Jake Paine

Jan 11, 2025 | ambrosiaforheads.com | Jake Paine

In the last week of 2024, Redman released Muddy Waters Too. The 32-track collection arrives after nearly 15 years of development. That behind-the-scenes process is something Redman spoke candidly about with Ambrosia For Heads’ What’s The Headline podcast in his first interview since releasing the album.

Apr 28, 2024 | ambrosiaforheads.com | Jake Paine

In 2001, J-Live released his debut album, The Best Part. The LP, originally intended for release at Payday/London Records, was among a group of projects halted after the label experienced a merger and distribution. “We ended up having to redo a lot of stuff. They used to call it ‘The greatest record never heard,'” J-Live recently told Ambrosia For Heads over the phone.

Feb 24, 2024 | ambrosiaforheads.com | Jake Paine

During the 2010s, Hip-Hop fans speculated what the future held for Slum Village. At the top of the decade, the Detroit, Michigan crew released a special album in Villa Manifesto—a collection of songs that featured kaleidoscopic contributions from the six artists who had claimed the group since its early 1990s inception. The album was a pivot point—looking to the past and honoring the future.

Feb 15, 2024 | ambrosiaforheads.com | Jake Paine

A quarter-century ago, Slum Village was in the process of following up their Fan-Tas-Tic(Vol. 1) debut. That underground album became a calling card for a new sound coming out of Detroit, Michigan — and three artists bringing the change. T3, J Dilla, and Baatin were in the process of following up and making good on another album worthy of its name, Fan-Tas-Tic,Volume 2. A year before Volume2, Slum supplied The Office Space soundtrack with a banger.

Dec 2, 2023 | ambrosiaforheads.com | Jake Paine

In 2018, Masta Ace and Marco Polo released their first album as a unit. A Breukelen Story was a concept album—something the Brooklyn, New York MC has done for much his 35-year career. That LP was named by Ambrosia For Heads among the best of ’18, and it featured Smif-n-Wessun, Pharoahe Monch, Styles P, Marlon Craft, Lil Fame, Elzhi, and others. Over the last five years, Masta Ace had held to feature work and loosies.