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Drop Substance

by Frankie Stones & Jeff James

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1.
Intro 00:46
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2.
Dice Low 03:53
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3.
Sell Phone 03:35
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4.
I'm so Fly 04:04
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5.
What I Heard Today 04:03
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6.
Dirty Diamonds 03:05
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7.
All I Want 03:17
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8.
Come All You're Welcome 03:52
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9.
Tattoos and Dreadlocks 04:32
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10.
Rap Money 02:25
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11.
Never Miss It Till It's Gone 04:45
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12.
Can't Be Sewn (feat. Goodserpent) 03:49
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13.
Sick of You 03:29
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14.
Drop Substance 02:54
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In the chorus of the album's opening track, Dice Low, Frankie Stones & Jeff James invite the listener to "Put your feet to the floor and just vibe to this." The sentiment while direct, could be somewhat misleading, if interpreted as prologue to a laid-back, groove-driven collection of hip hop songs, which might serve only as a soundtrack to nights of endless cruising. What develops, as one moves forward through the 13 tracks, feels more like an involuntary admission to a psych ward.

Your lowrider is a padded room. Your hoodie is a straight-jacket. Your pills are wearing off. All you can do is listen and bob your head to the beat.

Recorded over a four year period that ran the gamut of personal tribulations, from divorce and severed friendships to unemployment and depression, Stones and James, gather up that dark subject matter and lay it all upon the dashboard. Fueled by that classic West Coast aesthetic and lyrical prowess, Drop Substance stands far removed from trends of mumbling vanity.

Released on McCannabis Records, this is a hip hop album for people who understand hip hop. Straight up. Put your feet to the floor and just vibe to this.

Review by Charles Ghent

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released June 2, 2018

All Tracks Written and Recorded by Frankie Stones & Jeff James
All Tracks Produced, Mixed and Mastered by Jeff James
McCannabis Records 2018
www.mccannabisrecords.com

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Frankie Stones & Jeff James Portland, Oregon

As founding members of the esoteric hip-hop crew Western Medicine, Frankie Stones and Jeff James have remained heavily ingrained in the Pacific Northwest scene for the past 20 years. Sharing the stage with such legends as 2Mex, Sleep and Macklemore, Frankie Stones and Jeff James blend the rawness and grit of turn-of-the-century hip-hop aesthetics with the bounce and swagger of the modern sound. ... more

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