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Fused
Hip-Hop/Rap
Fused was released on April 21, 2026 by Forged Records as a part of the album Old Skool
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Release DateApril 21, 2026
LabelForged Records
LanguageEnglish
Melodicness
Acousticness
Valence
Danceability
Energy
BPM96

Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
James Ellis
James Ellis
Background Vocals
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
James Ellis
James Ellis
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
James Ellis
James Ellis
Producer

Lyrics

Two worlds in the same room and nobody blinked
The guitar hit the drum machine and everything linked
Rock kids in the back nodding - rap kids up front
Both of them felt it - that's exactly what we want
The riff locked in the loop and the boom bap sat on top
Once that combination landed nobody wanted it to stop
This ain't a genre - this is two things becoming one
Fused before they had a name for what we'd done
The record crackled - the guitar rolled - the MC stepped in
And everything that came before was suddenly thin
When the loop hits right and the bars ride the break
That's not a style - that's a movement nothing else could make
You feel the riff? You feel the drums?
You feel it lock when the whole thing comes?
That's what happens when two worlds collide
Fused - and neither one stepped aside
The guitar don't solo - it locks and repeats
That's the discipline - two bars on the beats
The MC rides the pocket when the loop is in place
Once you hear it done right it's impossible to erase
From your memory - from the space where the best music lives
The looped guitar underneath the bars - that's what this gives
Not the power chord solo not the anthemic swell
Just the riff on repeat casting its spell
Delivering - bar after bar - over that locked guitar groove
The head nod is involuntary when you find the right move
Rock fans heard the riff and said I know that sound
Rap fans heard the drums and said we holding it down
You feel the riff? You feel the drums?
You feel it lock when the whole thing comes?
That's what happens when two worlds collide
Fused - and neither one stepped aside
And here we are - same fundamental truth
The loop still hits the same way it did back in the booth
The drum machine still knocks - the guitar still rolls
And the bars still land hardest when the rhythm takes hold
In the pocket - in the groove - in the space where it connects
Two worlds in one track and neither one deflects
This is what happens when you don't pick a lane
You build a road between the two and stake your claim
The riff is the foundation - the boom bap is the frame
The bars are the reason that you know our name
Not rock - not rap - something neither one alone could be
Two things becoming one - that's Fused - that's the key
The riff is still locked - the boom bap still knocks
The bars still ride - nothing stops
Two worlds - one sound - forever Fused
That's the only lane we ever used
Written by: James Ellis
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