Heavy Print, by Maker

Heavy Print

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Chicago beatsmith Maker’s latest album based around samples from the Now-Again catalog, featuring raps by Wes Restless, Guilty Simpson, Bishop Lamont, and Qwel.

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1.	Never Say Never (ft. Choosey) 03:32	buy track
2.	Bye Now (ft. Wes Restless) 03:00	buy track
3.	Rattlesnake (ft. Qwel) 03:13	buy track
4.	Gratuitous Violence (ft. Bishop Lamont) 02:33	buy track
5.	Murda Shit (ft. IAMGAWD) [Remix] 03:46	buy track
6.	IdleThreats (ft. Guilty Simpson) [Remix] 03:25	buy track
7.	Calm Before The Storm (ft. Wes Restless) 03:33	buy track
8.	Take Me Away (ft. Adam and the Flood) 03:20	buy track
9.	Underdgs (ft. TheHighestLow) [Remix] 03:36	buy track
10.	Keep It A Stack (ft. Jewels Hunter) 04:06	buy track
11.	Rap Like Napolean (ft. Hellsent) [Remix] 02:41	buy track
12.	Entervention (ft. Thaione Davis) 03:14	buy track

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Chicago-area beatsmith Maker’s two entries into Now-Again’s Music Library series showcase the verve with which this underground Chicago hip-hop producer undertook an exercise in boom-bap era aesthetics: he dug deep into the Now-Again catalog and found dusty drum breaks to underscore two bar loops. Maker Vs. Now-Again made the case that hip hop didn’t necessarily have to fly into a dub-step inflected future if it was still having fun in its funky past. Maker Vs. Now-Again V. 2 expanded beyond the American funk, soul and jazz that Now-Again was founded upon and included worldly grooves from far-flung locales like Nigeria, Brazil and Zambia flipped up by this hip hop classicist. And the came V.3, the best of both worlds, followed by Sight Unseen, the first Maker album for Now-Again with rappers.

Heavy Print follows in this lineage, as Maker works with a variety of rappers like Bishop Lamont, Wes Restless, Guilty Simpson and more. This is a digital release only and is the 12th album in the Now-Again Music Library Series. Previous entries have also included albums by Oh No and Cook Classics. Listen to “Keep It A Stack,” based on the Sharkmove’s “My Life,” below. Sharkmove first appeared on our Indonesian anthology Those Shocking Shaking Days with their “Evil War,” later sampled by Madlib and Freddie Gibbs for “City.”

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released November 18, 2022

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Maker Chicago, Illinois

Marco Jacobo (aka Maker) has spent the past 12 years honing his production talent, releasing a barrage of albums/45s/remixes, and spending a lion’s share of his non-studio time on the road.

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