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once.
coast
aka
the guy that blew his brains out.

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ok so TOL2 has been released and is circulating out there. Its doing very well I might add. We all know the somewhat contreversal cover that depicts my brains gettin blown out. Distributors and record stores all gave me crap about it but I felt it made a statement about my music so I made sure it was released the way it was. Here is the cover image in case you need a reminder...




Now in order to really explain to C. Gunnz what I wanted him to draw, I had to make a visual depiction of my idea for him to feed off of. So I got on the computer and opened up the Paint program and sketched this out for him....

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there you have it... TOL2 like you've never seen it before!

once.
coast
aka
Leonardo Devinchi Nigga!!!!

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It's hard to see the end without knowing where to begin

The unexpected news of a widely accepted friend

Him

He who wore the smile that brightened our lives

The spirit. The vibe. The love in his eyes

Time

Hours and days. Months and years

The gift to reflect. The curse of the tears

Cheers

In celebration of a soul that has passed

With the raise of a glass... FatBat, free at last.






Takin a break 4 dinner at the 'I Cant Complain' video shoot




Me and Bat gettin tough on some Little Ceasars and Henny




Drunk and enjoyin the night... cups stayed full




An image we won't soon forget. We love you Victor. There will never be another spirit as comfortable 2 be around than yours.

1. Another Introduction

2. Alternate Curriculum

3. Standing In Place - produced by Most Incredible

4. I Need Music

5. Breathe - ft. Cheec Webster produced by Cheec Webster

6. Sorcery - ft. Stunta, Quota

7. I Like The Way - Amanda ft. Coast produced by Howard M for Xfyle Productions

8. You Remind Me Of Me - ft. Slip, The Brick produced by Slip, The Brick for The HSLB

9. Die - ft. Drojo produced by Tonie Brown for The HSLB

10. Find A Way - ft. Quota, Carolyn produced by Channel 7

11. David Blaine - ft. Jake, Lucky Luciano produced by Tonie Brown for The HSLB

12. Influential Hollywood - ft. Charles Manson, Mayalino, Jake produced by SaveOne

13. Get Got (Alright Then)

14. The Sandbox - ft. Trae, Drojo produced by Dolla

15. My Limelight - ft. G.T. Garza

16. Hey Baby - produced by J.Greezi for Damaged Goods

17. Waiting For You - ft. Slip, Roxy Vela produced by Tonie Brown for The HSLB

18. We're Stuck - produced by J. Risko/Branch Boiz

19. I Can't Complain - produced by Danny Dranx

20. I'm So Coo - ft. Stunta, Lucky, Magno, Roxy Vela produced by SaveOne

21. One Of These Days - ft. Slip produced by Dat Boi Mikee

22. Home - ft. Low-G produced by Cal1

23. Evil Never Dies

24. Radiation

25. The Drunken Mumbler

26. The Heart Shaped Light Bulb - produced by Slip, The Brick, Eddie Deville for The HSLB

ok so let me set this up 4 yall. ya see... during the process of recording TOL2, i made it a point 2 show Gunnz a minimal amount of the new material. and thats not because i don't value his opinion enough 2 show him anything... it's actually the complete opposite. I value his opinion more than anyone else's and i wanted 2 greet him with the final product instead of fractions of it at a time. Gunnz is a really good homeboy of mine. His honesty is what i respect most about him. He aint a "yes" man. He'll speak his mind on weather or not he likes sumn regardless of who is listening.
I gave him an advanced copy of the final version of TOL2: Thoughts On The Wall. he listened 2 it and hit me up 2 say that he thought it was good. he said he rates it a 8 out of 10. shit... thats a good rating if u ask me. anyways, he hit me back a day later on AIM... and this is the transcript of our convo....

Me: Dewd... my artwork is mad stupid dope fresh

CG: hahahaha
CG: indeed

Me: why u still awake?
Me: have u slept?

CG: oh... went to bed
CG: got like 4hrs in

Me: i got like maybe 5.... still wanna sleep more but not sleepy

(he was up until 6am emailin me proofs of the artwork for TOL2 before it gets sent 2 be printed)

CG: me, greezi, and one of his boys just finished listening to TOL2

Me: feedback

CG: dude... was kinda crazy listening to it this time...

Me: wtf

CG: i can hear a piece of you and personality in each one of ur songs
CG: like the different aspects of u
CG: the lets get krunk and sip henny Coast
CG:the serious I've got things on my mind Coast
CG: was like.. damn... this nigga puts who he is in each one of his songs whether he knows it or not

Me: thats good 2 hear... was hoping it would project who i am more than most people expected
Me: its like how u dont want people 2 say "oh c.gunnz??... hell yeah that nigga makes pretty pictures.: as opposed 2, "nigga.... c.gunnz!!!! that dude bleeds passion into his work"

CG: hahahahahaha
CG: well i heard it here nigga
CG: s'crazy cuz listenin to it I'm like... i know this nigga. i know exactly what he was feelin when he recorded that. i can hear it. Like u reminiscing how when u was a kid in school writing raps in one song
CG: then hearing about how u can get frustrated with aspects of life and dealing with it on "Breathe"

Me: and i think thats why people get me. like people who know me, get me, because they can match the music 2 my personality... and the people who dont know me match the music 2 the thought of an artist that isn't at all like what they're used 2 hearing.... and that gives them a sence of my indiviuality. so basically, i let everybody know me. i think thats 1 of the reasons, if not the main reason, why them internet gangsters or niggas in any hood don't go out of their way 2 say sumn negative about me.
Me: almost wanna say it's like everybody has a bit of Coast in 'em.... but i"ll just say that everybody see's a bit of themselves in me.

CG: makes alot of sence
CG: man i really dig "Alternate Curriculum"

Me: like i aint out here tryna paint myself as some kinda 2pac.... i could never do that.... but i do paint myself as incredibly human.

CG: and that comes through in ur music
CG: we get to see all the aspects of u in different songs of urs. shows u as being 3-dimensional and real.

Me: and on that note... this convo will be posted as my newest blog








just thought I'd share that with yall. one of the many convo's C. Gunnz and I have across AIM.

once.
coast
aka
November 18th