Summary Mindstate faucets David Banner, Slum Village, and extra for his or her new album, ‘The Artwork Venture’, plus share the “Who Would’ve Thunk It” music video that includes Sly Pyper.
Olskool Ice-Gre and E.P. Da Hellcat, also called the Chicago Hip-Hop duo Summary Mindstate, have launched their long-awaited new album, ‘The Artwork Venture’, at this time (7.18.2025).
Out there now to stream and cop on all main digital streaming platforms by way of Sincere Music/Barak With Love/Vydia, and produced totally by Younger RJ of Slum Village, ‘The Artwork Venture’ serves because the full-length follow-up to the duo’s 2021 Kanye West-produced album ‘Goals Nonetheless Encourage’.
Visitor options embody David Banner, Blu, J.Ivy, and extra.
“The album cowl artwork itself is a metaphor– summary artwork on show in a gallery, which is a sign that the artwork is uncommon and vital. The identical as the thought of a male/feminine duo in Hip Hop… Our music is summary artwork, stuffed with colour and dimension to make individuals assume. Similar to summary artwork, some will perceive instantly, some later, and a few by no means in any respect.” –Olskool Ice Gre
“I considered faculty and the way a lot effort and time we as college students would put into our particular person artwork tasks, and the way we regarded ahead to that portion of the category that allowed us to showcase what we discovered. What we do is artwork, and this can be a undertaking. Therefore, ‘The Artwork Venture’. I hope listeners take away our instance of staying true to one thing that’s innate and comes from the soul, and the way that may be maintained whilst life is life-ing!” –EP Da Hellcat
‘The Artwork Venture’ is a results of the plain chemistry established between Slum Village and Summary Mindstate whereas the 2 teams toured the Pacific Northwest and Europe collectively in 2022 and 2024, respectively.
“Nonetheless Paying: An Summary European Expertise”, is a brief movie documenting elements of those experiences, and is due out later this summer season.
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Summary Mindstate has been nominated for 2 Hollywood Unbiased Music Awards, and are set to carry out dwell on the ceremony in LA on July thirtieth.
To accompany the discharge of ‘The Artwork Venture’, the duo shared the official music video for the Sly Pyper-assisted album standout “Who Would’ve Thunk It”.
Shot and directed in Atlanta by Sam Nunez and Jean-Pierre, the visuals are devoted to Gre’s late childhood good friend who performed an integral function within the completion of the undertaking.
“This track is about an ideal relationship going south. In case you’ve actively been within the relationship scene you’ve in all probability skilled a kind of the place it felt like the celebrities aligned and it might probably’t probably get any higher. Then, out of nowhere, it takes a flip for the more severe. And also you and everybody across the relationship can’t imagine it ended. All you’ll be able to say is ‘Who Would’ve Thunk It’… It’s a dialog we’ve by no means put into track as a duo, however we’ve each skilled this in our personal private lives.” –Olskool Ice Gre
