Cookin Soul has built one of the more unusual and comprehensive portfolios in contemporary hip-hop production – a Valencia-born, Amsterdam-based producer and DJ who has maneuvered between the American underground boom bap circuit and Spain's rap ecosystem with equal fluency. His Latin Grammy win for work on Mala RodrÃguez's album Bruja established credibility in the Spanish-language world, while his prolific output of 25-plus vinyl LPs and multiple collaborative projects with artists like Conway the Machine and Tha God Fahim cemented his position in the underground boom bap canon. Estee Nack brings his signature Hartford density to the Al-Andalus project, and "Telex Free Trap" introduces Yung Beef – Cookin's longtime collaborator from their Los Papasitos duo – as a third voice that shifts the energy entirely. The cut demonstrates what makes this album worth watching: Cookin Soul doesn't flatten these different styles onto a single template, he builds terrain that each artist can work naturally. Al-Andalus drops May 7.
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