A MINUS X CHANES Therapeutic KEY SELLING POINTS • Features Nolan The Ninja, E-Fav (aka Emile Vincent of Clear Soul Forces) • Produced by Detroit based producer Chanes who has released projects through House Shoes’ Street Corner Music and Insect Records • Chanes has worked with Kurupt, Guilty Simpson, On Cue, Fatt Father, Roc Marciano, Sean Price (RIP), and more • A-Minus has worked with Ruste Juxx, Guilty Simpson, Nolan The Ninja, and also dropped an EP with producer DaG (BJ The Chicago Kid, Young RJ, and more) last year DESCRIPTION ARTIST: A Minus x Chanes Not every album needs to be a turn up. Sometimes it’s best to sit back, TITLE: Therapeutic light up, and let the project run from start to finish. Therapeutic, the debut CATALOG: L-LOC004 project by A-Minus and Chanes, is definitely the latter. Released via LABEL: Left Of Center DJ Soko’s Left of Center (LOC), Therapeutic embodies the spirit of the GENRE: Hip-Hop/Rap smoke sesh in the best way. At ten tracks, the album is packed to the BARCODE: 659123105217 brim with Chanes’ hazy, chopped and screwed, bangers that fit perfectly FORMAT: LP with A-Minus’ candid storytelling. While this is the first official A-Minus and HOME MARKET: Detroit, Michigan Chanes record, both have spent significant time in Detroit’s rap scene RELEASE: 7/6/2018 and beyond. LIST PRICE: $17.98 / CH CASE QTY: 50/25 Chanes has produced for some of the best lyricists in the game including Fatt Father, the late Sean Price, Roc Marciano, Guilty Simpson, and Miz TRACKLISTING (Click Tracks In Blue To Preview Audio) Korona. Chanes’ beats have also stood alone as instrumental projects for House Shoes’ Street Corner Music and Insect Records. For his 1. Loud Pack part, A-Minus has honed his craft as an MC rhyming alongside some 2. Sunday Smoke (feat. The Cadillac Papers) of the aforementioned rappers as well as Ruste Juxx, Guilty Simpson, and Nolan The Ninja. In 2017, he released the Get Mama Rich EP with 3. Solemate producer DaG, which was also released on LOC. 4. Propane (feat. Nolan the Ninja & E-Fav) 5. Blindside The thing about Therapeutic is that it feels cohesive. As if everything is 6. TGIF where it’s supposed to be. The album isn’t A-Minus rapping over a bunch 7. Naima of different beats from a bunch of different producers. It’s A-Minus rapping alongside Chanes’ well-placed snares and kicks. With only a few select 8. Take Your Time guest appearances including Nolan The Ninja, E-Fav, Norman Vincent, 9. Lisa (feat. Norman Vincent) and the Cadillac Papers, this is A-Minus’ moment. 10. Therapeutic Therapeutic begins especially hazy, complete with lighter sound effects and demands to “roll that shit/ light that shit/ smoke it.” It’s fun, upbeat, and full of classic head-nod stoner moments. By the second to last song, “Lisa,” A-Minus opens up, reflecting on his experience as a husband and father. As he says, “Years before I made you wife/ some mistakes were made and it wasn’t making me right/ imma say you are the greatest thing that came in my life/ you brighten up my day/ it’s like you gave me the light.” Ultimately, Therapeutic is compelling because A-Minus and Chanes each brought what they do best to the table and weren’t afraid to tell their story. - Gus Navarro PROUDLY DISTRIBUTED BY FAT BEATS DISTRIBUTION | 8920 ETON AVE. CANOGA PARK, CA 91304 | DISTRIBUTION.FATBEATS.COM.