No Hip-Hop crew would be nearly as strong without dependable soldiers to call on to add depth to discographies. If you’ve been following The Legendary Roots Crew for the latter half of this decade, most recently Rising Down, surely the name Truck North rings bells. Instead of going incognito while The Roots earn a steady paycheck with Jimmy Fallon, the Philly representer is set unload his Truck Jewels for the world to bear witness.

Hungry rappers are an endangered species these days and you could put Truck on the list as a result of the first leak of his mixtape Truck Jewels which releases later in May.

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Download — Truck North – “Hard Times” (Produced By Bear-One)