![]() The sound is familiar: chilled out sample-heavy beats that recall the mid-'90s heyday of NYC rap. Ka produced every track and the LP features exactly one guest appearance, from Roc Marciano (Ka even directed ). The album is a one-man show, nearly from beginning to end. Grief Pedigree has the feel of a hood classic in the truest sense of the word-if such a thing even exists in 2012. Four years in the making, Grief Pedigree has the feel of a hood classic in the truest sense of the word-if such a thing even exists in 2012. Originally a member of the beloved (albeit by few) late '90s backpacker group Natural Elements, Ka laid low for much of the blinged-out first decade of the 21st Century before re-emerging in 2008 with his debut solo album, Iron Works. If it is-and here's saying it is-then Grief Pedigree is what it sounds like. ![]() Four years into a recession that hasn't receded for a lot of people, plus the usual compliment of people killing and people dying, maybe it's time for some grown folks rap. It might've sounded like a backhanded compliment a few years ago, but 2012 is a different landscape. Label: Iron Works Released: February 13 Grown man rap.
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