Hip Hop After All is the fourth studio album from the Parisian DJ and producer, Guts, and it marks his first full-lengthened foray into a strictly hip-hop sound, as he departs from his usual eclectic nature of dabbling into fusions of hip-hop, jazz, funk, blues, reggae, and trip-hop together. We covered Guts' Grand Puba-featuring "Forever My Love", last week, and it really set the stage for the rest of the body of work, because with the kind of all-star cast you rarely see these days, Hip Hop After All is simply a must-hear for all fans of classic-era hip-hop. Front and center on our highlights from the sixteen-track record is the on-the-come-up rapper Dillon Cooper who's featured on "It's Like That", the legendary Masta Ace-assisted, "Innovation", and the choir-led (courtesy of The School Voices NYC) and Patrice-featured "Want It Back". Rounding out the rest of the album are collaborations with Murs, Cody Chesnutt, Lorine Chia, Leron Thomas, Rah Digga, and many, many others. Purchase Hip Hop After All on iTunes now.
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