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Emmitt Owens

Buzzard Dust

  • From Packing Heat to Packaging Bath Salts: The Strange Career Evolution of a Rapper

    The Buzzard Times From Packing Heat to Packaging Bath Salts: The Strange Career Evolution of a Wrapper Florence, Ala. — There was a time when he packed heat. Mixtapes. Albums. Hard rhymes. Loaded pistols. Hard attitude. He wasn’t arranging anything. He was moving units. He spoke like a man who believed nobody could touch him,… Read more

  • Buzzard Dust Mixtapes: I’m Building an Empire I Keep Telling You Isn’t Real

    Buzzard Dust Mixtapes Buzzard Dust Mixtapes: I’m Building an Empire I Keep Telling You Isn’t Real The independent music circuit is full of self-proclaimed “moguls” buying plastic trophies and inflating their stream counts to project an illusion of global stardom. I’ve decided to do the opposite. I’m building a sprawling musical empire out here in… Read more

  • The Froggies – Ice Cold Beer 🍺 | Official Music Video | Buzzard Dust: Aluminum

    The Froggies – Ice Cold Beer 🍺 | Official Music Video | Buzzard Dust: Aluminum 🍺 “Ice Cold Beer” by The FroggiesFrom the upcoming album Buzzard Dust: Aluminum Written by Emmitt OwensBuzzard Dust: AluminumIndex #07132026 Pull up a stump, crack open a cold one, and spend a few minutes with The Froggies—Buzzard Dust Mixtapes’ favorite… Read more

  • More Than a Name: The Forgotten History Behind “Buzzard Dust”

    The Buzzard Times More Than a Name: The Forgotten History Behind “Buzzard Dust” By Staff Reporter BUZZARD ROOST, Ala. — To many people, the phrase “Buzzard Dust” sounds like something made up for a band name. According to Appalachian folklore, it wasn’t. Long before it became the title of an independent music project, buzzard dust… Read more

  • THE RETURN OF BUZZARD DUST MIXTAPES

    🚨 THE RETURN OF BUZZARD DUST MIXTAPES 🚨 After years of silence, Buzzard Dust Mixtapes is back. If you remember the original Buzzard Dust Colored albums, you’ll immediately notice something has changed. This isn’t rap. 🔥 This is a complete reimagining of the project… What began years ago as short, ten minute experimental releases has… Read more

  • No, Buzzard Dust Mixtapes Isn’t Rap—And That’s Exactly the Point

    The Buzzard Times No, Buzzard Dust Mixtapes Isn’t Rap—And That’s Exactly the Point By Staff Reporter BUZZARD ROOST, Ala. — Every so often someone stumbles across the name Buzzard Dust Mixtapes and assumes it’s another rap project. The Buzzard Dust crew says that couldn’t be further from the truth. While the original Buzzard Dust Mixtapes… Read more

  • Buzzard Dust Mixtapes – Derrick Mobley “Alabama” Lyrics

    Derrick Mobley – “Alabama”Written by: Emmitt OwensBuzzard Dust: Nickel [Verse 1]Red clay risin’, morning on the pines,Whippoorwill singin’ where the river winds.Dust on my boots, but Heaven knows my name—AlabamaAlabamaAlabamaAlabama [Verse 2]Front porch light where the old folks pray,Fields turn gold at the end of the day.No matter where I roam, my heart’ll say—AlabamaAlabamaAlabamaAlabama Read more

  • New Music Friday: “Walk” — Finding Your Way Back Home

    New Music Friday: “Walk” — Finding Your Way Back Home By emmittowens.com Staff Some songs are written to entertain. Others are written because they have to be. “Walk” is one of those songs. It isn’t about perfection. It isn’t about pretending to have all the answers. It’s about looking back at where life has taken… Read more

  • Buzzard Dust Mixtapes: One Man’s Mission to Build America’s Largest Independent Appalachian Mixtape Network

    By EmmittOwens.com Staff In an era where independent musicians often chase viral trends, one project is taking a slower, more unconventional path—one rooted in regional identity, storytelling, and the culture of small-town America. Buzzard Dust Mixtapes is an independent music project focused on Southern, Appalachian, bluegrass, folk, country, and Americana-inspired music. Rather than operating as… Read more

  • Cocaine Caroline

    Cocaine CarolineBy: Emmitt Owens—Buzzard Dust, 2012(Index #2012) We all knewWhat it’d doWhen I took those shots with you…We both passed out onto the floor. And I didn’t know what to sayWhen you said your love or my cocaineSo I said “what the hell”And began to drink away. When I took that blow up my noseI… Read more