Art of Fatness PAK

Is Grekk about to release his biggest project yet? Absolutely! Although the Poznań native has been known for a long time in the underground scene, he's been active primarily locally until now. Mainly because in 2018, he teamed up with French MC De2s, with whom he's collaborated with artists including Peja. The Frenchman was featured on Grekk's first production album, "Art of Rawness," after which he took three more beats from him for his solo album.

“ART OF FATNESS”, which will be released in less than a month, definitely surpasses all the previous efforts of the Poznań rapper and producer.

Above all, Grekk stepped outside his comfort zone and added catchy melodic lines to the always-rocking drum and bass lines on a few tracks. These are the work of guest musicians: guitarists Wiktor Mazurkiewicz and Tomasz Pacak, trumpeter Marcin Felczyński, and violinist Karol Urbano Garcia. However, this doesn't mean the producer has taken a step towards pop. "AOF" is still a thoroughly rootsy, old-school project based on boom-bap beats, so in addition to the aforementioned musicians, turntablists were also included. DJ Kobra and DJ Kolega from the Drapacze Wosq collective are responsible for the cuts and scratches on the album.

Secondly, "ART OF FATNESS" features guests from overseas. And not just any guests. Representing the West Coast on Grekka's album will be Boston scene legend Reks, and Keith Murray, Redman and Erick Sermon's Def Squad comrade. 2nd Generation Wu, a group made up of the sons of members of the legendary Wu-Tang Clan, will also make a significant appearance on "AOF." One of the tracks on the album will be a solo performance by iNTeLL, son of U-God. As for the eastern flank of the US, AFRO, winner of the "Definition of a Rap Flow" competition, will grace the project with his magical flow.
Thirdly, the Grekka producer's album will feature a truly interesting mix of Polish artists. Among the invited artists are the young #PROlike, a well-known Białystok veteran, Cira, and even MC Grzechu, one of the pioneers of the Poznań scene, featured on Slums Attack's 1997 album "Zwykła codzienność" (Just Everyday Life). Leading players from the current underground scene also contributed verses to the project: WCK, Rane (Inicjatywa), PTR (AprAxjA), Bartek KOKO, Maggy Moroz, Kickmatic (TRIIIO), NMBR, KMC, and Polish rappers in exile in Scotland, MOKA, aka Mogieł and Aereka.
Fourth and finally, the material Grekk has been preparing for the past year and a half is sonically at the highest level in Poland. Credit for this goes to Michał Baj, the well-known and respected DJ Eprom. He was responsible for the mixing and mastering of "ART OF FATNESS," and it's worth mentioning that he also oversees the sound of tracks by artists such as Ten Typ Mes, Fisz, Sarius, Belmondawg, Taco Hemingway, Małpa, and Peja.

Tracklist:

01. Enter

02. Ajz feat. WCK

03. Hurt feat. iNTeLL (2nd Generation Wu)

04. Hey, what's up feat. MOKA, DJ Kobra

05. See you tomorrow feat. Kickmatic, Maggy Moroz, PTR

06. Stop playing feat. Keith Murray

07. 1973 feat. MC Grzechu, Drapacze Wosq

08. Gray Days feat. Rane

09. The older, the better feat. Reks, KMC, AFRO

10. Disco Inferno feat. Bartek Koko, #PROlike, NMBR

11. Enrico Palazzo feat. Cira, DJ Kobra, DJ Kolega

12. Never Or Ever feat. KMC

13. Esc

14. Stop playing (Eprom remix) feat. Keith Murray

music: Grekk

mix/mastering: Michał "Eprom" Baj

bass: Wiktor Mazurkiewicz (12)

guitar: Tomek Pacak (02, 12), Wiktor Mazurkiewicz (12)

trumpet: Marcin Felczyński (02, 08)

violin: Karol Urbano Garcia (08)

backing vocals: Joy Salve (12)

cuts: DJ Kobra (04, 11), Drapacze Wosq (07), DJ Kolega (11)

photos: Grekk, Michał Warguła

cover: Tomasz Miszkin

The package includes:

- CD

- Cassette