{"product_id":"emma-ruth-rundle-these-killing-times-vinyl-lp-copy","title":"Curly Castro - Yaphet (Vinyl LP)","description":"\u003ch2\u003eRelease Date - 9\/18\/2026\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYaphet is the new album from rapper Curly Castro-also\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eknown as one half of the dynamic duo Shrapknel-out \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSeptember 18, 2026, on Backwoodz Studioz. On Yaphet, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCastro draws inspiration from the Blaxploitation film genre \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eof the 1970's; using that era's black heroes and antiheroes \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eas a launching pad for his cinematic lyricism. Flows switch \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eas effortlessly as camera angles, verses are saturated with \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ereferences and entendres, it's an endlessly rewind-worthy \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003erap masterclass. But Yaphet is also Castro's first solo \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ealbum since 2021's Little Robert Hutton, and beneath the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003efireworks, this album reflects the depth of his experiences \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ein those intervening years. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"I didn't set out to be so honest about my life, but that's what \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ecame out and the album is better for it, \" Castro explains, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"from facing the death of my infant daughter, to my father's \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003edeath, to facing my own impending mortality, these are my \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003emost vulnerable blades, on my deepest cuts.\" \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLike Castro, this record marches to the beat of it's drum, and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003emake no mistake, there are drums a-plenty for the veteran \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMC to spar with, as only he can. Produced entirely by \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMilwaukee beat maker Locust, Yaphet is a bouncy, eclectic listen that nods to it's influences, without ever looking\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ebackwards. Castro is joined by a whirlwind of the genre's \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003efinest; billy woods, PremRock, Fatboi Sharif, Brian Ennals, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSKECH185, Blueprint, AJ Suede, shemar, ALASKA, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSunmundi, blackchai, \u0026amp; Margel the Sophant.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size: 1.5em;\"\u003e\u003cu\u003eTRACKS:\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\u003c\/u\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"aec-tracknum\"\u003e1\u003c\/span\u003e Black Don't Crack Ft. Fatboi Sharif, Blueprint, Brian Ennals, Skech185, Aj Suede, \u0026amp; Billy Woods\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"aec-tracknum\"\u003e2\u003c\/span\u003e Superdope\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"aec-tracknum\"\u003e3\u003c\/span\u003e Cheese N Bread Riddum\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"aec-tracknum\"\u003e4\u003c\/span\u003e Enemy-Minded Ft. Margel the Sophant\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"aec-tracknum\"\u003e5\u003c\/span\u003e Kotto\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"aec-tracknum\"\u003e6\u003c\/span\u003e Railroad Spikes Ft. Margel the Sophant\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"aec-tracknum\"\u003e7\u003c\/span\u003e Blood in the Garden Ft. 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