Escape the Yard from San Francisco-based Outsiders Syndicate and produced by Chicago's DJ MROK featuring Artifacts emcee El da Sensei drops on Black Buffalo Records. El da Sensei and Syndicate founder Nord1kone are joined by fellow Syndicate emcees The I.M.F., Jimmy Beatz, and Cyph 4. MROK handles cuts with Syndicate DJ LMT Break cutting on closing track Colors of the Jungle. The six-track splatter vinyl and cassette release features artwork from graffiti artist Joey Green. The album provides an ode to an underappreciated element of hip hop. The album tackles graffiti's dichotomy as an artform and criminalized offence. Through it's lyrical content, NY Boom Bap beats, graffiti inspired production samples, and snippets from seminal graffiti cinema, including 1983's Style Wars, Escape the Yard is a journey into the subway tunnels and train yards.
Release date:
February 25, 2022
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