As Coalmine Records gets closer to the 2nd Quarter release of their long awaited compilation, Unearthed, the Brooklyn indie drops the project’s next single, “Naturally Born,” which features Q-Borough mic veterans Big Noyd, Large Professor and Kool G Rap. Produced by the legendary Queens-based beatsmith Ayatollah, the soundscape is rooted in a Golden Era motif that boasts a scratch chorus courtesy of DJ Dutchmaster, who blends quotables from other Queens County icons such as Run-D.M.C., Nas, N.O.R.E., Royal Flush and Prodigy.

Stay tuned for more leaks off Unearthed, which includes appearances from Pharoahe Monch, Blu, Sean Price, The Artifacts, Apathy, Rah Digga, Fashawn, Billy Danze (of M.O.P.), Torae and more. Producers tapped include Nottz, M-Phazes, !llmind, Khrysis, Young Cee, Ayatollah, G-Squared and BeanOne, among others.

Canadian MC Moka Only and American producer Ayatollah join forces for this track off their full-length collaborative project Bridges, in stores everywhere on April 10th 2012.

Incredibly dope trailer for Ayatollah’s Fingertips LP, available now on Nature Sounds.

In honor of his new digitally released album The Quixotic, Ayatollah has set off The Quixotic Remix Series. The series will find him remixing some of his favorite, classic tracks, the first being “Crooklyn Dodgers”. Go inside your mind and find a time that you missed…..

Ayatollah – “Crooklyn Deliverance” (feat. Special Ed, Masta Ace, Buckshot) (MP3)

Mos Def’s “Ms Fat Booty” producer, Ayatollah, will return on May 4th with a new digital LP, Quixotic, as we reported here last month. Check out the tracklist and the first single below.

Tracklisting:
1. The Star Of The Show
2. Harder They Come
3. Mantra
4. From Within
5. The Kids Are Crying Over You
6. Let Em Know
7. Change
8. Gods Animals
9. Livin In A Dream World
10. Cant Knock The Hustle “Part 2″
11. I Can’t Make It Alone (ft. Maximil of Regime Change)
12. The Rhyme Writers
13. Hello
14. How Can We Lose
15. When You Get Right Down To It
16. Superpeople
17. Take Me Higher
18. A Word From Derek (ft. Sadat X)
19. Quest For Fire
20. Fallin Love
21. Inside Out
22. Them Summer Days
23. Angkor Wat
24. Reflections
25. Hope Of Deliverance
26. Tollahmania
27. Heavy Traffic

Ayatollah – “Harder They Come” (MP3)

Producer Ayatollah has announced a new digital only release called The Quixotic, which will be available on April 27th on Itunes and other digital music retailers. Crate Scienz reports the following:

Quix-ot-ic (adjective). “Caught up in the romance of noble deeds; visionary, impulsive, and often rashly unpredictable.” Ayatollah dug in the crates for the title of his next digital-only album, pulling out an obscure gem in much the same way he’s been unearthing soulful sounds for over a decade. “Quixotic is the word that best descbribes me as an individual,” says the veteran producer, whose “noble deeds” include crafting hip-hop classics like Mos Def’s “Ms. Fat Booty” and Styles P and Pharoahe Monch’s “The Life.” Since these early successes, Ayatollah has gone on to work with some of the greatest MCs to ever touch a microphone, including Rakim, Ghostface, Talib Kweli, Masta Ace, and many more.

With The Quixotic (Tollah Music), Ayatollah delivers another batch of head-nodding instrumentals, with a few choice MCs (including Sadat X) also making appearances. Five years in the making, The Quixotic reflects the free creative approach favored by its creator. “With these beats, there was no real formula. I just sat down and formatted the sequence according to my mood.” While many producers have upgraded to the latest computer-based technologies, ‘Tollah has shunned such gadgets in favor of his reliable MPC 60 II (discontinued in 1994). The connection between man and machine is evident on The Quixotic. “By far, this is my most personal record to date. The music and sounds I chose really describes what going on at this point in my life.” [Source: CS]