Boldy James & The Alchemist - Bo Jackson (Discussion Thread)

[TheDarceKnight]

FLIGHT RISK

edit: this was definitely a Prodigy beat

One of my producer homies sent me this and said that Al played this beat on IG Live early in the pandemic when he and Ev were playing each other unreleased beats they'd made.

 

[Monoblock]

This shyt.... @TheDarceKnight where can I buy the vinyl?

 

[areohbee824]

This shyt.... @TheDarceKnight where can I buy the vinyl?

Nothing available yet but there's gonna be a drop real soon with physicals/merch on www.alcrecords.com

 

[TheDarceKnight]

This shyt.... @TheDarceKnight where can I buy the vinyl?

I'm sure it'll be for sale soon at ALC Records

I wouldn't stress trying to rush for it. He'll keep an open pre-order up for it for probably 5-7 days at least for a basic black vinyl, and the picture disc ones will probably be the limited edition ones.

EDIT:

 

[TheDarceKnight]

Rolling Stone Article about making the album. Al says he doesn't have a 3 album run like Primo or RZA does, and he wants to do that with Boldy. He considers Bo Jackson (not their earlier work) to be the first of a 3-album run they're about to go on.


The Alchemist and Boldy James Discuss Making Their New Album 'Bo Jackson'

 

[savoutch]

"Flight Risk" is the one.

This isn't as good as price of tea or versace tape

 

[TheDarceKnight]

"Flight Risk"

Wow. Yeah I thought Versace Tape was boring. Boldy was brought in by Westside Gunn to do the Versace Tape as a favor and the final result sounded like it IMO.


It was cool but out of the handful of projects that Boldy did last year it was the weakest one. It sounded like a bunch of half cooked drumless loops with more average effort raps from Boldy.

 

[areohbee824]

Speed Trap is the type of track that can get you caught up in a exhibition of speed charge in a non performance car

 

[head shots101]

I still prefer my 1st chemistry set over all his other projects

 

[LJLYDK!]

This is fukkING INCREDIBLE I’m loving this after one listen. Copping vinyl when it drops. Every track here is AMAZING.

Didn’t think Boldy & Alc could top TPOTIC but this is definitely on that level.

@TheDarceKnight is there gonna be a Price of Tea 2 still?

Can see myself running this one back a LOT.

This, Pray for Haiti, Lloyd Banks Album, KD2 & THIB are my album of the year contenders so far

 

[iamduval]

He’s very specific with his coke stories. Reminds me of Gibbs, content wise

 

[phcitywarrior]

Alchemist is really in his bag on the production. One of the most consistent for the past 10 yrs TBH.

This is a very solid project, front to back.

 

[TheDarceKnight]

This is fukkING INCREDIBLE I’m loving this after one listen. Copping vinyl when it drops. Every track here is AMAZING.

Didn’t think Boldy & Alc could top TPOTIC but this is definitely on that level.

@TheDarceKnight is there gonna be a Price of Tea 2 still?

Can see myself running this one back a LOT.

This, Pray for Haiti, Lloyd Banks Album, KD2 & THIB are my album of the year contenders so far

From what I understand, Alc doesn't like using numbers for projects, like Part 2, Part 3, etc. I don't think we'll ever get a Covert Coup 2, an Alfredo 2, or a Tea in China 2.

I posted a Rolling Stone article where he says Bo Jackson is the 1st in a three-album-run with Boldy, but I wouldn't expect any of their next projects to be called Bo Jackson 2, or Tea in China 2.

I think everything will get its own unique name.

Here's the article if you don't wanna scroll up: The Alchemist and Boldy James Discuss Making Their New Album 'Bo Jackson'

EDIT: Check out Unlearning Volume 1 by Evidence too. it's one of the best albums this year also, and Boldy and Conway are both on it.

 

[TheDarceKnight]

I still prefer my 1st chemistry set over all his other projects

It might be the most fun to listen to. Boldy is clearly a better rapper now, but he sounds a little louder on that album and the beats are definitely way more hype and loud. M.1.C.S. almost sounds like how I'd like a modern day LOX album to sound.

I do think Tea in China and Bo Jackson are objectively better pieces of work, but your take is very legit and I ain't mad at it at all.

What fukked me up with M.1.C.S. is that it dropped in maybe the worst month of my life, and the album is kinda fukked up for me as a result. It's hard for me to listen to it and not think about all these fukked up things that happened in my life in this really short time span. FNO by Lloyd Banks dropped right then too. Both of those projects are half-ruined for me.

 

[phcitywarrior]

The guitars on “3rd Person”

The sample on “Turpentine”