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Super Secret Identity

from FEEL GOOD MUSIC by ILLUS

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    "One of the best HipHop albums of 2010"- Chuck D

    This is the official, limited edition, autographed FEEL GOOD MUSIC cd digi-pack, and it comes with the limited edition RISE OF THE MACHINES ep featuring R.A. the Rugged Man and Chuck D from public Enemy (while supplies last).

    ILLUS has been recording music and illustrating comics professionally since 1991 (selling over 250,000 records with no airplay or major label deal), recording and touring with such legends as Chuck D and Public Enemy, DJ Johnny Juice, R.A. the Rugged Man, Dilated Peoples and Blackalicious, and garnering praise from the likes of Wendy Day and numerous HIPHOP legends. But he has reached a whole new level of excellence with his new album- FEEL GOOD MUSIC produced by J.J. Brown.

    Feel Good Music is a 7-song opus that displays the passion, soul and heart of the artist with a true feel-good HIPHOP vibe. ILLUS is not afraid to wear his heart on his sleeve as he raps about his love for his wife, family and friends as well as the microphone and the culture that inspired the man. FEEL GOOD MUSIC is more than just nostalgia or a dedication to all of the great HIPHOP pioneers, it is a true modern day classic that captures the essence of all that is good about HIPHOP music and brings it to light in the modern age.

    1. Ready
    2. Beautiful Day
    3. Old Friends featuring Paul Dateh
    4. Have Fun, Will Travel
    5. Happy Little Accident
    6. Feel Good Music
    7. Super Secret Identity

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about

If you didn't know, I am a huge comic book fan. I am also a professional illustrator. I have worked for Marvel Comics as well as many other publishers and also have my own line of comic books including the official PUBLIC ENEMY comic book series that I draw and co-write with Chuck D (more info at www.americanmule.com). Comic books and HipHop have been everything to me from the time I was a child and the two go hand in hand. It was only fitting that I pay tribute to the medium and culture.

In 2009 I organized a Comic Books and HipHop panel at the New York Comic Con, where we had an open discussion about the two art forms and how they relate. Joining me on the panel were Chuck D, DMC (Run DMC), super producer DJ Johnny Juice and the amazingly talented artist Kyle Baker. The sample at the beginning of the song is from this panel and features DMC discussing how comic books inspired him to create his alter ego-DMC and how they were the foundation for his positive attitude and wanting to be a hero to the kids listening to his music.

The dual identity is a very real aspect in HipHop and showbiz. The stage and mic allow many nerdy, shy geeks to transform into powerful entities, some use their power for good and others greed and evil. I have always been more fascinated by the good guys myself because I always feel it is much harder to resist the temptation of evil. being bad is easy, anyone can do that, but to be a real selfless hero takes an inner-stregth many do not possess. I'm not saying I am one of those perfect heroes but the inspiration both comics and HipHop have provided me, made me want to be the best I could be and continues to inspire me to improve and be better.

lyrics

Super Secret Identity
Written and Performed by Adam ILLUS Wallenta
American Mule Ent. 2010 ASCAP

Verse 1

I was a young child in the 80’s
Abused by my peers and a little bit crazy
Confused by a world of death and divorce
So every breath I kept focused hoping to hone the force

Dreaming of adventure off in galaxies far away
Believing I’d be chosen to rescue the girl and save the day
An awkward boy, shy and weak
Sometimes I missed my dad so bad I’d cry in my sleep
Go to school and get beat and run all the way home
And lose myself in my books and drawings all alone
My mind would roam to lost lands and times
And travel to the future fighting wars and crimes
The heroes struggle never giving in
Against all odds the good guys win
Never bend or buckle, never compromise
Always do what’s right no matter the sacrifice
So it wasn’t a surprise when I needed a theme song
I dreamed I was Run Dmc and I’d be strong
The power of the beat like the hammer of Thor
To transform the weak into so much more

Chorus

They said I could be
Whatever I wanted to be
How could they know
What I wanted was a fantasy
I knew I was special
I knew I had a destiny
I never let go
Of my secret identity

Verse 2

What’s your secret?
They all wanna know
What’s your weakness?
Who you be, how you roll?
Who you creep with?
Who’s under the mask
What you hiding from the people
Why you dipping so fast
Ain’t no one
Just a geek with a voice
Won’t front son
Ain’t never been cool
Not a tough guy
Just a nerd not a fool when I bust I
Transform to a beast on the beat so fly
Tell me what you see?
When you look in the sky, it’s just little old me
And I’m so fresh- you marvel at the image
Ain’t it so DEF I’m like Kirby-n-Lee
And I never lose breath
World’s Greatest so Amazing, I’m the best bet
Ragnarock on the mic when I catch wreck
An Uncanny Incredible lyrical Savage
New god 4th world miracle

Super Secret Identity
Written and Performed by Adam ILLUS Wallenta
American Mule Ent. 2010 ASCAP

Verse 1

I was a young child in the 80’s
Abused by my peers and a little bit crazy
Confused by a world of death and divorce
So every breath I kept focused hoping to hone the force

Dreaming of adventure off in galaxies far away
Believing I’d be chosen to rescue the girl and save the day
An awkward boy, shy and weak
Sometimes I missed my dad so bad I’d cry in my sleep
Go to school and get beat and run all the way home
And lose myself in my books and drawings all alone
My mind would roam to lost lands and times
And travel to the future fighting wars and crimes
The heroes struggle never giving in
Against all odds the good guys win
Never bend or buckle, never compromise
Always do what’s right no matter the sacrifice
So it wasn’t a surprise when I needed a theme song
I dreamed I was Run Dmc and I’d be strong
The power of the beat like the hammer of Thor
To transform the weak into so much more

Chorus

They said I could be
Whatever I wanted to be
How could they know
What I wanted was a fantasy
I knew I was special
I knew I had a destiny
I never let go
Of my secret identity

Verse 3

Empowered with a voice and the heart to fight
For what’s right
Like a radioactive spider bite
Changed my life so I write rhymes
To uplift
In a pessimistic world where wonder is missed
I was born with a gift like a mutant x-gene
To spit fluent form fitted lyrics so obscene
I wreck teams of demons hell-bent on my demise
And come equipped like semen to spread life and thrive
Allow me to open your eyes
So you can see beyond the lies of your favorite emcee’s disguise
I gotta secret layer in the burbs up in my attic
Where I paint works of art and craft HIPHOP classics
When duty calls I transform
Hit the streets like a god and let knowledge be born
Sworn to protect the weak and innocent
Avenge the fallen and defeat the villainous

credits

from FEEL GOOD MUSIC, released January 10, 2010
Super Secret Identity
Written and performed by Adam ILLUS Wallenta
American Mule Ent. 2010 ASCAP
Produced by J.J. Brown
Executive Producer: ILLUS

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ILLUS is an independent HIPHOP artist and professional illustrator who makes positive, uplifting, thought-provoking, boom-bap HIPHOP for the people.

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