V/A - Royalty: Unruly Records vs. T&A EP

the lab review

The Royalty EP is the debut collaboration between Baltimore's premier club label since 1994, Unruly Records, and the youngest in charge, Tittsworth and Ayres' T&A Records. Club King DJ Technics sets it off with "What Not What(1)," a brand new update on the classic Lil Jon "What" Bmore staple, juicing it up with regal horns and synths. Tittsworth ups the ante with a rowdy remix of M.O.P.'s classic(2), and Baltimore OG Scottie B. flips Dilla-era ATCQ on "Find A Way(3)," cleverly swinging the tempo down from club to hip-hop and back up to club. Brick City's DJ Tameil smooths it out, chopping Kelly Price and infusing her with a bit of ESG on "Bump Like This(4)." Birmingham's Bamabounce - no stranger to the T&A fam - mashes Say Wut's horns into an insane fight anthem, urging you to "Punchemindaface(5)." Ayres takes the same vocals and chops the hell out of Slayer's evil guitars, creating quite possibly the hardest club record of all time(6).

reviewed by Chris Lemon-Red 05/23/2008

tracklist
play audio	PLAY ALL
play audio	DJ Technics What Not What
play audio	Tittsworth Ante Up
play audio	Scottie B Find A Way
play audio	DJ Tameil Bump Like This
play audio	Bamabounce vs. Say Wut Punchemindaface
play audio	DJ Ayres Angel Of Death (Punchemindaface Part 2)