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Pro-Era + Dirty Sanchez, Capital STEEZ & Rokamouth "Maxwell" [Audio]

Lenny Kravitz, Grace Jones, Lauryn Hill, Lion Babe, Thundercat, SZA & More Rock The Afropunk Festival 2015 in Brooklyn, NY.

Repurposing Maxwell's "Bad Habits" as a pitched-up sample against a boom-bap drum makes for instant summer jam potential in Pro-Era's new single "Maxwell" featuring Dirty Sanchez, Capital STEEZ (R.I.P.) and Rokamouth. The track produced by DJ Black Diamond is a case of the sped-up-sample style popularized by College Dropout-era Kanye West being done correctly. Nothing about this feels dated or grossly out of place; hard rhymes and a super smooth sample leave something for everyone to love. This is going to be a jeep beat for the mixtape heads once it's warm enough for people to be out in less clothing. On the heels of Joey Bada$$' "Wendy N Becky" drop earlier this week it looks like the Pro Era crew has done it again.