This loose-knit collective of rappers and producers hailing from Atlanta and Baltimore is a little difficult to keep track of in terms of who’s who and what group any of these contributors actually belong to, but the chaos is delightful. Recorded during the height of the pandemic’s first wave at a quarantine safe house (Spillage Village’s Atlanta studio), what began as a JID solo project morphed into one of the best things to happen in hip hop so far this year. The pandemic has paid off in true posse rap, a largely bygone affair in modern music but a nonetheless critical part of what made hip hop grow past the ’80s era of groups and solo acts. Spilliigion hits like a psychedelic gospel trip from the jump. If the Griselda guys churched up and dropped LSD, it might come out a little something like this, but these artists are audibly having more fun than anyone on the East Coast will ever admit to. This album’s a keeper.
1 | Spillage Village, Desi Banks, Big Rube, Kountry Wayne - Spill Vill (with Desi Banks & Big Rube feat. Kountry Wayne) |
2 | Spillage Village, J.I.D, EarthGang, Anthony Clemons - Baptize (with JID & EARTHGANG feat. Ant Clemons) |
3 | Spillage Village, Mereba - PsalmSing (with Mereba) |
4 | Spillage Village, J.I.D, EarthGang, Hollywood JB - Ea'alah (Family) (with JID & EARTHGANG feat. Hollywood JB) |
5 | Spillage Village, J.I.D, EarthGang - Mecca (with JID & EARTHGANG) |
6 | Spillage Village, J.I.D, Ari Lennox, Chance The Rapper, Buddy (21), Masego - Judas (with JID & Ari Lennox feat. Chance The Rapper, Buddy & Masego) |
7 | Spillage Village, EarthGang, 6lack, Jurdan Bryant - Oshun (with EARTHGANG & 6LACK feat. Jurdan Bryant) |
8 | Spillage Village, EarthGang, 6lack, David "Lucky Daye" Brown - Cupid (with EARTHGANG & 6LACK feat. Lucky Daye) |
9 | Spillage Village, J.I.D, EarthGang, Benji., Jurdan Bryant - Shiva (with JID & EARTHGANG feat. Benji. & Jurdan Bryant) |
10 | Spillage Village, EarthGang, J.I.D, Jurdan Bryant, Mereba, Hollywood JB - End Of Daze (with EARTHGANG & JID feat. Jurdan Bryant, Mereba & Hollywood JB) |
11 | Spillage Village, Benji., EarthGang, Mereba, Big Rube - Hapi (with Benji. & EARTHGANG feat. Mereba, Big Rube) |
12 | Spillage Village, Mereba, J.I.D, EarthGang, Jurdan Bryant, Hollywood JB - Jupiter (with Mereba & JID feat. EARTHGANG, Jurdan Bryant, Hollywood JB & Benji.) |