Detroit MC Guilty Simpson has been steady putting in work over the past few years and after a cosign from J. Dilla before his untimely passing, Guilty has finally risen up the ranks and is preparing to release his debut album "Ode To The Ghetto" on Stones Throw later on this month. I only first heard dude a few months back when he had some verses on Black Milk's "Popular Demand" + Skyzoo's "Corner Street Classic" and I must say, I was very impressed with dude.

You can check out the advance of his upcoming album "Ode To The Ghetto" which features guest spots from Sean Price + Black Milk and production from Madlib, Mr. Porter, DJ Babu, + of course Black Milk. I'm not sure if any of these tracks are going to be dropped or added to the final version, but this is pretty much what to expect...


GUILTY SIMPSON - ODE TO THE GHETTO (DROPS 3/24/08)
1. THE AMERICAN DREAM - Produced by Madlib
2. ROBBERY - Produced by Mr. Porter
3. SHE WON’T STAY AT HOME - Produced by Madlib
4. FOOTWORK - Produced by Oh No
5. ODE TO THE GHETTO - Produced by Oh No
6. GET BITCHES - Produced by Mr. Porter
7. I MUST LOVE YOU - Produced by J Dilla
8. THE FUTURE feat. MED - Produced by Madlib
9. PIGS - Produced by Madlib
10. MY MOMENT - Produced by Black Milk
11. RUN feat Sean P & Black Milk - Produced by Black Milk
12. KINDA LIVE - Produced by Mr. Porter
13. YIKES - Produced by Madlib
14. THE REAL ME - Produced by Black Milk
15. KILL ‘EM - Produced by DJ Babu
16. ALMIGHTY DREADNAUGHTZ feat Super MC, Krizsteel, Konnie

As an added bonus...Here's another hot new album from The D...Fat Ray + Black Milk's "The Set Up" that just leaked last week. Although I'm not too crazy about Fat Ray, Black Milk continues to advance and mature his sound and style and is quickly becoming one of my favorite producers in hip-hop. For anyone who isn't up on the next great producer...I'm actually planning on doing a huge article on Black Milk that you can expect in the next few days. These two joints here should give you an idea about what he's all about....


FAT RAY + BLACK MILK - THE SET UP
01. Flawless
02. Lookout (feat. Nametag)
03. Bad Man (feat. Guilty Simpson & Scorpion)
04. Take Control (feat. AB)
05. Not U
06. When It Goes Down
07. Get Focus (feat. Phat Kat & Elzhi)
08. Nothing To Hide
09. Get Up (Bonus)
10. Ugly
11. Outro