Standing On Giant Shoulders

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Standing On Giant Shoulders is the fifth album by Long Beach rapper Seafood Sam, released on April 19, 2024 under the label drink sum wtr. It features the following artists on each track: RAE KHALIL on "Attack of the Dreadlocks" Reaper Mook on "Grey Seas"pink siifu on "Cowboy Leather"Goya Gumbani on "Lagonda"Jayellz on "The Card Players" From drink sum wtr (full description on Bandcamp): The culmination arrives with Standing on Giant Shoulder. It’s the evidence of a master, a young sensei in the model of Quincy Jone. All of the rhyme, singing, production, and arrangements envisioned by Sam were created in collaboration with his kinsman Tom Kendall from the Soular System group. It’s the rare modern hip-hop album that demands to be heard on vinyl, an arsenal of sample-free soul-funk without skip. It’s hard-edged and lyrical enough for disciples of Larry June and Roc Marciano, but orchestral and melodic enough for fans of Anderson .Paak and H.E.R. The album opens with the “Saylo,” a sunshine and palm trees Sunday cruise on the avenue. Sam crafts a temporary utopia of infectious rhythms and buttery cadence, casting himself in the role of the 2023 West Coast Mase: Harlem World harmoniously meeting the LBC. “Can’t Take The Hood To Heaven” is a spiritual drive-bye. A poignant remembrance of the times where Sam’s grandmother would call him to ask if he believed in God. Sink into this flashback of pre-adolescent memories when Sam’s parents bumped Kirk Franklin and gospel. But there are easter eggs embedded to satisfy those non-believers seeking terrestrial grounding. On “Cowboy Leather,” Sam teams with Pink Siifu to drop a modern hood western. A shootout in the desert, where the gunmen wear white tee, the beat sounds like Sergio Leone on Long Beach Blvd, and Sam moonwalks with a Berry Gordy smile. “Attack of the Dreadlocks” finds Sam in union with Rae Khalil, answering the question of what would the Fugees sound like if they emerged in 2023. “Bullets From a Butterfly” is a crushed velour two-step glide where Sam details his glow up from government cheese and welfare checks to three-course meals and designer fashion. .

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