Homeboy Sandman - Still Champion (Red/White Vinyl LP)

: Following a 17-stop tour, the incomparable Homeboy Sandman and MC/producer Deca come together to release Still Champion, a ten-song masterpiece brimming with positivity, deliciously soulful production and enough affirmations to move a mountain.After first being introduced to Deca’s music back in 2020 via mutual friend Matt Diamond (who sent him the Colorado MC’s single “Clay Pigeons”), Homeboy went on a deep dive, eventually discovering “Fairburn” off of the mostly instrumental effort Forest Agates. This beat became their first collaboration, “All Because of You,” which dropped in January 2021. The song perfectly set the tone of what was to come. The LP serves as a spiritual apex (something Sand notes he hasn’t felt close to since his 2010 effort The Good Sun), with a victorious tone as he once again finds himself creating from a happy headspace.The unmistakable sense of connectedness is something Sandman directly attributes to Deca’s production and approach to songwriting, of which he counts himself a huge fan. Specifically, he praises how [Deca’s] music focuses on what one could consider truly meaningful. He doesn’t boast about how great or cool he is in his rhymes.

1. Thanks & Praises 02:06
2. Satellite 03:41 video
3. Radiator (free) 04:11
4. Source Code (feat. Deca) 02:56
5. Today 03:37
6. Fresh Air Fund 02:59
7. All Because of You 03:45
8. News To Me (feat. Deca & Randy Mason) 03:08
9. Let Go 03:39
10. Get Yours 03:21