Ramirez - Tha Playa$ Manual II - VINYL LP

Tha God Fahim - Hyperbolic Time Chamber Rap II [VINYL LP] Explicit date 10/24/2025

First released in 2009, Only Built 4 Cuban Linx... Pt. II stands as Raekwon's celebrated sequel to the Purple Tape, expanding his cinematic mafioso rap universe. This newly designed instrumental edition removes the vocals to place full focus on the album's production, featuring beats by J Dilla, Dr. Dre, RZA, Pete Rock, The Alchemist, and more. For the first time ever on vinyl, the instrumentals are presented as a standalone listening experience, revealing the album's grit, mood, and layered sound design. Pressed on classic black vinyl and housed in a heavy matte-finish jacket with spot gloss text, the Shaolin Noir Edition keeps the spotlight on the music itself, serving as a clean, essential companion to one of Raekwon's most acclaimed releases. Album Tracks 1. Return of the North Star (Produced By BT) 2. House of Flying Daggers (Produced By J Dilla) 3. Sonny's Missing (Produced By Pete Rock) 4. Pyrex Vision (Produced By Marley Marl) 5. Cold Outside (Produced By Atl / Ice Water Inc) 6. Black Mozart (Produced By Rza) 7. Gihad (Produced By Necro) 8. New Wu (Produced By Rza) 9. Penitentiary (Produced By BT) 10. Baggin Crack (Produced By Erick Sermon) 11. Surgical Gloves (Produced By the Alchemist) 12. Broken Safety (Produced By Scram Jones) 13. Canal Street (Produced By Ice Water) 14. Ason Jones (Produced By J Dilla) 15. Have Mercy (Produced By Moss) 16. 10 Bricks (Produced By J Dilla) 17. Fat Lady Sings (Produced By Ice Water Inc) 18. Catalina (Produced By Dr. Dre and Mark Batson) 19. We Will Rob You (Produced By Allah Justice) 20. About Me (Produced By Dr. Dre and Mark Batson) 21. Mean Streets (Produced By Allah Mathematics) 22. Kiss the Ring (Produced By Scram Jones) 23. Walk Wit Me (Produced By Scram Jones) 24. Badlands (Produced By BT)

'These Exit Times' is the name of a newsletter sent by an environmental organisation advocating the extinction of the human race as a solution to save the planet. When Victor Ramirez first came across the group on the internet a couple of years ago, it brought a smile to his face. But after some pondering on the subject, he decided that 'Exit Times' would be the name of his sensational third album as Ramirez Exposure. The record started to take shape in early 2020, after a musical hiatus that had lasted a year. It had been somewhat of a dark period, and Victor felt it was time to go back to recording songs. It would be the first time he would be doing so at home. He had managed to set up a small studio that would allow him to make some proper recordings, and without having to use a computer. He'd also started a new job, as an orderly in a hospital, which gave him time to record and cash to pay the rent. Victor was ready to take on the task of making the album with the help-albeit from a distance, this time-of Ken Stringfellow (Posies, Big Star) and Brian Young (Jesus & Mary Chain, Ivy, Fountains of Wayne), both regular accomplices of the Valencian in production and instrumentation. Working with the two of them feels very natural for him, even though they are in three different countries. Looking back, it seemed as if he'd prepared himself for what was coming. And so, the pandemic happened, and Victor found himself turning the ideas he had outlined on his phone into the songs for Exit Times. He was in a good place, personally and, despite the situation, he was happy to be able to contribute to society through his job at the hospital and, after coming home, to concentrate on his music and isolate himself from everything else. Gradually, the sketches turned into luminous songs, with bright harmonies and lyrics that exude a fine irony. Victor admits that he strives to be