Blak Madeen (Al-J & Yusuf Abdul Mateen) re-establish themselves as one of New England’s most deep rooted Hip Hop groups by dropping their latest video Dangerous Artform. The song title also serves as the name of their latest LP released on Chuck D’s SpitSlam Record Label Group. The visuals are directed by Sando Films and pays homage the late boxing legend Matthew Saad Muhammad. “We see Hip Hop as a dangerous artform, just like boxing,” says Yusuf. The song and album is entirely produced by Public Enemy’s beat architect C-Doc, who provides the melancholy head nod sound. DJ Slipwax adds his first rate cuts to the chorus and outro that makes you remember what “Hip Hop Was About”. The track closes with a quote from Grand Daddy I.U. stating “if it dont have that Boom Bap then it cannot be Hip Hop” Do you agree? Check it out below.
TRACKLISTING
- Show Proof (feat. Sadat X)
- Talk It Over
- Barakah (feat. Akil of Jurassic 5)
- Yemen
- Slayin The Beast (feat. The Jacka)
- Make Dua
- More Than A Record (Feat. Daddy Grace)
- Look Listen & Observe (feat. Ill Conscious)
- Mankind (feat. C-Doc)
- Dangerous Artform
The rap duo’s Al-J and Yusuf Abdul-Mateen take turns showing-and-proving why they deserve their shot, while maintaining their core values as emcees-2dopeboyz.com
“Blak Madeen have used their positivity and passion to craft some of the more poignant Hip-Hop to come out of the New England area”-Weeklyrapgods.com
