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A-Villa – “Carry On Tradition” [Full Album Stream]

Pizzo — Wed, 05 Nov 2014 00:44:23 +0000

From Closed Sessions: “Closed Sessions is proud to present Carry On Tradition, the long-awaited LP from Chicago producer, A-Villa.

“A-Villa created Carry On Tradition while working full-time as vice president of a bank, and raising a newborn. He taught himself how to produce, and one-by-one tracked down his favorite emcees, constructing the project one verse at a time. While doing so, A-Villa accomplished something that most music fans only dream about: creating music with their heroes. His story is incredibly inspiring, and the resulting album is an unapologetically raw LP that features emcee pairings straight out of rap fantasy camp.

“Today we released the LP for-sale via iTunes and limited edition physical CDs. It is also available for stream via the link below. If you choose to post the album stream, thank you. Your support means a tremendous amount. If you’d like to speak with Villa or do anything else with the project, don’t hesitate to reach out.”

Guests include Action Bronson, Roc Marciano, Big K.R.I.T., Inspectah Deck, Joe Budden, AZ, Freeway, Cormega, Elzhi, Kool G. Rap, Guilty Simpson, Joell Ortiz, Havoc of Mobb Deep, Jon Connor, Blu, and more.

A-Villa – “Live From The Villa” (feat. Action Bronson, Roc Marciano, & Willie The Kid)

Pizzo — Thu, 23 Oct 2014 06:20:53 +0000

Street-hop fresh fest from A-Villa’s Carry On Tradition hitting November 4th.

A-Villa – “The Colosseum” (feat. Big K.R.I.T., Termanology & Inspectah Deck)

Pizzo — Wed, 08 Oct 2014 02:53:44 +0000

From A-Villa:

“The Colosseum” is the ultimate battle arena. And as a song, it represents the battle element of emceeing, with my blaring string & horn driven beat providing the battleground for Big K.R.I.T., Termanology, and Inspectah Deck to showcase their lyrical abilities. It also pays homage to some of the great lyrical emcees that paved the way, such as Big Pun, Big Daddy Kane, The D.O.C, and others… who you hear vocally on the hook.

Sonically, I was inspired by DJ Premier & RZA and you can hear that from the intro, to the scratching, and the Kung Fu movie snippet at the end. Big K.R.I.T. sets the track off lovely with his southern drawl and precise wordplay.

I met K.R.I.T. at a meet & greet before a show he had in Chicago. I introduced myself, told him about my project, and gave him a beat CD. The next day, I got an email with his verse over this particular beat, which I never would’ve thought K.R.I.T. would pick. But it shows his versatility as an artist and his ability to stand out on any type of record.

I then sent it to Termanology, who I’m a fan of and knew he would kill it. But I didn’t anticipate him laying down one of my favorite verses on the album.

Then with Inspectah Deck, I had sent him a different beat and asked for that “Triumph” & “Above The Clouds” type of feel, which he definitely delivered on and made it easy to tie everything together. However, I had lost the scratches I had previously done before my turntables broke. So at the last minute, I had the homie DJ Scend re-do what I had lost. However, he added his own flavor to it and even improved upon what I had originally intended.

Overall, I’m really proud of this song and love everything about it…the concept, the intro, the beat, the beat switch up, the verses, the DJ cuts, and outro. It’s just a hard rap record and is the essence of Hip Hop…good beats & rhymes.

A-Villa – “A Day In The Life” (feat. AZ, Havoc, Freeway & Macie Stewart)

Pizzo — Tue, 23 Sep 2014 21:01:56 +0000

“A Day In The Life” appears on A-Villa’s debut LP, Carry On Tradition, due 11/4 via Closed Sessions. The album features Killer Mike, Lil’ Fame, Action Bronson, Big K.R.I.T., Roc Marciano, N.O.R.E., Fashawn, Freddie Gibbs, Kool G Rap & many more.

A-Villa – “The Warrior, The Philosopher & The Rebel” (feat. Lil Fame, Cormega & Killer Mike)

Pizzo — Wed, 16 Jul 2014 05:20:37 +0000

From the forthcoming LP, Carry On Tradition from Chicago-based producer, A-Villa. Carry On Tradition will be released 9/23 via Closed Sessions and features appearances by: Big K.R.I.T., Action Bronson, Kool G Rap, Joell Ortiz, Freeway, Michael Christmas, Roc Marciano, N.O.R.E., Macie Stewart, AZ, Havoc, Freddie Gibbs, Tree, and many more.

A-Villa – “A Hustler’s Soliloquy” (feat. Roc Marciano)

Pizzo — Wed, 30 Oct 2013 20:17:09 +0000

A-Villa is a self-taught Hip Hop producer out of Chicago, IL. He has worked with emcees ranging from Action Bronson to AZ, N.O.R.E. to Chance The Rapper, Kool G Rap to Big K.R.I.T. And most of the world has never heard of him…yet.

In 2014, A-Villa will release his self-produced debut album, Carry on Tradition via Chicago indie label, Closed Sessions. The album is a passion project taken to the extreme, recorded over the a 3-year span, and featuring a wish-list of emcees that includes Cormega, Action Bronson, Big K.R.I.T., Kool G Rap, Joell Ortiz, Chance The Rapper, M.O.P., AZ, Freeway and many more.

“A Hustler’s Soliloquy” features Roc Marciano and serves as a prelude to Carry On Tradition. It will not appear on the album, and is available now as a free download.