dedicated Facebook page at: www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100027215003645

Towards the end of the year 2002 True Element began a second transition from a Hip Hop Collective to a full live band. Further recordings made by the group during this period can be heard by visiting the following soundcloud link: soundcloud.com/trueelement/tracks

credits

released May 22, 2023

All tracks produced & arranged by Kraze One for One On One Productions.
Rap vocals written & performed by Kraze One, Fa-Real, Killa Joul.
Tracks 4,8,13 feature additional vocals written & performed by Laura Cristy.
Tracks 8,13 feature keyboard solos performed by Nige Neil (The Jedi Master).
All scratches & cuts performed by DJ Maniphest except tracks 4,9 which were performed by Kraze One.

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about

DJ Kraze One England, UK

Kraze One is a pioneering Hip Hop practitioner from Milton Keynes, UK and has been actively involved in local Hip Hop culture since the early 1990s.

Initially a graffiti artist, Kraze One progressed to master Rapping, Deejaying, and Production breaking out of the local scene on several occasions with various releases and eventually establishing Hip Hop archive:

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