DJ/Producer Statik Selektah captures the essence of hip-hop’s rich history in his new “Full Circle (Showoff Crew)” video. Watch above. This latest visual aid follows the release of his tenth studio album, Round Trip, which received rave reviews from the likes of XXL, HipHopDX, Rock The Bells, The FADER, AllHipHop, OkayPlayer, BET, and more.
Directed by NYJTheOfficial, the video opens up with Statik and the Showoff Crew (Termanology, Reks, JFK & Ea$y Money) onboard a freight train covered in graffiti. It brings us back to the early days of their careers while paying homage to the boom-bap production style that turned hip-hop into a cultural movement. But most importantly, it’s a full-circle moment for the Crew, from dedicating their lives to becoming polarizing figures in rap, to living out their dreams as “some kids from Mass that just wanted to flow.”
“Full Circle (Showoff Crew)” is the closing track off of Statik’s most recent album, Round Trip, released last month (June 9) via Mass Appeal. Listen HERE. The 20-song project exudes the kind of raw storytelling that has been celebrated throughout hip-hop for the last 50 years. Complete with guest verses from members of rap supergroup Wu-Tang Clan (Inspectah Deck, Ghostface Killah, Raekwon, and Method Man), Posdnous of De La Soul, Joey Bada$$, IDK, Cormega, M.O.P., Stove God Cooks, Nina Sky, Kota the Friend, G-Eazy, Symba, Russ, Logic, redveil, and more, Statik affirms his position as one of the most respected collaborators in the game by teaming up with those that drive the culture forward.
Round Trip Tracklist:
1. Round Trip (For Dave) feat. Posdnuos of De La Soul
2. Historic feat. Ransom & AZ
3. Different League feat. Benny the Butcher & Termanology
4. Can’t Stop feat. Stove God Cooks, Symba & Nina Sky
5. Unpredictable feat. Inspectah Deck, Ghostface Killah, Raekwon & Method Man
6. Ain’t Too Much To It feat. Conway the Machine, Ab-Soul & Bun B
7. Life & Times feat. Joey Bada$$
8. Droppin Bodies feat. Millyz
9. It’s Different feat. M.O.P. & Cormega
10. Lion Hearted feat. Elzhi & Boldy James
11. The New Joe feat. Nems
12. One 4 Ages feat. Tha God Fahim
13. Right Here feat. Marco Plus & Kota the Friend
14. Limbo feat. Russ
15. The Code feat. Reuben Vincent, Rome Streetz & Lukah
16. Got 2 Give feat. redveil
17. Vanilla Sky feat. G-Eazy
18. Factory feat. IDK
19. In The Pocket feat. Logic
20. Full Circle (Showoff Crew) feat. Termanology, Reks, JFK, Ea$y Money & Harley Harl
About Statik Selektah:
Statik Selektah, the renowned DJ/Producer and mixtape maverick, has played a pivotal role in other artists’ careers, first making a name for himself through countless classic mixtapes in the early 2000s. As a full-fledged artist, Statik (the “Selektah” surname came later) has curated mixtapes for notable artists such as Akon, John Legend, Royce Da 5’9” & Q-Tip to name a few. In 2007, lawmakers started to take aim at mixtapes and anyone attempting to operate below their radar, and Statik had to pivot. As he explains, “Every month I was dropping big mixtapes, and it all just came to a halt.” Utilizing his masterful production skill set and ingenuity, Statik took his record label – Showoff Records – to the next level with the arrival of his debut album, Spell My Name Right. It was a major turning point in his flourishing career, allowing him to showcase his impressive ear for music while capturing the rising star’s ongoing journey from Massachusetts to hip-hop notoriety in New York City. Statik was consistently touring around the same time, dedicating the next eight years of his life (2009 – 2017) to the road. In 2015, he welcomed his baby girl, Harley. In that delicate dance between fatherhood and fame, he learned how to exist as a single parent during the pandemic in Brooklyn while making time for the things that mattered, like riding bikes with his daughter. From there, his prestige has grown considerably. His radio show (Showoff Radio (Sirius XM Shade 45)) is playing throughout the country; he’s produced beats for seminal figures in rap ranging from Joey Bada$$ and Wiz Khalifa, to Eminem, Action Bronson, Freddie Gibbs, late rapper’s Mac Miller, Sean Price, and Prodigy, to countless others; he’s a torchbearer of the boom-bap production style that made hip-hop a cultural movement, and the list goes on. It’s also important to note that Rockstar Games enlisted him as the DJ and Producer of Grand Theft Auto IV: “The Lost and Damned”, as well as 2 songs for Midnight Club: Los Angeles. To date, he’s released more than twenty projects, including nine studio albums (with his tenth opus and 2nd LP with Mass Appeal brewing), contributing to millions of records sold.