Shuko 1996

Vinyl LP pressing. 1996 is an instrumental album by Germany's beatmaker Shuko who produced for the likes of Lil Wayne, Rick Ross, Snoop Dogg, Pusha-T, Jedi Mind Tricks, Talib Kweli, B-Real and many more. When he started to listen to hip-hop in 1996, he never thought about working or writing with his icons. 22 years later he looks back on a strong catalog of beats he produced for his childhood heroes from Cypress Hill, Grand Puba, CL Smooth, Sadat X, O.C., Ras Kass, Keith Murray and many more just to name a few. For this album, Shuko only worked with the original equipment that was used in 1996 in hip-hop's golden era to capture the same vibe and sound. SP1200 & Akai MPC60 are the foundation of all his beats besides one of his favourite samples of this age. 1996 is a homage of one of the best years in hip-hop with guaranteed flashbacks, knocking drums, jazzy vibes and nodding heads.