"Cash" is taken off Matatabi and madrob_beats joint effort, entitled "Midnight LP" and is now available on Bandcamp﻿. The project features 7 tracks from each producer, a collaborative single between the duo and a special bonus song.

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Matatabi - Cash ("Midnight LP" | Bandcamp)

Decisive Win

Shownuff's Wine Cellar

Seven presences move as one through veins of concrete and circuits of cold light. Memories fracture on the glass, ashes glow crimson, and shadows murmur unheard prayers. Sparks ignite ghostly flames as violet smoke floats over a neon abyss. The remnants of the savage past crumble beneath a pale crown, and at the end, a shower of obsidian falls, a testament to seven lions who walk unwavering, eternal and untamed.

Pale Crown

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From deep musical origins in Detroit, rapper/singer/songwriter Illa J has been slowly navigating his way through the oft-turbulent waters of Hip-Hop since the tender age of 13, when the young John Yancey aka Illa J wrote his first rhyme alongside his brother, the late great J Dilla. After his brother’s passing in ‘06, he began teaching himself piano, bass and taking vocal lessons while finding himself touring the world and recording a slew of Dilla-related projects, notably being an active member of Slum Village until 2014. His first solo album, '08s Yancey Boys and the Frank Nitt 2013 collaborative album Sunset BLVD were both released on seminal label Delicious Vinyl. Feeling the need for a change creatively as well as geographically, in 2012 John moved to the future music hotbed that is Montreal ultimately making the connection with Canadian producers Nick Wisdom & AstroLogical aka Potatohead People (whose acclaimed Bastard Jazz debut album Big Luxury in Spring 2015 featured Illa J on two hit singles). The success of their initial collaborations inspired the team to dive into the studio and embark on Illa J's new self-titled solo album, and present an entirely fresh sound of his own.
 
The album Illa J, produced without any samples by Potatohead People alongside a few groundbreaking co-producers, showcases a more mature and at-ease Illa J who is equally comfortable on top of an electronic boogie-inspired beat (“Universe”) as he is getting grimey over a trunk rattling G-Funk joint (the Kaytranada co-produced “Strippers”). On tracks like the sparse, Rhodes driven “Cannonball” (co-produced by Montreal’s Noo Bap), and the early 90s Spiritual / Acid Jazz inspired “Sunflower”, Illa flexes his muscles through both song and rhyme. And of course being true to his roots, the classic Detroit boom-bap sound is ever present on joints like “French Kiss”, “Perfect Game” (quite possibly Rap’s only ode to bowling), and “Never Left”, a touching tribute to his brother and a call-out to abusers of Dilla's legacy.  Vancouver mainstay MC Moka Only contributes invaluably to the cohesive sound of the album as well, providing signature smoothed-out vocal choruses to tracks like “She Burned My Art”, “All Good Pt. 2” and “Who Got It” (co-produced by Mosaic). Dropping Fall 2015 on Bastard Jazz Recordings, Illa J is a brilliantly-produced, diverse, and long overdue solo effort from Yancey.


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Illa J -  Who Got It Ft. Moka Only (prod. Potatohead People & Mosaic)

@fredfades & @ivanave - Fruitful LP, @jakartarecords 2015
@freshdaily @juju-rogers 
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Fredfades & Ivan Ave - Fruitful feat. Fresh Daily & JuJu Rogers

New single off of the latest installment of Fat Beats' Baker's Dozen Series, featuring LA producer Exile!

Metroid (Elaquent Remix)

mr.dibiase