by JAELANI TURNER-WILLIAMS
Detroit emcee Boldy James is unwrapping a post-holiday gift for loyal fans. The rapper’s forthcoming EP, ADU, will be released to vinyl, CD and cassettes. Produced entirely by Real Bad Man, the EP will have a physical-only drop, each format made available to purchase on January 16.
“This is a physical release through @rrcmusic.co[.] No digital, no streaming […] no pre-orders,” James writes in a portion of the post’s Instagram caption. The bottom of the image shows that the EP will have six tracks, with Side A featuring “Hellblock to the Sunnyside,” “Hot Cakes” and “Big Bags,” while Side B will contain “Sweetest Taboo,” “Jonny On the Spot” and “Give Or Take.”
Next, James is poised to release a project with unreleased production from the late J Dilla, reportedly titled Drug Dilla.
“A lot of people owe their success, you know, not owe their success, but he alley-ooped a lot of people’s success,” James told interviewer D-Stroy last June. “The list goes on, I’m not about to start name-dropping, but if you don’t know who this guy is, you need to do your history. J Dilla, Detroit, stand up.”
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