Be Real Black for Me

Hip-Hop · 2014 · 16 tracks · 48m

Be Real Black for Me

Soul-drenched instrumental hip-hop thick with vinyl crackle and late-night Queens atmosphere. A masterclass in the art of the dusty loop.

April 15, 2014

A deeply soulful and nostalgic meditation on the ghosts of 70s vinyl.

Tracklist · 16 Tracks · 48m

01

J Rocc Intro

0:51

02

Floating On the Van Wyck

2:24

03

Billions of Fans

2:01

04

I Just Love Music

4:24

05

Getting Up

3:22

06

Why Marry

3:17

07

George Duke Forever

2:17

08

Ms. Nyro

3:31

09

The Most Important Person

1:30

10

Rachel

4:14

11

The Game in a Headlock

1:36

12

Children Cry

3:27

13

Material Things

3:01

14

The Love

3:19

15

No God But You

2:19

16

Dream Big

7:24

Moments Worth Listening For

The way the George Duke sample on track 7 filters in through a thick layer of analog haze before the kick drum hits.

The extended seven-minute drift of the final track where the loop becomes a hypnotic, meditative mantra.

The sudden clarity of the vocal chop in track 4 that feels like a ghost singing directly over the producer's shoulder.

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