Dedicated to everyone who loves vinyl. From the album 'Pieces Of A Man' by 2-03 and Hakim Jamal, out next week on all streaming services and available straight away to Bandcamp subscribers. You can also find the video for this track by following the YouTube link.more

https://distrokid.com/hyperfollow/hakimjamal/pieces-of-a-man If you liked 'Solid Gold' back in the day, this should be up your street. Releasing worldwide on Feb 27 and available now to preorder via this link and directly on Bandcamp. The first album by 2-03, ‘Untitled,’ was released in 2022. It was a dark vision; inspired by listening to Scarface and NWA in my younger days, and reflecting a general anger I felt in my life. It’s an album I’ve been pleased and surprised to see is still generating a lot of interest among new listeners.  This new album takes the same ‘West Coast’ route musically, but changes gear to a funkier and more positive vibe. The album title echoes the 70’s Gil Scott-Heron classic, and accordingly is more inspired by the downtempo sounds of Guru/Jazzmatazz and DeLaSoul. Meanwhile, lyrically I have to express what I know about, namely NYC with a little of a Nas flavor in there, so the vocal style is poetic and descriptive. I hope you will enjoy it. more

Lagos, Nairobi, Addis Ababa: 1974. Africa, having given its music to America, decides that it would like it back. African music is going to be the music of the future. https://hakimjamal.bandcamp.com/track/music-of-the-future Out now on Bandcamp but available shortly on all streaming services. Watch the video at: https://youtu.be/HyO270xsnWg Find out how it was made: https://www.hakimjamalmusic.com/post/how-music-of-the-future-was-mademore