Villa Manifesto is the sixth studio album by Detroit hip hop group Slum Village

Slum Village

Slum Village was a hip hop group from Conant Gardens, Detroit, Michigan.The group was formed by three members: rappers Baatin and T3, plus rapper and producer J Dilla . J Dilla left in 2002 to pursue a solo career with MCA Records...

. It was released on July 27, 2010, via E1 Records. It has been stated that it is their final studio album.

Background

Villa Manifesto serves as both a reunion and a memorial album. Two late founding members of the group (Baatin, J Dilla

J Dilla

James Dewitt Yancey , better known by the stage names J Dilla and Jay Dee, was an American record producer who emerged from the mid-1990s underground hip hop scene in Detroit, Michigan...

) will appear posthumously as main artists of the album alongside T3

T3

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 and Elzhi

Elzhi

Jason Powers is a hip-hop artist from Detroit, Michigan. Many Underground fans know him as "Detroit's Best Kept Secret". As a former member of Slum Village he now records as a solo artist...

, and Illa J, J Dilla's younger brother, is also featured on the album, making it the first Slum Village LP to feature all five members. Founding member T3 stated: T3 has stated via Twitter

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 that it is their final studio album. But, in a new interview with Billboard

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, he clarified:

Music

Baatin, who has reunited with the group in 2008 prior to his death the year after, has worked on nearly twenty songs, and unreleased vocals from J Dilla

J Dilla

James Dewitt Yancey , better known by the stage names J Dilla and Jay Dee, was an American record producer who emerged from the mid-1990s underground hip hop scene in Detroit, Michigan...

 are featured on four songs. Guest appearances includes De La Soul

De La Soul

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, Little Brother, Colin Munroe

Colin Munroe

Colin Munroe is a Canadian singer-songwriter and record producer originally from North Gower, Ontario, who now resides in Toronto.-Biography:...

, Dwele

Dwele

Andwele Gardner , better known by his stage name Dwele is a soul singer, songwriter and record producer from Detroit, Michigan.-Biography:...

 and Phife Dawg

Phife Dawg

Malik Isaac Taylor , better known by his stage name Phife Dawg, is an American rapper of Trinidadian descent, and a member of the acclaimed group A Tribe Called Quest with high school classmates Q-Tip and Ali Shaheed Muhammad...

. A bulk of production was handled by Young RJ. The album also features productions by Mr. Porter, Dave West, Khrysis

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, Hi-Tek

Hi-Tek

Tony Cottrell, better known as Hi-Tek, is an American record producer and rapper from Cincinnati, Ohio. He is best known for his work with Talib Kweli on his Reflection Eternal album and on Black Star...

, T3, and unreleased production from J Dilla.

Singles

• "Faster" has been confirmed as the first single, featuring Canadian singer Colin Munroe
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  Colin Munroe is a Canadian singer-songwriter and record producer originally from North Gower, Ontario, who now resides in Toronto.-Biography:...
  
  , and was released on June 1, 2010. A video for the song was made and released on July 12, 2010.

Track listing

The track listing was confirmed by Amazon

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.