Super beautiful use of the sample - love this

vibe: cruisin on the magic carpet over the city scape during the golden hour. spliff about to be lit. 40oz been cracked. tryin to mange the blues. really dope flip right here

Yooo, this feels like you’re echoing the soundtrack of my week. I’ve had Sade in heavy rotation for a minute. Strong work, fam.

STBB954 Runnin'

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I know its trash compared to Dilla's but he was Dilla.. SNM.. 

Turn Me Up

STBB#968 Changes

I heard about Claud on accident a few years back. I remember hearing the single for "Guard Down" and thinking "Hey, that's pretty good. I should sample this."

My first idea was to do an NY Drill remix of it, thinking that because they were from New York, it would be kinda funny. Problem was, I never had the motivation and never got around to it. Later on I end up finding out that Claud... is not from New York. They're from Highland Park, IL. 


Realising I had no meme-like idea to pin this to, I just decided to do it in the style that I've enjoyed making. With the intention of possibly writing to it... giving it the intentional theme of Claud's voice being like my nervous system telling me "Don't Let Your Guard Down". The idea being the feeling of anxiousness with new love created by past relationships... and eventually learning to be vulnerable with my new love as it ends with "Let Your Guard Down".

Either way, this was fun to make, and I'm basically considering it done so I don't overthink it into mush. 

If Claud happens upon this: Hey. Thanks for being a musician. I thought the song was dope and I hope you enjoyed my little sample flip piece right here.

If you're wondering about the title: I wanted to reference "Guard Down" in a way that amused me... also I play a lot of fighting games, so I felt like an arrow for "crouch guarding" using your Super Monster era colour scheme would be a nice touch.

Crouch Guard

Wow*** Most inspiration beat of 2025 ** much listen

A man does not chase power — he builds it, room by room.

jazz lounges, whispered deals, and a voice that sells both mercy and sin.

The beats? All brass, bourbon, and discipline — boom bap precision dressed in silk.

This isn't rap for crowds. It’s conversation for the corner table — where the real business happens.

Produced in the spirit of Miles, Marci, and every man who ran the night without raising his voice.

This is Back Room Benny and his EP: Cabaret Made 

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