Statik Selektah - Extended Play - Import 2 LP Record

Credits:

Statik Selektah

Description:

Following work with Strong Arm Steady, for his second full-length with N.Y.C. label Duck Down, DJ/producer extraordinaire Statik Selektah taps into the golden age boom-bap beats of Pete Rock and DJ Premier and recruits a huge cast of classic-era and modern rappers to back up his endeavor. With nearly 40 high-profile guests -- including Action Bronson, Posdnous of De La Soul, Prodigy of Mobb Deep, Talib Kweli, Freddie Gibbs, Black Thought, Blu, and Noreaga -- the album packs in as much talent as a volume of Lyricist Lounge, and Statik Selektah does a good job of reining it all in and showcasing the various rhyme styles with his beats. Standout single "Bird Eye's View" bounces between new- and old-school artists with Joey Bada$$ and Raekwon trading verses, before Black Thought delivers one of his all-time best 16 bars, and "21 & Over" maintains the same balancing act, with young Mac Miller keeping up with the hardcore rhymes of veteran MC Sean Price. Elsewhere, "The Spark" musically mirrors Kanye's soul-jazz production work with Common and "Make Believe" features a Fender Rhodes keyboard line and snappy breakbeat that would make Ali Shaheed Muhammad blush. Turntable scratching and a glaring lack of digital manipulation make this feel more like a throwback, but despite the fact that this is the fifth album completed in six years, Statik Selektah's Extended Play doesn't seem sloppily thrown together. Instead, it's a dense, imaginative outing that pays tribute to classic East Coast hip-hop lovingly. ~ Jason Lymangrover

Tracklisting:

A1.Reloaded (feat. Action Bronson, Big Body Bes, Pain In Da Ass, Termanology, Tony Touch)
A2.Bird Eye's View (feat. Black Thought, Joey Bada$$, Raekwon)
A3.East Coast (feat. Lil' Fame, Noreaga)
A4.21 & Over (feat. Mac Miller, Sean Price)
A5.The Spark (feat. Action Bronson, Joey Bada$$, Mike Posner)
B1.Make Believe (feat. Ea$y Money, Freddie Gibbs, Termanology)
B2.Pinky Ring (feat. Prodigy)
B3.Funeral Season (feat. Bun B, Hit Boy, Styles P)
B4.Bring Em' Up Dead (feat. Joell Ortiz)
B5.Camouflage Dons (feat. Flatbush Zombies, Smif N Wessun)
C1.Big City Of Dreams (feat. AG Da Coroner, Meyhem Lauren, Push!)
C2.Gz, Pimps, Hustlers (feat. Slaine, Wais P)
C3.My Hoe (feat. Blu, Evidence, Reks)
C4.Love & War (feat. Ea$y Money, Freeway)
D1.100 Stacks (feat. JFK, Strong Arm Steady)
D2.Live From The Era (feat. Pro Era)
D3.Game Break (feat. Lecrae, Posdnuos, Termanology)
D4.Home (feat. Talib Kweli)