After releasing his highly acclaimed debut album “The Résumé” in 2010 with high caliber features like Slum Village, Royce Da 5’9, Mic Geronimo and Oddisee, Danish vinyl enthusiast and producer KVBeats returns with the blazing new single “You Know The Rules”, taken off his EP “The Breadwinner” (featuring Torae, Pacewon, Chaundon, Little Vic, a.o.) scheduled to drop February 18th on Ill Adrenaline Records.
“You Know the Rules” is a laid back, piano driven boom-bap banger with none other than Rashad spitting fire on the mic. You might remember the Brooklyn MC as one half of the duo Rashad & Confidence, best known for their already classic album “The Element of Surprise”. DJ Rob Swift formerly of the legendary X-Men / X-Ecutioners DJ crew adds some extra flavor to the track by cutting up some classic vocal samples.
Hip-Hop legend Edo.G teams up with his apprentices G. Dot & Born, Boston natives, to shine light on their story and style while also providing their own sound. All production is handled by Confidence, whose claim to fame includes “Rashad and Confidence” and “Purpose and Confidence” on Ill Adrenaline Records and he produced seven tracks on Neek the Exotic’s “Hustle Don’t Stop” LP from 2012.
The LP is fourteen tracks deep with Gdot & Born handling about half the duties on the mic, with the remaining tracks being handled by Edo.G, providing listeners with a nice diversity; while Confidence keeps a steady stream of that authentic Hip-Hop he is known for throughout.
Confidence, a student of the game dating back to the 90’s, first got a taste of music production in the mid 90′s while learning to DJ with his brother Technic. His break didn’t come until 2001 when he copped an MPC 2000xl which he still uses to this day to compose masterpieces.
G. Dot & Born relay the struggle of survival in the streets with hard-hitting raw lyrics, traditional gritty street beats and a confident delivery that takes Hip-Hop back to its essence. G. Dot and Born stay true to the city of Boston that raised them and 90’s Hip Hop influences like J. Dilla, Sean P., Big Pun, Edo G., Kool G. Rap, AZ and Nas by embodying a humble braggadocio that only real life experiences teach you.
Today, the group offers up a tribute song, “Living Legend,” dedicated to the one and only Pete Rock, featuring Pete’s former INI cohorts Grap Luva (Pete’s brother), Rob-O & EDO. G.
North East, UK rapper Jister with a Hip Hop refix of the Artic Monkeys track. Jister explains, “I’m a MASSIVE fan of Arctic Monkeys and this is one of my favourites from their newest album AM which for me is their most accomplished work yet. So yeah this was a bit risky to do but I found myself messing with the original a bit and I couldn’t resist”.
He added “It was all remixed, written, recorded and mixed in a few hours of creativity, hope you enjoy it. Hope I haven’t ruined this for any Arctic Monkeys fans out there!”
BBP26: Eventually
Released 15 January 2014
Produced, mixed & mastered by Able8 for Uncomfortable Beats
Vocals by Benny Diction, Ro Jista & Cappo
Scratches by DJ Rasp
Filmed by Guy Jenkins for Allergic Films
Edited by Lefty & Nick Strachan for Idiot Village
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