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Megagraphitti

Megagraphitti is an album that Vordul has been working on in one form or another for much of his career. The path that has brought it to light has been as dark, difficult and full of danger as the one he has walked through the heart of the Rotten Apple for his whole life. The songs spell out a journey from youthful optimism to hardened veteran and back out the other side, a tale of survival, struggle and redemption.

1. Stay Conscious (produced by Zach One)
2. AK-47 f/ Vast Aire (Cannibal Ox) (produced by Opto)
3. Opium Scripts f/ billy woods (produced by Bond)
4. Hattori Hanzo (produced y DJ Marmaduke)
5. Air Battery f/ Tommy Gunn (Megalon of Monsta Island Czars) & billy woods (produced by Bond)
6. Trigganomics (produced by Bronze Nazareth)
7. Broken Halo f/ Invizzibl Men & Hi-Coup (produced by Lex Boogie from Da Bronx)
8. Light (produced by Bond)
9. In the Mirror f/ Vast Aire (Cannibal Ox) (produced by Sid Roams)
10. Beautiful (produced by Armyfatigue)
11. Learn (produced by Ravage)
12. Peanut Butta Up’s (produced by DJ Marmaduke)
13. Keep Living f/ billy woods (produced by El-P)
14. Imani (produced by Essex Dogs)
15. Megagraphitti (produced by Zach-One)

The Unveiling

The covers are have finally come off The Unveiling, the debut LP from MarQ Spekt and Karniege; The Invizzibl Men. The result is a ferociously hard rap record bristling with gunmetal beats and lyrics still dripping spraypaint. Guests on The Unveiling include Vast Aire, Vordul Mega, C-Rayz Walz, Billy Woods and the Broady Champs.

1. Introcutlery (Prod. by Jaz Infinite)
2. Futurama (Prod. by Tef)
3. Zookeeper feat. Vordul Mega (Prod. by Illastrate)
4. HipHopPSA (Prod. by DJ Wreckon)
5. 52 Lashings feat. billy woods (Prod. by Jaz Infinite)
6. Jimmy Swagger (Prod. by Khalid Salaam)
7. T-Rex feat. C-Rayz Walz (Prod. by Illastrate)
8. Darkroom [Red Warfare Sessions] (Prod. by Omega One)
9. Thin Air (Prod. by Illastrate)
10. Mighty Broady feat. Broady Champs, Vast Aire (Prod. by Amdex)
11. Stories of a Ghost (Prod. by Amdex)
12. Neon Mud (Prod. by Tef)
13. Ten Years Later feat. Akil Nuru, Access Immortal (Prod. by Khalid Salaam)

Emergency Powers

Billy Woods and Priviledge are the Super Chron Flight Brothers and Emergency Powers; The World Tour is their debut album. With production by Bond, MF DOOM, Nasa (Def Jux / Uncommon Music), Dr. Monokrome and Goldenchild, as well as guest spots by Cannibal Ox, Trife da God, The Reavers and Marq Spekt, Emergency Powers is a future classic. Innovative storytelling, fearless lyricism and dope beats come together in a story of two black men flying high, low and everywhere in between for two years of their lives. Cannabis scented, unapologetically political and darkly humorous, Emergency Powers is the first of more to come from the Super Chron Flight Brothers.

1. Drought prod. Bond
2. European Safari (live: Caucasus Mountains) prod. Bond & W. Bodega
3. To Catch A Thief (live: Wall Street, NYC) prod. DR. MONOKROME
4. Slaughterhouse prod. Bond
5. Rent Control prod. Bond
6. Panama Red prod. Essex Dogs/add. vocals Amelia Bedelia
7. Guy Fawkes feat. Trife Da God (Live: Baidoa, Somalia) prod. Bond
8. First Blood prod. Bond
9. Bob Hope prod. Shame & Bond/add. vocals Whizla
10. Public Defenders feat Hi-Coup & Hasan Salaam of The Reavers prod. Bond
11. Dirtweed (Live: the 4th Circuit, Court Of Appeals, Richmond, VA) prod. MF DOOM
12. A Million Little Pieces feat. Keith Masters of The Reavers (Live: the Oprah Show) prod. Bond
13. Love & War in October prod. Axis 360 & Bond
14. Frontier Province feat. Marq Spekt prod. Bond/add. vocals Vordul Mega
15. High Grade prod. Goldenchild of The Reavers
16. Soweto Nightclub (Live: Brixton, United Kingdom) prod. Nasa
17. Adamantium feat. Cannibal OX (Live: the Cannabis Cup, Amsterdam) prod. DR. MONOKROME
18. Low Tide prod. Bond
*Epilogue: Rain (Live: the Trocadero, Philadelphia, PA) prod. Goldenchild of The Reavers

Bioluminescence EP

Chicago native Keith Masters, previously known as Stretch Nyce, brings you his debut solo effort, “Bioluminescence”. While trail-blazing his solo career with a full-length album in the works now, Keith has steadily worked with rap peers (Vordul, Kast Uno, etc.) not to mention being a member of The Reavers. Regardless of the venue, Keith’s versatility and insightful lyricism stand out as selling points for any fan of true and earnest Hip Hop music.

1. The Best In The Game
2. Simple Things
3. Level Up
4. 12:31 f. Kast Uno
5. Write This Way
6. Resume
7. Amongst The Havenots f. Vordul Mega
8. Surreal Life (Or Something Like It)
9. The Plan
10. Where Did Life Go Wrong f. Vordul Mega
*BONUS TRACK – Poisonous Hot Wax f. Stretch Nyce

Sound Clash 2

The second installment in the Soundlcash series pits two unsigned producers brimming with audio slicing skills, AXIS v. Goldenchild, who deliver an exciting second heat battle of wits beats and ingenuity to dodge entertainment rights and deliver entertainment to the people. Although the two competitors vary greatly in style they both dramatically challenge traditional sampling techniques and implementations in their music, and in the ways electronics blends with the live elements.

A 1. Goldenchild/Axis Intro
G 2. Royalty – instrumental
A 3. The Time feat. 5th Column (Rugged-N-Raw, HiCoup, Hasan Salaam)
G 4. Stand Up feat. Goldenchild & U.G.L.Y. MAN
A 5. Overstanding – instrumental
G 6. 4 What (remix) feat. AKIR
G 7. On the Run – instrumental
A 8. Good Morning feat. Silent Knight
A 9. The Rain – instrumental
G 10. Goddamn feat. U.G.L.Y. MAN
A 11. Shawn Love Freestyle
A 12. Swingin’ – instrumental
G 13. Babylon Smokes (remix) feat. Goldenchild
G 14. Papito – instrumental
A 15. Windows 2 Our Rhymes feat. CyMarshall Law & Pumpkinhead
A 16. Elements feat. Direct & Multiple
G 17. Shining Outro * bonus track

Terror Firma

Perhaps not since the emergence of the Wu-Tang Clan has there been a hip-hop group of this magnitude. The Reavers are a supergroup like no other, eleven amazing MC’s, weilding a dizzying array of styles. Eleven strugglers brought to together by backwoodz studioz to march on the fortresses of the status quo. Eleven child soliders charging into the void, with nothing but a burning blunt to light the way. Kings, beggars, thugs, prophets, heathens, philosophers, drunks, healers, killers and poets are all among the Reavers ranks. And TERROR FIRMA is where we live.

1. America
2. Web
3. Dusted
4. Slums
5. Bodybuilding
6. Pirate
7. Beast
8. Invasion
9. Penmanship
10. Napalm
11. Empire
12. Melody
13. Arcade
14. Nature
15. Warrior
16. Genocide
17. Scoundrels
18. Skirmish
19. Shadows
20. Hochiminh

Golden Gunn

In his follow-up to Eminent Domain, Bond comes out with guns blazin’. Over the course of this 70 minute LP, Bond probably runs through 50 different beats and almost every genre of music thats ever been recorded. Expect the unexpected, light your blunt, clean your guns, fix your bike chain, put away the good silverware because like a wise man once said “It’s only like five percent out of a hundred!”

1. Coup du Jour f. Vordul & Creature
2. Basic Training
3. Yardman Anthem f. Vordul, Akir, woods, Edge, Hasan
4. Paranoia
5. Bank Job f. MykCee
6. Pre-Emptive Strikes Remix f. billy woods
7. Lawmen
8. General Tso f. Hasan Salaam & HiCoup
9. Adam & Eve
10. Barbarians at the Gate f. Super Cron Flight Bros
11. Stay Quiet Remix f. billy woods, Edge, Vordul
12. 007
13. Come On and Take It
14. Low Tide
15. Holy Ghost
16. Warrior Remix f. Hasan Salaam
17. Unemployment
18. Rent Control f. billy woods
19. Cigar Squad
20. 1876 f. billy woods
21. Recon
22. Level Up f. Keith Masters
23. Poli-Sci f. billy woods & Vordul
24. Plague
25. Ritual
26. Rehab
27. O Child

SoundClash 1

The first in a series of epic sonic battles pits the master of illusion and cold-blooded sample-assassin James Bond against Monsta Island’s secret weapon, The MeccaGodZilla. The battle is joined by Vordul of Cannibal Ox, Monsta Island Czars, Majesty, billy woods, RAVAGE, King Ra, Divine Mind and Shist. The forecast reads: Expect Shrapnel!

1. Sound of Fury Into prod. 007
2. Pit & the Pendulum(golden gun remix) – feat. billy woods, vordul mega prod. 007
3.Visions of an Archangel – feat RAVAGE
4. Gasoline - feat. billywoods prod. 007
5. Trojan Warefare – MeccaGodzilla feat. Rodan prod. MeccaGodzilla
6. Holla Back (challa mix) – feat. Shist prod. 007
7. Who want War – feat. Majesty prod. MeccaGodzilla
8. Free Trade prod. 007
9. Lady Flipside meets MeccaGodzilla
10. Beware prod. 007
11. Citrus Punch prod. MeccaGodzilla
12. Frederick Douglas (Bodega mix) – feat billy woods prod. 007
13. made 2 B Major (2k mix) - feat. billywoods prod. RAVAGE
14. Crusades (Undeclared wars 2) – feat. King Ra, Divine Mind, RAVAGE
prod. 007
15. Sword of Omenzzzzz prod. RAVAGE
Bonus track: Oceans of Fire (Canal Street mix) -prod. 007 feat MIC

NPR/MAD

all things considered, that was a long time ago
Dr. Monokrome… NPR vs MAD
After carving out a niche as one-half of genre-busting production duo Aerotaxi, Dr. Monokrome (formerly known as BeepBeep) strikes out for himself with a double EP. And he strikes out boldly, laying down two entirely different soundscapes for two different groups.

cd 1:
NPR | Network Pirate Radio
1. Theme Song
2. Momentum
3. Todays Spin
4. Patience
5. Live & Direct
6. American Beauty (featuring Taiwo)
7. P.S.A.
8. I did it
9. Food For Thought
10. Lost Highway (in the wind)
11. Disclaimer
cd 2:
MAD | Mutually Assured Destruction
1. Clockers
2. Tommorrow
3. Bloody Diamonds
4. Once Upon a…
5. Heroin
6. Yesterdays Paper
7. Time Bandits
8. the roaring 20s
9. Laimbeer
10. Popcorn Chicken
11. FutureNegro Freestyle
12. Jane Fonda
13. Been a while

the chalice

The Chalice is billy woods 2004 solo release, featuring Cannibal Ox, Kong of Monsta Island Czars, Karneige of Definitive Jux, as well as the backwoodz family. It’s an election year and backwoodz studioz ain’t leaving no hanging chads, sic semper tyrannis.

1. Killtro
2. Mind Control
3. Capture the Flag
4. High Treason
5. BBC
6. Blowout
7. Damage
8. Drinks
9. Sativa / Stillife
10. Gourmet
11. Wake Up Call
12. Get Out the Kitchen
13. CJ’s
14. Pit & Pendulum
15. Cross My Heart
16. Maryland
17. Holidaze
18. Magic
19. Last MC’s
20. Shinnin’
21. Vacationland