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The album contains a new single with Roc Marciano as well as songs with Valee, RXK Nephew, Pink Siifu, Stove God Cooks, The Twilite Tone, and more.  DJ Rude One's ONEderful LP was released in 2016 and earned praise from Pitchfork (6.9), HipHopDX, XXL, Noisey, Fakeshoredrive, and others. It featured Conway, Your Old Droog, Westside Gunn, and Roc Marciano, all of whom are at the top of the Underground Hip Hop food chain. \"His rasping voice is suited for Rude One’s gritty sound. Almost everything here is sonically consistent, with rapper and producer perfectly in sync.\" - Pitchfork. Full color jacket 7\". Roc Marciano is hailed as a leader in Hip Hop's current underground renaissance. The smooth rapper and producer has his fingerprints all over the scene, and regularly receives praise from critics and his established peers. In 2016, Roc lent his services to DJ Rude One's ahead of its time LP, ONEderful. 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His return visit featured a sold-out show at the Empty Bottle and this recording session, that also felt like home. \"It just reminded me of the rapping I came up doing in Chicago,\" he said in the accompanying documentary. \"Whiskey and Push-Ups\" was originally released in 2020 on Closed Sessions Vol. 3, and appears now for the 1st time on limited edition 7\".\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Closed Sessions","offers":[{"title":"7\"","offer_id":50490020299083,"sku":"2029051","price":17.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/a2883350715_10_7c7266bb_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1727649453"},{"product_id":"upper-space","title":"Upper Space","description":"\u003cp\u003eUpper Space is the new album from beloved Hip Hop DJ\/Producer\/turntablist, Rude One. Upper Space was sparked when Rude suffered a serious burn out from his day job in NYC's ultra high-end interior design world. 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