Album Review: Extended Play by Statik Selektah

Beantown's main man on the ones and twos is back with yet another star-studded slab of fresh rap, with Statik Selektah serving up a healthy dose of scratches, loops, soul samples and no-nonsense drums for his slew of guests to stretch out comfortably over. With everyone from Action Bronson, Black Thought, Joey Bada$$, Flatbush Zombies, Sean Price, et al. (the list is too long) stopping by to drop some gems over Statik's stellar production, Extended Play easily warrants repeated listens in the whip.

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Following work with Strong Arm Steady, for his second full-length with N.Y.C. label Duck Down, DJ/producer extraordinaire Statik Selektah taps into the golden age boom-bap beats of Pete Rock and DJ Premier and recruits a huge cast of classic-era and modern rappers to back up his endeavor. With nearly 40 high-profile guests -- including Action Bronson, Posdnous of De La Soul, Prodigy of Mobb Deep, Talib Kweli, Freddie Gibbs, Black Thought, Blu, and Noreaga -- the album packs in as much talent as a volume of Lyricist Lounge, and Statik Selektah does a good job of reining it all in and showcasing the various rhyme styles with his beats.

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Statik Selektah’s across-the-board industry presence has yielded more than a handful of releases like Extended Play. In a lot of ways, not unlike his weekly radio show on Eminem’s Sirius XM station Shade 45 or his current duty as Pro Era’s in-house deejay, Statik’s compilation approach to these types of “solo” outings acts as a simply-defined platform for as much rapping as possible. This time, per usual, the album’s features are a cross-section of its producer’s contact list and current working relationships (there’s a little more Action Bronson and Pro Era this time around).

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