Youngblood & The Prunes - Unorthodox: The 1995 Tapes LP

It’s a tale almost as old as breakbeats on the ones and twos: legendary rap album gets shelved due
to label politics and A/R concerns over lacking radio-friendly singles. Unlike so many records
with similar stories, this particular album, however, is Danish - and now, 30 years later, it will
finally be released.

Unorthodox: The 1995 Tapes by rapper Youngblood (YB) and legendary producer trio The Prunes
(Beastie Boys, Mo’ Wax) is a rarity in Danish hiphop: dark, uncompromising boom-bap that fits
right in with classics like The Sun Rises in the East and Enta da Stage. A raw, relentless sound that
once scared off the rapper’s former record label, but now is sure to find its way to a lot of new
listeners far beyond its country of origin.

While Unorthodox would remain in the archives for years, thankfully Youngblood’s story didn’t
stop there. He won a Danish Grammy in 1993 for his debut — the precursor to Unorthodox — and
has since carved out an international career as a producer and writer, from the Method Man
single Ya’ Meen to over 75 K-pop releases with groups like EXO, Seventeen, and Red Velvet.

Unorthodox: The 1995 Tapes features 11 previously unreleased tracks and joins a series of recent
discoveries from The Prunes’ archives. The album drops 3 October 2025 on limited vinyl via
Rekords Records and digitally on Lizard Shakedown.

Tracklist:

A1. Introducing The Tapes
A2. Payday
A3. Unorthodox
A4. You Should Know
A5. Focus
A6. Word To Mom
B1. The Eradication Plot
B2. '95 Scientific
B3. Can You Prove It
B4. The Funk Of 40.000 Years
B5. Windy Mind Trip

2nd Pressing! 

Limited to 250 copies!

Shipping Date: Mid November, 2025.