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Rashad & Confidence return with “Non Stop”
Below System Records has unearthed another unreleased gem from the duo of Rashad And Confidence. “Non Stop” was recorded in 2011 as part of the sessions for highly regarded The Element Of Surprise LP sessions. On par with the best moments of that album, this unreleased gem is possessed by Confidence’s use of boomin’ drums and piano/horn stabs, fluid cuts from DJ Technic and Rashad’s smooth lyrical delivery. The result goes down as a spiritual sibling of the 90’s era Hip-Hop sound
Listen to “Non Stop via streaming services: https://bsr.ffm.to/nonstop
Vinyl grit, analog warmth, booming low end and an ethereal jazz element.
“Non Stop” as well as another unreleased track “Feel It” and 2019 single “Desires” will be part of the Below System 2xLP vinyl edition of The Element Of Surprise.
Listen to “Feel It”: https://bsr.ffm.to/feelit
Pre-orders for the vinyl is available now via the link below and will start shipping in early May.
Pre-order The Element Of Surprise: https://www.belowsystem.com/products/rashad-confidence-the-element-of-surprise-2xlp
Rashad, a Brooklyn NY emcee who sports a nimble and rapid flow excels at making anthemic choruses interspersed with highly detailed bars. Examples of album topics include a vivid picture of the hood while making a cautionary tale of its pitfalls (“The City”), his personal emcee origin story (“Days Of My Youth”), and the results of low motivation (“Pass Me By”) among others.
Boston based producer Confidence has made a career of sample chopping and analog warm heaters. He also tends to favor the one emcee/one producer line-up of the golden years. This extends to his recent collaborative LP’s on Below System Records including Library Of Sound with M-Dot and Kool Moe Dese with Big Dese.
International emcee Paisanos, Los Chicos Criollos have returned with their newest single. “Gunpowda Nosebumpz” is that rugged-n-raw hip-hop for the Los Chicos Criollos boys (U.S. Rhyme-slinger Kingdom Kome + Toronto, Canada mic-vet Che Uno) to spit their bi-lingual grime over. The track (Produced by RUEN) also boasts additional lyrical napalm courtesy of top shotta, Daniel Son.
Listen to “Gunpowda Nosebumpz” ft. Daniel Son: https://youtu.be/yK7nHZQSatQ?si=9-_oDCuuVbUTKYU0
Speaking on the track Kingdom Kome said “this is a hardcore joint and I love it! I’ve done several tracks with Daniel Son previously and he’s Che’s people so once we had the title in mind, we knew he would be perfect on the track.”
“Gunpowda Nosebumpz” is the second leak from the forthcoming Los Chicos Criollos LP , Merca Musica to drop on November 10th via Walking With Enoch Music. Though they have two Halloween themed mixtapes together (Brujos 1 + 2 respectively) this will be the first full Los Cricos Criollos album that is fully produced by RUEN.
Previous single “Olmedo Y Porcel” (named forlegendary Argentinian comedy duo Alberto Olmedo and Jorge Porcel) also received the video treatment and was Filmed on location at the El Almacen Café in Toronto, Canada by WIZDOME BUNITALL (for Fuego Films).
Watch the official video for “Olmedo Y Porcel”: https://youtu.be/23TEgCwFgo4?si=RcgVz-EXefRS4euc
With frequent references to their shared Argentinian roots the album title Merca Musica translates roughly to the slang title of dope music. As Kingdom Kome states “we are trafficking this pure uncut and unfiltered product, which is our music, and we feel the whole concept just got elevated with RUEN’s contributions.”
More Info: https://www.kingdomkomemusic.com/
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