Life Of Grime
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Debut 45 from Chris Lujan's Life of Grime "This is my take on the sounds of 90s hip hop" says Bay Area producer & multi-instrumentalist Chris Lujan. On his latest project, Lujan layers his signature soulful and cinematic instrumentation over top of hard-hitting, golden era hip hop-inspired boom bap beats. "Producers like Prince Paul, Dan the Automator, the Jurassic 5 DJs (Numark and Cut Chemist), and Wu-Tang are huge inspirations," says Lujan. "But, Im not covering their songs, only copping the vibe. All with live instruments, no samples." Dubbed the hardest working man in the soul business, Lujan has worked alongside Trish Toledo, Peligro Brass, The M-Tet and Andre Cruz, shared stages with Lee Fields, Thee Sacred Souls and Monophonics, and released a wide range of soulful sounds on his own Lugnut Brand record label.