"Zero Comfort Zone Hip Hop Challenge" Starring Super King Armor and Johnny Hobbes

So I have something to admit...I have a fear of performing in public places by myself or even with someone directed at a crowd. It is something that drives me crazy knowing how comfortable on stage I am and all the intense situations I have been in over the years as a MC. So I finally decided to take matters into my own hands because this shit was fucking with my pride. So I mad a post on facebook about it and another MC I know, named 'Johnny Hobbes'. He told me he had a similar fear of performing in front of crowds. So I said BET! let's do this together then. He agreed and the following video below is the result!

I kept the editing to a minimum so you could see our progress as we went from car to car and train to train. I'm going to continue this project until I ween this shit out of my system and just kill it on the trains and anywhere I go period!

Enjoy guys. Happy New Year!

This is the 3rd song off my album 'Gone is The Illusion' titled 'Lionheart' here is the song and lyrics exclusively from Bandcamp

                            


Verse 1
Gimmie your best shot pal I can take it!
Heart got strong from people trying to break it!
Pardon my tease I wear my heart on my sleeve
I rather move than freeze give up & cop pleas
an who are these niggas to ever judge me!?
You were never around when my chips were down
I was the only person who lifted me off that ground
an if I ain’t winning then I go down swinging
I can take a beating & keep on ticking
try to push me away and take my position
Your bones will snap so good luck with benching
So if you ain’t here to put a smile on my face
put money in my pocket and reach new landscapes
The bulk of my time don’t you dare waste
Step to the side I got moves to make

Verse 2
In the scheme of things, the punchline is real simple
What - don’t - kill- you- makes- you crippled
What don’t kill me makes me stronger
Scientists use my white blood cells on viral monsters
I ain’t talking thermals when I say your under armour
when you make as much sense as an igloo in china
an a neighborhood with a curfew and a all night diner
If you think I should settle for less an expire
an be miserable like you a coward & a liar
I got a thick skin like metal plating
with padding like line men in gear in the off season
charged with unnecessary roughness & brutal beatings
That’ll get me banned like odd future from New Zealand
My will is strong! My pride is beaming!
Your will is weak, your pride is peeling
My heart larger than a water bed hit’n a muthafucking ceiling!

Verse 3
I’m a warlock with words the way I split halves
Off top the head or pen game Witch-craft?
I wasn’t always that nice I had to bust ass
Like a freshman fighting 8th graders for his bus pass
Ain’t nothing like being on stage in front of a rough crowd
They could hate my guts tell me quit but I’m too proud
Salt in my wounds but it made me better
Went home mead notebook on the dresser
I won’t be denied or bow down to the pressure
Your boyfriends only better than me in your dreams
hes only recognized  because of a marketing team
but I want it more with or without the machine
I’m the last man standing might as well climb to the top
I’ve seen artists lose it all and go back to the block
I’ve endured a lot where most would have stopped
But I pick up momentum like a fucking juggernaut!

Verse 4
I’m cut from an art form born through renegades
I’ll stand my ground on George Zimmermans grave
Channelling the spirits of African slaves
Facing the adversity of dogs & riot brigades
My heart is a vibrant torch lit flame
That guides me through the darkness, where I was born like Bane
I move in silence like the “D” in Djangos name
when constructing the framework of my game
I ain’t talking angry birds in the hood tossed in there lane
Ignored like kurds slaughtered by Saddam Hussein
I mean having the courage of expressing my range
That reaches further than peaks, valleys, & groves
Deciphers prophecy in books, numbers, & codes
Stripped more bare than beauties in burlesque shows
Leave fans screaming like Yasiin Bey with tubes up his nose

The Dynamic, Dichotomy of Determination, and Danger.

I may not be the smartest muthafuckah in the world, or the richest. I do understand passion, willpower, drive, crazy, and a willingness to step into things most might be scared of doing. Like music! There are times like now I must remind myself of these things. Its the only thing that pulls me through.

It gets me out of the mindset of worrying about what other people think. We all fall victim to that shit, ain't nobody special. When I get my focus back I realize that no one can say shit! Nothing whatsoever because they didn't put a hour, a second, a dime, or a quarter into 8th Rank Records, and Super King Armor.

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Enrae L. Mercer "Super King Armor"
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