Billy Danze - The Answer - CASSETTES

AFTER DARK is the latest project from French producer Onra, conceived as the soundtrack to an imagined late-night film. Entirely self-produced, the album continues the sophisticated R&B and Modern Soul direction explored since his 2010 classic Long Distance and 2018's accomplished Nobody Has To Know, focusing on late 80's / early 90's inspirations. Structured like a film unfolding between dusk and dawn, After Dark moves through themes of intimacy, urban solitude, distance, and quiet indulgence. Analog synthesizers, tight drum programming, understated basslines, and selective live saxophone textures shape a cohesive body of work that favors mood and narrative over excess. The sequencing reinforces it's cinematic intent, opening and closing with intro and outro pieces that frame the record as a cohesive night-time narrative album. Over 20 years since emerging in the mid-2000s from the beat scene, Onra has steadily evolved from sample-based Hip-Hop production toward polished, song-oriented projects rooted in contemporary R&B and Funk. With After Dark, he delivers one of his most focused and refined statements to date a mature, immersive album built for late hours, and attentive listening. The first taster of the album to drop is the slick nostalgic 'Lap of Luxury', sets the tone for the project, a blend between Instrumental Hip-Hop, late 80s R&B and 90's Smooth Jazz. Details 1. After Dark (Intro) 2. Lap of Luxury 3. That Kind of Girl 4. Needless to Say 5. Way Back When 6. In the City of L.A 7. Ecstasy 8. Ride It Out 9. What It's Like (Outro)

Buckshot returns with The Package, his latest solo album and his first to be entirely self-produced. The Brooklyn legend handles every beat himself this time, with features from General Steele of Smif-N-Wessun bringing the Boot Camp Clik brotherhood full circle. Co-founder of Duck Down Music with Drew InchDru-HaInch Friedman, Buckshot has spent over three decades building one of hip-hop's most respected independent labels while staying prolific on the mic a solo studio album, three with producer 9th Wonder, one with KRS-One, four with Black Moon, and four with the Boot Camp Clik. He's the voice behind InchStraight from Crooklyn, better known as Brooklyn,Inch a line that still echoes through the culture, prominently featured on two Crooklyn Dodgers tracks. Details 1. Intro (We Have Arrived) 2. Good Day 3. What I Bring to the Table 4. Sound of the Subway 5. Just Stop 6. Make Moves 7. Hightech Lowlife 8. All Fans 9. Beware Now 10. Band on Break 11. Night Stress (Feat. General Steele) 12. The Package

Hailing from the birthplace of Hip-Hop, this 3-Man Crew (Natural Elements) have been a Staple in the NYC Hip-Hop scene for among those who seek authentic lyricism and organic flows given off by this amazing group. On their highly anticipated NEw album InchALIGNMENTInch on the legendary Fat Beats they are continuing this tradition of sharp, thought-provoking bars and songs that their cult following (worldwide) has become accustomed to over the years. This 17 song piece of art features robust production by their longtime original producer and founder of NE Inch(The Real) CharlemagneInch, as well as UK producer InchI.G NexusInch, Harlem producer 'Le Grand Mohyay aka Bearfakts' & producer 'Real6' on the title track. As a quote from one of their previous releases goes InchFat Beats, Lyrics and Skills Natural E is coming with it.Inch Details 1. As We Should 2. This Is Not a Drill 3. Whole Foods of Rap 4. We Could Exist (Feat. Janay Saxon) 5. Naturally (Natural E) 6. Dopamine 7. Infinite Shine 8. Alive and Well 9. Cosmos Is Calling 10. Alignment 11. Nile River Flows 12. Book Smart Street Smart 13. Yktv (You Know the Vibes) 14. Noone Can Tell Me 15. Time Doesn't Exist 16. Demon Frequency 17. Three-Card Monte