2LP - Black Vinyl
Big Daddy Kane, The Sugarhill Gang, Masta Ace, Freddie Foxxx, Monie Love, Kxng Crooked, G. Love, Tony Momrelle (Incognito), Dee-1 and Fatman Scoop all feature. Legends of this calibre rarely do features and yet have graced this album. Arrested Development have always been dedicated to supporting up-and-coming talent, and this trend continues with the likes of Twan Mack, Dell-P, Lish, Ke’Andra, 4ize, Twisted Royalty, Cleveland P. Jones, MRK SX and Jahah all adding weight to proceedings.
When it comes to boom bap and classic rap, few artists come close to Arrested Development. The two-time Grammy Award winning hip-hop group was the first hip-hop group to ever receive the Grammy for Best New Artist, while also receiving one for Best Rap Single. Showing the group’s widespread appeal, its track ‘Tennessee‘ was later named by the Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame as one of the Top 500 Songs That Shaped Rock & Roll, while the group was recognised at the Black Music Honours Awards in 2019.
Meanwhile, 1993’s ‘Unplugged’ album was not only Gold-certified by the RIAA, but proved influential as one of the first hip-hop performances from the institution that is MTV. ‘Vibe’ is the latest single from Arrested Development, as featuring Big Daddy Kane, Cleveland P. Jones and Tasha LaRae. Part of the new studio album For The FKN Love, ‘Vibe‘ was produced by the aforementioned boom bap specialist Configa. Configa had previously worked with Arrested Development on 2020’s acclaimed 16-track studio album ‘Don’t Fight Your Demons‘.
Tracklisting:
1. Yes Always (feat. Speech, Configa & Dee-1)
2. Building From The Bottom (feat. Speech, 1 Love, Configa & 4-IZE)
3. Never Had Your Back (feat. Speech, Configa & Ke’Andra)
4. Swing Um (feat. Speech, Fatman Scoop, Masta Ace, Dell-P & Configa)
5. Thank You (feat. Speech, Tony Momrelle, Configa & Monie Love)
6. Bout It (feat. Speech, MRK SX, Jahah, Configa & Alex Jones)
7. UNI(TY) (feat. Speech & Clint Taylor)
8. I Don’t Care (feat. Speech & Configa)
9. Do It Up (feat. Speech & Cris Acosta)
10. Where Lions Roam (feat. Speech & Cris Acosta)
11. We Are Not In Kansas (feat. Speech, Configa & Freddie Foxxx)
12. Be Refreshed (feat. Speech, 1 Love, Configa & Twan Mack
13. Grandma’s Southern Ways (feat. G Love, Lish Speaks, Speech & Configa)
14. We Feeling It All (feat. Speech & Twisted Royalty)
15. Vibe (feat. Big Daddy Kane, Cleveland P Jones, Speech, Tasha La Rae & Configa)
16. I Want U 2 Make It (feat. Speech, Configa & KXNG Crooked)
17. Have Your Moment (ft. The SugarHill Gang, Speech, 1 Love & Configa)