Peace and greetings Okayplayer comrades,

Chicago producer and long-time Okayplayer board charter member A-Villa here.

I wanted to hip you all to my new producer album "Carry On Tradition", which took me 3 years to make in my limited spare time working a 8-5 gig and raising my daughter. It's always been a dream of mine to make music and create an actual retail album. And I'm proud to say that I have fulfilled that dream and got to work with a lot of my favorite artists on this project. I created this album out of my love for Hip Hop music and I wanted to share it with people who could appreciate that. This is my first and last official album...I hope you all take the time to listen to it, I hope you all enjoy it, and I hope you all embrace & support it. Gratitude & salute!

"Carry On Tradition" is available on iTunes, all digital formats, deluxe autographed CD, and double 12" black vinyl or double 12" mustard colored vinyl. The album features AZ, Action Bronson, Blu, Big K.R.I.T., Cormega, Elzhi, Fashawn, Freeway, Freddie Gibbs, Guilty Simpson, Havoc, Inspectah Deck, Joe Budden, Jon Connor, Joell Ortiz, Kool G Rap, Killer Mike, Lil Fame, Noreaga, Oh No, Rapper Big Pooh, Rapsody, Ras Kass, Roc Marciano, Saigon, Skyzoo, Sean Price, Termanology, Willie The Kid, and others.

iTunes Link: https://itun.es/us/6dwm3

Black & Dark Yellow Vinyl Link: https://daupe.bandcamp.com/album/carry-on-tradition-pre-order

Autographed Deluxe CD Link:
http://closedsessions.myshopify.com/collections/music/products/a-villa-carry-on-tradition-autographed-cd

TRACKLIST:
1) Pay Homage (Intro)
2) Carry On Tradition feat. Rapper Big Pooh & Mikkey Halsted
3) The Warrior, The Philosopher, & The Rebel feat. Lil Fame, Cormega, & Killer Mike
4) Live From The Villa feat. Action Bronson, Roc Marciano, & Willie The Kid
5) Dynamite S.O.U.L. feat. Guilty Simpson, Ras Kass, Fashawn, & Skyzoo
6) Gunnin' For The Throne feat. Elzhi, Naledge, Freddie Gibbs, Mikkey Halsted, & Vic Spencer
7) CD & Vinyl only bonus track
8) Tear It Down feat. Blu / A.M.S.W. feat. Chaundon & Reks
9) A Hustler's Soliloquy feat. Roc Marciano
10) Pass The Wire feat. Noreaga, Kool G Rap, & Twone Gabz
11) Mega Trifle feat. Joell Ortiz & Scheme
12) The Colosseum feat. Big K.R.I.T., Termanology, & Inspectah Deck
13) The Wild Bunch feat. Oh No, Roc Marciano, & Sean Price
14) Sucker Free feat. Saigon, Jon Connor, Joe Budden, & BJ The Chicago Kid
15) A Day In The Life feat. AZ, Havoc, Freeway, & Macie Stewart
16) Never Give You Up (One For Ava) feat. Rapsody, Guilty Simpson, Villa, & Avalyn Villagomez

congratulations on getting this done.
i heard a couple of tracks and the beats are dope!
when i get a chance i will def cop

www.royallegacy.org

For Real (Official Video):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hBRoCPO8esE

^I truly appreciate you putting down your hard earned dollars into purchasing my album. Really, thank you for your support! I hope you dig the rest of the album. Let me know what you think. Gratitude!

people are ignoring the post bc of how you labeled it. people around here hate to support acts who post here on some weird shit
but this album has a bunch of artists that people around here like
hopefully they wake up to what you got popping

www.royallegacy.org

For Real (Official Video):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hBRoCPO8esE

Thanks fam. How else am I suppose to title it the post? It's the truth, I made an album with my favorite MCs and that's the name of it. Even if one person listens...it means something to me, so gratitude.

for years. for whatever reason folks in this particular board are anti-supporting folks from here. it's weird. i post my shit here all the time and it gets zero replies most times

www.royallegacy.org

For Real (Official Video):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hBRoCPO8esE

That's a shame if true...I thought all us Okayplayers were like fam. I been on here since WAY back and it's where I discovered groups like Little Brother & such. Might be a new generation on here I guess. Either way, it's all respect & luv still.

It couldn't been as easy as lobbing an e-mail or a phone call.

phemom's the name, all-star writer/
searching 4 journalistic fame, mindframe igniter....www.twitter.com/hayabusaage

Almost 4 years of hard work. It was me just networking in the industry...catching artists in studio, going to shows, meeting backstage, meet & greets, mutual friends, gatekeepers, social networking, email...whatever way I could meet the artists I wanted to work with, tell them my story, tell them about the project, building a relationship, and eventually get them to listen to the music without spamming them. Surprisingly, that was the easy part. It just took awhile because I was still working my 8-5 and became a father for the first time during the making of the album. But once the artists heard the music and liked what they heard, most of them were on board. Then it was another year or more of recording (mostly with the artists in studio & some by email), mixing the album at various studios, and mastering the album in one studio. It was truly a passion project...which is why I say "it's my first and last official album".

Congrats.

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Giants, Knicks, Yankees, Rangers

Indeed...I appreciate that! Yeah, that was a dope interview/article...

http://www.chicagoreader.com/Bleader/archives/2014/10/29/local-hip-hop-superhero-a-villa-bank-manager-by-day-and-skilled-beat-maker-by-night

... Been listening to the joint since. Whole thing is crazy... Especially love the Roc Marc joint. Keep doing your thing.

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"...You didn't do the knowledge what the God was manifestin'..."

Very much appreciated! Plenty more to come with me and the good brother Roc Marciano. Salute

https://soundcloud.com/closed-sessions/sets/a-villa-carry-on-tradition-1

AZ track sounds incredible. Will go back and listen to the album in order after this.

Congrats. I always salute a working father with love for the culture, who wants to give back to the culture. I'm a working father with great love for hip-hop as well and I just accomplished a lifelong dream of finishing a hip-hop related book, specifically a Wu-Tang biography: http://amzn.to/1374cEk

Look forward to checking out your work. Hope you dig mine.

Peace,

Spirit (Alan)
http://wutangbook.com

@rob_starrk

I truly appreciate that! Thank you for listening...respect & salute indeed!

Animal beats.

Good lord, B.

Who angered you?

LOL.

You BODIED it.

Peace,

Spirit (Alan)
http://wutangbook.com

Hahaa...much appreciated good brother! Glad you dig it.

My album "Carry On Tradition" sold out of the first batch of CDs, black vinyls, and mustard colored vinyls.

BUT due to popular demand...we just extended our distribution deal and my album will be available in retail record stores in the United States, UK, Japan, Germany and more on 12/23.

You could preorder now thru Fat Beats here...

http://www.fatbeats.com/products/a-villa-carry-on-tradition-2xlp-black-vinyl

Will cop and wish you much success on this project!

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Thanks for your support...it is truly appreciated! And glad you enjoy the album.