Persona, by Mello Music Group

Persona

by Mello Music Group

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G If you want a lot of bang for your buck, look no further. This is basically MMG flexing on how talented and varied their roster really is. Favorite track: Requiem (feat. Oddisee & Phonte).

Kelvin Graham II Mello Music Group's diversity is astounding and this has to be one of my favorite compilations in a long time. Favorite track: Sometimes I Feel (feat. L'Orange & Kool Keith).

Ｋ I bought this for Celebrity Reduction Prayer to be honest. I'm so glad I did. What a fantastic collection of work. Favorite track: PNT (feat. Apollo Brown & Ras Kass).

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1.	Requiem (feat. Oddisee & Phonte) 04:06	info	buy track
2.	Homicide (feat. yU & Nottz) 02:49	info	buy track
3.	PNT (feat. Apollo Brown & Ras Kass) 04:40	info	buy track
4.	Celebrity Reduction Prayer (feat. Open Mike Eagle / prod. Oddisee) (free) 04:32	info	download
5.	You First (feat. Rapper Big Pooh, Quelle Chris, Oh No) 02:48	info	buy track
6.	Sometimes I Feel (feat. L'Orange & Kool Keith) 02:43	info	buy track
7.	The Run (feat. Red Pill & Oh No) 03:16	info	buy track
8.	Troubles (feat. Apollo Brown & Masta Ace) 03:02	info	buy track
9.	Word To The Wise (feat. Oddisee) 03:04	info	buy track
10.	Dark Comedy Late Show (feat. Open Mike Eagle & Exile) 05:16	info	buy track
11.	Circles Around Circles (feat. L'Orange & Gift of Gab) 03:10	info	buy track
12.	Lose The Ground (feat. yU & Tall Black Guy) 03:25	info	buy track
13.	House Rag (feat. Quelle Chris & I,Ced) 02:42		buy track
14.	Darlin' (feat. Red Pill & Blockhead) 02:40	info	buy track
15.	No Future (feat. Apollo Brown & Rapper Big Pooh) 03:09	info	buy track
16.	All I See Is You (feat. Quelle Chris & Bilal Salaam) 02:48	info	buy track

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If the soul of hip-hop belongs to the culture, the skeleton belongs to the independent label. From Sugar Hill to Def Jam, Tommy Boy to Rawkus, Fondle Em to Def Jux, the genre’s best music has been birthed by imprints that brazenly defy the status quo, those who champion fearless artists and always prize quality over commerce.

For the last eight years, Mello Music Group has lived by that ethos. If you’re reading these words, you’re inevitably well aware of its ascendance and growing legacy. But more importantly, you know the artists—those singular voices channeling the spirits of the past and spitting premonitions of the future. Boom-bap at its best: evolving and expanding the art form, capturing stories of the struggle, upholding the tradition, and keeping the crooked honest.

Persona unveils the murderer’s row that is the Mello roster of 2015. Oddisee, Apollo Brown, yU, L'Orange, Red Pill, Open Mike Eagle, Rapper Big Pooh, Quelle Chris. The stars of the present teamed with timeless innovators like Phonte (Little Brother), Blockhead, Ras Kass, Gift of Gab (Blackalicious), Oh No, Masta Ace, and Bilal Salaam. The result is something that binds current greats with the pioneers who paved the asphalt. It’s both a historical moment and hard as hell.

If most compilations are nothing more than a loosely thrown together collection of songs, Persona boasts meticulous focus. These aren’t spare tracks, they’re potent messages and poisonous darts. “Requiem” finds Phonte and Oddisee indicting American racism and Xenophobia with fury and precision. On “Homicide,” yU and Nottz leave blood dripping all over the canvas. There’s “Celebrity Reduction Prayer,” where Open Mike Eagle lampoons our Hollywood obsession, our overzealous idol worship over Oddisee’s warm Wonder keyboards.

But there’s ultimately no need to do the track-by-track breakdown. This is an anthology in the most traditional well-curated sense. Turn here if you want to find the best hip-hop artists of their generation in raw and unfiltered form. The bars are brimstone; the beats force your neck to swivel. Through all the discontent, rays of hope begin to emerge. If you remember the feeling you got when you first heard Soundbombing, stop searching. The slang has changed, the style remains indelible, the latest personas have emerged. The new sound is here.

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released March 10, 2015

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