Styles of Beyond feat. Mike Shinoda
How does the underdog know when his time has come to win? After cultivating… Read Full Bio ↴How does the underdog know when his time has come to win? After cultivating a decade-long career steadily streaming relevant recordings slightly below the radar and building their reputation as reliable "to flow fierce and witty over all-time classic tracks," (epitomic.com 08/01), Styles of Beyond has put in the work and is ready to make their mark. Finally, these underground champions are poised to take their message to the masses. Being the underdog helps build character. It also makes success that much sweeter.
Well-known and respected among hardcore hip-hop heads, MCs Ryu and Takbir and producers DJ Cheapshot and Vin Skully earned their stripes from their famed appearances on the Wake Up Show - a breeding ground for respected rhymers and supreme lyricists, including Eminem, Jay-Z and The Notorious B.I.G. What followed are two landmark independent albums, the visionary debut 2000 Fold and seething follow-up Megadef. Indeed, the group's exceptional, genre-busting work with producers Divine Styler (Everlast, Swollen Members), The Crystal Method (Ryu was the voice of the group's hit single, "Name Of The Game"), as well as legendary beatsmith J Dilla (Busta Rhymes, Common), has set the stage for SOB's breakthrough.
After reconnecting with longtime friend, Mike Shinoda of Linkin Park, SOB contributed their signature rhymes on several tracks from Shinoda's Fort Minor album, including the single "Remember The Name." With this, an international tour to Asia, Europe, United States and Australia soon followed. Performing in front of tens of thousands of fans, SOB gained legions of followers and invaluable experience. Now, the quartet has the perfect platform and increased visibility as they work on their breakout album, title TBD.
"The album cleverly flirts with the concept of opposites - playful and militant, which is based upon everyday ironies," Takbir says. Ryu adds, "There's a side to us that wants to vent. We let it out." Although still in-progress, the album covers those angles and everything in between. Building off of a 1950's song, "Damn" features Ryu and Takbir detailing the ironic twists and turns of their musical careers, while on the jocular "Sugar Honey Iced Tea," the duo bounces to an anxious beat, detailing things that make you do a double-take - much like the title's acronym.
Clearly, the aim of the album is about the juxtaposition of opposites. The album promises to be the best of both hip-hop worlds: it promises to make the casual rap fan nod in enjoyment while garnering the respect of the most discerning underground heads. A relentless pummeling of carefully constructed bangers with a fundamentalist hip-hop heart, the collection features a multitude of enjoyable extremes: gunplay meets old-school references; comedy meets aggressiveness; lyrical technicality meets belligerent drunkenness. Without ever losing sight of its distinctive brand of hip-hop, SOB has something for everyone.
The album sets a new hip-hop standard - with straight skills and a focused mind on the craft and concept of each song. Styles Of Beyond's driving, drum-based production and the exciting interplay between the lyrically adventurous Ryu and Takbir, who are comfortable rapping about aliens, emotion, or microphone prowess, sets the stage for the reclamation of hip-hop.
"We figured we wanted to use this opportunity to make a statement rather than use it to do what everybody else is doing," Ryu says. "Our goal is to change the game. That's been our intention since the beginning, to do something different." "I think the Machine Shop camp sees that in us," adds DJ Cheapshot. "Rather than us just being this cookie-cutter rap group, they're seeing a bigger picture and seeing us as hopefully one of the groups on the forefront knocking down barriers and stepping over the lines, doing something revolutionary."
The impending release of the highly anticipated 2007 album promises to deliver the genre-stretching, innovative music that helped make SOB underground champions. These underdogs are about to have their day.
Well-known and respected among hardcore hip-hop heads, MCs Ryu and Takbir and producers DJ Cheapshot and Vin Skully earned their stripes from their famed appearances on the Wake Up Show - a breeding ground for respected rhymers and supreme lyricists, including Eminem, Jay-Z and The Notorious B.I.G. What followed are two landmark independent albums, the visionary debut 2000 Fold and seething follow-up Megadef. Indeed, the group's exceptional, genre-busting work with producers Divine Styler (Everlast, Swollen Members), The Crystal Method (Ryu was the voice of the group's hit single, "Name Of The Game"), as well as legendary beatsmith J Dilla (Busta Rhymes, Common), has set the stage for SOB's breakthrough.
After reconnecting with longtime friend, Mike Shinoda of Linkin Park, SOB contributed their signature rhymes on several tracks from Shinoda's Fort Minor album, including the single "Remember The Name." With this, an international tour to Asia, Europe, United States and Australia soon followed. Performing in front of tens of thousands of fans, SOB gained legions of followers and invaluable experience. Now, the quartet has the perfect platform and increased visibility as they work on their breakout album, title TBD.
"The album cleverly flirts with the concept of opposites - playful and militant, which is based upon everyday ironies," Takbir says. Ryu adds, "There's a side to us that wants to vent. We let it out." Although still in-progress, the album covers those angles and everything in between. Building off of a 1950's song, "Damn" features Ryu and Takbir detailing the ironic twists and turns of their musical careers, while on the jocular "Sugar Honey Iced Tea," the duo bounces to an anxious beat, detailing things that make you do a double-take - much like the title's acronym.
Clearly, the aim of the album is about the juxtaposition of opposites. The album promises to be the best of both hip-hop worlds: it promises to make the casual rap fan nod in enjoyment while garnering the respect of the most discerning underground heads. A relentless pummeling of carefully constructed bangers with a fundamentalist hip-hop heart, the collection features a multitude of enjoyable extremes: gunplay meets old-school references; comedy meets aggressiveness; lyrical technicality meets belligerent drunkenness. Without ever losing sight of its distinctive brand of hip-hop, SOB has something for everyone.
The album sets a new hip-hop standard - with straight skills and a focused mind on the craft and concept of each song. Styles Of Beyond's driving, drum-based production and the exciting interplay between the lyrically adventurous Ryu and Takbir, who are comfortable rapping about aliens, emotion, or microphone prowess, sets the stage for the reclamation of hip-hop.
"We figured we wanted to use this opportunity to make a statement rather than use it to do what everybody else is doing," Ryu says. "Our goal is to change the game. That's been our intention since the beginning, to do something different." "I think the Machine Shop camp sees that in us," adds DJ Cheapshot. "Rather than us just being this cookie-cutter rap group, they're seeing a bigger picture and seeing us as hopefully one of the groups on the forefront knocking down barriers and stepping over the lines, doing something revolutionary."
The impending release of the highly anticipated 2007 album promises to deliver the genre-stretching, innovative music that helped make SOB underground champions. These underdogs are about to have their day.
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02Second to None (Featuring Mike Shinoda)Styles of Beyond feat. Mike ShinodaStyles of Beyond feat. Mike Shinoda
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06Second To None(OST Transformers)Styles of Beyond feat. Mike ShinodaStyles of Beyond feat. Mike Shinoda
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Styles of Beyond feat. Mike Shinoda Lyrics
- Second To None It's the real authentic, leave y'all dented Forget what ya h…
08 Second To None It's the real authentic, leave y'all dented Forget what ya h…
Get It Ryu and Tak, Demigodz Green Lantern, Scoop DeVille This ki…
Hey You (feat. Mike Shinoda) [Chorus x2: Mike Shinoda] Your runn…
Remember The Name You ready?! Let's go! Yeah, for those of you that wanna…
Second 2 None It's the real authentic, leave y'all dented Forget what ya h…
Second to None It's the real authentic, leave y'all dented Forget what ya h…
We have lyrics for these tracks by Styles of Beyond:
2000 Fold Welcome... [Ryu] It's time unravel the plot Unlock the safe…
Be Your Dog [Ryu:] Hmmm. Ya, It's Megadef What you know bout Chepshot…
Bleach [Verse 1: Takbir] Yo, swing the sword for the classic year B…
Bring It Back [Takbir] It was 11:33, just wakin up to write Got plans to…
Call My Name : Don′t be afraid to call my name {x4} Step up, step…
Damn Uh Listen Come here for a minute, let me borrow your ear …
Dangerous Minds [Takbir] See, she got trapped from the rear, Tiger Chan and…
Easy Back It Up [Takbir] It was 11:33, just wakin up to write Got plans to…
Eurobiks [Intro: Ryu] Yeah... Uh huh So seductive [Chorus: Tak …
Get It Ryu and Tak, Demigodz Green Lantern, Scoop DeVille This ki…
Gollaxowelcome Chasin me - follow a visual mist Imprint′s a tiger fist,…
Hands Up [Verse 1: Ryu] Yo...takin' the game back, point blank, aim…
Hard (Ryu) Uh hu Ryu Me and Takbir Demigodzilla J-Dilla Verse 1 …
Here We Go : "Here we go" Here we go, same shit, different hoes Stay…
Hey You (feat. Mike Shinoda) [Chorus x2: Mike Shinoda] Your runn…
Hollograms Chasin me - follow a visual mist Imprint's a tiger fist,…
Hollograms (feat. Space Boy Boogie X) Chasin me - follow a visual mist Imprint's a tiger fist,…
Howdy Doody : Got a bottle full of mescal, couple of whores A Colt…
Interlude We aren't the nice boys they thought we were We aren't…
Intro Welcome to the Megadef, step in at your own risk Seven…
Journey [Dj Green Lantern:] Please be clear You Already Know Its a…
Killer Instinct [Verse 1: Takbir] Severe case in our delivery Any man insi…
Live Enough Yeah Styles Come on Click Click Talk about sick shit…
Megadef Verse 1 (Ryu) Welcome to the Megadef Step at your own …
Mr. Brown Shout out my name, you bitch [Verse 1] Oh, yeah, who want…
Muuvon Chorus: repeat 2X Gotta be patient, gotta be calm Just keep…
Nine Thou (Superstars remix) Verse 1: Hey yo first things first It's time to shake groun…
Outro Yeah my niggaz, just spend a little bit of time…
Outta Control Verse 1 (Ryu) Yo, takin the game back Point blank, aim…
Pay Me Verse 1 (Tak) Yeah Uh huh I remember forever What I …
Radio Clash I ain't gotta tell em Who I'm reppin Cuz they know the…
Second to None It's the real authentic, leave y'all dented Forget what ya h…
Spies Like Us Yo.. yeah.. So I slid behind the van, ran down the…
Styles of Beyond Styles, styles, styles, styles, styles... Beyond... Triba…
Styles of Beyond (Style Warz) Styles, styles, styles, styles, styles... Beyond... Tribal-…
Subculture Yo, Everybody (c'mon) If you're with it (c'mon) If you're…
Subculture (Dieselboy & Kaos VIP) [Intro] Yo, Everybody (c'mon) If you're with it (c'mon) If y…
Sugar Honey Iced Tea Shit Shit Yeah. They say we made it but don't mix Grenade p…
Superstars Verse 1 (Tak) Ayo, first things first, It's time to sha…
Survival Tactics Point missed, lesson learned by way the table tops turned T…
Take That Verse 1 [Ryu] Better call them coppers quick You don't wanna…
Winnetka Exit Ayo, I got no cash, no money, funds, no dividends How…
World Famous Chorus It's the world famous! Sob! Style of Beyond It's Demi…
You Lose Verse 1 (Tak) Ha Shake Move Hello how you doing It'…
We have lyrics for these tracks by Mike Shinoda:
About You Even when it's not about you, about you All of a…
Already Over Bruises, broken in pieces Spread out 'til they didn't exist …
Believe Me Sleep, In the shadows, Breathe, In the air Without dream…
Booty Down Oh oohh! Booty B-b-b b-b b-b-b-b B-b-b b-b b-b-b-booty B-b-…
Can You can't call till your voice is running out But I…
Castle of Glass Take me down to the river bend (take me down…
Crossing a Line They'll tell you I don't care anymore And I hope you'll…
Enjoy The Silence Words like violence Break the silence Come crashing in In…
fine Tell all the children to lock those doors I've seen the…
Ghosts She said This is not about a poltergeist Not about a phantom…
Happy Endings Hey, at least in my mind I'm feeling like I'm the…
Hold It Together She said "are you okay?" And I'm staring into space It's mak…
I.O.U. Yeah, levitatin' of the blacktop Used to struggle getting st…
in my head (In my head) Let it begin (begin) Push it away but it's…
In The End (It starts with one) One thing, I don't know why I…
Lift Off Lift off like Virgin Galactic My Richard's too Branson, to f…
Make It Up As I Go I keep on running backwards, I keep on losing faith I…
No roads left Standing alone with no direction How did I fall so far…
Nothing Makes Sense Anymore I used to know where the bottom was Somewhere far under…
NTRMssion [Musical Intermission: No Lyrics]…
Open Door Yeah, they tell you that you should quit trying You are…
Over Again Come on! Sometimes, sometimes you don't say goodbye once Yo…
P5hng Me A*wy When I look into your eyes There's nothing there to see Noth…
Place To Start I don't have a leg to stand on Spinning like a…
Promises I Can't Keep What's the difference between a man and a monster Is it…
Prove You Wrong Welcome to the breakdown Tired of playing games now Make it …
Remember The Name Feat. Styles Of Beyond You ready? Lets go! Yeah! For those of you that wanna k…
Running From My Shadow Yeah Wanna know where I don't go When it goes from OK…
Second To None It's the real authentic, leave y'all dented Forget what ya h…
Watching As I Fall woah, excuse me while I kiss the sky Sing a song…
What The Words Meant The first time I heard it Didn't know what it was I…
World's On Fire Don't think I need to say this 'Cause you know what's…