"From last week's episode of my podcast The Corner Radio on one hit wonders who didn't deserve to be where my #1 group who I mos def wanted a 2nd album from was INI, so this week we've got the younger soul brother Grap Luva chopping it up with us on the beginnings of INI, not signing with Heavy D when he was the Prez at Uptown to wait until Pete got his label deal, the recording process of INI's debut album, why he drove his first engineer crazy, how the album ended up getting shelved and what that meant money wise and why so many albums hip hop albums during that '95-'97 period ended up getting shelved, how he ended up making the "Half Man Half Amazing" beat with Meth on Pete's "Soul Survivor" album, how his 7 Minutes of Sound and his newest project "Sounds of Mt. Vernon" came together, how he ended up in the Art of Science of the SP1200 book, why he hasn't made a beat in over 15+ years and what life after hip hop looks for him. Trust when I tell ya'll this is ANOTHER dope ep!" - Kil
Enjoy a stream of the "Neva Done" EP and catch up with Grap's work as a soloist as he holds his own in the 2G by featuring on songs with a collective of emerging talent who uphold a new generation of the boom-bap.
Purchase your copy of Grap Luva's Neva Done cassette version here at Undergroundhiphop.com
Grap Luva AKA The Younger Soul Brother is much more than "Pete Rock's brother" ... Grap is a veteran hip-hop producer and MC who has been selectively releasing timeless songs for well over 15 years. From his production work behind the boards featuring artists such as Method Man and J-Live, to his days as a member of respected rap group INI alongside Rob O; it's a fact that Grap can hold his own behind the boards and on the mic. Interestingly Grap has never released a solo project until now. This EP is a true testament to Grap's career, proving that even if it's contemporary tracks collaborating with the likes of Kev Brown, Damu The Fudgemunk and Joc Max, or old beats from his SP-1200 archives, work is indeed never done.
The Diamond District crew are a great example of artists who manage to keep it simple with beats & rhymes while offering new ideas in the traditional sound of Hip Hop for a unique musical identity. "Before Taxes" is 18 tracks of soulful Hip Hop featuring Slimkat78, Oddisee, Finale, Kev Brown, Bilal Salaam, Grap Luva, and others. The download version of this album includes bonus material including 2 remixes from Oddisee and 1 from Lord Jazz. Prepare for yU's sophomore solo album “The Earn” due out in Fall of 2011.
Another one of Pete Rock's creations which has stood the test of time, this was an exclusive remix which I still bump today from the famous Future Flavaz radio show. While some other Hip Hop-influenced R&B productions of the mid-90's kind of sound dated or smiliar to each other, Pete's remix of "Get Down"comes off as just a good, original R&B creation in general. Check for an appearance from Grap Luva who drops dope rhymes to end it off.
I had to pull this remix from the stash after being inspired by the Phila Flava blog's great idea for a post of Hip Hop-inspired R&B tunes from the 90's: http://philaflava.blogspot.com/2009/02/thirty-good-vol-1-90s-r.html if you're into this sound check their post for more gems.
It's interesting to hear the stash of soulful beats Grap Luva is sitting on, he sounds just like his brother! In this video, he gives a demonstration of the legendary SP1200 drum machine from the basement of Damu The Fudgemunk. Get ready for the release of Grap's upcoming LP, Supply For Demand soon to be announced by Re Definition records.
From Grap Luva's upcoming 7 song EP, produced by Joc Max and recorded by Damu the Fudgemunk who contributes his DJ skills for the scratch chorus. This track has the soulful influence of Grap's brother Pete Rock, Joc Max combines deep bass tones with a mixture jazz fusion sampling and boom bap for a short but substantial song focused towards the needs of today's youth.
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