Today’s Audio Jump is something special. New tracks from Rock of Heltah Skeltah, Akrobatik, and a mash up of Gym Class Heroes and Hall and Oates from the creative geniuses over at 5G Productions (J.J. Brown and Dan “The Deacon” Maier). This jump off also includes a video interview from Rock about his incarceration and a link to download the whole Gym Class Heroes mash up album. So hit the jump and get to the audio goodies.

Rock (of Heltah Skeltah) - Attempted Murder (Medium)

Akrobatik - Kindred featuring Chuck D.

“Crying for what the helicopters never dropped us, the stench of bodies in piles is evident for miles, broke with little hope, laid off with little income”

On “Kindred,” Akrobatik directly explores the racially derived hardships that African-Americans have faced throughout history. Public Enemy’s Chuck D’s booming monologue opens the track and then Akrobatik follows with the first verse, containing his interpretation of what a black man may have endured being a slave in the early years of America’s history; (“the stings from the welts in my back make me wanna attack and be a martyr for blacks but then the whip cracks…”). The second verse delves into the subject of Hurricane Katrina and the intense hardships that New Orlean’s less fortunate experienced during the tragedy: “Crying for what the helicopters never dropped us, the stench of bodies in piles is evident for miles, broke with little hope, laid off with little income.” Akrobatik’s connection between these two distant, yet inherently related subjects makes for a poignant glimpse into the universal African-American consciousness.

Underlying this emotional exploration is a laid-back, flowing beat made up of a jazzy flute line over appropriately simple drum and bass lines. The chorus features a female vocalist singing a melodic line about the nature of the kindred individual. Chuck D puts his stamp on the track with the introduction and outro monologue, endorsing Akrobatik’s interpretation of past and present-day examples of institutionalized racism.

J.J. Brown and Dan “The Deacon” Maier - The Dream Eater
(Gym Class Heros + Hall & Oats = Match Up)

Producers J.J. Brown and Dan “The Deacon” Maier of 5G Productions bring you their follow up to last year’s ground-breaking “Re-Release Therapy” (a remix project blending Ludacris’ vocals with beats constructed solely of Jackson 5 elements) with “As Cruel As School Children, The Match-Up“. This meticulously constructed collection finds Brown and Maier mixing the acappellas from Gym Class Heroes’ chart topping album “As Cruel As School Children” with musical backdrops comprised entirely of samples from the works of legendary recording duo Daryl Hall and John Oates.

Includes new “Match-Up” versions of Gym Class Heroes’ hit singles “Clothes Off!!” and “Cupid’s Chokehold” as well as an exclusive remix of “New Friend Request” featuring 5G’s own lyrical genius, Louis Logic. Enjoy!

Listen and download tracks exclusively at www.5GProductions.com!