Blockchain Rap

Hop on the Blocktrain
This was the first piece I wrote about blockchain, capturing my massive excitement around the technology, while also calling out the extreme potential for (and reality of) manipulation and abuse. There’s also an a cappella version from DevCon IV .

This track is unreleased — please do not share without permission.

This Is Why We Block
I got linked up with MIMS — best known for his 2007 platinum hit This Is Why I’m Hot — to create something of a blockchain anthem. He’s currently working on the blockchain-based Cre8tor app, so it was a natural collaboration at the confluence of blockchain and rap.

Reclamation
This piece was written as a problem statement of issues with Web 2 data privacy / monetization / centralization, as well as a high-level overview of how these issues can be addressed with Blockchain / Web 3.

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Reclamation (2020 Update)

I had only three days to write and film the original piece, so there was (unsurprisingly) room for improvement. This is still a work in progress, but it greatly benefits from a completely custom song, and a tempo that's about 10% faster than the original. Though not yet finished, this is much closer to how I envisioned the piece.

Rap Journalism: Introducing Libra
Basically a versified OpEd, this was my first run of covering a news story entirely through rap. Obviously we’ve seen the pro(re?)gression of Libra since it was announced, but it’s still a compelling narrative since it explores the impact of decentralized currency on the un/underbanked population.

This track is unreleased — please do not share without permission.

Well EnDAO'd
This began as part of a collaboration, but I’m planning to record a hook and second verse and release it as my own track. This could be performed a cappella in between other pieces after a quick discussion of DAOs and why they’ll be important.