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02 - Legend of a Necessary Black Man 03 - Paper Chaserz (feat. CI & Jiz Lo) 04 - See the Line 05 - Whateva (feat. Ainzawadi) 06 - Back to the Mind 07 - The Movement 08 - I Build (feat. Sincere, Nabri, Sha-King, & CI) 09 - Dutch Masters (feat. Sha-King) 10 - All is Fair 11 - AnyhoodVille 12 - Feel the Love (feat. Ainzawadi) 13 - Gods On Earth 14 - Eternity 15 - Abu Shahid Speaks 16 - The Cipher (feat. Knowledge-Build, Sincere, Angel-Eye, CI, Sha-King, Living Proofe, Zyhier) 17 - Fly (feat. Wordslave)
01. Jack Wilson - Clap Your Hands Say Yeah (Prod. by SPAED)
02. Reverrb - Here You Go, Kiddo (Prod. by 2 Deep Productions) 03. Shindiggaz - GI Joe (Prod. by DJ Thermos) 04. Divine Seven - Str8 From the Heart 05. Jon Quest - Emcee University (Prod. by Shade Cobain) 06. B-FreeDaMisfit - In the Sunshine
07. Ayatollah Jaxx - Nothing Like You Ever Heard (Prod. by Chim Beats) 08. Apex - Get Ready (Prod. by Ulliversal) 09. Living Proofe - Be (Prod. by Nice Rec) 10. Idasa Tariq - Blacksmith Application (Prod. by Idasa Tariq) 11. Billy Pilgrim & Reverrb - Regardless
12. Lone Catalysts feat. Mood - Beware 13. Jev the Ghost - Open the Door (Prod. by Vills) 14. Internal Korruption - Get Out (Prod. by Internal Korruption) 15. Davu - Get Loose (Prod. by Shade Cobain)
16. Gene Stovall & Armstead Brown - Remote Control (Prod. by Armstead Brown) 17. Good Company - Might Not Make It (Prod. by Fundamental) 18. Divine Seven - Reachin' (Prod. by Shade Cobain) 19. Shindiggaz - Ninja Turtles (Prod. by DJ Thermos) 20. Jack Wilson feat. Billy Pilgrim & Deric Norgren - Meets His Speaker 21. Jasiri X - Silent Night
Apex - Struggle City out now!! Jack Wilson - Take the Fire From My Hand out now!! Jasiri X - American History X out now!! Living Proofe - Wake Up World out now!! Divine Seven & Ayatollah Jaxx as Black Connection out now!! Divine Seven - Introspect the LP coming soon!! Ayatollah Jaxx - Hello, Hip-Hop coming soon!! Idasa Tariq - Smiling Face 1.2 coming soon!! Lone Catalysts - Back to School/Square Binizz coming soon!!
As the Black Connection, Ayatollah Jaxx and Divine Seven take a different route than most. Only 35 minutes in length, the album strays from the unnecessary filler and proves that quality defeats quantity.
Jaxx and Sev are veterans, and leaders of the new school in Pittsburgh hip-hop. Getting your attention from the first word he spits, Jaxx is a lyrical hurricane that will surely have you rewinding the track. Sev brings a uniquely smooth, laid back delivery, along with catchy head-nodding hooks. Their complimentary styles create an ideal combination that is responsible for the refreshing sound heard on this album.
While the album explores the deepest essence of hip-hop in Pittsburgh, it can be appreciated by fans of the music worldwide. Unlike many albums released today, Black Connection maintains replay value. In addition to Jaxx and Sev, a collection of producers have invested their art to the project.
The album has soulful production from local favorite BusCrates, as well as contributions from Shade Cobain, J-Pad, TPM, Tone Beatz, and PMC/CJams. Normally, an album may struggle to vibe so perfectly with numerous producers, but that struggle is not heard here.
On "Happiness," a precisely chopped James Brown sample asks, "you know what happiness is?" Divine Seven replies, "It's a movement, man." This sums up Black Connection well. The album is uplifting and geared toward the progressive mindstate. It's up to the consumers to decide if this is a movement they will be part of.
01. Love <3 (Intro)(Prod. by BusCrates 16-Bit Ensemble) 02. Black Gold (Prod. by BusCrates 16-Bit Ensemble) 03. Regality (Prod. by BusCrates 16-Bit Ensemble) 04. Wordplay (Prod. by J-Pad the Juggernaut) 05. Al Silla Al Sawdaa... 06. Happiness (Prod. by Shade Cobain/BusCrates 16-Bit Ensemble)
07. Live Together (Prod. by TPM) 08. City Lights (Prod. by Tone Beatz) 09. Laureate Sketch (Prod. by PMC/CJams)