The lineup for this project reveals itself through accumulated context: The 17th Cipher from an earlier round (*T.H.R.O.N.E.* EP), Rufus Sims who also appeared on AWOL's *NOW LOADING* featuring Vic Spencer, and IAMGAWD an emcee who already demonstrated his weight on Doc Da Mindbenda's "House Money." Together they form the core of the forthcoming album *Chicagospel*. The title track featuring Ju Jilla serves as the first official single. Work Scorsese produces. The title speaks directly: Chicago and Gospel. Not gospel in the conventional church sense, but gospel as truth you hear and carry. Chicago's lyrically-focused underground has its own tradition rarely named in the same breath as drill Vic Spencer, IAMGAWD, Chris Crack, and others. *Chicagospel* positions itself inside that lineage. Ju Jilla's feature adds weight to the title track. The album is forthcoming; the single already delivers substance as an entry point.
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