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On the All People commentary, Michael Franti told Spotify that “I’m Alive”’s chorus:

…is what I thought of as the sound that life makes, when you’re living in that moment of appreciation for all you have, even the difficult times. This song is about that sound of life

Earlier in the verse, Ras Kass predicted a planet-wide depopulation in 2000. Now, he asks you to set your watch because afterwards, the Maitreya Buddha will ascend to Earth.

In Buddhist eschatology (“end of the world-philosophy”), Maitreya is the successor to the Gautama Buddha, and is set to arrive when terrestrial life has forgotten the Dharma (Buddha’s lessons). Maitreya’s purpose is to once again teach the pure Dharma.

In actuality, Maitreya’s ascension is prophesied to occur around 4500 – about 5000 years after the passing of the Gautama Buddha. (“…when the Dispensation of the Perfect Buddha is 5000 years old…”, Angata-vamsa)

Murs & 9th Wonder – Brighter Daze Tracklist + Lyrics

1. The Battle
2. God Black/Black God
3. How to Rob with Rob
4. Lover Murs
5. Get Naked ft. Problem
6. The Shutters ft. Reuben Vincent & Bad Lucc
7. Wait…Back It Up
8. If This Should End
9. Walk Like a God ft. Rapsody & Propaganda
10. Otha Fish
11. No Shots ft. Mac Miller, Vinny Radio, Franchise & Choo Jackson
12. Murs SuperStar

MoSS – Marching to the Sound of My Own Drum Tracklist + Lyrics

All songs produced by MoSS

1. Introduction ft. iLL BiLL & Inspectah Deck
2. Started ft. AZ, DJ Premier & Joe Budden
3. Who ft. Chuuwee
4. LONER (Interlude) ft. WITCH
5. Lost in My World ft. Reks
6. Day & Night ft. Eternia
7. Nobody Move ft. Onyx & Havoc
8. Jealous & Envy ft. Termanology & Slaine
9. Arm & Hammer Man ft. Red Café
10. Boombastic ft. Slum Village
11. Sex ft. AKA & Deuce Wonder
12. B.Q.P. ft. Sean Price, Illa Ghee, Royal Flush & Peedi Crakk
13. Kids ft. Joell Ortiz
14. Hard Hitters ft. Skyzoo & Supastition
15. Emotional Redux ft. Jo Connor, Willie the Kid, Guitly Simpson, VStylez, Big Gov (prod. Pro Logic)

For “Suede”, Knxwledge heavily sampled “The Bottle” by jazz poet and spoken word artist Gil Scott-Heron. “The Bottle” follows Scott-Heron’s view of liquor as a coping mechanism, but also makes sure to note its self-destructing effect.

When interviewed by BBC News, Scott-Heron spoke about the song’s backstory, stating:

I watched these people lining up every morning, bringing back their empties for a discount. I discovered one of them was an ex-physician, who’d been busted for abortions on young girls.
“There was an air traffic controller in the military – one day he sent two jets crashing into a mountain. He left work that day and never went back.