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Stream 'Unwrapped Vol. 8: The Chicago Sessions'

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May 28/2019 1:53pm

By The Urban Influencer Staff

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Hidden Beach Recordings' Unwrapped series has made a triumphant return with its Unwrapped Vol. 8: The Chicago Sessions album. Released May 24th, the 10-cut collection has already garnered glowing coverage from Billboard and NBC Chicago, among others.

As Chicago native and Hidden Beach Recordings founder Steve McKeever explains in the Billboard article by Gail Mitchell, he wants Unwrapped Vol. 8, (which was recorded in Chicago and features Chicago musicians), to help "shine a positive light" on his hometown city. "The most unifying project we'd put together was Unwrapped," McKeever adds. "So I decided to ramp it back up."

McKeever also features Chicago-based Hiplet Ballerinas in the video for Unwrapped Vol. 8 selection "Pick Up The Phone." NBC Chicago covered the video, highlighting how Hiplet is redefining an art form with its hip-hop version of ballet as seen in the "Pick Up The Phone" video.

"Hiplet is world famous," McKeever says during the interview with NBC 5's LeeAnn Trotter. "They represent some of the most positive things that are coming out of Chicago."

The 10-track collection features mesmerizing hip-hop jazz reworkings of Gucci Mane's "Miss My Woe," SZA's "Love Galore," J. Cole's "ATM," and JAY-Z's "The Story Of O.J." The LP also features Unwrapped's take on Cardi B's "Best Life," which features Windy City artist Chance The Rapper.

Buy Unwrapped Vol. 8: The Chicago Sessions on iTunes HERE and stream below:

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