Shotgun & Sleek Rifle is easily one of the best albums to spill out in 2011.

You should do your life a good one and download last Thursday’s ep of FOTB to hear us premier a handful of (previously unheard) joints from Quelle Chris‘ album.

If you’re truly a supporter of PTP, you would have known to pre-order this last week…or at least cop it on iTunes today.

Cop a physical via Fat Beats.

Psyched-out, minimalist, jazz funk fusion production with technically sound, mega thought raps for days. Son has yet to fall anywhere near short.

I’m tired…and blogging ain’t all that at the moment. Here’s a homie doing the whole telepathy thing with our thoughts, exactly:

Quelle Chris’ Shotgun & Sleek Rifle didn’t disappoint. The album fulfills all the basic requirements for a good rap record (writing, delivery, personality, production, cohesion in sound and style, tasteful well-chosen features, etc), then ups the ante with some creative song structures/arrangements and beats featuring slick subtle nods to Detroit’s lauded rock and soul heritage. The result stands strong alongside other similarly minded ‘one foot in the backpack one foot in the future’ albums/mixtapes from this year… think Lost In Translation, Black & Brown EP, MacheteVision. Sometimes it even surpasses them.