Mos Def And Marv Gaye’s Mic Are Beg Combed For New Project - XXL

Contents:

• MARV GAYE AND MOS DEF: YASI GAYE: THE RETURN (SI TWO)
• MOS DEF AND MARV GAYE’S MIC ARE BEG COMBED FOR NEW PROJECT
• YASI GAYE - THE DEPARTURE VYL 2LP
• IF MARV GAYE & MOS DEF MA AN ALBUM, “YASI GAYE” [DOWNLOAD]

MARV GAYE AND MOS DEF: YASI GAYE: THE RETURN (SI TWO)

Marv Gaye and Mos Def. Yasi Bey, aka Mos Def, was only 10 years old when Marv Gaye was killed. And whether Gaye’s spir would have liked or not, he’s now the unwtg participant of an Amerigo Gazaway project unr the dac headg of “Soul Mat”.

The “Yasi Gaye” le of releas are plentiful, cludg the two albums proper, The Departure (Si One) and The Return (Si Two), and numero sgl and rrpondg remix. The vers of most of the releas pict Mos Def and Gaye as genue pals.

As Gaye’s gentle “Come Live Wh Me” plays the background, the “pta” backpedals a ltle: “(It’s) nothg ser. The source sampl of Gaye n be hearteng as when he banters wh the dience about love and loss, and all that soulful stuff. They n be a ltle harrowg too, such as on “B Stands for Beef” when Bey rolls a rerdg of a news anchorman announcg that Gaye had been shot and was pronounced ad.

MOS DEF AND MARV GAYE’S MIC ARE BEG COMBED FOR NEW PROJECT

And on “Anna’s Love Song”, Bey briefly walks the listener through the ia that, “Anna’s Song” om Here, My Dear, Marv Gaye’s softly ascendg voice was a ll out to his ex-wife, possibly tryg to buy back the heartache they both endured.

But ’s hard to make the se that Yasi Gaye: The Return (Si Two) and s brethren projects are all about Marv Gaye. “A Msage to the People” and the aforementned “B Stands for Beef” throws the out to social unrt, lookg at 21st century problems though a theoretil Gaye lens.

So uld Yasi Bey and Marv Gaye be nsired bt iends forever, ridg through the sky together, miseratg societal ills and celebratg the magic of their mil hybrid? All we n really say is that, of this mic, Gaye would approve. Insi his seri of llabos that never were, Producer Amerigo Gazaway brgs together Brooklyn MC Yasi Bey (formerly Mos Def) and soul legend Marv Gaye a never-before jot project aptly tled “Yasi Gaye”.

YASI GAYE - THE DEPARTURE VYL 2LP

The album enpass nstcted sampl of Gaye’s Motown classics where Gazaway re-orchtrat the stmentatn to new productns wh a siar amework. He then meticuloly lac Mos Def's raps and Gaye’s ep vols over new the teaser vio above for a sneak peak of “Yasi Gaye” and download the album’s (ee) lead sgle “Inner Cy Travel’ Man” after the break.

The latt the mash up master's Soul Mat Seri pairs the nsc Brooklyn flow of Yasi Bey (aka Mos Def) wh soul legend Marv Gaye.

The dream llab that never was is now, and is aptly tled Yasi Gaye. In his latt “mash-up” he pairs Yasi Bey (aka the Mighty Mos Def) and the legendary Marv Gaye for a soul stirrg llectn lled “Yasi Gaye: The Departure (Si One). On the seri’ first stallment, the producer un Brooklyn rapper Yasi Bey (Mos Def) and soul legend Marv Gaye for a dream llaboratn aptly tled “Yasi Gaye”.

IF MARV GAYE & MOS DEF MA AN ALBUM, “YASI GAYE” [DOWNLOAD]

Buildg the album’s foundatn om nstcted sampl of Gaye’s Motown classics, Gazaway re-orchtrat the stmentatn to new productns wh a siar amework.

Carefully weavg Bey’s nse raps and Gaye’s soulful vols over his new arrangements, the producer livers a qualy far closer to Gaye’s famo duets than that of a “mashup” album. As promised, we’re exced to fally share si two of Amerigo’s Yasi Bey (FKA Mos Def) & Marv Gaye nceptual llaboratn, Yasi Gaye. Shiftg foc for the project’s send stallment, the producer aimed to highlight the often overlooked acplishments of Marv Gaye’s role as the producer.

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Many of you have asked about the si two release date and we’re happy to (fally) report that Amerigo’s Yasi Gaye: The Return will be available wh days (and not weeks) om now. Yasi Gaye: The Return (New Sgle + Si Two Teaser Vio) Read More ».  As promised, we’re amped to fally share ‘The Departure‘ om Amerigo Gazaway’s Yasi Bey (FKA Mos Def) & Marv Gaye nceptual llaboratn, “Yasi Gaye“.