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DJ Design drops “I Wanna Be Free” single ft. Gennessee

Bay Area beatmaker/visual artist DJ Design returns with new single “I Wanna Be Free” (Below System Records). Washes of synth collide with a dense horn arrangement and snappin’ drums. West-Coast emcee Gennessee guests on the track spitting a lyrical dissertation on the woes of a police state, racial profiling and surveillance.
Listen to “I Wanna Be Free” (Ft. Gennessee): https://bsr.ffm.to/iwannabefree
This is the 3rd leak from the forthcoming Survival Web Vaults LP to drop in vinyl and digital formats later this year. Additional album guests include Fashawn, Phat Kat, Elzhi, Guilty Simpson, LMNO and more.
Listen to “No Less Than The Trees And The Stars” (Ft. Fashawn): https://bsr.ffm.to/nltttats
Listen to “The Blues” (Ft. Phat Kat & Elzhi): https://bsr.ffm.to/theblues
While more of a behind-the-scenes player DJ Design’s (aka Keith Griego) work has had a sizable imprint on the history of modern hip-hop. As a DJ/Beatmaker and visual artist he has contributed production and art since the late 90’s for notables including The Beastie Boys, Madlib, A.G., Foreign Legion, Rasco, Peanut Butter Wolf and Phat Kat.
As a visual artist, his high point of work with the label was his design of the 12” vinyl cover for Lootpack member Madlib’s side project Quasimoto. The cover for “Microphone Mathematics” featured Design/Griego’s visual representation of Lord Quas as a sort of alien aardvark, which was adopted by the artist and has since become one of the most iconic and enduring
characters in the game today.
More Info: https://www.belowsystem.com/
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DEAD PERRY drops “White Crown Pt. II” ft. Planet Asia

Producer DEAD PERRY revampsrecent White Crown single with an extended Pt. II edition. Originally appearing on legendary Hieroglyphics crew member Casual’s Fights Over Egypt EP the track also featured deft cuts by DJ Eclipse (Rap Is Outta Control, Non-Phixion). Possessing a sinister and sinewy horn laden soundscape, DEAD PERRY creates an instrumental backing as deep as the historic knowledge that Casual drops over it. The producer also tapped Cali Agent extraordinaire Planet Asia to bring additional wisdom in this extended version.
Stream “White Crown Pt. II”: https://bsr.ffm.to/wcp2
This single is the first leak from his forthcoming Acoustic Shadows LP to drop via Below System Records on 4/25.
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