Misfit Tunes The Magazine September 2014 | Page 17

“The Lifers.”
“Lifers” is a term that he
came up with to identify his
real fans and affiliates. Lifers
are the people who make their
own paths in life and are determined to reach the light at
the end of said path by giving
everything in themselves to
that mission.
Having an army of fans
and supporters, “The Lifers,”

Group. The album was a
passionate raw display of his
dissatisfaction with the DMV
[DC//MD//VA] music scene.
Laelo admits he was angry
due to the fact he was not
receiving the recognition he
knew he deserved in the DMV
[DC//MD//VA] music scene.
The lack of recognition began
to frustrate Laelo tremendously. It was not that fans of the

of the 1978ers evokes memories Curtis Mayfield and Issac
Hayes during their hay days of
old 70’s funk music. “Hooked
On You” featuring Maimouna
Youseff produced by Decompose is a coming of age tale
of a young man in love with
a girl no good for him with
an old school Motown feel.
“Trust Nobody” featuring
Muggsy Malone produced

behind him Laelo closed out
2010 securing sponsorship
from up and coming clothing
line Marijuana & Bullshit and
natural rolling paper company
Raw Rolling Papers.
In 2011 Laelo released his
second album, “F*ck The
World” on Inner Loop Media

DMV underground rap scene
did not respect Laelo. On the
contrary they held him with
the utmost respect however
they did not put him in the upper echelon of local emcees.
Which upset Laelo even more.
His frustrations, four years
of struggle, hardships and his
trying to figure out what his
life was going to be, can be
heard on much of the album.
“Cool” featuring label mate
Lyriciss and good friend local
rapper Pro’Verb is a bonus
track produced by Slimkat78

by Bad Abbot is a grimy get
it how you get reminder of
how the game will eat you up
and spit you out if you are not
careful.
“Fu*k The World” will
always hold a special place
in Laelo’s heart as it was the
album that woke the Internet
up to his skills as well as had
the streets in love with is rage
filled flow.
After releasing multiple visuals for both projects, Laelo
went back to the lab immediately to get started on his next

fuck the world

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