Ayatollah

For Immediate Release
Tollah Music Announces The Latest
Opus From A Legendary Beatsmith
Ayatollah
the quixotic
Digital-Only Album To Be Released May 4h
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Tracklisting
1. The Star Of The Show
2. Harder They Come
3. Mantra
4. From Within
5. The Kids Are Crying Over You
6. Let Em Know
7. Change
8. Gods Animals
9. Livin In A Dream World
10. Cant Knock The Hustle "Part 2"
11. I Can't Make It Alone (ft. Maximil of
Regime Change)
12. The Rhyme Writers
13. Hello
14. How Can We Lose
15. When You Get Right Down To It
16. Superpeople
17. Take Me Higher
18. A Word From Derek (ft. Sadat X)
19. Quest For Fire
20. Fallin Love
21. Inside Out
22. Them Summer Days
23. Angkor Wat
24. Reflections
25. Hope Of Deliverance
26. Tollahmania
27. Heavy Traffic
Quix-ot-ic (adjective). “Caught up in the romance of noble
deeds; visionary, impulsive, and often rashly unpredictable.” Ayatollah dug in the crates for the title of his next
album, pulling out an obscure gem in much the same way
he’s been unearthing soulful sounds for over a decade.
“Quixotic is the word that best descbribes me as an individual,” says the veteran producer, whose “noble deeds”
include crafting hip-hop classics like Mos Def’s “Ms. Fat
Booty” and Styles P & Pharoahe Monch’s “The Life.”
Since these early successes, Ayatollah has gone on to
work with some of the greatest MCs to ever touch a microphone, including Rakim, Ghostface, Talib Kweli, Masta
Ace, and many more.
With The Quixotic (Tollah Music), Ayatollah delivers
another batch of head-nodding instrumentals, with a few
choice MCs (including Sadat X) also making appearances.
Five years in the making, The Quixotic reflects the free
creative approach favored by its creator. “With these
beats, there was no real formula. I just sat down and
formatted the sequence according to my mood.” While
many producers have upgraded to the latest computerbased technologies, ‘Thas shunned such gadgets in favor
of his reliable MPC 60 II. The connection between man
and machine is evident on The Quixotic. “By far, this is my
most personal record to date. The sounds I chose really
describe what’s going on at this point in my life.”
Contact
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