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Rapper's Best Friend: An Instrumental Series
Hip-Hop · 2007 · 14 tracks · 43m

Rapper's Best Friend: An Instrumental Series

The Alchemist

Fourteen tracks of dusty, cinematic soul loops and hard-hitting boom bap drums. A masterclass in the art of the instrumental hip-hop flip.

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It's like a noir film score made entirely out of rare soul records and heavy drums.

A focused, late-night urban solitude that feels both gritty and deeply soulful.

Tracklist · 14 Tracks · 43m
01
Stuck to U
4:17
02
G-Type
2:46
03
The Thirst
3:49
04
Back Again
4:02
05
Tight
3:28
06
Bring You Light
3:01
07
Guns Is Razors
2:57
08
Still Feel Me
3:09
09
Gangster Banger
1:27
10
Gun Check
2:26
11
Stop Fronting
3:17
12
What a Real Mobb Do
3:05
13
Carved in Stone
1:27
14
Shine
4:32
Moments Worth Waiting For
The way the soul sample on 'Stuck to U' hangs in the air before the heavy kick drum anchors the groove.
The haunting, repetitive piano loop on 'The Thirst' that feels like a scene from a 70s crime thriller.
The abrupt, punchy drum break on 'Guns Is Razors' that demands a rhythmic head-nod.
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