Pictured: Yusef Afloat (left), Sach (right)
In 1995, LA duo and Project Blowed alum The Nonce arrived with their sleeper classic World Ultimate, an impeccable record full of crisp, airy keys and jazzy, rolling tempos topped by the humbly clever wordplay of Yusef Afloat and Sach (then known as Nouka Basetype). This self-produced effort was followed by a run of locally distributed cassette releases such as Sach's Seven Days To Engineer, so it's safe to assume that Yusef Afloat's Hard Times was intended for release as well.
In 2000, Yusef passed away due to somewhat unknown circumstances. A bit before he returned to the essence, I stumbled on two songs from Hard Times and loved what I heard. This is the ep in full, in all it's analog glory.
Yusef on the beats and Yusef on the rhymes.
Rest In Peace, brother.
Yusef Afloat - Hard Times
6 comments:
yo I got that seven days cassette!
thanks for the hard times I don't have it!!! what an inspiring duo they where.
definitely, it's rare you find a duo where both are so talented. can u post the cover of the seven days cassette?
no, but I can bring the tape to school and give it to you
can someone please please re-up this ?
hey can please re up this bomb???please
This is great info to know.
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