🔥 The Ides Of March: A Resurrection in Sound & Blockchain
The Ides Of March is more than a music project… it’s a testament to resilience, innovation, and the belief in building without compromise. Conceived by Kane Mayfield and Bitcoin Audio the project emerged, leading to the creation of this unique on-chain experience.
Despite the challenges faced, the project has garnered a dedicated community of supporters who value its authenticity and innovation. The journey of The Ides Of March is a reminder that true innovation often arises from adversity, and that the spirit of hip-hop and the ethos of Bitcoin can converge to create something truly groundbreaking.
The Ides of March — Project Overview
The Ides of March is the debut project from Inscribed Audio, a boundary-breaking fusion of hip hop, blockchain, and digital permanence. It’s not just a drop — it’s an on-chain ecosystem that challenges what music can be when released on Bitcoin.
Total Supply: 2,100 Ordinals
420 RARE (DOMINUS)
1,680 COMMON (IMPERIUM)
Each token contains more than art or audio — it contains interactivity, surprise, and embedded tools that no other Ordinals project matches.
🔐 Tiered Unlockable Content
DOMINUS (RARE) — 420 Editions
These feature surprise tracks that unlock upon reveal. The five DOMINUS types include:
4 Rare Scrilla Editions
Original music
Artwork by Rare Scrilla
Metadata from sub-#1500 Ordinals — among the first ever inscribed
1 Ghostface Killah Edition
84 of the 420 RARE tokens contain music derived from Ghostface’s own personal Ordinal
IMPERIUM (COMMON) — 1,680 Editions
Each IMPERIUM token unlocks a sample from the original track “The Ides of March,” which features:
Ras Kass
Money B (Digital Underground)
Homeboy Sandman
Numskull (The Luniz)
Bitoshi Blockamoto (Inventor of Bitmap)
Kane Mayfield
All audio is permanently archived using the ordinal and, ensuring the content is immutable and censorship-resistant.
🎚️ Built-In Music Creation (The Samplerr)
Unlike 99% of Ordinal collections, The Ides of March includes a working sampler that functions directly inside the Ordinal. This tool — fully on-chain — allows users to:
Chop and replay original stems from the collection
Remix beats using an interactive web interface
Create new music inside the Ordinal, without external dependencies
This isn’t a gimmick — it’s a fully embedded, working music tool built into the inscription itself.
Ownership of an Ides of March Ordinal also grants exclusive access to enhanced asset experiences hosted via ARweave, accessed through Inscribed.Audio:
Full Sampler Mode: Customize your listening session by switching between 13 beats and choosing which of the 6 rappers perform — all mid-playback
Bitmap Metaverse: Explore a Roman-inspired world where holders can interact, solve puzzles, and unlock content
Listener-Controlled Playback Interface: Choose your own version of the song, unique to your taste. Hundreds of combinations at your fingertips, and listeners can change mid-song to set the vibe.
These features are gated — only visible to holders — and are permanently stored.
🏛️ Metaverse Integration
The project includes a Bitmap-based metaverse:
A Roman-themed digital world featuring meme-laced architecture and graffiti walls
Users who hold specific token types can unlock deeper interactions (e.g., tag walls, meet the Oracle, unlock hidden tracks)
🛠️ CC0 Licensing
All music and artwork in The Ides of March is released under a CC0 (Creative Commons Zero) license:
Encourages community remixing
Frees artists and collectors to build on the material
Aligns with the ideals of decentralization and open culture
🧪 Proven Firsts
First-ever working music sampler embedded directly on Bitcoin — not hosted, not referenced, but truly on-chain.
First music Ordinal with customizable playback — swap beats and artists mid-song, with 13 instrumentals and 6 rappers.
First fusion of ARweave + Ordinals to deliver real-time music production, gated content, and playback control to holders.
First to integrate Bitmap metaverse exploration with music as the unlock mechanism.
First true example of music as infrastructure — not a collectible, but a working instrument.
🧠 Why It Matters
The Ides of March is:
The first Ordinal project to embed a working music production tool on-chain
A multi-artist collaboration with contributions from underground legends and innovators
A functional ecosystem of music, visuals, interactivity, and permanence
A blueprint for future on-chain creativity
This isn’t about why people should buy it — it’s about why they should respect it. No other music Ordinal comes close in scope, depth, or execution.
This isn’t a collectible. It’s a platform. This isn’t hype. It’s documented. This isn’t a song. It’s infrastructure.
