Free Patreon Previews! (Featuring Dan the Automator and Kool Keith) (REPOST)

(I had mentioned before that the King's Disease II Patreon post would be open to all for a limited time - I meant that. I've since returned it to its rightful place behind the paywall, although it's still accessible to Patreon subscribers, of course. While I do what I can to drum up some content for the free site, here is a repeat of a 2019 post promoting two different free Patreon posts that are still available to everyone, and if you like what you see, three dollars a month gets you everything that's over there that'll never appear over here. Get in before the price goes up! (I mean metaphorically, in a 'Fat Joe talking about Jadakiss's performance on Verzuz'-kind of way, although the other, literal meaning could also come into play eventually, so...))

In 2006, 2K Sports released NBA 2K7, their annual attempt at recreating the NBA player experience in video game form, on multiple platforms. Although previous editions featured songs that were recorded exclusively for their respective games, the 2006 release was the first to have its own official soundtrack. To mark the occasion, 2K Sports, in tandem with record label Decon, sought out a producer to curate a selection of tracks that paid tribute to the sport of basketball. Curiously, the producer they signed up was Dan The Automator.

Dan The Automator Presents 2K7 features appearances from the likes of Chali 2na of the Jurassic 5, Ghostface Killah, Rhymefest, Lupe Fiasco, Slim Thug, and a motherfucking Tribe Called Quest, all of which take place over original Automator beats crafted exclusively for this compilation.

Click here to read some of my thoughts on 2K7.

Earlier this year, Mello Music Group teased the release of a new Kool Keith album featuring wall-to-wall production from Psycho Les. Aside from the first single “Zero Fux” and the project’s title, KEITH, there wasn’t much for his fans to work with, and yet it easily became the man’s most highly anticipated release since the second Dr. Octagon album with The Automator. Kool Keith is a legend for his swagtastic, obtuse shit-talking; tenure; malleability; and, of course, his multiple personas (if not for his work ethic alone – even though he threatened to retire from the game several years ago, the number of albums the man has released probably reaches high double digits at this point), and Psycho Lester has been in the game for a hot minute (the first Beatnuts EP dropped in 1993), so the combination of the two showed promise.

Click here to catch up with Kool Keith's KEITH.

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Thanks for reading! I'll be back soon with more bullshit of some sort.

-Max