The test pressings have arrived for Tuff Racket, the upcoming collab album from Noah23 x Fresh Kils. Let’s hope they are awesome enough to pass the meticulous inspection of audio expert Fresh Kils…
The test pressings have arrived for Tuff Racket, the upcoming collab album from Noah23 x Fresh Kils. Let’s hope they are awesome enough to pass the meticulous inspection of audio expert Fresh Kils…
“[I]t is an intellectual and artistic interrogation of what it means to succeed on one’s own terms in 2026.” – Mu6ix Cafe
Check out this excellent review of Noah23 x Fresh Kils’ new single, “Million Dollar Deal”, from Mu6ix Cafe…
The first single from Noah23 x Fresh Kils is out now. “Million Dollar Deal” is from their upcoming collaboration album, Tuff Racket.
“Million Dollar Deal” is the lead single off Tuff Racket, the upcoming collaboration album by Canadian hip hop staples Noah23 & producer Fresh Kils. The track is reminiscent of Outkast with its electric guitar, bounce beat, and intelligent triplet flow. The 6/8 time signature also provides the single a unique feel to the flow. With its creativity and unmatched technical prowess, “Million Dollar Deal” proves how powerful a duo these two are. There’s no denying that the boys are coming out the gate extremely strong in preparation for their summer album release on Hand’Solo Records, and this is just the first salvo.
Written and performed by Noah23
Produced by Fresh Kils
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“The track has a smooth piano riff, smoky atmosphere with snapping drums and features Epic’s off-kilter flow and solid bars from Inky.” – Word Is Bond
Word Is Bond has provided a quick review of Epic’s “Us (Trevar Fox Remix)” featuring Inky from the new single released by Epic.
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On “Us”, the fourth and final single from Heater in My Truck II, Epic and featured guest Inky (aka Trevar Fox) provide a glimpse into who they are as individuals before claiming “the only people that we can count on is us”. The “us” in this case is not only Epic and Inky but also those old school Canadian hip hop kids that grew up on Rap City in that golden age of Much Music from 1995 to 2009. The downtempo original production from Infinite Potential aka I. Peezy is boom bap heavy on jazzy piano while Trevar Fox’s multi-layered remix sounds like a jazz quartet composed of drums, upright bass, piano and organ. It’s still jazzy like the original but a whole lot funkier, too! And the laidback flows of the two MCs also bring a lot of chill to the vibe. Trevar Fox also directed an accompanying video that has been released with both the original and remix audio.
Or watch the remix version:
I just found this cool little video review of Epic’s Heater In My Truck II album…
“The Dirty Sample’s production is second to none…” – Cups N Cakes
A Quick Picks review of Cold Camp’s Winter Dreamz from Cups N Cakes:
Get some cinematic hip hop instrumentals up in your earholes…
In 2025, Epic and Deadly Stare released their collaboration album A library called Calder, a world-building hip hop album combining the thought-provoking narratives of Epic over the ever-evolving cinematic production of Deadly Stare. With instrumentals this layered alongside the numerous unpredictable change-ups throughout, it was inevitable these instrumentals would get their own separate release. It’s evident these beats hold their own even without an MC involved. A library called Calder (Instrumental) reveals Deadly Stare as an intricate producer with an eye for detail and a tendency to take a beat to unexpected places.
Produced by Deadly Stare