Beautiful Soul
As prolific as Funky DL has been across his tenure as an MC and Producer, he has always understood the necessity to venture deeper into his craft to transcend his previous works by tapping into his creativity in ways he never before has.
About The Release
His 21st studio album comes in the form of "Beautiful Soul", a 10-track opus to the sounds and beauty of 1960's and 1970's Soul Music. However, the title of the album doesn't stop there, as it also reflects DL's assertions through his lyrical content that we all arrived into this world as beautiful souls; although our innocence, dignity and integrity often succumb to some of what contemporary society lays before us. Be that as it may, the messages within the rhymes resonate hope, gratitude, optimism and triumph. DL worked closely with Xantoné Blacq on keys, Ed Riches on guitar and Sean Allen on bass. Taking on the challenge of re-interpreting some heavyweight hits from over four decades ago, DL aimed to ascend beyond the typical proclivities of Jazz-Hop and Lo-fi Boom-Bap Beat-Makers, going miles further into a Producer aficionado mode of upper echelon creativity.
Metadata
Funky DL - Beautiful Soul - hip-hop, soul, funk - May 15, 2025 - 10 songs - Washington Classics