Shaboo Strikes Back, issued by First Word Records in March 2022, assembles 25 tracks from Don Leisure, threading jazz motifs through hip-hop beats. The album’s palette is broad yet deliberate, encompassing pieces like “Egg Yolk Bun” and “The Balcony,” which features David Newington. The record's modest footprint on Last.fm—6,356 listeners and 28,192 scrobbles—belies its meticulous craftsmanship.Leisure’s work here unfurls with a casual precision, balancing brass and keys against programmed rhythms. “Beyond a Shadow,” one of the album’s centerpiece tracks, typifies the record's interplay of instrumental warmth and hip-hop cadence. Shaboo Strikes Back is a signal from a crate-digger’s trove, rewarding those attuned to jazz-inflected hip-hop’s subtler details.

Shaboo Strikes Back, issued by First Word Records in March 2022, assembles 25 tracks from Don Leisure, threading jazz motifs through hip-hop beats. The album’s palette is broad yet deliberate, encompassing pieces like “Egg Yolk Bun” and “The Balcony,” which features David Newington. The record's modest footprint on Last.fm—6,356 listeners and 28,192 scrobbles—belies its meticulous craftsmanship.Leisure’s work here unfurls with a casual precision, balancing brass and keys against programmed rhythms. “Beyond a Shadow,” one of the album’s centerpiece tracks, typifies the record's interplay of instrumental warmth and hip-hop cadence. Shaboo Strikes Back is a signal from a crate-digger’s trove, rewarding those attuned to jazz-inflected hip-hop’s subtler details.