Justo & Showbiz – Black Ops [Album Stream]

Justo and D.I.T.C.’s Showbiz join forces on a new project called “Black Ops”. “I want people to experience the raw, unfiltered nature of the record and take this journey with me, back to a time when what you said actually mattered more than how much 808 is on your beat.”—Justo on his new project, ‘Black Ops’. Despite dealing with turbulence in his life, Brooklyn rapper Justo pushed forward and is proud to release his latest project, ‘Black Ops.’ The 11-track effort arrives with two very specific goals: to pay homage to the greatest to ever do it, and to showcase that he’s not playing around. One listen reveals that he’s not only reached his goals but greatly exceeded them, in part because he was blessed with a batch of instrumentals from none other than D.I.T.C. heavyweight, Showbiz.´With the Bronx producer’s work as his canvas, Justo demonstrates time and time again his ability to blend mafioso-rap stylings with clever battle-rap bars. These show up on a number of Black Ops standouts, including the hard-hitting opening track ‘The Council’, the revealing ‘Hood Politics’, and Justo’s personal favorite track off the project, ‘Can’t Take Y’all Seriously’ .For the BK rapper, that song in particular exhibits his M.O. as an emcee. “The beat is insane, and the message is consistent with how I feel everyday about most of these so-called ‘industry artists,’” he explains. “I love any track of mine when I’m straight chewing up the beat, and that’s one of them for sure.”

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Cookin Soul Salute Prodigy With New Tribute Remix [Audio]

“Prodigy and Mobb Deep’s music is all I’ve been listening since Nas announced P’s death on instagram. I still can’t believe it. The H.N.I.C., one of my favourite MCs and member of my favourite rapper duo passed away way too early. I’ve always wanted to create a song using ‘Just Step Prelude’ acapella verse from ‘The Infamous’ album so I did it as a tribute to one of the goats on the mic. Been watching a lot of P footage on Youtube aswell so I throwed in some parts of the legendary “Dissing Rappers” car interview. Real fans know.” – Cookin Soul

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