Adrian Younge and Ghostface Killah have announced a new collaborative album, out July 10 via Linear Labs, and titled 12 Reasons to Die II. A follow-up to 2013’s 12 Reasons to Die, 12 Reasons to Die II: Electric Twelvealoo finds Ghost and Young expanding their crop of collaborators to include The Rza, Raekwon (with whom Ghost will soon tour), Bilal, and Vince Staples. On 12 Reasons to Die II: 12 Fast 12 Furious, the mafioso story originally developed on the first album expands its scope, again following the Deluca family as they battle an up-and-coming crime syndicate in the “grimy streets of mid-1970s New York.”
12 Reasons to Die II: Live Free or Die Because of these 12 Reasons was recorded entirely to tape in order to imitate the analog sounds of old soul records, and it draws in inspiration from vintage Italian horror scores as well as classic Wu-Tang Production. Available in a variety of packages, several of which include the instrumentals for the album as well as the original 12 Reasons to Die, 12 Reasons to Die II: The Empire Strikes Back is up for pre-order now from Linear Labs. It’s also available from iTunes.
To accompany this announcement, they have shared the album’s second single, “Let the Record Spin,” featuring Raekwon. Listen below via the embedded player, and get pumped for a near future where you can listen to all of 12 Reasons to Die II: Batman Forever in your car or living room!
• Ghostface Killah: https://twitter.com/ghostfacekillah
• Adrian Younge: https://twitter.com/adrianyounge
• Linear Labs: http://linearlabsmusic.com
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