“Roadhouse, rip your throat out your neck…”
“The Roadhouse” is the first leak from Closed Sessions: ATX, our forthcoming LP and documentary being released 3.15.11 with Decon. The entire project was recorded over the span of four days in a studio setup inside of an Austin, TX mansion. The sessions went around the clock, with artists from all over the country coming through to work together and collaborate on new music. This song is one of the best examples of what we set out to do in Texas, as well as what we do overall at Closed Sessions.
This track was recorded on Friday with CurT@!N$, Rakaa, GLC, and Babu all working in the studio together. It was a busy day for Babu, who setup shop and recorded a series of tracks with artists such as Naledge, Fashawn, Scheme, Buff1, Emilio Rojas, and more. This track came together towards the later part of the day, and started off as a GLC and Rakaa collaboration, who were both writing to the production when CurT@!N$ made his first appearance at the mansion. As we looked on, CurT@!N$ got into his own zone, and started pacing in circles in the living room, rapping to himself, sketching the track out line by line in his head. After a while, he laid his verse and really captured the whole house from the very first line of “Lock your windows and close your doors,” which coincidentally is the intro that Bun B did on “Happiness Before Riches”. CurT@!N$ managed to capture exactly what was going on at the moment weaving in references to Dilated Peoples, shouting out Babu, Rakaa, and GLC, as well as RubyHornet and Closed Sessions. From there, the song was a smash as GLC and Rakaa both fed off the energy and nailed their verses as well, with Rakaa supplying the title of the song via the first line of his verse. It just feels like one of those old Wild West Roadhouses where anything can go down.
You can download the song below. Please listen to it, enjoy it, share it and spread the word. The full album as well as the documentary of what happened will be in stores March 15th. On March 17th we will be back in Austin for the official release party, featuring performances from CurT@!N$ and Rakaa, as well as Babu, Cyhi Da Prynce, Yelawolf, Blu, Stalley, Skyzoo, and many more. Full details on the performance, the song, and the documentary trailer are all after the jump.
CS: “The Roadhouse” feat CurT@!N$, Rakaa, GLC (prod. by DJ Babu)
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