Dezzy Yates Featured On Album With Dave East, Benny the Butcher, and Others

Published on September 25, 2023

CHH artist Dezzy Yates was recently selected to be a part of a project honoring Street Fighter and the 50th anniversary of Hip Hop. The project is a 17-track collaboration effort between NERDS Clothing (a streetwear brand that has collaborated with WWE, AEW, and Capcom), MNRK Music Group (formerly eONE Music), and platinum-selling producers Steel Sessions (production/engineer credits include: J.Cole, Dave East, Jadakiss, and Drake). Some of the artists that will be included on this album are Benny the Butcher, Royce da 5’9, Smoke DZA, Papoose, and Dave East. The album will be available digitally and for streaming on October 6th, 2023.

The song that will be featured on the project is called Sonic Boom and will also feature nerd-core hip-hop artist Mega Ran. It samples Guile’s Theme from the Street Fighter II video game and is produced by long-time collaborator The Alumni. This song is actually over seven years old and was originally on his Tales From the Checkered Backpack mixtape that was released in 2016.

Dezzy Yates has been a contributor to the sphere of Christian Hip Hop for almost a decade and has released several projects over the years, the most recent being Graffiti Blues. He hopes that this news encourages fellow artists within the space to continue to trust God in their personal journeys, and that “despite all the setbacks, trusting Jesus always pays off in the end.”

Below is the official press release from HipHopSince1987:

“In celebration of the 50th anniversary of hip hop this August, MNRK Music Group, NERDS Clothing, and platinum-selling producers Steel Sessions have partnered to release a 17-song original soundtrack with songs inspired by the sights, sounds, and action of the Street Fighter ™ franchise. The album, Street Fighter™ 6 x NERDS Clothing presents Steel Sessions, is executive produced by Steel Sessions, and will be available on October 6 via all major digital streaming platforms. This release builds on the recent momentous launch of Street Fighter 6, out now on PlayStation®5, PlayStation®4, Xbox Series X|S, and PC via Steam. A physical release of the soundtrack is due later this year.
The first single, “Perfect,” features Benny the Butcher’s Black Soprano Family and is out now. “Perfect” was produced by Steel Sessions’ Buda & Grandz, Ky Miller and Mike Kuz.

Other featured artists include D-Block, Dave East, Royce da 5’9”, Smoke DZA, and more (full track listing below). Fans can pre-save the album beginning today here.

The Street Fighter franchise is currently celebrating its 35th anniversary and has long had a close connection with hip hop music and culture. This is presented front and center in the latest Street Fighter 6 release, which just surpassed two million copies sold since launch.

Full track listing:
1 Intro ft. HipHop Gamer
2. Street Fighting ft. Dave East
3. Perfect ft. Black Soprano Family
4. Blood On Me ft. D-Block
5. Evil Ryu ft. Charlie Clips
6. Already Up ft. Royce da 5’9″ and Courtney Bell
7. I Got Next ft. Nino Man
8. Final Boss ft. Smoke DZA
9. GG ft. Real.Novus
10. Prada Purna ft. Prada Mama
11. No E. Honda’s ft. Nym Lo
12. Violent Ken ft. DNA
13. Toe Tag ft. Al-Doe
14. Wrong Ones ft. Oswin Benjamin, Iman Nunez, Aaron Green
15. Southpaw – Papoose
16. Power ft. Graph
17. Sonic Boom ft. Mega Ran, Dezzy Yates”