"Thighbone" featuring Zion I / Album Preview Video
07.14.2008
"She don't wear drawers / She don't wear bras / If it was up to her wouldn't wear clothes at all."
The Song & Video:
In "Thighbone" featuring Zion I, Ise Lyfe applauds his girl for being "big in more than one way" and "not like the typical girl from the video." In this dirty but smart ballad Ise describes his lady over a bare-bones beat, peppered with sirens and claps. The infectious chorus and catchy lyrics make for a slightly censored version of "The Whisper Song" by the Ying-Yang Twins. Praise is given to the woman in Ise's life, divulging to the listener intimate details that draw us in - "She don't wear drawers / She don't wear bras / If it was up to her wouldn't wear clothes at all."
Check the Album Preview Video.
The Background:
Ise Lyfe, born in Oakland, California, was influenced strongly by Langston Hughes and started writing poetry as a teenager. As he continued through his teenage years however, Ise became caught up in many of the negative elements in his community. It was after witnessing a murder at a concert that Ise realized what had happened, and the social awareness that he had almost lost. First recognized nationally for competing in the annual Youth Speaks Poetry Slams Finals, Ise started out in coffee shops and at open mics. He was soon performing in clubs, auditoriums, and eventually universities at home and abroad. His arc of success reached a new level when Ise was featured on Russell Simmons' Def Poetry Jam. He has since co-founded the P.O.W.E.R. Movement, an Oakland-based organization dealing with the educational, social, and political needs of young people. For his second album Ise joined forces with Bay Area producer Nick James in their effort to create a popular culture of consciousness with Prince Cometh.
Web editors please contact Nora (nora (at) audibletreats.com), print editors please contact Michelle if interested in talking with Ise Lyfe.
Streams:
Album Preview
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z1LgKuq-v6k
"Thighbone featuring Zion-I"
http://www.audibletreats.com/download/IseLyfe/Thighbone_feat_Zion-I.mp3
"Bad Word Bounce"
http://media.audibletreats.com/Ise_Lyfe-Bad_Word_Bounce.mp3
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8t1iG8KlJys
Bio, pictures, and streams available here:
http://www.audibletreats.com/download/IseLyfe
Ise Lyfe Official Site:
http://www.iselyfenation.com
Ise Lyfe MySpace:
http://www.myspace.com/iselyfe
Ise Lyfe Imeem:
http://www.imeem.com/iselyfe
Ise Lyfe Bebo:
http://www.bebo.com/iselyfe