EPISODE #11 *REGGAE 45s*

Arguably the J Dilla of the post-internet era, LA-based producer & beatmaker Knxwledge's production credits list is as star studded as his catalogue is deep. Getting started on SoundCloud, releasing an endless stream of beats, and re-imaginings of classic acapellas and vocals sourced from the depths of YouTube. He's now worked with a who's who of the modern rap and R&B zeitgeist: Earl Sweatshirt, Kendrick, Anderson.Paak, Action Bronson et al.
https://www.nts.live/shows/in-focus/episodes/knxwledge-28th-april-2022

In Focus: Knxwledge - 280422

New single taken from upcoming LP "Neon Vice" Humanity Manipulation available now.

If Jay Sound, Herbie Hancock, John Carpenter, Software & Tim Truman made an album together, Neon Vice would be their brain child.  This cinematic & thematic body of work where each track tells a horrific story from Jays mind of how he sees & experiences "The Land Of The Free".

Back with a full length album since 2022’s “HEAT” & “HOME”, Neon Vice coming on album 6 is Jays most politically charged body of work since his 2020 EP “Heal”. As Jay states “Iv been watching on as this nation literally eats it self alive from the inside out, from circus elections, to funding genocides, continued lynchings of Black Americans, silence from Non Black people who continue to profit off Black American Culture, school shootings steadily going up, the unhousing crisis, to societal hypocrisy. I felt this rage inside I haven’t felt in a long time & instead of being destructive I choose to turn all my thoughts into this.”

Tapping back into the 80s zeitgeist on the political nature of social & injustice issues from The Crack Epidemic, War On Drugs, The Reagan Era. To making parallels to current issues that impact humanity on both systemic & interpersonal level, to provoke thought that many things that have happened In the past are still happening today & impacting us rather we wish to see or not.   

Neon Vice is truly in a league of its own within Jays rogue gallery of body of work, from ethereal compositions like “False Allies”& “Apocalypse Now” to 80s Jazz driven titles like “Veteran Wasteland” & “Digital Conformity”. Neon Vice packs one hell of a radical punch throughout, from a roller coaster of emotions, once again displaying Jays depth of range. Hitting us with his Synth Funk single “Humanity Manipulation” which tackling every day struggles of what it’s like to be human in the U.S.  

This album is not one that was created to make its listeners feel "comfortable" by any stretch, we can feel Jays justified anger, even if it’s displayed in a very artistic fashion musically & sonically. Once again stating that anything Black is political because of the historic nature of what it means to be Black. Neon Vice is meant to disrupt the status quo & sound great doing it for decades to come.

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Humanity Manipulation (Neon Vice LP) | Single

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"THAT OTHER RAP SHOW" the April 2025 issue.

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Grown Ass Folks Melodies presents "That Other Rap Show".
Monthly news mix covering the independent US Rap scene leaning towards the more soulful and deep side of things, call it neo-boom-bap, drumless, or whatever you're comfortable with… it's the G.A.F.M. way, attached to the vibe of its original and more musically open vinyl show.
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Art: Kosi Okafor "Oil Studies" (2024)
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// TRACKLIST

RX PAPI X ALCHEMIST "FAY 6"
NOWAAH THE FLOOD X GIALLO POINT "REVELATION OF THE SUDANESE"
PATHFINDERS X AXPUZZLES "PERFECT UNION"
DØØF X ILL SUGI FT. RIM "THA KETCH"
STARKER X MARKUS DA INDIGOD FT. YL "NEVER LASTS"
LEX BOOGIE FROM THE BRONX X SENZ BEATS "EARTH & FIRE"
GHOSTBOYRJ FT. ROSHIN "STONE COLD"
THA GOD FAHIM X NICHOLAS CRAVEN "FN MICS UP"
RAYLONG X X-RAY "WITNESS STAND"
KOOL KEITH X GRANT SHAPIRO "STOMP"
OBIJUAN (PROD. MIKE SHABB) "COLD FRONT"
BILLY WOODS (PROD. STEEL TIPPED DOVE) "BLK ZMBY"
AHK SAIR "HAND PRINTS"
ANKHLEJOHN X MVZONIK "WHO DECIDES WAR"
BOLDY JAMES X V DON "QUAKER OATS"
MONDAY NIGHT X MICHAELANGELO "CLOCKERZ"
SKUMBAG DIGGS FT. STARZ COLEMAN "MUDDY POP"
JIMMIE D X NICHOLAS CRAVEN FT. KONCEPT JACK$ON "HIGH WINDS"
FLY ANAKIN FT. PINK SIIFU & TURICH BENJY (PROD. FOISEY) "SAY THANK YOU"
BLU X AUGUST FANON FT. SENE & CHESTER WATSON "SIMPLE"
SOL CHYLD (PROD. BILLERE & IRIS AMEERAH) "BE"
EMILIO CRAIG X SHERMAN "ANNIE"
BOOG BROWN X SLOPFUNKDUST & SPONATOLA "NO LIMIT"
CURREN$Y X HARRY FRAUD FT. BRUISER WOLF "ZACK MORRIS PHONE"
RAZ FRESCO X FUTUREWAVE "HONESTLY"
WESTSIDE GUNN (PROD. DENNY LAFLARE) "DAVEY BOY SMITH"

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On My YeeZus 2

This is a mix I did for Streets of Beige out of London. Mainly hip hop beats that I'm fond of and of a lot of friends. This was originally made to promote my upcoming shows in Manchester and London. More info on that here:
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01 Devonwho & Shigeto "Storyboards"
02 Mndsgn "Stumblin"
03 Ichiro "Ne"
04 Mndsgn "Riff"
05 Devonwho "Braketime (Shlohmo's Reiteration)"
06 Devonwho "OnHold"
07 VLooper "Sparrow"
08 Dabrye "How Many Times With This"
09 Mux Mool "Drum Babylon"
10 Self Says "Parting Gifts (Shigeto Remix)"
11 Shigeto, M. Saayid, Intricate Dialect, Mobil "Holler Atchya Boys"
12 Dabrye, J Dilla, Phat Kat "Game Over (Flying Lotus Remix Instrumental)"
13 Shigeto "Illusionist"
14 Devonwho "Wild"
15 Ichiro "_ELDUKE"
16 Zack Christ "Koofpoin Low"


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Plant Blood Loc fea Kahil Sadiq

Crustation - Purple (ATCQ Edit) prod. J Dilla

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