It was a cold Tuesday night, December 31, 2019. The ball in Times Square was just about to drop, as we all basked in the dawn of a new year! There was no doubt that 2020 was going to be OUR year! I mean, every holiday was on the weekend! Some planned vacations... some planned weddings... some took their chance of a lifetime... all rooted in the promise of a fresh start that was 2020! ...or at-least that's what it was supposed to be. So as we all sat there staring at our fist full of Magic-Beans, slowly the year started to unravel. One thing, after another, after another, after another...
As a Man... as a Father... as a Husband... as a Brother... as a MindSpeaker... I felt a dense pain as I watched current events unfold. I felt a deep sadness for my brothers and sisters as I witnessed brutality. I felt anger and I felt hopeless. But... I also felt a "calling."
As I wrestled with my own anxious soul, I reached out to my MindSpeaker brothers, to do as we do, and speak our minds. Yes, 2020 was a new year, but still there's nothing new under the sun! The struggle is just a dusty old hat. So what can we do? How can we make a change? ...That was the start!
Reflection and Perspective are the key ingredients to garner any real change. I've also heard that History is the version of past events that people have decided to agree upon. So as artists, our goal with this project was to tell our personal stories as they unfolded this past year, RAW and UN-FILTERED. This audible time capsule, highlights this traumatic year, to hopefully continue to give perspective and inspiration for years to come.
So... Without further adieu...
KomplexOne and MrVibe PROUDLY present...
THE DAY THE EARTH STOOD STILL
For Merch:
www.redbubble.com/shop/ap/61721221
released November 7, 2020
Produced, Mixed and Mastered by Mr.Vibe
Featuring: Ahab-It, BLE$, MikeSick, Rizzult & zONEz