Sporting Life is known for his incredible work as one-third of New York rap outfit Raking, giving the group its foundational just-dusty-enough beats. Now, Sporting Life (birth name Eric Adiele) is gearing up to release his debut album 55 5's on Belgium label R&S Records. Inspired by other future-thinking producers like Arca and DJ Rashad, 55 5's is looking to be more beat tape than album (the album will actually be the first cassette tape release from R&S in 18 years), full of raw instrumentals that don't look to be anything other than what they are. First single "Badd" is one such instrumental, a frenetic track that manages to fill in the gaps between footwork and drum & bass.