Skyzoo has dropped the first taste of Retropolitan, his forthcoming collaborative project with Pete Rock. Titled “It’s All Good,” the track screams classic New York boom bap and (naturally) has Rock’s signature touch all over it.
According to an interview with Billboard, Skyzoo knew “within 10 seconds” of Rock pressing play he wanted to use the beat for the cut.
“The crazy thing about this beat is that I made it in ’94,'” he said Rock explained to him. “This beat is 25 years old. I never retouched it or re-did it. It came out of the SP-1200. This was when I was making ‘The World Is Yours’ and those sessions.'”
Skyzoo promised all Hip Hop purists will be able to embrace the duo’s upcoming project.
“It’s a New York album, but whether or not you’re from New York, you’re going to love it,” he said.”If you love Hip Hop, lyricism and incredible beats, you’re going to love what you’re hearing.
“[It’s] storytelling and production from a top three producer ever, but it’s not dated. It’s just if the sound of the Hip Hop we grew up on continued to be at the forefront and elevated.”
Retropolitan is expected to arrive on September 20.
This is what we need.
You don’t sleep or take naps?
I have a dick for your mother, ok?
Can’t wait for this shit to drop it’s going to be pure fire from start to finish??
Pete stop it! Your new beats are wack and galaxies apart from the classic ish.
Them Nas beats sound like shit compared to this. no umph!!!
Word? Because the beat for QueensBridge Politics was an old 90’s beat as well. Pete Rock said that one was unfinished.
Clown talk here.
This is DOPE!!!! But a Pete Rock & CL Smooth Project would be EVEN DOPER!!! #StraightenItOut
Flygod better be on this album!
He is. The whole griselda squad is on the album. The tracklist is out for this
Flygod is fucking annoying now. He has nothing to say other that making gun noises
This album will be a work of art.