News: RJD2 Shares Details On New Hip-Hop Album, Collaboration With STS
–Written by Kevin Madert
Philadelphia-based instrumental hip-hop guru RJD2 is at it again: the long-time DJ/producer confirmed to Rolling Stone yesterday a new album is on the way. Out May 5th, STS x RJD2 will be a collaborative effort featuring rapper and fellow Philadelphian (Philadelphite?) STS. RJD2 describes the album as “soulful, honest hip-hop music,” and lauds STS for having “a way with words, and his own fully developed style…he’s one of my favorite rappers to make waves in the last three to four years.”
RJD2 has plenty of experience working with wordsmith – he’s produced a full-length with rapper Aceyalone and released two albums with Rhymesayers regular Blueprint under the moniker Soul Position – and a few listens to STS x RJD2‘s lead single “Hold On, Here It Go” show us he’s still plenty talented in that department. The producer’s dusty beat – paired with an orchestral arrangement from the Bohemian Dub Orchestra – provide an airy, upbeat accompaniment for the deceptive vitriol dripping from STS’s verses.
STS x RJD2 is out May 5 via RJ’s Electrical Connections. Connect with RJD2 (Facebook | Twitter | Soundcloud | Official Site). Connect with STS (Facebook | Twitter | Official Site)