Black Belt Theatre

AlbumFeb 28 / 201220 songs, 1h 10m 20s
West Coast Hip Hop

Coming out of Fresno, Planet Asia has been holding it down since the late \'90s and is a longtime fixture in the California underground scene. He\'s part of both Cali Agents (with Rasco) and the Skhool Yard collective, and he\'s worked with a wide variety of artists over the course of his career. He also earned a GRAMMY® nomination for his work with Bay Area songstress Mystic. *Black Belt Theatre* is his ninth solo album (not including many collabos and mixtapes). It finds him sounding better than ever, dropping his trademark super-lyrical style over an array of sample-heavy, soul-drenched beats. While Asia sounds great on his own, he also shares the mic with a gang of co-conspirators, including Talib Kweli, Camp Lo, Raekwon, The Jacka, Mista F.A.B., Phil the Agony, Ras Kass, and even Paul Wall. At 20 tracks deep, there\'s not a wack song here, though highlights include \"Whirlwind Patterns,\" \"Furniture,\" \"No Apologies,\" and \"External Motives.\"

Planet Asia's long-awaited new album, inspired by classic kung-fu and blaxploitation cinema. Full tracklist below. 1. Lost And Found (prod. by Khrysis) 2. Grown Folks Talkin' (ft. Talib Kweli) (prod. by DirtyDiggs) 3. Tell The Wold (prod. by DirtyDiggs) 4. All Mine (ft. Paul Wall & Washeyi Choir) (prod. by Twiz The Beat Pro) 5. No Apologies (ft. Raekwon) (prod. by Oh No) 6. Fuck Rappers (ft. Willie The Kid & Fashawn) (prod. by DirtyDiggs) 7. Diamond Life (ft. Camp Lo) (prod. by DirtyDiggs) 8. Furniture (prod. by DirtyDiggs) 9. Mach One (prod. by DirtyDiggs) 10. Daggers And Darts (ft. Rogue Venom & Tristate) (prod. by DirtyDiggs) 11. Bruce Lee (ft. Chace Infinite, Rasco & TriState) (prod. by Soul Professa) 12. Golden State (prod. by DirtyDiggs) 13. Coons (ft. Killer Ben) (prod. by DirtyDiggs) 14. The Line Of Fire (ft. Krondon, Picaso, & Phil The Agony) (prod. by Brisk Oner) 15. Big Fish (prod. by Twiz The Beat Pro) 16. External Motives (ft. The Jacka & Mitchy Slick) (prod. by Twiz The Beat Pro) 17. Classical (ft. Ras Kass, Torae, and Jasiri X) (prod. by Rel!g!on) 18. Stay Ready (ft. Dengee, Mistah FAB, & Nio The Gift) (prod. Oh No) 19. Whirlwind Patterns (prod. by Rel!g!on) 20. Dogon Outro (prod. by DirtyDiggs)