Friday night in the U S A and Ferraro checks in from the Golden State! Or at least somewhere close to that state of mind. I’m not actually sure where James is currently located… based on the steady stream of audio this year, new mixtape LAPD - (Extended Motifs) — just dropped without warning on SoundCloud — places a Google Maps pin right on Crenshaw Boulevard, Los Angeles, having traveled very far East from NYC/HELL. Similar to (and even partially including) the Grapes material from earlier this year, Ferraro cycles through a number of G’s in sound clips, slow jams, and funkery (O.J., Lil B, Doughboy, Ice Cube, even snatches of Sicko Mobb giddiness can be heard), seven or so sketches from the shadow artist, soulful but by-the-numbers, private but monitored from the other side of the glass, ready at any moment for the handcuffs to be slapped on — or the channel changed.
Listen, now:
• James Ferraro: https://soundcloud.com/b-e-b-e-t-u-n-e
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