The nine-track EP, which pairs SMKA production with some of the Bay Area’s brightest rap stars – names like Mistah F.A.B., IamSu!, Roach Gigz, DaVinci, Shady Blaze, Zumbi (of Zion I), and more – is available to fans for free download.

The partnership of Atlanta’s SMKA production crew with artists from the Bay Area came from a desire to work with new artists that was born from a conversation with the folks over at Thizzler On The Roof. “We love working on compilations based around certain regions,” says Mike Walbert of SMKA. “We really just set out to create some dope music, and we’re fans of music coming out of The Bay.”

Stream and download: SMKA x Thizzler – Darkest Before Dawn