About Mode 7:
Mode 7 is a rapper and writer from Los Angeles, California, taking hip hop to another level with his original style of clever but conscious game music inspired hip hop. Raised on a heavy diet of video games and west coast rap while growing up, Mode 7 now combines and reimagines his love of Super Metroid and Tupac into a unique sound all his own.
Mode 7's style covers a range of hip hop and subject matter. Emotion comes through strong in many ways on Mode 7's music, tackling subjects like love and heartbreak, mental health, inequality, and loss with his own irreverent, often comedic bars. Combined with Mode 7's extensive knowledge of video game history creates fun, fluid, and informative lyrics with a surprising amount of real world depth.
You can find Mode 7 rocking the stage at various conventions and events. Be sure to check out bio.site/mode7 for booking and event info, as well as the latest music!
lyrics
brand new game, advance, level up
bonus room, final level, boss up
extra life, high score, one-up
new game plus, nightmare mode, whats up
mode seven back for the final stage
one more chapter, one more page
this collection all the rage
time to usher in a brand new age
Finally got a reboot, but not talking about that
game boy advance, no lights front or back
tiny screen, tinny speaker for the soundtrack
but for more I always come back
that's why I kill it with this track
hundreds of hours, cuttin' no slack
pulled myself up by my bootstraps
my rhyme book is the ammo in my backpack
tight flows are a fact
this code I've cracked
dropping all these lines I've stacked
rhymes detonate on impact
no intelligence I lack
no dirt I don't track
my turn, fade to black
my tactics givin' tacticians heart attacks
brand new game, advance, level up
bonus room, final level, boss up
extra life, high score, one-up
new game plus, nightmare mode, whats up
brand new game, advance, level up
bonus room, final level, boss up
extra life, high score, one-up
new game plus, nightmare mode, whats up
ground gained, defeat the campaign
S rank the whole game,
drop bars like bombs, and I make it rain
doing it for the money, not the glory or the fame
Like a storm, I'm spreading 'cross the map
take your HQ in a snap
forces overwhelming,
losers callin for a salary cap
working my way across the battlefield
of this rap game, go hard, never yield
stuck in the trenches, but i got out of the trenches
with my hard work and best intensions
you warming up benches, not in nobodies mentions
just go in the other direction
cuz i'm wiping all your players off the board
kick ass for hours, never get bored
no one keeping track, but I still set high scores
factories manufacturing full force
another dope mixtape is just a matter of course
all my flows stream direct from the source
Mode Seven, you finally know the name
finally on a cut from which the album title came
orange star, blue moon
green earth, yellow comet
going far, too soon
from birth, 'til I drop dead
brand new game, advance, level up
bonus room, final level, boss up
extra life, high score, one-up
new game plus, nightmare mode, whats up
Raw live recordings back this rap album which peaks when guests like Lyrics Born, Ozay Moore, Mr Lif step to the mic. Bandcamp New & Notable Sep 11, 2013
Each zodiac sign gets a theme song on Ben Katzman's latest record, featuring members of Illuminati Hotties, Potty Mouth, and Colleen Green. Bandcamp New & Notable Mar 11, 2021
