Silencio Barnes

Silencio Barnes


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Only Sheep Need a Shepherd
February 24, 2014

Only Sheep Need a Shepherd #Quotes "Only Sheep need a shepherd!" — SilencioBarnes (@SilencioBarnes) June 2, 2009 #Quotes “Only Sheep need a shepherd!” — SilencioBarnes (@SilencioBarnes) June 2, 2009 But…is guidance so bad

Popular Gay Rap Songs Are On the Horizon
February 21, 2014

There’s always been a stigma attached to gay people in the hip-hop community. But the times, they are a-changin. With people becoming more and more relaxed with the idea of gay people in our midst (mind you, they’ve ALWAYS been there), we&#821

Should I just post raw thoughts?
February 15, 2014

Had a conversation on Facebook about how I’ve posted whole essays there, but haven’t posted anything to my blog. The person who I was talking to, Niels, suggested that I just add text here and worry about all the background processes later. To

Resources for Aiding the Philippines and Typhoon Victims
November 12, 2013

By now, you should be well aware of what’s going on in the Philippines in the aftermath of Typhoon Yolanda / Haiyan. Long story short, it’s pretty horrible. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Typhoon_Haiyan_(2013)   If you are looking for friends o

Amongst the Satyrs
April 21, 2013

Amongst the Satyrs This rap music track started as an impromptu text freestyle on Facebook last year – It came after a long time of me not writing anything new and I was a little surprised by it. The rhyme scheme and patterns were not typical of me,

“Our” Sacrifice
February 23, 2013

affiliate program “Our” Sacrifice poetry by Silencio Barnes She demanded that I cut open my shell and let drip my burning soul onto her frigid altar The steam, she said, that arises from such a conflagration would rekindle that imaginary, burn

SB Retro: Balancing My Essence (StreetsTurnRed)
February 05, 2013

This retro track is really a mashup of two different little freestyles of mines. I broke em up and changed/rewrote four bars into a chorus. As usual, my language, especially in the first verse, should be your biggest clue that this is indeed an old tra...

SB Retro: Vagrant Story – PlaceWhereYouDie
February 05, 2013

http://soundcloud.com/silenciobarnes/sb-retro-vagrant-story Yup, another old retro track. Vagrant Story is yet another song about the hood...more or less :) As far as any of my rap music goes, you can tell this one is old just by the language I use.

SB Retro: FeelinDaHigh
January 23, 2013

http://soundcloud.com/silenciobarnes/sb-retro-feelindahigh Another old track. This song is a little more personal than my usual rap music fare. I've had it floating around for a while along with others. This one is called FeelinDaHigh or Feeling the...

SB Retro: Spit Bombs
December 11, 2012

affiliate program About Spit Bombs Spit Bombs is just a really old track I did back in the day. For some reason, to this day, many still consider it some of my best stuff. It’s only really something of a freestyle. Many will recognize the beat from