The other Song of Hope I return to again and again to remind myself that flowers still bloom and we each of us have the precious choice, as well as the power, to make the world a better and more just place through understanding.
This one contains lyrics from Bigg Jus (of Company Flow) and Jerold Marcellus Bryant, and and has a few uncanny predictions of, and connections to, recent events, even though I first remember eagerly copping the promo back in early 2001.
Bigg Jus - ‘Say Goodbye’ - Black Mamba Serums V2.0 (2004)
There’s an interesting history to (the original) Black Mamba Serums: it was due for release in 2001 - September 11, 2001, to be precise - when it was pulled just before the release date for unknown reasons and where it subsequently remained unreleased for more obvious ones.
It since kicked around for a few years during which time Bigg Jus reworked some of the songs, added bits, subtracted bits, and ultimately crafted Black Mamba Serums v2.0, which, at a concise 53-minutes, is everything that hip hop threatened it could be.
