The official music video for the single, “Exclamation Point” off of the Latyrx release The Second Album now available worldwide. Directed and Shot by: Mark Austin Heim.

Next Tuesday, November 5th, experimental rap duo Latyrx will release The Second Album, their first release since 1998′s Muzzaper’s Mixes EP. The renowned experimental hip-hop duo, made up of MCs

Lyrics Born and Lateef the Truthspeaker, grew from the Bay Area Solesides collective of the 1990s, which also included DJ Shadow and future members of Blackalicious. While the two emcees have both achieved considerable solo success, The Second Album marks the duo’s first full-length album release since the critically-acclaimed, 1997 release The Album. The release features appearances from members of tUnE-yArDs, Anticon, Living Colour, and The Decemberists as well as Busdriver, Forrest Day, 1-O.A.K. The project will be released on Latyrx’s own Latyramid label.

Following yesterday’s kickoff of the first leg of The Second Album World Tour with rap duo Skins & Needles, Latyrx has partnered with Pitchfork Advance to give fans a chance to stream The Second Album in full.

Stream: Latyrx – The Second Album

From the forthcoming release, The Second Album, dropping worldwide 11/05/13. Produced by tUnE-yArDs

Lyrics Born and Lateef the Truthspeaker, the two halves of the groundbreaking, longstanding alternative hip hop duo Latyrx, are gearing up to release the latest single from their forthcoming album, The Second Album, on November 5th. The latest leak from that project is the pro-individuality anthem, “Close Your Eyes” featuring a verse by Busdriver and production from Antonionian.

Legendary Bay Area hip-hop duo Latyrx recently announced that their first album in 16 years, titled The Second Album, will be released November 5th. Brooklyn Vegan has just premiered the lead single from the album, “Exclamation Point,” produced by and featuring jazz rapper Forrest Day. Known for their experimental and adventurous approach to sonic landscapes and lyrical content, Latyrx’s members Lateef the Truth Speaker and Lyrics Born were at the forefront of an underground Bay Area hip-hop movement of the late 1990s alongside the likes of DJ Shadow and Blackalicious, and fans have eagerly waited nearly two decades for new material.

On their upcoming album, which features a laundry list of guest talent that includes members of Tune Yards, Anticon, Living Colour, The Decemberists, and Blackalicious to name a few, “Exclamation Point” is perhaps one of the most accessible and commercial friendly tracks. Relying on a stomping drum beat, a simple piano chord progression and fluttering synths as Forrest Day sing/raps a laid back and catchy hook, the song instantly recalls Latyrx’s signature alternative hip-hop sensibilities and feels like the duo has picked up just where they left off, never missing a beat.

Latyrx have been garnering a lot of attention lately after performing at Hiero Day 2013 in front of 11,700 attendees and getting airplay from Aaron AxelsEn, music director of Live 105 and responsible for breaking Radiohead, Foster the People, Green Day, Coldplay, and The Killers. The duo is currently touring to promote the new album, with several stops along the West Coast.

Lateef and Lyrics Born will come together once again as Latyrx for the release of The Second Album, a follow-up to their ground-breaking, critically acclaimed 1997 Solesides debut, The Album. The project is due November 6th, check out the cover art and tracklist, as well as the first video, “Gorgeous Spirits (Aye, Let’s Go!)”.

01 Arrival [prod. by Jel of Anticon]
02 It’s Time [feat. Zion I, prod. by Amp Live]
03 Reload [prod. by Jel of Anticon]
04 Exclamation Point [feat. Forrest Day, prod. by Forrest Day]
05 Deliberate Jibberish [prod. by tUnE-yArDs]
06 Close Your Eyes [feat. Busdriver, prod. by Antonionian]
07 Nebula’s Eye [feat. 1-O.A.K. & Joyo Velarde, prod. by G-Koop & O-Man]
08 The Power of Rumor (Leonard Is Lost) [prod. by Adam Theis and Lyrics Born]
09 Watershed Moment [feat. The Gift of Gab of Blackalicious, prod. by tUnE-yArDs]
10 Sometimes Why? [prod. by Chris Funk of The Decemberists]
11 Every Man For Himself [feat. Joyo Velarde, prod. by Future People]
12 Electric Chair [feat. Corey Glover of Living Colour, prod. by Kaveh Rastegar & Jeremy Ruzumna]
13 Gorgeous Spirits (Aye, Let’s Go!) [prod. by The Bangerz]

Check the debut album from Crown City Rockers’ and The Mighty Underdogs’ producer HEADNODIC – “Red Line Radio” dropping on July 26th 2011. The incredible package includes a limited-run 5″ micro vinyl record featuring two exclusive songs. The album includes appearances by Latyrx, Gift of Gab, Mr. Lif, The Grouch, Sadat X, Moe Pope, Raashan Ahmad, Myka 9, P.E.A.C.E., One.Be.Lo, People Under The Stairs, Scienz of Life and many more!