Contraband From India (LP)

Format: LP  Label: The Jones Collection  Year: 2021  Media Condition: New  Sleeve/Cover Condition: New  TRACKS: A1 Buddhists On Beatties Ford A2 Patna A3 Bolly Joint A4 Three Piece A5 Joe D. DaDaa A6 Samosa Cosa Nostra B1 The Curry Out B2 Garem Funk (2-Tone's Scratched-up Mix) B3 Not Down (pro-log) B4 Not Down B5 St. Karen Featuring production and guest appearances by Diamond D, Waajeed, Kev Brown, Prince Po, John Robinson, Supastition, yU & Uptown XO (2/3 of Diamond District), Let The Dirt Say Amen, J Scienide, Substantial, Asheru, Hassaan Mackey, Kenilworth Katrina and more! DJ 2-Tone Jones presents a special album inspired by his travels to India doing Hip Hop diplomacy work as part of the inaugural Next Level program. After nearly a month in the land of Gandhi he returned home with a stack of rare traditional and jazz-fusion records from Calcutta, and hand-selected tracks to send out to a range of legendary, heavy-hitting Hip-Hop producers to sample from. Jones called in some favors and received production on the album by Diamond D, Waajeed, Kev Brown, Drew Dave, Praise and KO. In addition to curating the production and laying down cuts on select tracks, he also assembled an impressive line-up of artists to contribute to some of the tracks; many of which represent his stomping grounds of the DMV and Charlotte to the fullest. The result of this cultural experiment is Contraband from India.