indie-only red vinyl version - What are the consequences of living in this f**ked up world? Within the first few seconds of their collaborative album, Cost of Living, rapper Philmore Greene and producer Apollo Brown articulate this question with unequivocal clarity. It’s an inquiry that looms at the core of their elegiac and existential soundtrack to modern inner city life. How can one escape the systemic traps that have ensnared generations since time immemorial? What does it mean to make the right choices? And if you emerge from the chaos to live a beautiful life, how do you overcome the survivor’s guilt and lingering trauma?
Cost of Living is an album full of authenticity that can’t be faked. These are songs that betray the scar tissue. Contemplative fire. Verité films of the westside of Chicago. It’s this noirish part of town that nourished Greene and gave him nightmares. The place where he saw his first dead body in his early teens, where he lost his brother to the street violence only a few years later, and where he turned to the pad, pen and microphone as a refuge and way to share his hard-fought wisdom.
| A1 | Consequences |
| A2 | Nice To Meet You |
| A3 | Keep Goin' |
| A4 | Day On The Ave |
| A5 | Immaculate |
| A6 | Time Goes |
| A7 | Paradise |
| A8 | Steep Life |
| B1 | Hittin' Blocks |
| B2 | This Is Me |
| B3 | Free |
| B4 | Just Imagine |
| B5 | Promises |
| B6 | It's Different |
| B7 | Where's The Love |
