Rhyme Asylum is a London hip hop group formed in 2002 by MCs Possessed, Psiklone and Skirmish.
Leatherface and Plazma (who did not return for the second album) joined in 2004.
The group are known for their vivid imagery, complex wordplay and multi syllabic rhymes. Despite remaining unsigned, they have developed a growing cult following.
Biography
Their recognition originates from the Deal Real open mic sessions between 2004 and 2005.
Their debut album State of Lunacy was released in June 2008 and featured US rappers Copywrite and Diabolic. Both Plazma and Leatherface left the group shortly after the release of State of Lunacy.
Their second album Solitary Confinement was released in April 2010 featuring Crooked I, Ill Bill and frequent collaborator Reain. For the first time, Rhyme Asylum recruited outside producers.
Later in 2010, the group released Solitary Confinement: The Overdose EP on 12" vinyl. The EP contains eight songs from Solitary Confinement and was launched at a Dilated Peoples & Rhyme Asylum show in Hamburg, Germany.
[Verse 1: Psiklone] My tongue catches fire as it unleashes I meditate in subzero climates 'till my blood freezes Hunt cheaters in training sessions Drug dealers that shot keys to the gates of heaven - so pay attention Cut you down to size wit scissor kicks Lifting Egyptian pyramids with my finger tips I rob holy prophets to pay for my sins Time flies but not since I amputated its wings I'm a fire breathing Siamese Dragon from a lost dynasty that travelled to this mic in a time machine Locked in crossfire of sniper beams Catch 22 bullets and throw 11 back at twice the speed Check my mental logistics My lexicon holds every language that's ever existed I sacrificed disciples in ancient churches Swam back from Atlantis for a lifetime to break the surface [Chorus] You don't wanna fuck with us (RA) Cos you know that we coming up (Our Way) Said you don't wanna fuck with us (RA) We take it far beyond Rather burn twice as bright for half as long [Verse 2: Possessed] Get a load of this (Holy Shit) I ejaculate sperm whales out of my Moby Dick I regard earth with envious eyes I'm my own worst enemy like Jekyll and Hyde Ahead of my time no burial site I'm expected to die when the devil is blind Vengeance is mine Cannibalistic, I got a finger in every pie You get outshined and put in the shade Found out my Achilles heel put that one foot in the grave Alive and kicking Gave planes the same co-ordinates, look skyward for flight collisions Got you open like a Y Incision Keep friends close and enemies in striking distance Defecate on your final resting place Fight me; and need braces to set ya dental record straight [Repeat Chorus] [Verse 3: Skirmish] [RA] connects with the best in the west coast Visited by an escape convict from death row [Murderous] dressed in a trench coat After killings, my trademark for death is a red rose Living legend even if I happen to die Cos best rapper alive will be etched on my headstone I penetrate pressure points Giving listeners vivid images when I project my voice Lusting blood, as my mouth salivates We coming up, every underdog has its day Muzzles off, and all love is lost So I have to play my part in acts of hate Decapitate you as you gasp for breath Cost you an arm and leg to pay your last respects If you're nobody ‘till somebody kills you? I'm ready to die and live a life after death [Yes] [Repeat Chorus] [Verse 4: Crooked I] On the microphone I'm chemical explosives, mixed in high doses Sick as psychosis and Cystic Fibrosis Touch me and die my energy's high voltage When I wrote this Hennessey had my mind focused Every rhyme I write becomes my new magnum opus Pointing a chrome magnum at whoever rap the dopest You cats are hopeless matter of fact, fags are bogus Snap your neck backwards maggot, I'm that ferocious Crooked sick in the head hit you with lead Pistols flashing like cameras I can picture you dead Might grab a knife stick you instead Since he ain't stand up nigga, the feds found him missing his legs I'm on the balcony practising ancient alchemy Vest on the chest in case they try to Martin or Malcolm me I know you think I love myself
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