About “Place to Stay”
A true friend is one that always has a place for you to stay. Canadian emcees Ira Lee and Epic offer up this amenity to old friends with their two part song as the first single from their upcoming collab album, Music for the Advancement of Prairie Rap. On “Place to Stay Pt 1”, Ira Lee offers his spare bedroom with a dry wit while guest MC Jay the Rapper waxes nostalgic and Epic lays down a feel good chorus. On “Place to Stay Pt 2”, Epic takes the reigns as he offer his basement with a heartfelt pair of verses and a variation on the chorus from Part 1. The single also has a demo version of Part 2 that demonstrates a slight change in delivery in the first verse, and a whole other second verse. For all versions, Jay the Producer provides a chill minimalist beat that is mostly acoustic guitar and drums with spacey effects weaving in and out. “Place to Stay” is just two friends being true friends.
Lyrics written and performed by Ira Lee and Epic
Guest vocals by Jay the Rapper
Produced by Jay the Producer
About Ira Lee
Iraleeiswack is a long-term Unicorn Born in Pile of Bones, his work combines rap, electronic music, soul, jazz, moonlight, existential dread, ideas, thoughts, and sounds that should probably have remained private. He writes about identity, racism, mental illness, love, politics, and the general inconvenience of being alive. His performances involve rap, magic, improvisation, and electrical equipment that occasionally gives up. He has performed for thousands of people, several of whom would actively deny it. In 2014, he was in 2015. Nobody has verified this. He currently makes music, films, trouble, and questionable decisions in Montreal. This has not affected his career.
@iraleeiswack
About Epic
Epic is a middle-aged rapper from Canada’s prairie region. Best known for his off-kilter folk rap delivery that earned him a lot of attention during the early-2000s blog era when he was one of the first Western Canadian rappers to tour internationally in Europe and the United States. After a 14-year hiatus, he quit his day job and started making music again, returning to form as one of the most unique and interesting rappers you will hear.
IG: @epic_chr
