Description
THIS BUNDLE INCLUDES 1 COPY OF THE 'YEAR ONE' LP AND 1 COPY OF THE GANGSTA RAP COLORING BOOK
LIMITED TO 30 BUNDLES
PRESSED ON BLACK 180g VINYL
Aye Jay, best known as the illustrator/creator of the Gangsta Rap Coloring Book is MAJOR DAD.
In 1993, he co-founded Chico, California's first rap group, spanning over twenty plus years.
Last year, after a wrist surgery, he picked up the microphone again after a ten-year hiatus. Inspired by Lupe Fiasco's living room recording, and with a ton of bartered beats in tow, he learned to write and record at home, and went on a tear, releasing eight separate projects in the first year.
Like his art, the music is full of humor, pop culture references, and fun. In a nod to both Major Lazer and the Eighties sitcom he called it MAJOR DAD.
Cover art by Aye Jay reflects this, with famous art recontextualized, and a nod to now-defunct record labels thrown in for good measure.
Featuring Kool A.D. (Das Racist), Bonnie "Prince" Billy (Palace Music), Prince Zimboo (Major Lazer), Z-Man (Hiero), and Faydog. All scratches by DJ Swamp (Beck) .
The album also features production from Vrse Murphy (Sacred Hoop), Brycon, Maitre D, and Grammy-nominated Marty James (Scapegoat Wax).
Thirty copies of the LP are available in a bundle with the Gangsta Rap Coloring Book!
Released by Last Gasp Press in 2004, the GRCB was an immediate success and received mass-media attention, most notably getting screen time in Spike Lee's "Sucker Free City"
Foreword by J-Zone, Afterword by Sacha Jenkins (R.I.P.) and cover by Shepard Fairey (Obey Giant).
SIDE ONE:
1. REN & STIMPY INTRO (featuring Billy West)
2. PRACTICE
3. REBOOT (featuring Kool A.D.)
4. RICHARD D. JAMES
5. BUZZO
6. FAYJAY THEME (featuring Faydog)
SIDE TWO:
1. DR. ZOIDBERG INTRO (featuring Billy West)
2. A NEW HOPE
3. PRETTY GOOD (ROYALTY RMX)
(featuring Bonnie "Prince" Billy and Prince Zimboo)
4. WOW!
5. SPARE CHANGE (featuring Z-Man)
6. ROBBIN' THE PREZIDENT (featuring Faydog)
