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The Beast and Nnenna Freelon
8+ albums
rnbsoulSmooth JazzJazz Hopindie soul
about
Echoing the style of Guru’s Jazzmatazz, jazz vocalist and multi Grammy nominee Nnenna Freelon join hip-hop quartet The Beast to release Freedom Suite, a 10-track collection of creative reflections on jazz and hip-hop hosted by 9th Wonder. Drawing from a traditional jazz canon as well as hip-hop “standards” from the recent past, the album brings a live jazz sound to some of the most loved tracks in popular music. The album features six original songs written and produced by The Beast and also re-makings of modern classics such as Mos Def’s “Umi Says,” Johnny Mercer & Hoagey Carmichael’s “Skylark,” and Lauryn Hill’s “Doo Wop.” The project has guest appearances from Branford Marsalis, Phonte (of The Foreign Exhchange/Little Brother), YahZarah and Geechi Suede (of Camp Lo). Recognizing the importance of talking about the convergence of jazz and hip-hop and its role in forward-thinking culture, the album also features conversations among some of hip-hop and jazz’s greatest intellectual minds including ?uestlove, Herbie Hancock, Amiri Baraka, Branford Marsalis, Angela Davis and more. Free download at http://thebeast.bandcamp.com/ User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.
top songs
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Good Evening ft. 9th Wonder
3392Rise Beyond the Sky ft. YahZarah & Rapsody
3123Freedom Part 2 ft. Suede (prod. Apple Juice Kid)
2704Let Go ft. Tyler Woods
2665Umi Says
2606Once Again ft. Kooley High
2587Skylark
2418Get Out of Town ft. Phonte
2369No Escape ft. Carlitta Durand & Darien Brockington
22810Love ft. King Mez & Thee Tom Hardy (prod. Apple Juice Kid)
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