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That Which Is Hidden

by I Self Devine

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Jelger de Verzwelger
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Jelger de Verzwelger Another jewel of a record. "Master Design" and "Selah" are some of the most beautiful pieces of music I heard in a long while. Favorite track: Master Design.
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Seymour_79_ssf I've been a fan for many years
please never stop making hip hop
music the game needs you💯💯💯💯
blackoctagons
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blackoctagons I Self is always on time. This joint starts off real easy, with some sweet instrumentals and the usual introspective rhymes of Self, but it gathers a head of steam by the time you hit Gold Dinars. This is a nice mix of everything I’ve come to appreciate about this artist. Another diamond, perfectly cut. Favorite track: Gold Dinars.
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Meditation 01:13
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Will 02:04
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Hades 01:47
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Uncivilized 02:17
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Gold Dinars 02:32
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Rise Above 01:38
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Selah 02:21
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Sensations 01:39
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Last Daze 03:00

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That Which Is Hidden

Where are we from? Why are we here on earth? Where do we go when we die? What’s the difference between spirituality and religion? How strong is the mind to believe making what you believe so through repetitious prayers, meditations, and affirmations? Who gains from our lack of sight, guidance, and consciousness regarding these subjects? That Which Is Hidden is my attempt at addressing these questions. It is a spiritual approach to an album exploring the themes of life, death, mortality, and morality.

This album was entirely produced by The Original Copy using religious and gospel-based samples and materials exclusively. We initially met online buying and selling records. I then learned about his producing and asked him about a few beats he posted. On a trip back home to Los Angeles in late 2018 we connected to dig for records and recorded the song “God In The Physical”. I returned a few months later to finish the album. Most of the music for That Which Is Hidden was created before we met.

The title That Which Is Hidden refers to the powers inherently hidden within all of us. The power elite engineer these powers out historically, systematically, generationally, and religiously to benefit from our lack of clarity, awareness, and understanding of who we are, our power, purpose, and potential. This album is about drawing out of us that life force hidden down deep. This life force allows us to rise above our emotional and animal selves in order to reach enlightenment, traveling from our lower chakra, through our spinal cord, past the 33rd vertebrae illuminating the brain which creates resurrection from a lower vibration state of operation. We are Infinite beings here on earth to experience and explore limitations and finiteness in order to understand infinity. Per lifetime we aspire to develop the ability to control our body and our emotions (animal selves) allowing us to activate our DNA and central nervous system to become masters of ourselves and world. That which is hidden in plain sight takes us multiple lifetimes to identify, recognize, and master.

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released January 12, 2022

Written & performed by I Self Devine (C. Mkali)

produced by The Original Copy (J. Williamson)

Recorded in Los Angeles & Minneapolis

Recording, Mixing, Mastering, & Additional
Arrangement by Medium Zach

Album Art by Andrés Guzmán

Additional Vocals -
Lady Midnight (A. Rimpel) on tracks 1, 3, 4, 5, 9, 14
Izell Pyramid (M. Jamison) on tracks 3, 5, 8, 10, 12

Scratches - DJ Todda (S. Has) on tracks 1, 5, 6, 10, 12, 14
Interlude Scratches - The Original Copy (J. Williamson)
Live drums - Miguel Hurtado on tracks 1, 3, 10, 12
Additional Synth - Medium Zach (Z. Bagaason) on track 7
Live Guitar - Zak Khan on track 9


Executive Produced by
The Original Copy, I Self Devine, & Medium Zach

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