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SHIPPING TIME AND RETURN POLICY:

SHIPPING: We ship within 2 business days of payment most of the time (orders place over the weekend won't be processed until the following Monday. We ship via USPS: First Class for CDs, Media Mail for vinyl, and First Class Mail International for overseas orders (orders over 4lb require Priority Mail International). Actual shipping time varies by destination.

RETURNS: We generally do not accept returns except if something is not as described, and we take care to make sure everything fits our description. Sometimes CDs or vinyl will have a "cut-out" slice or "promo punch" either in the corner or through the UPC code - we will include this in the description if applicable. If there is a problem with an item, contact us and we will figure out the best action to take. We do NOT accept returns if you decide you simply don't like the item, or have buyer's remorse - buy wisely, and ask questions if necessary. Damage incurred during shipping should be brought up with the carrier but is extremely rare as we box everything adequately, including using extra cardboard for protection.

INSTRUCTIONS FOR COMBINING SHIPPING ON MULTIPLE ITEMS WE SELL:

Use "Add To Cart". Before paying, there is a button marked "Ask Seller For A Total" - click this. Wait one business day for us to change the invoice or else it will charge you full shipping for each item (we will not refund extra shipping once paid). This may not work from a phone, only a computer. We have to change shipping by hand - typically we charge what is close to the actual cost with maybe a $1 USD handling fee per item to cover the cost of packing materials.

Item Summary:

The collaboration between E.S.Q. and Chikaramanga developed through several face to face sessions with one another. Having met through TRES label mate Paten Locke, the two instantly connected and with each move they made, success was quick to follow. As these steps progressed, "The Succession" was born, which sums up their creative process and the idea that "boom-bap" music is alive and well.

E.S.Q. aka DJ Wax1Da, originally from Chicago, and now residing in Los Angeles, has been making his mark within the hip hop community especially with artists such as Percee P and Large Professor. In our digital age, with DJ's being a click away from downloading the latest jam, and MC's tediously typing lyrics on their phones, E.S.Q. still keeps it to the truest with his stacks of wax and his shelf full of rhyme books. In due time, those words that he jotted down, found a home thanks to the beats of Giant Panda's own, Chikaramanga. Chikara, is another individual who has not been sucked in by the digital realm. Using classic hardware equipment such as the SP-12, MPC 60, and S3000, he is still able to cook up some flavor that most attempt to recreate on software programs. All his drums are still sampled from vinyl, no drum folders on his desktop to sample from, and all his beats (which he names after various foods) are saved onto ZIP disks, which really make his music a labor of love.

"The Succession" is an album that portrays both East Coast and West Coast culture. With E.S.Q. coming from the East, Chikaramanga coming from Eastern Asia and the two of them now living on the West, the styles that range between them is unique in its own. Listening to one track off of the album may be reminiscent of the New York rap style from back in the day, while the next track takes listeners to the times of the G-Funk era on the West in the early 90's. "The Succession" really all comes down to the rawness of early hip hop, minus all the guns and violence. E.S.Q. and Chikaramanga are far from followers when it comes to the exact definition of succession, rather, they are keepers of the truest form of Hip Hop.