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Luv(sic) Hexalogy

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<colbgcolor=#20242C><colcolor=#D9C28A> Luv(sic) Hexalogy
2001 ~ 2013 | Luv(sic) Part 1 ~ 6
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音楽の女神に宛てて書いた手紙
"음악의 여신에게 보내는 편지"
아티스트 Nujabes × Shing02
발매 2015년 12월 9일
시리즈 2001년 ~ 2013년
장르 재즈 랩 | 컨셔스 힙합 | 붐뱁
재생 시간 2시간 12분
구성 Luv(sic) Part 1 ~ 6
리믹스, 인스트루멘털, 보너스 트랙 포함 총 26곡
프로듀서 Nujabes
Uyama Hiroto · Ta-Ku (리믹스)
레이블 Hydeout Productions

1. 개요2. 트랙리스트
2.1. Pt. 1 (2001)2.2. Pt. 2 (2002)2.3. Pt. 3 (2005)2.4. Pt. 4 (2011)2.5. Pt. 5 (2012)2.6. Grand Finale(Pt. 6, 2013)2.7. Pt. 6 (Uyama Hiroto Remix feat. Shing02, 2013)
3. 기타


1. 개요

일본의 프로듀서 누자베스와 래퍼 싱고투가 함께 제작한 6부작 힙합 곡 시리즈이자, 이를 모아 2015년에 발매한 컴필레이션 앨범.

2001년 발표된 Luv(sic) Part 1을 시작으로 2013년 Luv(sic) Grand Finale까지 약 12년에 걸쳐 완성되었다. 첫 곡은 Shing02가 음악의 여신에게 보내는 편지[1]라는 테마로 작사했으며, 이후 시리즈가 이어지면서 음악에 대한 사랑뿐만 아니라 인간관계와 사회, 개인적인 경험과 감정 등을 폭넓게 담아냈다.

누자베스의 서정적인 프로덕션과 Shing02의 스토리텔링이 결합된 두 사람의 대표작 중 하나로 꼽힌다.

2. 트랙리스트

2.1. Pt. 1 (2001)

Luv(sic) Part 1
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Lovesick like a dog with canine sensitivity
Developing this new theory of relativity
Connecting our souls resting in captivity
Positive life sacrifice what it is to me
Our history, only a quarter of a century
Reality, sitting on the shoulders of our chemistry
See ain't no mystery, the colors that we mix will set the mind free
Let the blind see beyond harmony!
Breathe life into dead space blow away your clouds of doubt
New territory we determine to be
Everything a safe haven it's supposed to be
Now it might seem distant but the time is near
When our thoughts take off and split the atmosphere
Pure sound wave travel semi-infinitely
Plus I'll see you there utmost definitely

'Cause the beat plus the melody
Makes me speak of L.O.V.E. eloquently so evidently
'Cause your beat plus my melody
Makes me speak of L.O.V.E. eloquently so evidently

Good gracious, every process has a genesis and ends with a revelation
God bless this opportunity for me to find a voice
For some words that have waited for way too long
Low wages, small tips on the avenue
Never wasted, all hits for a revenue
Haven't you heard the news lately?
Seems we've been living for some time in a purgatory
But yo, I thought I knew what a love song sound like
But I felt a warmer tune in the sunlight
I could still hear it in my room past midnight
Gotta move, take a solo cruise in the moon light
Sometimes I do forget, oh how much we could ease the lives we lead
If we learn to let go, the reins that we hold
Return to our souls, and the spirit let flow
So you see, upon everyday faced there's a million shades to express definition of grace
But the method I choose my prerogative
There's so much love in me I got to give

'Cause the beat plus the melody
Makes me speak of L.O.V.E. eloquently so evidently
'Cause your beat plus my melody
Makes me speak of L.O.V.E. eloquently so evidently

Oh how I could write a book on how you make me feel
But how about this song that I wrote for you?
What I feel like, I wanna put my trusts in these simple words
For you to feel what I'm saying, what you feel like?
Reminisce about the little episodes that we shared together
Remember the time that you told me in the cold night
To relax when all I knew was to hold tight
Remember the time that I spoke to the crowd in a full house and realizes that you was my ace?
I was the joker on the stage singing the blues
All eyes on me and had nothing to prove
But yo, I thought I knew what a diamond shine like
But I felt a sharper love in the limelight
From the queen of hearts watching me quietly from the upper deck balcony
Sometimes I do suspect, I'm an actor in a well-scripted live divine comedy
When I look back, that frozen slice of time and try to defrost the senses lost
Now enough with the metaphors, the motivation that I wrote this letter for
For you to know that the music helps carry on
Like you say a new day will bring us tomorrow

Yo, 'cause my beat plus your melody
Makes me speak of L.O.V.E. eloquently so evidently
Yeah, 'cause your beat plus my melody
Makes me speak of L.O.V.E. eloquently so evidently
'Cause your beat plus my melody
Makes me speak of L.O.V.E. eloquently so evidently
'Cause your beat plus my melody
Makes me speak of L.O.V.E. eloquently so evidently


2001년 발표된 Luv(sic) 시리즈의 첫 곡. 누자베스가 Shing02에게 건넨 비트 중 하나를 들은 Shing02가 커먼의 I Used to Love H.E.R.을 떠올린 것을 계기로 만들어졌다.[2] 음악을 사랑의 대상으로 의인화하여 자신의 음악에 대한 애정을 풀어낸 곡으로, 이후 이어지는 Luv(sic) 시리즈의 출발점이 되었다. 일본의 재즈 피아니스트 타카세 아키의 Minerva's Owl을 주요 샘플로 사용하였다.

2.2. Pt. 2 (2002)

Luv(sic) Part 2
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Relax
Here we go, part two, check me out
Once again, now where do I start, dear love
Dumb struck with the pure luck to find you here
Every morn' I awake from a cavernous night
Sometimes still pondering the previous plight
Seems life done changed long time no speak
Nowadays I often forget the day of the week
Taking it by stride if you know what I mean
No harm done, no offense taken by me
So let's rap, we'll catch up to par,
what's the haps? Perhaps we're even closer
Now after, all things considered on this side of the planet
Couldn't pick a better time even if we planned it
To come clean and candid if I have to
Oh what I wouldn't trade for your laughter
Sweet and sour spice in my poetry pot melting
Even better than the real thing
It's like the God in me saw the devil in you
I wanted to break myself in the worst way when I met you
Who would have thought, conversate by the river, celebrate birth
Sit and delivered the lines that would prove to be the seeds of trust
Unsigned, yeah but destined to grow with sunshine
Self-assigned task piled on the desk of good works
Knowing hardship appreciate the best of both worlds

C'est la vie,
as they say L-O-V-E evidently, see every song has a sequel
Never same, everything but the name,
all fresh just like back then, how we do everyday
C'est la vie,
as they say L-O-V-E eloquently, see every dream has a part two
Never same, you got to keep it tight,
always just like back then, now hear me out

Once together, now where do we go, dear divine
I pray that you keep watching over us
From the heavens where light is the nucleus
To this space filled with darkness and negative matter
Anti-gravity pull is what I would rather,
feel when I leave this shell eventually
Ties to the mother earth ground me mentally
Real vibes will keep me alive spiritually
Imagination brings bliss at no cost,
when I blink blink I receive at no loss
Victory comes in small packages like a
leaf of an olive tree brought back by a dove
From above, then I'm gonna rhyme love
Well you saw that one coming ever since the beginning of the end
Well anyways, I am not a perfect being, yes I am, a man full of S-I-N
It's like the devil in me saw the God in you
You epitomize the etymology of enthusiasm
Look it, up there lies the clouds that form the rain
That came from the ocean that flowed from the river
I'm a believer,
firm with the first words, lyrical transceiver of our ancient roots
Science plus arts multiplied by faith
then divided by the number of our ethnic race

Let me mention what I've been thinking
How to save the children, when the ship is sinking
So I'm singing, no lip syncing to slogans
Political hooligans with tanks, missiles and guns
Everything is relative when it's all in the family of man
Understand the time has finally come to realize the great power of one
All formulas equalize under the sun, amen

Yeah The rhymes will heal cause I believe in music
In times of need I won't be leaving you sick
The beat plus the melody's the recipe
Your vibe surely brings out the best in me
The rhymes will heal cause I believe in music
In times of need I won't be leaving you sick
The beat plus the melody's the recipe
All good souls lost may they rest in peace
Yeah The rhymes will heal cause I believe in music
In times of need I won't be leaving you sick
The beat plus the melody's the recipe
Your vibe surely brings out the best in me
The rhymes will heal cause I believe in music
In times of need I won't be leaving you sick
The beat plus the melody's the recipe
Hip-hop world wide we got to live in peace, like that


2002년 발표된 시리즈의 두 번째 곡. 2001년 9.11 테러 당시 일본에 머물던 Shing02는 미국으로 돌아갈 예정이었으나 항공편이 막히면서 귀국을 미루게 되었고, 이 시기에 누자베스가 보내온 새로운 비트를 바탕으로 곡을 작업했다. 당시 변화하고 있던 세상에 대한 자신의 생각과 감정을 가사에 담았으며, Part 1에서 한동안 연락하지 못했던 상대에게 다시 편지를 쓰는 듯한 형식을 이어받아 자연스럽게 후속곡으로 완성되었다. 브라질의 음악가 이반 린스와 엘리스 헤지나의 Qualquer Dia를 주요 샘플로 사용하였다.

2.3. Pt. 3 (2005)

Luv(sic) Part 3
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And now
We have a wonderful surprise for you

It's funny how the music put times in perspective
Add a soundtrack to your life and perfect it
Whenever you are feeling blue keep walking and we can get far
Wherever you are
It's funny how the music put times in perspective
Add a soundtrack to your life and perfect it
Whenever you are feeling blue keep walking and we can get far
Wherever you are

Like a movie that you can't predict
Like a book that you can't resist
I sing along a song that's oh so sensual
Bring along a sip to make it all so sexual
Verbally that is, making love to the music means vibing to the beat at night
With the whole city fast asleep, out cold
True words seem to rise to the lips, take hold
Of a poet in me, most powerfully
I feel free when the world doesn't owe it to me
It's so hard to find a gig that lives up to the billing
Trying to find a reason to work, God willing
I admit, my thinking is wishful
Like a star upon a child gazing up to the ceiling
How far do we have to stretch the truth
To fit the lifestyles borrowed and overdue?
We can take it all back to the register
And start all over from the canister
Let's break it all down into pieces of bright
Moments that pass by like a meteorite
Throw on your favorite reel that's good to go
On the analog player watch the people glow
Sit back to the breeze let the memories flow
Comedy tragedy all the highs and lows

It's funny how the music put times in perspective
Add a soundtrack to your life and perfect it
Whenever you are feeling blue keep walking and we can get far
Wherever you are
It's funny how the music put times in perspective
Add a soundtrack to your life and perfect it
Whenever you are feeling blue keep walking and we can get far
Wherever you are

Like your moves that I can't predict
Like your look that I can't resist
The ting-a-ling feeling was oh so mutual
The lingering appeal was so unusual
Herbally what is, medicine to a lone soul can become poison to some
With the whole body fast asleep, out cold
True vision seem to come to the eye, take hold
Of a prophet in me most visibly
I see clear when the world doesn't show it to me
It's so hard to make sense in a cycle of billing
Trying to find a reason to quit and make a killing
I admit, our dealing is painful
Like a star upon a child staring down from the ceiling
How far do we have to stretch the picture
Before pixelating the human texture?
We can take it all back to the register
And start all over from the canister
Let's save it all up for an ultimate prize
Homecoming gathering with a big surprise
Throw on your favorite record that's good to go
On the analog table and it's hooked to blow
Sit back with ease and hear the emcee flow
Hi hat kick drum all the highs and lows

It's funny how the music put times in perspective
Add a soundtrack to your life and perfect it
Whenever you are feeling blue keep walking and we can get far

Um, third time's the charm, hopefully
When I chime on your door you'd still let me in
After all these years
The room that you caved in my heart is exactly the same as you left it
I realize that you have moved on
New styles and cliques like them silent flicks
I'm speechless in this golden occasion
The beautiful expression on the silver creation
This time I'd like to keep in touch
I'm a little bit wiser, a whole lot tougher
If I suffer through another nightmare tonight
We'll chalk it up as another chapter to write, all right?
Or wrong or somewhere down the middle of the road
I wanna see you again in a scene with the backdrop a perfect ten
And the music can take us back to the spot right then
From black and white to a sepia tone
Some dreams come with a tint or in monochrome
From black and white to my skin tone
Some dreams have a stint on the microphone

It's funny how the music put times in perspective
Add a soundtrack to your life and perfect it
Uh, whenever you are feeling blue keep walking and we can get far
Wherever you are, wherever you are, wherever you are, wherever you are, wherever you are

Okay we can take it all back to the register
And start all over from the canister
Just break it all down into pieces of bright
Moments that pass by like a meteorite
Throw on your favorite jacket and you're good to roll
On the analog trail and you look the role
Just stroll through the trees and let your miseries go
Sunshine hurricane all the highs and lows
All the highs and lows, all the highs and lows

We can take it all back to the register
And start all over from the canister
Just break it all down into pieces of bright
Moments that pass by like a meteorite


2004년 제작된 Luv(sic) 시리즈의 세 번째 곡으로, 2005년 누자베스의 두 번째 정규 앨범 Modal Soul에 수록되었다. Luv(sic) Part 2 이후 누자베스가 후속곡 제작을 제안했으나 Shing02는 처음에는 앞선 두 곡에 미치지 못하는 작품이 될 것을 우려해 반대했다고 한다.[3] 이후 누자베스가 보낸 비트를 듣고 당시 상업화되어 가던 힙합 신을 주제로 삼을 수 있겠다고 판단해 제작을 시작했으며, 음악이 가진 힘과 그 근원으로 돌아가는 것에 대한 생각을 가사에 담았다. 브라질의 가수 Nana Caymmi의 Tens (Calmaria)를 주요 샘플로 사용하였다. 또한 Hexalogy에 수록된 Luv(sic) 시리즈의 본편 가운데 유일하게 Shing02가 랩을 새로 녹음한 버전이 수록되었다.

본래 Shing02는 3개의 벌스로 곡을 녹음했으나, 누자베스는 2개의 벌스만 사용하는 편이 더 간결하다고 판단해 세 번째 벌스를 제외한 버전을 Modal Soul에 수록하였다. 이후 Shing02가 지인에게 전달했던 3벌스 버전이 인터넷에 유출되었고, Shing02에 따르면 이 버전의 확산과 함께 2006년 무렵 미국에서 Part 3의 인기가 크게 높아졌다.[4] 이후 누자베스 사후 Shing02가 보컬을 다시 녹음한 3벌스 버전이 제작되어 2015년 12인치 싱글로 발매되었으며, 같은 해 발매된 Luv(sic) Hexalogy에도 이 버전이 수록되었다.[5]

2.4. Pt. 4 (2011)

Luv(sic) Part 4
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You are about to embark on the most wonderful experience of your life
Let's help you relax for for a moment
As we match forward

Snowflakes in January
Heart warm like February
I wouldn't ordinarily
March to the drum, play a fool like April
May the best dance in a Juno bridal
Power of the will, Julius and Augustus
Aw, you know, it's just us
In a new semester, back in September
Boy, I wonder if you still remember

Meet me half way from Mars to Venus
Beep beep, the chase is on between us
Retweet the sweetest piece of confection
Handmade device for remote connection
Ask a question
Wait for an answer and make a suggestion
A time and a place for a first impression
Second and third to a fourth dimension
Rise above the weights that hold us captive
To a square, swear that I, I the captain to
Cruise in sci-fi, red sky burn like sapphire
A moth to a fire, but we can fly higher
Till we reach an apex
We fit tight like a glove with the latex
Bring it down to earth for a cooling session
Laying sideways and glazed in essence
Gazed each other in the eye to find galaxies of uncharted nebulas
Heard joy over spilled milk on a quilt, of lavender
Woven in the fabric of our calendar
Dress up at the end of October
Give thanks to the fam in November
A cold but cozy December
And we're back to the origin, so let me begin

Snowflakes in January
Heart warm like February
I wouldn't ordinarily
March to the drum, play a fool like April
May the best dance in a Juno bridal
Power of the will, Julius and Augustus
Aw, you know, it's just us
In a new semester, back in September
Boy, I wonder if you still remember

When you took my hand, I couldn't hide it
Way too delighted
Tried to ride it cool but obliged to write it
Wouldn't fight it, how my watch paused
When I put my lips on your eyelids
The lost second, deposit in a memory bank
Every chance I pocketed a cent
A blank check with ya signature
Font sans serif, the curvature, a lone harbinger
With toys play coy like fish in a pond
Fond words serve poems like dish
Life is short like a doggone leash
Or a fuse in an open circuitry
That got struck by lightning
Hang a painting on the wall over the writing
Brighten up the room for a private dining
Increase the peace and cease the anxiety
Spread love and "cc" the whole society
You got me shooting off on a tangent
Like I always do when I'm on the fringe
And the tally of the letters will reach
The valley where the wings will seek
A series so classic at the top of October
Give thanks to the fam in November
A cold but cozy December
And we're back to the origin, so let me begin

Snowflakes in January
Heart warm like February
I wouldn't ordinarily
March to the drum, play a fool like April
May the best dance in a Juno bridal
Power of the will, Julius and Augustus
Aw, you know, it's just us
In a new semester, back in September
Boy, I wonder if you still remember


Osmar Milito의 "Que Maravilha"라는 곡을 샘플링하였다.

2.5. Pt. 5 (2012)

Luv(sic) Part 5
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Everything is quiet

'Til death do us part, and it did
It come sudden like clouds, and it hid my sun
My truth heavier than imagined, a lid die-cast in lead
From the lives we nourished
And the days we cherished as kids
We let 'em whizz on by, but we wanna rewind
Your smile is the only thing that comes to mind
Your smile is the only thing that shines

In your last breath you told me, that you had to go
'Cause it pained you so, oh I loved you so much
So was I selfish to hold on?
And cling on to your body that holds a soul

That wanted to set free the eagle in a cage
And you became eagerly what I wanted to be
You're the person to leave, I the person to see
Off another best friend to land's end

I've watched grown men moan, and women weep
As you quietly descended six feet deep
But the spirit ascended before our wet eyes
A gift from God, returned to sender

Though I like to pretend that this never happened
I can turn around and see you laughing
But the fact is you could never practice
Getting blind-sided and eating the wind shield

Endless field of shards of glass
This too shall pass, but reality bites, it says not so fast
First you must climb a calvary of shattered hopes
And then a mountain of prayers unheard

'Til you reach the peak where you can see
The dark abyss below, then you let me know
If you have what it takes for a leap of faith
I had to say, hell no, heaven yes, but not yet

Please bless a forehead, cold in the bed
Or alone on the road with nobody to hold
When the pouring rain is too much to bear
It's a reason to live for a seed that needs care

'Til death do us part, and it did
It come sudden like clouds, and it hid my sun
Your truth heavier than imagined, a lid die-cast in lead
From the lives we nourished
And the days we cherished as kids
We let 'em whizz on by, but we wanna rewind
Your smile is the only thing that comes to mind
Your smile is the only thing that shines

Thank you very kindly, my friends
In the world
The sound, the sound
The sounds you only remember now
All of them fading away
All of them (listen), fading away

Now I hit this stage in honour of you
How's the other side, I bet it's a splendid view
No more stress for rent, or to make ends
Collide in a cocktail, shame with envy

I can hide behind lens that block the UV
Looking in from the outside the bowl is murky
The toll for the bridge is rising
Weatherman says storm, city hall is burning

Same ol' chaos, gotta shut my cell like I'm waiting to take off
On the runway, scoping out the window
The moisture covers the sight though, uh
Telling myself it's just another day

In the life of a starving artist
Trying to paint a dream you woke from
Chasing the departed, we used to hang by the banks
To see who can skip a stone the furthest

What I thought was a stream is now an ocean
No such thing as an extreme to show devotion
To your craft, which I didn't know the half
Tried to knock down your door and caught the backdraft

And the whiplash, all in reverse
Then I finally stood up and said
I reserve the right to serve anyone
And on the same note, you deserve the best of the most fun

By the way I got your letter, you said you were fed up
Well, I second that and I reckon that you tried
So I don't place a blame that you took the fifth
And the first flight out of town, into the mist

'Til death do us part, and it did
It come sudden like clouds, and it hid my sun
Your truth heavier than imagined, a lid die-cast in lead
From the lives we nourished
And the days we cherished as kids
We let 'em whizz on by, but we wanna rewind
Your smile is the only thing that comes to mind
Your smile is the only thing that shines

Whether a tree lives to see the end of centuries
Or a random hand picks it instantly
Life is art, a miracle for all to see
I must tell you that you lived beautifully

2.6. Grand Finale(Pt. 6, 2013)

Luv(sic) Grand Finale
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I told you that story to tell you this one

Lovesick like a dog with canine sensitivity
Developing this new theory of relativity
Connecting our souls resting in captivity
Positive life sacrifice what it is to me
Our history, only a quarter of a century
Reality, sitting on the shoulders of our chemistry
See ain't no mystery, the colors that we mix will set the mind free
Let the blind see beyond harmony!
Breathe life into dead space blow away your clouds of doubt
New territory we determine to be
Everything a safe haven it's supposed to be
Now it might seem distant but the time is near
When our thoughts take off and split the atmosphere
Pure sound wave travel semi-infinitely
Plus I'll see you there utmost definitely

'Cause the beat plus the melody
Makes me speak of L.O.V.E. eloquently so evidently
(I mean that from my heart 'cause you make me feel good as a person)
'Cause your beat plus my melody
Makes me speak of L.O.V.E. eloquently so evidently

Good gracious, every process has a genesis and ends with a revelation
God bless this opportunity for me to find a voice
For some words that have waited for way too long
Low wages, small tips on the avenue
Never wasted, all hits for a revenue
Haven't you heard the news lately?
Seems we've been living for some time in a purgatory
But yo, I thought I knew what a love song sound like
But I felt a warmer tune in the sunlight
I could still hear it in my room past midnight
Gotta move, take a solo cruise in the moon light
Sometimes I do forget, oh how much we could ease the lives we lead
If we learn to let go, the reins that we hold
Return to our souls, and the spirit let flow
So you see, upon everyday faced there's a million shades to express definition of grace
But the method I choose my prerogative
There's so much love in me I got to give

'Cause the beat plus the melody
Makes me speak of L.O.V.E. eloquently so evidently
(I mean that from my heart 'cause you make me feel good as a person)
'Cause your beat plus my melody
Makes me speak of L.O.V.E. eloquently so evidently

Oh how I could write a book on how you make me feel
But how about this song that I wrote for you?
What I feel like, I wanna put my trusts in these simple words
For you to feel what I'm saying, what you feel like?
Reminisce about the little episodes that we shared together
Remember the time that you told me in the cold night
To relax when all I knew was to hold tight
Remember the time that I spoke to the crowd in a full house and realizes that you was my ace?
I was the joker on the stage singing the blues
All eyes on me and had nothing to prove
But yo, I thought I knew what a diamond shine like
But I felt a sharper love in the limelight
From the queen of hearts watching me quietly from the upper deck balcony
Sometimes I do suspect, I'm an actor in a well-scripted live divine comedy
When I look back, that frozen slice of time and try to defrost the senses lost
Now enough with the metaphors, the motivation that I wrote this letter for
For you to know that the music helps carry on
Like you say a new day will bring us tomorrow

Yo, 'cause my beat plus your melody
Makes me speak of L.O.V.E. eloquently so evidently
Yeah, 'cause your beat plus my melody
Makes me speak of L.O.V.E. eloquently so evidently
'Cause your beat plus my melody
Makes me speak of L.O.V.E. eloquently so evidently
(I mean that from my heart 'cause you make me feel good as a person)
'Cause your beat plus my melody
Makes me speak of L.O.V.E. eloquently so evidently
(I mean that from my heart 'cause you make me feel good as a person)
(You know what I mean? Makes me say 'well, that shit wasn't that bad)


흔히 Luv(sic) Part. 6로 불리지만, 트랙리스트에 적혀있는 공식 명칭은 Luv(sic) Grand Finale다.

Ivan Lins의 "Choro Das Aguas"라는 곡을 샘플링하였다.

2.7. Pt. 6 (Uyama Hiroto Remix feat. Shing02, 2013)

Luv(sic) Part 6 (Uyama Hiroto Remix feat. Shing02)
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I met a metaphorical girl in a metaphysical world
Now you got me daydreaming, sleeping in a curl
Her name on my tongue, a fresh flavor, yup
Whenever she popped up, put a swirl on my cone
I used to rap like I had some marbles in my mouth
But the stones turned precious when they all came out
On a string of deep thought that could never be bought
Body rock don't stop, bebop to hip hop
Cold as ice so I stared as it thawed to the floor
What was left a shoestring budget on call
Then these new styles came along
Some on to the next on some other hit, their own trip
Colors faded on airbrushed centerfolds, dated
Make you feel old and jaded
The point was to make it and we made it but
We didn't know how to keep it
Like nice kicks. that wouldn't fit
Only way was to box it up and duct tape it up
Store it underneath the bed and open it up
Once in a blue moon
Think about a cool ending
To a story that ended too soon
Gotta bring back the feeling
I'll do anything not to be stuck on fiending
A pen can be sharper than a scalpel to a patient
To an open heart, it's a daily operation

After six come seven and eight
Access code to the pearly gates
They say heaven can wait
And you speak of fate
A finale to a play for my mate
I see the angels draw the drapes
Over the earthscape
Where the wine is the spirit of grapes
Gotta finish what we started, so I cut the tape
As our records will stay on rotate

You say a circle is a flawless shape
Every part equidistance from the center
On the arc without a start or a finish
A line on a loop carries weight
A freight train runs unabated
Views vanish from my point of vantage
Passages come in and out
The way I recall your antics (how I remember your antics)
Still alive 'cause I said it
A life of its own unless we dead it
Till they see our name in credits
A labor of love you mean slavery
Surely, it's been quite savory
Crepe on the balcony, verbal alchemy
Pure magic when she touches me
I read that love is kind but it's also blind of any style
You profess, would you be my guest (you could be my guest)
Happiness is a hot potato that you can't possess for long
Just pass it on like a song
And I might look calm and collected at a glance
But I taste the void when I'm not connected
To the world kinetic, as opposed to static
Idle hands a workshop of a digital addict (a modern-day addict)
On a hot streak for inspiration is key to feed
The mind in need of stimulation
Elevator music to the space station
Penthouse of stars a-blazing

After six come seven and eight
Access code to the pearly gates
They say heaven can wait
And you speak of fate
A finale to a play for my mate
I see the angels draw the drapes
Over the earthscape
Where the wine is the spirit of grapes
Gotta finish what we started, so I cut this tape
As our records will stay on rotate


Nujabes의 절친이자 음악적 동반자인 Uyama Hiroto가 편곡한 버전.

3. 기타

  • 원래는 Pt. 3까지만 제작하려고 했었다고 한다. Pt. 3와 Pt. 4 사이의 텀이 7년인 이유도 바로 이 때문이다. 2008년 해당 시리즈의 후속작에 대해 이야기가 오고 가며 Shing02는 누자베스로부터 여러 비트를 받기도 했지만 Shing02는 Pt. 3가 끝이며 더 만들지 않으려고 했다고 한다. 하지만 2010년 누자베스가 교통사고로 급사하며 Pt. 4부터 Pt. 6까지는 누자베스가 생전에 남긴 비트를 이용해 Shing02가 제작, 발표하였다. 더 자세한 이야기는 이쪽 참고.
  • luv(sic)의 전반적인 드럼라인은 모두“Daly Wilson Big Band - Dirty Feet”에서 따온 샘플이다. 이 드럼 샘플은 Mobb Deep의 Shook Ones (Part II)에서 나온 샘플로 유명하다.
  • 2024년 shing02가 여섯개의 곡을 모두 모아 라이브 공연을 진행했다. 이후로도 그는 영국의 인스트루멘탈 밴드 OMA와 자주 협업하며 누자베스와 함께한 트랙들을 세계 곳곳에서 라이브로 선보이고 있다. 내한 공연도 2025년, 2026년에 두 번 진행하였다. 누자베스를 기억하는 오랜 팬이든 늦게 그를 알게 된 리스너든 매우 반가운 소식.
[1] 일본어로는 '音楽の女神に宛てて書いた手紙' 이다.[2] https://www.kqed.org/arts/13877640/how-shing02-and-nujabes-linked-west-coast-and-japanese-hip-hop[3] https://www.arban-mag.com/article/56044/2[4] https://www.arban-mag.com/article/56044?amp=1[5] 2015년 3월 11일 발매된 12인치판의 상품 설명에서도 Shing02가 누자베스의 스튜디오에서 보컬을 다시 녹음했으며, 3벌스 버전으로 발매되었다고 나와있다 # #

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