GHETTO FUNK: HYPE VOCALS sample pack feat. DIZZY DUSTIN & SAVANT a.k.a. Stanstro + scratches by JFB (2014)

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SAVANT a.k.a. STANSTRO feat. DRAY BROWN: The Illest (2013) Free download

Savant is back on a heavy new Philly soul sampling number from Abstrakt Beats with fellow mic manipulator Dray Brown. It turns out The Illest is an eulogy to – well – the ‘illest.’ In the hip-hop sense, obviously. Savant and Brown’s lyrics contrast rappers who give it “wack” – dumbing their rhymes down to suck corporate cock, with the illest that rap – who, it seems, turn down the chance to fellate the industry because, on top of …READ FULL POST @ MONKEYBOXING.COM

SAVANT feat. CHARITY CLAY & DJ J20: Soul Music (2012) Free download

SAVANT feat. CHARITY CLAY & DJ J20: Soul Music (2012) Free download
It’s the penultimate cut from emcee Savant’s Crash Course: Leak Series and Soul Music finds our man paying tribute to his chosen medium. And I don’t mean he’s come over all Aloe Blacc and ditched the raps. (Out ---)
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SAVANT feat. Ohini Jonez & John Public: Here We Go (prod. Benncart) (2011)

SAVANT feat. Ohini Jonez & John Public: Here We Go (prod. Benncart) (2011)
‘Here we go’ indeed as Savant ends his Crash Course: Leak Series run of quality free downloads with one of the strongest tracks (and my favourite one) on it. This time around, Polish producer Benncart was the Tucson emcee’s go-to for a chunky boom-bap beat with understated, jazz samples - and it bumps! Man knows how…READ FULL POST @ MONKEYBOXING.COM

SAVANT feat. NORA PEREZ: ‘Make Your Move’ video (2011)

SAVANT feat. NORA PEREZ: ‘Make Your Move’ video (2011)
In which rising emcee Savant makes his move rather quicker than the monkey since this, the official video to the Luke Vibert–produced ‘Make Your Move’ has been out since late last month. Regular readers will know that this very track was the focus of a closely fought remix competition run by monkeyboxing back in the summer and won by UK-based b-boy breaks producer Krash Slaughta with a mellow brassy beat on a nineties East Coast tip. Cop the original version…READ FULL POST @ MONKEYBOXING.COM

SAVANT feat. Janien Hammonds & Makeda: Skin (prod. Satchill Head) (2011) - free download

SAVANT feat. Janien Hammonds & Makeda: Skin (prod. Satchill Head) (2011) - free download
Emcee Savant’s latest pursues sultrier avenues than recent ‘jawns’ (he will insist on calling them that, he’s American you know) and he’s such a lady magnet he gets not one but two (spoken word artist Janien Hammonds and singer Makeda) on his record. Then he goes and gets producer Satchill Head to put together a beat which samples classic eighties soul legend Sade. The smooth operator. You’ll see what I did there if you’re over a certain age…READ FULL POST @ MONKEYBOXING.COM

SAVANT: ‘Make Your Move’ remix competition (2011)

SAVANT: ‘Make Your Move’ remix competition (2011)
Calling all hip-hop producers, ghetto funk old-school plunderers, mash-up jockeys and other beatsmiths – it’s competition time! Earlier this year true school emcee Savant linked with OHHLA and RapReviews to drop the fresh original Make Your Move (vid below) which was produced by Luke ‘Wagon Christ’ Vibert no less! Now the acapella is up for grabs! Use it wholesale, chop it, re-arrange and supply your own beats but whatever you do – make it bang! The winning remix (chosen by Savant) will…READ FULL POST @ MONKEYBOXING.COM

SAVANT feat. Dibbz Dreek: Fresh She Is (Satchill Head’s Reprise) (2011) – free download

SAVANT feat. Dibbz Dreek: Fresh She Is (Satchill Head’s Reprise) (2011) – free download
The indefatigable MC Savant a.k.a. Stanstro is on it again, this time with Dibbz Dreek of Fresh Life Curriculum and a paean to this chick they both fancy. And it has to be said, she sounds rather attractive having: a “body like a poem, written in calligraphy,” rather well-off but still a bit street, “the type to have a two car garage go to work/ And still keep a doobie in the…READ FULL POST @ MONKEYBOXING.COM

SAVANT (feat. Visions Of The Sun, Random, Mr Miranda & Medaforacle) (prod. by Marvel 76): State Bar AZ Cypher – 2011 – Free download

SAVANT (feat. Visions Of The Sun, Random, Mr Miranda & Medaforacle) (prod. by Marvel 76): State Bar AZ Cypher – 2011 – Free download
It’s yet another one from workaholic Tucson emcee Savant who this time invites a few of his mates around to drop a bomb-track posse cut over a beat from Marvel 76. It’s an uptempo affair, chock full of ill rhyme play with a rather interesting retro organ stabs throughout and fuzzy guitar chops on the outro. Don’t they have any TV in Arizona? The rate Savant’s putting stuff out…READ FULL POST @ MONKEYBOXING.COM

RJ & TECHNIQUE feat. SAVANT: Cypher Pas De Trois – free download + video - 2011

RJ & TECHNIQUE feat. SAVANT: Cypher Pas De Trois – free download + video - 2011
Three-style cypher! Chi-town emcees RJ & Technique hook-up with former Chi-town resident Savant, a.k.a. Stanstro, to kick a dope verse (or two) old-school style, over beatbox beats and a blissed-out keyboard melody courtesy of Vancouver producer EebSoFresh. Apparently, this is a ‘lost cut' off RJ& T’s Crash Sanaa LP sessions. Lost? If I was losing material this good I’d…DOWNLOAD/ READ FULL POST @ MONKEYBOXING.COM

SAVANT: Make Your Move – 2011 – Video & free download

SAVANT: Make Your Move – 2011 – Video & free download
Monkeyboxing favourite Savant is on a bit of a roll at the minute having just dropped both his Crash Course: Leak Series and appeared on Monkeyboxing mixtape Filthy Rhythm, Dirty Soul. The heads-up for Make Your Move came courtesy of OHHLA.com (Original Hip Hop Lyrics Archive) and I think you’ll agree that Savant’s lyrical skills are beyond reproach. Check the producer too – Luke Vibert – like it says on the vid – ‘the beat knocks’ as Vibert goes for a crisp and minimal rolling break. …WATCH VIDEO/ FREE DOWNLOAD/ READ FULL POST @ MONKEYBOXING.COM

SAVANT: ‘Crash Course’ Leak Series – 2011 – Free download

SAVANT: ‘Crash Course’ Leak Series – 2011 – Free download
In which Tucson-via-El Paso-via-Chicago (he gets around) emcee Savant does what he does best…or fresh flows over fresh beats to you. For those who needs a reference point Savant rocks it like early Mos Def, drops rhymes like “My heat brings more screams than rough sex scenes” and unlike more than a few rappers has a keen ear for a good beat – often dripping with soul…READ THE REST AT MONKEYBOXING.COM

SAVANT of RAREBREED: The Delayed Entry EP - 2010 – Free download

SAVANT of RAREBREED: The Delayed Entry EP - 2010 – Free download
Hip-hop, hip-hop where ya been? (And when I say hip-hop, I’m referring to quality breakbeats and rhymes not some moron babbling inanities through a vocoder over what sounds a lot like a Euro-house from 1999). Well, here’s a man who knows and his name, appropriately enough, is Savant. A microphone fiend since 1999 (having been inspired by Mos Def), Savant’s The Delayed Entry EP is his debut and the evidence suggests that while he might have arrived at the party late he came correct.…READ THE REST AT MONKEYBOXING.COM