Fattie B Presents GUMBO
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Pre-order the soon-to-be released collaborative album GUMBO from Burlington emcee Fattie B. (aka Kyle Thompson) now!
The longtime area staple is best known for his efforts as the front man for 2 of Vermont’s most influential hip-hop groups from the late 90’s and early 2000’s – Belizbeha and Eye Oh You (with DJ A-Dog and Konflik). He is also a veteran DJ and formerly co-owned the art and apparel store STEEZ.
This album, one that will feature an all-star lineup of area producers, emcees, DJs and musicians, was literally birthed through a health scare and a message from a wise young prophet that inspired change for the better.
And the heart and soul in these songs that have since resulted back this all up.
This project would not be happening if it weren’t for these talented producers:
SkySplitterInk aka Zach Crawford
ILLu aka Luke Gauthier
Matt Scott Sound aka Elder Orange
Rico James aka Eric McEdward
PRO Knows Music aka Brian McVey
Urian Hackney
The track listing and artists involved are:
All tracks sequenced by ILLu & Fattie B.
Track 1 : OOH OOH Produced & Mixed by SkySplitterInk
Artists: Craig Mitchell (Purple), Dave Grippo (Grippo Funk Band),
Shauna Anderson (Belizbeha), Fattie B. (Eye Oh You, Belizbeha),
Mister Burns (Lynguistic Civilians) + Toyosi Babalola
Track 2 : GROOVE GLADIATORS Produced & Mixed by Rico James
Artists: Fattie B. (Eye Oh You, Belizbeha) + Rivan C
Track 3 : KISS THE TREES Produced & Mixed by Matt Scott Sound
Artists: Jennifer Hartswick (Trey Anastasio Band), Fattie B. (Eye Oh You, Belizbeha) + Dwight Seon
Track 4 : GOOD HEART MONEY Produced & Mixed by Bob Wagner
Bob Wagner (Kat Wright Band), Fattie B. (Eye Oh You, Belizbeha) +
Reese Payea
Track 5 : A NEW DAY Produced & Mixed by Matt Scott Sound
Nicole Nelson (Dwight & Nicole), Fattie B. (Eye Oh You, Belizbeha) + Wombaticus Rex
Track 6 : NUFF MOVES Produced & Mixed by SkySplitterInk
Learic (The Aztext), Tha Truth + Fattie B. (Eye Oh You, Belizbeha)
Track 7 : LATE 1 NIGHT (IN BURLINGTON)
Produced & Mixed by SkySplitterInk & PRO Knows Music
PRO Knows Music (The Aztext), Fattie B. (Eye Oh You, Belizbeha) + DJ Kanga
Track 8 : SAME SH*T Produced & Mixed by SkySplitterInk
Teece Luvv + Fattie B. (Eye Oh You, Belizbeha)
Track 9 : LOOK WHERE YOU’VE BEEN
Produced & Mixed by Matt Scott Sound
Dwight Ritcher (Dwight & Nicole) + Fattie B. (Eye Oh You, Belizbeha)
Track 10 : CRAZY IF U THINK WE AIN’T Produced & Mixed by SkySplitterInk
Belizbeha, Fattie B. (Eye Oh You, Belizbeha) + Kenyatta Beasley
Track 11 : SIGNALZ Produced & Mixed by SkySplitterInk
Vader Tha Villin + Fattie B. (Eye Oh You, Belizbeha)
Track 12 : WE ONNA MISSION Produced & Mixed by Matt Scott Sound
Fattie B. (Eye Oh You, Belizbeha) + Wish
Track 13 : OXIDE MELODIOUS Produced & Mixed by Lone Nexus
Fattie B. (Eye Oh You, Belizbeha), Joey Sommerville (Giant Country Horns) + Lone Nexus
Track 14 : FRONT BACK Produced & Mixed by Matt Scott Sound
Fattie B. (Eye Oh You, Belizbeha), Shauna Anderson (Belizbeha), Mark Robohm (Belizbeha) + Toyosi Babalola
Track 15 : IN A HURRY (4 ANDY) Produced & Mixed by PRO Knows Music
Fattie B. (Eye Oh You, Belizbeha) + DJ E-Train
Track 16 : LEAD US HOME (AGAIN) Produced & Mixed by Matt Scott Sound
Fattie B. (Eye Oh You, Belizbeha) + Matt Scott
Track 17 : ALL I DO IZ THIS Produced & Mixed by SkySplitterInk
Fattie B. (Eye Oh You, Belizbeha) + Double G
Track 18 : DREAM STEALERS Produced & Mixed by SkySplitterInk
DJ E-Train + DeMarjay Smith
Track 19 : CALL MISTER MARTIN Produced & Mixed by Matt Scott Sound
Fattie B. (Eye Oh You, Belizbeha)
Track 20 : GET A LIFE Produced & Mixed by Matt Scott Sound
Fattie B. (Eye Oh You, Belizbeha)
Fattie B. explains the events that led us to this moment:
“The whole thing began the day after Christmas this past December.
I found myself in the hospital with a serious heart issue that was threatening to take my life. Over the course of a week of intense testing by the hospital staff in an attempt to discover what was causing my heart to be so weakened, I had a moment one evening that changed my entire outlook on not only my situation in that moment, but on life moving forward overall.
Around 11:30 PM on a night halfway through my week-long stay in the hospital, I received some communication in my Facebook messenger from a woman named Jada who stated that I had taken a photo with her son Reese at a Belizbeha reunion show. She informed me that he was now 12 years old and also had a heart condition that was going to be requiring surgery at Boston Children’s Hospital in the near future. She then told me (after hearing from her that I was in the hospital with a heart issue) that he wanted her to please relay to me that HE was thinking of ME.
This amazing sentiment hit me like a ton of bricks. It was exactly the message from the universe that I needed in that moment of feeling sorry for myself. For this 12-year-old kid with such an unknown in front of him regarding his own health future to be able to think of me and send me such a message really struck home. I realized what an amazing human being he was, but also that I literally had created my own health mess and was able to take the right steps to make my own situation better. His story, however, was one that was completely out of his hands, yet he had the awareness to reach out to me and send me a message of love in my darkest moment.
His Mom and I texted for a while that evening (and throughout the next few days). Because of his message I can happily report that I have discovered a renewed belief in living life to the fullest. It has inspired me to get healthier, live life correctly and seek out the completion of an unfinished idea for a project.
One that I had for a few years and had never fully acted upon… until now.\
You see, I have made contacts with numerous amazing producers in the area who are creating unbelievable music in their bedroom studios. My vision for their amazing talents was to create a collaborative album. The concept would be to take their beats, break down the stems that they’ve created and then reach out to my amazing live musical cohorts (that I’ve had the pleasure of contacting and working with over the last 30 years) and invite them to create a collection of songs that combine the studio wizardry of these producers with live musicianship added to their tracks.
And because of Reese’s message to me that night, I decided to make the theme of this amazing album based around the concept of the universe giving you signs that change is not only necessary in your life but also a positive step that will lead you to a new and stronger path moving forward. This is not only true for myself at this time, but I’m also discovering it is for many other artists that I have been sharing this story with recently.
So, with that all in mind, every song of this project is a genuine collaborative effort and brings together the most talented people that I know in the music industry in a way that they may have never come in contact with each other in an any other aspect.
This project is so full of love and joy and every single person that I have reached out to in regards to being a part of it (especially when they hear the inspiration for it and the meaning behind it) have jumped onboard with excitement and energy.
Please use this link to pre-order your copy of GUMBO now.
I am so proud to share this all with YOU soon.
I appreciate you.
Live life now.
Kyle Thompson a.k.a. Fattie B.