Travis Miller (born May 13, 1984) is an American rapper, singer and record … Read Full Bio ↴Travis Miller (born May 13, 1984) is an American rapper, singer and record producer from Richmond, Virginia. He has recorded under multiple aliases in various genres since his first known released project in 2005, including Lil Ugly Mane, Shawn Kemp, Vudmurk and Bedwetter.
Miller rose to popularity in the early 2010s with an experimental approach to Southern hip hop. His debut album Mista Thug Isolation gained him notoriety in the underground hip hop scene. Since then, he has experimented with a number of styles within and outside the hip hop genre, most recently releasing the indie rock album Volcanic Bird Enemy and the Voiced Concern. His other work spans genres including instrumental and abstract hip hop, black metal, free jazz and noise music.
Career
Miller began recording music in the 2000s under a number of aliases. Much of his early music cannot be found today on the internet, however some of it has been re-released, such as on his Register compilation album. Some of his early work included the black metal projects Vudmurk and Seidhr, the industrial and noise projects Across, Public Garden and Rats, and the underground hip hop group The Legacy, during which time he rapped under the name Young Gus.
Miller began releasing hip hop under the name Lil Ugly Mane on Bandcamp and producing beats for himself and other artists under the name Shawn Kemp in 2010, releasing his debut mixtape Playaz Circle in 2011. His early work under the Lil Ugly Mane name drew on various styles of underground Southern hip hop from the 1990s such as Memphis rap and chopped and screwed. His style was similar to that of the contemporaneous Raider Klan collective, with whom he collaborated. His 2012 debut album Mista Thug Isolation earned positive reviews from Mishka NYC, among others and support from members of the popular hip hop collective Odd Future. The album has since been hailed as a classic of the 2010s underground hip hop scene, earning later praise from Pitchfork and The Needle Drop. The album was followed by a number of smaller releases, including the Uneven Compromise EP, which is ranked in the top 10 greatest EPs of all time by user-generated music review site RateYourMusic, and the single "On Doing an Evil Deed Blues", in which he outlined his grievances with the music industry and his intention to retire the Lil Ugly Mane project.
Miller announced he would release one final album under the Lil Ugly Mane name, and began sporadically releasing compilations of beats and older material on Bandcamp, including the Three Sided Tape series, the final installment of which, Third Side of Tape, received positive coverage from Anthony Fantano of The Needle Drop among others. In 2015, Miller released what was intended to be the final Lil Ugly Mane album – Oblivion Access and the final Shawn Kemp project – Trick Dice, a collaboration with rapper Nickelus F. Oblivion Access saw Lil Ugly Mane taking a more experimental approach divorced from his earlier '90s Southern rap influences.
In 2017, Miller announced he would continue rapping under the name Bedwetter and released his debut project under the name – Vol. 1: Flick Your Tongue Against Your Teeth and Describe the Present. The album continued with the more introspective and experimental style of Oblivion Access. Around the same time however, Miller began rapping under the Lil Ugly Mane name again as part of the group Secret Circle with Antwon and Wiki. After releasing a few singles, the group disbanded and scrapped their debut album due to a personal falling out. Miller began working with the remaining members of GothBoiClique, however then appeared to go on hiatus, only releasing small collections of older material sporadically.
In 2021, Miller began releasing new music under the Lil Ugly Mane name. He released the single "Headboard", followed by "Porcelain Slightly" and then his third major release under the Lil Ugly Mane name – Volcanic Bird Enemy and the Voiced Concern, which was covered positively by Sputnik Music and Stereogum. Around the same time, Miller released a new black metal demo under the Vudmurk name.
Miller rose to popularity in the early 2010s with an experimental approach to Southern hip hop. His debut album Mista Thug Isolation gained him notoriety in the underground hip hop scene. Since then, he has experimented with a number of styles within and outside the hip hop genre, most recently releasing the indie rock album Volcanic Bird Enemy and the Voiced Concern. His other work spans genres including instrumental and abstract hip hop, black metal, free jazz and noise music.
Career
Miller began recording music in the 2000s under a number of aliases. Much of his early music cannot be found today on the internet, however some of it has been re-released, such as on his Register compilation album. Some of his early work included the black metal projects Vudmurk and Seidhr, the industrial and noise projects Across, Public Garden and Rats, and the underground hip hop group The Legacy, during which time he rapped under the name Young Gus.
Miller began releasing hip hop under the name Lil Ugly Mane on Bandcamp and producing beats for himself and other artists under the name Shawn Kemp in 2010, releasing his debut mixtape Playaz Circle in 2011. His early work under the Lil Ugly Mane name drew on various styles of underground Southern hip hop from the 1990s such as Memphis rap and chopped and screwed. His style was similar to that of the contemporaneous Raider Klan collective, with whom he collaborated. His 2012 debut album Mista Thug Isolation earned positive reviews from Mishka NYC, among others and support from members of the popular hip hop collective Odd Future. The album has since been hailed as a classic of the 2010s underground hip hop scene, earning later praise from Pitchfork and The Needle Drop. The album was followed by a number of smaller releases, including the Uneven Compromise EP, which is ranked in the top 10 greatest EPs of all time by user-generated music review site RateYourMusic, and the single "On Doing an Evil Deed Blues", in which he outlined his grievances with the music industry and his intention to retire the Lil Ugly Mane project.
Miller announced he would release one final album under the Lil Ugly Mane name, and began sporadically releasing compilations of beats and older material on Bandcamp, including the Three Sided Tape series, the final installment of which, Third Side of Tape, received positive coverage from Anthony Fantano of The Needle Drop among others. In 2015, Miller released what was intended to be the final Lil Ugly Mane album – Oblivion Access and the final Shawn Kemp project – Trick Dice, a collaboration with rapper Nickelus F. Oblivion Access saw Lil Ugly Mane taking a more experimental approach divorced from his earlier '90s Southern rap influences.
In 2017, Miller announced he would continue rapping under the name Bedwetter and released his debut project under the name – Vol. 1: Flick Your Tongue Against Your Teeth and Describe the Present. The album continued with the more introspective and experimental style of Oblivion Access. Around the same time however, Miller began rapping under the Lil Ugly Mane name again as part of the group Secret Circle with Antwon and Wiki. After releasing a few singles, the group disbanded and scrapped their debut album due to a personal falling out. Miller began working with the remaining members of GothBoiClique, however then appeared to go on hiatus, only releasing small collections of older material sporadically.
In 2021, Miller began releasing new music under the Lil Ugly Mane name. He released the single "Headboard", followed by "Porcelain Slightly" and then his third major release under the Lil Ugly Mane name – Volcanic Bird Enemy and the Voiced Concern, which was covered positively by Sputnik Music and Stereogum. Around the same time, Miller released a new black metal demo under the Vudmurk name.
UNEVEN COMPROMISE
Lil Ugly Mane Lyrics
We have lyrics for these tracks by Lil Ugly Mane:
BENADRYL SUBMARINE Time′s lost every night I sleep Eyes crossed trying not to…
Bitch I'm Lugubrious YEAH MOTHERFUCKER LIL UGLY MANE 2012 YA HEARD ME? COMIN' AT …
blue sand So many beaches used to be cities Bones ground up in…
broken ladder You exclaimed your proclamations But they fell on crowded ea…
Can Sex Me You can sex me, you can sex me, you can…
Cup Fulla Beetlejuice I'm being goofy on a black Suzuki screaming "Free Gucci!" Sh…
discard I had a memory and lost it And pretend that that's…
Drain Counter Back when I was 15 it seemed Ugly was untouchable What,…
Grave Within A Grave From the inside of my corpse, 30 seconds is like…
Hoeish Ass Bitch I be that no good pimp type, punch you in…
Into a Life Last time I saw you all the power had been…
Lean Got Me Fucked Up [] X 6 Purple lean Got me fucked up Got me fucked up Got…
low tide at the dryin' out facility (A dead person will then become conscious) I took one last…
MANIAC DRUG DEALER III Hoeish ass bitch keep running that mouth Got a couple dumb…
Mona Lisa Overdrive Let me transmit this dick in your pleasure receptor You can…
NO SLACK IN MY MACK I got a lot of profits in my pocket I can…
ON DOING AN EVIL DEED BLUES You and I have some things to discuss! ...I′m at the…
porcelain slightly I hate your constant oscillations You just go back and forth…
Radiation Get high, get high ge-ge-get high Smoke yo blunt, smoke yo…
ricochet I spent the wrong side of a dollar getting down The…
Send Em 2 tha Essence Death is in your blood Fear is all in your head That's…
Serious Shit Bullets, bullets fly Through the air, in the air Serious shi…
SIDE ONE-A 11: 42 good song 5: 43 good song kfofi jfi jfk vjfj icofi j…
Slick Rick Duck down when you see me in that monster coupe Slick…
Styrofoam Hello? Yes, this is Purgatory! The Devil, speaking! My teet…
Tell Dem Boyz Ima Skeleton Yeah it′s Lil Ugly Mane in this bitch Tell dem boyz…
Throw Dem Gunz Yeah motherfucker, Lil Ugly Mane in this bitch Comin' at ya…
Twistin "LAPD police Station Yes, I'd like to report a murder a…
Wishmaster Don't you wish you could be me, bitch? Don't you wish…
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@slick_Ric
something like that. listen to the interlude starting at 4:20 (??):
"labels"
"feel no guilt"
"taking your money"
"the reason that my people say they tired of rap"
plus the sound in the back of the words, that mounting tension indicating some kind of frustration, before the second track busts out
exactly why he refused to join any label or make rapping a 'grind'. at the time he recorded this, he's disgusted by the superficiality, the lack of conscience, the mindless greed, and how everything is just rehashing what's been done, making no efforts to progress the artform, tiring the whole genre out and making the whole culture look bad as a result, or whatever. thus the greater purpose for writing this track. he's thoroughly sick of what the industry glorifies, hence the "does he have some sort of social responsibility?" sample.
basically all the kids who said/say they wished he kept doing Ugly Mane cause they like the satanic teenage angst-sounding hiphop have no idea what he was really trying to do with this project. really good music (or any art) doesn't keep you bogged down nodding your head stoned out of utility to the world around you. it pushes you to think about what the hell you're even doing and why and why you're not doing something bigger, if you're not; and if you are it pushes you to keep on keeping on, and harder. music like this should be enjoyed on repeat only until you absorb it and don't need to hear it anymore. almost like a cathartic thing. this is why things like Ugly Mane end. there's all kinds of examples of this in entertainment of all sorts. stop saying you wish X had kept doing more. it's all going according to plan.
@timothydidnttreadwell5012
Part I, Verse 1:
"Blood on my dagger from enemies' throats"
Part III, Verse 1:
"Said they found his babies with their throat slit"
two different perspectives in this song, the guy in the first part is the friend of the guy in the third part.
@CocoRetro5O4
[Intro]
Corrupted by the darkness, now you fall into an endless sleep
Corrupted by the darkness, now you fall into an endless sleep
Corrupted by the darkness, now you fall into an endless sleep
Corrupted by the darkness, now you fall into an endless sleep
[Verse 1]
Enter my chamber you never will leave
Festering bodies will cover the streets
Satanic prophecies, Christian hypocrisy
Bury me deep in the filth and disease
Open my mind and then hammer it closed
Into the darkness I'm strangled and choked
Tracing the patterns and numbers in smoke
Blood on my dagger from enemies throats
Crucify ghosts in a frozen abyss
Ocean of planets in total eclipse
Nowhere I wander wherever I drift
Using a razor to open my wrists
My body is vacant, my soul is enslaved
To a hatred as ancient as day and night
Ladder of Jacob, the devil awakened
In hell I created, I pray tonight
[Hook]
Corrupted by the darkness, now you fall into an endless sleep
Corrupted by the darkness, now you fall into an endless sleep
Corrupted by the darkness, now you fall into an endless sleep
Corrupted by the darkness, now you fall into an endless sleep
[Verse 2]
Same wolf from that folklore
Drinking blood right out of that that goat horn
I'm post-mortem, these boys want war
I transport 'em, right to Hell
In a trance when I write the spell
Leave the blood on my hands cause I like the the smell
In the death business, you the clientele
Motherfuckers can't win cause I'm trying to fail
Flesh is the fabric that covers my robes
Blood is the matter that built up my throne
Nothing but shadows, I'm waiting alone
Deep in my coffin, I call it my home
Cowering and broken
I'm a victim of my evil deeds
But I don't need your sympathy
I'm comfortable in misery
[Outro]
Corrupted by the darkness, now you fall into an endless sleep
Corrupted by the darkness, now you fall into an endless sleep
Corrupted by the darkness, now you fall into an endless sleep
Corrupted by the darkness, now you fall into an endless sleep
Corrupted by the darkness, now you fall into an endless sleep
Corrupted by the darkness, now you fall into an endless sleep
Corrupted by the darkness, now you fall into an endless sleep
Corrupted by the darkness, now you fall into an endless sleep
@ericm.2617
play this out loud at your thanksgiving dinner
@siko411
sounds like a plan
@thequeenguillotined2451
fluffy I might've played lean got me fucked up at Christmas dinner 2 years ago I can't remember lmao
@slick_Ric
lame
@Danieltoshsplumber
I played it at my Christmas dinner
@GoatgutsRecords
Came back here to do
@TheLastSliceOfPie
Lil Ugly Mane is probably the most talented man out of this entire camp of cloud rappers and memphis rap revivalists
@7355G4B
Him, and DJ SMOKEY forsure.
@TheHALOFAN1998
Easily! Next to the godfathers triple 6 mafia
@civilwar9637
Lmao there's literally no competition there, LUM wipes the floor with those suckers.