Che Grand is a RIDICULOUSLY talented rapper and good friend (how else could we argue so much and still be down…LOL).  I’ve known dude for a little over three years and he’s been prepping his official debut, Everything’s Good Ugly, the whole time.  In fact, right around the time I met Che he actually completely scrapped Conceptus Opus, his original debut album, and started from scratch on EGU.  It’s been long trip, complete with numerous holdups, adversities and delays; so much so that Khal over at Rock The Dub even started a petition to get the album released earlier this year.  Well Che, all of the hard work and patience has paid off. Everything’s Good Ugly is one of the best releases I’ve heard all year and the overwhelmingly positive praise has been coming in from all over.  If you’re on my site, hopefully you already know Che and you’re sold on his music from our ’07 collaboration, Limited Edition:The Fixtape, but if not, head over to itunes and check out some samples of EGU before you cop it, you won’t be disappointed.  Last but not least, check out the tracklisting, production credit & latest single, “Gold Chains (Part Deux)”, below and stay tuned for more DJ Low Key/Che Grand collabs in the near future.

1. Bless’d ft. Jacob Soul – prod. by Big Neeze
2. Gift Wrap – prod. by Brian Brizzo
3. Swing – prod. by Brian Brizzo
4. Walking Under Ladders ft. Elucid & Spec Boogie – prod. by Illmind
5. Gold Chains Part Deux – prod. by PB
6. Too Much Too Soon ft. Colin Munroe – prod. by Colin Munroe
7. City On Fire – prod. by Big Neeze & PB
8. R E S T A R T (Original) – prod. by PB
9. Celebrate We – prod. by Wale Oyejide
10. People Bowling ft Tanya Morgan – prod. by Brian Brizzo
11. Crash – prod by Von Pea of Tanya Morgan
12. Girls Talk feat DbM – prod. by Aeon
13. I Know You Still Want Me – prod. by Aeon
14. Life’s Grand ft. N.icky (of Heavy) – prod. by Aeon
15. Large Hadron Collider – prod. by Suhburb
16. Chateau Gold – prod. by Brian Brizzo
17. Soraya’s Jam ft. Benny Sings – prod. by Benny Sings
18. Across The Sky – prod. by Suhburb

P.S. make sure you download Che Grand & DJ Low Key – Limited Edition:The Fixtape over in the mixtapes section if you haven’t already. It’s the official Che Grand late pass, the perfect addition to EGU & a damn good rapper tape if I do say so myself…LOL.  And  oh yeah, gotta shout out my boy Ryan over at Rype Arts, dude did both the EGU and Fixtape covers, check out more of his great work at RypeArts.com.