Some of y’all might have wondered why I’ve been largely absentee from this website in the last year. There’s a couple reasons for that, but the main one is that I’m in graduate school now and my free time to do music and post it online has been basically non-existent for the last 9 months or so. But it’s (just about) summer vacation, and I’ve got some biz to take care of. So with that in mind, I’ve got four goals for this summer, and can’t nobody stop me:
1. Everything must go.
I’m sitting on a big back catalog of pretty damn good beats that people have expressed interest in but never used. Eff that. If you’ve got songs, I’ve got beats. It helps to have a previous relationship with me, but I’ll entertain offers from anybody. Twitter is a good way to reach out to me, but make it clear that you’re interested in doing business. If it looks like spam, I’m gonna treat it like spam. Nothing would make me happier than to clear this old crap out.
2. New Chop s**t.
In January, I started work on my debut solo album, which I’m currently calling Polite Society. I’m going to get that finished in the next few weeks and in your hands by fall. Yell at me if I don’t have a progress update by about mid-July. To whatever extent I have fans, I think they’re really going to be impressed by this one.
3. Conspicuous consumption.
Still working with @thehonestape on a promotions company that’s largely focused on dance music. We already pushed a soft launch with DJ Diamond Tip‘s Energy Crisis mixtape and you should expect more soon.
4. New collaborations.
I got heat in the chamber with Crew54, and everybody’s been real supportive of my work with the League of Extraordinary G’z in the last year, so expect more projects with them. Still in the process of laying some stuff down with Feddi Man, and I also plan to work with Tip some more.
There’s a lot on my plate, but I’m resolving that this summer will be full of new music. Let’s get it.
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Once again, back is the incredible. I return with a mix of my favorite hip hop, R&B and everything in between from 2010. Thanks very much to Abe Garcia, a.k.a. The Honest Ape, for the cover design and all his help getting this mix off the ground via his website, bigbadmedium.com. Thanks also to Tasha Johnson. Have a wonderful holiday, and hit me up when you can.
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Track Listing:
Andre3000: I Do
H.I.S.D.: Lando
Exile: Your Summer Song f. J. Mitchell
Big Boi: Shutterbugg f. Cutty
Willie The Kid: Bath Water Running
Aloe Blacc: I Need A Dollar
Kanye West: Monster f. Jay-Z & Nicki Minaj
Black Milk: Oh Girl
Leela James: So Cold
Little Brother: Tigallo For Dolo
Guilty Simpson: Hood Sentence
Rick Ross: Free Mason f. Jay-Z & John Legend
Foreign Exchange: Maybe She’ll Dream Of Me
Chopperlude
Jabee: Imagination f. Carlitta Durand
Wiz Khalifa: Black & Yellow
Janelle Monae: Tightrope f. Big Boi
YahZarah: Why Don’tcha Call Me No More
Dred Skott: Home f. Tuk Da Gat (Produced by Chop Steak)
Listen and download my newest track, “Home.” Rhymes by Greezo, Tuk Da Gat and Esbe. Hook by Reggie Coby. Da C.O.D. and the other members of the LOEG’z release their newest mixtape, Concealed Weapons 2, this week. Let me know what you think.
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