MP3: Slum Village – “Lock it Down” (Prod. by J Dilla)

Hip-Hop all stars Slum Village are getting ready to release their newest studio album Villa Manifesto on July 27th. Although the group has included a revolving cast of members in the past five years, confirmed to be working on this project are Elzhi and T3 along with the late Baatin and J Dilla. There are plenty of collaborative appearances on the album, detailed by the tracklist below, but for a Slum Village album Villa Manifesto appears to be pretty bare boned.

One track from the album has leaked; “Lock it Down” is one of the various tracks produced by J Dilla. Batting #2 on an album is no easy task, and “Lock it Down” is a very promising track which showcases the ferocity that Slum Village seem to have found once again. Elzhi’s opening verse is a powerful passage that matches Dilla’s clean production with his clean flow. Add this one to your summer hip-hop playlist.

MP3: Slum Village – “Lock it Down” (Prod. by J Dilla)

Villa Manifesto

1. Bare Witness
2. Lock it Down (feat. J Dilla)
3. Earl Flin (feat. J Dilla)
4. Scheming (feat. J Dilla, De La Soul & Phife) [Prod. by Young RJ]
5. Faster (feat. Colin Munroe) [Prod. by Young RJ]
6. 2000 Beyond (feat. J Dilla)
7. Stereo (feat. J Dilla)
8. Don’t Fight The Feeling (feat. Dwele) [Prod. by Mr. Porter]
9. Dance
10. Um Um
11. The Set Up
12. Where Do We Go From Here (feat. Little Brother)
13. We’ll Show You