Pat Battle - 28 Tracks Later

As any independent artist will likely tell you, completing a full length album is no easy feat. When I first began my voyage into rap music, it was with a simple goal in mind - produce one definitive project that would stand the test of time as a genuine and relevant artifact of my generation. Well, 28 tracks or so later, and after a fair share of bumps and detours in that road, my dream remained unrealized.

Still, though unable to accomplish my ultimate goal during my early years (under the MC aliases Villainelle, Seven, and Clark Parker), I did manage to compile a collection of my best work from 2007 to 2010 (recorded in various places with various other artists) into somewhat of a cohesive mixtape.

I produced many of the album's songs, with the rest of the credit going to various big name producers, whose industry beats I ripped from the web and recorded mixtape tracks on (with the exception of a song produced by D. jbari and another by Switch).

I also edited and arranged all 28 of the unmixed and unmastered tracks and even taught myself enough Photoshop to conceive of an album cover that I can stand behind proudly - being a complete novice in design (if even that). I did all I thought I could with what little I knew I had. And I think the results came out about right. Though it isn't exactly what I had hoped it would be (both thematically and in terms of quality) It's a testament to a time and a place in my mind that. One I thought worth transcribing into some medium called hip hop.

CREDITS:

EDITED, & ARRANGED BY: Pat Battle

COVER DESIGN BY: Pat Battle

ADDITIONAL CREDITS:

"Four Letter Word" features vocals by Ashlee Barrera.

"I Reminisce" features vocals by Dotkom.

"Common Ground" features vocals by Auggie the 9th.

"Velocirapper" features vocals by Dotkom.

"Surrounded By Idiots" features vocals by Just Wise.