FEATURING SAUL WILLIAMS, ALOE BLACC, MADLIB AND MORE

WATCH VIDEO FOR PATTI & STOKLEY (FEAT. PATTIE BLINGH)

Toronto, ON – August 18, 2017 – The influential underground West Coast hip hop/funk maverick, Declaime (aka Dudley Perkins), releases his poignant new album, Young Spirit, via SomeOthaShip Connect/eOne Music today. Produced by his wife and music partner, Georgia Anne Muldrow, and longtime friend and collaborator, Madlib, Young Spirit balances Declaime's unique rapping delivery over psychedelic funk and otherworldly soundscapes. With the help from guest vocalists such as Saul Williams, Aloe Blacc, Blu, amongst others, the album serves as Declaime's uplifting message to young oppressed people of colour in America, covering topics from police brutality, to black love, and more.  To accompany the release, Brooklyn Vegan has premiered the music video for the album standout, Patti & Stokley (featuring Pattie Blingh). Watch the video here.

Declaime’s first single from the album, Internally Yours, features West Coast hip hop heavyweight, Blu. You can check out a lyric video for the track here. His second single from the album connects with soulful classic man, Aloe Blacc, for the lush Violet Sky, which was premiered by Highsnobiety.

More About Declaime:
Declaime (aka Dudley Perkins) started making music with his native Oxnard, California crew consisting of Madlib, Kankick, Wildchild & DJ Romes, when he was originally known as D-Loc in 1992. After serving a term in the Navy, Dudley Perkins returned to the US and began recording with his longtime friend Madlib, appearing on the Alkaholiks album, Coast to Coast, as well as The Lootpacks' debut album, Soundpieces. Described as a mix of Public Enemy, the 'old school' Ice Cube, Snoop Dogg, and KRS-One, Declaime has been instrumental in helping pioneer much of the underground sound of the West Coast, with albums such as the critically acclaimed, Andsoitissaid, Conversations with Dudley, Illmindmuzik, and Astormiscomin.

In 2002, after hearing a demo version of the jazzy number, Flowers,  Stones Throw Records founder, Peanut Butter Wolf, asked Declaime to do a singing album entirely produced by Madlib under the moniker of his government name, Dudley Perkins. Dudley and Madlib would go on to record two critically acclaimed albums, Lil’ Light and Expressions (2012 A.U.). In 2009, Declaime started his own label, SomeOthaShip Connect, with his partner, Georgia Anne Muldrow. Declaime has gone on to collaborate with music heavyweights such as Flying Lotus, Hudson Mohawke, Black Milk, and more. Much of Declaime's influence can be heard in the works of rap's underground elite such as Immortal Technique, and today's superstars like Kendrick Lamar.

Listen to Young Spirit on Spotify: https://goo.gl/aYFvQQ

Listen to Young Spirit on Tidal: https://goo.gl/5q7Xvd

Stream/purchase Young Spirit on Apple Music & iTunes: https://goo.gl/UeTh3t

About Entertainment One
Entertainment One Ltd. (LSE:ETO) is a global independent studio that specialises in the development, acquisition, production, financing, distribution and sales of entertainment content. The Company’s diversified expertise spans across film, television and music production and sales, family programming, merchandising and licensing, and digital content. Through its global reach and expansive scale, powered by deep local market knowledge, the Company delivers the best content to the world.

Entertainment One’s robust network includes film and television studio The Mark Gordon Company; content creation venture Amblin Partners with Steven Spielberg, DreamWorks Studios, Participant Media, and Reliance Entertainment; leading feature film production and global sales company Sierra Pictures; unscripted television production companies Renegade 83, Paperny Entertainment and Force Four Entertainment; world-class music labels Dualtone Music Group and Last Gang; and award-winning digital agency Secret Location.

The Company’s rights library is exploited across all media formats and includes more than 100,000 hours of film and television content and approximately 40,000 music tracks. www.entertainmentone.com

DOWNLOAD – Hi Res Press Photo | DOWNLOAD – Hi Res Album Art