Above is the cover from hip-hop collaborative, Deltron 3030’s long delayed second full-length LP, Event II. The tracklist below comes with some surprising features, from the likes of Arrest Development actor David Cross, Rage Against the Machine lead singer Zach De La Rocha, and comedy hip-hop group The Lonely Island. This announcement also comes with a message from emcee Del the Funky Homosapien, in which he details the story behind the album
“This time, the album has a specific story. The Deltron world has gone too far with technology. Everything’s destroyed, and you just see the remnants of our technology. The streets are run by criminals, the police are outnumbered and outgunned, and we’re like pirates, running rogue, doing what we do to survive. That’s the scene of it. We’re trying to be as literary as possible while dealing with a musical format. I don’t know if you could even categorize this as a hip hop album – it’s more like a rock opera, but using rap.”
On August 13th the group will put on a 5 track EP, City Rising from the Ashes before the release of Event II.
Deltron 3030: Event II:
01 Stardate [ft. Joseph Gordon-Levitt]
02 The Return
03 Pay the Price
04 Nobody Can [ft. Aaron Bruno of AWOLNATION]
05 Lawnchair Quarterback Pt. 1 [ft. David Cross and Amber Tamblyn]
06 Melding of the Minds [ft. Zach De La Rocha]
07 The Agony [ft. Mary Elizabeth Winstead]
08 Back in the Day [ft. The Lonely Island]
09 Talent Supersedes [ft. Black Rob]
10 Look Across the Sky [ft. Mary Elizabeth Winstead]
11 The Future of Food [ft. David Chang]
12 My Only Love [ft. Emily Wells]
13 What Is This Loneliness [ft. Damon Albarn and Casual]
14 Lawnchair Quarterback Pt. 2 [ft. David Cross and Amber Tamblyn]
15 City Rising From the Ashes [background vocals by Mike Patton]
16 Do You Remember [ft. Jamie Cullum]
Daaaamn look at those features. Between the features and the concept of the album I’m really looking forward to this.
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15 City Rising From the Ashes [background vocals by Mike Patton]
YES.
Right after I posted my comment I saw that exact track was already posted on here lol. And it’s dope as fuck! Although I don’t really hear Mike Patton… ? Regardless that shit was dope as fuck though.
Long live El-P and Del.
Maaan, you guys have GOT TO review this album. This is an very, very important album.