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New York-based drummer/producer Stix Bones’ jazz-meets hip-hop EP, Olimpik Soul features Abiodun Oyewole of The Last Poets, includes a riveting remake of William DeVaughan’s seventies soul classic, “Be Thankful For What You’ve Got” and marks the recording debut of percussionist and Olympic Gold Medalist Bob Beamon

The inventive drummer/producer Stix Bones – who worked with the likes of Yasin Bey (Mo Def), Common, Q-Tip and Doug E. Fresh  – releases his EP, Olimpik Soul; his amazing 21st century amalgamation of jazz and hip-hop. Backed by his ensemble known as The BONE Squad (an acronym for Brothers of Noble Excellence) the EP showcases …