Kev Brown- Exclusive Joints

When you ask most so called underground Hip-Hop heads today about the best and most slept on producers out there your likely to hear the same haphazard and lazy answers; Alchemist, Scram Jones, maybe someone will get dangerous and say Madlib or Stoupe and while all of those answers are certainly acceptable, they are not what the hell they should be saying damnit! There's one name that deserves the nod above all others when it comes to the "best" and "most slept on" when the subject of underground producers comes up. His name is Kev Brown. The reason? He has his own fucking style, and it's fucking timeless. Yeah, there's a lot of people out there making hot beats, but there ain't too many making beats that define themselves as an artist, and that have replay value similiar to the late great J. Dilla. Brown, to me, strives for a mellow feel everytime out, not pushing the strike of his snares, and not putting to much emphasis on his kicks...his basslines are warm and usually fit his soundscapes to a tee...his samples are always well thought out in terms of how they're chopped and layered, and although he has a definite bias towards Soul, he isn't afraid to ventue elswhere with his sampling, and usually hits homeruns when he does. Now because I have stayed on top of most of his releases there's little I hadn't heard from Kev, but then I stumbled across this a few months ago....DL it and listen to a true producer do his thing....With the help of som of the most heralded underground MC's like Jean Grae, Phonte and Stro of The Procussions Kev puts together a nice lil' Ep type tape that includes new remixes and more than a few exclusives....

01 Raheem Devaughn (Position Remix)
02 Quartermaine - War of the Roses
03 Algebra (Do It Remix)
04 Kev Brown - Batida
05 W. Ellington Felton (Funky Feelin' Remix) [Featuring I.Q.]
06 Kev Brown - Brown Liquor
07 The Earl (Featuritn Stro of the Procussion) [Life Remix]
08 United Soul (Soul Clap Remix) [Featuring Jean Grae & Phonte]
09 Eric Roberson - Pen Just Cries Away

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