Dj Low Cut « Ambition Of The Shallows » feat. Napoleon Da Legend & Paloma Pradal.
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Produced by Dj Low Cut
Performed by Napoleon Da Legend & Paloma Pradal
Directed by Eric D.
Stuck in the depths of a dark alley, blocked by yet another breeze, hitting a stone wall, road sign ahead: Dead End.
Impasse. “Cul-de-sac”.
Hip‐hop. The original, some would say, official music of the late 20th Century Bronx. Some say it has endured it’s fair share of distractions, detractors and defectors. Some say it has murdered itself, having been abandoned by its so‐called best men, those who have gone off in other directions, or who have, simply, just beat‐retired. Yet, there are plenty of Soldier Monks still out there, prepared to sweat it out in the Temple of Machinery and Mics.
Low Cut honored this cause four years ago, with his MPC crafted minimalist version of NY Minute and he’s back to ring the bells and unsheathe the samples!
The starting point of Dead End’s production remains the 90’s boom-bap, but the will to carry it even further brings it to its destination. By decorating it with rich samples flushed out after digging through vinyls pressed several decades ago, it is guided by a compass pointing deposits to the East. With sound quality inherited from a fastidious composition and mix works, using inspiration rather than just being a copycat, Dead End celebrates it without setting it up as a museum piece.
Picturing the beatmaker stuck in the depths of a dark alley, ended with a brick wall, is easy. But far from isolated in his Parisian basement, Low Cut has rung phones in New York, Baltimore and Detroit, rounding up the faithful. He magnetized the hidden but sharp forces, and gained attendance of legends. The casting of Dead End : Ruste Juxx & Nutso, Dirt Platoon, Guilty Simpson, Torae, Rasheed Chappell and the stainless Masta Ace, among other beat crushers. Also starring DJ Duke, Nix’on, Topic and Ordoeuvre with their DMC titles crates, for a deep beatfight on bars scarified of scratches.Heavy atmosphere, martial beats and street soul, Dead End is also the final episode of the projects initiated by Low Cut, based on the model of a producer inviting various MCs.He will then replace his turntable needles, refresh his sample banks, and settle the BPMs of his productions on more abstract frequencies.
Tracklist:
01 « Dante Inferno » (Intro)
02 « All Alone » feat. Masta Ace & Torae *
03 « Lyrikal Landslide » feat. Ruste Juxx & Nutso *
04 « What's Done Is Done » feat. Ide & Jise One
05 « Déjà Vu » feat. Rasheed Chappell & Soul The American Dream
06 « The Mecca » (Interlude)
07 « I'm Here » feat. Dontique & CF
08 « Disobedience » feat. Clever One
09 « Call Of The Wild» feat. Team Thoro (Absouljah, Spicco, Halfa Brick) **
10 « She's Broke » feat. Guilty Simpson
11 « Believers » (Interlude) **
12 « Ambition Of The Shallows » feat. Napoleon Da Legend & Paloma Pradal **
13 « Just Listen » feat. Wildelux **
14 « Longevity » feat. G.O.D. Part.3, J-Merk & Jamil Honesty
15 « Who Be The Realest ? » feat. King Magnetic *
16 « Making Cuts » feat. Dj Nix’on, Dj Topic, Ordoeuvre & Dj Duke
17 « Hell's Storm » feat. Q-Unique, Hex One & Milez Grimez *
18 « Maniac » feat. Xplicit Content (Unkn?wN, Fatha Death, Eternel, Apacalypze) **
19 « Damned » (Interlude) **
20 « Other Shit » feat. Dirt Platoon & Wyld Bunch *
21 « Projects » feat. Spit Gemz & Eff Yoo **
22 « The Payback » feat. EMS (M-Dot, Revalation, Mayhem)**
- : Cuts by Dj Nix’on.
** : Cuts by Dj Low Cut.
All track produced & mixed by Dj Low Cut.
Mastering : by David Hachour @ Color Sound Studio.