Check out this cut off the new Awol One & Factor album Owl Hours:
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While touring through Canada a few years ago with Busdriver and Circus, Awol met the Producer/DJ named Factor and began building a friendship and working relationship from there. Following the success of a single called “try”, the duo of Awol One and Factor released Only Death Can Kill You, a mellow hip hop record full of Awol’s perfectly simple yet clever self analyzing lyrics and characteristic gruff voice over Factor’s melodic and precisely crafted production.
Almost 3 years later they are releasing a completely different sounding album – Owl Hours – what some would perceive as Awol and Factor’s album of mass and magnitude. Production moves from Electronic Pop to Folk Hop with a number live musicians contributing their talents. Topics range from celebrations, darkness, love and analysis to straight up drunken party anthems all told through the eccentric eyes of Walrus One.
Guest vocalists on Owl Hours (including Aesop Rock, Myka 9, Tha Alkaholiks, Sunspot Jonz of Living Legends, and executive producer Xzibit) all seem inspired and come off strong as ever over Factor’s catchy, hard hitting beats. Also included on the Owl Hours album is a Bonus Dj Fingaz remix feat. Xzibit and B Real of Cypress Hill. Fans of Awol’s past work and former naysayers alike all agree that this is an extremely fresh, wize and enjoyable 35+ minutes of music.
Citrus Sessions, Vol. 1, the new full-length album featuring MYKA NYNE (formerly Mikah 9) is in stores NOW! Citrus Sessions, Vol. 1 is a juicy collection of “Grown Folk” hip-hop from one of L.A.’s most pre-eminent emcees. Grown Folk hip-hop is a blend of sophisticated instrumental music combined with thought-provoking lyrics, enhanced with bouncy beats and delivered with a sexy swagger.
As a founding member of the legendary L.A. hip-hop group, Freestyle Fellowship, Myka Nyne was an integral part in the freestyle movement of spitting lyrics. Being a west-coast hip-hop pioneer and a classically trained jazz trumpet player, Myka Nyne invokes the same sense of uniqueness and musical appreciation to Citrus Sessions, Vol. 1. The album features hard-core beats to laid back grooves that highlight Myka Nyne’s signature style of chop delivery. Myka Nyne succinctly sums up his work on Citrus Sessions, Vol. 1, “Metaphorically speaking it is a musical flavor in my mind and technically speaking it is the quintessential statement of my career.”
Citrus Sessions, Vol. 1 also features production by heavy-hitters such as Josef Leimberg (Snoop), Headnodic (Crown City Rockers), Jeff Bhasker (The Game) and Erick Krasno (Talib Kweli.) The guest appearances on the album include Abstract Rude, P.E.A.C.E. and Tracy Lane.
What it is:
Producer Mums The Word brings together a first-string lineup of west coast talent to lace his beats. 15 strong tracks of Mums signature style, most including lyricists with a few instrumentals.
Featured Guests:
Myka 9, Abstract Rude, Brother Ali, Eligh, Scarub, Luckyiam, Senim Silla (Binary Star), Busdriver, Oh No, Natty Roots, and Mr. Banks.
