Guilty Simpson Announces New Album "Guilt" & Drops Video "Linchpins"
Everything starts somewhere. GUILT, the new album from Detroit's own Guilty Simpson, started with an urge to grow. These new collaborations with producers and musicians he enlisted approach new territory for the frequent J-Dilla collaborator while remaining one of his most personal projects. GUILT acts as a portal between the listener and Simpson's Detroit reality, and features tracks laden with live keys, trumpets, guitar, cello, violin, electric bass and drums.The 7-track project features contributions from Prince Po, Bronze Nazareth and Oh No, with production handled by Kount Fif, Dub Sonata, Maitre D, Bronze Nazareth and Jason Rose. GUILT drops July 29th on Man Bites Dog Records and will be available on Colored vinyl, CD and all streaming platforms
on July 29, 2022.
Check out The New Video "Linchpins" With Prince Po & Dj Ragz. Linchpin: a person or thing vital to an enterprise or an organization; a wedge that holds together unrestrained parts, i.e., a safety pin in a hand grenade. Since first connecting with Dilla, Guilty Simpson has been a Linchpin — a crucial part of holding the Detroit Hip Hop scene together. Father to a spawn of rappers who were influenced in the wake he created, it’s apropos to name a song on his new project “Linch Pins.” The track finds Mr. Simpson in samurai form, sharpening his steel against fellow legendary artist and co-founder of Organized Confusion, Prince Po. Continuing with the theme of "Guilt,” producers Dub Sonata and Maitre D brought in multi-instrumentalist Alex Blum to flesh out a lush string section, while DJ Ragz adds a display of turntablism, polishing off another highlight on the “Guilt” project.
