Curly Castro - Yaphet (CD)

Pre-order information Releases September 18th, 2026. This item is a pre-order and expected to ship the week of the above mentioned release date. Any other items you purchase along with this pre-order will NOT ship until this ship date; or the latest pre-order ship date on your order. If you need the other items sooner, please order them separately from this pre-order.  Product Information Also available on Vinyl and Cassette CD in jewel case with a a booklet. Yaphet is the new album from rapper Curly Castro–also known as one half of the dynamic duo Shrapknel–out September 18, 2026, on Backwoodz Studioz. On Yaphet, Castro draws inspiration from the Blaxploitation film genre of the 1970’s; using that era’s black heroes and antiheroes as a launching pad for his cinematic lyricism. Flows switch as effortlessly as camera angles, verses are saturated with references and entendres, it’s an endlessly rewind-worthy rap masterclass. But Yaphet is also Castro’s first solo album since 2021’s Little Robert Hutton, and beneath the fireworks, this album reflects the depth of his experiences in those intervening years. “I didn’t set out to be so honest about my life, but that’s what came out and the album is better for it,” Castro explains, “from facing the death of my infant daughter, to my father’s death, to facing my own impending mortality, these are my most vulnerable blades, on my deepest cuts.”  Like Castro, this record marches to the beat of its drum, and make no mistake, there are drums a-plenty for the veteran MC to spar with, as only he can. Produced entirely by Milwaukee beat maker Locust, Yaphet is a bouncy, eclectic listen that nods to its influences, without ever looking backwards. Castro is joined by a whirlwind of the genre’s finest; billy woods, PremRock, Fatboi Sharif, Brian Ennals, SKECH185, Blueprint, AJ Suede, shemar, ALASKA, Sunmundi, blackchai, & Margel the Sophant.  Tracklisting Black Don’t Crack (feat. Fatboi Sharif, Blueprint, Brian Ennals, SKECH185, AJ Suede, & billy woods) SuperDOPE Cheese N Bread Riddum Enemy-Minded (feat. Margel the Sophant) KOTTO Railroad Spikes (feat. Margel the Sophant) Blood in the Garden (feat. PremRock) Salem Baptist The Delectable Negro (feat. Margel the Sophant) Rinzler Wreck (feat. ALASKA) I Couldn’t Breathe, If I Wanted To… New Mutants (feat. shemar, blackchai, & Sunmundi) Last Good Will