BY JORDAN COMMANDEUR • AUGUST 27, 2019

Skyzoo is embarking on one of his biggest albums in an already-decorated discography. Next month, S-K-Y and Pete Rock will release Retropolitan (September 20) on Mello Music Group.

Both Sky and Rock have done some of their best work with a single collaborator. In addition to legendary work with C.L. Smooth, “The Chocolate Boy Wonder” has also released well-received albums with InI, among others. Meanwhile, “The Great Debater” has dropped fan-favorite projects with top-tier beat creators such as 9th Wonder, !llmind, and Apollo Brown. So, even just the prospect of these two combining their talents is exciting.

Although they may hail from different eras, they share the same true-school values. The Brooklyn-born and raised rapper chose a track the Soul Brother #1 concocted 25 years ago, in 1994, as the lead single, “It’s All Good.” Over heavily filtered piano samples and a thumping snare, Sky’ makes his clever rhymes and impeccable flow seem effortless. He praises the hustlers while condemning gentrification and police harassment throughout his three verses. Then he and Pete throw it back to the late-1990s on the hook, along with some trademark background vocals.

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