Badbadnotgood & Ghostface Killah – Sour Soul

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The Analog Vault // Essential Listening

Sour Soul is the collaborative album from Toronto jazz/hip-hop band BADBADNOTGOOD and Staten Island rap champ Ghostface Killah. Inspired by 1960s and 70s music – taking inspiration from the recording techniques and production of that era, and eschewing sampling in favour of live instrumentation, BBNG with producer Frank Dukes have created a dramatic, cinematic musical staging for Ghostfaces vivid storytelling. Sour Soul also features guest spots from MF DOOM, Elzhi (Slum Village / J Dilla), Danny Brown and prodigal new rapper Tree. (via Label)

Canadian instrumental jazz trio BADBADNOTGOOD and Wu-Tang Clan rapper Ghostface Killah unite for a sublime LP released via Lex Records. Released in 2015, Sour Soul is smooth post-bop meets dexterous hip-hop, filtered through the recording and production techniques of retro soul. The Torontonian band – made up of bassist Chester Hansen, keyboardist Matthew Tavares, and drummer Alexander Sowinski – provide the film noir-esque, blaxploitation-tinged soundtrack for the venerable New York City wordsmith to playfully spit his grimy rhymes, leading to a jazz rap album unlike other. Featuring cameos from emcees such as MF DOOM, Elzhi, Danny Brown and Tree, Sour Soul offers instrumental luxuriousness and vivid verses at every turn. A thrilling fusion collaboration that worked wonders. The Analog Vault

Label: Lex Records
Format: Vinyl, LP, Album, Repress
Released: 2015
Genre: Hip Hop, Funk / Soul
Style: Conscious, Neo Soul, Rap

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Hip Hop 2000 & beyond