None Taken, by Yy

None Taken

by Yy

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caderock Great variety of styles of beats and rhymes on this album. Absolutely can’t get enough of The Incident as Bazooka Joe 204 and Rob Crooks combine with Yy and Kinetic beats to make a classic. Awesome job by the number of guest rappers and beat makers on this release. Favorite track: The Incident ft. Bazooka Joe 204, Rob Crooks (Prod. DJ Kinetik).

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1.	Eventually Potentially (Prod. by The Gumshoe Strut) 03:24	info	buy track
2.	What It Did ft. The Gumshoe Strut, Nolto, Cam The Wizard, Id Obelus (Prod. by Factor Chandelier) 03:54	info	buy track
3.	Civil Defenceses ft. Gruf (Dren Remix) 02:51	info	buy track
4.	The Incident ft. Bazooka Joe 204, Rob Crooks (Prod. DJ Kinetik) 03:26	info	buy track
5.	Current Deterrent (Prod. By Phantom Kay) 02:56	info	buy track
6.	Ally ft. The Gumshoe Strut (Noblonski Remix) 03:47	info	buy track

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Eventually Potentially - For anyone who’s been estranged from a family member, by their own choosing or not.

What It Did - Winnipeg and Saskatoon are sister cities when it comes to the underground hip-hop scene. Factor Chandelier is fun as hell to make music with, and this time we brought some of the homies into the mix. Cam the Wizard from Calgary, Id Obelus from Indiana, Nolto from Saskatoon, Gumshoe and I were all in Saskatoon for Summer Fling in July of 2023, so we hit the studio.

Civil Defenceses (Dren remix) -
Gruf is such a great MC. We were meticulous in the making our album Mental Health Day with Rob Crooks. Dren from Saskatoon made this dope remix to the first track on the album. We wrote this so both verses mirror each other style-wise and rhyme-wise, syllable for syllable, which you can hear at the end of this remix.

The Incident - DJ Kinetik is a staple in the Winnipeg scene and has been the homie for over two decades. We haven’t collaborated since She Just Knows from the Ready to Roll EP in 2003, so this was long overdue. This is also somehow the first time the combination of Bazooka Joe 204, Rob Crooks and myself have had a song to ourselves despite them being two of my most frequent collaborators.

Current Deterrent - My kids caught the music bug. My son Kaden started making beats and DJing shows, so when he made this beat for me I had to go in on it. The second verse was originally written for Bazooka Joe 204’s That I Knew What For before his album became a true solo project.

Ally (Noblonski Remix) - The first song written for the Turn the Gun album Perpetual Suvival. Made in early 2020, then reworked a bit after George Floyd was murdered. Noblonski remixed this straight from Berlin. Gave it a totally different feel.

Thanks youse: Gumshoe, Al, Terry, Kaden, Gruf, Joe, Crooks, Kinetik, Factor, Cam, Rick, Nolto, Influence, Dren and Noblonski.

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released March 31, 2024

Cover by Allan Lorde (www.allanlorde.com)
Layout by Terry Corrigan
Huge assist from The Gumshoe Strut
Tracks 1, 3, 4 and 5 mixed and mastered by The Gumshoe Strut
Track 2 mixed by Factor Chandelier, mastered by Deeskee
Track 6 mixed by Noblonski, mastered by The Gumshoe Strut

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The Gumshoe Strut is a movement. Literally. A prairie hip hop stalwart who has marched to the beat of his own drum for the better part of two decades. His production and vocal delivery have matured over the years while maintaining the same raw energy that garnered him a niche following of fans around the world. ... more

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