Track List:
01. STILL HEAR
02. INSIDE YOUR MIND
03. TRADESMEN ft. Ben Butter / Iomos Marad / King / J.Hewitt / Infinito 2017 / Longshot / Rashid Hadee
04. BOTTOMLINE
05. OBSERVATION INCOMPLETE
06. PROBLEMS ft. Melatone / Rashid Hadee
07. THE GAMBIT
08. CONFESSIONS OF AN ADOLESCENT
09. SUBLIMINAL
10. FACE OF THE HOOD
11. ONETWO
12. LEAVING BABYLON
13. DECEPTION
14. HIGHEST REGARDS ft. Rashid Hadee
15. PURPOSE
…Album 6. Urb Magazine Next 100 alumni.
International recording artist, hip hop tradesmen, producer, MC, DJ, B-Boy aficionado. The self-sufficient enigma appears once again with an offering rooted in classic true school fashion.
Employing comrade Rashid Hadee (Little Brother, Chapter 13) for assistance, the two present a sandy snapshot of pure beats rhymes and life entitled STILL HEAR. Rashid handles complete production and provides a post 90’s backdrop of dusty sample rich melodies over chunky drumbeats. Simple in essence…effortless quality, Thaione rhymes with the carefree vigor of a young seventeen year old backpack enthusiast less concerned with majority opinion. Slick and poignant content with signature easy to swallow delivery, STILL HEAR represents an unassuming approach of microphone mastery and well thought out composition. Relevant lyrics in relevant times.
A testimony of a casual day on the southside of Chicago, 15 tracks of seamless candor. A refreshing presentation of dope beats and rhymes full of integrity and conviction. Guest appearances include Iomos Marad, Longshot, King, Ben Butter, Infinito 2017, J. Hewitt (fka Cosmo Galactus), and Rashid Hadee all on the premier posse cut “Tradesmen”. With Chapter 13 affiliate Melatone appearing on hill street boom bap “Problems”, STILL HEAR is guaranteed to be another staple in Thaione’s consistent catalog of quality music.
Target markets Chicago, Philadelphia, D.C., Los Angeles, San Diego, Switzerland, Paris, London, Amsterdam, Berlin, New York, Atlanta, Tokyo.
