#washington classics

Blackcurrent Jazz Echoes revisits the world of Funky DL‘s Blackcurrent Jazz projects through a new lens. These are newly recorded interpretations that preserve the emotional core of the originals while allowing space for growth, perspective, and subtle reinvention. The production leans into warmth, restraint, and jazz-inflected textures, giving each piece room to breathe in a different…

The Echoes version of Funky DL‘s “Ode to Nujabes” strips the original music, but preserves the emotional core, placing the original lyrics over a dreamy and contemplative musical backdrop. The production leans into subtle jazz swing, allowing the story of how DL and Nujabes’ creative partnership and friendship ultimately came to unfold. The result is an enriched and intimate take on the…

Funky DL, the indefatigable MC, producer, and label-owner, returns with “The Boom Bap Specialist” – a masterful fourteen track vocal album that brings the gritty, authentic rawness of golden-age boom-bap into the present with razor-sharp lyricism and textured production. This anthology spans DL’s catalogue, curated to channel the grit and groove of the ’90s golden age Hip Hop era. Each track is…

“Keys and Company” is the stellar piano-led jazz beats compilation from the ever-creative Funky DL, featuring six previously unreleased gems. Across nineteen smooth piano-soaked tracks, the album floats effortlessly through cool and emotive jazz melodies served with boom bap beats; showcasing DL’s knack for pairing tinkling ivories with crisp, head-nodding rhythms. A must-listen for fans of…

Funky DL steps back into his premium position on this authentic Hip-Hop joint entitled “Full Court“. Enlisting the supreme skills of newcomer E1Evenshay, the two trade their lyrical talents over this boom-bap infused jam with screeching jazz brass horns and dexterous double bass. The beat stems from an idea DL put together quite a while back, but spent some time to formulate the sample by…