‘Songs From the Hole’ Rapper JJ’88 Has Bars for a 99-Year-Old Sample
88 and richie reseda cook up on ‘Public Domain.’
JJ’88 recorded a project alongside producer richie reseda in the middle of a double life sentence. Now, he’s the subject of a new Netflix documentary, Songs From the Hole, which also serves as a visual album.
Not long ago, richie sat down with a catalog of century-old music, looped up a sample, and let 88 go in on it. Check out how it went down on the latest episode of Public Domain, a Type.Set.Brooklyn original.
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