BLACASTAN & STU BANGAS THE UNCANNY ADVENTURES OF WATSON & HOLMES
Official Army Of The Pharaohs and Demigodz emcee Blacastan has been steadily staking his claim to the title of ‘savior of underground rap music’ since his debut mixtape Me Against The Radio and its key cut and video "Life Of A Tape" became an underground cult classic in 2007. The rapper turned his attention to the mic after the Hartford, CT street life, and his strong-arm style of handling business, left a then 16-year-old Blacastan serving a bid in the mid-'90s. He emerged from prison with a remarkable skill set, a throwback style, and an unrivaled drive. His 2010 debut album Blac Sabbath boasted production & vocals from the likes of Statik Selektah, Blue Sky Black Death, Mr. Green , Esoteric and Celph Titled, and 2012’s The Master Builder Part II, which was mixed by legendary DJ Doo Wop, had features from Slaine and Reef the Lost Cauze, among others.
He has since also racked up appearances on Jedi Mind Tricks Violence Begets Violence, the Army of The Pharaohs albums In Death Reborn and Heavy Lies The Crown, the Demigodz Killmatic album, Apathy’s Wanna Snuggle?, Mr Lif’s Don’t Look Down and Czarface’s A Fistful of Peril, plus toured extensively across Europe, North America, and Australia with 01. A Glass Of Port (Intro) Celph Titled and Block McCloud.
02. Lucifer’s Sickle 2014 saw Blac teaming up with producer and longtime AOTP and Demigodz collaborator Stu Bangas for the first installment of 03. Summa Cum Laude (feat. Apathy) Watson & Holmes, which featured Esoteric, Apathy, Celph Titled and Vinnie Paz. Stu has been in the trenches since the 04. Rap Killin’ early 2000s, producing heatrocks for Slaine, Esoteric, Tragedy 05. Commando Khadafi, Heltah Skeltah, Jedi Mind Tricks, Vinnie Paz, Blaq Poet, Copywrite, Chino XL, Cappadonna, AOTP and Sean 06. Blac-O-Teric (feat. Esoteric of Czarface) Price, including the lead single “Definition of God” from Sean Price's upcoming posthumous album Imperius Rex. 07. State Your Name (Interlude) The duo is back with The Uncanny Adventures of Watson & 08. Zone Out Holmes, a sophomore effort that improves on the first in every way. Stu gets completely brutal with the beats, and Blac ups the 09. War Crimes (feat. Tragedy Khadafi) ante on the rhymes. Plus, they’ve enlisted Ill Bill (Non-Phixion, La Coka Nostra), Nutso, Apathy (Demigodz, AOTP) 7L & Esoteric 10. Sin City (AOTP, Czarface), and Tragedy Khadafi to lend their talents to the project. 11. Delete (feat. Ill Bill & DJ 7L) Blac explains that this time around, he “really dug in and executive 12. Murder Mystery II produced it: every sample, every transition, every edit.” He adds “People might not realize it, but this album took 4 years to make! 13. Remington I also worked closely with engineer Eddie Sancho on crafting the actual sound of the album... Stu and I are so familiar with each 14. Catchin’ Bodies other’s process that we already know what the other is thinking before he thinks it.” Stu elaborates, saying that “this time around 15. Forgot To Say (Interlude) we tried out different tempos, different vibes for songs, and Blac played around with different rhyme patterns, so it shows how we 16. Circle Of Fire (feat. Nutso) have both grown as artists.”
LABEL: BRICK RECORDS FORMAT: CD CATALOG: BRK165-CD STREET: 06/09/17 BLACASTAN & STU BANGAS THE UNCANNY ADVENTURES OF WATSON & HOLMES
Official Army Of The Pharaohs and Demigodz emcee Blacastan has been steadily staking his claim to the title of ‘savior of underground rap music’ since his debut mixtape Me Against The Radio and its key cut and video "Life Of A Tape" became an underground cult classic in 2007. The rapper turned his attention to the mic after the Hartford, CT street life, and his strong-arm style of handling business, left a then 16-year-old Blacastan serving a bid in the mid-'90s. He emerged from prison with a remarkable skill set, a throwback style, and an unrivaled drive. His 2010 debut album Blac Sabbath boasted production & vocals from the likes of Statik Selektah, Blue Sky Black Death, Mr. Green , Esoteric and Celph Titled, and 2012’s The Master Builder Part II, which was mixed by legendary DJ Doo Wop, had features from Slaine and Reef the Lost Cauze, among others.
He has since also racked up appearances on Jedi Mind Tricks Violence Begets Violence, the Army of The Pharaohs albums In Death Reborn and Heavy Lies The Crown, the Demigodz Killmatic album, Apathy’s Wanna Snuggle?, Mr Lif’s Don’t Look Down and Czarface’s A Fistful of Peril, plus toured extensively across Europe, North America, and Australia with A1. A Glass Of Port (Intro) Celph Titled and Block McCloud.
A2. Lucifer’s Sickle 2014 saw Blac teaming up with producer and longtime AOTP and A3. Summa Cum Laude (feat. Apathy) Demigodz collaborator Stu Bangas for the first installment of Watson & Holmes, which featured Esoteric, Apathy, Celph A4. Rap Killin’ Titled and Vinnie Paz. Stu has been in the trenches since the early 2000s, producing heatrocks for Slaine, Esoteric, Tragedy A5. Commando Khadafi, Heltah Skeltah, Jedi Mind Tricks, Vinnie Paz, Blaq Poet, Copywrite, Chino XL, Cappadonna, AOTP and Sean A6. Blac-O-Teric (feat. Esoteric of Czarface) Price, including the lead single “Definition of God” from Sean A7. State Your Name (Interlude) Price's upcoming posthumous album Imperius Rex. A8. Zone Out The duo is back with The Uncanny Adventures of Watson & Holmes, a sophomore effort that improves on the first in every way. Stu gets completely brutal with the beats, and Blac ups the ante on the rhymes. Plus, they’ve enlisted Ill Bill (Non-Phixion, La B1. War Crimes (feat. Tragedy Khadafi) Coka Nostra), Nutso, Apathy (Demigodz, AOTP) 7L & Esoteric (AOTP, Czarface), and Tragedy Khadafi to lend their talents to B2. Sin City the project.
B3. Delete (feat. Ill Bill & DJ 7L) Blac explains that this time around, he “really dug in and executive B4. Murder Mystery II produced it: every sample, every transition, every edit.” He adds “People might not realize it, but this album took 4 years to make! B5. Remington I also worked closely with engineer Eddie Sancho on crafting the actual sound of the album... Stu and I are so familiar with each B6. Catchin’ Bodies other’s process that we already know what the other is thinking before he thinks it.” Stu elaborates, saying that “this time around B7. Forgot To Say (Interlude) we tried out different tempos, different vibes for songs, and Blac played around with different rhyme patterns, so it shows how we B8. Circle Of Fire (feat. Nutso) have both grown as artists.”
LABEL: BRICK RECORDS FORMAT: LP CATALOG: BRK166-LP STREET: 06/09/17