Nick Bruno opens his album "Brutality" with a statement: the first single carries the name of the legendary production duo Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis – those architects of the Minneapolis sound who made history with Janet Jackson. The title as metaphor for perfect collaboration is deliberately chosen, because "Brutality" is produced entirely by Nicholas Craven. Craven's catalog speaks for itself: the Montrealer has produced for Roc Marciano, Mach-Hommy, Boldy James, Ransom, Westside Gunn, Freddie Gibbs, Styles P and practically every relevant name in the modern underground. His "Director's Cut" series with Ransom and the "Fair Exchange No Robbery" collaboration with Boldy James rank among the defining producer-MC albums of recent years. That Boldy James now features on Bruno's album opener closes a circle: Craven and Boldy proved their chemistry long ago, and now it serves as the frame for Bruno's introduction. Roberto Viglione mixes and masters, the artwork comes from Henri Rousseau – an art-historical reference underscoring the project's ambition. Concreature 227 as platform.
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