1989 saw Blade’s first release with which he took to the street and sold direct to the punters. This became the blueprint for future ventures. A string of 12’s, ep’s and a massive double album followed, all of which were released on his own “691 INFLUENTIAL” label. Selling via mail order and on the streets, he amassed sales of up to 60,000 units. His one-man record operation quickly became the stuff of rap mythology.
And then it all went quiet. There were some rumours, most of them invented by Blade himself, concerning retirement, emigration and a particularly bizarre one about a chicken farm. The truth – more mundane, perhaps, but undeniably real – was that he needed to take time out after the death of his father and the birth of his son.
Teaming up with producer Mark B was a departure for Blade. On the Mark B & Blade’s EP "Hitmen For Hire", released in 1998, he allowed another man to produce the music he rapped on for the first time. The partnership became the focus for both men, and for two years their names were inseparable. The album they recorded together, The Unknown, remains one of the best selling LPs in UK rap history, and it brought the pair to a new peak of prominence. They spent most of 2000 and 2001 on the road, playing hip hop gigs, rock festivals, indie tours and rock clubs. They even got to support the biggest star in hip hop, Eminem, on his UK tour in 2001.
The album’s first single, You Don’t See The Signs, was re-recorded with a guest appearance from Grant Nicholas of Feeder, who Mark & Blade toured with; crash-landing in the top 20, it earned them their first bona fide hit. But Mark B & Blade was always meant as a side project for both men. It was no surprise when they announced that they would be working on their own records in the future. Unfortunately, the label that had released The Unknown, the Virgin France-funded Source, wasn’t in a position to act. Internal restructuring meant that key people involved in the first record had left thecompany, and control of operations had reverted to the corporate parent. The only thing that was certain was that Blade and his new bosses did not see eye to eye and it was only a matter of time before they parted company.
Unhappy with the situation at Virgin, Blade decided to go it alone yet again, this time putting everything he had at risk. When he first started in 1989, he had nothing to lose. This time the story was the opposite; he had everything to lose. He re-mortgaged his house to pay for the manufacturing, the press and radio campaign and the street team. The album was released in March 2004 and the signs were really good. There was very little radio and media support, but the sales were looking good. That is until the distributor he was signed to, 3MV, dropped a bombshell three weeks after the album was released ........ they declared bankruptcy. The albums were taken off the shelves at all the major chain stores and the tour cancelled. The biggest blow for Blade was that he was never going to see any of the money from the album sales already registered which meant he had to somehow make enough back to pay off the loan sharks and the people he hired to do the job, and to pay for the manufacturing, which was done on credit. Four days of complete silence through shock of the news, which for someone like Blade is unheard of, then the lion turns to the crew and says "WE'LL SURVIVE THIS". They called on many of their promoter friends and organised just under a hundred shows and kept things going. During this time, Blade met BABY J and began recording the album "GUERRILLA TACTICS".
Blade was back to that dark place many artists get to when things just don't seem to work out for whatever reasons. During his travels, he meets a producer by the name of BABY J. The two get together and hit the studio. 10 months later sees the first release off the album and the ball is rolling once again. The album features a host of up & coming mcs and promises to deliver quality through & through. Scheduled for release in February 2006, Blade sets the plans in action and organises a launch party that's sure to be talked about for years to come. He somehow manages to get 14 rap crews to perform at this album launch party for expenses only and fits it all into 5 hours. And not forgetting the incomparable hosting skills of Mista Jam. What even more impressive is that he organises coaches and minibuses from all over the UK, ranging from Plymouth to Glasgow, and manages to fill the club with fans from outside of London, therefore making it close to impossible for any londoners to get into the club unles they bought tickets in advance. There were also fans who travelled to the event from as far away as Germany, Holland, Belgium, Spain, and one crazy fan from Japan, on the promise from Blade that he would perform some of his old classics on the night too.
2. Blade is a skinhead Oi! band from Japan featured on Burst Out compilation. They also released The First Cut 7'' EP in 1996.
3. Blade also is a German Rapper signed on "Deluxe Records", who's CEo ist the famous rapper Samy Deluxe.
Blade released the mixtape "Deutschlands Zukunft" ("Germany's future") in 2005.
4. Blade was a greek Heavy Metal band, releasing one Demo in 1992 called 'a lifetime' which was re-released on CD in 2007.
5. Blade is also a belgian straight edge hardcore band with clevo influences
http://www.last.fm/music/xBladex
6.ＢＬＡＤＥ is a japanese visual kei band.
Nobody Like You
Blade Lyrics
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The song "Nobody Like You" by Blade is a nostalgic look back at the singer's childhood and the neighborhood where he grew up. It expresses a longing for the simpler times when life was full of adventure and wonder, and there was a sense of community and hope that kept them going.
The lyrics paint a vivid picture of the singer's memories, from running with his dog to the local store to buy snacks, to the sweet smell of jasmine wafting through the streets. He recalls the times when his grandmother would take him to see the ocean, and the moments of joy and love that he shared with his family and friends. But as he grew older, the challenges of life and the realities of the world began to set in, and he realized that things were not as simple as they once seemed.
The song is a beautiful tribute to the power of memory and the importance of holding onto the things that matter most. It speaks to the universal experience of growing up and facing the challenges of life, while never losing sight of the hope and love that make it all worth it.
Line by Line Meaning
Llévame de vuelta a los días
Take me back to the days
Cuando corría con mi perro
When I ran with my dog
A la tienda del Chino
To the Chinese store
A comprar diez centavos
To buy ten cents worth
¡De pan y cinco de queso blanco!
Of bread and five cents of white cheese!
Devuélveme las tardes
Give me back the afternoons
Cuando la mano de mi abuela
When my grandmother's hand
Me llevaba hasta el final de la
Took me to the end of
Calle 13 Oeste, en Santa Ana
West 13th Street, in Santa Ana
¡A ver el Mar del Sur!
To see the South Sea!
Regrésame a las noches
Take me back to the nights
Cuando el aroma a jasmin
When the scent of jasmine
Sembrado en latas
Planted in cans
Se derramaba desde los balcones
Spilled from the balconies
Por todas las calles de San Felipe!
Down all the streets of San Felipe!
Cuando era niño mi barrio
When I was a child my neighborhood
Era un Continente
Was a continent
Y cada calle era un camino
And every street was a path
A la aventura
To adventure
En cada esquina
On every corner
Una memoria inolvidable
An unforgettable memory
En cada cuarto una esperanza
In every room a hope
Ya madura
Already mature
En nuestros viajes de ida
On our journeys out
Y vuelta a los luceros
And back to the stars
Fuimos piratas
We were pirates
Saltimbanquis y vaqueros
Acrobats and cowboys
Nuestra pobreza nunca
Our poverty never
Conquistó al dinero,
Conquered money,
Pero en las casas nunca
But in the houses never
Se rindió el "Yo puedo"
Did the "I can do it" surrender
Me iba a la cama con
I went to bed with
La fe del que ganó
The faith of one who won
Me despertaba con
I woke up with
La paz del que aprendió
The peace of one who learned
Que lo importante
That the important thing
En esta vida es el tratar
In this life is to try
Que lo que cuesta
That which costs
¡Es lo que no voy a olvidar!
Is what I'm not going to forget!
Crecí luchando, como los otros
I grew up fighting, like the others
Los que crecieron como yo
Those who grew up like me
De humilde cuna
From a humble cradle
Con su fortuna hecha de sueños
With their fortune made of dreams
Como yo, como yo
Like me, like me
Mi adolescencia
My adolescence
No fue fácil de llevar
Was not easy to endure
Como tratar de atar
Like trying to tie together
Un zapato al caminar
One's shoes while walking
Nuestra inocencia
Our innocence
Retrocede al comprender que
Retreats upon realizing that
En la vida real
In real life
La injusticia puede
Injustice can
Golear a la verdad
Beat truth
Muere familia
Family dies
Se nos va el primer amor
We lose our first love
Se confunde lo
Things get confused
Que una vez se afirmó
That was once asserted
Una mudanza deja
A move leaves behind
Al viejo barrio atrás
The old neighborhood
Crece el bigote
The mustache grows
Y la responsabilidad
And the responsibility
Trabajaba y pensaba
I worked and thought
Si otros, como yo
If others, like me
Siendo tan jóvenes
Being so young
Sentían mi soledad
They felt my loneliness
Si aún compartían
If they still shared
Nuestras almas la ilusión
Our souls the illusion
De que el muchacho
That the boy
Siempre triunfara al final
Would always triumph in the end
Me preguntaba si aún habrían otros
I wondered if there were still others
Como nosotros, como yo
Like us, like me
Aún resistiendo, aún sin rendirse
Still resisting, still not giving up
Aún recordando, como yo, como yo
Still remembering, like me, like me
Y en la curva de los
And at the curve of the
Años me encontré
Years, I found myself
Con los muchachos
With the boys
Con los que solía jugar
With those I used to play
Con los que senderos
With those who paths
De estrellas caminé
Of stars, I walked
Cuando el horizonte
When the horizon
Era un atajo sobre el mar
Was a shortcut over the sea
Y recobramos las memorias con café
And we regained the memories with coffee
Y nos tratamos aún de tú
And we still address each other as "tú"
Y no de usted
And not as "usted"
Y reafirmamos la lección
And we reaffirmed the lesson
Que el tiempo da
That time gives
Que cuando hay vida
That when there is life
Siempre hay posibilidad!
There is always possibility!
La lucha sigue
The fight continues
Y sobrevive como nosotros
And survives like us
Como yo
Like me
Y en otros barrios hay otros
And in other neighborhoods, there are others
Niños como nosotros
Children like us
Como yo, ¡como yo!
Like me, like me!
¡Como nosotros!
Like us!
Lyrics © O/B/O APRA AMCOS
Written by: Blade White Terror
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
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@rabidmuffinn
great tune
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@deniro6ify
nice.
@EagleHawk175
I don't know, I love the groove but those vocals are a little too cheesy for my taste.