2026 reissue, 2xLP vinyl edition includes the 2019’s single “Desires” as well as two never before heard tracks from the 2011 sessions entitled “Non Stop” and “Feel It.”- Rashad and Confidence announce the vinyl reissue of their debut album “The Element Of Surprise”. Though originally released in 2011, the melange of soul samples, classic breaks and favoring of lyrical storytelling / conceptual joints could easily have been released in the 90’s.
Rashad, a Brooklyn NY emcee who sports a nimble and rapid flow excels at making anthemic choruses interspersed with highly detailed bars. Examples of album topics include a vivid picture of the hood while making a cautionary tale of its pitfalls (“The City”), his personal emcee origin story (“Days Of My Youth”), and the results of low motivation (“Pass Me By”) among others.
Boston based producer Confidence has made a career of sample chopping and analog warm heaters. He also tends to favor the one emcee/one producer line-up of the golden years. This extends to his recent collaborative LP's on Below System Records including “Library Of Sound” with M-Dot and “Kool Moe Dese” with Big Dese.
| A1 | Introduction |
| A2 | Brand New |
| A3 | The City |
| A4 | Understand |
| B1 | Rumors Of War |
| B2 | Days Of My Youth |
| B3 | Interlude |
| B4 | Pen On Display |
| B5 | Shining |
| C1 | Pass Me By |
| C2 | Interlude 2 |
| C3 | They Keep Asking Me |
| C4 | Let Me Explain |
| C5 | All Year Round |
| D1 | The Break Up Song |
| Bonus Tracks |
| D2 | Non Stop |
| D3 | Fell It |
| D4 | Desires |
