The Essence

by AK

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1.	See It Through 01:25	buy track
2.	Tom Anderson 03:45	buy track
3.	Moment of Silence 00:44	buy track
4.	Norman's Cay 01:48	buy track
5.	Lost Soles 01:32	buy track
6.	Backpay 01:07	buy track
7.	Writers on the Storm 02:39	buy track
8.	The Fool ft. Welsed* 02:18	buy track
9.	451 Fahrenheit 01:06	buy track
10.	Five Deadly Venoms 02:22	buy track
11.	End Credits 01:06	buy track

about

First off, I wanna say this: I know Rawz as an ill emcee. He just so happens to do his own production. We originally connected through a mutual friend, Niss from Grime Lab. In 2020 I reached out for some beats after seeing posts of them coming out of his MPC5000. Everything he sent me basically became this album. The only guest MC on this offering is my good friend Welsed on 'The Fool'. This serves as my 5th LP and my shortest project, at about 22 minutes total run time. Without further ado; AK x Rawz Present: The Essence. Get right and play this one through. For cultural purposes.

In honor of Matthew "Phat Matt" Ukasick 12/9/89 - 11/7/2017

credits

released February 6, 2021

All songs written and performed by AK The Kid.
*”The Fool” co-written/performed by Welsed,
All songs produced by Rawz. Beats mixed by Flip Phil.
Vocals mixed by AK. Mastered by SweetSounds.
Executive Produced by Alex Koehnke & Zach Padrutt.
Art direction and Layout by AK.
Welsed appears courtesy of himself.
©2021 No Label.

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AK Wisconsin

emcee/producer.
student of the culture.

discography

Classik Roc

Sep 2023
Americorp.™

Jul 2023
Dolo Sport

Aug 2022
The Essence

Feb 2021
Dartwork

Jun 2020
German Engineering

Dec 2018
Glory Days

Aug 2018
Last of the 80's Babies

Sep 2015

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