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El Michels Affair , a "cinematic soul" group led by New York-based musician Leon Michels links up with The Roots front man and legendary emcee Black Thought for the collaborative release "Glorious Game" .  Releasing on Big Crown Records , the LP is a remarkable debut partnership in more ways than one. Leon Michels provides his bottom-heavy, soul-tinged production for Black Thought who gives us some of the more personal and transparent verses we've ever heard from him. Stream the album below and enjoy!!! Glorious Game by El Michels Affair & Black Thought

New York-based cinematic soul production group El Michels Affair and The Roots emcee Black Thought share the upcoming album’s title-track.taken from the forthcoming El Michels Affair & Black Thought album "Glorious Game" due out April 14th on Big Crown Records .  Pre-Order / Stream here: https://lnk.to/GloriousGame

Big Crown Records shares the single "That Girl" , taken from the El Michels Affair & Black Thought album "Glorious Game" due out April 14th .  Stream the single below and enjoy!!!

El Michels Affair & Black Thought performing "Grateful" live at The Legendary Diamond Mine Studio in Queens, New York. Original version appears on their "Glorious Game" album due out April 14th on Big Crown Records .  Purchase / Stream here: https://lnk.to/gratefulEMABT

Cementing an undeniable union, GRAMMY® Award -winning legendary MC and The Roots Co-Founder Black Thought joins forces with acclaimed cinematic soul luminary El Michels Affair for a collaborative LP titled “Glorious Game” , arriving on April 14 on Big Crown Records . To herald the arrival of the album, they just shared the first single “Grateful” . On the track, flute echoes through a head-nodding beat punctuated by shaky guitars and an eerie vocal sample. Holding nothing back, Black Thought lyrically stalks the soulful production with incisive bars. As poignant and provocative as ever, he laments, “Dale Carnegies with big dreams to get rich quick that fail horribly” before he confesses, “Never been in pursuit of the American dream” . Glorious Game by El Michels Affair & Black Thought

UK-reared musician Liam Bailey drops the "Champion (Remix)" featuring the legendary Black Thought of   The Roots   and produced by Leon Michels of El Michels Affair .  From the album upcoming album "Ekundayo" , dropping November 13th .  Stream the single below!!! Source: Big Crown Records  

This Freddie Gibb s and Madlib Tiny Desk Concert was a year in the making, largely because Madlib insisted on playing with El Michels Affair , a vintage funk and soul band based out of New York. The performance doesn't disappoint with a thrilling Bandana medley of “Education” , “Gat Damn” , “Soul Right” and “Freestyle Sh*t” . Source: NPR