Black Radio 10th anniversary deluxe edition Shanachie Kingpin Skinny Pimp and his

Kingpin Skinny Pimp and his Gimisum Family and their self-titled album

but also in his production style that birthed the moniker Metal Fingers

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Opener ‘Guard The Fort’ features Lyrics Born and Gift Of Gab

The producer was certainly on the ball when he recorded a concert with CTI stars on a short tour of the USA in 1973

Black Radio 10th anniversary deluxe edition Shanachie Kingpin Skinny Pimp and hisIn 2012, Robert Glasper changed the game. After several acclaimed Blue Note albums with his acoustic trio (Canvas, In My Element) that solidified his Jazz cred while hinting at his Hip Hop leanings, the visionary pianist went all in with Black Radio, an album that laid out a new paradigm for creative music, reaching beyond entrenched genre boundaries to create a singular vision that drew from all reaches of contemporary black music and beyond.