Che Grand :: Everything’s Good Ugly
I love Che Grand as a friend and also as someone who makes some pretty amazing music, but even more so, I love his story. Born in London to Nigerian parents, Che’s been repping NYC for years now and can be spotted on numerous projects, working with folks like Tanya Morgan, Jay Electronica, Donnie Goines, Colin Munroe, and more. We’ve been waiting for a full length album from Che for a few years now, and time the has finally come. Through doing nothing but putting in work, Che’s built an entire fan base.. without a formal album.
I had the pleasure of hearing the album in its entirety a few months ago and was overly surprised – the beats are on point, Che’s on point. After months of me trying to hustle Che, I finally have the album in my pretty hands and have been a dedicated listener since the moment that Everything’s Good Ugly was loaded into my iTunes. While the whole album maintains a consistent flow and Che doesn’t seem to tire easily, there are a few stand out tracks in my opinion. Be sure to check out Gold Chains (Part Duex), City on Fire (seriously, I can’t listen to this track at work because my head starts to nod all crazy and I kinda wanna start dancing on my desk), and Too Much Too Soon feat. Colin Munroe. A touching song to his daughter, Soraya’s Jam (feat. Benny Sings) is probably one of the best father-daughter tribute rap songs out there.
Everything’s Good Ugly is set to release tomorrow, August 18th, via iTunes. Until then, you can download the promo sampler here (which, by the way, was supposed to include a Miss Rachel drop but apparently it was just too sexy for the dj, hater).
Che’s last mixtape, Breakfast @ Wimbledon can be downloaded here.
For more information, check Che’s blog.
Track list for Everything’s Good Ugly:
01. Bless’d ft. Jacob Soul – prod. by Big Neeze
02. Gift Wrap – prod. by Brian Brizzo
03. Swing – prod. by Brian Brizzo
04. Walking Under Ladders ft. Elucid & Spec Boogie – prod. by Illmind
05. Gold Chains Part Deux – prod. by PB
06. Too Much Too Soon ft. Colin Munroe – prod. by Colin Munroe
07. City On Fire – prod. by Big Neeze & PB
08. R E S T A R T (Original) – prod. by PB)
09. 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
Big ups to Dj Low Key for the introduction earlier this year, who was also responsible for mixing Che’s limited edition Fixtape project.
