Ayatollah

𝘼𝙮𝙖𝙩𝙤𝙡𝙡𝙖𝙝 𝙨𝙩𝙖𝙣𝙙𝙨 𝙩𝙖𝙡𝙡 𝙖𝙨 𝙤𝙣𝙚 𝙤𝙛 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙪𝙣𝙨𝙪𝙣𝙜 𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙤𝙚𝙨 𝙤𝙛 𝙚𝙖𝙧𝙡𝙮-𝟘𝟘𝙨 𝙚𝙖𝙨𝙩 𝙘𝙤𝙖𝙨𝙩 𝙝𝙞𝙥-𝙝𝙤𝙥, 𝙖𝙣𝙙 *𝘼𝙡𝙡 𝙈𝙖𝙨𝙨𝙞𝙫𝙚* 𝙤𝙣 𝙒𝙞𝙣𝙙𝙢𝙞𝙡𝙡 𝙍𝙚𝙘𝙤𝙧𝙙𝙨 𝙧𝙚𝙢𝙖𝙞𝙣𝙨 𝙤𝙣𝙚 𝙤𝙛 𝙝𝙞𝙨 𝙙𝙚𝙚𝙥𝙚𝙨𝙩-𝙘𝙪𝙩 𝙜𝙚𝙢𝙨.

Renowned for his soulful chops and rugged boom-bap sensibility, Ayatollah laces All Massive with dusty, hypnotic loops and head-nod drums, creating an atmosphere that perfectly captures the raw underground NYC energy of its time. Known for providing beats to the likes of Mos Def, Pharoahe Monch and Cormega, this solo outing shows the full weight of his signature sound in pure instrumental form.

A crate-digger’s favourite and a timeless document of street-level hip hop production, All Massive is a reminder of why Ayatollah’s name continues to command deep respect among true heads.