Villa Manifesto EP explained

Villa Manifesto EP
Type:	EP
Artist:	Slum Village
Cover:	Villa manifesto ep.jpg
Released:	December 15, 2009^[1]
Recorded:	2009
Genre:	Hip hop
Length:	19:45
Label:	Barak Records
Producer:	Young RJ, Focus
Prev Title:	Slum Village
Prev Year:	2005
Next Title:	Villa Manifesto
Next Year:	2010

Villa Manifesto EP is an EP by Detroit hip hop group Slum Village, released on December 15, 2009 under Barak Records.^[1] The EP leads up to their full-length studio album, Villa Manifesto (2010).^[2] The EP was preceded by two singles – "Cloud 9" featuring Marsha Ambrosius,^[3] and "Dope Man."^[4]

Background

Four years after the release of their self-titled fifth album, the Detroit trio (T3, Baatin, Elzhi) decided to work on another album. After the group's disputes were resolved in 2008, late founding member Baatin reunited with the other group members and worked on the group's long-awaited sixth LP Villa Manifesto before his death in 2009. The EP A&R by DJ Scrap Dirty (Violator Allstar DJs) serves as a prelude to the album which was released on July 27, 2010.^{[5] [6]}

Notes and References

1. http://www.prefixmag.com/reviews/slum-village/villa-manifesto-digital-ep/34663/ Slum Village: Villa Manifesto Digital EP
2. Web site: Slum Village "Dope Man".
3. Web site: iTunes - Music - Cloud 9 (feat. Marsha Ambrosius) - Single by Slum Village. iTunes.com. 9 Dec 2013. 12 May 2009.
4. Web site: Audio: Slum Village 'Dope Man' « Okayplayer. Okayplayer.com. 9 Dec 2013. Shamz.
5. Web site: New Slum Village EP 'Villa Manifesto' drops Tuesday; it's a preview to LP due in 2010. 12 December 2009.
6. Web site: Entertainment One : Slum Village . www.kochrecords.com . 14 January 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110713163719/http://www.kochrecords.com/artists/detail/?Artist=Slum+Village . 13 July 2011 . dead.