California’s best kept hip hop secret is about to be let out of the bag! Strong Arm Steady have worked the mixtape circuit to the bone and are ready to step up their game. Their debut album, Deep Hearted, is expected to cause major traffic jams outside stores lucky enough to carry it on its release date - August 28th. The album is being dropped by Nature Sounds Music and features collaborations with Chamillionaire, Juvenile, Black Thought of The Roots, Xzibit, Talib Kweli, Dilated Peoples, Ras Kass and more!

Tracklist For Deep Hearted

1. Intro f/ jack Nicholson & The Game
(produced by Dubb Knox)

2. The Movement f/ Planet Asia
(produced by Thayod Ausar)

3. You Ain’t Me f/ Chamillionaire & Rass Kass
(produced by Da Riffs)

4. Bloody Money f/ PNB (Pop ‘n Bullets) and Jelly Roll
(produced by DJ Khalil)

5. Co-Operation f/ Dilated Peoples
(produced by DJ Babu)

6. Clean Up f/ Black Thought & Saukrates
(produced by Madlib)

7. One Step f/ Talib Kweli
(produced by Blaqtoven)

8. I Can’t Wait f/ Tha Liks & Stylistic Jones
(produced by Thayod Ausar)

9. Kings Of The Deck f/ Planet Asia
(produced by Da Riffs)

10. Come N Get Me f/ Ina Williams
(produced by DJ Khalil)

11. Homies f/ Blaqtoven
(produced by J Thrill)

12. Streetlights f/ Talib Kweli
(produced by Evidence)

13. On The Grind
(produced by J Thrill)

14. Wreckless Words
(produced by DJ Khalil)

15. Dirty Dirty f/ Juvenile (produced by J Macc)

If that tracklist makes you drool with anticipation, you might want to check out this 30 minute mix that was compiled by DJs Truly OdD and Babu. This Strong Arm Steady mix contains “a variety of never-heard-before joints and exclusives from their debut offering. The late great J Dilla, DJ Babu, and DJ Khalil, among others, handle production on this mix with features from Planet Asia, Dilated Peoples, Chace Infinite, Talib Kweli, and more.” Sounds good to me!

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S-A-S mix mp3

Enjoy!

Here is the video for track #7 off the new album, “One Step” ft. Talib Kweli:

Strong Arm Steady LINKS

Strong Arm Steady $pace
Nature Sound $pace
Nature Sound website

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