Includes unlimited streaming via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.
Purchasable with gift card
$10USD or more
Record/Vinyl + Digital Album
Clear vinyl LP w/ black, white & gold swirl + double sided insert + pvc bag w/ hand numbered hype sticker. Free stickers & button included while supplies last.
Includes unlimited streaming of THANK YOU RAP GODS
via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.
ships out within 5 days
edition of 125
$30USDor more
Test Press 12" Vinyl LP (Limited to 10 copies)
Record/Vinyl + Digital Album
Hand numbered black vinyl test pressing w/ custom screen printed jacket. Free stickers & button included while supplies last.
Includes unlimited streaming of THANK YOU RAP GODS
via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.
Sold Out
Deluxe Bundle - Color Swirl 12” Vinyl LP & Hand-Painted 7” Vinyl Single (Limited to 25)
Record/Vinyl + Digital Album
Clear vinyl LP w/ black, white & gold swirl (Limited to 125) + double sided insert + pvc bag w/ hand numbered hype sticker.
Rap Dudes/More Rap Dudes 45 w/ hand-painted jacket by B. Cartier (Limited to 25) + poly bag w/ hand numbered hype sticker. Free stickers & button included while supplies last.
Includes unlimited streaming of THANK YOU RAP GODS
via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.
Freshman Woes is a Hip Hop producer with roots in both the Midwest and the West Coast. In 2016 though, he abruptly relocated to the small town of Sumter, South Carolina. There, he found himself isolated from family, friends, and all he had previously grown accustomed to. At a crossroads in his life, he was not happy and understood it would take some profound changes to get where he desired to be.
The next few years were spent living disciplined and very driven. He earned financial freedom, completed his college degree, and all the while found solace in his passion for Hip Hop production. In late 2019, with only his teenage son, records, and music equipment, he walked away from a long-broken marriage. A custody battle and bitter divorce would follow, but he remained determined not to let this deter him. In January of 2020, he began releasing music to major streaming services. Then in March, COVID-19 changed the world as we knew it, and for the first time, Freshman Woes was allowed to immerse himself in his art. He kept reaching out to MCs, working on new songs, and continuing to leak bits and pieces to the world upon completion. By December, he had received recognition from such outlets as Eminem’s Shade 45 on Sirius XM, Chuck D's Rap Station Network, Okayplayer, 2DopeBoyz and a host of others. He also began mixing and mastering his long-delayed debut album THANK YOU RAP GODS.
The songs included on this project were created from 2015 to 2020. It features a diverse lineup of both veteran and rising underground Hip Hop notables. The music reflected here is a melting pot of different eras and sub-genres of rap. Yet somehow, he remains firmly looking ahead and striving to be unique. Through one of the darkest periods in his life, Freshman Woes found the strength to hit reset and ultimately persevere. As he was doing so, his progression was well-documented in his music for the world to hear. This album closes a difficult chapter in the producer's life and also sets the stage for something entirely new in the future.
credits
released August 6, 2021
01. Grimey Connection
Feat. Guilty Simpson, Koncept Jack$on & Al.Divino
Produced By Freshman Woes
Guitar By Garrett Long – Recorded at The Watermelon Room (Baltimore, MD)
02. Like a Pro Feat. Blu
Produced By Freshman Woes
Saxophone & Flutes By Michael Phillip Neu
03. More Rap Dudes Feat. Blu, Planet Asia & MED
Produced By Freshman Woes
Guitar By Brad Leatherman
04. Ox Tales Feat. MED
Produced By Freshman Woes
Guitar By Dave Auerbach
Scratches By DJ Mahf & VThom
05. Swangin’ Feat. Cashus King FKA Co$$
Produced By Freshman Woes
Synth & Guitar By Brad Leatherman
06. Solitude Feat. Myka 9
Produced By Freshman Woes
Saxophone By Michael Phillip Neu
07. Rap Dudes Feat. Homeboy Sandman & Blame One
Produced By Freshman Woes
Scratches By DJ Mahf
08. Life Is Hectic Feat. Rapper Big Pooh & Danny Watts
Produced By Freshman Woes
Guitar & Background Vocals By Brad Leatherman – Recorded at Suburban Pro Studios (St. Louis, MO)
09. Live From the Nether Region Feat. Midaz The Beast
Produced By Freshman Woes
10. Every Day Feat. Boog Brown
Produced By Freshman Woes
Guitar By Brad Leatherman
11. Sumter Solitude
Feat. Big Rube of the Dungeon Family & Vic Spencer
Produced By Freshman Woes
Background Vocals By Brad Leatherman
Mixed & Mastered By: Tim Hanson at North Village Recording (Columbia, MO) & The Mixing Boutique (St. Louis, MO)
“THANK YOU RAP GODS is a showcase for the production prowess of South Carolina-based producer Freshman Woes, who has enlisted an expansive roster of 16 guest MCs to set bars to his beats. In less capable hands, working with that many different voices would risk making the project feel uneven; but Freshman Woes’s smart and savvy curation makes his full-length debut a cohesive underground hip-hop gem.”
- Phillip Mlyner for Bandcamp Album of the Day, August 9, 2021
supported by 13 fans who also own “THANK YOU RAP GODS”
This by far the illest one.. Westside been on a running streak of his own with all the albums finished this year alone… We are definitely living in a time where history is being made. Big ups to Gunn, let’s give this mf his flowers 💐 a5vpjams
supported by 13 fans who also own “THANK YOU RAP GODS”
The reunion of Mach-Hommy and Westside Gunn is one that was overdue but well worth the wait. West's curational abilities are on point here as the beat selection is fantastic and Mach-Hommy delivers several amazing performances whether he's dropping intricate lyrics or singing. His usual embrace of his Haitian identity and Haitian Creole is the cherry on top, giving "Pray For Haiti" Mach's personal touch/flair. stef
Soul-searching hip-hop from this Florida rapper, with lyrics that dig deep and take an unflinching look at life’s questions. Bandcamp New & Notable May 1, 2023