We haven't heard from St. Louis-bred emcee, singer and producer Black Spade since his 2008 debut ‘To Serve With Love.’ He still hasn't served up the official follow-up to that outstanding breakout release. But he has given us something to hold us over until he does in the form of an 18-track “mixtalbum” titled ‘Build & Destroy.’

Whether album or mixtape it's good to hear new material from Spade, a.k.a. Stoney Rock, who builds the beats on the mostly self-produced set around familiar samples from the likes of Ramsey Lewis, Stevie Wonder and The Beatles among others. Guests and guest-producers include Onra, Coultrain, J*Davey and Miguel Atwood Ferguson.

Black Spade ‘Build & Destroy’ (.ZIP)