Silly Papers - Music

Ali Shaheed Muhammed Of A Tribe Called Quest And Adrian Younge Are Two Of The Most Respected Composers In Hip-Hop. They First Collaborated In 2013 On The Souls Of Mischief Album There Is Only Now Before Tackling The Score For Marvel’s Luke Cage. The Midnight Hour Is A Guest-Heavy Affair Described As “an Ode To The Cultural Sophistication That The Harlem Renaissance Established For Its People.” The 20-Track Record Explores The Jazz Soul And Funk Sounds That Became The Bedrock On Which Producers In The ’80s And ’90s Built Hip-Hop. Muhammed And Younge Gathered A Jazz Rhythm Section And A Full Orchestra In The Studio As Well As Guest Contributors Including Raphael Saadiq Marsha Ambrosius Bilal Eryn Allen Kane Questlove And More. There’s Even A Reimagining Of Luther Vandross’ 1986 Single “So Amazing” That Reuses The Original Vocal Stems. read less