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hip-hop artist Drique London. The album was released digitally on May 13, 2015, by DOC Music Group. It features Carlitta Durand, Carrington, Fresh Daily, Like Of

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, Justin Alexander and Donovan McCray. Production was handled by Majestic, U’nique Music & The Candidates. The album has found its way on numerous hiphop sites such as 2DopeBoyz, Funkmaster Flex,

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, and DJ Booth The first single off the album was "You Don’t Know". The second single was "Laybach".

Music videos

A video was shot for “You Don’t Know" in

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by Vinark Motion Pictures. A second video, "LayBach" ft Carringtion, was also planned.

Critical reception

''Grungecake'' magazine stated that the album was short and sweet. London was able to show his skills by switching flows and riding the beat differently on each song. They would also go on to write that Drique London is a relatable artist, in the vein of most of North Carolina’s most known Hip-Hop artists:

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and Rapsody.

Track listing

(**) designates additional instrumentation from U’nique Music

References

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