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"Rendezvous" produced by Small Professor

"Short Money, Long Conversation" produced by Quandary

"Stop Biting Zilla Rocca Part 2 (Small Professor Remix)" featuring Curly Castro



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You're well over 30. You live off coffee, water, and booze. You're married. You have a child on the way. You've been rapping half your life. You are too old for the young boys but too young for the legacy circuit. You make an album inspired by Danny Brown's "Old" because you're old, an album inspired by Vince Staple's "Summertime '06" because you survived youth in a savage city, an album inspired by Nas' "Street's Disciple" because the best writers aren't afraid to look backwards.



One day you will become a former rapper. So you make an album shaking out every trick up your sleeve from 13 years as a completely independent artist. Sparse boom bap from Small Professor, Messiah Musik, and Ray West collide headfirst with ethereal thump from Steel Tipped Dove, Starkey, and William J. Sullivan. Stories of underage drinking, rap friends turned enemies, and ghosts from Philly basketball courts emerge quickly. Guest verses from Curly Castro, Armand Hammer, Serengeti, and Sid Sutra solidify a left of center approach that's crude and direct.



Zilla Rocca is the author of "Future Former Rapper" and a veteran emcee/producer/writer who has toured, released dozens of projects, and written for several notable outlets. He has previously collaborated with Open Mike Eagle, Lushlife, Roc Marciano, Geechi Suede, L'Orange, doseone, Henry Canyons, B. Dolan, and Uncommon NASA. He was shared stages with Blueprint, Quelle Chris, Denmark Vessey, Dopplegangaz, Astronautilus, K. Flay, Grieves, Dem Atlas, Nocando, Zeroh, and Busdriver.

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All songs mixed and mastered by Zilla Rocca @ The International Dart Parlour. Philadelphia, PA. Except "Make the Sickness, Sell the Cure" mixed and mastered by William J. Sullivan and "Name on the Buckle" mixed and mastered by Starkey.



Art direction by Kyle Tierce for Memetic Supply Co. -



Executive producers: Laura and Jack Zales



Peace to everyone who helped make this album exist. Thanks to all my friends, family, supporters, and artistic inspirations for encouraging me to be creative forever. released November 9, 2018All songs mixed and mastered by Zilla Rocca @ The International Dart Parlour. Philadelphia, PA. Except "Make the Sickness, Sell the Cure" mixed and mastered by William J. Sullivan and "Name on the Buckle" mixed and mastered by Starkey.Art direction by Kyle Tierce for Memetic Supply Co. - memeticsupply.com Executive producers: Laura and Jack ZalesPeace to everyone who helped make this album exist. Thanks to all my friends, family, supporters, and artistic inspirations for encouraging me to be creative forever.

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