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Subjective Art For Mass Consumption, Vol. 1

by Christopher Michael Jensen

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1.
Through The Smoke 03:32
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I remember as a young'n, butterflies in my stomach Mouth dryin' up and my pulse steadily thumpin' Before I would get on stage to say somethin' Runnin' back memorized lines for the hundredth Time through my mind and go try without stumblin' A journey for the ages with layers like an onion Cuttin' to the core and pour tears in abundance It's who I am as a man, yeah, I love it I've been buildin' up a resumé, legacy long-lasting Basking in glory with a hunger like I'm fasting Keep on killin' it and murdering shows 'Til my recognition's bigger than maternity clothes I birth a verse, deliver it like a doula My medulla oblongata got me movin' through the future A long time comin' since sellin' songs on a Memorex Started gettin' checks, makin' moves seldom second-guessed Yes Every now and then ya gotta get up and just go for broke When everything is burnin', workin' through the smoke Shake it off, take the reigns Lookin' out from day to day Pushin' on to make your way From the place where we shiver and chill and winters can kill A state first built off o' timber and mills Twenty plus years since I entered the game I just hope the Twin Cities will remember my name Forgin' a lane to the fortune and fame Until my bones decompose as a corpse in a grave A star like treetops where ornaments hang Carryin' the torch and the flame through torture and pain Militant millennial, middle finger to federals Spittin' as I listen to the beat like a stethoscope Major misgivin's, but fightin' with fists risen Hustlin' and bustlin', up against this system Meticulous, mind of an obsessive Life's like a gameshow and I am the contestant Win some, lose some, takin' a chance Whether or not I got me an ace in my hands Man Is there anything left to say, or am I just left speechless? I'm not sure what's next or when it all ceases It's been a long time now, but I always come back to How I first felt puttin' pen to the pad, the emotions I had and everything after Every now and then ya gotta get up and just go for broke When everything is burnin', workin' through the smoke Shake it off, take the reigns Lookin' out from day to day Pushin' on to make your way Every now and then ya gotta get up and just go for broke When everything is burnin', workin' through the smoke Shake it off, take the reigns Lookin' out from day to day Pushin' on to make your way
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The Way That It Goes 04:05
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My mother's a social worker, father is a teacher I make art for scraps, yeah, the author in your speakers Some call this emo or sad boy rap I call it introspective musings of a sad boy trapped Frustrated, don't know how to tell it Watchin' my weight yo-yo like the cellist Solitude in a melancholic mood Evenings repeating of binge-eating all the food And binge watchin' programs on the cable box Need better habits to rewrite my fatal flaws Huggin' on my pillow like it's flesh Loneliness naggin', feel it billow in my chest There's no need to be overly cryptic 'Cause before COVID-19 I was socially distant Neurotic, burnin' out like a comet Calmin' myself down in attempts to finally solve it But it's been a challenge, to be honest Made an upbeat song but it turned depressin' Ah, man, not again, need to learn my lesson But I guess that's just the way that it goes, huh? Just the way that it goes Yo, I was up 'til dawn just scratchin' my head Finally threw up my hands and said what had to be said So, I guess that's just the way that it goes, huh? Just the way that it goes I don't believe in divine intervention It's on me to survive inner tension But I'm depressed, stressed, and vexed with credit card debt And insecure fears that have been a large threat Not to mention gettin' gaslit by the government Wonderin' if the end-time's comin' in Yeah, the world keeps spinnin' like rotisserie chicken But we've been through the wringer and it's visibly different So take a deep dive in my mind like a bungee It ain't been the same since they shut down Honey And it ain't been the same since they closed Fifth Element Can't imagine ever havin' the same fellowship Left behind like a MySpace page Though I made some new friends to crack my top eight 'Cause even when it's ominous, ponderin' the positive Not gettin' bogged down, caught up with the opposite Made an upbeat song but it turned depressin' Ah, man, not again, need to learn my lesson But I guess that's just the way that it goes, huh? Just the way that it goes Yo, I was up 'til dawn just scratchin' my head Finally threw up my hands and said what had to be said So, I guess that's just the way that it goes, huh? Just the way that it goes Just the way that it goes Just the way that it goes Just the way that it goes Made an upbeat song but it turned depressin' Ah, man, not again, need to learn my lesson But I guess that's just the way that it goes, huh? Just the way that it goes Yo, I was up 'til dawn just scratchin' my head Finally threw up my hands and said what had to be said So, I guess that's just the way that it goes, huh? Just the way that it goes
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Mantel Trophies 04:05
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Well, I ain't no joke like Rakim said, nothin' humorous Never dumb it down, I don't do it for the doofuses Reachin' new heights, takin' flight like a stewardess In '86 slipped out the uterus I win like the '87 Twins, can't quit, too legit The master of ceremonies, sacred like the Eucharist But I'm a humanist, studious as schooling is Studyin' classics like The Blueprint and Cuban Linx First songs made on the program ACID Goin' hard since, competition so damn flaccid 'Cause no man's passion matches mine Yeah, I'll stunt, but never front like I'm last in line I cut my teeth like oral surgery Rockin' talent shows and open mics to earn my keep Dudes used to tear me down like the Metrodome Now people praisin' me, puttin' me on a pedestal? I'm feelin' like I'm gonna make it Feelin' like I gotta come up and just take it I mean it, I'm feelin' like I got a ways to go But I've been movin', time to do it and just take control And I'ma just keep on movin' 'til I can't go Until I've gotten every trophy on the mantel I mean it, I'm feelin' like it's time to get what I need Time to finally realize who I am destined to be I'm a scribe who vibes off inspiration That underground heat like incineration in a basement I kick a written verse similar to furnaces Drinkin' in the verbiage like thermoses, I thirst for this Yo, so go and put it in a percolator I'm a studio rat, but also the exterminator I don't know, might fuck around and fumigate Runnin' through so many tracks I started losin' weight And I ain't even change diets Man, when it comes to rappin' I'm just a fiend like Bray Wyatt It's in my blood like Magic with the AIDS virus Puttin' on a clinic for critics and doubters stay quiet I got props from Horse and Heather B. I'm brave-hearted, takin' mine by force offensively I wanna do it all, then just do it again Eyes on the prize, see it through to the end I'm feelin' like I'm gonna make it Feelin' like I gotta come up and just take it I mean it, I'm feelin' like I got a ways to go But I've been movin', time to do it and just take control And I'ma just keep on movin' 'til I can't go Until I've gotten every trophy on the mantel I mean it, I'm feelin' like it's time to get what I need Time to finally realize who I am destined to be I'm diggin' deep into my destiny and everything ahead o' me While wrestling with recipes for successes obsessively Got a propensity for lyrical density Mentally overloadin' your sensory like telepathy Written ammunition, yeah, these words are my weaponry Been pennin' these songs since the dawn of the 21st century My verbals vaporize, sprayin' rhymes like crop dusters I walk up and shut the shit down like Blockbuster And I know I ain't got a seat at the top yet But who would have thought that I'd be featured in Complex? And even share a stage with Raekwon The Chef And I'm still here, ready to take on the best So, you better watch what ya sayin', quit playin' You are out of your league and this is a game you ain't in 'Cause I'm a vet like a doctor for animals So if ya disrespect, put a sock in your mandible I'm feelin' like I'm gonna make it Feelin' like I gotta come up and just take it I mean it, I'm feelin' like I got a ways to go But I've been movin', time to do it and just take control And I'ma just keep on movin' 'til I can't go Until I've gotten every trophy on the mantel I mean it, I'm feelin' like it's time to get what I need Time to finally realize who I am destined to be
4.
World Gone Crazy 03:04
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We're at a critical point, looking into the distance The harrowing horizon, a hideous image Societal ills, we live with a sickness It's a cruel planet, an indifferent existence Crashin' out, no emergency breaks A real mess made of merciless snakes, mass murders, and rapes Fascists fixate on furtherin' hate People gettin' burnt at the stake as we yearn to escape But I'm lookin' for the light like a solar flare Colder air heating, depleting off all the polar bears Earth slowly melting like a popsicle Unrest unaddressed, shook by what's possible And I don't wanna wait to be a casualty Casually complacent, not acting out of apathy Inhabiting a haven of the heartless, hardships Dire desolation, deep inside the darkness And I don't really get it I don't understand, man, I really just don't get it But it'll break us if we let it In this world gone crazy, I'm worried where we're headed Yo, I don't really get it I don't understand, man, I really just don't get it But it'll break us if we let it In this world gone crazy Bleak news on the television chyron Got me nostalgic for a time that's bygone Air growin' thin, climbin' up a hill to die on Amidst the abyss and we're tickin' like a time bomb Managing insanity, the efforts are tireless Angst adding up, less pluses than minuses Violence and these viruses seepin' inside our sinuses The writing's on the wall but scrawled out like hieroglyphs Hard to understand, we're teetering closer To the edge, on a ledge, tryin' to keep our composure Economic uncertainty, inundated infirmaries Cries for relief, inside of the beast burgeoning Another song sang as the seasons change Annihilate naïveté, priorities rearrange Chest heavin' and stress eatin' as all the people pray And find solace in all this to have a peaceful day And I don't really get it I don't understand, man, I really just don't get it But it'll break us if we let it In this world gone crazy, I'm worried where we're headed Yo, I don't really get it I don't understand, man, I really just don't get it But it'll break us if we let it In this world gone crazy
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Starter Jackets & Zubaz 04:38
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Ya gotta fall back sometimes to recalibrate Get smarter, come back even harder, start to salivate Hungrier, a hustler like Larry Flynt's mag Making daily operations to secure a very big bag 'Cause I don't want folks thinkin' my story's a joke If I become middle-aged in my forties and broke So, you gotta level up in this game like an RPG And keep on goin' up like that single from Cardi B Bombin' competition like a kamikaze mission Steady rockin' off the rhythm while I'm plottin' on my vision Gotta jockey for position like a Kama Sutra connoisseur Constantly maneuver to claim the throne like I'm Montezuma Old school style like Starter jackets and Zubaz Feel it deep inside like heart attacks and a tumor I will stop you in your tracks, like the pause button Mesmerized, mouth open like your jaw's busted Got enough in my tank and I'm revvin' to go I'm flyin' by 'em when I go and get my mind right And you can take it to the bank 'cause I'm settin' the tone And I am illuminated by the limelight I got the pedal to the metal, I'm never gonna settle My head is on a swivel and ready for whatever Just keep, keep, keep, keep, keep, keep it goin' now Keep, keep, keep it movin' I got the feeling of when rappers would record raps to 4-tracks Put me in the booth and I'll deliver like it's DoorDash Throw my weight around like the thorax on Snorlax I'm large and in charge and ready to blaze a warpath Lyricism in your system like a nerve agent People strongly reactin' to every word painted Yeah, my songs are like canvases, droppin' gems like amethyst Iller than sandwiches with cancerous contaminants An atheist, but like a Satanist I'm worshipping goats The greats of all time, recitin' their verses and quotes I used to keep a cross on me like the flag from Switzerland Now I dress in all black just to match my Timberlands I got a lot wiser with a darker demeanor Just continue raising the stakes while I stay sharp as a cleaver I'm starting to see what I could truly be to the fullest And focus on the opportunity as it slowly approaches Got enough in my tank and I'm revvin' to go I'm flyin' by 'em when I go and get my mind right And you can take it to the bank 'cause I'm settin' the tone And I am illuminated by the limelight I got the pedal to the metal, I'm never gonna settle My head is on a swivel and ready for whatever Just keep, keep, keep, keep, keep, keep it goin' now Keep, keep, keep it movin' Sometimes you gotta flex on 'em like a bodybuilder Risin' from the underground like a zombie thriller Fans wavin' hands like playin' a theremin Cheerin' me on and yo, maybe I'm arrogant But I've paid all my dues and not many are better On this beat I'm elite like Kenny Omega Can be a deadly endeavor to grind yourself to the core But I'm comin' for mine and I will settle the score Got enough in my tank and I'm revvin' to go I'm flyin' by 'em when I go and get my mind right And you can take it to the bank 'cause I'm settin' the tone And I am illuminated by the limelight I got the pedal to the metal, I'm never gonna settle My head is on a swivel and ready for whatever Just keep, keep, keep, keep, keep, keep it goin' now Keep, keep, keep it movin' Got enough in my tank and I'm revvin' to go I'm flyin' by 'em when I go and get my mind right And you can take it to the bank 'cause I'm settin' the tone And I am illuminated by the limelight I got the pedal to the metal, I'm never gonna settle My head is on a swivel and ready for whatever Just keep, keep, keep, keep, keep, keep it goin' now Keep, keep, keep it movin' Keep it movin' now
6.
Find Healing (feat. Nur-D) 03:03
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[Christopher Michael Jensen] Caught up in the past and my good days prior Anxious, aimless, and uninspired Wakin' up late from a long night, tired Had a bad dream, now I'm caffeine-wired Many lonely years followin' a fantasy Bills pilin' up and I don't know how to handle these Tryin' to flee the dark days like a car chase Mind playin' tricks on me like I'm Scarface Maybe I need some medication Or just more clarity, therapy, meditation My mom's been in and out the hospital And really, I've been scared to death, if you wanna know On the low, some emotions you don't wanna show Too much to think about, freakin' out, gotta go But tomorrow is another day Make it work, whatever the weather, sun or shade [Christopher Michael Jensen] Depressed nights are the worst thing Emotions bottled up until they're bursting Screamin' at the universe, cursing Down low, lost in the world, searching Draped in a blanket, starin' at the ceiling Hours on end, overwhelmed by your feelings Spaced out now, nothin' is appealing Dealing, here hopin' for some healing [Nur-D] I be wakin' up, Sunday to Sunday I try to keep it casual like crushes on the lunch date Recently I feel like all my dreams are flying far away And higher than my eyes can see from down here on the runway And they say that I need to have faith Fall to winter, spring to summer, hangin' on to Yahweh Hallelujahs are like kind o' hard to sing When you're dialin' up to Heaven and you feel you're straight to V.M. on the second ring But faith is not really the things that you will always see Sometimes it's just the hope that all your grass can really be Green just like your neighbor's or maybe something greater 'Cause life is just a crazy girl that's pretty 'til you date her But maybe crazy's too strong, maybe I am dead wrong Life is more than lyrics thrown together in a rap song Or any type of song form But I'll keep hitting stages 'cause like maybe I will find my happiness after the encore Yaaaahhhh [Christopher Michael Jensen] Depressed nights are the worst thing Emotions bottled up until they're bursting Screamin' at the universe, cursing Down low, lost in the world, searching Draped in a blanket, starin' at the ceiling Hours on end, overwhelmed by your feelings Spaced out now, nothin' is appealing Dealing, here hopin' for some healing [Christopher Michael Jensen] Da da da daaaaaaaa Da da da daaaaaaaa Da da da da Da da da da da Da da da da da [Christopher Michael Jensen] Depressed nights are the worst thing Emotions bottled up until they're bursting Screamin' at the universe, cursing Down low, lost in the world, searching Draped in a blanket, starin' at the ceiling Hours on end, overwhelmed by your feelings Spaced out now, nothin' is appealing But in time find healing

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Minneapolis hip hop artist Christopher Michael Jensen returns with his new project Subjective Art For Mass Consumption, Vol. 1. The release is the first part in a trilogy of EP’s, written and recorded during the tumultuous times of the past two plus years and filled with musings on today’s outer world and Jensen’s world within. Featuring production from Ice God The Macgyver, Optimystic LMZ, and Thawed Out Productions, plus a guest appearance from Nur-D, the EP includes six brand new songs from the veteran emcee, his first collection of tracks since 2019.

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released September 23, 2022

2022 © All Rights Reserved
Executive produced by Christopher Michael Jensen
All songs (except where noted) written and performed by Christopher Michael Jensen
Tracks 1, 3, & 4 produced by Ice God The Macgyver
Tracks 2 & 6 produced by Optimystic LMZ
Track 5 produced by Thawed Out Productions
Tracks 1, 2, 3, 4, & 5 mixed by Optimystic LMZ & Christopher Michael Jensen
Track 6 mixed by Optimystic LMZ, Christopher Michael Jensen, & Ice God The Macgyver
All tracks mastered by Optimystic LMZ
Photography by Scottie Stankiewicz
Artwork design by Christopher Michael Jensen

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