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░████▓▓██▒██▓██ ▌Title___│ I Told Bessie ██▓█████▓▓████░
░████▓███▒██▓██ ▌Label___│ Backwoodz Studioz ██▓██▒███▓████░
░████▓███▒██▓██ ▌Genre___│ Hip-Hop ██▓██▒███▓████░
░████▓███▒██▓██ ▌Format__│ Album ██▓██▒███▓████░
░████▓███▒██▓██ ▌Year____│ 2022 ██▓██▒███▓████░
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░░████▓█████▓██ ▌Time____│ 39:44 ██▓█████▓████░░
░░░████▓████▓██ ▌Size____│ 99.58 MB ██▓████▓████░░░
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░░ 01. Spellling 3:55
░░ 02. Bunny Chow 2:41
░░ 03. Old Magic 2:52
░░ 04. Sardonyx (Feat. Pink Siifu, Billy Woods & Quelle Chris) 4:36
░░ 05. Ghoulie 3:04
░░ 06. Smile Lines 2:35
░░ 07. Nostrand (Feat. Billy Woods) 3:37
░░ 08. Impasse 3:15
░░ 09. Mangosteen (Feat. Billy Woods) 1:55
░░ 10. Split Tongue 3:13
░░ 11. Jumanji (Feat. Billy Woods) 3:06
░░ 12. Betamax 3:01
░░ 13. Guy R. Brewer 1:54
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░░ I Told Bessie is the third solo album from New York City rapper/producer
░░ Chaz Hall aka ELUCID. The title is a reference to his paternal
░░ grandmother, Bessie Hall, a powerful presence in his life until she
░░ passed away in 2017. From childhood afternoons running around her
░░ apartment in the Red Hook projects, to living under the same roof in
░░ Crown Heights when he was a young man, Bessie was an axis on which HallÆs
░░ family turned.
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░░ ôI remember her silver afro like a halo atop her head. I remember the
░░ Westerns that were always on television in the living room. I remember. I
░░ remember her pouring early ideals of Black consciousness into me. I
░░ remember the stories and lore,ö ELUCID says.
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░░ While best known as one-half of critically acclaimed duo Armand Hammer,
░░ ELUCID has also built an impressive resume of other collaborations and
░░ side projects over the past decade: Small Bills with
░░ multi-instrumentalist producer The Lasso (Mello Music), Nostrum Grocers
░░ with R.A.P. Ferreira (Ruby Yacht), Dirtee Deacon with Von Pea (Blonde
░░ Medicine), and self-produced experimental work like Valley of Grace,
░░ Bernadette, and Seership. His debut LP Save Yourself dropped in 2016 on
░░ Backwoodz Studioz and still holds up as one of the best releases in the
░░ labelÆs catalogue. ItÆs fitting that ELUCID returns to fertile ground for
░░ I Told Bessie, a record of such confidence and power that it feels like a
░░ culmination.
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░░ ôI was staying with Bessie in Crown Heights, still early in my music
░░ journeyùprobably leading through the Progress mixtape and up to the Smash
░░ & Grab daysùand sheÆd hear me scream rap into a closet at all hours of
░░ the day and night. We would read the newspaper and talk shit about Mayor
░░ Bloomberg and the NYPD. It was a pivotal time in my life and she was an
░░ important part of that, even just by letting me live there.ö
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░░ I Told Bessie features guests Pink Siifu, Quelle Chris, and billy woods.
░░ The albumÆs production is handled by Child Actor, The Alchemist,
░░ P.U.D.G.E., Sebb Bash, The Lasso, Kenny Segal, August Fanon, and Messiah
░░ Musik. ItÆs an impressive roster of producers, all of whom add something
░░ to the hard-hitting funk of this recordÆs ever-warping sonics. Add to
░░ that the talents of engineer Willie Green, who helped build this from the
░░ ground up. Every song was recorded, mixed, and mastered at The
░░ Greenhouse, a process that helped shape a cohesive sound from disparate
░░ sources. Executive produced by billy woods and ELUCID, I Told Bessie is
░░ dedicated to its eponymous matriarch.
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░░ ôSince she left this plane, I have felt her presence and voice in my life
░░ more than ever,ö says ELUCID. With this album I want to pay tribute to
░░ her and acknowledge her continuing impact on my life path.ö
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