Peace Up [Produced by Diverse]

from The Achievement Gap by Foci

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Limited Edition Framed Canvas Print of The Achievement Gap
Very few things are Black&White...

The Achievement Gap wasn't only meant to be audibly appealing but also visually engaging. The artwork, shrouded in a bit of mystery as Foci has yet to explain publicly what it all means, is now available in its entirety, for you to decipher.

Commissioned by K "Foci" Wilson with close assistance from Mario "Antiix" Gutierrez and painted by Thomas Wu, set out to create a unique vision that reflected the content of the entire album.

The image is set within a white wooden bevelled edge frame with dimensions of 27 1/4" wide and 11 1/2" height and is quite the site to behold.

You aren't just getting a piece of Foci history for your collection but you are supporting "Team Foci" as the proceeds from the sales of this Limited Edition piece will go to getting them to...

New York City, NY for the 10th Annual Underground Music Awards (bit.ly/iamfociuma VOTE NOW!)
Atlanta, GA for the A3C Convention where they are schedule to perform (Sanctioned by the Grammy's as one of the Top 12 Must Attend Festivals in the nation)
and most importantly
Getting Foci back into the studio to record his follow up to The Achievement Gap, entitled "Bittersweet Lyrically" which will be offered for free right here to you that purchased this one of a kind print!

We sincerely appreciate your support and ... more

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Signed Physical Copy w/ mystery merch item
Compact Disc (CD) + Digital Album
The Achievement Gap in physical form signed by Foci

This 6 Panel DigiHub is truly a piece of art in itself.
Upon opening the CD, The commissioned painting of "The Classroom" by Thomas Wu (LAUSD Art Teacher) reveals over 40 students packed in a tiny classroom with students skin tones going progressively from light to dark.

This masterpiece speaks volumes to the actual definition of the achievement gap and is the central focus of the content on the album. A 16 picture photo collage represents each song on the album from tracks 1-15 and the last picture will resonate with those of you in education.

In true tradition the artwork includes the thank yous and credits holding down all those involved.

We'll also throw in a mystery merch item.
It could be a sticker... it could be a beanie... it could be an upcoming concert ticket.

Includes unlimited streaming of The Achievement Gap via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more. ... more

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lyrics

Yea, it's so lonely
Uh, yea, it's so lonely
Uh, what, it's so lonely outside, yea
It's so lonely
It's so lonely
It's so lonely

Verse 1
On a Tuesday a mental dungeon he had met
To retreat was something better than what he had kept
The way to treat another I guess
A different way to relieve stress
The mess the blood he got a change of clothes
After a short drive and walk Highland Park to S.M.
Wednesday, Thursday, Friday was the Day of Judgment
Was told yo, you gotta leave can't be here anymore
So then he roamed and left out of that door
Walking down Baldwin each step he would dread
Walking slower 'til he was surrounded by the feds
A thanks to his girlfriend
They drew down and he was soon apprehended
Hmmm, it’s a sad story of survival of the fittest
He, wasn't fit nor did he have people that were willing
You, would think you'd go out with a bang or even die kicking
But, substance abuse depression can keep you living

Chorus
And if you ever lost one put your peace signs up in the air
And if you ever lost one put your peace signs up in the air (yea)
And if you ever lost one put your peace signs up in the air
And if you ever lost one put your peace signs up

Verse 2
No one stood up to take him out of the spiral
No remedy to what was more than viral
It's the illness but excuses were committed
A little bit ago I washed my hands of him
I washed my hands of a human?
How could I have been
I'm partially at fault
Fell to the depths and got up but didn't maul
His father told us he needed help
Can you save my son before he takes his own health
Give him assistance against his own fragility
Saw his son breaking into pieces losing the abilities
Injecting and ingesting all these drugs so willingly
Which really was a turn for the worse, literally
Unintended sensation for a need of what it means
What we take for granted his son needed it internally
You will never understand the mind of a killer
Until you deal with a similar hand without the filler

Chorus
And if you ever lost one put your peace signs up in the air
And if you ever lost one put your peace signs up in the air
And if you ever lost one put your peace signs up in the air (yea)
And if you ever lost one put your peace signs up

B Section
In his mind it could've been justified
But I’m sure it was the cocaine that made it right
Antidepressants uppers and downers don't like
To get along within the same body type

Verse 3
It was a Tuesday he bludgeoned her to death
Repeat he literally made her skull collapse
Brain matter meets golf club that's how he released the stress
The mess the blood he managed to get a change of clothes
It was a stay of a few days and then he was told
Yo, you gotta leave can't be here anymore
So, then he roamed and left out of that door
Upon the walk down a street named Baldwin
It's crazy after all of what pops said
But my brother sold him drugs for a sum instead
Hard to believe as it was completely undercover
It was that same night he killed his own mother

Yea, it's so lonely
Uh, yea, it's so lonely
Uh, what, it's so lonely out there, yea
It's so lonely
It's so lonely
It's so lonely
It's so lonely out there

credits

from The Achievement Gap, released February 28, 2013
K. Wilson, J. McCraw
Produced by Diverse
Recorded at theJTCollective Studios Pasadena, CA
Mixed & Mastered by Omar "Ikuestion" Loya
theJTCollective (ASCAP)

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Foci Pasadena

It takes a unique type of individual to dedicate their entire existence to exposing their life experiences to entertain, but more importantly to educate, the masses. Such education can take shape in various forms: music, leadership, mentoring, and academics. In the case of FOCI, he combines it all. ... more

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