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Stones Throw

Quakers

Quakers

Quakers is a hip-hop collective boasting 35 members which orbits around a core of three producers: Fuzzface, 7-Stu-7 and Katalyst.

Fuzzface is better known as Portishead’s Geoff Barrow, a long-time Stones Throw supporter in touch with Peanut Butter Wolf since championing the Jaylib album back in 2004. 7-Stu-7 is Portishead’s engineer and in-house producer at Invada Records in the UK. Katalyst is one of the most respected producers in Australia and a partner in Invada Records.

Disillusioned with much of the hip-hop around them, the like-minded producers set out to create the type of rap record they’d want to listen to. That meant gathering one of the most varied arrays of talent ever seen on a hip-hop record. Rather than just sending beats to the hottest names of the moment, the producers sought out genuine collaborators, regardless of whether they were legendary or simply stumbled upon around the world wide web. Invitations were sent out to golden era legends such as Prince Po and The Pharcyde’s Booty Brown, indie rap titans such as Dead Prez and Phat Kat, and of course some of StonesThrow’s finest: Aloe Blacc, Guilty Simpson, MED and newest signings Jonwayne and Dave Dub all make memorable contributions. There are also some lesser known talents present: band-favorite Coin Locker Kid, Lyric Jones, Estee Nack & more hold it down with their more celebrated peers.

Yet for all the vocal talent, it’s often Quakers’ stellar production that takes center stage, tying together the albums 40+ tracks into a cohesive whole. Heavy beats come thick and fast, from the horn-heavy stomp of “Fitta Happier” to the devastating synthesizer abuse of “Belly of the Beast” and beyond.

Quakers music first appeared in Banksy’s 2011 film Exit Through The Gift Shop and, in case you’re wondering, the name comes from ‘earthquake’. They’re here to shake the foundations.

Tracklist

• 01 Intro
  02 Big Cat [ft. Synato Watts]
  03 Fitta Happier [ft. Guilty Simpson & MED]
  04 Smoke [ft. Jonwayne]
  05 The Lo
  06 Russia With Love [ft. Coin Locker Kid]
  07 What Chew Want [ft. Tone Tank]
  08 Flapjacksmm
  09 Jobless [ft. Quite Nyce]
  10 Sidewinder [ft. Buff1]
  11 Mummy [ft. Diverse]
  12 Belly of the Beast [ft. Emilio Rojas]
  13 Up the Rovers
  14 The Turk [ft. King Magnetic]
  15 There it Is [ft. the Champs]
  16 RIP
  17 I Like to Dance [ft. Krondon & General Steele]
  18 Dark City Lights [ft. Frank Nitty]
  19 The Beginning [ft. Coin Locker Kid]
  20 Kreem
  21 War Drums [ft. Phat Kat & Guilty Simpson]
  22 R.A.I.D. [ft. Lyric Jones]
  23 Fresh
  24 Something Beautiful
  25 Chicken Livers [ft. FC the Truth]
  26 Rock My Soul [ft. Prince Po]
  27 Lost and Found [ft. Estee Nack]
  28 My Mantra [ft. Dave Dub]
  29 Hunnypots of Beeswax
  30 TV Dreaming [ft. Booty Brown]
  31 Don’t Make it Worthless
  32 Soul Power [ft. Dead Prez]
  33 Glide
  34 Get Live [ft. Coin Locker Kid]
  35 Sign Language [ft. Aloe Blacc]
  36 Earth Quaking [ft. Akil]
  37 You’re Gonna Be Sorry
  38 Outlaw [ft. Deed]
  39 The Tax Man [ft. Sareem Poems]
  40 Chucky Balboa [ft. Silverust]
  41 Oh Goodness [ft. Finale]