Co Defendants (Profit and Benefit)-----Turn It Up

Co Defendants (Profit and Benefit)-----Turn It Up

Co-Defendants comprises of Profit and Benefit hop on the Statiks Selektah produced track "Turn It Up" from their forthcoming self titled album.

Ras Kass--------Promised Land

Ras Kass--------Promised Land

Ras Kass sheds some light into police brutality and racism on the Statik Selektah produced "Promised Land".

Statik Selektah featuring Royce Da 5'9--------Crystal Clear

Statik Selektah featuring Royce Da 5'9--------Crystal Clear
Statik Selektah got some heat for the masses with a new joint "Crystal Clear" as Royce Da 5'9 hops on the track from Selektah's new album "Lucky 7".

Joey Bada$$---------Curry Chicken

Joey Bada$$---------Curry Chicken

Joey Bad$$ drops the new single Curry Chicken produced by Statik Selektah from his forthcoming album B4.DA.$$ dropping in January 2015.

Statik Selektah--------Alarm Clock

Statik Selektah featuring Ab-Soul, Logic, Jon Connor and Francesca--------Alarm Clock

Statik Selektah is preparing for his anticipated album What Goes Around dropping in August. Here's a taste of some bangers starting with the single Alarm Clock featuring Ab-Soul, Logic, Jon Connor and Francesca.

Skip Whitman------Hi School

Skip Whitman------Hi School

Boston artist Skip Whitman releases a hot new joint Hi School with cuts by Statik Selektah. The self produced joint is on Skip Whitman's new album Whitman Can't Jump available on Bandcamp.

Statik Selektah-------The Imperial

Statik Selektah featuring Action Bronson, Black Thought and Royce Da 5'9"-------The Imperial

Statik Selektah is taking over by force with his new first single "The Imperial" with an awesome line up of Action Bronson, Black Thought and Royce Da 5'9" ripping the sixteens on the hot production. Statik Selektah is gearing up for his solo production album "What Goes Around" dropping in August.

Statik Selektah---------Carry On

Statik Selektah featuring Freddie Gibbs and Joey Bada$$---------Carry On

With Statik Selektah on the foundation boards, Joey Bad$$ and Freddie Gibbs hop on this boom bap banger "Carry On" from Selektah's upcoming album "Off What Goes Around" dropping in August.

Statik Selektah--------Welcome To The NBA

Statik Selektah featuring Joey B, JFK, Wais P--------Welcome to the NBA
With Statik Selektah on the boards, he drops the new heat with the assist of Joey B, JFK and Wais P on the track "Welcome To The NBA (Never Go Broke)". The hot video was shot in Brooklyn in front of the Barclay's center. This track will be on the forthcoming Statik's mixtape "AG3 (All Green Everything 3)".

Anthony Cruz--------Live From New York (Blood Moon) Freestyle

Anthony Cruz--------Live From New York (Blood Moon) Freestyle
Anthony Cruz of the legendary group Natural Elements unleashes the hot fiery lyrics over the Statik Selektah foundation on his freestyle "Live From New York (Blood Moon)".

Ransom and Statik Selektah---------Jade

Ransom and Statik Selektah---------Jade
Ransom and Statik Selektah brings out the visuals to their joint Jade from their 2013 released project The Proposal with Rik Cordero and Three 21 Media on the visual direction lens.

Statik Selektah and JFK-----Rebuild On The Way

Statik Selektah and JFK-----Rebuild On The Way

Statik Selektah and JFK release the visuals to the dope record Rebuild On The Way.

H.Blanco------Blessed (Video)

H.Blanco------Blessed (Video)
H.Blanco has released the visuals to the Statik Selektah produced track Blessed.

H.Blanco------Blessed

H.Blanco------Blessed

H.Blanco is the new artist signed with Termanology's label ST records joins forces with Statik Selektah produced track Blessed.

Ransom and Statik Selektah------Dollars and Sense

Ransom and Statik Selektah------Dollars and Sense

Ransom and Statik Selektah releases a bonus track "Dollars and Sense" from their project The Proposal.

Ransom and Statik Selektah----The Proposal

Ransom and Statik Selektah-The Proposal--(2013)

Artist: Ransom and Statik Selektah

Album: The Proposal

Label: Independent           

Producers: Statik Selektah

The year of hip hop is sounding way different these days with trap music and club style tracks. As of late, a reminiscent style of hip hop has re-emerged. There is a slowly trend of projects with a emcee/producer landslide. It goes back to one of the favorite duos Gang Starr and this year there are many such as Prodigy and the Alchemist. This includes New Jersey’s emcee Ransom and one of the most prolific producers Statik Selektah which has been the duo to look out for. With their opus “The Proposal”, the group will offer straight basic hard lyricism and head knocking boom bap production.

This album puts the feel of the golden era 90’s music that many people crave for. The beginning of the album makes perfect sense of how to introduce the album. Statik Selektah blessed Ransom with the organ, synths and piano infused production beats on tracks like “I Do”, “Unexplainable” and “Outcast”. Ransom spits the heavy confessions to the musical art form on “I Do”: I know I doubted you/I cheated on you with all the things that empowered you/How can you love me, why would you want me/thought it was love, it was pain that brought me. Ransom honesty shine heavily on tracks like “Life of Sin” where Statik Selektah infused the 90’s scratches from Biggie and 2Pac while “Reservoir Scars” is a clever track where Ransom splits the personalities of bank robbers with that high energy production and Styles P joins in with Ransom on that hyper addicted “It’s Ransom”.

This album takes the listener through memory lane with hardcore scratches, boom bap music production and slick clever rhymes. Ransom expands well with subject matter whether its storytelling or braggadocios tracks. “Jade” is one of the tracks that places perspective from his storytelling point of view. Which make this project balanced well is although it’s short of ten songs, Easy Money and Styles P are the only appearances and they did not overshadow the project which is a plus. Unfortunately, this project will sink below the radar because of the fans that only care about contemporary style. Other fans including myself will embrace this album to the fullest. What separates “The Proposal” from other emcee/producer projects is Statik Selektah tests Ransom with his production by bringing out Ransom’s hunger; it has an updated golden era feel without reinventing the wheel. Ransom sharp edgy lyrics and Statik Selektah’s boom bap production bring “The Proposal” a phenomenal offering to the fans with a new modern era sound.

            Strong Tracks: “I Do”, “Unexplainable”, “Reservoir Scars”, “It’s Ransom”, “Outcast”, “Life of Sin”, “Jade”

            Rating: out of

Ransom and Statik Selektah----It's Ransom

Ransom and Statik Selektah featuring Styles P.----It's Ransom

We got some heavy duty boom bap music. Ransom tag teams with producer Seletah Selektah with the new joint featuring LOX's Styles P with the single called "It's Ransom". Beats, rhymes and treats from the duo as they prepare for the new album The Proposal dropping in October.

Statik Selektah----Extended Play

Statik Selektah-Extended Play-Duck Down-(2013)

Artist: Statik Selektah

Album: Extended Play

Label: Duck Down

Producers: artist, Alchemist

Lawrence Massachusetts, Statik Selektah has put in work with his production skills. The deejay of his weekly radio show on Sirius XM put all the energy into making one effective album after another. Being mentored by DJ Premiere, the beat maker does know how to make compatible matches with his beat with the artists. With a full length 18 track album “Extended Play” will it favor the listeners?    

            Listening to this album puts the listener into high hopes of a great album and it certainly made its mark. Second album out of duck down, fifth studio album total, extended play blends well with switching up from the boom bap 90’s production style to original content. The guest appearances really fit the theme of the album. Fans love when an album starts off with a Pain in the Ass talking shit reminiscing from the Reasonable Doubt days as he teams up with Action Bronson, Big Body Bes and Tony Touch on “Reloaded”. The first single “Bird’s Eye View” starts off correct with three rhyming juggernauts Raekwon, Joey Bada$$ and Black Thought spit over the soulful sample beat while “21 and Over” seems like an odd pair on paper but Sean Price and Mac Miller came correct over the head nodding, hard kicks and a nicely simple beat with the 90’s feel element of DJ scratching and the high energized “East Coat” sounds like a M.O.P record but pairing N.O.R.E with Lil Fame actually works.

            The album continues with the jazzy horn infused “The Spark” where Action Bronson and Joey Bada$$ spit fire on this track despite not really feeling the Mike Posner’s chorus. The highlight tracks is three fourths of the album especially “Pinky Ring” that brings out the hunger Prodigy; although he doesn’t sound like the 90’s P but the musical compaibilty of this song makes it so close with that soulful sample and the ferocious lyrics. This also includes “Big City of Dreams” where Troy Ave, Push, Meyhem Lauren and AG Da Coroner add that hood spark with the official hard drums and scratches added by the clever producer and the piano loop insisted “Game Break” brings that laid back nostalgic feel to it with Lecrae, Posdnous and Termanology did their thing on this.

Extended Play put the average listener to perspective and put artists into how to make an album. This album has a great experimentation of old school rappers and new artists mixed with boom bap production and some contemporary beats. While Statik Selektah didn’t abandon the old hip hop elements such as the deejay elements and sampled infused beats, this album works very well. the minor concern may be listener fatigue because the album is lengthy. Personally, I enjoyed this album but some listeners don’t have a lengthy attention span. This does not affect the consistency of the album in any way. Whether making an odd pair of Sean Price and Mac Miller on “21 and Over” seem listenable, perfect compatibility of Styles P, Bun B. and Hit-Boy (which I had no idea he raps too) on “Funeral Season”, bringing out the new emcees like Pro Era on the Alchemist assisted “Live From the Era” or hot tracks from artists I’m not too familiar with, this album hits all angles. It doesn’t matter if it’s contemporary or the old school boom bap sound; it’s how to make a song. Enough of the old school boom bap music hating or the new school hating, Extended Play made its way to break the segregation of the trends. This album has an extended play on my I-POD.

            Strong Tracks: “Reloaded”, “21 and Over”, “East Coast”, “Bird’s Eye View”, “Funeral Season”, “Pinky Ring”, “Big City of Dreams”, “Game Break”

            Average Tracks: “Make Believe”

            Weak Tracks:  None

            Rating:out of