The Ill Funk Freaker

An underground icon who hit the scene in 1991, Godfather Don is a Brooklyn emcee/producer who\'s worked extensively with Kool Keith, Ayatollah, and Screwball and recorded for much-loved independent labels like Select, Fondle \'Em, and Hydra. Known for rugged yet always-clever wordplay and neck-bending, jazz-enriched beats, Godfather Don made relatively little solo work—just two official albums (*Hazardous* and *Diabolique*), plus the revered *Cenobites* project with Keith. Since the late \'00s, he\'s been raiding the vaults and dropping an impressive backlog of rare and unreleased material culled from his golden-era heyday. *The Ill Funk Freaker* gives us eight high-quality tracks (with vocal and instrumental versions of each), all recorded between \'93 and \'95. Boisterous bass lines, finely chopped samples, and punchy drums dominate; it\'s the perfect antidote to today\'s ultra-slick IDM and Auto-Tuned vibes. Check out \"Ain\'t None Left,\" \"Shoot the Two,\" and \"Slaves.\"