TOP FLITE EMPIRE
HYPNAUTICSTILL VERTICAL.
Through the pressure. Through the fire.
A life lived. A record earned.
GOOD TO BE VERTICAL — 11.11.26SCROLL TO EXPLORE ↓
01 / THE RECORDTHIRTEEN TRACKS. ONE LIFE.
THE NEW ALBUM · NOVEMBER 11, 2026
GOOD TO
BE VERTICAL.
Pressure. Pain. Love. Wisdom. Thirteen tracks about what it takes to keep standing.
Classic boom-bap with cinematic tension. Featuring King Tef, Dr. Ali, Othello James, Cay Co, and Harold Rapp III.
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THE TRACKLIST 13 TRACKS / OPEN
- 01Forgive the Son
- 02Strings of War
- 03Figured Out Right Now
- 04Make It Make Sense ft. King Tef
- 05Bedtime Stories
- 06No Saving Us
- 07Pressure ft. AJ IAM
- 08Tik Tik Tik
- 09Wounds
- 10Want Me ft. Othello James
- 11Somethin’ Gotta Give ft. Dr. Ali
- 12Rocky Road ft. Cay Co and Harold Rapp III
- 13Keep It Moving
IN HIS OWN WORDS / THE CONCRETE ROSE
— Forgive the Son GOOD TO BE VERTICAL
02 / LISTEN INTHE SOUND. THE STORY.
TURN IT
UP.
Colorado roots. Independent spirit.
Get into the catalog while the next chapter takes shape.
HYP / SELECTSCURATED BY HYPNAUTIC
ON THE DECK
Pressure
Hypnautic feat. AJ iAM
0:00—:—
Press play. Stay a while.
03 / THROUGH THE LENSALL FILMS / YOUTUBE
MORE THAN
WORDS.
Real stories. In full color.
04 / THE MAN BEHIND THE MUSICBUILT IN COLORADO
SCARS.
STORIES.
STILL HERE.
Brian “Hypnautic” Godeaux built his name in Colorado’s independent hip-hop scene as one half of Top Flite Empire. A performer, a father, and an artist moving forward with intention.
Good To Be Vertical is experience turning into perspective. Family, responsibility, gratitude, and the work of growing—one day at a time.
READ THE FULL BIO →“Forgive the son who became what he had to become.”
GOOD TO BE VERTICAL / FORGIVE THE SON
IN HIS OWN WORDS / KEEP GOING
— Figured Out Right Now GOOD TO BE VERTICAL
06 / THE INNER CIRCLECOMING SOON
CLOSER TO
THE SOURCE.
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