Falling

from the LP A Lil’ Light, Stones Throw Records, 2003



Member of the always-ahead-of-the-curve encampment at Stones Throw, Dudley Perkins (a.k.a. Declaime) kind of serves as the label’s de-facto philosopher, a ghetto-oracle of things past, happenings now, and events yet to come; sometimes his truth just flows so pure it grabs you right in the chest. When he says, “…believe me, I’ve seen a lot; I’ve participated in wars…” he isn’t lying, as Dudley fought in the first Iraq war. His ponderings and admonitions serve as a muse for Madlib to lace outer-planetary beats, and ‘Lib rarely sounds as focused as he does behind Dudley. In Mr. Perkins’ own words, “…take the message how you want to, take it in your heart completely, do what you gotta do it with it…we will see a process of evolution right in front of our eyes within ten years; we’re seeing it now, look at the little children… let's shed some light so everybody can see they way, plain and simple…don't you wanna go to the moon also?”