Benny Reid / The Infamous Live (180 Gram Vinyl)
Artist: Benny Reid
Title: The Infamous Live
Label: Fat Beats Records
Cat.#: FB5213LP
Format: 12" Vinyl LP, 180 Gram
Country: US
Released: 2023
Style: Instrumental, Hip Hop
Track Listing:
The forthcoming ‘The Infamous Live’ comes on the heels of Reid’s Billboard-charting take of Eric B & Rakim’s ‘Follow The Leader’. From this, Mobb Deep's Havoc discovered his work and authorized him to reconstruct the timeless Mobb Deep album, giving Reid input and working with him in the studio to complete the project. His limited 7" of "Shook Ones Pt. II" previewing the project, sold out quickly upon release in December 2022.
Reid is a forward-thinking jazz musician with a bent toward mixing expansive post-bop improvisation with atmospheric contemporary jazz styles. He released his first two albums on the prestigious Concord label and has been working with Fat Beats to create interesting, progressive tributes to the hip-hop albums that defined his youth.