HOFFA (White Vinyl LP)

HOFFA (White Vinyl LP)PRESSED ON WHITE VINYL Limited to 350 Copies Its likely that Dave East was both ready and willing to lock in for a full length Harry Fraud produced album well before he heard Frauds work with Jim Jones (The Fraud Department) and Benny the Butcher (The Plugs I Met 2). But its just as likely that the synergy and flawless execution of those projects couldnt have hurt Easts inclination. Fraud shows up for East on HOFFA the same way he did for Jones and

It’s likely that Dave East was both ready and willing to lock in for a full-length Harry Fraud-produced album well before he heard Fraud’s work with Jim Jones (The Fraud Department) and Benny the Butcher (The Plugs I Met 2). But it’s just as likely that the synergy and flawless execution of those projects couldn’t have hurt East’s inclination. Fraud shows up for East on HOFFA the same way he did for Jones and Benny, finding a sturdy balance between moody synth lines, obscure rock samples, and ’90s-hip-hop drum patterns to act as an idyllic backdrop for East’s hand-to-hand street-life memories, basketball references, and straight-faced acknowledgment of the way drugs have affected his own family. Fellow barsmiths Jim Jones, G Herbo, Benny the Butcher, and Curren$y round out the features, but longtime Dave East fans might be most excited to hear a new verse from Kiing Shooter, the Queens-hailing Dave East associate who passed away in 2020 following complications from COVID-19.

Side A

1. The Disappearance
2. 60 For The Lawyer
3. Diamonds
4. Just Another Rapper
5. Go Off feat. G-Herbo
6. Uncle Ric feat. Benny The Butcher
7. The Product

Side B

8. Money Or Power feat. Jim Jones
9. The Storm
10. Dolla And A Dream feat. Steven Young
11. Count It Up feat. French Montana
12. The Win feat. Cruch Calhoun
13. Yeah I Know feat. Kiing Shooter
14. Red Fox Restaurant feat. Curren$Y

Produced By Harry Fraud

Mixed By Mike Kuz

Mastered By John Sparkz

Art Curated By Westside Gunn