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Cat: AKR 001LP. Rel: 1 Jun 20
Hip Hop/R&B

Side 1 - Track 1. The Powah Side 1 - Track 2. SYCRT Side 1 - Track 3. Vivians Side 1 - Track 4. ReelFealings//Showrcap Side 1 - Track 5. Zoninowt Side 1 - Track 6. Guccibags (interlude) Side 1 - Track 7. The Shaw (In Tha Late 90s) (feat Nanna B) Side 1 - Track 8. Israelean Rap (feat Cohenbeats) Side 1 - Track 9. AHROOF (interlude) Side 1 - Track 10. Awwwh (feat Zeroh) Side 2 - Track 1. Noticed Side 2 - Track 2. Soy Sauce Side 2 - Track 3. Will (feat Uncle Trill) Side 2 - Track 4. Chek2chek Side 2 - Track 5. Yabadoo (feat Quelle Chris) Side 2 - Track 6. Widowmaker Side 2 - Track 7. Ake It Slow (feat Nanna B)

Since first slipped out as an ultra-limited cassette back in 2015, demand has been high for wider reissue of beat-maker Mndsgn and mic man The Koreatown Oddity's first collaboration as Vivians. Listening to this much-needed vinyl edition, it's easy to see why. With a string of guest MCs and producers lending a hand, the mix-tape style affair delivers a contemporary take on the classic West Coast rap sound, where synth-heavy 80s funk jams are looped and cut up more than jazz records or James Brown breaks. It's not quite G-funk, but there are enough nods towards it to suggest that it was in the two Los Angeles' artists thoughts when they created the album. Either way, it's a gem of an album.