Producer A-Villa’s long awaited and carefully crafted debut, Carry On Tradition, is now available for purchase via Closed Sessions Records. We’ve covered this album extensively on FSD, with each and every leak posted here to stellar results. Now you can finally hear it in its entirety. The good people at Closed Sessions are letting you…
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A-Villa Talks ‘Carry On Tradition’, Drops Track List & Cover Art
A-Villa has been hard at work over the past couple of years, carefully crafting what will be his official debut album, Carry On Tradition. And in just a few short weeks, the album will be a reality. Years of hard work out in the open for the whole world to see (and hear.) So how…
A-Villa f/ Action Bronson, Roc Marciano & Willie The Kid – Live From The Villa
I’m not sure where A-Villa is rounding up these line ups, but cot damn. He’s got some high profile features from artists you’d probably never hear together otherwise. But he somehow makes them sound dope. I think he’s just picking names of out a hat and then seeing if he can make them come together…
A-Villa f/ Big K.R.I.T., Termanology & Inspectah Deck – The Colosseum
Man, A-Villa really outdid himself with this new project of his. He’s got fire verses from rappers from every end of the spectrum. Today he gives us the anthemic “The Colosseum,” which features inspired verses form Big K.R.I.T., Termanology and the Rebel INS. Pretty crazy line up, no? Can’t imagine you ever expected to hear…
A-Villa f/ AZ, Havoc, Freeway & Macie Stewart – A Day In The Life
Produced by A-Villa I feel like we’ve been waiting on this Villa project for 4-5 years now, but the end is near as today Closed Sessions revealed the official release date for Carry on Tradition: November 4th, 2014. So today they decided to drop off another taste, and this one comes in the form of…
A-Villa f/ Killer Mike, Cormega & Lil Fame – The Warrior, The Philosopher & The Rebel
Chicago production wiz, A-Villa, is FINALLY set to release his long-awaited Closed Sessions debut, Carry on Tradition on September 23rd. So today, we not only got a firm release date, but the first single as well. “The Warrior, The Philosopher & The Rebel” features an impressive ensemble of Killer Mike, Cormega and Lil Fame (of…
A-Villa f/ Reks & Lili K. – Smooth It Out
Producer A-Villa teases his forthcoming Carry On Tradition LP with another offering, titled “Smooth It Out”. This new joint features east coast and ShowOff emcee Reks alongside the Windy’s own Lili K. Press play and smooth things out with A-Villa, Reks and Lili below via Closed Sessions. Carry On Tradition is scheduled to impact later…
Video: A-Villa f/ Vic Spencer – Church Movie
Directed by Vision Bound Productions and A-Villa. Producer A-Villa has two new albums planned for this year and today, he gives us a small taste of what to expect. “Church Movie” is the latest offering from Villa’s Carry On Tradition LP and features none other than the Rapping Bastard himself, Vic Spencer. Carry On Tradition…
A-Villa f/ Roc Marciano – A Hustler’s Soliloquy
Finally! I’ve been hearing A-Villa talk about this project for years, and now it’s finally about to lift off with some help from Closed Sessions. Recorded over a three year period, Villa’s debut, Carry On Tradition, features appearances from Cormega, Action Bronson, Big K.R.I.T., Kool G Rap, Joell Ortiz, Chance The Rapper, M.O.P., AZ, Freeway, and…
A-Villa – I’m Coming To Get Ya
In celebration of Record Store Day, Chicago producer A-Villa has decided to let loose an instrumental from his forthcoming beat tape, 45s. The cover art (which is dope, natch) can be found above, and the project which is due out this summer, is a collection of new beats he created from a crate of vinyl…