Draft:Budavets

Budavets
Studio album by
N.B.S. and Scarcity Budapest
ReleasedJanuary 30, 2014 (Digital)
April 15, 2014 (Physical)
Recorded2013–2014
GenreHip hop, underground hip hop, hardcore hip hop
LabelBig Bang Records
Goon MuSick
Scarcity Budapest
ProducerAza (ScarcityBP)
Kool Kasko
N.B.S. chronology
The Smokefest
(2013)
Budavets
(2014)
SwissVets: Hot Dogs to Swiss Francs
(2014)

Budavets is a collaborative studio album by American hip hop duo N.B.S. (Natural Born Spitters) and Hungarian production team Scarcity Budapest (often credited as ScarcityBP). It was released digitally on January 30, 2014, and physically on April 15, 2014, via Big Bang Records, Goon MuSick, and Scarcity Budapest.[1]

The album's title is a portmanteau of "Budapest" and "Vets" (a moniker often used by N.B.S.), reflecting the international bridge between the group's home in Cambridge, Massachusetts and the production team's base in Hungary. The project features a wide array of guest appearances from both American and international artists, including Slaine, Edo G, Akrobatik, Merkules, and Sicknature.[2]

Background and recording

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Budavets represents a significant expansion of N.B.S.'s international reach. After touring Europe extensively, the duo connected with the Hungarian hip hop collective Scarcity Budapest, led by producer Aza. The collaboration resulted in a project that blends N.B.S.'s East Coast "boom bap" lyricism with ScarcityBP's gritty, European underground production style.

The album serves as a precursor to their later international collaborative albums, such as SwissVets (with Swiss producers) and Trapped in America (with German production team Snowgoons).

Track listing

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All songs produced by Aza (ScarcityBP), except "Fallen" produced by Kool Kasko.[3]

Budavets track listing
No.TitleLength
1."Intro"1:42
2."Black Brigade"3:06
3."What You Saying Now" (featuring Jaysaun and Smiley)4:42
4."Seeing Ghosts"3:35
5."We On That" (featuring Edo G and Akrobatik)4:14
6."Pussy Lips" (featuring Slaine and Merkules)3:48
7."Blap Blap" (featuring Virtuoso and Aza)3:54
8."Real Rap"3:58
9."Goons & Vets" (featuring Sicknature and DJ Illegal)3:50
10."That's All We Know"4:26
11."Budavets" (featuring Killakikitt)5:20
12."Feel The Pain" (featuring Norba, NKS and Kool Kasko)5:12
13."Drop Math" (featuring BR and Nova Cain)3:29
14."Got a Story to Tell"2:14
15."Never Give Up" (featuring The Specialist and Emilio Tirado)4:35
16."Fallen" (featuring Blacastan)3:52

Personnel

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Credits adapted from digital liner notes and official release information.[3]

  • **N.B.S.**
    • E'Flash (Imam Bilal-Firmin) – vocals, writing
    • V-Knuckles (Rahim Muhammad) – vocals, writing
  • **Production**
    • Aza (ScarcityBP) – producer, mixing, engineering
    • Kool Kasko – producer (track 16), cuts
    • Ketioz – mixing, mastering
    • Vicc Beatz – mixing, mastering
  • **Management**
    • Brian Shirley – creative director, management (Big Bang Records)

References

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  1. ^ "N.B.S. & Scarcity Budapest - Budavets [Album]". OK-Tho. 2014-04-15. Retrieved 2023-10-26.
  2. ^ "N.B.S. - Budavets - Deezer". Deezer. Retrieved 2023-10-26.
  3. ^ a b "N.B.S. - Budavets". Bandcamp. Scarcity Budapest. Retrieved 2023-10-26.

Category:2014 albums Category:Collaborative albums